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  1. Still an honest man?

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 10:14 am, May 26th, 2014 -  31 comments
    Categories: john key
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    BLip has been maintaining for quite a while, a little list of Honest John’s statements that aren’t exactly true. One iteration of this list “An Honest Man” is still one of the most popular posts here with many page views on a daily basis – more than a year after it was posted. Looks like someone has made a video of a few of the times when some of these were made. There is also a more recent BLip list of the words of our favourite lying politician.

  2. Helen

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 11:08 pm, May 24th, 2014 -  14 comments
    Categories: helen clark
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    Just been watching the documentary “Helen” about Helen Clark past and present. Pretty damn good. For me it was a bit of a blast from the past. I started volunteering for her in Mt Albert in 1989. But I suspect that the same will be true for most people who have been aware of politics in NZ over the last 3 decades. Those images of Muldoon and Douglas were kind of creepy.

  3. Key “AT HOME” in Whale Oil Cafe

    Written By:  susannact -  Date published: 3:13 pm, May 24th, 2014 -  10 comments
    Categories: Satire
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    Allo, ‘Allo, ‘Allo, ‘Allo, Episode 4.  Based on the 1980’s comedy series “Allo, ‘Allo”.  starring Cameron Slater as Rene and Judith Collins as Edith his wife.   Set in a greasy spoon cafe off K’d. See previous episodes: Starring role Key  schemes It is early morning before the Whale Oil cafe has opened.  Cameron Rene sits […]

  4. Are John Key’s pants on fire?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:14 am, May 21st, 2014 -  142 comments
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    John Key’s suggestion that he had no involvement in Ian Fletcher’s appointment as head of the GCSB apart from giving approval to the State Services Commission recommendation is appearing to be less and less likely as is his claim that he knew nothing about the Dotcom Mansion raid until shortly before it occurred.

  5. Campbell Live: Fletcher, Key, Clapper et al

    Written By:  karol -  Date published: 7:23 pm, May 20th, 2014 -  208 comments
    Categories: accountability, john key, Spying
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    Campbell Live broadcast a special on the GCSB.  It is presented information never before made public. Campbell pointed to how a major shift in NZ and 5 Eyes’ approach to intelligence. Whose interest is the GCSB operating in?  Why has John Key mislead us, or at least, fudged the details? Updated.

  6. “Banks vs Mud”

    Written By:  karol -  Date published: 11:26 am, May 19th, 2014 -  134 comments
    Categories: accountability, act, activism, democratic participation, news, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    John Banks murky past, including his metaphorical mud throwing at other politicians, came back to haunt him today: this as he headed into court to stand trial, accused of filing false electoral returns in an Auckland Mayoral campaign. Update: TVNZ report; Update #2: In court today

  7. EPMU wins for Tiwai workers

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 6:55 pm, May 17th, 2014 -  33 comments
    Categories: uncategorized
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    News today that NZAS appeal against the EPMU’s claim for contract shift payments at Tiwai Point has failed is another well-deserved win for workers. True to form, the company is bleating that it might cost it $20million. That would be a drop in the bucket compared to what workers have lost there since Rio Tinto moved aggressively to de-unionise the site in 1990 after the introduction of the Employment Contracts Act.

  8. John Key challenged!

    Written By:  Bunji -  Date published: 4:57 pm, May 13th, 2014 -  24 comments
    Categories: john key, Media
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    Nah, just kidding, here’s a few more examples of journalists just printing what he says…

  9. ImperatorFish: A statement from John Key

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:31 pm, May 5th, 2014 -  8 comments
    Categories: john key, Satire
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    I want to make it absolutely clear that the National Party are not in any way under the influence of Big Tobacco…

  10. Polity: Why Joyce is full of it on monetary policy

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:11 am, May 5th, 2014 -  33 comments
    Categories: don brash, Economy, monetary policy, national, same old national, Steven Joyce
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    Rob Salmond at Polity just saved me from having to write something like this post explaining economic basics to Steven Joyce. Joyce demonstrated again why his tenure at MoBIE has been a failure for the overall economy. He fixates on one thing like the business selling milk powder to the exclusion of the overall picture. In part that is why we have neither expanding innovation or employment in our economy at present. He is a good tactical politician. But he is a fool on strategy.

  11. Collins is out of control

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:25 am, May 5th, 2014 -  232 comments
    Categories: john key, Judith Collins, Kelvin Davis, national, same old national
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    Judith Collins’s startling attack on Katie Bradford on the weekend has created all sorts of problems for John Key. Relations with the Press Gallery must be at an all time low. Sacking her will cause all sorts of problems within National’s caucus, retaining her in Cabinet will risk further bad publicity. There is no upside.

