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Toby Manhire: The year in review in advance
I'm determined to be first, and thus present: 2013 - the NewZealand political year in review, writes Toby Manhire.(Disclaimer: Here and there I've had to extrapolate.)
I'm determined to be first, and thus present: 2013 - the NewZealand political year in review, writes Toby Manhire.(Disclaimer: Here and there I've had to extrapolate.)
The prize for "Media Love Affair of 2012" goes to Kim Dotcom, writes John Drinnan. The German millionaire and unlikely "small guy" enjoyed adoring coverage through 2012.
Tycoon Kim Dotcom's new file-sharing service Mega launched today with great fanfare - and more than 100,000 users signed up in the site's first hour.
"They make some pretty bold claims around the levels of piracy in New Zealand, but how are they measuring it?" asks Pat Pilcher.
Pat Pilcher checks out Kim Dotcom’s manifesto for ending piracy
Kim Dotcom is challenging the warrants used to seize his fortune in new court documents which accuse the FBI of doubled-crossing his Megaupload company.
Dotcom's extradition might "never occur", says a US music firm challenging delays to a copyright legal case.
Marmageddon was a coup, an insurance company sponsorship of the sacred All Blacks jersey was a near-miss, while the Government was on a hiding to nothing with controversial changes to the education sector.
Claire Trevett writes: "John Key caved in and did something vaguely resembling the Gangnam Dance - prompting one observer to sum it up thus: "I bloody love that we have a Prime Minister who is not afraid to make a tit of himself.""
The Dotcom case is focusing more attention on the GCSB and its association with the Five Eyes electronic spying network, writes Keith Locke.
Most of the gags work and Dotcom is great, but MegaChristmas could have done with some editing, writes Paul Simei-Barton.
The police-organised crime squad that carried out the Kim Dotcom raid has given briefings to a high-powered group charged with protecting New Zealand's "national security".
If this year's Santa has no need for a pillow under his suit and says "ho ho ho" with a German accent, you will know Kim Dotcom has accepted his invitation.
Dotcom cleared to pursue a case for damages against the police and the Government's spy agency.
The order signed to suppress the involvement of the GCSB in the Kim Dotcom case was the only one of its kind made in the last decade.
Banks get daily requests from the police for personal banking information, and one says it is influenced by law enforcement interest when it assesses customers.
Kim Dotcom is keen to buy the mansion which the Govt barred him from owning, after details were revealed during a hearing about the internet tycoon's finances.
Planning for the illegal spying mission on Kim Dotcom happened out of earshot of the Government's legal advisers, the Crown Law Office says.