The coach of the Greek football team is hailing the decision to bail his team out as an “historic moment”. Intense negotiations between Greece and UEFA officials over the last two days have resulted in an announcement that Greece will be the recipient of a bailout package. Greece’s need for external help became all the more apparent…
I thought I’d take a look at who might form the eighth Labour government, because it’s always interesting to speculate on our future leaders. The next Labour government will be the sixth, so the eighth is a few years away. Possibly 20 or 30 years away. But already we are seeing the emergence of some…
The Sun will continue to shine New Zealand has been enjoying a long period of uninterrupted sunlight, and this looks likely to continue until at least 2014. Despite some parts of the country experiencing rain or heavy cloud cover, the light of the Sun continues to reach almost every part of New Zealand. The abundance…
Most people know about about Godwin’s Law. In short (quoting Wikipedia), this adage states: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” Here are a few other internet forum laws with particular relevance to the New Zealand scene. Slater’s Law: this is similar to Godwin’s law.…
I’m all about the love, is me. I don’t mean the sort I have to pay for, though at least that way I get to choose what I want and how I want it done, and get to skip that tedious period before the action starts trying to warm her engine, so to speak. No,…
Have you ever been involved one of those endless disputes on the internet that you just can’t seem to escape? It’s like one of those schoolyard fights where the first person to walk away and say they’ve had enough is labelled a coward and loser by the other, even if the reason why you want…
Weeks of rumours were finally put to rest today, as broadcaster and blogger Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury announced plans to open a chain of real estate offices throughout Auckland. The move did not come as a complete surprise to many, because for some time media commentators had been speculating on the reasons for the gradual decline…
Celebrity arsonist John Dingler was today confirmed as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Sir John says it was a surprise to be given the honour. “Honestly, it never occurred to me that my efforts burning down buildings and destroying livelihoods would lead to this,” said Sir John. Sir John’s arson career started during his time at Auckland University. A…
The first post from new columnist Rt. Hon. Humphrey Horswell, QSM. I have always thought that giving women the vote is a step too far. Who could argue with the basic principle that men and woman should have equal rights? In the ideal world, of course, such a proposition would be inarguable. But the people…
The Labour Party are afraid of me, because they know I never back down from a fight unless I do. I may have the emotional maturity of a twelve year old, but when it comes to fighting dirty I won’t be beaten, especially if there’s cash involved. The Labour MP who has a woman chained to…
Imperator Fish 
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