Lindsay Mitchell

This is the only international report I have seen about the Kahui killings. Has to be read to be believed; The tragic deaths in New Zealand...

Now I am really pissed at Bob Geldof who says it is no defence that New Zealand's non-government aid to the Third World is high. Much ...

...bugger off Bob. Heard him on radio lambasting New Zealand for our governments "pathetic" contributions to international aid. Go...

A married couple rushed to the hospital because the woman was in labour. The doctor told them, "There's a new machine you might wan...

The Maori Party website is one of the best political sites. Hats off to them for some of the IT possibilities they are exploring. Like this;...

People in Twizel are complaining to the council because houses are being built of unpainted corrugated iron and they are too shiny; Shiny ho...

In the interests of balance and objectivity I am bound to report that New Plymouth prison has apparently found the key to keeping prisons d...

It'll be mildly interesting watching Labour deal with the report described on the front-page of today's NZ Herald ; Crime costs New...

That place is in the news again.

The Times says, "Fathers out of the picture." As if that's a new development. Many fathers have been either willingly or unwi...

The Societ for the Protection of Community Standards has a real bee in its bonnet over Charles Chauvel's becoming an MP. This is a stran...

Some interesting statistics from the US, relevant here as many 'western' countries are following the same trends. Longer life expect...

Because the NZ Living Standards 2004 report showed more beneficiaries were experiencing hardship many groups are once again calling for high...

My own feeling is drugs are tacitly okayed or turned-a-blind-eye to in prison. It must be easier to handle prisoners who are 'satisfied...

Oswald has reminded me about my DPB campaign and I took a moment to reflect on its beginnings. Back in 2001 a local newspaper ran a story ab...

From the Times-on-line this is very funny; I know Britain is full of incompetent water board officials and stabbed Glaswegians but even so I...

On the back of the Living Standards report showing it's not just about income, Big News has some tips for beneficiary budgeting. From w...

Media release LIVING STANDARDS ABOUT MORE THAN INCOME Tuesday, July 11, 2006 According to the latest Ministry of Social Development New Zeal...

"This is such a useful piece of paper we should cut it into strips and put it in the gents". So said Tim Dower, NewstalkZB host. ...

From Karl du Fresne's DomPost column today, "Ninety and still a nanny." "Still, Labour has one huge advantage over Nation...