SkyCity enquiry

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1. mickysavage 1

   13 June 2012 at 2:22 pm

   And the avalanche of bad news continues.  Makes you almost feel sorry for National and for Key.  Almost …
   • McFlock 1.1

     13 June 2012 at 2:47 pm

     Roll on the resignations. Oh wait, that would require integrity and a sense of shame…
   • Bob 1.2

     13 June 2012 at 11:36 pm

     Hardly
2. mike e 2

   13 June 2012 at 2:42 pm

   How many shares do the National front bench own in sky city.
   Kick backs Key
   • Fortran 2.1

     14 June 2012 at 2:03 pm

     The Auditor General has shares in Sky City, which is why she has passed to her deputy.
3. Kotahi Tane Huna 3

   13 June 2012 at 2:49 pm

   Is the little money trader about to discover that there are higher standards of oversight than he’s used to?
4. tc 4

   13 June 2012 at 4:08 pm

   ‘I’m starting to feel sorry for the guy’ don’t worry his expanded share porfolio that he knows nothing about will cheer him up.

   ‘Magic City’ set in Miami 1959 has the law enforcement label gambling as the number 1 biggest threat in terms of social decline and criminal activity….not much’s changed really and key want’s more of it.
5. ad 5

   13 June 2012 at 4:32 pm

   Hard to see the dwindling local investment community looking at New Zealand’s government and going:

   “I can do deals with these guys, because I am confident that my deal has more merit and outcompetes the other bids being put up.”

   Surprising how much of that investment community is now public: ACC, EQC, NZSuper, Kiwisaver, Kiwibank, state sector pensions. Because they are under high public scrutiny already with public funds, they have to be exceedingly transparent in the decision-making processes. Otherwise they get audited to hell.

   And for those final remaining loyal companies, like Infratil, who put bids in, the idea of a comparable B/C across everyone just went out the window. Who would you put money here with that corruption of process?

   Key’s move overstepped public sector probity. Probably fine if you were Richard Seddon or Robert Muldoon, but not now. It was the kind of move that would easily get the attention of the global anti-corruption indices.
6. Penny Bright 6

   13 June 2012 at 7:54 pm

   http://www.mynational.org.nz/MainMenu

   “The President and Board of the New Zealand National Party are delighted to invite you to the 76th Annual General Meeting and Conference. This year the conference is being held in the Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland and will officially commence at 8:00am on Saturday 21 July, concluding following the Prime Ministers speech at midday on Sunday 22nd July.

   Friday 20th July 2012

   Candidates College: The first meeting of the Class of 2014 is scheduled for 8:30am to 12:30pm followed by lunch from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Marlborough Rooms 1&2 on Level 5 of the Convention Centre.

   Electorate Chairs: This annual meeting commences with lunch at 12:30pm and the meeting starting at 1:30pm in Marlborough Rooms 1&2 on Level 5 of the Conference Centre. (These times are approximate and subject to change)

   Online registrations will be available from the 12th June or print off the registration form below.

   Registrations are restricted to 2012 members only, so please ensure you have renewed your membership.”

   ________________________________________________________________________________

   http://www.sfo.govt.nz/bribery-and-corruption

   “The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), together with the Police, has joint responsibility for investigating a range of bribery and corruption matters that can include secret commissions, ‘kickbacks’ and other forms of unlawful payments. The payment of these types of bribes is not only illegal under New Zealand law – it is also a crime to pay bribes to public officials in other countries.

   While the SFO is the primary referral agency for cases of bribery or corruption, we jointly assess such matters with the Police. The cases we investigate are typically matters that involve complex financial trails or public officials. Other cases will usually be dealt with by the Police.
   Corruption indicators

   Any or all of the following may be indicative of corrupt or unlawful payments:

   Abnormal cash payments

   Pressure exerted for payments to be made urgently or ahead of schedule

   Payments made through a third party country (i.e. goods or services supplied to country A with payment to a shell company in country B)

   Payments made to a third party with no apparent connection with a commercial transaction

   Payments made to a private account or private address

   Abnormally high commission percentage paid to an agency (this may be split into two accounts for the same agent, often in different jurisdictions)

   Private meetings with public contractors or companies tendering for contracts

   Lavish gifts or other forms of hospitality

   Individuals who never take time off, even if ill, or insist on dealing with specific contractors themselves

   Unexpected or illogical decisions in accepting projects or contracts

   Unusually smooth process of cases where individuals do not have the expected level of knowledge or expertise

   Ignoring normal decision-making processes or delegated powers in specific cases

   Agreeing to contracts that aren’t favourable to the organisation

   Unexplained preference for certain contractors during a tendering period

   Avoidance of independent checks on tendering or contracting processes

   Bypassing normal tendering/contractors procedures

   Agreeing to invoices in excess of a contract without reasonable cause

   Missing documents or records of meetings or decisions ”

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   http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/auditor-general-investigate-sky-city-deal-ca-121109

   ” Mr Joyce says the government is “confident the expressions of interest process was transparent and each application was assessed on its merit”.

   hmmmmm…………………………………..

   Penny Bright
   ‘Anti-corruption campaigner’

   http://www.dodgyjohnhasgone.com
   • mike e 6.1

     14 June 2012 at 8:57 pm

     penny his and shonkeys body language tell a different story.
     Joyce was looking side ways while giving his interview.
     Today Key Uturns again and says they will wait till the AG does the Audit.
     Why would that be given they were Confident yesterday.
   • Bob 6.2

     15 June 2012 at 9:31 pm

     Penny, read this http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10812899 then, as ‘Anti-corruption campaigner’ start chasing Shane Jones and the Labour party over the ‘Cash for Citizenship’ corruption.

     The Labour party (and The Standard’s for that matter) bleating over this whole process really is turning into a stunning own goal. It has shown Labour up as being an entirely idealist based party with no experience in real world business (Tender processes especially).
     • Colonial Viper 6.2.1

       15 June 2012 at 9:33 pm

       Best to chase the corporate corruption in power as a matter of priority, don’t you think?
7. Bob 7

   15 June 2012 at 9:40 pm

   Read the article I linked too, no corruption in power so move on to REAL corruption. Cash for citizenship, how much worse can you get!

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