I’ll offer the obvious thought it’s a difficult time to be in Government wherever you are and whatever your political philosophy. I’d also say the media revolution allows those who are opposed to set… (View Post)

No. The local Government arrangements have to work for the people and the place. Unitary has a place certainly in major towns and cities but the two tier County/District arrangements represent the du… (View Post)

You’re not wrong inasmuch as these are issues which worry many people. What the Americans call “quality of life crimes”. The truth is even in the romanticised idyll of former times, low-level crime e… (View Post)

Afternoon all from New Zealand. I’m afraid it’s far worse and part of the degeneration of this once great country: dailybread.co.nz Sour cherry and strawberry mince pies !! (View Post)

New Zealand piling on the runs in Hamilton. A century for Kane Williamson but Ravindra went for 44, the two having put on 107 for the fourth wicket. The lead is now 443 but the rain is nearby. (View Post)