The Phoenix have a solid record in the A League, finishing in the top 6 for the last 4 years, and finishing in the top 4 for two of those seasons. Looking forward we want to establish a record of … Read More
Spending a couple of hours in a pub in South Canterbury talking to the locals last week there were two topics of interest. Will Jamie Joseph be able to overcome the ‘big noter’ syndrome from the recent Wellington imports to … Read More
Trade Minister Tim Groser says its nuts complying with a regime that applies to only 15% of global emissions and so on that basis he has abandoned New Zealand’s commitment to the Kyoto reduction of carbon emissions and instead declared … Read More
Horizons Regional Council in the central North Island has done what all regional councils should do. It has taken its responsibilities to the public as outlined in the Resource Management Act seriously. Horizons came up with a plan which will … Read More
By Susan Guthrie and Geoff Simmons Bilbo Baggins and David Shearer have a lot in common, not least the preference for a quiet life. “We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make … Read More
In this its second term, a yawning gap has appeared between the actions of National and the clean and green rhetoric it trots out on the international stage. Our 100% Pure image has most recently been called out by the … Read More
Some of you may have been following my interest in exploring the idea of a predator-free Stewart Island. This open letter below to the people of Stewart Island, published yesterday in the Stewart Island News, should bring you up to … Read More
The problem with Conor English is that he stubbornly refuses to answer the charge that Fed Farmers think that it is a birthright for its members to vandalise the environment and smash the rights of others, all for the pursuit … Read More
As you may have seen in the media Welnix, the group that I am involved in which owns the Wellington Phoenix, has just bought a stake in the Wellington Hurricanes. The investment in the Hurricanes is very much a Welnix … Read More
Guest post by Bernard Hickey There’s a tipping point for any pragmatic policy-maker where the facts change to such an extent as to render any existing strategy redundant. Depression-era economist John Maynard Keynes explained his change of mind on monetary … Read More