EXCLUSIVE: Shock as Dunne resigns

Members of the Avondale RSA have been left reeling, after the shock resignation this afternoon of Jeffrey Dunne from the social events committee.Mr Dunne announced his resignation after an investigation into the leak of the committee’s minutes failed to clear him. The minutes were leaked by being left at the main bar just after lunchtime…

Panic in Hamilton as chemicals discovered in schools

Alarming levels of dihydrogen monoxide have been found at one Hamilton City Council pool facility The Hamilton City Council is to hold a special crisis meeting this morning, after it was revealed that virtually every resident in the city has been exposed to potentially lethal doses of chemicals. The crisis arose as a result of scientific…

Solidarity!

  David Carter’s decision, which may well be legally correct, is an assault on our basic freedoms because I disagree with it Today is a dark day. Mark down 6 June 2013 as the day when our democracy went to the dogs. Tell your grandchildren you remember when it happened. You were there. Tell them…

It’s me

This poster didn’t make the cut either David Farrar writes: Which prominent blogger has been on the parliamentary payroll for the last 18 months to two years as a parliamentary communications advisor to a political party? Would not a failure to publicly disclose this be a shocking breach of ethics?  Will the media ask party…

The next Doctor

Why the next Doctor must be a white male Steven Moffat Executive Producer, Doctor Who The BBC Dear Steven I’m sorry to hear that Matt Smith is leaving Dr Who. I thought he did a pretty good job during his time as the Doctor. He wasn’t quite up there with Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker,…

Imperator Fish Nation: A day in the life of Tony Ryall

By Sam (who does not wish his/her full name to be published) Click here for details of how you can contribute a piece to Imperator Fish Nation. 7:50 am I have cut my cat’s food ration to 86.6% to free up resources for more frontline services. My cat looks disappointed. So I carefully explain that we all…

Enquiry to enquire into enquiry

Prime Minister John Key has announced an enquiry into allegations that United Future’s Peter Dunne leaked details of Rebecca Kitteridge enquiry into the GCSB. An enquiry was called into the leak of the Kitteridge report, after the report found its way into the media. But New Zealand First leader Winston Peters this week alleged that…

I’m not racist

I’m not racist. How can I be? That burning white cross in  the middle of my lawn? Purely decorative. It signifies nothing. I’m not racist. Some of my best friends are brown-skinned. Of course, I won’t go anywhere near their homes, and I certainly won’t eat their stinking food. But they’re good people. I’m not…

You’ll never walk alone

Dear Current Account Deficit, I read your story today and it broke my heart. Your courage moved me to tears, because your story is one I know only too well.Like you, I wake up most mornings with a sense of dread. I’m often so afraid of what I have become, that some days I’ll just…