More blog goodness

Jordan Carter has a photo on the “chocolate” dish I tried to eat.

The Hive has details of what MFAT has done with regards to the jailed Saudi blogger. People will be delighted to know “the New Zealand embassy in Riyadh is monitoring closely”. Does this mean they have actually said a single word to the Saudi Government, let alone said anything publicly? Alas no.

At least the Goverment is consistent in not supporting free speech in both NZ and Saudi Arabia.

Poneke has a post up to his usual standards of quality and thoroughness – on former chief air accidents investigator Ron Chippindale.  He revisits Erebus and reveals that Chippindale told him in 1989 that he knew Air New Zealand had lied.

Goonix at The Visible Hand in Economics compares working for families payments to the Aryan scheme of giving out medals in 1939 to mothers who have four or more children. Whoever knew economists could be so provocative.

Bernard Hickey blogs at interest.co.nz on why a shared equity scheme won’t work. He states:

This policy is a headline in search of some sustainable detail.

The affordability problem is not a demand or a financing problem. Most people have no trouble getting a 90% or a 100% loan these days. The real problem is a supply problem. There simply aren’t enough new houses being built to keep prices from rising.

Mike Moore at Cairns Blog has been digging up scandals and actually held a press conference revealing doings of a local Mayor. His blog has become a real player.