A guest post from Business New Zealand’s CEO Phil O’Reilly on the latest round of employment law changes. New Zealand’s economy faces uncertain times, and businesses burble burble many challenges, burble burble competitive advantage. We cannot continue to burble burble, so essential reform burble burble, cut red tape. The burble burble adding value number-8 wire…
In a post on Friday I described Colin Craig as a “moneyed clown”. I realise in hindsight that my language was inappropriate and offensive, and I am writing to apologise. Clowns give such joy to small children. They don’t deserve such a vicious slur against their noble reputation. Please, clowns, know that you have my…
A blogger desperate for attention hoped that stealing someone else’s logo and putting it at the top of his post would increase his web traffic. Sadly, it failed. A publicity stunt backfired badly yesterday, after an Auckland blogger was caught faking a threat by Colin Craig to sue him for defamation. Scott Yorke, who operates…
The government today responded to criticisms of the judiciary by announcing sweeping reforms of the court system. The proposals released today by Justice Minister Judith Collins aim to address claims made by some that the judiciary is out of touch, and struggling to adapt to a changing environment. Under the proposed reforms judges will be…
I see that Colin Craig is threatening to sue [redacted] for defamation, all because [redacted] wrote a satirical post about him. When I heard the news my first thought was “thank God it’s not me.” But then I realised that the only reason he’s not suing me is because I’m not important enough. It’s not…
This Paul Quinn has (so far) not disenfranchised anyone. Unlike the other one. Former MP Paul Quinn has decided not to return to Parliament. Quinn was in line to replace outgoing National list MP Dr Jackie Blue, but has decided he has achieved everything he can in politics. Quinn said he wanted to spend time…
The ugly face of socialism Energy Minister Steven Joyce has condemned the “socialist lunacy” of both Labour and the Greens, after Labour Party leader David Shearer was spotted buying coffee for two fellow MPs. Joyce said a member of his staff had seen Shearer in the queue at a popular Wellington café last week, placing an…
Where will this end? It starts with an electricity policy proposal by two political parties, then they nationalise the supermarkets, and before you know it you’re not allowed to have babies unless you’re a member of the Party and have sworn an oath to honour the memory of Comrade Stalin.Won’t somebody think of the children? Unless…
I don’t know about you, but I have a weakness for pies. Not those absurd fruit-filled atrocities, but real meaty pies, full of gravy and chunks of dead animal. Yum! But despite my love for pies I hardly ever touch the things, because I know from experience that the moment the pastry touches my lips…
Steven Joyce yesterday claimed that the plan by Labour and the Greens to reform the electricity sector was from “the North Korean School of Economics”. But is this true? Let us examine the facts: A state-owned organisation will purchase power from power generators. These generators will be a mixture of private, state owned, and partly-state-owned…
Imperator Fish 
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