Wondering how you’re going to cope with yet another tiresome Monday morning? Take my poll! 1. What is your opinion on fluoridation? A. Fluoridation of our drinking water reduces tooth decay, and there is no reliable scientific evidence linking fluoridation to adverse health outcomes. Many opponents of fluoridation are guilty of cherry-picking data in an effort…
Today is an important day. It is the day of the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election, and until 7:00 pm the people of that electorate will be able to exercise their democratic freedoms and vote for who they want for their next MP. Our election day rules mean that I can’t call on people to vote for any…
By Sam (who does not wish his/her full name to be published) (Click here for details of how you can contribute a piece to Imperator Fish Nation) 28 June 2013 Dear diary I am rather chuffed with how things are going. I remain popular and I feel we are on the right track. The economy…
3 News Political Editor Patrick Gower has been put on notice that his performance must improve if he is to keep his job. A member of 3 News’ political reporting team told 3 News yesterday that Gower had two months to improve his performance. Questions have been raised about Gower’s leadership style ever since he…
1. This potato will not lie, prevaricate, or have convenient memory lapses. 2. This potato doesn’t care who you may be talking to, emailing, tweeting or Facebooking. This potato will not try to pass laws depriving you of your civil liberties or allowing other people to monitor your communications. 3. If you chop this potato…
I don’t care for any of the arguments. The sloppy police investigation, the Privy Council ruling, the jury verdict, the Binnie Report, the new evidence suggesting Robin Bain may have loaded the gun. Even if they were able to produce video footage of Robin Bain going around his house killing his family members, nothing would…
I’m not generally a big fan of censorship or book burning, and calls to boycott a particular book usually leave me cold.But I’m going to make this an exception. Danyl McLauchlan has written a novel called Unspeakable Secrets of the Aro Valley. Please don’t buy his book! Here’s why you shouldn’t buy his book: I…
Dear Prime Minister, It appears that we may have made a terrible mistake. We made a detailed submission outlining our concerns about your government’s plans to increase the powers of the GCSB. We expressed deep concerns about the rushed process to change the law, and about the intrusive nature of the proposed changes. We concluded…
A guest post from former MP Aaron Gilmore I see there will be a by election in Christchurch East, when Lianne Dalziel stepped down on an MP to become a candidate from mayor. I have a uniquely interesting prospective of the whole thing, as I have lived most of my life here in the east…
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