Simon’s unfortunate pecuniary register omission

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1. Incognito 1

   10 May 2019 at 7:57 am

   Did Mr Bridges drive himself home that night or did he take a cab or a Crown Limo?
   • soddenleaf 1.1

     10 May 2019 at 1:21 pm

     They weren't slushies, so it's all okay. Nothing to see here. He had no chance of heat stroke so no need to declare.
2. Sanctuary 2

   10 May 2019 at 8:09 am

   I wonder if Simon Bridges wakes up in the night wondering what that distant slow dripping sound is.

   It's the sound of doom Simon, the sound of doom.
   • Cinny 2.1

     10 May 2019 at 8:22 am

     Like this……

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffzfcEiymtw
   • NZJester 2.2

     10 May 2019 at 11:12 am

     It might be his tears dripping under his bed after he has been crying in his sleep knowing the only reason as I have seen mentioned in an article that he is still National Party leader is not because he has the majority support of his party but because there are more people that don’t like him voting with his small number of supporters to keep him there because they say better him than Judith.
3. Chris T 3

   10 May 2019 at 8:31 am

   Apart from the humour in people suddenly taking JLR as a serious source again.

   Can people make up their mind whether he is your hero source or baddy btw? It keeps switching

   It is getting worse than Slater being the number one go to for honesty over the JLR issue temporarily, then back to bad guy.

   From reading it. It sounds like by eating and drinking it's a dinner.

   Would imagine PMs go to a lot of expensive dinners. Are they all listed?
   • Cinny 3.1

     10 May 2019 at 8:37 am

     jlr is no ones hero source, he provided some topical information which is being discussed.
   • mickysavage 3.2

     10 May 2019 at 8:39 am

     Simon did list the Barak Obama dinner event so yes they can qualify.

     The thing about Ross is he has recordings and photos and bank details.
   • Gabby 3.3

     10 May 2019 at 9:18 am

     The wine was just in a doggy bag christy. Just leftovers.
     • patricia bremner 3.3.1

       10 May 2019 at 12:03 pm

       $200 wine? Leftovers? Yeah that'd be right!! Or get Jaimie to carry them? Hmmm!
   • Psycho Milt 3.4

     10 May 2019 at 9:23 am

     Can people make up their mind whether he is your hero source or baddy btw?

     People who aren't simpletons are capable of sorting others into more categories than just "goodies" and "baddies." So, was your question disingenuous or are you a simpleton?
     • Rapunzel 3.4.1

       10 May 2019 at 9:55 am

       Both.
   • woodart 3.5

     10 May 2019 at 10:33 am

     it was only last year that ross was one of your heroes christy. as with slater, and many other right whingers, that pedestal gets quickly kicked away, when the scum rises to the top.
     • Chris T 3.5.1

       10 May 2019 at 11:25 am

       I'd never heard of JLR till his breakdown and trust me. Slater has never been a hero of mine
       • woodart 3.5.1.1

         10 May 2019 at 5:21 pm

         if you had never heard of ross before his breakdown, you are obviously extremely new to NZ politics, or havent been paying attention. try and catch up….
4. Bewildered 4

   10 May 2019 at 8:39 am

   oh Mickey really ? Is this how you spend your time and this keeps you awake at night Suggest a bit more focus and analysis on the year of delivery might be more fruitful for you
   • vto 4.1

     10 May 2019 at 8:58 am

     Trying to unravel cheating and sly deals that is corruption is paramount. Do you not understand that?
   • Gabby 4.2

     10 May 2019 at 9:19 am

     Comradecolonel Jian says it's all fine, quit pokin your nose in.
   • Enough is Enough 4.3

     10 May 2019 at 9:46 am

     Come on Bewildered. Its fun reading MS's almost daily tabloid take on Bridges or National.

     Those clowns mocked us for years so now its their turn to feel the heat.
     • Tuppence Shrewsbury 4.3.1

       10 May 2019 at 11:57 am

       When you don't have any policy wins in government, all you can do it hope the opposition is worse.
       • adam 4.3.1.1

         10 May 2019 at 7:47 pm

         Yeah does feel a lot like the last 9 years…
   • patricia bremner 4.4

     10 May 2019 at 12:09 pm

     They are delivering. Far more crooked employers are being pinged and held to account, far more people housed and far more first time homeowners getting into the market.

