Big Mac nation
New Zealanders are now the third fattest nation in the world according to a report covered in today’s Christchurch Press. New Zealand faces […]
Eddie
Standard scoop: Why Key fired Worth
Last Monday, John Key said you, the people of New Zealand, don’t have the right to know why a minister in your government […]
The Daily Refrain on swine flu
Sometimes writing is hard. Especially when one is hungover for the third morning in a row. Thank God for Youtube. This one goes […]
Labour always hated the Nazis
I have to confess some confusion about this study that supposedly shows the First Labour Government was tight with Hitler. They were real, […]
Great expectations?
Clare Trevett, I know it’s very exciting going on a free trip to the islands but could we have some actual reporting? You […]
Who will mourn the MSM’s passing?
Can you believe that TV One had an hour long special on Michael Jackson’s funeral and then ten minutes in the news? Excuse […]
Fran pumping Brash for productivity taskforce
A few weeks ago the NZPA reported that the Government had agreed to establish a taskforce to “work on ways to close the […]
Privileges complaints laid
A number of poor performing ministers like Paula Bennett, Kate Wilkinson, Anne Tolley, Pita Sharples, Tariana Turia, Rodney Hide, Pansy Wong, and Key himself, […]
Robert Reid to lead NDU
As has been expected for some time, the National Distribution Union has announced that its President, Robert Reid, will be taking over as […]
Symbol or substance?
It seems to me that National has fundamentally misunderstood what the foreshore and seabed debate is about. Key’s statements yesterday suggest it is […]
Reminder
1) Go read Editing the Herald. 2) Bookmark it. 3) Read it every day. It’s the best thing on the Internet.
OIA confirms: No reason to cut Cullen Fund contributions
Well, we told you so. The Nats lied for weeks that a credit rating downgrade would be imposed on us if we didn’t […]
CycleWatch – 100 days
As CycleWatch hits 100 days, John Key’s been caught with his pants down. As No Right Turn explains a few days ago: [There […]
Show pony
Fran O’Sullivan, who championed National most ardently in Opposition, has become disillusioned with Key as PM. She savages him today, saying he has a “deep need” […]
Private member’s ballot
The Left continues to have luck with the private member’s bill ballot, getting both of the bills drawn today just like a couple […]
A “Charter for Blackmail and rent-seeking by Maori interests”
Further to my post yesterday, a reader sent in this quote from 2004: Mr English’s view was not [National’s] official line. As expressed […]
Bill sez: ‘pay cuts for youse’
Yesterday in Question Time, Bill English sent a message loud and clear to teachers, police, doctors, nurses, and all other public servants (‘frontline’ […]
Cowardice, bigotry and saying whatever it takes
I’ll be glad to see the back of the Foreshore & Seabed Act. For many on the Left, including myself, its been a […]
Just laugh in their faces
National is overseeing the most dramatic rise in unemployment on record (yep, 2000 a week is more than the 1980s, more than the […]
Foreshore review dead-on
The Foreshore and Seabed review panel have reported back with the recommendation that the law be scrapped and people be allowed to attempt […]
Out of her depth
I wonder if Patrick Gower could keep a straight face while writing this: Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has dropped her additional Disability […]
Nats attack workers’ right to protest
I am outraged to learn that the Department of Labour told its employees they were not allowed attend the pay equity rally at […]
Justifying the unjustifiable
Spending time with DC neo-cons must be going to Farrar’s head. I thought better of him than supporting the Honduran military’s overthrow of President Manuel […]
A rolling maul or treading water?
In the face of widespread criticism that his government is asleep at the wheel, John Key has boldly relaunched some tired old spin. […]
Bugger the polls
With every new cock-up or dereliction of duty from this Key government, righties point to the Roy Morgan polls and say ‘seems the […]
Labour’s labours lost
I remember just over a year ago, Helen Clark announcing that the number of people on the unemployment benefit had fallen below 18,000 […]
So, what are you going to do?
Over at the Labour MPs’ blog, Red Alert, Brendon Burns has written a piece criticising Agriculture Minister David Carter on the welfare of […]
Don’t just stand there
John Key’s government has reacted to the thousands of job losses occurring each week in this country in much the same way a […]
Sell-outs
Tariana Turia has put out a press release today having a bit of a cry that Labour MPs have been calling ‘sell-out’ when […]
The truth will out
Key’s excuse for not telling Parliament why he lost confidence in Richard Worth is that it isn’t in the public interest to say. […]
Hiding to nothing
Did anyone else detect a whiff of desperation in Family Fist’s PR offensive today championing the case of a man who lost control […]
Headline fail
This is a classic. Media are reporting that National MP Nick Smith has had an assault complaint lodged against him by a Nelson […]
The mask slips
The child beating lobby launched its “Vote No” campaign site today. They’ve worked hard in this campaign to present themselves as regular Kiwis […]
It’s got to be the woman’s fault
Now, some might want to look further into David Garrett’s misdemeanours. Some might ask how many strikes does this guy get?: Drunkenly equating […]
Lessons unlearnt
Matt McCarten, who has managed more than a few election campaigns, does a good post facto analysis of where National went wrong in […]
Roger Douglas on Key and English
Commenting on Key’s policy to force the Guardians of the Super Fund to invest 40% of funds in New Zealand, ACT’s Roger Douglas […]