Millionaire philanthropist Gareth Morgan has launched a new environmental campaign, and he has a new target in his sights. Earlier this week the Wellington economist sparked controversy when he called for the eradication of all household cats, claiming that they were sadists responsible for the destruction of much of our native wildlife. Morgan has also…
Prime Minister John Key today announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet, as well as a number of changes in the organisation of some government ministries. The changes will come into effect on 31 January.The biggest winner is Dr Nick Smith. He returns to Cabinet after his fall from grace last year, and is appointed as…
Hard-hitting conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen returns after a long break People have been jumping all over Garth McVicar, head of the Sensible Sentencing Trust, after he claimed in a select committee submission that gay marriage would lead to more crime. It’s shocking the way a good man like McVicar can’t even make an argument entirely devoid of evidence,…
I’m over half-way towards my target of eating four bits of toast for breakfast today. I’ve been training hard, and with a little more effort I should be able to finish the job.I began my training regime about three months ago, and I’m pleased with my progress so far. My ultimate breakfast goal is to…
When you’re a busy person, sometimes you don’t get time to reflect upon the decisions you make. It’s even worse if you’re the prime minister of a country. Everything you do has major consequences, but you’re swamped with work so you hardly ever get a chance to consider the broader implications of your actions.It’s only…
In my quest to become New Zealand’s most trusted brand, I am always looking for ways to improve things. I have decided to implement a privacy policy for this site, so my valued readers can have confidence in my dealings with their most intimate and personal information. IMPERATOR FISH PRIVACY POLICY In the course of…
David Shearer’s many faults are clear for all to see. He is too soft and nice for politics. His treatment of David Cunliffe also shows him to be far too nasty, arrogant and power-crazed to hold office. He is too right-wing, too left-wing, too centrist, and a neoliberal to boot. His policy proposals are both too…
I spent hours and hours writing a blogpost attacking Labour’s various failings, and explaining why the February caucus vote would be a defeat for David Shearer, no matter how it went. I concluded in my post that the party was doomed under its current leader, that just about everything everyone had said on The Standard…
A casual observer of the New Zealand men’s cricket team might be forgiven for thinking that things were about as bad as they could possibly be. The sacking of Ross Taylor, and Jesse Ryder’s lack of desire to return to the national team, would appear to point to problems at the top.Add to that the…
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