The media feeding frenzy that is whirling around regarding Mojo Mathers and her request for an electronic note-taker has to be the most meaningless of this weeks media beat ups. Here is the reality: Ms. Mathers will need the note-taker in order to function in parliament. It is the cheapest option I (the taxpayer) will [...]

And the Wowser of the Week award goes to the writer of this article on the government taking four weeks holiday in the middle of their “100 days of action”. The fact that governments (including the last one) have always done this has apparently escaped the writer. Wowser highlights are: Despite the global economic crisis, [...]

John Key has promised a referendum on MPP at the same time as the 2011 election. He is currently in favour of the system known as Supplementary Member. There is an interesting discussion on the issue running over at Jafapete’s.  For those who are interested, Supplementary Member has the same system of electorate and list [...]