I’ve waited a week for an announcement of a Police appeal against the extraordinary judgment by Auckland District Court judge Claire Bennett, but to date, nothing.

Even the right-wing media have now seemingly written off Trump’s prospects of re-election, so overwhelming are the polls. Furthermore, they continually worsen.

Trump’s Presidency has been disastrous, not just for America but the world. It’s hugely desirable it ends. But I don’t think that’s a certainty given there’s still some time before the election.

“Naked murder suspect fights with police after allegedly mutilating his gay victims’ testicles.”

The above a report from New York, the mutilation an attempt to set on fire the particular testicles.

Today’s Dominion-Post, delivered, thank God – it’s raining – in a plastic wrapper, includes a double page feature on the evils of plastic.

In a reshuffle the National leader has awarded Soimon the Foreign Affairs Shadow Ministerial role, replacing Gerry Brownlee. Gerry told the media he was happy about that. Where’s the Tui billboard when we need it with such rich pickings?