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Sam Morgan, TradeMe megamillionaire, says he pays virtually no tax, because he has no income.

I don’t know what Sam’s income is, but if he’s receiving dividends then the companies he has invested in have paid tax on his behalf. If he is earning interest then he’s paying tax on that income. And even if he has no income at all, he still pays GST on everything he buys, plus petrol taxes, local council rates, taxes on any alcohol he buys, motor vehicle registration fees, etc. I wouldn’t be surprised if Sam actually pays quite a lot of tax, even if none of it is income tax.

The coathangers, designed so that you can’t steal them, are highly annoying to use.

The astronomical prices for internet in your room that New Zealand hotels charge can’t be sustained for much longer. I just plug my 3G phone into my computer instead.

The difference between a happy customer and an unhappy customer is often a few relatively minor things.

Framing on the breakfast menu … $19 for continental breakfast or $27 for full breakfast. Both are expensive, but the full breakfast looks like a good deal relative to the continental.