He delivers, and how!

The old posters didn’t need much of a tweak I’m not sure about you, but I’ve been troubled for some time by the crashing silence of David Farrar regarding this government’s assaults on our basic freedoms. Farrar has been fearless in the past when it comes to championing the rights of the individual against the…

Right Thinking: Treason!

Conservative commentator Dr. Frank Shizenhausen takes aim at treasonous journalists  It’s time to spare a thought for all the victims from this ongoing GCSB saga. The latest accusation is that our security agencies have been intercepting the communications of investigative journalist Jon Stephenson. I’m outraged at this accusation, although not for the journalist concerned. As…

Thank you, Sir Peter

The man who started it all When Peter Jackson first conceived the idea of bringing the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the big screen, few people imagined the enormous boost he would end up providing to our creative industries. We now have some of the most imaginative writers, producers and presenters in the world.…

What is the thrust of their argument?

Can someone explain this GCSB business to me? Because I really I can’t see what all the fuss is about. As far as I can gather, we are meant to be outraged because our own government might be spying on us. For heaven’s sake! Isn’t it better that we have our own people spy on…

Love!

I’ve been reading the NZ Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom feature this morning. It turns out (shock!) that our nation’s top CEO’s generally adore John Key and Bill English, and that most of them want National to do everything possible to stay in power. For many this includes doing a deal with the hated Winston…

A new chief of staff

Yet more advice for David Shearer There are more changes in David Shearer’s leadership team, after chief of staff Alastair Cameron resigned. Cameron held the role for about a year, and it is unclear why he departed. But Shearer is understood to be after someone who is a good political operator, rather than a mere…

My royal birth give-a-damn post

This is my give-a-damn post about the royal birth. You’ll see it’s looking a bit empty. Random gaps appear throughout the post, for where I intend to add material as and when I get my give-a-damn on. However, I’m really struggling with this post. I mean, I’m sure the happy couple are very pleased with…

A short statement from David Shearer

Over the last few weeks there have been a number of questions raised about my leadership, and about the state of the Labour Party. This has been a huge distraction for us. People want us to be focusing on the issues that matter, not on internal politics. I agree that with hindsight we could have…