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The incompetence of Paula Bennett's Ministry of Social development is truly unbelievable. They left confidential information accessible from public kiosks. It came out early on that they were warned of the vulnerability in July last year by a beneficiary advocate - and they did nothing.…
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Remember how Banks' Police report came out and the statement he gave to the Police was blanked out? And remember how Banks said it was the Police's choice, not his? Yeah, well that was a lie. Even on the most generous reading of Banks' words,…
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Dave Kennedy (bsprout) at Local Bodies... "National is building a safer New Zealand. We’ve embarked on a comprehensive programme of reform to protect communities, prevent crime, and put victims first." So says National MP Eric Roy in his latest blog post where he claims credit for the…
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Public trust in the police is at a new low. But should the buck stop with the police? On their increasingly dubious record, shouldn't the trust in our government also be at an all time low? Electronic means of surveillance are increasingly available to the…
accountability democracy under attack Ethics hone harawira housing john key paula bennett police privatisation slippery Spying
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Treasury is trying to tell us that private power companies don't charge more than SOEs to justify privatisation. Of course, a moment's thought tells you that private owners, with higher costs of capital, need larger profits than public ones. And private owners always complain the…
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Did you know that national standards must be completed in written form and there is no provision for extra time or oral answers from students (oops, sorry, 'learners' in Parata-speak) with disabilities? At high school and uni, if you have the need, you get these…
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I watched Paula Bennett and her MSD CEO make excuses and say sorry yesterday as they revealed that they had let the personal data of hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders sit in the open at WINZ kiosks - and it's all still open to…
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Amidst all the current scandal and chaos, the Nats' privatisation agenda grinds on, as reported by various sources this afternoon. More reaction later I'm sure, but for the moment here's the bare bones from the 3 News coverage: Government goes ahead with share sale The…
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In 2010 the largest protest for a generation in NZ marched down Queen St to oppose mining. But by squinting sideways at some rigged polling questions, industry advocates would have you believe that we the people support mining. They are aided and abetted by dumb…
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Should have reposted this last week - NRT on a bizarre and scary US legal opinion. Thoughtcrime will be next... Imperial over-reach Since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, we have lived in a world of nation-states. One result of this is that we have a multitude…
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Here's Granny Herald's genius plan for economic development: if Meridian can get more money for its power elsewhere, it should let Tiwai Point close. 3,000 jobs would be lost. Invercargill and Bluff would effectively be killed. But, hey, market forces! Problem is, if Meridian only…
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Keith Ng has uncovered a truly massive breach in MSD's computer security, and posted about it last night at Public Address. From Keith's post: My jeans were torn, my hoodie was pretty ragged, and I hadn't shaved for a week. It turned out that bloggers are…
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Judith Collins is going to the US and isn't going to raise the Dotcom case we are told. I'll bet the US Justice Department is though. Read this snippet from the Hollywood Reporter interviewing Senator Dodd, who raised the issue with John Key when he…