Bill’s Rolling – pros and cons

Since reading the news that the Nats are thinking about ditching Bill English, I’ve been trying to decide what my (completely honest and […]

National hypocrisy about the gay pride parade

National engages in Auckland’s Gay Pride parade by sending two MPs who voted against marriage equality and an Auckland Councillor who on Facebook calls a young man who pointed this out as a “little c*ck”.  Way to blow relations with the gay and lesbian community.  Update: And Linda Cooper has apologised, sort of …

Nikki Kaye hits out at Key’s mining plan

National Party MP Nikki Kaye is hitting out at her own leader John Key’s plan to mine Great Barrier Island. She joins the growing list of conservative opponents against the plan, with Auckland Mayor John Banks also voicing his opposition. It shows just how toxic this mining plan is.