Are You claiming Labour never utilised former PM’s or senior members for political purpose despite them being involved in supposedly non partisan roles?
This is a deep involvement with a particular candidate rather than just general party support.
Maybe previous leaders have a particular issue they were involved with ?
Sign of desperation. Maybe Bidois is the wrong candidate for national in a by election on the Shore and their polling is telling them that
Key is on a few boards of Govt entities is he not ?
Key’s on the board for Air New Zealand, and ANZ Bank…. Maybe he checks his LinkedIn requests in alphabetical order? 😛
Air NZ is majority owned by the Crown but it’s publicly traded, so the obligations on directors are clearly established and no different from any other listed entity.
Neither directorship presents anything even remotely resembling a conflict of interest for Key. If he wants to shill for a candidate, then he’s absolutely entitled to do so.
A little bit like a former All Black endorsing National in and around the time of a general election perhaps ?
Or perhaps not quite as bad ,… this being a by election…
But you must admit,… something stinks,… and if you think Denmark has problems with stenches , – they have nothing to complain about compared to this,… and Key.
So in your mind the fact that Key recently became involved in the NZ side of ANZ means he will be caught up in the Banking inquiry despite not being there for the time being looked at.
How on earth is being Chair of the NZ wing of ANZ Bank a conflict of interest with appearing with Dan Bidios?
Or indeed a conflict of interest with anything that he currently does.
For years Sir Michael Cullen has been Chair of Kiwibank (appointed by National). He chairs the Tax Working Group. No-one has suggested that is a conflict of interest.
The commenters here are letting their antipathy of Sir John Key cloud their judgement. No surprise there.
Yes and I stated he never worked for an Australian retail bank before. He does so now but as his role is new and based in NZ he is unlikely to be pulled in to the inquiry by the Australian government on what Australian Retail banks did in Australia. But if you want to place a wager on it…
Don’t forget that a parallel inquiry is getting under way on the same banks in NZ. So Key while may not have been involved in the period under question, he is there now and will be tainted by association
Link please on the announcement of this parallel inquiry on the Australian banks in NZ.
Who is holding this inquiry given I have not heard the Government of NZ nor the RBNZ announcing they will be conducting any inquiry. The Australian government has no jurisdiction in NZ over financial matters here.
Just a nice stiff letter and a chat from the Reserve Bank with a whole bunch of questions for them to answer, specifically referencing the Australian inquiry findings.
However Sam Stubbs is building the groundswell for a public inquiry – see NZHerald today. Now that would be fun.
Yes but hes only just joined the board ( Jan ) and as Chair of the ANZ NZ subsidiary and later an ordinary member of the main board in Australia
Compare with the board of AMP which was up to its neck in regulatory malfeasance.
He is extremely unlikely to be caught up in any banking inquiry looking at the practice of Australian banks in Australia as a result of his recent appointment.
I shall reword you comment to be more accurate.
Now he is a director of ANZ Bank in New Zealand which is a subsidiary of the Australian Parent company. The operational workings are distinct from the Australian operation. Hint the NZ stands for New Zealand.
“also called “ANZ” in Australia”.
As someone who has accounts with the ANZ in both Australia and New Zealand I am only to aware that that is just about the only thing they have in common.
It is impossible to deal with the Australian bank in New Zealand. It is also impossible to deal with the New Zealand bank in Australia. The fabled Chinese Wall is absolutely impregnable.
Drives me crazy sometimes.
you are obviously not as smart as you thunk you are alwhinge. I have lived in aus and banked with anz in both countries simultaniously, with accounts in both countries . had no probs with the crossover once I pointed out to the lady behind the counter in sydney what the nz in anz stood for.
Amazing.
Please tell me pawlie. Assuming you lived in New Zealand and did not actually have a residential address in Australia how hard was it to persuade them to give you a credit card denominated in Australian dollars that would be paid, by direct debit, from an Australian account each month on due date?
And could the nice lady behind the counter tell you the balance in one of your New Zealand accounts from her Sydney terminal?
@paul Andersen.
I had really hoped you could have taken the time to answer my questions. You obviously find it a very simple matter to arrange these things and I was looking forward to your explanation for what I should do.
But, from you, nothing.
Is it really not as easy as you claim?
The operational workings are distinct from the Australian operation.
Yeah, I think we need an inquiry to ensure that. I’m pretty sure that the culture of criminality in the Australian banks would transfer across. Probably via direct instruction along the lines of: We’re doing it this way so you guys do to. This is a command from your owner.
And how do you know if he never worked for Australian banks even if indirectly?
And don’t feed us that bullshit that he worked as a bloody teller at the front of the bank, either,
But using a shitty ‘ Key – ism’ ,… what we can say is that John Key worked in tandem with Andrew Kreiger in pulling off the greatest FOREX heist in history against none other than the KIWI DOLLAR.
There’s your shitty hero in all his glowing true colours,- a self centered narcissistic , greedy grasping prick who never gave one shit about the economy thus the people of this country.
That’s your hero ‘John Key’ for you.
And the final authority that signed off on an SAS operation that saw the massacre of 6 civilians including a three year girl.
Doesn’t it strike you as rather coincidental that Key collaborated with Kreiger in almost collapsing the NZ economy when a Labour govt was in power? So much so that an official in Michael Cullen’s office called New York and virtually told Kreiger to ‘ get your fucking hands off our economy ‘ ?
Of course you would deny that as well.
Are you that much of a slimebag you cant even admit to that?
I guess not.
Anything to save either your ego , your vested interests or your Americanized worldview..
How odious.
And I don’t have to explain a thing, bud.
That’s why we provide links. I’m not here to hold your hand and wipe your dirty arse for you.
2 / I am not interested in your personal estimations of your own intellectual prowess.
3 / You cannot answer why Douglas left a report to be conveniently ‘discovered’ outlining his plans to float the NZ dollar.
4 / If you’d really like to know, – and have your whole neo liberal premise ( and that of your hero Keys ) exposed I am more than happy to oblige.
5 / The fact that the far right lost its hold during the Clarke years has much to do with it , – including why Key acted in the reckless , narcissistic manner he did with Kreiger against the KIWI at a much later date.
6 / It may be painfully embarrassing for you – and your hero Key , – if I did.
“Just WHY did Roger Douglas demand Rob Muldoon float the dollar “.
Well technically it was David Lange and it was a devaluation not a float.
The fact that you actually have to ask that question astounds me. Are you really so ignorant of international trade and foreign exchange that you have to ask?
For a very simple explanation of what happened in 1984 why don’t you have a look at this. https://www.eastonbh.ac.nz/1989/09/from_run_to_float_the_making_of_the_rogernomics_exchange_rate_policy/
Can I also suggest you get, or borrow from the Library, a simple book on Economics and read it. It isn’t really that hard to understand the basics and you won’t make yourself look so foolish in future.
Well , thank you for making all the others’ look so foolish’ as well …
…. ‘ it was a devaluation not a float ‘…
Which just goes to show that Gosman speaks through a hole in his arse with all his pompous bluster about ‘ knowing all about Forex’….
L0L0L0L !
Thank you.
And no , you are completely wrong, – it was Douglas who ‘accidentally released a statement ‘…
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…’ A key point of the free-market cabal’s programme was to devalue the New Zealand dollar, an extremely sensitive issue. Several weeks before the July 1984 election. Douglas, Labour’s shadow finance minister, “accidentally” released a statement which signaled his intent to devalue.
Since it was a near certainty that Labour, aided by the New Zealand Party’s drawing votes from National , would win, speculators began to dump the New Zealand dollar, planning, post-devaluation, to cash in each dollar of foreign currency for more New Zealand dollars than previously ‘…
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You , my wee dear laddie , ….have fallen straight into the noose unassisted.
Thank you.
And now may I introduce you to the REAL HISTORY of this country and the bogus premises with which the far right seized power,… and far from ME having to go to a library , … I would suggest that YOU save yourself a trip to the library and read this historic yet very up to date historical narrative on New Zealand’s recent political and economic history…
Read it up , you arrogant psuedo intellectual moron. And lets see you come back with an answer to the charges it makes.
I think you will find it more than damning on each and every level that you , and your fellow neo liberal travellor’s have tried to pollute this site, this country’s democracy and this economy for the last 34 years.
Oh ,… and one other thing,… we don’t talk ‘technically’ it was this person or that person when clearly it was one individual. And in this case,.. Roger Douglas.
Lange and Douglas ended up hating each others guts.
And if there is one redeeming quality about Lange it was because HE at least had a conscience.
And , – the whole premise of ‘devaluing ‘ was to be able to float the NZ dollar.
And cash in.
So there’s bugger all similarity’s between the short straws you are trying to draw and the actual reality’s I’m talking about.
…. ‘ And , – the whole premise of ‘devaluing ‘ was to be able to float the NZ dollar’….
Ever wondered where the concept of ‘ Corporate NZ ‘ came from ?
Well , that’s when a company opens itself to be registered and ‘ publicly floated’…ie ;
Instead of being exclusively privately owned , it ‘floats itself’ and opens itself up to public shareholdings. These shareholdings could, depending on the govt’s rules be local or offshore…
And one of the reasons behind Douglas’s drive to devalue was to create an artificial ‘crises’…and in that ‘crises’ would provide strong motivation and incentive to essentially ‘ float ‘ ‘corporate NZ ‘ and its economy by deregulation – particularly of Treasury and the Reserve Bank , – and open it up to private ( usually foreign) investment.
We are registered on the New York Stock Exchange as ‘ Corporate NZ’.
Moving on,… and we have after 34 years , – Australian banks virtually controlling ALL of our finances, dictating our interest rates, and hence our economy and hence our social conditions.- with a large bulk of profits due to foreign interest rates exiting this country , …. now ,… does any of this seem like sovereign New Zealand or in New Zealand’s best interests ?
