As Parliament debates a new law that will prohibit certain types of anti-social behaviour, experts are concerned about the increasing opprobrium being heaped upon those the proposed law is intended to target. Few of the people affected by the bill before Parliament are prepared to comment publicly on the proposed law change, for fear of…
In the news today: Opposition parties say minister outside Cabinet John Banks has lost all credibility after fresh revelations into his mayoralty donations scandal What utter utter rubbish. John Banks hasn’t lost an ounce of credibility over these latest revelations.How could he possibly lose something he does not possess? John Banks won’t say sorry, nor…
* Average taken from figures from 2008-2009 to 2010-2011 financial years. Source ** Child Poverty Action Group’s estimate of annual cost to provide breakfasts for the poorest 30% of primary and intermediate schools ($18.9 million) Source
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 healthy and nutritious…
Barack Obama told supporters to remember that he was not the other guy, as he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president yesterday. President Obama’s speech marked the climax of the three-day convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The President began his speech by setting out his vision for a stronger and fairer America. “I have a vision…
Everyone’s favourite libertarian authoritarian returns with a hard-hitting column, and reminds readers that it’s only a Godwin if the person’s not actually a Hitler in disguise. Watching the national conventions of the two main American political parties these last two weeks has been a chilling reminder to me of the peril the world stands in. America is confronted with a…
People of Swedish descent who engage in acts of treason while dressed as nuns will no longer be eligible to receive welfare, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced today. Paul Bennett said official Treasury figures showed that the annual cost of providing welfare to people with Nordic backgrounds convicted of acts of treason while wearing…
Plans are being drawn up to add further films to Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. “We recognised that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, gave rise to a simple question: do we tell more of the…
If John Key is too gay for Helensville, just how much gayness would Colin Craig be happy with? Craig is obviously offended by Key’s “mincing”, and by Key’s support for the Marriage Equality Bill. But how much gayness is Key allowed? For example, is all gay sex out, or just the sort that involves the…
There was panic in a busy Epsom café today, after the leader of the Conservative Party, Colin Craig, exploded in public. Retired Epsom woman Prudence Sneedler, who was at the scene, described what occurred. “I was sitting at the table next to him when it happened. “I see Colin a lot in my local Epsom café, so…
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