Question
Brian Tamaki’s announcement yesterday that he would be deregistering the Destiny Party raised a number of questions, but there’s one that just keeps […]
Tane
PC still going mad, it would appear
One of John Key’s first rebranding exercises after he took over the National Party was to dump Wayne Mapp from his position as […]
Lockwood Smith, man of the people
Captions welcome. Via nznationalparty on flickr
Unite ends youth rates at McDonalds
Congratulations to Unite for ending youth rates at McDonalds. Not that you’ll get that story from the media coverage, which gives the impression […]
A raw nerve?
Did anyone else see the anti-John Key posters in Wellington yesterday morning? It was every National Party spin doctor’s worst nightmare: a picture […]
National and climate change
Greenpeace seems strangely surprised at John Key’s statement that George Bush and John Howard are “going in the right direction” on climate change […]
Stood up, fought back
The National Distribution Union‘s put a together a bit of a clip showing some of the struggles its members have been through over […]
John, I am your father
There’s been a bit of excitement round the traps today over this picture from Stuff.co.nz, which tries to merge Helen Clark’s face into […]
Gateway Hotel workers still standing strong
Just got these photos in from the picket line at the Airport Gateway Hotel in Auckland, where a dozen low-paid staff have now […]
Why does John Key want to sell Air NZ?
This morning Air New Zealand announced an annual profit of $268 million. The New Zealand public owns 80% of the national carrier, which […]
Farrar, you’re a disgrace
Well surprise, surprise, National Party blogger David Farrar has joined in the disgraceful right-wing smear campaign currently being conducted against AUT’s curriculum leader […]
Trouble at the Gateway Hotel
One of the worrying trends in industrial relations in recent times has been employers’ rediscovery of the lockout as a tool to break […]
Cheney shoots himself in the face
Seems John Key’s not the only politician who’s had his previous statements on Iraq come back to bite him recently. Here’s Dick Cheney […]