Police merger about-face
I was very pleased to learn this afternoon that the police have abandoned plans to merge the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt police districts. This came as a bolt out of the blue (if you’ll excuse the pun)...
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Jim was the man, Judith didn’t figure…
When Ministers in the previous Labour government opened new buildings or conferences, it was their custom to acknowledge National Party MPs who had made a special contribution to the event or opening....
View ArticleSerious Fraud functions to be privatised?
Today’s Herald editorial states the obvious in its headline Criminals win if SFO changes mishandled The Serious Fraud Office has always had problems of scale. Richard Prebble’s policy was to...
View ArticlePoll – should smoking in prisons be banned?
Late Monday poll – sorry. Lots of debate over the last 24 hours on smoking in prisons. Some say this is a naked Collins appeal to rednecks, others say she is genuine and is worried about government...
View ArticleJudith Collins: Blame Maori
On Sunday Judith Collins was quizzed on Q&A about New Zealand’s high rate of inprisonment. Here’s an extract from the exchange: GUYON: …how can it be that we lock up people at double the rate of...
View ArticleSFO nails Judith Collins
The poor relationship between Judith Collins and Simon Power is legendary. Ministers who get confidential briefings need to know how to keep their mouths shut. The SFO chief mightn’t have intended to...
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Plea for help to the Police Minister
I was compelled to send a letter to Police Minister Judith Collins after being contacted by a Chinese constituent who lives in Glen Innes, Auckland, yesterday. As a Chinese-New Zealander, this man may...
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