Keeping Stock

Blog URL:http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/
Blog Tags:Politics, Sport, God, Music, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, Football, New Zealand
Country:New Zealand

An eclectic mix of some of the finer things in life - politics, sport, music, humour and God.



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It is indeed a very special day in New Zealand sport today, so for that reason only, Keeping Stock makes a one-day comeback, which may be extended to tomorrow.What a day of sport awaits. The Hurricanes will finish the weekend top of Super Rugby, The...

The last hurrah

on Sep 20, 2014 in: Blogging

Last night was like no election night we can ever remember. The 2014 General Election may just as well have been a First Past the Post election as National stormed to an outright majority; 61 seats in a Parliament of 121 MP's. New Zealand will have t...

The release of the New Zealand First party list is imminent. But somehow, Stuff has seen a copy of the draft list, and it's fair to say there will be some unhappy campers with one in particular; check this out: NZ First MP Andrew Williams is set...

In a far cry from the Decade of Deficits Day in 2008, the 2014 Prefu, the symbolic pre-election opening of the books, has passed with barely a ripple; Stuff reports: The economy is growing strongly, but Treasury has cut the amount it expects to...

David Farrar blogs:Over the last week or so I have seriously considered walking away from Kiwiblog. While some will take huge pleasure in what has happened, let me say that it is genuinely traumatic to have hacked e-mails to and from you...

A busy day ahead

on Aug 17, 2014

We've had a lovely, restful weekend in Christchurch. The weather has been absolutely perfect, the company has been great, and there has been time to relax a little.There won't be much blogging from us today; we're in an all-day meeting with a ridicul...

Working for Whanganui

on Aug 16, 2014

The National Party's campaign slogan for 2014 is Working for New Zealand. But on Friday, National showed it is Working for Whanganui as well.Retiring Health Minister Tony Ryall was in town to help launch Chester Borrows' campaign for a fourth term as...