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

The myths surrounding the Danish Resistance during World War II are scathingly reassessed through the eyes of two of its legendary heroes in this action-packed thriller. Smuggling British pilots by night and assassinating Nazis by day, Flame & Citron... Read More

This week the Maori Party showed its true colours by continuing to allow a racist MP to work within its ranks. The government showed it's prepared to put up with the nonsense. The Maori Party's failure to dump Hone Harawira is a clear signal that the... Read More

The Families Commission is calling for Paid Parental Leave for fathers. A survey due to be released today paints a glowing picture of fatherhood and modern day paternal involvement, but, according to the Commission, even greater 'bonding' with newborns... Read More

A constant theme in nature is where a compound or nutrient that provides benefits to plants confers similar benefits to us when we consume them. Nutrients go on a merry-go-round from one organism to another and because we humans are at the top of the... Read More

I believe that a fantastic night was had by all at the Bay of Plenty Sports Awards held at BayPark last Friday evening. The Sports Awards adage of ‘Growing Champions Taking on the World' says it all about Bay of Plenty athletes who compete on... Read More