And yet meanwhile , – free trade agreements which are imbalanced – ie FTA with China,…mean that we are vulnerable to power plays in the Pacific ,… sandwiched as it were between the USA and China , …along with increased pressure from other offshore banking / business interests ie ; Austalia , mean that slowly ( yet rapidly as the process actually was originally … ) we lose all notion of sovereignty barring that in name only.
In effect?
We have been systematically hollowed out as a nation.
Ever wondered why in a land of plenty there is so little to go round?
Here is your answer.
Again I say ,.. read these timely and wise words from an extract from Hugh Price of Hugh Price Publishers.
Hugh Price was a New Zealand Patriot.
Then read it again. Let it sink in.
Do your children and grandchildren a favour, and for Gods sakes fight for them.
… ‘ Thus it was perfectly understandable, indeed predictable, that any election called with some possibility of a devaluation shortly after would cause a run on the dollar. The practice in previous elections had been for the Treasury and the Bank to increase the liquidity of their foreign exchange holdings as the country moved into the final stages of the election. This apparently had been planned for a November 1984 election, but a snap election five months early had not been allowed for. However, given the extent of the run that actually occurred, there may not have been enough official liquidity, even if the officials had anticipated the early election ‘…
Interesting ;
‘Given the extent of the run, there may not have been enough official liquidity , even if the officials had anticipated the early election’….
And yet who caused the snap election ?
None other than Marilyn Waring.
And why ?… by threatening to cross the floor and vote with the opposition in favour of what would become Langes ‘nuclear moment’… have we heard that before recently?
Was Waring involved ?
We cannot say,… but it all seems so coincidental that right at the time that Bob Jones was lining up his ‘NZ party’ to dethrone Rob Muldoon by splitting the National vote, and around the same time Douglas was leaking his ‘devaluation’ papers,..that there was indeed a movement afoot to first ‘devalue’ the dollar, deregulate the financial markets and that, … by definition , … meant the Reserve bank as well as Treasury would have to follow suit ,.. which was exactly what happened.
And Corporate NZ was then up for sale , – often to the lowest bidder.
And why was devaluing and the ensuing deregulation of our financial markets so important to the Riogernomes?… simply because it meant that now the KIWI could be traded and a profit made on it. Massively huge profits.
And that , in effect was the very genesis of out current woes.
Well of course the National collective has doubts about Simon Bridges,… he has not the ‘presence’ to carry it off. Key used smarmyness, Collins uses ‘ brute appeal’.
I would say Bridges will give way to Collins eventually .
Which is not far from the natural order of things.
Key is gone , and that leaves Collins a free path, Bridges will be OK with that because he is a close colleague of Collins. Key will just make an appearance to validate it.
As for the big guns?
That area is Tory country anyways. Though there are signs of even that changing…
There are no ‘ big guns’ happening , – if anything , – more a liability and an opportunity for uncomfortable questions to be asked, such as ‘ why did you really leave , John ,.. was the heat over Operaton Burnham getting too hot?’… and what was that about tax havens , Johnno ?,… ‘was the sale of your home to a Mainland Chinese investor worth it in light of all the homeless in New Zealand, John ‘ Are you enjoying that wealth with a free conscience , John ? ‘…
If anyone who has followed the John Key disaster for the last 9 years will already know… there are rich pickings and much low hanging fruit to be had to gorge on…
Yes; we also remember when in 2007 Minister of Finance Michael Cullen connected Shin-key to the Tranzrail rort – and Key was holding the rail shares but hid them?
Key was also involved as a broker in 1990’s facilitating the sale of NZ Rail Corporation to Fay/Richwhite also.
Key did not sell his Fletcher Challenge Forests shares until June 2003, the same time as he sold his Tranzrail shares. He sold them in four parcels, on the 11th, 12, and 16th of June, for total of around $105,000 [share price]. As Key sold both his Tranzrail and FCF holdings at the same time, it may be that he sold his entire New Zealand share portfolio at this time This matches with his statement on Sunrise that he hasn’t owned any New Zealand shares since 2003. Why he chose to sell then and what other companies he held, we don’t know.
The Australian and NZ Banking sectors are very different beasts. It would serve little to no purpose calling over NZ based executives or Board members (unless they also worked in Australia at some stage). It certainly would make zero sense to have a NZ based board member be questioned about activities that occurred in Australia BEFORE HE WAS EVEN APPOINTED.
And ,… um ,… you are trying to suggest that a former Prime Minister of New Zealand who was all Bro- mates with Australia’s PM and was a major
player in the New York Forex markets is not intimately kept in the loop with what happens across the Tasman’s banking and financial systems …
OKKKKKK…
We have a right one here , Ladies and Gentlemen,…
Introducing Gosman , the new up and coming comedy act that will set New Zealand on the world stage along with the likes of Lorde, Split ENZ, and Crowded House….
Nope,
Prove key is not involved with bit coin?
You obviously have a clear idea of what proof is, so should be no problem for you to produce proof that key is not involved with bitcoin.
I find it interesting that anz didn’t take the opportunity to comment when I asked.
Nah mate , were struggling with the fact a dishonest murderous bastard like Key managed to fleece New Zealanders for 9 years without a whimper from our MSM , – including gullible bastards like you , bud.
Well this is a rather humorous shot out of the blue, – from whence did you spring from all of a sudden ?
Oh well , no matter , … Gosman , James, Yaga, and whatever , all the same to me… you see that’s the problem, … all you far right wing apologists all blur into one after a while, … you really need to learn to diversify a little bit…
Mix it up a bit. Be a little more military about it,… you know ,… spread out when attacking , concentrate forces when defending,… that sort of basic stuff.
But you don’t do that and you become easy meat. And in this case , – the comedians dream material.
So James , Gosman , Yaga or whatever else you care to call yourself at the moment ,,… I wish you a good day and hope you get over your confusion,… I really am perplexed at your sudden and unexplained appearance… and wish you well…
James, you may be correct, your comment caught my interest so, I did an image search online, and nada, the image is only on here according to my image search.
Well , one can only assume its a screenshot designed to send John Key up,… but truly now,… does it really matter when Key sent himself and this country up on an almost weekly basis?
One only has to Google John Oliver to see the evidence.
And why , pray tell would Key do that ?
Was it self mockery and embarrassment that he only achieved being Prime Minister of New Zealand and not Planet Key ?
Planet Key – The Song – The Hits
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Oh shall we try that again , seems to be a problem with the censorship… an ongoing problem with the John Key administration in censoring anything disagreeable to their liking , it seems…
Banned Planet Key music video – YouTube
Video for planet key song▶ 4:10
Lolz forgot about the bitcoin; I have seen the PM that quit in a dodgy looking get rich quick scheme before (not bitcoin).
Wouldn’t have surprised me if the nats had whipped out key to try and push their Northcote candidate, that’s the funny/crazy thing, it’s easily believable.
So Truck Stop Paula doesnt have enough star power ?
Looks Strategy A was to downplay the by-election which is usually done if you sure you will win and dont want to other sides voters to even be aware an election is on.
Now they are onto Strategy B, which is to get publicity for their candidate and tell all their own voters , wake up there is an election on.
Expect an announcement about roads and bridges next !!! ( the only time Soimum will be mentioned) hahahaha
Especially when he saw the Donald didn’t give a crap about this no namer pony tail puller from where?… Nu Zaland??? What a creep ! Can we bomb that place???
And caused the National party to lose magnificently. Left Boring Dipping Bill in charge and didn’t give a shit. A bit like hes always been.
Oh damn. He is a fine man in the true National mould(y).
It would be a mistake to look beyond this man’s excellence which has been recounted in these historic lines.
(Simon) had a pair of boots with great big spurs
on;.
A fighting pair of which he was particularly fond.
On Tuesday and on Friday, just to make the street
look tidy,
He’d collect the passing villagers and kick them in
the pond…..
but, those villagers got out of the swamp…
(Simon) went a journey and he found a lot of
duckweed.
They pulled him out and dried him and they
blipped him on the head.
They took him by the breeches and they hurled
him into ditches
And they pushed him under waterfalls and this
is what they said:
“You are Si.. — don’t laugh,
You are Si.. — don’t cry;
You are Si.. as bold as a lion —
(Simon) the Lion, goodbye!”
Good Grief – Key has been gone for well over 12 months and still the mad frothing from certain commenters bit like Helen is to those on the other side ..red rag to a bull..
Anyhoo after looking at the candidates in Northcote if it was my electorate i’d be voting for the green candidate rather than the muppets the red or blue team have put up.
Nah , time means nothing when it comes to justice and with Key , – there’s unfinished business.
You wouldn’t deny Arthur Allan Thomas or Teina Pora justice would you despite the fact that they are ‘historic cases’… and there’s a whole range of issues surrounding Key that needs the spotlight shined fully on him.
And for him to turn up and show his face endorsing the very party that he dumped unceremoniously and left to lose an election smacks of a man who never gave a shit about the people of this country anyway, – yet deems he is sufficiently safe in hiding behind some sort of ‘statesman’ like facade.
Well hes not even that , – and many among us view him as a cheap conman.
Worse still , culpable in the murder of a 6 year old girl in Afghanistan .
Oh no no no , little friend, I call the game plan, not you,… and , I know you are chaffing at the bit for more , but be patient small grasshopper…all will be revealed in time…
Now ,.. back to John Key ,… the pony tail man….
Just what was it that he saw in Obama that made him so fawning ..?
Was it the superior height and Keys small man syndrome ?
Or was it the recognition of the almost insignificance of Keys role in the 5 eyes arrangement ?
“Francoist Spain (Spanish: España franquista) or the Franco regime (Spanish: Régimen de Franco) is the period of Spanish history between 1939, when Francisco Franco took control of Spain after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francoist_Spain
Natz must really be on the skids for it to roll the creepy, slimy one out once more to save its burnt bacon! Amazing what desperation can lead to at times.
