Articles by Tim Roxborogh
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: For Christchurch: U2’s ‘One’ and why it matters
Sunday, 17 March 2019, 1:15pmThere’s a line in U2’s One that people always get wrong: “We’re one but we’re not the same / we get to carry each other…” “Get”...
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: Newstalk ZB says goodbye to the man behind Spaghetti Junction
Friday, 28 September 2018, 12:16pmLast night we had a leaving party where a bombshell was dropped. We knew we’d gathered to give a fitting farewell for a friend...
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: Don't underestimate the power of a positive image
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 12:38pmIt’s 2008 and former US Secretary of State Colin Powell – a Republican – had just endorsed Barack Obama for the presidency....
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: Is the art of Bill Cosby still appropriate for public consumption?
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 12:48pmI can still remember the first time I heard the rumours about Bill Cosby. It’s tattooed in my mind because I was a grown...
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: Online piracy is a crime
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 12:26pmI always found it incredible how many otherwise decent folks who’d never in a million years think of themselves as criminals...
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: Bagging the UN doesn't solve anything
Monday, 24 September 2018, 11:52amEveryone bags the United Nations. It’s the easy thing to do, to say that this “league of nations” – 193 in total – is so...
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Entertainment
Cher wows crowd at Auckland's Spark Arena
Saturday, 22 September 2018, 6:04pm"What's your grandmother doing tonight?" Was 72-year old Cherilyn Sarkisian always this badass? Probably. She's been famous...
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Opinion
TIm Roxborogh: We need to get innovative to beat obesity epidemic
Friday, 21 September 2018, 12:24pmOur kids are getting fatter. While the Otago University research published today by the New Zealand Medical Journal isn’t...
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Opinion
Tim Roxborogh: The End Of The Purple Reign
Friday, 22 April 2016, 7:02pmI just woke up to a text message that read "Noooooooooooo" and had a link to an article. Half asleep and thinking I'd probably...
