Defamation hoax leaves blogger red-faced

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…

An Apology To Judith Collins

Dear Ms Collins, Your threat to sue two MPs and one news outlet for defamation left me in a panic. Had I exposed myself to litigation? I had to rush back and read a number of my blogposts, in case the language I used might in any way have offended you. You are clearly not…

Labour To Blame For Legal Costs

The Finance Minister has confirmed that Treasury is yet again revising its budgetary estimates. Bill English has long predicted that the government’s books will be in surplus by the 2014/15 financial year. However, a predicted massive hike in legal costs to the Crown has forced Treasury to take another look at the Government’s accounts. In particular, the…