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I've been at the Broadcasting debate in Auckland tonight, organised by the Coalition for Better Broadcasting. There was strong support from most of the speakers for public service broadcasting to be reformed and/or strengthened in NZ. For the parties of the left particularly, the manipulations…
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All your "trashing the SFO" connections. h/t DebsHancock (some might say there are some more you can add, but sticking strictly to the latest case, rather than the general dirty politics) Meanwhile in Grey Lynn... (Component is an excellent local artist and a mate, work…
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I honestly do not know where to start ... if the release of Dirty Politics was devastating then the revelations from yesterday are mind blowing. The release of the Cameron Slater email by John Key and the effective sacking of Judith Collins as a Minister…
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Key, Collins and the National government are not being brought down by a left-wing conspiracy, or by Whaledump, or Nicky Hager, or evil Leftie blogs, or any other desperate excuse. They are being brought down by we the people getting to see how they operate.…
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The NACT way is Not Our Way. We need a better way of governance and democracy. One that is for all the people. I joined the hardy souls who went to the Not Our Way rally and march in Auckland. The host speaker said that…
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Judith Collins’ resignation has, it is suggested in some quarters, allowed a line to be drawn under the whole dirty politics saga. We can, it seems, get on with the “real issues” of the election. Such optimism, however, seems entirely misplaced. First, there can surely…
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So Judith Collins is gone. This is English's faction taking control of dealing with the Dirty Politics mess. There's no way Bronwyn Puller would have placed a privacy complaint against Collins without English knowing. She's still tight with the National Party and with his faction.…
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Oravida and the mysterious Chinese border control official, the Simon Pleasants leak, Bronwyn Pullar's Privacy Commission complaint, plotting to roll John Key after the election - the allegations just kept coming. Now there's the allegation that she conspired with Cameron Slater and others to discredit former Serious Fraud…
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Press conference is running late, but Judith Collin's statement is out - resigning as Minister, but not as MP. New allegations of her undermining SFO head Adam Feeley have finally been too much. Not too much apparently was: Oravida conflict of interest Oravida lies and…
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Twitter is abuzz with news of a John Key press conference set for 12:30 pm today and rumours that Judith Collins may be gone. There are comments about the possible leaking of a SFO investigation. The Herald is saying she is gone. Stay tuned ...…
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There is a self-appointed "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" in New Zealand. Odgers and Slater are key members. Search VRWC on Slater's website and you'll find their activities. You can't search Odgers' website as she has taken it down. One very interesting inside account is a…
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The book Dirty Politics has thrown up all sorts of issues concerning journalism and morality. The selective leaking of information to attack blogs and the framing of issues have been seen to be powerful weapons in National's attempts to retain political power. In the Dominion Post…
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Nicky Hager has long been concerned about the need for journalism to be in the 'public interest', and to critically speak truth to power, in order to enable democracy to thrive. His latest book, Dirty Politics, shows why we need a news media, or at…
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Those pesky Greens and their caring about the nation's children! If we could just fob them off with a few environmental bribes things would be fine, but tackling child poverty? Are you serious? Why should I care about that? Of course if you want to…
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Judith Collins has re-entered the election campaign. John Key's little helper is back. Collins now justifies her release of the name and contact details of a public servant to Cameron Slater on the basis that he already had the name and she only released private…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. Inequality has emerged as the key issue in the election campaign: The gap between rich and poor is by far the biggest issue facing New Zealand three weeks before election day, a new poll has found. The Roy Morgan Research poll…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Who to believe, who to believe? Prime Minister John Key has dismissed Winston Peters' claim that he was approached by someone who asked him if he would work with Judith Collins if she was National Party leader. However Key did add it would "theoretically" be…
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Three weeks before the election, action is being taken across the country voicing a rejection of the National Government's track record and direction. Rallies are being held in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin to oppose National's attacks on workers, abuse of the environment, inequality, cronyism…
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There's been a couple of stories from pundits recently questioning how much Cunliffe "wants it". But last night, there was only one participant in the debate who looked disinterested and unhappy to be there, and it was John Key. Has he had enough? Is he…
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Two days with two polls and starkly different conclusions drawn. The Herald yesterday did something I have never seen it do before. It urgently released the results of its latest poll. It was released at about midday and accompanied by multiple tweets. My normal impression is that…
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According to the Herald: 3-1 to Cunliffe; Fran O'Sullivan, Toby Manhire and John Armstrong say Cunliffe, Audrey Young went for Key. TVNZ: Corin Dann says Cunliffe on points. Fairfax: No authoritative verdict, but the article says Key rattled, Cunliffe composed, so apparently Cunliffe. Text poll:…
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Our PM is fond of telling us all what we think. In the wake of Dirty Politics he is working it overtime, telling us all that we believe his spin. Interesting then to get some actual data on what (extrapolating from a sample) most New…
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The first head-to-head debate between David Cunliffe and John Key (tonight, 7pm, TV One) could be a real turning point of the election. (Yes, I'm very biased.) But the fact is - ignoring questions about Mike Hosking's moderation, and the issues many people raise about…
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@peace's fantasy song about killing the PM is offensive. Maybe not as offensive as Eminem's song where he describes in detail the fantasy beating, kidnapping and murder of his wife - and National still decided to use his music for their campaign ad - but still indefensible.…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUc14Bbcnfk#t=1m22s Updated: It was a good lecture. Definitely worth watching. By the sound of it, the video should be available tomorrow at Live News Updated with a Mr News (Vincent Eastwood) video of the lecture.