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David Henry Kafka

Health and safety categories – ludicrous and venal

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 8:07 am, August 22nd, 2015 - 8 comments

A small sample of the reaction to National’s “health” and “safety” nonsense.

Andrea Vance’s phone records were handed to Henry by Parliamentary Services

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 1:47 pm, July 30th, 2013 - 80 comments

GCSB Maxwell SmartDavid Henry did but didn’t get Andrea Vance’s phone records from Parliamentary Services and Speaker David Carter said that the information had not been disclosed but had been disclosed.  And they expect us to believe that Henry did not look at the phone records despite asking for them.

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