CROWDS GATHERED in churches and public places throughout the country today, after Parliament repealed the unpopular “anti-smacking” law. The law was repealed by Parliament following a Citizens Initiated Referendum, which established that the majority of New Zealanders wanted the right to beat their children. At the Eternity Church in St Heliers, hundreds congregated to celebrate…

ACT MP Sir Roger Douglas was forced to apologise today after his Recipe to Grow the Economic Cake went disastrously wrong. In case you missed it, here is Sir Roger’s recipe: Yield: An equitable serving for all Ingredients 2½ cup Productivity 1½ cup Fiscal Responsibility 1 cup Sound Infrastructure Investment 6 eggs Full of Savings…

TAURANGA – Bay of Plenty man Gary Dresden is being praised for his heroism after single-handedly ending the Tauranga siege last night. The standoff between police and Tauranga resident Benjamin Gruber had entered its second day when Dresden stormed the house where Mr Gruber was holed up and killed him. “I was just doing what…

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…

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…

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…

… 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…