Lack of evidence points serious suspicions at Henry
Much has been said about how most politicians leak and most don’t get caught. And that Peter Dunne’s inexperience at leaking was his downfall. But Dunne wasn’t caught. He was accused and effectively...
View ArticleOn Henry criticisms – public servants shouldn’t escape scrutiny
I’ve been criticised for “accusing” David Henry or leaking to Winston Peters in Lack of evidence points serious suspicions at Henry: And sadly, at this point, Pete George jumped the shark. Accusing a...
View ArticleDunne continues to deny leaking
On his return to Parliament Peter Dunne continues to deny being the Kitteridge report leaker. As reported on Newstalk ZB: The United Future leader has given his first interview since his resignation...
View ArticlePeters and Shearer leaks have similarities
Last year someone from the GCSB leaked to David Shearer with a claim there was evidence that never surfaced. Recently someone leaked to Winston Peters with a claim there was evidence that never...
View ArticleParliamentary Services spying on journalists
It looks like investigators in a GCSB spy report leak inquiry may have illegally obtained “spy” metadata that show the movement around Parliament of Fairfax journalist Andrea Vance, and also Peter...
View ArticleDid David Henry access Andrea Vance’s cellphone records?
What spy data did David Henry get in his investigation into the leaking of the Kitteridge report? He asked for all relevant emails from Peter Dunne and Andrea Vance. Vance refused. Dunne refused to...
View ArticleDid the GCSB drive Henry’s investigation?
And if so, why? The GCSB were involved in David Henry’s investigation into the leaking of a report that had embarrassed them. How involved? And how impartial? Henry seems to have been under pressure to...
View ArticleDavid Henry’s inquiry “may have been illegal”
Russel Norman has advised that the Green Party have lodged a complaint with the Omdusman, saying PM’s inquiry may be illegal. The Prime Minister’s inquiry into the leaking of the Kitteridge report...
View ArticleNorman versus Key on email data
Russel Norman probed John Key In Question Time today on what authority the email data of Peter Dunne was accessed from Parliamentary Services during the Henry inquiry. I haven’t seen Norman any better...
View ArticleKey gave Henry inquiry extraordinary authority, including GCSB
In Parliament yesterday John Key escalated concerns about how much authority he gave David Henry in his inquiry to find who leaked the Kitteridge report from a bit iffy to effing alarming. In terms of...
View ArticleSpeaker’s finding on Dunne privilege complaint
The Speaker’s ruling on the privileges complaint made by Clayton Cosgrove against Peter Dunne. (The released document seems to have scanned pages that are not straight, hence the poor alignment) Press...
View ArticlePolice won’t investigate Kitteridge leak for Peters
The Police say they won’t investigate the Kitteridge leak. They say “no offence is disclosed”. After considering the information presented by the complainant police are satisfied that no offence is...
View ArticleNZ First “forwarding more information to the Police”
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:08 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader 16 July 2013 Police Decision Questioned By NZ First Rt Hon Winston Peters says the...
View ArticleWinstons Peters on police complaint –“severely embarrassed”
Winston Peters was embarrassed by a police decision not to proceed with his attempt to have Peter Dunne prosecuted for leaking the Kitteridge report – which Dunne keeps denying. And no evidence has...
View ArticleThorn’s resignation – more revelations to come?
The Kitteridge leak has it’s second casualty. Peter Dunne resigned as Minister when the Henry report painted him as the leaker. And now, after it became apparent there were alarming releases of MP and...
View ArticleDoes Peter Dunne’s story stack up now?
Yesterday the Government released an email trail that covers the accessing of MP and journalist data in the David Henry inquiry, and also covers the authorisation for accessing data. I have followed...
View ArticleColin James on Key’s Henry problems
In his latest ODT column (not yet online) Colin James comments on John Key trying to sidestep the glare of the mismanagement of the Henry inquiry. You know the cabinet thinks it has a public relations...
View ArticleWinston Peters chutzpah over phone records
Winston Peters is on a new rampage, claiming that the police tried to access his phone records when investigating the so-called teacup tape case. First I’ll say that I think the police investigation...
View ArticleHenry versus Dunne revisited
I was quizzed again yesterday on Kiwiblog on the David Henry investigation of and accusations against Peter Dunne on leaking the Kitteridge report. While nothing can be ruled out completely I have seen...
View ArticleKey accepts Dunne’s word on Kitteridge leak
After the Privileges Committee report on the David Henry inquiry there have been a number of questions and answers in Parliament about who leaked the Kitteridge report. The Henry inquiry failed to find...
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