It seems that all the parties have produced mini budgets over the past couple of weeks, presumably to steal the thunder from National’s budget. Slim pickings there, then. As a service for those with little time for politics, the MacDoctor provides a brief summary of the various “budgets”: National: The “Nero” Budget Fiddle a bit [...]

I see John Key put Hone Harawira in his place at Ratana, yesterday. I have not bothered to blog about Harawira’s latest outbursts as there is nothing new to them. Harawira has never made it a secret that he despises everything National stands for and has never made the move from activist to politician. Frankly, [...]

I confess to laughing out loud when I read this article in the Herald suggesting that Harawira may try for the leadership of the Maori Party. That has to be the most stupid suggestion that I have ever heard. Admittedly, Mr Harawira has the ego and arrogance to try such a thing, but his chances [...]

◊ I am horrified by the complete lack of economic understanding exhibited by Labour’s financial spokesperson, David Cunliffe. Make no mistake, this is the biggest bailout in NZ corporate history. Does he really not understand that a bailout means that a company does not go into receivership? And when did he object to the terms [...]

Dear Mr. Sharples I judge from your recent remarks that you are not aware of the definition of the word racist. In the interests of helping you understand your colleague Hone Harawira, I thought I might help you out: racism Pronunciation:/ˈreɪsɪz(ə)m/ noun [mass noun] the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or [...]

Turns out that I was right about the Left-wing blogs and the media continuing to rabbit on about John Key’s “cannibalism” joke. And, yes, it does make them look like complete prats. The editor of the Herald on Sunday even goes as far as to suggest that the coalition between Maori and National is falling [...]

Paul Holmes talks about the disturbing double standard in the way Hone Harawira’s outburst has been treated. He does not add a lot to what has already been said in the blogosphere but he does make one intriguing remark. Could it be, in fact, that they cannot refute what he says because they share his [...]

It is seldom that I agree with Hone Harawira, but I have to agree with his comment about the suggestion that he becomes an independent MP as the “Silliest idea I’ve heard“. For starters, Hone cast loose as an independent is just going to make him more of a nuisance than now. Currently, we only [...]

I know I am showing my age a bit here, but I can remember the days when newspapers used to report actual news. This is in direct contrast to this morning’s Herald (it certainly is “the weak-end” Herald). We have the mercurial Hone Harawira admitting to skipping official meetings (the ones we paid for him [...]

Audrey Young today blogs about TVNZ’s counter offer for the Rugby World Cup coverage. She spends most of her post describing the gutted feeling of Maori and, in particular Pita Sharples. Though I do feel sorry for Maori TV, I remain puzzled over John Key’s tactics in this. He has basically encouraged a snub of [...]