People Argue Over A Cow

Controversy has erupted, after scientists at the Crown Research Institute AgResearch bred a cow that produces high protein milk that may be hypo-allergenic. Scientists are hopeful that the development will lead eventually to the production of milk that can be consumed by many of the children currently allergic to cow’s milk. OH THE CHILDREN! NOT…

So It’s Possible

It’s entirely possible that police will find evidence of criminal offending by GCSB staff and will proceed to charge the individuals concerned.It is also possible that: John Tamihere will become the new patron of the SPCA Wheedle will make money Robbie Deans will be the Wallabies coach next season Mitt Romney will be the next US President Justin Bieber…

What Will Replace Close-Up?

TV1’s show Close-Up is to be scrapped. But its demise opens up opportunities for other shows. So what will its replacement be? Will TVNZ stick with current affairs, or will the network go for a reality-TV ratings winner? Here are my picks.Holmes on Holmes The ever-popular and influential Paul Holmes returns to our TV screens to interview the…

No Sympathy

Kim Dotcom has no right to be outraged over the covert recording of his conversations. If he wanted total privacy he should have held those conversations in an Epsom cafe.

A Day In The Life Of The Sensible Blogger

1:12pm Oh dear! It appears that my garden shed has caught fire. Although some commentators have suggested that putting water on the flames will dampen a fire down, I think it’s premature to adopt any course of action without rigorous analysis. Let’s not rush madly into something we’d only regret.1:36pm The fire has now spread…

Blame Labour

The week has started badly for John Key. Yesterday we learned that National are down in the latest political poll, and today we hear that our intelligence folk may have been allegedly acting unlawfully. The last bit of news is a bit of a problem for John Key, since he’s the guy in charge of…

A Perfect Plan

I have come up with a great idea to get more publicity for my blogsite. I’m thinking of drawing a picture of a religious prophet, possibly a Middle-Eastern one, having sex with an animal. I’l post that picture on my site. It’s bound to draw attention to my site, and people all around the world…

The Rule Of Law Needs To Get A Job

Laws with retrospective effect? No, it’s okay, they’re really bad people (trust me, they will be. You can trust me, right?), and even though keeping people locked up after they’ve done their time is anathematic to the whole rule of law thing, I’m sure you’ll agree that the rule of law is seriously overrated. How…

Next Week’s Q&A

Shane Taurima again interviews John Key Shane: Prime Minister John Key joins us now.  Prime Minister, you’ve taken a lot of heat over your decision to stick with John Banks, and now another of your ministers, Gerry Brownlee, is in trouble. John: Actually, it’s important to put these things into perspective. Gerry’s been working in a…