Swine Flu – Are We All Going to Die?

And Who Will We Blame? We’re now approaching week two of the Swine Flu story. So what better time to take stock of where we are at and what to expect from here? Are we all going to die? No. Not even the most pessimistic of the numerous experts wheeled before us has predicted the…

On the New Zealand Republic

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne wants a referendum on whether New Zealand should become a republic: If the result of that referendum is no, then the issue stops there and then. If the answer is yes, then a full proposal, including how the new head of state should be selected, should be developed and put to…

Is this the Rapture?

Let us look at the evidence: a severe recession hits us a terrible pandemic strikes the monstrosity of Pol Pot’s regime visits our roads Stalin’s murderers take Wellington by force a Storm batters our boys Yea, for this is surely the End of Days. Quick, burn my copy of The God Delusion before He gets…

The Roosters are Flapping their Wings…

… and the petards are being hoisted, so John Banks: where the bloody hell are ya? John Banks on the $1.79 million ARC loss from the Beckham game: The ratepayers of Auckland will be shocked at this very bad news and instalments of worse news that logically follow this kind of incompetence To quote our…