Neither would I, but IF this happens it'll be the other way round - Dotcom would be giving Pacific Fibre $200 million. Their spokesman says they need a cornerstone investor with that amount to get the project off the ground.

Sadly New Zealand has very few billionaires, and the ones we do have are very risk averse. They'll pump millions into tried and trusted dairy farms and shopping malls, but won't touch things like Pacific Fibre. Unfortunately the same people run the government, so it won't take the load either.

I'm not going to comment on Dotcom's legal shortcomings, but at least he is stirring up our very staid political and business communities delightfully.