After all ,.. they did try the almost deceased Richard Prebble ( at least his political career can be described as such … ) in rolling him out on commenting on rail ,… or in his words… ‘trams’… the other day…
So why not the shower pissing wonder and obligate narcissist John Key ?
As the old adage says … ‘ If the cap fits,… wear it’….
nationals were totally unprepared for defeat. everybody kept their thoughts to themselves, held their cards close to their chest and let the media do its little dance thinking that was enough.
nah.
the people had enough of nationals ramshhackle venal attitude to everything.
sure they made little booms here and there but the ultimate cost is enormous.
the media here is timid, unlearned, ignorant and devoted to their jobs first and foremost because that is the way the world rolls.
the cost of repairing nationals mistakes is going to exhaust any government but one thing for sure is that another ring in like john key and his style of government should never be repeated.
his job was to loot the treasury and he did so successfully.
lets hope his policies have not brought the country to its knees.
a lot of shit is about to come down the pike as they say and we have to be ready and alert to change.
and that means no wasting money on absurd ideological experiments and reminding the population that new zealand is not some completely infantilised episode out of a reality t.v. show.
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An occasional series where I will ponder allegations of anti-Semitism directed at the British Labour Party and its members.In this case, we are thinking about an allegedly anti-Semitic image shared by a Labour Party member. Its origins appear to be ...
Matariki has been and gone, but this year we saw a couple of op-eds arguing that it should be a public holiday, replacing the foreign monarch's fake birthday. And now, New Zealand Republic - a group which campaigns for an ...
The discussion on the quality of economic advice, which we reported last week, has spilled over into a discussion about whether so many senior appointments should be of non-New Zealanders. Recall I discussed the failure to develop career paths within ...
When Nicky Hager revealed US footage of the Operation Burnham raid, obtained under the US Freedom of Information Act, one of the obvious questions was whether Ministers had seen it - and in particular, whether they'd been told that it ...
Northern Ireland is the Alabama of the UK: a backwards region where women and gay people are denied fundamental rights. But Westminster has just decided to fix that:MPs have voted resoundingly to extend same-sex marriage and access to abortion to ...
There's a problem with "synthetic cannabis", and not just the one you think. It's the name.We're in the midst of a wave of news stories that link synthetic drugs to serious harm, through deadly road accidents and accidental overdoses (which ...
Ranjit Kauri, The Dancing Maharani and Other Stories, Swansea, Head and Heart, 2019, £6.99; reviewed by Don Franks Working people are not the same country to country. Our struggles for a better life take place in surroundings of very different ...
Let's Do Them! All Jacinda Ardern has to do to clinch the 2020 General Election is frighten the bejesus out of the electorate by describing in the most graphic terms imaginable what will happen to all the positive beginnings her ...
It may be that we have all misinterpreted the somewhat surprising “bromance” between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. It has been all too easy to assume that it is Kim who is cosying up to Trump rather than the ...
by Michael Roberts So the full circle is completed. The corrupt pro-business conservative New Democracy party in Greece that was ousted by the anti-capitalist Syriza party in 2015 has been returned to office in yesterday’s general election, with an outright ...
When the Australian government passed a series of new spy laws over the last few years, they pinky-promised that they wouldn't use them to spy on journalists and subvert freedom of the press. They lied:The anti-encryption laws passed by the ...
From 1975 to 1989, the spy agencies of South America's right-wing military dictatorships cooperated in Operation Condor, a joint campaign of extermination against the continent's left. Roughly 400,000 people were imprisoned, 30,000 disappeared, and 60,000 murdered - kidnapped, tortured, executed, ...
When she was standing for office, Jacinda Ardern promised she would take abortion out of the Crimes Act. And to be fair, there was some early action on that, with an immediate referral of the issue to the Law Commission ...
When the government introduced the Zero Carbon Bill, people rightly asked what they planned to do to reduce transport emissions, which basicly had no policy at all other than the ETS. Today, they responded, announcing a "feebate" system which would ...
At almost every level, the problem with medicinal cannabis is a lack of good information. In the US, FDA regulations make it hard to research. Most doctors aren't familiar with what research there is and most patients don't know either. ...
Redline is critical of Corbyn for his political weaknesses, but he’s no anti-Semite. There is no substance to the McCarthyist witch-hunt being run by the right wing, and the pro-Israel lobby inside and outside the Labour Party in the UK. ...
The government's billion trees program is the sort of policy which could make a real difference to our emissions and the fight against climate change. But climate scientist Jim Salinger isn't convinced:The Forestry Minister Shane Jones' one billion trees won't ...
Last month the government was celebrating another surplus. Meanwhile, children are starving:One in five children are living in households where putting food on the table is a struggle, according to a new report from the Ministry of Health. It found ...
Show Me The Money! The alternative to state funding of infrastructure is, of course, to fund it by taking on massive amounts of private debt. On this issue, at least, Auckland mayoral challenger, Tamihere, has some solid points to make. ...
If we are to avoid making the earth uninhabitable, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to practically nothing over the next decade. But that will still leave us with the problem of the carbon we have already emitted, which ...
Former Waikato DHB CEO Nigel Murray allegedly misused public funds, spending more than $120,000 of public money on unjustified travel. He was forced to resign and the Serious Fraud Office began an investigation. But despite the SFO finding that the ...
Jeremy Corbyn, we are told, is being advised – not least by his deputy (as well as by some of his would-be successors) – that he must come “off the fence” on the Brexit issue if he wants to bolster ...
The End of Life bill has been read a second time and is now heading for the House for further debate. Personally, I support the proposal. I don't ever epect to take advantage of the Bill's provisions myself, but as ...
Before the substantive issue which this column is about – whether there has been a deterioration in the economic advice given to the government – a paragraph about the budget leaks.read more ...
Below is a translation of the editorial in the June 24 round of weekly workplace bulletins issued all over France by the revolutionary workers’ organisation Lutte Ouvriere. Last Saturday, 8,000 people took to the streets of Belfort (eastern France) to ...
Why hasn't Parliament followed the lead set by our local authorities and declared a climate emergency? The answer is the National Party:The Prime Minister’s admission that she is open to the idea of declaring a climate change emergency is nothing ...
The first full week of the firearms buy-back and amnesty has produced a strong turnout as events roll out nationwide for the first time. “Momentum is slowly starting to build as community collection events are held across the entire country, ...
A new digital platform aims to make it easier for small businesses to access services from multiple government agencies, leaving them more time to focus on their own priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Small Business Stuart Nash ...
Million-dollar start to gun collection eventsPolice Minister Stuart Nash says a solid start has been made to the gun buyback and amnesty after the first weekend of community collection events. “Gun owners will walk away with more than ...
Police Minister Stuart Nash has praised Police and gun owners after the first firearms collection event saw a busy turnout at Riccarton Racecourse in Christchurch. “Police officers and staff have put a tremendous effort into planning and logistics for the ...
Seventy-eight new Police constables are heading out to the regions following today’s graduation of a new recruit wing from the Royal New Zealand Police College. Police Minister Stuart Nash says the record high number of new Police officers being recruited, ...
Tuesday, July 23: The Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have reached OMV’s offices on the 20th floor and announced a public protest to evict the Austrian oil giant. ...
The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association says it will take an active role in the debate on proposed firearm law changes to ensure any future legislation is fair, reasonable and meets the needs of both firearm owners and the general public. ...
The latest Safety of Children in Care report reveals the scale of the challenge facing social workers as they act to better protect children / tamariki and young people / rangatahi in Oranga Tamariki in the system. While the statistics ...
The next round of proposed Arms Act Amendments will further alienate law abiding firearms licence holders from the Government, according to the NZ Outdoors Party. ...
The current law for dividing property on separation is out of date and in need of reform, the Law Commission concludes in its report, Review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 – Te Arotake i te Property (Relationships) Act 1976 ...
First National Real Estate Chief Executive Bob Brereton is predicting that homes currently being built as part of a KiwiBuild development, in Te Kauwhata, will not sell and that the Government will be left with 175 homes and few, if ...
A short time ago, kaumatua and kuia representing mana whenua from Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Ākitai Waiohua, and Tainui, walked onto the land that Fletcher Building owns at Ōruarangi Road, known as Ihumātao, and asked protestors to leave. ...
The Greenpeace climb of the Majestic Tower in Wellington is ignorant grandstanding says the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ). ...
Tuesday, July 23: The two Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have unfurled the first of a series of banners. ...
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer's decision to fire three warning shots to stop a fleeing driver from reversing towards him was not justified. ...
Government figures out today are consistent with what working people have told the Council of Trade Unions in our own survey, that a significant group of working Kiwis are unhappy and dissatisfied at work. Now the Government must act to ...
Deputy State Services Commissioner John Ombler has today announced the outcome of an examination of what led Inland Revenue to commission a public poll that included a question about the political leanings of taxpayers. ...
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Tracey Martin for wasting money on a meaningless “translation” of a written press statement into a sign language video, when the vast majority of any deaf or hard-of-hearing persons are perfectly capable of reading ...
Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust (Te Mana) and Tūhourangi Tribal Authority (TTA) have announced that they will jointly negotiate with the Crown for the return of the lands at Waimangu and Otūkapuarangi. These lands have been at the centre ...
Government documents reveal the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) approved a shipment of cattle last month, despite the Government announcing a review into live export five days earlier. ...
“The Government’s second round of firearms reforms has hunters concerned that they will be burdened with onerous and unnecessary compliance and costs,” says Game Animal Council Chair Don Hammond. ...
The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) are concerned at the statements by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Police Minister Stuart Nash at the Post-Cabinet Press Conference this afternoon stating that firearm ownership and licences should ...
