The Liberal Agenda – South Park 5 stars
Thank Christ for South Park. I have been a huge fan since my Channel Z days when we hosted the…

Thank Christ for South Park. I have been a huge fan since my Channel Z days when we hosted the…

I think Dominic Hoey is one of the most important Gen X writers NZ has. His beautiful 1985 is set…

What went down at Lorde’s surprise shows in Auckland? The intimate, invite-only surprise series of sets took place in the…

I am proud to announce a brand spanking new weekly Political Podcast, The Bradbury Group, proudly sponsored by Waatea News…
We have lived through a political period of time since MMP that has managed to dilute and temper the idealogical…
Perhaps even more shameful than Police behaviour has been that of the Fourth Estate reporting this issue to the public. Search engine checks (and confirmation by Martyn Bradbury) have both confirmed that only the NZ Herald and Magic Talk radio have reported the outcome of this case and the Police backdown and apology. The Herald article is pay-walled and consequently of little use to non-subscribers.
Even worse is the realisation that it is not Martyn who is defending himself against criminal charges. It is the Police who are on trial for mis-using their powers by breaching a person’s privacy without due regard to the laws of this country.The police over-stepped and mis-used their powers of search and seizure. It was an illegal action, as Privacy Commissioner John Edwards stated with searing clarity, “that Police had collected his information in an unlawful way”.
The Tourist Tax is a start, it needs to be higher and this targeted funding most be used to upgrade tourism infrastructure while we ponder how many tourists are too many tourists.