So we’re the world’s most peaceful nation for the second year in a row. It’s important for us to do well in these indices, because topping them gives our nation profile and clout and provides opportunities. We can be seen as a broker for peace by the rest of the world. It would be foolish…
Ted Haggard is back preaching, and his new church has a special welcome for gay people. The American evangelist was kicked out of his own church in 2006 after he admitted paying a male prostitute for sex. After a few years in the wilderness, including a stint selling insurance, he is back and has started…
I’m not sure of the appropriate salutation for one who holds your office. I considered addressing you as “Your Honours Honour” or “Your Worship”. I even wondered about “My liege”, or “Your Holiness”. But then it occurred to me that, while you hold a distinguished and important position, you are still a public servant. I…
Sometimes no matter what you tell people they still don’t get it. I said we would never sell Kiwibank, ever. Then I said we would not sell Kiwibank unless we asked the voters first. Then I said we would not sell Kiwibank at all. Then I said we would not sell Kiwibank in this term.…
Are you tired of being ignored? Are you being bullied at work? Or maybe you don’t have a job and live with your Mum. You’re probably about to explode, but don’t do what that guy in Cumbria did. because I have a much more elegant solution, and it involves no shedding of blood. Become a…
Israel has launched a searing verbal attack on the terrorists who inconvenienced its soldiers yesterday. The incident occurred after Israeli military forces intercepted a terror fleet bound for Gaza, a notorious viper’s den where terrorists operate with impunity. Israel has been engaged in a brave battle against terrorism in Gaza for many years. The terror…
TVNZ is celebrating 50 years of mostly average programming. This is a mostly average blog with a tendency to copy anything that has worked for others, and I know a bandwagon when I see one. But before I hop aboard let me assure you I have no intention of simply regurgitating some of the execrable…
27 April 2010 – Five hundred days from the start of the Rugby World Cup 2011, six New Zealand rugby legends have agreed to help promote the event. The announcement was made at an event at Parliament today hosted by Rugby World Cup Ministers Murray McCully and Gerry Brownlee. The six former All Blacks appointed…
The imminent trial in Japan of anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune is an opportunity to see justice done, says the group’s spokesman, Ahab McReverend. “Since the abolition of unrestricted commercial whaling some years ago, we have been witness to a steady increase in the amount of whale rage. Do-gooders like Bethune think they are somehow helping…
Auckland has just been ranked the 4th best city in the world in terms of quality of living. Wellington ranked a measly 12th. How pathetic is that? Losers. Wellingtonians will probably crow about the fact that they’re the fifth-ranking Eco-City. Big fucking deal. And when you consider the amount of hot air emitted in Wellington…
Imperator Fish 
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