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Key settles Ambrose defamation case – with public money

Written By: - Date published: 2:21 pm, March 21st, 2016 - 68 comments
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As told by Twitter…

https://twitter.com/NewZcam/status/711643255998271488

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68 comments on “Key settles Ambrose defamation case – with public money ”

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  1. TepidSupport 1
    21 March 2016 at 2:51 pm

    Um.. Is this legal?

    • Lanthanide 1.1
      21 March 2016 at 3:01 pm

      Yes.

      • TepidSupport 1.1.1
        21 March 2016 at 5:32 pm

        Ugh. I guess most people will “not care” enough to change their vote- it doesn’t matter to me if others have done it previously when JK and the Nats try to state they play by the ‘moral high ground’

    • gez the rev 1.2
      22 March 2016 at 7:33 am

      it sure is…
      my wife was working for a govt dept, quite high up on very good salary
      a pommie import(been here 1 year) who was working underneath her started sexually harassing her, I stepped in and made it quite clear to him it was unacceptable and if it carried on I will stop it. he complained and they set about trying to make life hard for her(construct a dismissal)
      luckily I have half a brain and we went after them, she walked out with 50grand and both her and I had to shut our mouths. I would like to say thank you govt but it was actually taxpayer money we got, she wasn’t the first either from this dept.
      anyway pommie dickhead got his just desserts from myself personally(for all you ladies wondering) and last I heard he was heading off

  2. McFlock 2
    21 March 2016 at 2:56 pm

    Query: if the statements were made during the election campaign, shouldn’t it be a campaign expense?

    He was talking about events at an election campaign photo-op for fuck sake.

  3. McFlock 3
    21 March 2016 at 3:03 pm

    on an adjacent note, Key now accepts that the recording was accidental, but says it was an honestly held belief at the time.

    How long has our prime minister been experiencing these bouts of paranoia?
    Were his suspicions of being secretly recorded exacerbated by what he was told the GCSB was getting up to?

    • Lanthanide 3.1
      21 March 2016 at 4:09 pm

      He got political advantage out of it at the time, claiming he was a victim etc.

  4. mickysavage 4
    21 March 2016 at 3:12 pm

    So Key must have had his Prime Minister’s hat on when he defamed Ambrose.

    Funny that …

  5. Tautuhi 5
    21 March 2016 at 3:27 pm

    Should read “the taxpayer settles Key Teapot Case with Bradley Ambrose”?

    • mickysavage 6.1
      21 March 2016 at 3:55 pm

      Labour did it too!

      So BM how do you feel about taxpayers money being used by Key to pay for his *ahem* mistake?

      • Refelusion 6.1.1
        21 March 2016 at 4:02 pm

        Same as I did about Margret Wilson if a genuine mistake made on the job, fair enough.

        It’s the old JKDS raising its head again Mickey

      • Lanthanide 6.1.2
        21 March 2016 at 4:11 pm

        I’m sure he was against it when Labour did it, so he must surely be against it again now.

        Otherwise he’d be a hypocrite, and we know he’s not… Right?

        • BM 6.1.2.1
          21 March 2016 at 4:33 pm

          He wasn’t a politician in 2001.

          • McFlock 6.1.2.1.1
            21 March 2016 at 4:48 pm

            lol that’s right, he can’t remember any political opinions he had before 2004

            • BM 6.1.2.1.1.1
              21 March 2016 at 4:52 pm

              He would have been far too busy, he probably didn’t even know Clark had been sued.

              If he did though, I’d say he would have been quite relaxed about the matter, just part and parcel of being a PM.

          • Lanthanide 6.1.2.1.2
            21 March 2016 at 5:25 pm

            The “he” referred to you, BM.

        • alwyn 6.1.2.2
          21 March 2016 at 5:44 pm

          “I’m sure he was against it when Labour did it”.
          Perhaps you can enlighten us on what makes you so “sure”.
          You have some evidence do you, or are you relying on you imagination?
          Perhaps you have psychic powers? Or maybe KDS?

      • Neil 6.1.3
        21 March 2016 at 4:18 pm

        BM will be fine with it, its only wrong if Labour do it & Key is Mr perfect who can do no wrong in BM’s eyes

      • BM 6.1.4
        21 March 2016 at 4:31 pm

        About the same as I did when the government had to pay out for Clark.

    • McFlock 6.2
      21 March 2016 at 4:01 pm

      not surprised you’d have a “labour did it too” at the ready.

  7. Gristle 7
    21 March 2016 at 4:09 pm

    The good news is that Key has been forced to publicly say he was wrong. Big hit on the ego but unfortunately not the pocket. Congratulations to all who helped fund Ambrose as taking litigation funding out of the equation made this a far more politically dangerous situation for Key and the National Party.

