After the woes of the NZ top order batting over the weekend and listening to my old mate Mark Richardson on the radio I thought I would add my view. This from a former player who started as a reasonably conservative No 3 for Canterbury and from an extensive... Read More

It never ceases to amaze me the hidden gem of sports that take place in the Western Bay of Plenty. On Sunday morning, with a couple of hours to spare, I decided to go and pay a visit the show jumping at the Tauranga racecourse. While the showcase event... Read More

A few years ago very few people had heard of financial adviser Peter Schiff; now he's become a near-household name in the US and around the world - he's also now running for senate. Before the current recession started he was one of the few voices saying... Read More

Sunday saw the Santa parade and Bailey's first taste of Candy Floss. All week the little man had been talking to me about how he was going to try candy floss on Sunday at the Santa parade and sure enough there were two candy floss vendors at the... Read More

A recent survey showed that many people are fed up with being made to feel guilty by the eco-movement. Most of these same people, however, (not me) seem willing to do their bit; such as sorting plastic from glass, changing that dripping tap washer etc.... Read More

Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to respectfully request that you step in to delay the passing of the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill. In addition, in order to prevent Labour's existing emissions trading scheme... Read More

From the 7th of December through to the 18th, the much publicised United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main aim of the conference is to reach an agreement on a framework to replace the Kyoto Protocol when... Read More

[New Zealand] is a beautiful place with boundless opportunity. So I won't accept that the bottom third of the OECD for average income is where we rightfully belong. I simply won't believe we have to put up with losing 80,000 of our people every year... Read More

A wealthy businessman from an impoverished Asian country reportedly made an appointment with the Dean of a top medical school in London, took out his cheque book, and proclaimed, 'My son wants a place in your school, how much?” Needless to... Read More

At monitoring committee, elected members heard from a local gym owner complaining about what he construed as unfair competition from Baywave Gym. At annual/10 year plan submissions, council had heard from other gym owners the same story and we had said... Read More

What is a referendum? It is a vote designed to ensure that the majority are happy. (So minorities have no rights then?) What is a vote? A vote is when one group of people gang up on a different group so that they may impose their will or view... Read More

It was a few days before Christmas, but what a merry day was had by all who came along to the party at Animal Antics last Sunday. It was extremely lucky for a few of you other canines that attended, as I was held up by the ‘pupparazzi' and therefore... Read More