The All Black selectors have been left reeling, after the shock withdrawal by Sonny-Bill Williams from the All Blacks team on the eve of the Rugby World Cup. Williams failed to turn up to training yesterday, prompting speculation in the media that he had been dumped from the squad. But Williams’ manager Khoder Nasser last…
Following the announcement that Jonah Lomu will participate in December’s Fight for Life charity boxing event, another organisation has said it will hold its own charity boxing event. The Sensible Sentencing Trust has announced that it will hold a boxing event on the same night as the Fight for Life event. The Trust’s event, entitled…
We’re all on tenterhooks, wondering who the mysterious person at number 3 on the ACT list is. My picks, from most likely to least likely are: Stephen Wilce: The former defence force fantasist is back in the country, after a stint undercover in Afghanistan for the CIA. If Actoids can be sold the lie that…
A couple of days ago I nailed the drinking problem. Since I’m on a roll, I’ve solved all our economic woes too. Here’s the deal. Scientists have discovered a planet made of diamonds. It’s a wee distance from us, but nobody else is making noises about going to this new planet. So let’s get there…
The Alcohol Reform Bill was reported back from the Justice and Electoral Select Committee on Thursday, and the Government has said it will adopt all of the select committee’s recommendations. “We have a terrible problem in this country with drinking,” said the chairman of the select committee, Chester Borrows. “The fact of the matter is…
With all this kerfuffle over liquor laws, we’re failing to keep sight of the real problem. Some of us can’t handle our liquor. We can pass a lot of laws, set up action and support groups, and engage in furious debate over what must be done. But I’ve got a far simpler solution. Some people…
Well that’s a chapter finally closed. Clare Curran has apologised graciously for her ill-advised remarks on Red Alert about the Greens, and this seems to have been accepted by a number of her most vocal critics in the blogosphere. It still leaves unaddressed the role of the Red Alert site in Labour’s communications strategy. My personal…
Uncompromising left-wing columnist and Chairman of the Workers Solidarity Party of Aotearoa, Bob Mittsky, returns. Comrades! I’m pleased to hear there’s a possibility that New Zealand will sign up to an international convention that will make denial of the Holocaust and other genocides a criminal offence. And about time too. For too long we have…
Dear fellow lefties, We have to come up with a plan to defeat this government. National are going to start flogging off our assets if they are still in power after the election, and they’re also going to gut the welfare state, do their best to kneecap ACC, destroy Kiwisaver, and ensure that the gap…
Perhaps the most astonishing thing about the UnitedFuture party list announced yesterday is the fact that they have that as many as nine party members. Who knew?
Imperator Fish 
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