A deserved honour

Althought perhaps the most obviously political honour since Sir Robert Muldoon's knighthood, Owen Glen deserves his award. He has been very philanthropic in New Zealand, donating large amounts of cash to the Auckland Business School, and to the Labour Party - helping democratic participation.

People who bleat that it is a 'cash for honours' scheme are pushing the truth a little far. But it would be interesting to see how many big National Party donors have received honors in the past eight years.