National’s Climate Change spokesperson Todd Muller told Q+A he has “total confidence” that technology will be developed to mitigate the effects of climate change. “To simply take the New Zealand agriculture sector which is the most emissions efficient ...
PM can’t say whether the Government will meet its KiwiBuild goals. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern couldn’t say whether the Government would meet its goal of building 16-thousand KiwiBuild homes by the end of its first term. She was interviewed on ...
Greenpeace climbers are scaling the outside of the Majestic Centre, the tallest building in Wellington, to reach the headquarters of Austrian oil giant, OMV. ...
Media statement on behalf of Sir Edward Taihākurei Durie and Donna Marie Tai Tokerau Hall: Māori Television has admitted publishing false allegations about former High Court justice, Sir Edward Taihākurei Durie, and his wife, Donna Hall, and it has ...
Announcement today by the Prime Minister of further gun law reform is being shrouded by fear, so that scrutiny of the law is seen as an affront to the victims of the horror attack in March. The Prime Minister acknowledged ...
Misgivings about the practicality and cost of a firearms register is likely to dominate feedback from rural areas on the second round of proposed Arms Act amendments, Federated Farmers says. ...
School Strike 4 Climate NZ organisers Sophie Handford and Raven Maeder delivered a clear message to over 600 local government mayors, chairs, chief executives and councillors at the recent LGNZ conference : make climate change a priority. ...
The Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai backs the government’s emphasis on public safety as the driver of its second tranche of amendments to New Zealand’s firearms law, announced today. ...
The growing housing shortage crisis about more than supply and demand- it is about inequity. Recently released analysis by Kiwibank shows that last year’s “severe” shortage of housing has worsened, with the shortfall growing from 100,000 to 130,0000 ...
One of the country’s largest district health boards has a severe shortage of hospital specialists, says the senior doctors’ union, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). ...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is joining opposition to possible regulations on the strength of nicotine vaping liquid. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The Government would certainly benefit from regulations on the strength ...
The Meat Industry Association (MIA) is calling for significant changes to the Zero Carbon Bill with a new analysis using the Government’s preferred modelling indicating that the proposed methane targets are excessive if all other gases go to net zero. ...
Victoria University Feminist Organisation and ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa, in conjunction with the VUW Feminist Law Students, Organise Aotearoa, Fem Force, and with the support of VUW Student Association announced they are sponsoring a march ...
With the Government's firearm buyback scheme starting to draw over 30,000 police man hours away from fighting crime, the safety of law abiding citizens is being compromised. ...
Social Credit Party leader Chris Leitch is calling on the sale of Westland Milk to Chinese company Yili to be put on hold pending an approach to the Government by Westland Milk for funding assistance. ...
Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa seems intent on ensuring the Government’s vaping legislation will heavily target flavours and nicotine levels – a move that would be completely counterproductive to helping Kiwis quit smoking and achieving ...
A new website has launched in response to recent RNZ reporting about Police in Dunedin unlawfully entering people’s homes and breath-testing them. “I was disgusted when I saw what they cops were doing in Dunedin. Their behaviour undermines all of ...
Hundreds of whanau and Maori leaders gathered at a hui in Mangere last weekend where they voted unanimously for an inquiry into Oranga Tamariki. The historic meeting called for a child welfare framework to be developed by Maori, for Maori. ...
The Head of the New Zealand Maori Council has called for the Government to hold an immediate investigation into the global cosmetics company Sephora after they were caught dumping waste hundreds and thousands of waste paper products embedded with ...
Simon Shepherd: The government says its agreement with farmers, that they should pay for agricultural emissions, is historic. But there's no agreement on how. One proposal says farmers should pay a 5 per cent emissions tax. Another suggests farmers ...
The O’Brien Institute for Public Health at Calgary University has just released their report on fluoridation. This institute has, up to now, been staunchly in favour of fluoridation. However, yesterday, with regards to fluoride’s effect on the brain, ...
July 19 (BusinessDesk) - The government is looking to tighten control and impose harsher penalties after the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak revealed cracks in the country's stock management system. ...
Kia Anga Mua Ngā Hapū o Ngāpuhi (KAM) has reached a pivotal milestone following a hui yesterday at Waitangi with the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little. ...
Opinion - The gun buyback scheme is working to remove firearms from society and enforcement laws are strong, but creating a meaningful gun registry is also essential, writes Lew Stoddart. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Therese Keane, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair Department of Education, Swinburne University of Technology A cute human-like robot taught students in a small, rural school how to code while also helping them learn ...
After months of protest, the last occupants were moved off Ihumātao in south Auckland by police this afternoon. Don Rowe reports. Most of the occupants of Ihumātao had been moved on. The police, numbering at least 30, had finally made good ...
Hundreds of people marched to Parliament today calling for reform of New Zealand's abortion laws, as Cabinet prepares to consider a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The two Centre Alliance senators, Stirling Griff and Rex Patrick will often be pivotal to the fate of government legislation. The smaller non-Green Senate crossbench ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney Australian authorities have been told to stop interfering in the case of the Chinese-Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun who has been ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is visiting Australia this week, his first overseas ...
The Greens may have achieved their sought-after mainstream credibility, and scored some wins in government, but commentators warn this will not necessarily result in more votes. On the contrary – it might even result in a loss of enthusiasm from ...
Dr Bryce EdwardsThe supposed end of the 20-year standoff between environmentalists and farmers was announced last week, with the release of the Interim Climate Change Committee’s report on “Action on agricultural emissions”. It was celebrated as an “historic consensus” ...
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.New Zealand Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand.Today’s contentGovernment Joseph Nunweek (Spinoff): Jacinda Ardern and bringing the ...
The 2019 budget put aside $300m for venture capital for small to medium-sized startups with the hope it will allow businesses to grow locally and stay in New Zealand for longer. In a small rural town on the east coast ...
To give the Pacific a fighting chance Australia and NZ need to take a stand, writes a Fijian litigator and activist.Climate change is now an everyday reality for the Pacific. Its impact on our countries is undeniable. To remain within ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Grové, Educational Psychologist and Lecturer, Monash University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might ...
Questions about political leanings in surveys by Inland Revenue, DOC and Stats NZ were inappropriate and had the potential to undermine political neutrality, a report has found. ...
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says he cannot understand why the previous government ever accepted Ngāpuhi's problematic Tūhoronuku mandate. ...
The Electricity Authority’s latest take on transmission prices has softened the expected hike in power prices for Aucklanders from $176 per year to $21 a year. ...
New Zealanders are as parochial about charity as they are about sport, with only a fraction of the money we donate leaving our shores or even going outside our local areas.Less than 9% of private donations in New Zealand go ...
Infrastructure investor Infratil is looking for potential buyers of a group of mature investments across Australia and NZ's health, education and prison sectors,according to the AFR. ...
A nightmarish and near-fatal high-speed pursuit of a New Zealand Chinese family concluded with a judge rejecting the prosecution’s request for hate crime sentencing. Tze Ming Mok discusses why New Zealand’s approach to hate crime is utterly useless.I don’t like ...
The Māori midwives on the frontline of whānau care and Oranga Tamariki scrutiny say their voices are going unheard and their wisdom unheeded.*All names have been changed to protect the privacy of those involvedNewsroom’s powerful investigation into Oranga Tamariki’s attempt ...
From fine art school graduates to hobbyists, magazine-making talent from all over the city is showcased in Auckland Zinefest. Lucy Zee went along to check out the zines and meet some makers.Aucklanders love a festival. If it’s not food, wine ...
Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa artist Nikau Hindin has recently been taught by ancestors in Hawai’i the skills of beating tapa or barkcloth, reviving as contemporary form a Māori art largely lost after the extinction of the aute plant in Aotearoa. ...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stopped short of committing to a declaration of climate emergency in Parliament, despite again saying she supports such a move. ...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Australian authorities to drop all charges against four French TV journalists who – in what RSF called an “unacceptable attack on investigative journalism” – were arrested yesterday ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neville Nicholls, Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University This month the world has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon. But this ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide Viral photo app FaceApp has taken the world by storm. Launched in 2017, the app has recently enjoyed mass popularity due largely to Hollywood ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University A key element in the success of countering terrorism in Australia has been a series of ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney Around one-quarter of the world’s population menstruate. That’s more than 1.9 billion people in the world who will bleed, on average, for 65 days ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Therese Keane, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair Department of Education, Swinburne University of Technology A cute human-like robot taught students in a small, rural school how to code while also helping them learn ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University There is a case for not proceeding with, or at least further deferring, the legislated increase in employers’ compulsory superannuation contributions from ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Ostling, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Review: Margaret Olley: A Generous Life, and Quilty, QAGOMA Margaret Olley’s exhibition at QAGOMA is titled A Generous Life, referring to ...
Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Second round of gun law changes announced, hundreds with conditions like Down syndrome get early Kiwisaver, and a major refusal to participate in March 15 inquiry.The second major phase of ...
Almost as soon as it was announced, the Royal Commission tasked with probing the lead-up and response to the terrorist attacks in March attracted criticism, both over the process and its engagement with Muslim groups. Former race relations commissioner Joris ...
Following the Silver Ferns’ World Cup victory, another New Zealand team playing korfball – netball’s European cousin - are about to make world championship history of their own. ...
A victim of domestic violence has had to find alternative accommodation after Oranga Tamariki breached her privacy for the second time in three years. ...
While researching NZ on Air for a recent history, Duncan Greive noticed a shocking 30 year trend.News broke over the weekend that Love Island NZ, Three’s biggest announcement of the year, will now not screen in 2019, and realistically is unlikely ...
Joseph Nunweek joins the adoring throngs gathered at the Melbourne Town Hall to watch the New Zealand prime minister. The warm feeling is contagious, but a question hangs in the airThursday, 18 July: a big night for New Zealanders in ...
