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Reprehensible:  There is much that could be said about Michael Woodhouse, but what would be the point?  Any man who willingly involves hi...

Things That Make You Go - Hmmmm:  “All right. Let me come at this another way. I’m guessing that what you’ve got in that box contains nam...

Targeted: The great bundle of bearish energy that is my friend, Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury, could not understand why, suddenly, his usuall...

A Burnt Child With No Fear Of Fire: New Zealanders expect their leaders to make informed and sensible political choices. We do not expe...

The Journalist As Hero:  “One Year On From Dirty Politics – What Has Changed?” Ika Seafood Restaurant & Bar’s Table Talk No. 6 featur...

Targeted? The actions of the NZ Police in relation to Nicky Hager are deeply concerning. It is very difficult to avoid the conclusion t...

Permanent Interests: If the "Intelligence Community" ever came to the conclusion that an actual, or potential, prime minister ...

The People's Choice: The contemporary conservative voters’ faith in the policies of their Prime Minister is no more susceptible to ...

“Horses For Courses”: It's an expression you often hear in the mouths of old politicos. What they mean is that some elections are be...

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize: Mr Armstrong counsels the Greens to make the same Devil’s Bargain that he has been forced to accept. Right ...

No More Mr Nice Guy: In terms of sheer explanatory power Nicky Hager’s book,  Dirty Politics , is without precedent in New Zealand's...

The Shadow Of The Past: The only positive aspect of Watergate was the way in which the venerable US Constitution was able to defuse what...