    • alwyn 7.1
      21 March 2016 at 5:50 pm

      ” taking litigation funding out of the equation”
      Ambrose said he wanted $38,000 to fund his action.
      As of yesterday it was only a bit under $8,000 and there hadn’t been any money coming in for quite some time. He never had the money to pay for a case did he?

      I think Ambrose would take anything at all he could get from Key, and what he got was certainly not much was it? Sue for $1.25 million and settle for a small contribution to your legal expenses.
      On the other hand I wonder what he will do with the $8,000?

      • Mike C 7.1.1
        21 March 2016 at 6:12 pm

        @Alwyn

        Probably the same thing Rachinger did with the money he managed to get out of Slater.

      • Gangnam Style 7.1.2
        21 March 2016 at 6:15 pm

        “On the other hand I wonder what he will do with the $8,000?” Yeah, you have said that before, a few times actually. Did you contribute to it? If not why do you give a fuck? Or if you did why don’t you ask for it back. Unless you just stirring shit &/or smearing.

      • Gristle 7.1.3
        21 March 2016 at 6:38 pm

        Let me see if I understand your logic.
        1. Ambrose only had $8k
        2. $8k isn’t enough money to litigate
        Therefore
        3.Ambrose settled.

        How about if you were Key and knew that Ambrose had insufficient money to litigate, why would you settle.

        Maybe your premise is wrong.

        • alwyn 7.1.3.1
          21 March 2016 at 6:59 pm

          And maybe Key simply didn’t want to waste any more of his time on the matter.
          It is quite normal for people to settle defamation claims early, even those with nothing in their favour because it takes up a lot of time, and costs a lot of money to defend them. It may not have cost Key money but it would certainly have taken up his time.

          David Lange made a nice little side income from bringing “defamation” claims. Most people or organisations settled. His practice only stopped when North & South successfully defended one and got a ruling that greatly strengthened freedom of speech. I don’t think Lange ever tried to bring another claim.

          http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tony-stickley/news/article.cfm?a_id=143&objectid=164812

          • Gristle 7.1.3.1.1
            21 March 2016 at 7:36 pm

            Key has not said sorry ( except to Slater.) Key does not say he was wrong. ‘Cause probably, when he has seen the figures, in the fullness of time, most people will realise that he, is most likely, at least, a Demi-God.

            Having both an unlimited litigation budget and the ego at least the size of a planetoid, Key, IMO, would press ahead into a defended hearing time be damned.

            Maybe the matter went to a Judicial Conference and he was getting spanked by the Judge/Master presiding over it. And at this point one cut their losses and have a confidential settlement where everything can quietly disappear.

            “What defamation! I have never defamed anybody!”

            Key didn’t get to where he is today without going for the jugular.

            • alwyn 7.1.3.1.1.1
              21 March 2016 at 9:13 pm

              “Maybe the matter went to a …..”.
              And maybe, and most likely, you have no idea what you are talking about.
              You just have a hatred of our current PM.

              • framu …
                22 March 2016 at 7:53 am

                kind of a strange thing to say after making several “i reckon” comments of your own alwyn

                • You_Fool …
                  22 March 2016 at 9:07 am

                  ahh, but Alwyn likes John Key so its ok for him to speculate

                  • alwyn …
                    22 March 2016 at 10:18 am

                    “Alwyn likes John Key”.
                    Not at all. There hasn’t been a politician I “liked” since Jack Marshall.
                    I do however think he is vastly more competent than any of the blithering idiots that have led the Labour Party in the last few years.
                    New Zealand are better of with him as PM than we would be with Andrew. Shame really as we need a competent opposition and an alternative government. No Government should go on too long but there has to be a realistic alternative. I had great hopes about Little but he isn’t showing any sign of improving.

                • alwyn …
                  22 March 2016 at 10:11 am

                  Not at all.
                  You are perfectly entitled, if you wish, to say you don’t agree with me and that I am wrong. Just as I am allowed to comment on what I think is other people’s foolishness.

                  • framu …
                    22 March 2016 at 10:18 am

                    as long as your happy that “And maybe, and most likely, you have no idea what you are talking about.”

                    and that this implies some sort of deep seated emotional response instead of rational argument

                    • alwyn …
                      22 March 2016 at 10:24 am

                      Goodness me.
                      We have someone who seems to think he (she?) is a shrink.
                      Learn the jargon in PSYC 101 did you?
                      “deep seated emotional response” my foot.

