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In defending himself against allegations of misusing ministerial authority, Maurice Williamson said of the domestic violence charges against Donghua Liu: He had been "shocked" at the charges because Liu had required a clean record to get a New Zealand visa. The logic is this: Liu…
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A classic sign that a Minister is in trouble is if they engage in a Friday afternoon drop of information requested under the OIA. And it seems that Judith Collins is in serious trouble. Because it has been disclosed that she asked for a MFAT briefing…
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The response to Labour's Monetary Policy Upgrade released this week has been extraordinarily good. I am certain that National's minions have been beavering away looking for a slightly inelegantly phrased sentence or an addition mistake so that evidence of utter incompetence can be bundled up and shopped to…
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Imperator Fish allows us to reproduce some of his posts. This post seems to represent a viewpoint of the National caucus and cabinet and those who donate to them. Conservative columnist Frank Shizenhausen cuts through the crap This Maurice Williamson business stinks. Why should a good…
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Too many MPs in the NAct government, and some journalists, fail to understand that the negative impacts of the infiltration into politics of the worst ethos of big business: the primary pursuit of profit, power and personal success through deceptive manipulations and cronyist networks, has…
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There are those – like today’s editorial writer at the Dominion Post – who think that working for the tobacco industry at all is indefensible, and pretty much rules you out of seeking public office. But I think Todd Barclay, and his political patrons, have…
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No Right Turn also has questions about how the police handled Maurice Williamson interfering in their investigation. When the Prime Minister found out that Maurice Williamson had contacted police over their investigation of a National Party donor on domestic violence charges, Williamson "assured [him] that he…
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Maurice Williamson resigned as minister this morning. No Right Turn looks at some of the implications. Maurice Williamson was sacked within the space of 2 hours this morning after the Herald revealed he had attempted to interfere in a police investigation on behalf of a party donor. Its…
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It never seems to end does it? The Jared Savage at the NZ Herald is reporting:- A National Party Minister contacted a top ranking police officer after a wealthy businessman with close ties to him was arrested on domestic violence charges. The Prime Minister's office…
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Maurice Williamson's future is in doubt. From the Herald: A National Party Minister contacted a top ranking police officer after a wealthy businessman with close ties to him was arrested on domestic violence charges. The Prime Minister's office is understood to be considering Maurice Williamson's…
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'Allo, Allo, Allo, Allo - Based on the 1980's Comedy Series, "Allo, allo" - Starring Cameron Slater as Rene and Judith Collins as Edith. Episode Three. (See previous episodes) "Cameron Slater gets starring role in tvnz drama" "Key schemes with media at whaleoil cafe" By…
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Bunji last night commented on National's odd selection in Clutha Southland. This guest post from Ad investigates matters in some more detail. What’s interesting about the Nat’s Clutha- Southland selection and some of the media it’s provoking is the way it presents a microcosm of…
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If you want a reason to bash your head against something hard then if you saw Paul Henry's performance last night on his show it would surely have provide it. He very clearly set out the reason that so many of us were afraid about the recent numerous…
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No Right Turn points out the obvious that our political parties often seem to ignore which is the effect of policy on the distribution or earnings that people (and the country) make. Distribution - who pays, who gets what - is one of (or perhaps the)…
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It is always interesting reading David Farrar's pitifully shallow analysis on most things as he parrots the National spin line. It is an exercise in how to spin the bad into a virtue. However Farrar did reach a new low when looking at our exports yesterday because…
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Yesterday the Green Party launched a new conservation policy. It got overshadowed by the innovative, big impact monetary policy by the Labour Party. However, the Green Party policy provides a means to act locally in countering the current track towards global social, environmental and economic…
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There is a major new economics tome out this year that's sending waves through the economics community like none since Friedman in the 70s. It's Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Such is the impact that in a recent seminar at New York's CUNY…
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So many things wrong with what poor Clutha-Southland are having foist upon them by National. A very young man whose experience of life is National Party jobs and Tobacco company lobbying. Those jobs assisting English, Brownlee and Parata will have given him lots of that private sector…
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The Labour Party is busily selecting candidates for electorates throughout the country. The interest is intense. Seats where normally candidates have to be persuaded to stand are having quite intense selection contests. For instance last night Labour selected its candidate for the newly created Upper Harbour…
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It has been pretty obvious for quite some time to most people that the Reserve Bank system that NZ uses needs fixing. The way it operates right now is pretty ludicrous. The economy heats up for any reason, the Reserve Bank detects a forthcoming threat…
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I see DPF and Cameron Slater are running a desperate smear about David Cunliffe and his grandfather's war record. It turns out David said his grandfather won the Military Medal when if fact it was his great uncle. His grandfather was the recipient of several other…
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Out of sight-out of mind seems to be the logic of Auckland City’s bylaw to come into effect next month, to outlaw begging on the streets. The clear message from Native Affairs report, 'Walk on By', last night, is that the bylaw is the result…
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A couple of weeks ago, we marked a significant anniversary. It was 40 years since the start of the Kirk Labour Government’s universal savings scheme. The scheme was bold, visionary, and ahead of Australia. And Muldoon scrapped it, for ideological reasons. With dancing Cossacks…
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From the outset, let me say that I don't have much of a stake in the questions of recreational drugs; legal or otherwise. I'm not a user. I drink alcohol usually moderately and usually pretty expensively (I like microbrewery IPAs). I've smoked pot once three decades…
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Once upon a time there lived an amiable king who was generally well regarded for his relaxed demeanor and his friendly smile. While he had been called the smiling executioner in a past, most of his subjects thought of him as a good bloke and a dab…
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I read the news about yesterday's remembrance day, and today's protest march with mixed feelings. It is a very sad indictment of our current employment conditions that so many people have died on the job in 20th century New Zealand. However, I also want to…
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