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Leaker has name suppression
No, this obviously isn’t about Peter Dunne, but it’s similarity (except for suppression) is interesting, especially as Labour’s Grant Robertson wants police to force Peter Dunne to give evidence....
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Rebstock Report
MFAT leak accused previously worked in Labour research unit and was a temporary clerical assistant at SSC – Iain Rennie Report to the State Services Commissioner on the Investigation into the Possible...
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MFAT immunity muck up – are there more?
The MFAT muck up over the Malaysian immunity case raises enough questions of it’s own, up through the ranks of the Ministry to Murray McCully. Vernon Small touches on possible wider problems in Buck...
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Doubts on MFAT and Malaysia
Have we been told what really happened between MFAT and Malaysia? Unless an employee has screwed up badly and their Malaysian counterparts went along with it without questioning it, or there’s more to...
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Goff blatantly lies about ‘dirty politics’
Phil Goff blatantly lied on Campbell Live last night when asked if he ever got involved in dirty politics. Goff said “No, no, not at all”. Goff has a history of misleading and leaking and accusing...
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Turei and a Pharmac fallacy
There’s been a lot of speculation about Pharmac in relation to the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. And misinformed comment and misinformation. In a column (MP’s View) in Dunedin’s The Star Metiria...
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TPPA Roadshow today
The TPPA Roadshow will be held in Dunedin today. I’m going as an interested observer. The Government will run a number of events on key TPP outcomes. These will be aimed at ensuring businesses are able...
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Ombudsman on MFAT leak inquiry
The Ombudsman has been scathing of an inquiry into leaks from MFAT and how the Government handled things, which seriously compromised the careers of MFAT employees. Stuff: Damning inquiry points finger...
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NZ donations to Clinton Foundation
On the surface a revelation by the Taxpayers’ Unionthat New Zealand has given donations to the Clinton Foundation and intends to donate more sound quite questionable, but it may not be as bad as first...
View ArticlePressure on budget spending, except for NZ First policies
Bad Labour, good cop NZ First? Or perhaps that should be tough accountant Labour, generous giver NZ First. Labour has been highlighting unforeseen shocks putting pressure on budget spending in health...
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