                    • framu …
                      22 March 2016 at 12:02 pm

                      “And maybe, and most likely, you have no idea what you are talking about.
                      You just have a hatred of our current PM.”

                      your exact words alwyn – its you making the implications re: emotions not me

                      good grief – it was one passing observation – and you feel the need to drag it out like this?

  8. Neil 8
    21 March 2016 at 4:13 pm

    This should’ve been paid for out of Key’s own pocket & not the tax payers pocket, next thing is that we will be paying for monogramed golf balls for Key.

  9. Chuck 9
    21 March 2016 at 4:15 pm

    Good outcome all round for Ambrose and Key. The only people crying tears will be the lawyers (substantial fees they will miss out on) and the John Key haters who thought this was the “one to get him on”.

    • TC 9.1
      21 March 2016 at 4:52 pm

      Good for ambrose so he can move on and key gets to bury another of his screw ups as bradley was expected to go quietly but he didnt.

      I dont hate key. hes doing his job very well on behalf of foreign and local businesses. I just hate how its turning out for the average kiwi.

  10. ianmac 10
    21 March 2016 at 5:51 pm

    I do not think Key has apologised at all. No sorry. (Except to Cameron.)

    • Mike C 10.1
      21 March 2016 at 6:50 pm

      @IanMac

      I doubt very much that John Key has even spoken to Cameron Slater over the past year or so … let alone apologized to the big fat bastard.

      The Prime Minister is well aware that Slaters loyalty has always been … and will always be … to “Aunty Judy”.

      John Key once had respect for John Slater … which was why he put up with Cameron for so long.

      • Anne 10.1.1
        21 March 2016 at 8:25 pm

        You are wrong. Key formerly apologised to Cameron Slater for releasing a text message linked to the D.P. revelations. At least it was something along those lines. Anyone who has a smidgen of political nous would know the real reason he made the apology was because Slater knows too much about the D.P. scandal operating out of the PM’s office.

  11. Smilin 11
    21 March 2016 at 5:52 pm

    Key wasnt representing the nation in capacity as PM at his tea party he was canvasing support for the national party therefore all particulars should be available to the public

    Another piece of archaic law protecting the royal decree of fuckin upper crusties who dont deserve it

  12. b waghorn 12
    21 March 2016 at 7:21 pm

    Key using tax payers money to pay for his cockup has got to cost him a few more voters! Drip drip wing nuts.

  13. John 13
    21 March 2016 at 7:34 pm

    John claims that when he made the statement he did so as the leader of the National Party, so why aren’t they paying for it?

  14. Gristle 14
    21 March 2016 at 8:09 pm

    Anyway, who has a copy of the recording? The criminal law based prohibition against playing it has now passed as Key has accepted that there was no intent in making the recording.

    Gizza a listen.

  15. b waghorn 15
    21 March 2016 at 8:42 pm

    http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11609448

    I’ve always had my doubts about how accidental the recording was, but this makes it seem plausible,

    • Muttonbird 15.1
      21 March 2016 at 9:49 pm

      Yep. Key’s assertions at the time about Ambrose’s guilt, and his running to the police on the matter betrayed a lack of comprehension about the unscripted nature of the teapot circus with multiple interests involved from freelance media to the PM’s goon squad all making rules up on the fly. New technology involved and all.

      If you take a long lens to this, it it yet another of John Key’s clumsy, under-managed screw-ups…

      …just like his flag project.

  16. Nick K 16
    21 March 2016 at 9:58 pm

    Helen Clark used public money to both pay her legal costs and pay damages to John Yelash.

    • One Anonymous Bloke 16.1
      21 March 2016 at 10:10 pm

      Yes, and look at the hatred and vile abuse that was directed at her. I’m picking the people who were responsible for that will find themselves impotent in this case.

    • mickysavage 16.2
      21 March 2016 at 10:16 pm

      Two responses:

      1. Prove it.
      2. I thought Helen Clark was the devil incarnate to righties. So you are saying that the standard she set is now acceptable?

      • You_Fool 16.2.1
        22 March 2016 at 9:25 am

        It has become clear that when the right yelled about high standards in public accountability in 2008 they didn’t mean relative to Helen Clark’s government but to the late 90’s Shipley Government

      • Nick K 16.2.2
        22 March 2016 at 10:15 am

        Prove it?

        It’s here: http://tvnz.co.nz/content/39524/2556418.html

        The draft copy includes an apology to Yelash and says the Crown will pay him $55,000…Clark would not confirm whether taxpayers will foot the bill for the pay-out, although that is usually what happens when a minister is involved in a defamation suit.

        The Crown paid the damages.

        The taxpayer clearly paid her legal costs. She would have denied it otherwise.