     It is hard in a coalition, but you know that you well named "Bewidered"
     And you TS.
5. Dukeofurl 5

   10 May 2019 at 9:29 am

   I thought a gift could be only narrowly defined as an 'object' but no it includes hospitality

   (3) For the purposes of subclause (1)(b), gift—

   (a) includes hospitality and donations in cash or kind other than donations disclosed under Part 6A of the Electoral Act 1993:
   (b) excludes gifts received from family members (that is, any of the following: the member’s spouse or partner or any parent, child, stepchild, foster-child, or grandchild of the member).
   • indiana 5.1

     10 May 2019 at 12:01 pm

     I'm wondering how baby shower and engagement gifts are recorded? Especially if they have come from donors and or other governments.
     • Fireblade 5.1.1

       10 May 2019 at 5:54 pm

       Knock yourself out.

       https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/features/2019-register-of-members-interests-published
6. cleangreen 6

   10 May 2019 at 10:12 am

   National had planted Chinese spies inside their caucus of course, in 2011 including the one most vocal of late last week in our Parliament.

   Obviously Bridges in in ‘their pocket’.

   Chinese Government involved spy called Jian Yang.

   Early life
   Yang grew up in Jiangxi Province in southern China. He earned his MA and PhD in international relations from the Australian National University.[2]

   In 1999 Yang joined the University of Auckland as a Senior Lecturer in Political Studies.[3] He was granted New Zealand citizenship on 14 June 2004.[4]

   Member of Parliament
   New Zealand Parliament
   Years Term Electorate List Party
   2011–2014 50th List 36 National
   2014–2017 51st List 33 National
   2017–present 52nd List 33 National
   Yang was ranked at 36 on the National Party list for the 2011 New Zealand general election. He was the highest ranked new candidate on the list and was seen as a replacement for Pansy Wong, a Chinese MP who had resigned since the previous election.[2]

   Spy allegations
   On 13 September 2017 accusations were raised in the media that Yang “taught English to Chinese spies but was not a spy himself”. Yang admitted he had a background as a civilian, or non-ranking, officer in the Chinese military. In response to the accusations, the National Party released a copy of Yang’s CV from 2012, which mentioned his time at the Air Force Engineering College and Luoyang PLA University of Foreign Languages.[1] The Financial Times says the Foreign Languages Institute is part of China’s military intelligence apparatus, training linguists to intercept foreign communications. Yang was a lecturer at the Foreign Language Institute and his immigration file shows he taught the English language and American studies. Yang claimed he taught his students to simply monitor communications, rather than carry out “the physical act of spying”.[1] He conceded he could be seen as having taught spies.[5] The New Zealand Herald later reported that Yang did not disclose his links to the schools in his citizenship applications and instead substituted “partner” universities.[4][6]

   Yang also confirmed that he had been a member of the Communist Party of China but not since coming to New Zealand.[1]
   • Gabby 6.1

     10 May 2019 at 10:30 am

     I wonder if the comradecolonel's communications with the motherland are being monitored. Of course he might just pass on copies to Goodfellas to keep him up to date.
7. Stuart Munro. 7

   10 May 2019 at 10:20 am

   The leaker must be sooo smug at the moment.

   They got Simon to alienate his bag man, the one with all the dirt on him. Then Simon dismissed his phlegmatic senior staffer. And the leaker is still there.

   The leaker must feel like the very god of dirty tricks. Those that the gods would destroy they first drive mad.
8. SHG 8

   10 May 2019 at 4:00 pm

   You wouldn't believe how little I care about anything from Jami-Lee Ross.
9. AB 9

   10 May 2019 at 6:06 pm

   Great photo – when a man puts on a tie, it makes him much more likely to tell lies. And if he is already prone to it – watch out.
10. infused 10

    12 May 2019 at 2:55 pm

    tova has a real stick up here ass when it comes to simon. i'd take this with a gain of salt.

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