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THIS OLD mutt never ceases to be amazed at the ‘100% pure’ effort that goes into international headline grabbing by Massey University environmental science lecturer Mike Joy.
Just days before Wellington’s world premiere of The Hobbit, Joy launched a scathing attack on the campaign depicting New Zealand as ‘100% Pure’. But your old mate guesses that as long as Joy keeps making media headlines he’ll continue his economic treason.
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