Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has said that the income gap between New Zealand and Australia may not be as wide as first thought. But there are concerns that the incompetence gap between the two countries may be widening. Unlike the income gap, levels of arrogant ignorant shortsighted stupidity within government have traditionally fluctuated, making it difficult…
Radio New Zealand bosses yesterday assured a parliamentary select committee that the broadcaster would cope with the ongoing funding freeze. The broadcaster’s chairman Richard Griffin and chief executive Peter Cavanagh were appearing before the Commerce Select Committee. Radio New Zealand’s funding was frozen for five years in 2008, but Mr Cavanagh told committee members that…
John Key is a lucky politician. Just when it seems nothing is going right for him, along comes a media storm involving an Opposition MP. Key has had a bad start to the year. Winston Peters has been making life for National difficult in the debating chamber, National’s unpopular asset sales programme continues to dominate…
Rumours are swirling of an imminent leadership challenge within the All Blacks camp. Speculation began that Richie McCaw may face a challenge to his captaincy of the All Blacks, after the team’s near-loss in the Rugby World Cup final. While the All Blacks won the final, the victory was narrow, and concern is growing that…
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Waitangi Day is the day on which we celebrate our nationhood. However you choose to mark the day, I hope you make it a special one. Whether you plan on jostling and shoving strangers in public places, yelling abuse at passing delegations, or taunting people for being Uncle Tom figures, I hope you take time…
If this Herald on Sunday report is to be believed, officers involved in the raid on the house of overweight internet geek Kim Dotcom behaved as if they were auditioning for roles in a Hollywood action film. An alternative explanation is that they were expecting to have to confront a team of trained killer-jihad-suicide-ninjas, and…
John Banks says Catherine Isaac is qualified to oversee the trial of Charter Schools because the ACT list candidate “loves education”, and spent six years on a school board of trustees. I love cricket, and I spent several years playing the game in my youth. Should I take over John Wright’s job when he retires?…
Labour Party MPs are said to be red-faced, after discovering that prominent blogger David Farrar is not the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Mr Farrar has been the target of numerous attacks by Labour Party MPs over the last couple of years. A source inside Labour has confirmed that party officials identified Farrar as the…
Robert Mugabe has spent decades beating down the people of Zimbabwe, but he still hasn’t won, and opposition to his rule remains strong. And yet the Black Caps destroyed Mugabe’s beloved Zimbabwe’s cricket team in less than three days. Zimbabwean opposition, get your shit together!
Imperator Fish 
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