Chris Hipkins is copping the standard new PM honeymoon treatment from the media, albeit somewhat muted. It won’t last and the government will be thrashed in October. The only thing which can save it is World War 3 breaking out.

News that a Reefton vet forked out $100,000 for David Seymour and Jacinda’s signatures would have brought tears to many peoples eyes at the missed opportunities.

In over six decades involving billions of dollars of commercial property investment in over 50 cities and many countries, I’ve sometimes encountered some pretty dumb propositions. But never ever have I seen a commercial property investment proposition more disgracefully ignorant than one currently being flogged to the New Zealand public. Such stupidity is tolerable and sometimes laughable when people do things and they alone pay the price for their blundering. But as this case involves the public and is so blatantly dumb, it needs to be called out.