Posts by Sacha
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Selling off productive assets to foreign owners concerns me regardless of where they’re from – and frankly most have been from the US, Britain and suchlike so far. However, China’s economy seems more conducive to them being a source of investment for the coming years at least.
Military battles are not the only ones worth paying attention to – for instance, online stoushes (which of course the US and allies have been doing for ages) are only going to be more significant along with IP and other such matters as more daily activity moves online.
Ability to build and manage solid governance relationships between nations, citystates, business and social entities will remain crucial balancing factors against aggressive actions. This nation’s reputation for low levels of corruption is well worth preserving, and there should be no tolerance for weaselling about repeated breaches being naive errors, especially from Prime Ministers. The current international travel perk may be gone, but the sub-standard behaviour and attitude is no doubt still with us.
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Neil Morrison,
I think initially the Wongs saw themselves as comming to the assistance of a NZ business in trouble.
Based on what, Neil?
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Some gentle satire via Lyndon Hood.
‘We’re delighted for the young couple,’ said pub landlord Dave Stanley. ‘Obviously the next job now is to set about choosing a name for the child. I’d imagine ‘Kyle’ has got to be a front runner if it’s a boy, and ‘Cheryl’ if it turns out to be a young lady. Something classy, anyway. Oh, and I’d strongly advise young Will to get a pre-nup. Shopping at Harrods and holidaying in Paris should both definitely be out.’
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
When I say "cover" I include bloggers/tweeters too
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Good point, Steve. Conflating governance and operational business has been a core feature of this government's approach to the Canterbury and Auckland local government schemozzles as well. To them, Councils are overwhelmingly a deliverer of services rather than also a key vehicle for citizenship, democratic engagement and regional development. Little wonder our corporate sector's governance is so lacking.
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Speaking of "return", after logging a Report, I'm returned to first page of thread, rather than the originating comment.
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"Who paid for this trip?" and "Is what I'm doing right now my public role or my private business?" do not seem like such difficult questions.
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
I’ve got to ask why you’re so confident that it is?
The consensus at this stage by those who cover such matters supports that belief.
Sure it's politicised and some elements may turn out to be overblown, but it seems highly unlikely that things are as innocent as Mr Key would like us to think (nothing to see here, move along).However I hope I've made clear already that for me some further evidence is needed - and was kind of hoping Neil might be able to offer some to back what appears to be exceptional confidence compared with others I've seen. Maybe he just has a less cynical disposition?
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Up Front: That's Inappropriate!, in reply to Carol Stewart,
Melancholic, gorgeous, and one of my favourite movies http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120255/
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Neil Morrison,
Neil, I don’t see how you’re in a position to say so confidently that this situation is not what has been suggested. Natural justice is admirable and all but politicians deserve a high level of scrutiny, even if it’s delayed or resisted.