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The recorded crime rate has been dropping for two decades now mostly due to changing demographics. More good news this year with a 4.8% drop, mostly attributable to a 21% fall in Canterbury. But something's a little off in these numbers. The number of offences…
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John Key just taught Judith Collins not to mess with the Boag faction. The Cabinet Manual required her to consult with him before announcing the defamation suits. He expressed support. Said Cabinet would decide on the funding. Suckered her in. Then, at the last minute,…
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Kiwis oppose asset sales two to one. And they will only happen if one man, Peter Dunne, votes for them to happen. Dunne was too cowardly even to speak to TVNZ on the issue last night. But you can still make him listen. You have…
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While Collins is busy backing herself into a corner over the ACC affair and has found herself footing the bill for vexatious lawsuits, Joyce, her main rival for the post-Key leadership, is cutting a sleazy deal with SkyCity: more pokies and relaxed licencing in return…
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It was pretty clear listening to John Key's press conference today that Collin's has been told she's on her own with her defamation suit. Not so much because she's having to fund it herself. Although I doubt very much that she made this decision without…
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John Key gave one of his least sure and most defensive interviews in five years on Q+A on the weekend. His goal was clearly to protect his personal brand and close the issue down. He failed. He failed because he refused to criticise Pullar and…
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A TV1 poll came out yesterday, showing no change in the major parties (Labour National and Greens all up 1%, all margin of error stuff). The good news is that Key is down 4% as preferred PM, and Shearer has debuted well at 11%. Many…
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Cabinet today will decide whether the Crown will pick up the tab for Judith Collins' defamation suits against Trevor Mallard, Andrew Little, and Radio New Zealand. These suits haven't a hope of winning. The suit against RNZ, whose offence was to do live interviews, is…
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Bernard Hickey has a great piece in the Herald on Sunday that you shouldn't miss. Starting with: looking at the charts from Treasury's Monthly Economic Indicators pack just made me angry. They show how irresponsible John Key's Government has become in the pursuit of pleasing…
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