* A new Ministry of Swamps and put Judith in charge. Surely there's a space after Bill's card trick (now you see me, now you don't) and the great Ministry of Housing heist? Journos won't ask about a housing crisis any more. Yay! When they ask about the continued destructive mining of swamp kauri in Northland under National, an industry Oravida had an interest in, and Judith says: "Do I look like the Minister of Swamps to you?!" They can say: "Yes!"
* I'd like Syria to stop. All of it. And I'd like the media to stop using words like "victory" in relation to any of it - especially not to Assad's regime that told all of us what it stood for when it chlorine gassed thousands of its own people in 2013.
* I wish New Zealanders would realise the reason we come top of any anti-corruption league tables is because they only measure public perception of corruption, not whether it actually exists. We are blind to what corruption looks like because historically we haven't had much of it. Not perceiving it helps it to flourish.
* I'd like magical pixie glitter to rain on every single volunteer and may happiness stalk you. For the hours you spend with kids on a Saturday sailing, playing sport, encouraging them and not strangling their annoying parents. For making money come out of nowhere for kids who don't have the gear. For the smiles in bad weather and general Santa-like goodwill that you spread every day.
Merry Christmas!