Labour / NZ First Government

[Joshuatree]

totally national are in deep.

[Balance]

totally national are in deep.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12309888

Sounds to me like Jami-Lee Ross (in his moments of madness to try and oust Simon Bridges, after he was outed as a leaker and serial adulterer) forgot he was the MP who helped to devise the fraud of dividing the $100k donations into non-disclosable sizes?

That can only be the reason why the SFO could charge him.

A half-sane individual certainly would not get himself back into the same mess he got himself into in 2018 - BUT here he is again!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...p-jamilee-ross

"Controversial independent MP Jami-Lee Ross is again under investigation after misconduct allegations saw three of the four staff in his Botany office placed on special leave."

[RTM]

https://www.interest.co.nz/news/1037...party-revealed

It is worth reading the comments below the article. Going to be fascinating to see how the Coalition try to exploit this.
Not at all a good look for National IMO.

[jonu]

It is worth reading the comments below the article. Going to be fascinating to see how the Coalition try to exploit this.
Not at all a good look for National IMO.

If Labour have any brains they will let the law take its course. Labour have already got themselves offside with the Chinese community. The comments following the article seemed to fall along party lines without a lot of sensible analysis IMHO.

[Balance]

If Labour have any brains they will let the law take its course. Labour have already got themselves offside with the Chinese community. The comments following the article seemed to fall along party lines without a lot of sensible analysis IMHO.

Winston has always played the race card against the Chinese so what is there to exploit further?

As for Labour, next week’s court hearing should either provide plenty of ammunition about donation scandal of the Nats ( hard to throw stones though as Labour is in a glass house with Winston) or revelation that Jami-Lee Ross has entrapped himself one a donations crime of his own making while trying to entrap his boss!

[dobby41]

If Labour have any brains they will let the law take its course. Labour have already got themselves offside with the Chinese community. The comments following the article seemed to fall along party lines without a lot of sensible analysis IMHO.

This National things isn't anti Chinese.
Labour could always commiserate with them being caught in a National mess that they didn't want to be caught in.

Simon should step down as leader - he is knee deep in this. A lot of mess to be revealed in court I think.
A lot of the mud that will be slung will stick in the court of public opinion.

[dobby41]

Fran thinks Jacinda is doing the right thing with Winston
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12309701

[fungus pudding]

Fran thinks Jacinda is doing the right thing with Winston
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12309701

That article is only available to subscribers. You should cut and paste and include it in posting or put it on notepad as an attachment. I doubt if many south of Auckland bother with the Herald.

[dobby41]

That article is only available to subscribers. You should cut and paste and include it in posting or put it on notepad as an attachment. I doubt if many south of Auckland bother with the Herald.

Apologies - given I have a subscription it just goes through for me so I never notice.
I won't be cutting and pasting - that seems like a copyright infringement to me.

[Joshuatree]

Thanks anyway dobby for bringing it to our attention.