I'm not a doctor I'm afraid. But don't let that deter you from posting about anything that concerns you.

This forum is quiet, eerily quiet. It's as though everyone is entirely happy with the way the country is being "governed".

As for Hone. You know he is not going to be expelled from the party or parliament. The Maori party needs him. I think it is a case of everyone in the party having exactly the same views, but they realise that, as they are in coalition with National, they must be seen to be toeing the line. However, it is good for them to have a "naughty boy" who seems to be out of control and "embarrasses" them all the time, but that's not actually the case. In public they will admonish him, but in private they are patting him on the back and saying "you terrible person, but we still love you and we forgive you". He actually hasn't done any harm to the Maori party, has a lot of support up north.

National is not going to "kick up" because they need the Maori party. They have just proved that they do, and since when have they ever cared what the public thinks?

Expect more of the same!