Trouble within National’s ranks? 
The person responsible for the ad has been sent to their bedroom for further scapegoating. The Green Party is standing by its views that 16-year-olds should be eligible to vote, even as they acknowledge that they shouldn’t have let them ...16 mins ago
My idealistic position on the role of MPs was articulated by Edmund Burke: ‘Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.’read more ...3 hours ago
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled on the pillage of swamp kauri, stating clearly that export was forbidden unless it had been clearly turned into a finished product. But less than a month later, MPI was again approving minimally carved ...6 hours ago
Having spent the last 3 months in these countries and getting some appreciation of their dependence on fossil fuels – oil, gas, coal – one realises how loopy is the idea popular in societies like New Zealand that have negligible ...11 hours ago
I have been unimpressed with Western corporate media coverage of the tensions involving Iran in the Straits of Hormuz. They repeat the line that Iran is the source of current tensions, that it is a major sponsor of terrorism, that ...2 days ago
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Much like Tuvalu, the manmade climate change Cult love to tell people the Maldives is almost totally underwater. In fact the dishonest Maldives Govt d on the same bandwagon, believing they would receive billions of dollars aid from other Countries ...3 days ago
As the entry on Wikipedia shows (and no, one doesn’t necessarily have to regard Wikipedia as the be-all and end-all of truth, because it isn’t on a great many things, to agree with the following): “…a fallacious argument that concludes ...3 days ago
by Daphna Whitmore The story of how the world awoke to a big injustice is starting to be told. The Pacific Games held this month in Samoa is another chapter. On the podium was Laurel Hubbard, the giant transgender weightlifter, ...3 days ago
Our conversations and push against specific supremacist and ultra-Nationalist groups, and the pseudo-intellectual underpinnings of them, need to mature at all levels. But in doing so, it’s going to have to include a more thorough and brutally honest self-examination ...4 days ago
Something I missed: not only did Youth MPs declare a climate emergency; they also launched a campaign to lower the voting age to 16:Youth Parliament week in Parliament has seen the establishment of Make it 16, a campaign to ...4 days ago
by Gearóid Ó Loingsigh This article aims to answer a simple question, whether the conflict is only a rural one or whether it is also urban. The verb ‘to be’ is conjugated in the present tense as ,despite what some ...6 days ago
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On Sunday July 7, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter announced their intention to review the Ministry of Health’s Funded Family Care policy and repeal Part 4Aof the 2000 NZ Public Health and Disability Act. These are festering injustices ...1 week ago
Belle is a lovely fifteen year-old border collie who belongs to our friends and neighbours at Bryan’s Beach, Michael and Judy Corboy. Belle, in her old age, can hardly see or hear, but – as a constant participant at social ...1 week ago
An occasional series where I will ponder allegations of anti-Semitism directed at the British Labour Party and its members.In this case, we are thinking about an allegedly anti-Semitic image shared by a Labour Party member. Its origins appear to be ...2 weeks ago
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The first full week of the firearms buy-back and amnesty has produced a strong turnout as events roll out nationwide for the first time. “Momentum is slowly starting to build as community collection events are held across the entire country, ...2 days ago
Tuesday, July 23: The Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have reached OMV’s offices on the 20th floor and announced a public protest to evict the Austrian oil giant. ...2 hours ago
Opinion - The gun buyback scheme is working to remove firearms from society and enforcement laws are strong, but creating a meaningful gun registry is also essential, writes Lew Stoddart. ...1 hour ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Therese Keane, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair Department of Education, Swinburne University of Technology A cute human-like robot taught students in a small, rural school how to code while also helping them learn ...3 hours ago
After months of protest, the last occupants were moved off Ihumātao in south Auckland by police this afternoon. Don Rowe reports. Most of the occupants of Ihumātao had been moved on. The police, numbering at least 30, had finally made good ...4 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is visiting Australia this week, his first overseas ...5 hours ago
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The 2019 budget put aside $300m for venture capital for small to medium-sized startups with the hope it will allow businesses to grow locally and stay in New Zealand for longer. In a small rural town on the east coast ...6 hours ago
To give the Pacific a fighting chance Australia and NZ need to take a stand, writes a Fijian litigator and activist.Climate change is now an everyday reality for the Pacific. Its impact on our countries is undeniable. To remain within ...7 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Grové, Educational Psychologist and Lecturer, Monash University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might ...7 hours ago
The Electricity Authority’s latest take on transmission prices has softened the expected hike in power prices for Aucklanders from $176 per year to $21 a year. ...8 hours ago
New Zealanders are as parochial about charity as they are about sport, with only a fraction of the money we donate leaving our shores or even going outside our local areas.Less than 9% of private donations in New Zealand go ...9 hours ago
Infrastructure investor Infratil is looking for potential buyers of a group of mature investments across Australia and NZ's health, education and prison sectors,according to the AFR. ...9 hours ago
Mistakes happen but this one was a biggy, and a lack of proactive correction did not look good for the Government. ...9 hours ago
The Māori midwives on the frontline of whānau care and Oranga Tamariki scrutiny say their voices are going unheard and their wisdom unheeded.*All names have been changed to protect the privacy of those involvedNewsroom’s powerful investigation into Oranga Tamariki’s attempt ...10 hours ago
From fine art school graduates to hobbyists, magazine-making talent from all over the city is showcased in Auckland Zinefest. Lucy Zee went along to check out the zines and meet some makers.Aucklanders love a festival. If it’s not food, wine ...11 hours ago
Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa artist Nikau Hindin has recently been taught by ancestors in Hawai’i the skills of beating tapa or barkcloth, reviving as contemporary form a Māori art largely lost after the extinction of the aute plant in Aotearoa. ...12 hours ago
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Australian authorities to drop all charges against four French TV journalists who – in what RSF called an “unacceptable attack on investigative journalism” – were arrested yesterday ...13 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neville Nicholls, Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University This month the world has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon. But this ...14 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide Viral photo app FaceApp has taken the world by storm. Launched in 2017, the app has recently enjoyed mass popularity due largely to Hollywood ...14 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney Around one-quarter of the world’s population menstruate. That’s more than 1.9 billion people in the world who will bleed, on average, for 65 days ...14 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Rifkin, Chair in Applied Regional Economics and Director, Hunter Research Foundation Centre, University of Newcastle News of evacuations from cracked apartment buildings in Sydney and the need to replace combustible cladding ...14 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University There is a case for not proceeding with, or at least further deferring, the legislated increase in employers’ compulsory superannuation contributions from ...14 hours ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Ostling, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Review: Margaret Olley: A Generous Life, and Quilty, QAGOMA Margaret Olley’s exhibition at QAGOMA is titled A Generous Life, referring to ...14 hours ago
Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Second round of gun law changes announced, hundreds with conditions like Down syndrome get early Kiwisaver, and a major refusal to participate in March 15 inquiry.The second major phase of ...15 hours ago
Fraser Newman tells of opening Atlantis Books in Rotorua and Tokoroa – and having to close shop in Whakatāne. ...16 hours ago
Following the Silver Ferns’ World Cup victory, another New Zealand team playing korfball – netball’s European cousin - are about to make world championship history of their own. ...16 hours ago
As NZ Bird Rescue cares for record numbers of ruru/morepork at Auckland, one theory is they're being poisoned. ...16 hours ago
A swamp kauri log exported to China sparked deep discussion among forestry public servants over what is art and what is a log. ...16 hours ago
Anna Rawhiti-Connell shakes her head at the state of our health system, urging MPs to take their duties seriously. ...16 hours ago
A victim of domestic violence has had to find alternative accommodation after Oranga Tamariki breached her privacy for the second time in three years. ...16 hours ago
While researching NZ on Air for a recent history, Duncan Greive noticed a shocking 30 year trend.News broke over the weekend that Love Island NZ, Three’s biggest announcement of the year, will now not screen in 2019, and realistically is unlikely ...17 hours ago
Conflict of interest methinks. Key is on a few boards of Govt entities is he not ?
Oh, but of course, Cof I has never been a prob for John boy, eh.
Are You claiming Labour never utilised former PM’s or senior members for political purpose despite them being involved in supposedly non partisan roles?
I’m sure you can link to screeds of tories bleating about it if they did. Actually, even if they didn’t but the tories just said they did.
“…Are You claiming Labour never utilised former PM’s…”
No, he is just positing a question as is his democratic right. Why do you hate democracy, Gosman?
This is a deep involvement with a particular candidate rather than just general party support.
Maybe previous leaders have a particular issue they were involved with ?
Sign of desperation. Maybe Bidois is the wrong candidate for national in a by election on the Shore and their polling is telling them that
Twas not a question in the first sentence. Was an opinion.
Fishy smell is back as Shonkey enters the picture again.
Smells like “the cup of tea” with ACT saga eh?
Crooked = National
“Key is on a few boards of Govt entities “.
Well no, actually.
What are facts between friends though?
Key is on a few boards of Govt entities is he not ?
Key’s on the board for Air New Zealand, and ANZ Bank…. Maybe he checks his LinkedIn requests in alphabetical order? 😛
Air NZ is majority owned by the Crown but it’s publicly traded, so the obligations on directors are clearly established and no different from any other listed entity.
Neither directorship presents anything even remotely resembling a conflict of interest for Key. If he wants to shill for a candidate, then he’s absolutely entitled to do so.
A little bit like a former All Black endorsing National in and around the time of a general election perhaps ?
Or perhaps not quite as bad ,… this being a by election…
But you must admit,… something stinks,… and if you think Denmark has problems with stenches , – they have nothing to complain about compared to this,… and Key.
A little bit like a former All Black endorsing National in and around the time of a general election perhaps ?
If you think Ritchie’s endorsement swayed anyone, you probably also think Robyn Malcolm was instrumental in keeping the Greens above 5%.
