Transtasman Political Letter – 14 Sept. Digest
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This issue - 14th September 2006
Don Brash seeks to save his marriage (and what does this mean for his leadership)
... Electricity industry in an uproar after its regulator was dumped by the Govt
... All parties aim for a world-class city in Auckland, but will the Mayors agree?
... Former Labour Ministers point out the “moral hazards” on the road to good Govt
... NZ talks defence with the Canadians
... And bottom trawling gets an outing.
Rakaia MP Snake In The Grass Over Brash Affair
Rakaia MP Brian Connell gained revenge for his dumping to the bottom of National’s Parliamentary ranks in spectacular
fashion this week, raising allegations in National’s Caucus over Don Brash’s relationship with Business Roundtable Vice
Chairman Diane Foreman, and telling him he isn’t fit to be Prime Minister
Electricity Regulator Hits Govt With Parting Salvo
The electricity industry is in an uproar after the Govt in effect dumped the independent Chairman of the Electricity
Commission Roy Hemmingway.
Making Auckland A World-Class Performer?
The Govt’s goal of achieving world-class performance in Auckland, our only city of international scale, took some shape
with the drive to create a single-city, electrify the rail network and build a $350m downtown stadium in time for the
Rugby World Cup.
Rail Plan Helps To Realise The City’s Potential
Almost certainly, ARTA’s $3.6bn rail development plan is the feature which could do more than the others for Auckland to
realise its potential.
CAPITAL TALK
It wasn’t only Trevor Mallard the PM felt like zapping with a Taser this week. Pete Hodgson was a likely alternative
after saying Labour isn’t going to pay back the pledge card money regardless of what the Auditor General says in his
final report.
Play Of The Week: Frag II
We wondered at the time the Don Brash emails leaked last year, who had ‘fragged’ Brash. Fragging, for those who can’t
remember, is what US soldiers in Vietnam termed shooting their own officers in the back.
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