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    Pouring cold water on the nanny state myth



    Showerheads and regulations have been getting a lot of airtime recently, with Nick Smith and his mates making hay with a bit of misinformation and a lot of fake moral outrage. In short, there is no regulation requiring high-efficiency shower heads of 6 litres/min in new homes. This is a patently false statement. At the [...] read more
    October 13, 2008 11:17 am - 86 Comments
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    Cow Poo Powers Carnival Ride



    I forget which politician said it, was it Lange?, that the future of New Zealand was as a primary producer and a theme park. Well, it looks like he was a prophet after all. The technology has been perfected and now we can turn Godzone into one big carnival ride, thanks to our ever expanding [...] read more
    August 17, 2008 9:00 am - 7 Comments