If National wins ...

[elZorro]

Smart move by Labour and the Greens to head off inevitable false claims by National, about fiscal responsibility.

https://pro.newsroom.co.nz/articles/...nsibility-pact

[777]

Smart move by Labour and the Greens to head off inevitable false claims by National, about fiscal responsibility.

https://pro.newsroom.co.nz/articles/...nsibility-pact

If I was looking for a used car I would bypass both of them.

[craic]

The equivalent of a cheque written on loo paper and unsigned.

Smart move by Labour and the Greens to head off inevitable false claims by National, about fiscal responsibility.

https://pro.newsroom.co.nz/articles/...nsibility-pact

[fungus pudding]

Smart move by Labour and the Greens to head off inevitable false claims by National, about fiscal responsibility.

https://pro.newsroom.co.nz/articles/...nsibility-pact

Dilemma for me eZ. Now I don't know whether I will vote for Labour or for The Greens.

[elZorro]

Dilemma for me eZ. Now I don't know whether I will vote for Labour or for The Greens.

Actually, either will do. Take your pick, FP.

[fungus pudding]

To save you the trouble of posting a link to this news story eZ, I'll do it for you. I know you can't resist anything mentioning Labour.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/poli...efamation-case

There you go eZ. Specially for you. Little's big mouth might prove rather costly.

[elZorro]

To save you the trouble of posting a link to this news story eZ, I'll do it for you. I know you can't resist anything mentioning Labour.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/poli...efamation-case

There you go eZ. Specially for you. Little's big mouth might prove rather costly.

They've waited a whole year to bring the action, just so they can run the case in election year. They have enough funds to swamp anything the Labour Party can raise. Is this fair for democracy in NZ? Should big money have the say in an election year? Andrew Little has already apologised unreservedly, and offered to repay their legal costs, costs which he wouldn't have sanctioned in the first place. I'm not sure the people involved would really want all this exposure - for example - do they pay taxes like the rest of us, or do they use a tax haven? These are the sorts of questions I'm thinking about, FP. It's easy to splash money about if you've avoided paying millions somewhere else.

[craic]

So the case takes a year to come to court - a - very ordinary time for such matters. And Little left his apology 'till the eleventh hour and hopes they will forget the matter and elZ believes they should be fearful of other things coming out of the woodwork? No, I think that someone should shout down the hole to the beloved leader that he should stop digging immediately. He might even consider letting someone else take the leadership.

[fungus pudding]

They've waited a whole year to bring the action, just so they can run the case in election year. They have enough funds to swamp anything the Labour Party can raise. Is this fair for democracy in NZ? Should big money have the say in an election year? Andrew Little has already apologised unreservedly, and offered to repay their legal costs, costs which he wouldn't have sanctioned in the first place. I'm not sure the people involved would really want all this exposure - for example - do they pay taxes like the rest of us, or do they use a tax haven? These are the sorts of questions I'm thinking about, FP. It's easy to splash money about if you've avoided paying millions somewhere else.

Are you suggesting Hagaman doesn't pay tax? You'll be next on the dock if you keep that sort of ridiculous assertion up.

[elZorro]

Are you suggesting Hagaman doesn't pay tax? You'll be next on the dock if you keep that sort of ridiculous assertion up.

It's no good threatening me, FP, I worded it carefully. But can you be sure they haven't aggressively structured their tax affairs, like most of the high-rollers seem to? In which case, it's like a two-fingered salute to the majority of taxpayers, who are on PAYE.

Anyway, it's not an open and shut case yet.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/politi...-niue-contract