Nostalgia acts are all the rage right now. The Golriz Ghahraman story gives us a chance to revisit the good old pre-2014 days of Dirty Politics.
Read MoreDavid Farrar
This is why they can't have nice things
Did Labour set up an overseas intern scheme in order to evade the limit on political party election expenses? No ... no it did not.
Read MoreA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
Would it be unfair to say that David Farrar considers the mental anguish anti-abortion protestors cause to women about to undergo a termination procedure matters less than the annoyance a voter may feel at having to refuse to accept a political party leaflet? Maybe it would, so read on and decide for yourself ... .
Read MoreYou can thank the "taxpayers' union" for this!
$23 million of the proceeds from the sale of your stuff that you were told would go to kids, sick people and better road instead is going to be used to stop people complaining that their new passports cost too much - and you can thank the "Taxpayers' Union" for that!
Read MoreIn which universe will Winston Peters become PM?
In a classic piece of misdirection, we're being urged to look away from the recent Labour-Greens MOU and towards a future with Winston Peters as PM. I did, and there really isn't much there.
Read MoreThe lost Kiwiblog post on Wicked Campers
The TPP - there's a lot to like
The TPP may not deliver an immediate big bang for our dairy industry. But there's an awful lot to like in it - and New Zealand really has to be a part of it.
Read MoreThe Government's problem with problem gambling
The High Court just gave the Government (in the form of officials in the Ministry of Health) a complete shellacking over the way it decided to remove funding from the Problem Gambling Foundation. It's worth going into the memory hole to recall what was said about that decision at the time it was made.
Read MoreThe Taxpayers Union and passports - for the win!
You should always be careful for what you wish for, in case you happen to get it.
Read MoreThree signs that National knows Simon Bridges did wrong
Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. John Key spinning obfuscatory defence lines, Bridges warning.
Read MorePundit's complete guide to the Cricket World Cup
I don't really know enough about cricket to say anything clever or meaningful about the World Cup. Fortunately, I've found someone who is able to be very funny about it
Read MoreHow high can you go?
Rules that stop you using your property as you see fit are bad. Rules that stop other people using their property ... are less so.
Read MoreThink of these things: whence you came; where you are going; and to whom you must account
Was The Moment of Truth an election advertisement?
Read MoreThus, I give up the spear!
Judith Collins says she has stepped down because of an email that says she did something that she never did. Should we believe her?
Read MoreDirty Politics: Free speech & a policy-free election
Is the Dirty Politics debate making a mockery of the manifestos? And should authors have the right to right to use material that's obtained by criminal means?
Read MoreIn defence of Kiwiblog
Not all blogs are the same. Not all bloggers are bad. David Farrar hasn't done anything wrong.
Read MoreMaybe it was a bottle of Armand de Brignac Nebuchadnezzar Champagne ...
Donghua Liu's alleged donations to Labour need more scrutiny. But the Police won't be the ones to do it.
Read MoreHistory never repeats
David Farrar thinks that Labour is bad for not doing what National has not done as a result of the Electoral Commission's report into MMP, and Labour should not do what David thinks National should have done as a result of their election victory in 2008.
Read MoreClickbait: Do the Internet Party's rules breach the Electoral Act?
The Internet Party's candidate selection rules very well might breach the Electoral Act. This probably doesn't matter.
Read MoreWhy do right wing parties not want women?
Some fruit loop Liberal MP in Australia wants her party to lurch to the left by (gasp) doing something to get more women into Parliament. Doesn't she know that parties on the right don't do that sort of thing?
Read More