  12. LocalBodies: King Luddite and the Green Wave

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:41 am, April 28th, 2014 -  31 comments
    Categories: greens, john key, Satire
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    King Luddite was resolute in his belief in the power of black gold and he decided to make a public stand against the green tidal wave that was rapidly approaching his small kingdom. On September the 20th he decided would place his throne on the nearest beach and, with his ministers standing behind him, command that the wave come no further. He had once heard a story of another king who had done something similar and thought it sounded like a good idea. Of course he had never been a good history scholar and he had never bothered to consult his wise men.

  13. The strength of the left: working together…

    Written By:  karol -  Date published: 8:31 am, April 27th, 2014 -  41 comments
    Categories: david cunliffe, democratic participation, election 2014, greens, human rights, john key, labour, mana-party, slippery, sustainability, workers' rights
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    The strength of the left: working together…. from the flaxroots. I agree with the parts of David Cunliffe’s speech to Young Labour where he talks of the importance of working together and mobilising the grass roots left in order to win the election. He is speaking about the Labour Party, but his words are equally true for the wider left

  14. It’s the little things …

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:40 am, April 22nd, 2014 -  36 comments
    Categories: john key, Judith Collins, national, same old national
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    Another day and another hole in Judith Collins’ description of events surrounding the dinner that she had with senior Oravida figures and a Chinese Official who may or may not have been able to sort out importation problems for Oravida, a company who her husband is a Director of and who has made large donations to the National Party.

  15. Polity: Boundary changes

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 5:16 pm, April 18th, 2014 -  20 comments
    Categories: election 2014, elections, First Past the Post, MMP
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    Rob Salmond’s take on the boundary changes announced last week. In a MMP election system the actual electoral boundaries usually only really matter to a few MPs. It isn’t likely to make much of a difference unless National manages to have a cup of tea with a party with enough electoral muscle to get more than a single MP into the house and an electorate’s voters think this matters. After the John Banks/Act debacle who’d be moronic enough to think that electorate seats in a list do matter? Apart from our silly first-past-the-post stand-in-man for David Farrar of course…

  16. Patricia Grace takes on RONS

    Written By:  karol -  Date published: 9:29 am, April 1st, 2014 -  48 comments
    Categories: activism, business, economy, Maori Issues, same old national, sustainability, transport
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    The Kapiti Expressway is one of the National government’s RONS projects:  it makes no sense economically.  It is destructive to the environment and the local communities. The NZTA is attempting to run roughshod over ancestral lands, including that of writer, Patricia Grace.  She is taking a stand.

  17. Who is the Internet Party’s secret MP?

    Written By:  Stephanie Rodgers -  Date published: 5:00 pm, March 29th, 2014 -  148 comments
    Categories: election 2014, uncategorized
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    Maybe this is one of those open political secrets – if you’re in the know, you already know, and it seems obvious. If you’re not, it’s a total mystery. Just who is the MP Kim Dotcom has ready and waiting to jump waka in 2014? I’ve got no idea, but I approach these things like […]

  18. Russel Norman on consumerism & happiness

    Written By:  karol -  Date published: 8:23 am, March 16th, 2014 -  38 comments
    Categories: capitalism, child welfare, greens, Metiria Turei, poverty, russel norman, workers' rights
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    An interview provides an insight into Russel Norman’s working class background & frugal, anti-consumerist outlook. Combines well with Metiria Turei’s working class background –  which has motivated her campaign against child poverty and inequality.

  19. Officials’ dinners off in China

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 4:50 am, March 16th, 2014 -  36 comments
    Categories: China, john key, Judith Collins, leadership, trade
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    Fran O’Sullivan thinks that the only reason why Collins is still a Minister was Key’s need to save face in his impending visit to China. I think Key may have got a better reception from Xi Jinping if he had followed the Chinese leader’s example of taking a hard line on  dinner-table corruption and sacked Collins.

  20. David Cunliffe’s speech to the New Zealand Institute

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 12:13 pm, March 14th, 2014 -  124 comments
    Categories: david cunliffe, labour
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    Speech notes from today’s address to the New Zealand Institute.  “Trickle-down economics and its neoliberal parentage have failed New Zealanders and left many of our emerging businesses starved of investment capital and skills.  The opportunity gaps have widened and there is no clear, shared strategy to a high value, high income future.  That’s something Labour will change. We want an economy that works for all New Zealanders.”