        • te reo putake 16.2.2.1
          22 March 2016 at 10:28 am

          Remind us. What that case during an election campaign? Did the alleged defamation occur as a result of a private meeting between a candidate from a party and the leader of one of the other parties?

          If the two cases were different, and they clearly are, shouldn’t the arrangement for costs also be different?

        • Sacha 16.2.2.2
          22 March 2016 at 10:33 am

          Such costs are met when people are acting in the role of Ministers or MPs (just ask frequent flyers like Nick Smith), not for party leaders. Even Key recognises that by trying for the money from his leaders fund.

          Andrea Vance seems pretty clear that there is an explicit ruling somewhere that leaders funds are not to be used for legal cases or settlements and it’s hard to see how underwriting the behaviour of a party leader on the election trail is a “parliamentary purpose”.

  17. Simonm 17
    21 March 2016 at 11:02 pm

    I gave some money to the “Give-a-little” page to help Bradley Ambrose take litigation against Key for defaming him. Now that they’ve settled out of court, do I get my money back?

    • Slippery 17.1
      22 March 2016 at 4:50 am

      I guess we’ve all contributed funds one way or another, you’ve got as much chance as anyone else, don’t you think you are asking the wrong person/s?

    • grumpystilskin 17.2
      22 March 2016 at 8:57 am

      It would appear I’ve contributed to JK’s defence, do I get it back?

    • greywarshark 17.3
      22 March 2016 at 3:09 pm

      Simonm
      When researching crowd funding entities in NZ I seem to remember that GiveaLittle does not work on target or nothing, and does give the donations under target to the fundraiser.
      So if I am right you don’t get it back. They do call it GiveaLittle and it is slanted towards helping people with a need. I think Ambrose made the point that he has missed out on a lot of work since the episode and would find it really helpful in meeting his expenses.

  18. Nick 18
    22 March 2016 at 8:53 am

    Maybe the audio will appear on dotcoms Mega upload site?

  19. Sebbie 19
    22 March 2016 at 3:32 pm

    When are we going to hear what happened with National stealing from Eminem’s publishers?

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  • Government delivers better public transport for Christchurch
    The Public Transport Futures project will deliver approximately: 100 more buses providing a greater number of seats to a greater number of locations at a higher frequency Over 470 more bus shelters to support a more enjoyable travel experience Almost 200 real time display units providing accurate information on bus ...
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  • Minister praises education heroes in cyclone damaged regions
    All but six schools and kura have reopened for onsite learning All students in the six closed schools or kura are being educated in other schools, online, or in alternative locations Over 4,300 education hardpacks distributed to support students Almost 38,000 community meals provided by suppliers of the Ka Ora ...
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  • Government investments drive health and business outcomes in the Bay of Plenty
    A new health centre has opened with financial support from the Government and further investment has been committed to projects that will accelerate Māori economic opportunities, Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan says. Community health provider QE Health will continue its long history in Rotorua with the official opening of the ...
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  • UK NZ Working Holiday Scheme upgraded
    The new three year NZ UK Working Holiday Visas (WHV) will now be delivered earlier than expected, coming into force by July this year in time to support businesses through the global labour shortages Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says. The improved WHV, successfully negotiated alongside the NZ UK Free trade ...
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  • 2023 Offshore Renewable Energy Forum, New Plymouth
    It seems like only yesterday that we launched the discussion document Enabling Investment in Offshore Renewable Energy, which is the key theme for this Forum. Everyone in this room understands the enormous potential of offshore wind in Aotearoa New Zealand – and particularly this region.  Establishing a regime to pave ...
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  • Milestone reached in crack down on gangs
    Police has reached a major milestone filing over 28,000 charges related to Operation Cobalt. “I’m extremely proud of the fantastic work that our Police has been doing to crack down on gangs, and keep our communities safe. The numbers speak for themselves – with over 28,000 charges, Police are getting ...
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  • New funding for Cyclone waste removal
    The Government will provide $15 million in the short term to local councils to remove rubbish, as a longer-term approach is developed, the Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty announced today. “Several regions are facing significant costs associated with residential waste removal, which has the potential to become a public ...
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  • Government working faster and smarter to support response and recovery
    $15 million of immediate reimbursement for marae, iwi, recognised rural and community groups $2 million for community food providers $0.5 million for additional translation services Increasing the caps of the Community and Provider funds The Government has announced $17.5 million to further support communities and community providers impacted by Cyclone ...
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  • More Māori getting access to mental health and addiction services
    The Government’s approach of using frontline service providers to address inequities for Māori with mental health and addiction needs is making good progress in many communities, a new report says. An independent evaluation into the Māori Access and Choice programme, commissioned by Te Whatu Ora has highlighted the programme’s success ...
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