As the people of Christchurch continue to recover from the effects of the September earthquake, ACT leader Rodney Hide took time today to pay tribute to the quake. Mr Hide, who was visiting the city, said there was no doubt that few natural disaster have had such an influence on the direction of Christchurch as…
Dr. Frank Shizenhausen’s latest post shows that even hard-hitting and searing columnists can cross the line Yesterday I wrote a post suggesting that beneficiaries should turn to prostitution and crime to supplement their incomes, rather than rely on food bank handouts. I was wrong and I unreservedly apologise. I know a lot of drug dealers, pimps, petty…
Dr. Frank Shizenhausen returns with a hard-hitting attack on the ne’er-do-wells who suck the taxpayer dry. I was delighted to hear the Prime Minister’s response to questions by Labour in Parliament about the increasing burden on food banks. Mr Key told the House that “anyone on a benefit actually has a lifestyle choice. If one…
In trawling the internet for material for a post (that I decided not to write – don’t ask) I found a little gem entitled How Excessive Government Killed Ancient Rome on the Cato Institute’s website. For those who don’t know what the Cato Institute is, it is a US-based think-tank beloved of libertarians and anyone…
The wondrous spectacle of revolutionary passion in Cairo has made me ponder what could occur here to launch a similar uprising. It is clear that the apparatus of the state has one glaring chink in it, a chink large enough for a big long pointy thing to get inside and cause a bit of bother.…
In a speech to Parliament today the Prime Minister will announce the merger or restructuring of a number of government departments and ministries. A copy of Mr Key’s speech was leaked yesterday. Mr Key will announce that the Ministry of Economic Development is to be merged with the Department of Corrections. “The MED is a…
Labour Party leader Phil Goff this afternoon confirmed that MP Dwayne Baker has been suspended from the party’s caucus. In a statement released to the media Mr Goff said that the relationship between the Labour Party leadership and Mr Baker had become increasingly strained and that, effective immediately, Mr Baker would be suspended from the…
United Future leader Peter Dunne says that Christmas Day has been “hijacked by the noisy few”, and that it is time the day was reclaimed for all New Zealand. Mr Dunne said New Zealanders had “had a gutsful of being made to feel bad about themselves” on December 25. The Ohariu MP said that every…
Len Brown has promised so many things to so many people that it’s inevitable he’ll fail in at least some areas. But the one thing I wouldn’t expect him to get a roasting for is taking the train to work once a week. Jonathan Marshall (who else?) of the Sunday Star Times has reported that…
If you fancy a man who drowns kittens and gets in the mood by wearing Nazi regalia, then John Key may just be the one for you. But if you think that’s hot, he is also cultured. Key is an antiquities buff and has a stunning collection of treasures originally looted from Iraqi museums during…
Imperator Fish 
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