It’s Winston’s fault. No wait, it’s John Key’s fault. No, no no, Bill English is to blame. Wrong again, it was the media..!! No, it was MMP..! The recriminations have only just started, but of course the one place the voters of New Zealand will not point their finger is where it should be pointed,…
Good on Winston Peters for taking such a firm stand against John Key’s vain and wasteful ambition to change our flag. Yesterday Peters wrote a stirring editorial in the Otago Daily Times. I’ve reprinted the entire article below but if you prefer to read it in the Otago Daily Times, its here. “Two days before…
Winston Peters press release- “One thing New Zealanders have learnt about the Key Government is the need for constant vigilance – in this case, against a toxic cocktail of blind ideology and naivety,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters. “National Ministers Bill English and Nick Smith have been holding negotiations behind closed doors with the powerful…
Steven Joyce tried to write Winston Peters off as too old and too out of touch in the lead up to the campaigning in the Northland by-election. Now that the campaign is under way its instead Joyce who seems to be constantly on the back foot. Joyce claimed 7500 new jobs were created in Northland…
Y’know, I couldn’t decide if John Key’s failure to hammer a nail into a piece of wood was trivia I should ignore, or whether it was an event of some significance. I couldn’t get it out of my mind. Then I thought about all of the friends I have in life, and it occurred to…
Its worth noting that the National Party, supposedly the flag bearer for private enterprise in NZ, chose a public servant as their candidate in the Northland by-election. The only two with a chance out of the 11 candidates are Winston Peters of NZ First, who has lately decided to throw his hat in, and the…
My view on what Labour should do in the Northland electorate is withdraw their candidate. Now that Winston Peters has announced his candidature its the only thing to do. They will not win without Winston in the race, and with Winston standing have even less of a chance. The most benefit that can be gained…
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