The New Zealand cricket team were in full celebration mode, after a gutsy 3-2 One Day series loss to Pakistan. Stand-in skipper Ross Taylor said he was delighted with the progress of the team. “We really stamped our authority on Pakistan in all of the matches in this series,” said Taylor. “The most important thing…
After being rejected as the National Party candidate for the Botany by-election, former broadcaster Maggie Barry has confirmed that she is looking at seeking the candidacy in another National safe-seat. Barry confirmed yesterday that she is considering putting her name forward to be the National Party candidate for the North Shore seat. That seat is…
Forget all the nonsense you’ve read about why John Key chose November 26 as the election date. The real reason is much more cunning. November 26 is the 1432nd anniversary of the day Pelagius II became pope. Of all the popes who reigned between 579 and 590 AD, Pelagius is perhaps the most famous. In…
So on the same day that Egyptian President Mubarak announces his plans not to seek re-election later this year, we learn that John Key has announced an election date in November 2011. These two events could, of course, be entirely coincidental. After all, both leaders are quite different. One has gone to extremes to foster…
Below is the transcript of a secret speech delivered in a closed leadership session during the Labour Party Summer School held over the weekend. I have promised the person who sent it to me not to reveal their identity, or the identity of the person who gave the speech. Do you agree with the opinions…
There once was a man from Parnell,State assets he wanted to sell;The public were wild, Till he gave them a smile,And now they all think the plan’s swell.
After a momentous week in politics, both main political party leaders were this weekend reflecting on the reaction to their state of the nation speeches. Most commentators and analysts have given John Key a positive tick for what they say was a courageous initiative. Lecturer in Political Studies at Timaru University, Fraser Newdick, said that…
As I mentioned yesterday, I managed to leave my book at home, so I’ve been scrambling around to find something to read during my time on the Coromandel. It’s a shame the local store doesn’t have a better selection of magazines. I’ll just have to make do with what they have.
Are you on Twitter? If not, then you are missing a veritable rollercoaster ride of fun, frivolity and high drama. If you are a Twitter enthusiast then, like me, you are living the dream. For those of you who are yet to join in the social media phenomenon, I have nothing to say to you.…
Critics have attacked Labour leader Phil Goff for the way he reacted, after a woman collapsed during his State of the Nation speech in New Lynn today. Goff was in the midst of his speech when the woman collapsed. Witnesses say that despite the woman being at the back of the room, Goff immediately stopped,…
Imperator Fish 
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