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Tag Archives: John Key
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Prime Minister Key is on his way to Gallipoli, New Zealand’s troops are on their way to just another jolly war in the region and a Facebook play on words picture/comment takes on an altogether different meaning. The story broke … Continue reading
Do you smell what I smell ?
The NZ Herald heavily promoted news story repeated in the Northern Advocate reads rather like a copy&paste job from a press release : Former National MP Mike Sabin has been appointed chief executive of Peppers Carrington Estate, a five-star, 1000-hectare resort … Continue reading
Posted in Media Grabs, politics
Tagged government cover-up, John Key, Matthew Hooton, Mike Sabin, Nicky Hager, police corruption
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Weapons of Mass-Surveillance
Once upon a time a little country in the South Pacific outpost of a great empire woke up and started to have a discussion about it’s place in the world. This was a serious discussion and became part of the national … Continue reading
It’s just not Cricket: New Zealand caught underarm bowling
The Edward Snowden files show the Government playing dirty in international politics. The Prime Minister tries – and it is painful to watch – to dismiss the revelations by calling the messengers “just an anti-American bunch of plonkers”. However this is a serious blow to New … Continue reading
Posted in Media Grabs, politics, Society
Tagged Edward Snowden, five eyes, Fran O'Sullivan, John Key, Tim Groser, Underarm bowling incident of 1981
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100 years after Gallipoli New Zealand’s ‘freedom and democracy’ will be decided in Northland
100 ago New Zealanders fought at Gallipoli for ‘freedom and democracy’ so we are told. Now our freedom and democracy hang in the balance depending on the result of the Northland by-election. Stuff reports that John Key is warning voters there is no “free … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Society
Tagged Dirty Politics, ISDS, John Key, Noam Chomsky, TPPA
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Do we want to live in a free society or in a Stasi style surveillance state ?
Call me naive but I am disappointed that the latest spying revelations hardly raised an eyebrow in so many people. All our communication be it via the internet, mobile phones, use of credit or other plastic cards and any other digital … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Society
Tagged Citizenfour, Edward Snowden, five eyes network, GCSB, Gestapo, John Key, NSA, Stasi, Toby Manhire
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Who lacks guts and why do balls matter ?
When I first arrived in New Zealand over 30 years ago I was surprised to find a cenotaph in every little settlement and war memorial halls large and small all over the place. Coming from a country, which suffered much more … Continue reading
Greens must be doing the right “dirty deal”
If David Farrar in his Kiwiblog accuses the Greens of a dirty deal in Northland then they must be doing something right. The cause of Mr Farrar’s concern is the announcement of the Greens that “It is our strategic assessment that … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Chris Trotter, David Farrar, David Seymour, John Key, Northland by-election, Peter Dunne, The Greens
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Sky City / TPPA – A lesson in Capitalism
The Sky City Casino / Convention Centre government back-paddle seems to get us back to the position of “no cost to the tax – or ratepayers”. Don’t bet on it ! For starters it was never and still is not … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, politics, Society
Tagged John Key, Noam Chomsky, Rio Tinto, Sky City, TPPA, Tui ad, Warner Brothers
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Sky City and the magic potion, which lets JK get away with it
The “free” Sky City Convention Centre has always been a bum deal. The old casino rule applies : The house always wins. That how the roulette wheel or the poky machines are programmed. The initial deal was packaged as “We … Continue reading