The government has today confirmed that the Human Rights Commission (HRC) will be put out to tender later this year. John Key made the announcement shortly after a report from the HRC raised serious concerns about the government’s attempts to expand the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB).But Key denied that the tendering…
I remember thinking at the time that the view from the community hall was a remarkable one Look, I can explain everything. There has been a terrible mistake, but I’m not the one responsible. I would never have gone in if I’d known who the host was. I must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.…
It’s a challenging time for anyone trying to run a business. Most businesses have cut their costs down to the bone, and decisions about how and where to spend money need to be made with great care. To remain successful, businesses need to know with some certainty that the money they spend will go to…
Mike, I see you’ve been busy on Newstalk ZB’s website, applauding the SkyCity convention centre deal. The main question I have out of the convention centre announcement is should progress really be this hard? The idea was first mooted back in 2003 and once National got into power and decided it was worth giving a…
An artist’s impression of a soulless John Key John Key will sell his soul to the Devil, in a deal announced with SkyCity and Beelzebub this morning. Under the terms of the deal, SkyCity will spend approximately $402 million on the construction of a world-class convention centre. In return, SkyCity will be granted an extra…
Under the deal Judgement Day will be postponed until at least 2048, and those who enter Sky City Casino will be cleansed of all sin. I haven’t had time to analyse the Sky City deal in much detail, but it looks like a big win for taxpayers. Look at some of the benefits: The Auckland region…
A guest post by John Key. If you’ve been following the news you’ll know that the Government has agreed to allow Sky City to install up to 500 additional gaming machines, in return for the casino building a new convention centre. I wanted to write to explain why we made the deal, because I’ve been…
So it turns out that John Key was the one who came up with the idea of giving a bunch more pokie machines to Sky City in return for a convention centre. It’s the kind of innovative forward-thinking we have come to expect from our PM, and it demonstrates yet again that National leads the way when…
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