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Maryan gives up on Nelson

by Whaleoil on October 31, 2011

The Nelson Mail on Saturday reported Maryan Street saying:

“She admits that her primary focus is on securing party votes for Labour, and that the party’s dream of knocking Dr Smith out of the electorate is “much longer term”.

So while she says “I’m serious about wanting to be the MP for Nelson”, she admits in the next breath ”I don’t know what my chances are”.

I’ll tell you what her chances are…they’re hopeless…Nick Smith will slay her, again.

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  • Geoff

    Nelsonians are a strange lot. They vote for the person first rather than the party. Being a small town if your an a****hole it gets around town. From an old ex-Nelsonian.

  • Geoff

    Nelsonians are a strange lot. They vote for the person first rather than the party. Being a small town if your an a****hole it gets around town. From an old ex-Nelsonian.

  • http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/ Inventory2

    Maryann may have only just given up on Nelson. But Nelson gave up on Maryan long ago…

    • sthnjeff

      Long ago Inv 2? She only decided to go there in 2008 when “Mr” Street decided it would be a nice place to live (which it is) and commute (courtesy of taxpayer) to her Wellington job and have taxpayer funded acommodation while they Live in taxpayer funded wedded bliss from Monday to Friday

      • Gazzaw

        I seem to recall that both NBR & WO were investigating what share of the Streets’
        living & travel expenses were being paid for by the taxpayer. I am not too sure whether there was any outcome.

  • http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/ Inventory2

    Maryann may have only just given up on Nelson. But Nelson gave up on Maryan long ago…

  • Anonymous

    “Nelsonians are a strange lot. They vote for the person first rather than the party.”
    Well from a non Nelsonian (Kiwi who has only lived in Nelson for 10 years so cannot be a “Nelsonian” for another 35 years) in answer to that it has been proven time again that Nick Smith is a ‘strange one’ also in that he puts Nelson before his party. I have had cause to write to Nick about problems and while he may not have given me the result I wanted he has always acted fast and professionally to assist as an electorate MP should.

    With Nick it is apparent you are voting for Nick. With Maryan it seems to be her ‘gang’ you are voting for.

    • Geoff

      If Nick keeps the people as his first focus then the seat is his for as long as he cares.
      Also you have to be born there to be one(sorry for the bad news)

      • PeteKnn1

        Nick has been in Nelson not quite 20 years but he might get some points being a South Islander

        J

    • Geoff

      If Nick keeps the people as his first focus then the seat is his for as long as he cares.
      Also you have to be born there to be one(sorry for the bad news)

    • Liberty

       Nick
      should be congratulated on how he has worked his guts out for Nelson and
      Tasman.

      Although he has turned out to be a bit more
      of socialist then what I had hoped.

      And  he is a warmist   Now that is a worryJ  Still it also makes Nick the right man for
      Nelson.

  • Anonymous

    “Nelsonians are a strange lot. They vote for the person first rather than the party.”
    Well from a non Nelsonian (Kiwi who has only lived in Nelson for 10 years so cannot be a “Nelsonian” for another 35 years) in answer to that it has been proven time again that Nick Smith is a ‘strange one’ also in that he puts Nelson before his party. I have had cause to write to Nick about problems and while he may not have given me the result I wanted he has always acted fast and professionally to assist as an electorate MP should.

    With Nick it is apparent you are voting for Nick. With Maryan it seems to be her ‘gang’ you are voting for.

  • Mort

    Shows how hopeless Street is, imagine it, getting slayed by ‘Moody’ Mad eye -ETS bad, now good-Smith of all people, time and time again

  • Scott

    Thanks Maryan for gifting Nelson back to us :) cheers really, Nick Smith a brilliant MP for nelson who never forgets who bloody sends him to Parliament every 3 years and Nelson knows that under Labours 9 years of hell they got ripped off good. As a local I’m proud to be Party Voting National and Electorate Vote Nick Smith :)

  • http://twitter.com/ChiefsFan73 Rhys Wilson

    As if there ever was a reason to ditch MMP this is it.  A list MMP with no real intention of serving constituents, simply living in a sunny locale, commuting to work on the taxpyers expense, and achieving absolutely nothing except earning the perks of a polly who has spent years doing nowt.

  • Ghostwhowalksnz

    Two little words for electorate MP poster child
    Pansy Wong

    • http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/ Inventory2

      Phillip Field

  • Eric

    two little word for electorate MP poster child Chris Carter, the balls in your court. What a silly game you play. 

  • Liberty

    One of the failing of our electoral
    system  is MPs  like  Street.

    Who made a pigs ear out of ACC .  Are not held to account .

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4658520/Minister-ACC-corruption-case-not-over

    ACC’s former national property manager has
    admitted he took a bribe worth $160,000, was given a $9000 Singapore holiday
    and corruptly disclosed information.

    Malcolm David Mason, 50, of Miramar, this morning pleaded guilty
    to three charges of corruption and bribery charges at Wellington District
    Court.

    http://accforum.org/forums/index.php?/topic/9943-fashion-island-acc-2009/

    ACC’s purchase of Fashion Island questioned 

    The
    financially-troubled ACC bought Nelson’s Fashion Island shopping centre less
    than two months ago for $22.7 million. 

    Nelson MP and ACC
    Minister Nick Smith on Friday said he didn’t know about the purchase, and hoped
    to review the agency’s investment strategy, having heard “very concerning
    reports” that it was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. 

    A ministerial
    inquiry was ordered this week following revelations that ACC is facing a
    shortfall in its non-earners account of $1.2 billion over four years. 

    The 28-store Nelson
    Fashion Island complex has had its fair share of problems, opening later than
    expected just prior to Christmas last year, never being fully tenanted and
    having two local businesses close during the first eight months. 

    The centre has a
    registered valuation of $16.1 million. 

     

  • Anonymous

    The bulk of the Western Top of the South is poorly served by its representatives:
    Smith: global carbon taxation nutter who really doesn’t give a crap about the regions economy. If he did he would stop the additional carbon taxes and the use of the greater region as an aid project for NZ with thousands of Pacific Island workers coming in every year. Pleased they get the crops off as NZders too lazy but they also remove millions of dollars from the economy.
    Street: Parachutes in as part of the thanks from the Labour gays. Manipulates MP spend to have its wife fly back to Wellington to study…..she represents stuff all!
    On the other side of the Tasman Bay:
    Some ex-pom ghost from south of hokitika, less than useful with photoshopped pics and unknown.
    O’Connor: a slice of reality with his gaggle of gays comments on his own party however because of his honesty hes had is water cut off.
    TOTS (Top of the South) represented …………..not!