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Campbell Live showed us pictures of the cheques by which Kim Dotcom's company Megastuff made donations to Team Banksie 2010. How can John Banks argue that the two donations of $25,000 from Kim Dotcom's company Megastuff Limited are anonymous when the company name is on…
accountability act corruption election funding leadership national privatisation you couldn't make this shit up
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David Cameron's defence of embattled Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been called a "firewall" that's failing to hold. As the stench of corruption around the Murdoch empire grows by the day, Cameron needs Hunt to stay or else Cameron is the next to go. It…
act election 2011 election funding Ethics john banks john key national privatisation uk politics
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. On Sunday morning I made it clear to Paul Holmes on TVNZ's Q&A current affairs show that I didn't come up the river on a cabbage…
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In Open Mike yesterday there was reference to this article: Claim cops are 'decriminalising dope by stealth' Police have been accused of "decriminalisation by stealth" after a study showed cannabis possession arrests have halved in the last 18 years. A Massey University research centre report…
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United Future are polling the public about their support for partial privatisations, here. .... the only reason for our existence is to represent the voice of the people in our parliament. We believe that any party that is not constantly in touch with the views…
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What your ruling party got up to at its South Island Regional Conference. Michael Woddhouse, list MP and failed candidate for Dunedin South, speaking at a podium behind a toilet seat with Dunedin South MP Clare Curran's face attached. It's witty, too. That's what I…
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The indefatigable Idiot/Savant at NRT has been looking at the appointment of Isacc to head the Charter School Working Group. It seems to have been conducted with all the professionalism and integrity that we have come to expect of ACT. Catherine Isaac's crony appointment Last…
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The case for the Puhoi to Wellsford Holiday Highway just got even worse. Before, officials reckoned it would return net benefits worth ten cents for every dollar spent. Now, the cost will equal the benefits - if traffic volumes double in 15 years. Problem is,…
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David Cunliffe delivered a solid speech yesterday in New Lynn laying out some good thoughts on the state of New Zealand. In it he's been very clear on what's happened to New Zealand. in the last thirty years. You hear the National government talking about…
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Another secret taping, another political scandal. A recording of Pullar and Boag's meeting with ACC by Pullar appears to show that Pullar did not "blackmail" ACC as alleged. This raises serious questions about how Pullar's name got into the public arena. And why hasn't Collins…
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