Come here, big boy and get the chopReal Kiwi blokes don’t do proper haircuts. The rate of inflation at the hairdresser since 2003 has dramatically outstripped the rest of the cost of living - and men have responded in a simple, commonsense way. Instead of getting a trim every four weeks, they put it off [...]
Now we have proof that government in New Zealand does not work, and it came from the mouths of our governors. Despite the obscene amounts of taxation thrown at it, our Labour-misled Government is unable to include a simple referendum question in this year’s election process.
The question, of course, is:
“Should a smack as part of [...]
It’s sad, when you find a dead cigarette lighter in pristine native bush. Picture: the Studio at Dreamstime.comIt has been revealed that British American Tobacco is quietly sponsoring anti-littering group Keep New Zealand Beautiful to the tune of $300,000.
Naturally, this donation was immediately pounced on and condemned by false do-gooders. Cancer Society chief executive [...]
Ten thousand automatons, more thousands of fireworks, and billions glued to their screens at ungodly hours of the night. What is there to show for for the counterfeit Beijing Olympics?
Jesse Owens, 1936 Olympics champion. Black man beats a white supremacist systemA vast undemocratic nation, covered in smog and fumes, countless millions of viewers concentrating on [...]
Middle class people aren’t inclined to invade your home, beat you up or steal your television. Middle class people aren’t inclined to cover themselves in tattoos, call it moko and (in the manner of the grotesquely unfit warrior Te Weeti) walk about looking like a frightening savage sticking one or two fingers up at you, [...]
Maori… in an uphill struggle against an alien majority languageIn honour of Maori Language Week, we are once again being exhorted to “pronounce Maori names properly”, the point once again being missed that this would be a perfectly fine requirement if we were all speaking Maori at the time; but in an English context, foreign [...]
“If we want to do better at sport, we should stop blaming foreigners, and we should now launch a merciless Kulturkampf against every feature of modern New Zealand society that is inimical to our competitive success. We should summon up our courage and tell our ballooning children to put down their beastly PlayStations and go [...]
It’s half-term time again, and instead of bashing each other to bits in the playground, the little treasures are stuck at home, apparently making life an utter misery for their parents – who much prefer handing over the terrible tots to the cosy confinement of school than having to look after their bored-mindless kids all [...]
In New Zealand, the high and mighty ignore the low and powerless. (Image by Freefoto.com) There cannot be a civil society unless it is governed by people who accept that their power relies first and foremost on protecting their citizens. This is the primary duty of any government and it extends far beyond defending people [...]
A sick, 61-year-old former missionary is brutally beaten for no apparent reason at a bus stop in a “safe” area of Auckland, and slowly dies.
An old farmer in a remote part of Hawke’s Bay is shot dead at dawn by a killer with a high-powered rifle. There is only one escape route for the [...]
