Labour’s strong week – National and land sales to foreigners

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 63 comments

Labour had a strong week this week with the disclosure of individuals behind a Mossack Fonseca related entity had criminal convictions for environmental damage forcing the OIO to review its original decision.   Grant Robertson has correctly called for a full inquiry into the circumstances relating to the Government stopping a review of the Foreign Trust regime.  And Phil Twyford has persuaded the OAG to rule that Housing New Zealand’s handling of parts of the housing sale process were sub standard.

Open mike 30/04/2016

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Date published: - 63 comments

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Daily Review 29/04/2016

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Date published: - 11 comments

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Key’s Blind Trust vs Our Blind Faith

Written By: te reo putake
Date published: - 29 comments

So Key’s lawyer reckons the PM directly requested that trust industry leaders lobby the Revenue Minister. On the other hand, PM DunnoKeyo reckons he did no such thing. That leaves some really big questions …

Mossack Fonseca bites National on the arse

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 348 comments

John Key is facing some problems describing how a Mossack Fonseca company ended up owning a New Zealand farm and how after his lawyer asked the Government not to change the rules surrounding foreign trusts the Government moved to make sure that no rule change would occur.

Open mike 29/04/2016

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Date published: - 116 comments

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Talleys Jump the Shark!

Written By: te reo putake
Date published: - 68 comments

The truly awful Talley’s group have just taken NZ employment relations back a century or two by trying to get the Employment Court to gag the Meat Workers Union. Talley’s regard freedom of speech as a breach of good faith. They also want the union’s Darien Fenton barred from doing her job. Is it too soon to take Sir Peter Talley’s knighthood away from him?

Daily Review 28/04/2016

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Date published: - 26 comments

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Little just visited NZ troops in Iraq

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Date published: - 11 comments

“Opposition Leader Andrew Little has visited New Zealand troops at Camp Taji, Iraq. Mr Little also met with Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled Al-Obedih and senior military officials from the Coalition forces in Iraq. He now heads to Jordan to see the unfolding refugee crisis first hand.”

Key’s land tax – too weak

Written By: Anthony R0bins
Date published: - 76 comments

Reaction to Key’s land tax has been luke warm at best, with strong calls for more effective action. Labour is promising “a ‘tidal wave’ of big housing reforms”…

Open mike 28/04/2016

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Date published: - 86 comments

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Daily Review 27/04/2016

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Date published: - 20 comments

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Open mike 27/04/2016

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Date published: - 40 comments

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Daily Review 26/04/2016

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Date published: - 18 comments

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Open mike 26/04/2016

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Date published: - 23 comments

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Open mike 25/04/2016

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Date published: - 108 comments

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Open mike 24/04/2016

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Date published: - 92 comments

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