Denmark has problems with stenches , – they have nothing to complain about compared to this,… and Key.
I’m pretty certain John Key didn’t murder Helen Clark.
They may as well use Key now before he’s properly damaged by the Australian banking inquiry.
At least when Labour have brought out their star power in this election, they used their existing leader.
You really are a Muppet. Key never worked in retail banking and certainly never for Australian banks
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11934188
“Sir John Key joins ANZ bank as chairman”.
A conflict of interest i thought even National could see?
However it is obvious that he has been working for the banks all along.
So in your mind the fact that Key recently became involved in the NZ side of ANZ means he will be caught up in the Banking inquiry despite not being there for the time being looked at.
Not what i said.
The concern is the too close a relationship between NZ politicians, and private businesses they are later getting jobs with.
How on earth is being Chair of the NZ wing of ANZ Bank a conflict of interest with appearing with Dan Bidios?
Or indeed a conflict of interest with anything that he currently does.
For years Sir Michael Cullen has been Chair of Kiwibank (appointed by National). He chairs the Tax Working Group. No-one has suggested that is a conflict of interest.
The commenters here are letting their antipathy of Sir John Key cloud their judgement. No surprise there.
Kiwibank is not a private company.
And. Cullen is actually competent enough to get the job on his own merits.
Of course a National MP does not see any conflict of interest. It would prevent too many of them from jumping on their, after politics, gravy train.
Antipathy ?
Of john key?
He is no ‘sir’
We don’t reward treasonists with the title ‘Sir’.
Key worked for Elders Finance up until 1988, Aussie owned bank.
Now he is a director of ANZ Bank. Hint the A stands for Australia.
Elders was not a retail bank
But it was an Australian Bank. As is ANZ which is also a retail bank.
Yes and I stated he never worked for an Australian retail bank before. He does so now but as his role is new and based in NZ he is unlikely to be pulled in to the inquiry by the Australian government on what Australian Retail banks did in Australia. But if you want to place a wager on it…
Don’t forget that a parallel inquiry is getting under way on the same banks in NZ. So Key while may not have been involved in the period under question, he is there now and will be tainted by association
Link please on the announcement of this parallel inquiry on the Australian banks in NZ.
Who is holding this inquiry given I have not heard the Government of NZ nor the RBNZ announcing they will be conducting any inquiry. The Australian government has no jurisdiction in NZ over financial matters here.
It’s not a public inquiry.
Just a nice stiff letter and a chat from the Reserve Bank with a whole bunch of questions for them to answer, specifically referencing the Australian inquiry findings.
However Sam Stubbs is building the groundswell for a public inquiry – see NZHerald today. Now that would be fun.
Click – click. – Bang. 100% Mickey for connecting the dots.
dancing on the head of a pin….somehow fitting
Yes but hes only just joined the board ( Jan ) and as Chair of the ANZ NZ subsidiary and later an ordinary member of the main board in Australia
Compare with the board of AMP which was up to its neck in regulatory malfeasance.
He is extremely unlikely to be caught up in any banking inquiry looking at the practice of Australian banks in Australia as a result of his recent appointment.
True – a slipperier piece of shit was never shat.
True
I shall reword you comment to be more accurate.
Now he is a director of ANZ Bank in New Zealand which is a subsidiary of the Australian Parent company. The operational workings are distinct from the Australian operation. Hint the NZ stands for New Zealand.
Hint the NZ stands for New Zealand.
Your comment is accurate, but it’s also called “ANZ” in Australia too. 😛
“also called “ANZ” in Australia”.
As someone who has accounts with the ANZ in both Australia and New Zealand I am only to aware that that is just about the only thing they have in common.
It is impossible to deal with the Australian bank in New Zealand. It is also impossible to deal with the New Zealand bank in Australia. The fabled Chinese Wall is absolutely impregnable.
Drives me crazy sometimes.
you are obviously not as smart as you thunk you are alwhinge. I have lived in aus and banked with anz in both countries simultaniously, with accounts in both countries . had no probs with the crossover once I pointed out to the lady behind the counter in sydney what the nz in anz stood for.
Amazing.
Please tell me pawlie. Assuming you lived in New Zealand and did not actually have a residential address in Australia how hard was it to persuade them to give you a credit card denominated in Australian dollars that would be paid, by direct debit, from an Australian account each month on due date?
And could the nice lady behind the counter tell you the balance in one of your New Zealand accounts from her Sydney terminal?
@paul Andersen.
I had really hoped you could have taken the time to answer my questions. You obviously find it a very simple matter to arrange these things and I was looking forward to your explanation for what I should do.
But, from you, nothing.
Is it really not as easy as you claim?
Yeah, I think we need an inquiry to ensure that. I’m pretty sure that the culture of criminality in the Australian banks would transfer across. Probably via direct instruction along the lines of: We’re doing it this way so you guys do to. This is a command from your owner.
And how do you know if he never worked for Australian banks even if indirectly?
And don’t feed us that bullshit that he worked as a bloody teller at the front of the bank, either,
But using a shitty ‘ Key – ism’ ,… what we can say is that John Key worked in tandem with Andrew Kreiger in pulling off the greatest FOREX heist in history against none other than the KIWI DOLLAR.
There’s your shitty hero in all his glowing true colours,- a self centered narcissistic , greedy grasping prick who never gave one shit about the economy thus the people of this country.
That’s your hero ‘John Key’ for you.
And the final authority that signed off on an SAS operation that saw the massacre of 6 civilians including a three year girl.
Mr fucking ‘ GET SOME GUTS ‘ Key.
John Key / Andy Krieger – timeline debate – true or false? | NZ Court …
https://voter08.wordpress.com/john-key-andy-krieger-a-timeline-debate-true-or-false/
Forex heist???
What are you on about?
Explain how Key managed to game a floating exchange rate given no laws were broken.
Lol! – this guy.
Always in denial.
Doesn’t it strike you as rather coincidental that Key collaborated with Kreiger in almost collapsing the NZ economy when a Labour govt was in power? So much so that an official in Michael Cullen’s office called New York and virtually told Kreiger to ‘ get your fucking hands off our economy ‘ ?
Of course you would deny that as well.
Are you that much of a slimebag you cant even admit to that?
I guess not.
Anything to save either your ego , your vested interests or your Americanized worldview..
How odious.
And I don’t have to explain a thing, bud.
That’s why we provide links. I’m not here to hold your hand and wipe your dirty arse for you.
Answer the question.
How do you game the Forex market for a floating exchange rate?
YOU , little man ,… do NOT demand I do anything.
So you can take your prepubescent tone and take yourself squarely back to the link provided.
And yet while we are at it ,….
Just WHY did Roger Douglas demand Rob Muldoon float the dollar ?
Answer that , and I may consider answering you.
Or do you not know how the FOREX market works?…
I know how the Forex market works. You on the other hand obviously have little clue.
1/ Hardly the essence of this article.
2 / I am not interested in your personal estimations of your own intellectual prowess.
3 / You cannot answer why Douglas left a report to be conveniently ‘discovered’ outlining his plans to float the NZ dollar.
4 / If you’d really like to know, – and have your whole neo liberal premise ( and that of your hero Keys ) exposed I am more than happy to oblige.
5 / The fact that the far right lost its hold during the Clarke years has much to do with it , – including why Key acted in the reckless , narcissistic manner he did with Kreiger against the KIWI at a much later date.
6 / It may be painfully embarrassing for you – and your hero Key , – if I did.
You don’t even understand counter party risk Gosman…
Yeah I remember you floundering over derivatives…
By all means go ahead and indicate something technical which signals that you know the ‘forex markets’…
There is a high probability Key was involved in the attack on NZD…
Previous activity and his record after that event describe just how likely Keys involvement was…
“Just WHY did Roger Douglas demand Rob Muldoon float the dollar “.
Well technically it was David Lange and it was a devaluation not a float.
The fact that you actually have to ask that question astounds me. Are you really so ignorant of international trade and foreign exchange that you have to ask?
For a very simple explanation of what happened in 1984 why don’t you have a look at this.
https://www.eastonbh.ac.nz/1989/09/from_run_to_float_the_making_of_the_rogernomics_exchange_rate_policy/
Can I also suggest you get, or borrow from the Library, a simple book on Economics and read it. It isn’t really that hard to understand the basics and you won’t make yourself look so foolish in future.
Well , thank you for making all the others’ look so foolish’ as well …
…. ‘ it was a devaluation not a float ‘…
Which just goes to show that Gosman speaks through a hole in his arse with all his pompous bluster about ‘ knowing all about Forex’….
L0L0L0L !
Thank you.
And no , you are completely wrong, – it was Douglas who ‘accidentally released a statement ‘…
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…’ A key point of the free-market cabal’s programme was to devalue the New Zealand dollar, an extremely sensitive issue. Several weeks before the July 1984 election. Douglas, Labour’s shadow finance minister, “accidentally” released a statement which signaled his intent to devalue.
Since it was a near certainty that Labour, aided by the New Zealand Party’s drawing votes from National , would win, speculators began to dump the New Zealand dollar, planning, post-devaluation, to cash in each dollar of foreign currency for more New Zealand dollars than previously ‘…
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You , my wee dear laddie , ….have fallen straight into the noose unassisted.
Thank you.
And now may I introduce you to the REAL HISTORY of this country and the bogus premises with which the far right seized power,… and far from ME having to go to a library , … I would suggest that YOU save yourself a trip to the library and read this historic yet very up to date historical narrative on New Zealand’s recent political and economic history…
New Right Fight – Who are the New Right?
http://www.newrightfight.co.nz/pageA.html
Read it up , you arrogant psuedo intellectual moron. And lets see you come back with an answer to the charges it makes.
I think you will find it more than damning on each and every level that you , and your fellow neo liberal travellor’s have tried to pollute this site, this country’s democracy and this economy for the last 34 years.
