If you can't insure something, are you still responsible for the risk of owning it? And how sorry for you should we feel if that risk turns bad?
Read MoreCanterbury earthquake
Sic semper tyrannis
Turns out King Gerry is not an absolute monarch. This is a good thing.
Read MoreSomeone give that man a latte
In which the author takes the opportunity to settle accounts in a petty and petulent fashion.
Read MoreHow a new news was born of tragedy
Until mother nature threw her fury at New Zealand three times in six months, wall-to-wall news was something for other countries. TV networks however are creating a new media world live on your screen, right now
Read MoreSometimes an emergency really is just an emergency
I know everything is political. But not every political decision is partisan.
Read MoreKyrie, eleison
There isn't much I can say about Christchurch's pain that we don't all know already. So this is a post about something a lot less important - politics.
Read More2010: Opposition strike bum note, but do hard yards
It was a year of much effort but little reward for Labour and the Greens (and the Progressives). So was it a year wasted, another step towards oblivion? Or was vital groundwork laid?
Read More2010: A political year of half-measures
The government ended the year on the political mountain top thanks to a lot of luck and bucket full of caution... And my belated pick for minister of the year
Read MoreWas I wrong about the CERRA?
The Regulations Review Committee thinks the Government is using the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act appropriately. This is good news.
Read MoreCERRA vs. NZBORA - or, when acronyms attack ...
Apparently the Canterbury earthquake emergency legislation is completely consistent with our fundamental rights and freedoms. Or ... is it?
Read MoreCanterbury's earthquake is worse than an infestation of zombies ...
In order to rebuild Canterbury after the earthquake, Parliament has given the government legal powers far wider than it would have if ravening undead hoards were to spread through our land.
Read MoreThe law of necessity
To fix up the aftermath of Canterbury's earthquake, Parliament is going to give the Government almost complete control over our laws. That's maybe not such a good idea.
Read MoreThe gods are not at all pleased with Jim Anderton or Bill English
While the Finance Minister will worry about long-term implications, the earthquake is good news for a lot of New Zealanders facing tough times, especially Bob Parker
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