Nuclear-free NZ still here by lunchtime
Am I missing something? Here's John Key back on the world stage, and posing for pictures with American President Barack Obama.
View ArticleRaising driving age a no-brainer for Joyce
I see Transport Minister Steven Joyce has taken his courage in both hands and raised the driving age to 16.
View ArticleWhat's really behind Sharples' UN trip?
Who would have thought that this National Government would have been so interested in signing up to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People?
View ArticleCheers, Sir Geoffrey: National's drink dilemma
Curiouser and curiouser. Hot on the heels of the raising of the driving age comes a leaked report indicating the Government is planning to raise the drinking age, too.
View ArticleAlcohol report throws down gauntlet
Well, the Law Commission's thrown down the gauntlet. The question is, will the Government pick it up? Or run screaming in the other direction?
View ArticleNanny National's apron strings
In the life cyle of every administration, there's a stage where it "tips'' - where its popularity starts to fall, and with the benefit of hindsight, politics watchers with nothing better to do than...
View ArticleHow relaxed is Key on race now?
Could John Key finally be losing his famously relaxed pose on race relations?
View ArticleRich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man - Thief
Budget Day's approaching and I'm so excited I can't sleep. I could count sheep, or we could play a game. We could call it Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief.
View ArticleEnglish sprinkles the fairy dust
Bill English doesn't look much like a fairy, and being from the deep south he'd probably punch me on the nose for saying so.
View ArticleHaden's got to go, Murray
Every now and again, a government makes a call that is so stupendously dumb that you wonder precisely what sort of magic mushrooms were being ingested when the decision was made.
View ArticleParty's over for Labour's Hooray Henrys
What a disaster for Labour. Any faint chance it had of winning the 2011 election has been buried in the rubble of the gluttony, greed, and wanton extravagance of its foolhardy MPs.
View ArticleGet Carter, but not because he's gay
One of the more curious aspects of the whole MPs' expenses saga has been the differing reactions to the news, from politicians themselves and from members of the public.
View ArticleGreen leader out of line with protest
I know it's fashionable to hate the Chinese, and everyone wants a free Tibet.
View ArticleCarter commits political suicide
"It's because I'm gay." Those four words haunted Labour MP Chris Carter's career in politics; the catch-all excuse for the sometimes extraordinarily vain and arrogant behaviour of the MP for Te Atatu.
View ArticleSuper Saturday? Bring it on
I reckon we should have a mini general election later this year.
View ArticleDumb and dumber: Axing Heather Roy
Dear oh dear. So two white, middle-aged, balding, barrel-chested men are in charge of the Act Party. How electorally appealing.
View ArticleLive Australian election blog
12:02am: Well that's it for now. For the first time in many years Australians are heading off to bed without knowing who their new PM is. I'm not sure either, but certainly you'd have to say that...
View ArticleAll rise - On the House stands adjourned
So this is it. The last post, if you like, from On the House.
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