The BOP men's team travels to Taupo for the six team Northern Districts one day tournament this weekend. If the Bay wins three, or even two games, we will be in a top position to secure a Hawke Cup challenge against Hawkes Bay. We have two matches... Read More

After last week's effort trying to tip the winner of the Melbourne Cup, I have decided that there will be no more gazing into the crystal ball. However, I intend to keep with the horseracing theme for this week's contribution as the races come to... Read More

As a musician, and a punter, I have spent far more than my fair share of time in and around pubs and bars, and I have also been part-owner of a very successful bar in town, and the problems we have along The Strand at present are a relatively new phenomenon.... Read More

Otago Daily Times: 'Prime Minister John Key says the foreshore and seabed legislation will almost certainly be repealed, but no decision has been taken on what might replace it.” Why has no decision yet been taken on what might replace it,... Read More

Quite often I am asked whether or not a client should pay their home off or invest, and lately there has been a definite increase in the discussion about whether or not interest rates will increase, which in turn increases the discussion about investment... Read More

Minister for Local Government and former 'perkbuster' Rodney Hide, ACT MP, has been rumbled yet again as a hollow minister. Another 'don't do as I do, do as I say merchant'. Not only busted for carting his girlfriend around the world at yours and... Read More

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Hone Harawira on the radio yesterday. The, 'she'll be right bro,” audacity made me laugh only because it reminded me how far this country has come in terms of expecting political abuse of power and waste.... Read More

My big outing for the week was the Quarryfest at Te Puna. Boy, was that a BIG day out. I haven't seen so many people running around outdoors since that day I had a wee accident in the newsroom and caused a mass evacuation. Known as Diesel's First Movement,... Read More

There are several serious issues which need addressing this week. Firstly, there's the problem of ageing population and dwindling pension reserves. Then there's Copenhagen and the climate swindle that is about to be imposed upon us. And most importantly,... Read More

Government's plans to tighten up on benefit eligibility do not go far enough. Work-testing parents on the DPB when their youngest child turns six will encourage those who want to avoid work to simply expand their families. Currently about 5000 babies... Read More

I once read that every one thousandth of a second the each of your 50 trillion or so cells perform hundreds of different chemical reactions. Of course this is some sort of estimate but it is quite staggering to know the things your body does every second... Read More

Asset confiscation; suspension of your right to silence; expanded search and surveillance powers for an extraordinary range of government departments - I tell you what: I'm with Danyl here asking why is it that Minister for Police Judith Collins... Read More