SFO Powers
NZ First has said it has concerns over the plans by the Government to reduce the powers of the SFO’s successor to investigate serious fraud. The NZ Herald editorial says axing the SFO is a serious...
View ArticleGoff and Winston
NZPA reports: Labour could work with New Zealand First if it needed the numbers to form a government, leader Phil Goff says. Recently, Prime Minister John Key wouldn’t rule out working with NZ First –...
View ArticleRoy Morgan and NZ First
There is no doubt NZ First has increased its support. It usually does when they get in the news, and ironically as much as Winston loves to pretend there is a media conspiracy against him, they in fact...
View ArticleDebt under a Labour-led Government
As readers will know there has been a lot of scrutiny about how much extra debt there would be under a Labour Goverment over the next four years. Labour says it would be around $4b, National says...
View ArticleThe cost of the alternative
I blogged on Monday how if there is a Labour-led Government, it will be unlike any previous MMP Government as the major party will be only 50% to 55% of the Government, not 80% to 90%. This means that...
View ArticleOne good stunt deserves another
Today’s “jobs” conference organised by Labour Party affiliate member EPMU was of course a media stunt. I did however expect they would have pre-arranged something of substance to merge from it, but...
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NZ First youth wing head under investigation
Stuff reports: NZ First has shut down some of its social media pages following a complaint about the leader of the party’s youth wing. NZ First Youth leader Curwen Rolinson posted on Facebook that the...
View ArticleA Chorus of one
New Zealand First, United Future and the Maori Party have all stated their position that the Government should listen to the Commerce Commission on the Chorus and Copper tax issue. It appears to have...
View ArticleWhat would a Labour/Green/NZ First Cabinet look like
If Labour Greens and NZ First did manage to form a Government, what would it look like? Let’s assume their seats in Cabinet would represent their share of the vote so on current polls Labour gets 11...
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