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# Blog of the week
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/18639/
- Published: 2006-10-20T16:10:33.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:35:26.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:23

This Friday's "blog of the week" comes from openDemocracy staffer and resident kiwi [Tan Copsey](../../../author/Tan%5FCopsey.jsp):

*In a bout of unabashed patriotism I have to suggest the best blog in New Zealand. Russell Brown was a feature of student radio throughout my youth, taking on those bastards in Wellington. He now writes a* [*wonderfully informed blog*](http://www.publicaddress.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net) *on NZ and global politics, tech-related nonsense, with a sideline in nifty NZ music and culture (and rugby). Perfectly approachable for those who presume New Zealand is merely a land of Hobbits.*