We need to talk about Wellington

Prime Minister John Key has told a group of Takapuna business leaders that Wellington is dying. “The reality is even Wellington is dying and we don’t know how to turn it around. All you have there is government, Victoria University and Weta Workshop”, said Mr Key. That’s unfair. Wellington has so much more to offer.…

Hanover investors move to help Mark Hotchin

“Building a vast mansion even as the company you operate is collapsing all around you… well, that could happen to anyone.” Investors in Hanover Finance have moved quickly to help the company’s former head, Mark Hotchin, after a Herald on Sunday story revealed that he was struggling in poverty in Australia.A Facebook page entitled “Friends…

In defence of Aaron Gilmore

Well he didn’t kill anyone. Actually, that’s all I have. I’m empty. Can anyone help me with this post? And can we talk about something different now? Like all the really important stuff we forgot to talk about last week? Poverty, unemployment, the economy, blah blah blah… No, I agree, this is more fun.

An apology

I just want to say that I have apologised for any offence anyone took from the behaviour of my group on Saturday night. Hang on a minute.  Someone has pointed out that my apology wasn’t so much an apology, as a statement that I had already apologised. I’m sorry if some of you misunderstood my apology…

A day in the life of Aaron Gilmore, MP

3:21 pm What a great day for a few drinks and a nice meal with some friends, after another tough week at the office. I’ve crammed a lot of amazing things into my 39 years of living, but nothing is more important that spending time with friends and family. Saving the world can wait a…

Taking a wrong turn down Memory Lane

John Key has spoken of the thing he remembers most about Green Party co-leader Dr Russel Norman: Key said his enduring memory … was seeing him “just about get shot” by Chinese protection agents after trying to wrap a Tibetan flag around the then Vice-Premier of China. This reminds me that I have some enduring memories…

Another Imperator Fish exclusive

Lock him/her/them up! So-and-so has been found guilty of such-and-such. That piece of scum deserves to rot in hell for what he/she did to that other person/those other people. What a terrible crime/series of crimes! If I had my way he/she would spend the rest of his/her life in jail.

Changes

Apparently the fourth anniversary of this blog happened a week or so ago. I only remembered this yesterday. Anyway, it got me thinking about what I am hoping to achieve by blogging.The main thing I want is celebrity. The fame that comes from having one’s name recognised everywhere one goes. I want to be paid…

Business elites denounce threat to their profits

Critics of the Labour/Greens power policy, NZ Power, have been relentless in their attacks on the plan. Business elites making a lot of money out of an existing electricity model that few people actually understand but which appears to have failed, have slammed the plan. Critics have included the CEO of Mighty River Power, whose…