  21. LB: Government Spin and Hidden Secrets

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 4:24 pm, March 8th, 2014 -  34 comments
    Categories: Economy, education, employment, Environment, national
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    This National led Government has seriously mismanaged things and is desperate to hide the true effects of its governance over the last five years. I half suspect many of the retiring National MPs are jumping ship because they don’t want to be around when the proverbial hits the fan. National have carefully constructed showy facades that hide flimsy realities

  22. Craig launches defamation case against Key

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:49 am, March 5th, 2014 -  18 comments
    Categories: conservative party, Satire
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    [Satire]  In a surprise move Colin Craig has threatened John Key with defamation proceedings for saying that he is weak and thin skinned, and may believe Elvis is alive and the moon landing was faked.

  23. Colin Craig does not want to disclose his view on gays

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:51 am, March 4th, 2014 -  70 comments
    Categories: conservative party, russel norman, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Colin Craig has announced that he is off to Court to sue someone called Russell Norman who I think is the same person as Greens leader Russel Norman. And he is going to leave documents relating to his views of gays in the closet by only suing Norman for his comments about women. One wonders what he has to hide?

  24. Polity: Three ramshackle PR fiascos and you’re out

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:41 am, March 4th, 2014 -  33 comments
    Categories: dpf, making shit up
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    Rob Salmond at Polity points to the right wing publicists who pose as independents, set up publicity shells for nutters, and who seem to make outright lying their hallmark. Perhaps it is time that journalists start describing them as they are rather than quoting them as they prefer. They should be “blogger and National’s pollster” or “part-time lawyer and ACT supporter.”

  25. A tale of two journalists

    Written By:  karol -  Date published: 8:59 am, March 2nd, 2014 -  111 comments
    Categories: broadcasting, david cunliffe, john key, news, poverty, tv
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    Trisha Dunleavy has outlined the problems a& challenges for public service TV in NZ. Contrasting tales of 2 TV journalists – Rachel Smalley & Patrick Gower – highlight the problems with NZ’s (currently) dominant infotainment approach to news.

  26. The Genesis share float has problems

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:21 am, February 27th, 2014 -  17 comments
    Categories: assets, bill english, david cunliffe, john key, labour, national, privatisation, same old national
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    The Government has effectively conceded that the Genesis share float will not meet expectations and is softening New Zealand up to the prospect that only 30% of the shares may be sold. It makes you wonder why they are still going a head with the sale.

  27. Polity: X more thoughts on poll bias

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:36 am, February 26th, 2014 -  26 comments
    Categories: national, nz first, polls
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    Whenever the media report on polls, they get accused of all manner of biases by the blinkered commentariat. Most of it is nonsense, of course. But some criticism of the polling methods themselves may have more merit that Rob Salmond first thought.  While he is not yelling “fire” at this stage, he does think there may be smoke. Something that he did not think that three years ago.

  28. Guest Post – Labour Candidate Deborah Russell

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 12:01 pm, February 25th, 2014 -  48 comments
    Categories: election 2014
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    In the first of what may be a series of posts by candidates this year Deborah Russell, Labour’s candidate for the seat of Rangitikei, was invited to provide a guest post on her world view and why she is standing for office.

  29. On polls and things

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:16 am, February 25th, 2014 -  106 comments
    Categories: election 2014, greens, labour, Media, national, polls
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    The periodic agony and ecstasy attached to opinion poll results has kicked in with a pessimistic TVOne poll result being released on the weekend. But how accurate are they and are we in danger of damaging an election campaign by focussing too much on them?

  30. It’s not stolen – I just borrowed it without asking

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 3:23 pm, February 23rd, 2014 -  51 comments
    Categories: blogs, crime, law, police
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    One of the areas of concern in the current Blomfield vs Slater defamation case was the theft and copying of documents and stored data owned by Blomfield. Slater is covering for the source of this material by claiming he is a journalist. However this guest post argues that clearly his possession of the material in itself constitutes a number of crimes under the Crimes Act. Which makes the police’s refusal to charge Slater without a valid legal explanation rather peculiar.

  31. Home thoughts from abroad

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 7:19 pm, February 20th, 2014 -  55 comments
    Categories: election 2014, labour
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    Porirua mayor Nick Leggett has put up a couple  interesting posts about Labour’s prospects in the upcoming election in progressonline.  I think his political message is timely and true: Labour’s approach to this election cannot be “just a list of things that you’re against,” rather it should focus on what it’s for, and what it will do for New Zealanders. That could be very popular with voters.

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