NEW ZEALAND’S DAIRY INDUSTRY was recently compared to the NRA. A better comparison would be the United States oil industry. Like the National Rifle Association the US oil industry’s lobbying power is legendary. To set one’s face against either group is generally considered to be career suicide – especially if you’re a career politician.
News that Aucklanders are spending the equivalent of four weeks a year – the annual leave entitlement for most working…
ZB are less guard dog of democracy and more stoned poodle for the National Party.
The six finalists are:
Bathurst Resources
Coca Cola
IAG/State Insurance
Uber
Westpac
Youi
E tū is seeking a halt to Top Energy’s plan to cut jobs, after a linesman suffered serious injuries in…
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) urges Prime Minister Bill English not to trifle with Working for Families (WFF), but to…
Malcolm Evans – Auckland’s water crisis
Gareth Morgan’s knees are hurting. I can tell because he keeps bending down to rub them- and it is no wonder, he has been on his feet since 4pm and it is close to 9pm before he gets a chance to sit down and sink his teeth into a burger at Christchurch’s Smash Palace. Morgan is here as part of a roadshow to win hearts and minds- well maybe just minds, as he does not seem to do the hearts bit very well.
Watch Barry Coates rip the Intelligence and Security Bill apart
The move from the Maori Party to have Tainui King Tuheitia endorse their candidate Rahui Papa in the Hauraki-Waikato seat is one of the most selfish and saddest political strategies I have ever witnessed in Maori politics.