Granny Herald’s campaign fails
Hidden away today at the bottom of the Herald’s story on further data from the latest DigiPoll is the news that only 3.8% […]
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Shadbolt launches “Freedom of Sleaze” campaign
Terrible Tim has launched another campaign to attack the Electoral Finance Act by using as much sexual double-entendre as possible for Truth’s Page […]
Same old faces, same old tactics
Well it looks like Free Speech Coalition founder Cameron Slater has taken a break from stalking John Minto and photoshopping underage bloggers’ faces […]
They just don’t learn
I see the Free Speech Coalition hasn’t learned anything from the ramshackle PR fiasco that was their launch and have posted up another […]
Shadbolt campaign funded by Hollow Men
Remember how I asked who was funding Tim Shadbolt’s campaign to “bring down the government”? Turns out the Southland Times was interested too […]
Follow the money
I see Shadbolt is back on the blackmail bandwagon again with today’s Herald claiming he’s aiming to break the Electoral Finance Act (though […]
What’s National cooking up for 2008?
Well, I saw my first Farrar billboard in the real two days ago and I gotta tell you I laughed. I was with […]
ODT ad from today
Shadbolt jailed for bullshit
Some years ago Mayor Shadbolt spent a week in Mt Crawford prison for refusing to pay a fine for saying “bullshit” in public. […]
Electoral Finance Bill passes
PS. If none of this is making sense try lolcats (Wikipedia) or lolnatz (Kiwiblogblog). Also worth noting that Dunne pulled his support at […]
Dunne folds under pressure
According to reports, Peter Dunne has withdrawn his support for the Electoral Finance Bill at the last minute. Newsroom says: Mr Dunne said […]
ODT on the Electoral Finance Bill
Here’s an article from the ODT. It’s by Simon Cunliffe, “a senior Otago Daily Times journalist”. I’m loathe to reprint it in full […]
National filibustering EFB
So it’s official: National is filibustering the Electoral Finance Bill. This really is childish, and it’s directly at odds with what Bill English […]
Anti-EFB crusader calls for armed revolution
If you thought the Nazi flags and ‘Heil Helen’ signs at Saturday’s march against the Electoral Finance Bill were distasteful, take a look […]
Rules of the game
Just had a read of Colin Espiner’s latest opinion piece. He certainly doesn’t pull any punches. Here’s what he has to say about […]
John Key’s $50,000 anniversary present
Just in case you don’t know, today is John Key’s first anniversary as National Party leader and his backers have given him the […]
John Key and January 1
John Key’s just admitted the election campaign has already begun, adding further weight to the argument that electoral law needs updating to reflect […]
Counter-protester slaps down right-wing nutjobs
Just came across this video on YouTube from last week’s rally in Wellington against the Electoral Finance Bill. This clip has one of […]
Ramshackle PR fiasco
It’s a bit late, but a reader who was at yesterday’s anti-EFB march has mailed us through some pics from the rally. As […]
Free Speech Coalition – defending their right to hide
The reason for National Party Kiwiblogger David Farrar’s obsession with megaphones is now clear. It’s about electioneering speech, and the logic goes like […]
Electoral Finance Bill changes welcomed
Stuff reports that “Key non-political critics have welcomed changes to the Government’s electoral finance reforms.” Both the Human Rights Commission and Coalition for […]
Electoral Finance – Apoplexy at Kiwiblog
Now we know why Kiwiblog wants the Electoral Finance Bill killed – it could cost Farrar money! Kiwiblog “has some significant advertising lined […]
Electoral Finance Bill back from committee
The Electoral Finance Bill is back from Select Committee and can be downloaded here [PDF, 500k]. It’s huge and will take a bit […]
Granny’s blue woolly slippers
Granny’s campaign against the Electoral Finance Bill started with a bang and ended with a whimper. On Monday there was a banner headline […]
Granny gulled by National and Brethren spin
Granny Herald wants to run a campaign against the Electoral Finance Bill when it doesn’t understand the Electoral Act. Worse, because it doesn’t […]
Granny’s wail
Today the New Zealand Herald’s waning tantrum over the Electoral Finance Bill has been relegated to Page 5. Perhaps Granny has paused, had […]
Take the blinkers off Granny
Granny Herald tries to defend itself against National Party bias by saying it ran a headline “I am not a liar” over Brash […]
Electoral finance: link roundup
Tony Milne’s got a good piece on the Electoral Finance Bill over at his blog I See Red – electoral finance reform is […]
Ask not what your country can do for you, DPF…
Interesting to see National Party blogger David Farrar is inciting his readers to start a political party to bypass/oppose the Electoral Finance Bill. […]
What’s National got to hide?
During the debate over the Electoral Finance Bill John Key’s made a lot of noise about National’s willingness to clamp down on anonymous […]
NZ Herald openly campaigning against Govt
So the NZ Herald has finally admitted it’s running a campaign against the government. Check out this ridiculous, chest-thumping, self-congratulatory piece from their […]
Electoral Finance Bill – some sense at last?
I’m not always a fan of Colin Espiner’s work, but thank goodness someone’s injected a bit of sense into this morning’s hysteria over […]
Brownlee dazed and confused over election spending
Following on Tane’s post yesterday, it looks like Ger’s in trouble with his Nat bosses over his comments that National would back the […]
National hollow on election funding
It’s not often we’re wrong, but we’re right again. Gerry Brownlee dropped a clanger in Parliament today when he admitted that National’s opposition […]
What good’s a story without any pictures?
Further to our release this morning of Hager’s testimony (PDF, 120K) refuting Brash and Key’s claim not to have planned their 2005 election […]
Nats start to pay off debt to Exclusive Brethren
No wonder National’s education policy (what we know of it so far, anyway) includes more money for private schools. I know a staff […]