Good luck.
Oh ,… and one other thing,… we don’t talk ‘technically’ it was this person or that person when clearly it was one individual. And in this case,.. Roger Douglas.
Lange and Douglas ended up hating each others guts.
And if there is one redeeming quality about Lange it was because HE at least had a conscience.
And , – the whole premise of ‘devaluing ‘ was to be able to float the NZ dollar.
And cash in.
So there’s bugger all similarity’s between the short straws you are trying to draw and the actual reality’s I’m talking about.
IS THERE.
Following on;
…. ‘ And , – the whole premise of ‘devaluing ‘ was to be able to float the NZ dollar’….
Ever wondered where the concept of ‘ Corporate NZ ‘ came from ?
Well , that’s when a company opens itself to be registered and ‘ publicly floated’…ie ;
Instead of being exclusively privately owned , it ‘floats itself’ and opens itself up to public shareholdings. These shareholdings could, depending on the govt’s rules be local or offshore…
And one of the reasons behind Douglas’s drive to devalue was to create an artificial ‘crises’…and in that ‘crises’ would provide strong motivation and incentive to essentially ‘ float ‘ ‘corporate NZ ‘ and its economy by deregulation – particularly of Treasury and the Reserve Bank , – and open it up to private ( usually foreign) investment.
We are registered on the New York Stock Exchange as ‘ Corporate NZ’.
Moving on,… and we have after 34 years , – Australian banks virtually controlling ALL of our finances, dictating our interest rates, and hence our economy and hence our social conditions.- with a large bulk of profits due to foreign interest rates exiting this country , …. now ,… does any of this seem like sovereign New Zealand or in New Zealand’s best interests ?
And yet meanwhile , – free trade agreements which are imbalanced – ie FTA with China,…mean that we are vulnerable to power plays in the Pacific ,… sandwiched as it were between the USA and China , …along with increased pressure from other offshore banking / business interests ie ; Austalia , mean that slowly ( yet rapidly as the process actually was originally … ) we lose all notion of sovereignty barring that in name only.
In effect?
We have been systematically hollowed out as a nation.
Ever wondered why in a land of plenty there is so little to go round?
Here is your answer.
Again I say ,.. read these timely and wise words from an extract from Hugh Price of Hugh Price Publishers.
Hugh Price was a New Zealand Patriot.
Then read it again. Let it sink in.
Do your children and grandchildren a favour, and for Gods sakes fight for them.
And fight for them hard.
New Right Fight – Who are the New Right?
http://www.newrightfight.co.nz/pageA.htm
And here is yet another peculiarity :
… ‘ Thus it was perfectly understandable, indeed predictable, that any election called with some possibility of a devaluation shortly after would cause a run on the dollar. The practice in previous elections had been for the Treasury and the Bank to increase the liquidity of their foreign exchange holdings as the country moved into the final stages of the election. This apparently had been planned for a November 1984 election, but a snap election five months early had not been allowed for. However, given the extent of the run that actually occurred, there may not have been enough official liquidity, even if the officials had anticipated the early election ‘…
Interesting ;
‘Given the extent of the run, there may not have been enough official liquidity , even if the officials had anticipated the early election’….
And yet who caused the snap election ?
None other than Marilyn Waring.
And why ?… by threatening to cross the floor and vote with the opposition in favour of what would become Langes ‘nuclear moment’… have we heard that before recently?
Was Waring involved ?
We cannot say,… but it all seems so coincidental that right at the time that Bob Jones was lining up his ‘NZ party’ to dethrone Rob Muldoon by splitting the National vote, and around the same time Douglas was leaking his ‘devaluation’ papers,..that there was indeed a movement afoot to first ‘devalue’ the dollar, deregulate the financial markets and that, … by definition , … meant the Reserve bank as well as Treasury would have to follow suit ,.. which was exactly what happened.
And Corporate NZ was then up for sale , – often to the lowest bidder.
And why was devaluing and the ensuing deregulation of our financial markets so important to the Riogernomes?… simply because it meant that now the KIWI could be traded and a profit made on it. Massively huge profits.
And that , in effect was the very genesis of out current woes.
By buying and selling a huge amount in an effort to crash the targeted currency. Just as Key and Krieger did.
And just because it wasn’t illegal doesn’t mean that it was ethical.
Who suffered Draco ?
All of NZ but especially the ones that were thrown out of work by Key/Kreiger’s attack on the NZ$.
Their bludging cost NZ around $300m at the time.
Well of course the National collective has doubts about Simon Bridges,… he has not the ‘presence’ to carry it off. Key used smarmyness, Collins uses ‘ brute appeal’.
I would say Bridges will give way to Collins eventually .
Which is not far from the natural order of things.
Key is gone , and that leaves Collins a free path, Bridges will be OK with that because he is a close colleague of Collins. Key will just make an appearance to validate it.
As for the big guns?
That area is Tory country anyways. Though there are signs of even that changing…
There are no ‘ big guns’ happening , – if anything , – more a liability and an opportunity for uncomfortable questions to be asked, such as ‘ why did you really leave , John ,.. was the heat over Operaton Burnham getting too hot?’… and what was that about tax havens , Johnno ?,… ‘was the sale of your home to a Mainland Chinese investor worth it in light of all the homeless in New Zealand, John ‘ Are you enjoying that wealth with a free conscience , John ? ‘…
If anyone who has followed the John Key disaster for the last 9 years will already know… there are rich pickings and much low hanging fruit to be had to gorge on…
A veritable feast , no less…
I would say Bridges will give way to Collins eventually .
Which is not far from the natural order of things.
Darwinian?
Naturally.
In true ludicrous Darwinian fashion.
Wild Katipo,
Yes; we also remember when in 2007 Minister of Finance Michael Cullen connected Shin-key to the Tranzrail rort – and Key was holding the rail shares but hid them?
Key was also involved as a broker in 1990’s facilitating the sale of NZ Rail Corporation to Fay/Richwhite also.
There is no end to this mans rorting.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10533576
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/john-key-the-unauthorised-biography/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502247&objectid=10523316
he was doing deals more than even pulling girls ponytails.
Sicko. /whos-sorry-now/
Key did not sell his Fletcher Challenge Forests shares until June 2003, the same time as he sold his Tranzrail shares. He sold them in four parcels, on the 11th, 12, and 16th of June, for total of around $105,000 [share price]. As Key sold both his Tranzrail and FCF holdings at the same time, it may be that he sold his entire New Zealand share portfolio at this time This matches with his statement on Sunrise that he hasn’t owned any New Zealand shares since 2003. Why he chose to sell then and what other companies he held, we don’t know.
It will be interesting to hear Key on the Tiwai aluminium smelter and the Australian commission of inquiry into banking practices.
ANZ blue seems a suitable backdrop.
Why should those topics concern him?
See above.
Are you living under a rock somewhere like a pre-Jacksonian Gollum ?
I’m not sure how far his court order extends ..
Why would they be interested in talking to a recent appointee to one of the Australian banks NZ subsidiaries?
Gosman cant correlate a subsidiary with a parent company…
The essence of compartmentalized thinking , folks…
The Australian and NZ Banking sectors are very different beasts. It would serve little to no purpose calling over NZ based executives or Board members (unless they also worked in Australia at some stage). It certainly would make zero sense to have a NZ based board member be questioned about activities that occurred in Australia BEFORE HE WAS EVEN APPOINTED.
And ,… um ,… you are trying to suggest that a former Prime Minister of New Zealand who was all Bro- mates with Australia’s PM and was a major
player in the New York Forex markets is not intimately kept in the loop with what happens across the Tasman’s banking and financial systems …
OKKKKKK…
We have a right one here , Ladies and Gentlemen,…
Introducing Gosman , the new up and coming comedy act that will set New Zealand on the world stage along with the likes of Lorde, Split ENZ, and Crowded House….
Key is back on face book touting bitcoin too.
DV – that was a fake advert that had nothing to do with key at all.
As you were told before – the last time you mentioned this.
But I guess if you are stupid enough to believe the advert …..
Prove that it’s fake James
I don’t think it’s genuine, but it is still there.
In fact when I asked the anz about the last series of ads,I got no reply
Prove that you are not a complete moron
Prove that you are as clever as you think you are.
So no proof that key is not involved then.
Seem like a raw nerve.
You are really struggling with the concept of burden of proof aren’t you?
Nope,
Prove key is not involved with bit coin?
You obviously have a clear idea of what proof is, so should be no problem for you to produce proof that key is not involved with bitcoin.
I find it interesting that anz didn’t take the opportunity to comment when I asked.
I think I have my answer to the question about whether you are a moron or not.
So no proof then.
Dv. I have a recollection that story about Key was outed as a fake months ago – maybe six months ago.
Prove it Anne. 😀
Nah mate , were struggling with the fact a dishonest murderous bastard like Key managed to fleece New Zealanders for 9 years without a whimper from our MSM , – including gullible bastards like you , bud.
https://thespinoff.scdn5.secure.raxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fatima-e1490084556189-850×510.jpg
Wild Katipo;
James/Gosman are really freckling out today eh? Where’s Alwyn though?
Puckish rouge is there too so the are all out there today after parliament resumed the “Budget debates” must have upset them badly.
The national party support team..
I consider them mere sport .
Like a fox hunt or a rabbit cull.
But please don’t tell them that.
It may offend their sensibilities. And we wouldn’t want that , now would we…
I think I had made a single post (correcting bullshit) and you think that’s fracking out?
You are strange.
Or are you inferring I am gosman also ?
Well this is a rather humorous shot out of the blue, – from whence did you spring from all of a sudden ?
