John McLean: Aoteainertia

New Zealand is not in the swim. It’s swimmy, barely able to tread water. The Second Law of Thermodynamics has cuckooed the once-plucky and productive settler nest of New Zealand. Entropy is endemic. There’s little but directionless disorder.

New Zealand is in desperate need of abundant, well-directed energy, both electrical and psychological.

David Farrar: Should we have a referendum on the country’s name?

A Kiwiblog reader writes in:

Let’s Identify New Zealand.

In an attempt to heal (for some, the wound is too deep) the current division in the country.

The government could ditch the Principles bill and replace it with a referendum on the official name of the country. Apparently there is no official name of the Country.