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New ZealandHigh-profile businessman Sir Bob Jones has diedHe died in Wellington today and is survived by three sons and six daughters. 02 May 02:55 AM
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OpinionBob Jones: Diehard lefties a threat to political processTV is the equivalent of comics when it comes to serious journalism, although undoubtedly it contributes a useful visual element, but that's it, writes Bob Jones.11 May 09:28 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Key in yet another jamNational's re-election hopes potentially lie in tatters after allegations John Key had a second scone for afternoon tea, writes Bob Jones.04 May 09:29 PM
OpinionWhy I think ponytailgate is nonsenseI dutifully give my 7-year-old daughter's ponytail the occasional tug, writes Bob Jones. That incestuous confession should excite the Human Rights mob.27 Apr 09:31 PM
OpinionNo pretty girls in provincesAs fast as they come off the production line, they sensibly up sticks for the big smoke, writes Bob Jones. "There's a reverse flow from city to country by plain, husband-seeking fat girls."20 Apr 09:38 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Sick of nanny state? Well say hello to a nappy oneDo I wear a lifejacket? Never, writes Bob Jones. It's part of the pleasure, zipping about solely in shorts and a hat but mollycoddling know-alls abound.13 Apr 09:31 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Enrich poor with home ownershipUnsurprisingly, the Government's state housing sale to the Salvation Army fell over. And so it should as it was a bad idea, writes Bob Jones.06 Apr 11:35 PM
OpinionBob Jones: All that red tape's tying us in knotsIt would be impossible to gain design approval and build the Empire State building in under five years in Auckland today, despite modern technology, writes Bob Jones.30 Mar 09:46 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Who's ya daddy? Could be anyoneBob Jones writes: Female gullibility is essential for the continuation of the species, thus we must take the bad with the good.08 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Get ahead - go and get a hatStart a fad wearing a dead cat on your head, claim it's "in" and that lot would instantly succumb, resulting in widespread catacide, writes Bob Jones.01 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Keep statues just for our own greatsOur small population means we've produced few world-renowned people warranting the ultimate tribute of a statue.10 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: It's simply a case of creaming the oppositionBob Jones writes: Given the constant foreign news ghastliness, particularly mad Muslim vileness, I sometimes think blissful ignorance may have merit.03 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Tagging hardly a victimless crimeThe Crimes Act provides penalties for up to seven years' imprisonment for wilful property damage, and is long overdue to charge graffiti offenders under that act, writes Bob Jones.27 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Labour's choice - nutters or normalsBob Jones writes: Currently Labour's best chance of victory in 2017 lies in National's total demise through their MPs all dying of laughter at Labour's leadership woes.20 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Living wage is a reward, not a rightLike barristers, I hand write everything: it enables clearer expression. It's a life-long habit which I enjoy in a tactile sense.13 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Poseurs take us all for suckersIn the 1950s a Wellington student, later to become an accounting profession stalwart, paid his way through university via newspaper advertisements, writes Bob Jones.06 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Cheap labour will fix housing crisisThe solution to Auckland's serious housing shortage is - when viewed calmly - logical, writes Bob Jones. Emulate Dubai, and hire cheap overseas workers.29 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Cunliffe should man up and quitBob Jones writes: Serial apologiser Labour party leader David Cunliffe should put aside his sorrow at being a man and do the manly thing.22 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: It's gruelling and depressing, but it's democracyMost of us have had euphoric moments so overwhelming as to be etched on one's memory ever more.15 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Bureaucrats wallowing in cultural correctness'The Pope's Losing Battle with the Mob", headlined Warsaw's Polityka newspaper.08 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Ridicule - a small price to pay for fleeting fameWhen I wrote recently that this election was done and dusted, a storm of protest erupted on the <i>NZ Herald</i>'s website from Labour's deeply unattractive, rabid tribalists.01 Sep 09:30 PM