Oh well , no matter , … Gosman , James, Yaga, and whatever , all the same to me… you see that’s the problem, … all you far right wing apologists all blur into one after a while, … you really need to learn to diversify a little bit…
Mix it up a bit. Be a little more military about it,… you know ,… spread out when attacking , concentrate forces when defending,… that sort of basic stuff.
But you don’t do that and you become easy meat. And in this case , – the comedians dream material.
So James , Gosman , Yaga or whatever else you care to call yourself at the moment ,,… I wish you a good day and hope you get over your confusion,… I really am perplexed at your sudden and unexplained appearance… and wish you well…
Do take care….
So DV – you dont think its genuine – but you are quite happy to pill out the line “Key is back on face book touting bitcoin too.”
So quite happy to spread lies that a) you dont think are right and b) were proven to you before.
Since you are such an obvious moron – a quick google would give you this
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2017/12/sir-john-key-being-used-in-fake-nz-herald-bitcoin-article.html
Ill save the link and pull it out again in 6 months when you spread the same bullshit again.
At last some evidence James.
Took awhile though.
Interesting the ANZ ignored a query though.
Yeah sorry I haven’t been sitting on here all day answering your bullshit conspiracy post that even you can’t believe.
James, you may be correct, your comment caught my interest so, I did an image search online, and nada, the image is only on here according to my image search.
Cinny – if you go to the news hub site you will see it’s a screenshot.
Google John key bitcoin fake and there are other articles.
Well , one can only assume its a screenshot designed to send John Key up,… but truly now,… does it really matter when Key sent himself and this country up on an almost weekly basis?
One only has to Google John Oliver to see the evidence.
And why , pray tell would Key do that ?
Was it self mockery and embarrassment that he only achieved being Prime Minister of New Zealand and not Planet Key ?
Planet Key – The Song – The Hits
Video for planet key song▶ 4:09
http://www.thehits.co.nz › Video
Oh shall we try that again , seems to be a problem with the censorship… an ongoing problem with the John Key administration in censoring anything disagreeable to their liking , it seems…
Banned Planet Key music video – YouTube
Video for planet key song▶ 4:10
James, couldn’t find it on the newshub.
Lolz forgot about the bitcoin; I have seen the PM that quit in a dodgy looking get rich quick scheme before (not bitcoin).
Wouldn’t have surprised me if the nats had whipped out key to try and push their Northcote candidate, that’s the funny/crazy thing, it’s easily believable.
Glad I read your comment 🙂
Nah, Bridges is too busy
liking WO tweetsleading the Opposition and Key’s got plenty of time on his hands (keep those hands to yourself, John).Sir John Key not only retired undefeated but still manages to troll the lefties 🙂
He did not retire, he quit and ran away. Nice framing though 😉
He didn’t run very far did he.
Actually, at the end of the day, he ran a mile.
Incognito,
Yes he cleared the scene in a hurry didn’t he just.
So Truck Stop Paula doesnt have enough star power ?
Looks Strategy A was to downplay the by-election which is usually done if you sure you will win and dont want to other sides voters to even be aware an election is on.
Now they are onto Strategy B, which is to get publicity for their candidate and tell all their own voters , wake up there is an election on.
Expect an announcement about roads and bridges next !!! ( the only time Soimum will be mentioned) hahahaha
Nope . Hasn’t even managed that.
And he didn’t retire, – he ran.
Like a coward.
Especially when he saw the Donald didn’t give a crap about this no namer pony tail puller from where?… Nu Zaland??? What a creep ! Can we bomb that place???
And caused the National party to lose magnificently. Left Boring Dipping Bill in charge and didn’t give a shit. A bit like hes always been.
Yeah ,… real master of the trolls he is…. not.
Eh????
You feeling okay WK? Your comment is slightly more unhinged that usual.
Havin’ a bit of fun watching all the sycophants rush to a wankers defense, that’s all,… quite humorous, actually.
But all humour aside, … supporting a pony tail pulling, shower pissing creep like Key is the height of your aspirations?
I mean seriously… come on… here’s your hero , idiot…
John Oliver – John Key – YouTube
Video for john oliver john key radio interview youtube▶ 1:45
Yup – undefeated world champion most corrupt PM ever to parasite off NZ.
🙂
Oh damn. He is a fine man in the true National mould(y).
It would be a mistake to look beyond this man’s excellence which has been recounted in these historic lines.
(Simon) had a pair of boots with great big spurs
on;.
A fighting pair of which he was particularly fond.
On Tuesday and on Friday, just to make the street
look tidy,
He’d collect the passing villagers and kick them in
the pond…..
but, those villagers got out of the swamp…
(Simon) went a journey and he found a lot of
duckweed.
They pulled him out and dried him and they
blipped him on the head.
They took him by the breeches and they hurled
him into ditches
And they pushed him under waterfalls and this
is what they said:
“You are Si.. — don’t laugh,
You are Si.. — don’t cry;
You are Si.. as bold as a lion —
(Simon) the Lion, goodbye!”
Thanks to AA Milne, for his wit and whimsy.
I’ve some questions for the pair of them….
Meanwhile, is there a Northcote Meet the Candidates function, and if so is anyone on here planning on attending?
He’s such a spent event.
At least Labour sent an actual drawcard PM.
There’s a whole cohort of diehard Nat voters who are still pining for him though Ad. Presumably they need motivating in Northcote.
Current ANZ advertising is *so* Key !
Two dim-witted yuppie fashionistas ..
Good Grief – Key has been gone for well over 12 months and still the mad frothing from certain commenters bit like Helen is to those on the other side ..red rag to a bull..
Anyhoo after looking at the candidates in Northcote if it was my electorate i’d be voting for the green candidate rather than the muppets the red or blue team have put up.
Nah , time means nothing when it comes to justice and with Key , – there’s unfinished business.
You wouldn’t deny Arthur Allan Thomas or Teina Pora justice would you despite the fact that they are ‘historic cases’… and there’s a whole range of issues surrounding Key that needs the spotlight shined fully on him.
And for him to turn up and show his face endorsing the very party that he dumped unceremoniously and left to lose an election smacks of a man who never gave a shit about the people of this country anyway, – yet deems he is sufficiently safe in hiding behind some sort of ‘statesman’ like facade.
Well hes not even that , – and many among us view him as a cheap conman.
Worse still , culpable in the murder of a 6 year old girl in Afghanistan .
Not so rosy when put in those terms,…
IS IT.
LOL you really do write some hilarious drivel.
Hilarious, – I most certainly hope so.
Drivel?… I assure you ,… I am deadly serious.
And the mere fact I induce you into making that statement shows you are playing into my game , not yours.
Keep playing, please.
Yes please – how about a diatribe on the Rothschilds those are usually a hoot.
Oh no no no , little friend, I call the game plan, not you,… and , I know you are chaffing at the bit for more , but be patient small grasshopper…all will be revealed in time…
Now ,.. back to John Key ,… the pony tail man….
Just what was it that he saw in Obama that made him so fawning ..?
Was it the superior height and Keys small man syndrome ?
Or was it the recognition of the almost insignificance of Keys role in the 5 eyes arrangement ?
https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/h/m/i/r/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620×349.1ahm06.png/1458528992693.jpg
Bored now..bye bye
Yes ,… small attention span and no developed sense of ‘stick – with – it –
ness’…
I understand,… yet unfortunately , you also,… fail the test.
I wish you all the best under the new administration and hope you find solace among your fellow mourners amidst defeat.
WILD KATIPO
Key’s presence here will send a negative action, he will lower the national vote here.
Key will spook the electorate now as he is not trusted and creepy remember the pony tail pulling?
maybe he is back to find some more?
I thinks that Simon Bridges is time is short and bloodletting will be out soon.
Stunned you, mullet ?
Where do our Nationalists go from here ?
“Francoist Spain (Spanish: España franquista) or the Franco regime (Spanish: Régimen de Franco) is the period of Spanish history between 1939, when Francisco Franco took control of Spain after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francoist_Spain
I feel a hekia lot of trouble for national when they did up old fossils…
Love the puns !
And yes , they are truly digging up old fossils,…
Like this Dire wolf one….viscous, mean and dangerous. The sort that populate the upper echelons of the National party.
Thank goodness the National govt is extinct.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Dire_wolf.jpg
Cadava’s perhaps
Natz must really be on the skids for it to roll the creepy, slimy one out once more to save its burnt bacon! Amazing what desperation can lead to at times.
Oh not really , mary_a,…
After all ,.. they did try the almost deceased Richard Prebble ( at least his political career can be described as such … ) in rolling him out on commenting on rail ,… or in his words… ‘trams’… the other day…
So why not the shower pissing wonder and obligate narcissist John Key ?
As the old adage says … ‘ If the cap fits,… wear it’….
Thanks for the posts Wild Katipo. You are someone who understands what has happened here in Aotearoa.
What’s with all the stuff about banks and conflicts of interest?
I don’t see any problem with Bidois needing John Key.
Just like Steve Hansen will be getting Buck Shelford, Sid Going and Christian Cullen in to help with the games against the French in June.
If he is really, really, really desperate and is trying to find some sort of magic ‘last resort.’
nationals were totally unprepared for defeat. everybody kept their thoughts to themselves, held their cards close to their chest and let the media do its little dance thinking that was enough.
nah.
the people had enough of nationals ramshhackle venal attitude to everything.
sure they made little booms here and there but the ultimate cost is enormous.
the media here is timid, unlearned, ignorant and devoted to their jobs first and foremost because that is the way the world rolls.
the cost of repairing nationals mistakes is going to exhaust any government but one thing for sure is that another ring in like john key and his style of government should never be repeated.
his job was to loot the treasury and he did so successfully.
lets hope his policies have not brought the country to its knees.
a lot of shit is about to come down the pike as they say and we have to be ready and alert to change.
and that means no wasting money on absurd ideological experiments and reminding the population that new zealand is not some completely infantilised episode out of a reality t.v. show.