The New Goobledygook: A New Zealand Dictionary and Guidebook

If you’ve ever read a government press release or report, a recruitment advertisement or management consultant’s report and been perplexed by bamboozling language, wondering what they are really saying, then this book is for you! The first part of the book is a dictionary of over 700 words, terms and phrases that now have new, often coded, meanings (plus a few now passee); the second part provides translations of actual examples! Simultaneously entertaining and scary, this book is a must-read for all New Zealanders! As President of the National Press Club the author is well placed in the deciphering of the language used by government and those who cater to it.