The wisdom of the crowd

Today’s Fairfax-Ipsos poll shows a drop in support for Labour.Two more polls were released over the weekend. The Colmar Brunton poll showed National up sharply, after falling sharply last time. The Reid Research poll showed National down a couple of points, but still in a healthy position. Another poll released almost a fortnight ago, the…

National’s Hunger Plan

The National government has launched a new programme to ensure hungry workers get enough to eat. John Key today announced that the Government will spend millions of dollars to ensure all CEOs and business executives get a proper meal to start the day. “New Zealand’s future prosperity depends on our key business leaders having a…

Police reaction to Woolwich murder offends white supremacist group

Members of White Resistance gather during Bring Your Swastika to Work Day A British white supremacist group has complained to police about the preferential treatment given to black Muslim offenders. The brutal murder of a soldier in Woolwich this week by two young black Muslim men has shocked the British nation. The crime has resulted…

Thank you for your support

Dear Mr Lim We were very pleased to read your column in the New Zealand Herald. You are absolutely right that you have nothing to fear from us. The security services exist to protect the people of New Zealand from all kinds of unsavoury types. These include Islamic terrorists, Maori extremists, cyber-criminals, and copyright infringers.The…

Is Len Brown planning to blot out the sun?

An artist’s impression of what the Auckland city skyline could look like under the Unitary Plan  Community and heritage groups are predicting a time of darkness, plagues of boils, and rivers flowing with blood, unless the Auckland Council makes substantial changes to its draft Unitary Plan. The Auckland Unitary Plan will allow developers to construct enormous multi-storey…

Some advice, please

Or maybe I should stay home and do some painting Hi readers I need your advice on something. It will only take a moment of your time, and your feedback could make all the difference. I’m thinking of going out tomorrow morning and shooting a bunch of people. When the cops catch me and charge…

Ask John

Herald columnist John Roughan is here to answer all your tricky health questions. Dear John I have a problem. I hope you can help me. Recently I haven’t been feeling well, and I seem to be getting worse.  Just the other day I was reading the Saturday newspaper, and I felt a sudden wave of…

Why the Regulatory Impact Statement was so heavily redacted

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