Breakfast with Nicola and Barbara
The Mood of the Boardroom: NZME caters to the country's corporate chiefs.
At six o'clock I'm goin' down
Coffee's hot, and the toast is brown
Hey street sweeper, clear my way
Sweethearts breakfast is the best in town
Songwriter: Donald Hugh Walker
It’s that time of year again when NZME presumably thanks the country’s business leaders for all the advertising they’ve done during the year.
They do this by elevating the views of CEOs and Directors far above those of mere mortals and giving them their own poll to say what they think, along with a nice breakfast and some smoke up their butts.
I can hear them as I write this, waiting for the show. The hum of numerous, indistinct conversations, the clinking of cups and crockery. Happy noises from important people ready to be praised over pastries while their workforce begins the day.
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