Kim Hill bowing out of Saturday mornings

[R2x1]

Possibly the pee-nutters?

They have been called many things, but there's lores against repeating most of them, an obvious establishment conspiracy to deprive them of their rights of free speech.

[Lilith7]

"snollygosters must be thrown out of political office and other positions of power"

NO! Oh my very word, NO!
This sort of rogues and scoundrels must be kept firmly in a political office.  There, they are traditional and expected, part of the furniture. They may be an infernal nuisance, but if allowed out and - for example - delivering bread, we could reasonably expect bread to be late, phenomenally expensive and rising continuously in price while quality (Or ANY symptom of value to the consumer) dwindles almost hourly. We have hundreds of years of politics where snollys are routinely gostered so no disruption is expected and only competency is liable to upset the apple-cart when politicians do politics. The system has evolved so that in practice competency is stifled before the paperwork has even started.
If these rapscallions were to be involved in any stage between the wheat being sown and the wrapper being recycled, the very best outcome is that the consumer skeptically examines his bread and discards it. Alas, the inevitable result of the bread going to landfill would result in the decimation of rubbish tip rats; that means the Greens would have to interupt their march toward more cycleways  replacing roads and the real bread industry would be unable to deliver the goods (just like parliament or the railways) as roads are closed under high court orders while their future is under challenge. The Greens would also need legal action to protect the rats that have tasted the political bread and expired painfully before their endangered status or their language have been protected.

You make some excellent points - the idea of containing them in one place has a definite appeal.

It would indeed be perfect - if there was some way to prevent them from actually doing anything on those rare occasions when they stop talking.

[R2x1]

[quote] lilith7: "It would indeed be perfect - if there was some way to prevent them from actually doing anything on those rare occasions when they stop talking. "

Perhaps a couple of extra paragraphs in the Segeant-At-Arms' mission statement and Employment Contract using a few lines from the Euthanasia legislation?

[Lilith7]

lilith7: "It would indeed be perfect - if there was some way to prevent them from actually doing anything on those rare occasions when they stop talking. "

Perhaps a couple of extra paragraphs in the Segeant-At-Arms' mission statement and Employment Contract using a few lines from the  Euthanasia legislation?

Interesting idea - alas, I suspect they'd never allow it.

[harm_less]

Today's final Saturday Morning show was up to Kim's usual standard with the last hour being 'interviewed' by Brian Crump was gold!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5032...rning-show (in studio video footage)

[Lilith7]

Today's final Saturday Morning show was up to Kim's usual standard with the last hour being 'interviewed' by Brian Crump was gold!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5032...rning-show (in studio video footage)

May she enjoy being a Gran...

[TinkandTiff]

Can't stand her, aggressively talking over the people she is trying to interview. We want to see their point of view, not hers - it's her job to get theirs.

With Kim it's more about pressuring her interviewees to get quality information from them. She is very skilled at drilling down to the nub of a subject rather than letting the interviewee control the retoric with their own views or policies. Too many of the media nowadays are too timid or unintelligent to put any real pressure on their interviewees. An interview is nothing but a free promotion for someone if they aren't pulled up on their narrative.

The amount of comments Kim receives from her guests congratulating her on the accuracy and depth of her research on them is an indication of the skill she has in her profession.

Totally agree.
I will miss her.

[R2x1]

Next Saturday is going to have more than a splash of Monday about it - even if they haven't privatised the calendar by then.

[harm_less]

Radio NZ are releasing a catalogue of 30 of Kim's past interviews over the coming weeks. Starting with her being interviewed on interviewing by Emile Donovan. Should be some gems in the collection.