Josie Pagani

I was on the Huddle last night, with Josie Pagani.

Our topics so far are:

First up Mediaworks goes into receivership but manages to survive – AGAIN – I’m not sure how they manage it but they do. It’s not looking too peachy keen though on the IRD bill number. It looks like  they’re not going to get off that one.

Then we’ve got the report on the “manufacturing crisis”. Unfortunately the release of this has coincided with manufacturing numbers hitting a nine year high and consumer confidence also hitting a three year high, and the dollar’s been going in the right direction for a change. So would these suggestions actually help right now, or are they things which are being done anyway and the impact is being felt…(not all of the recommendations of course)

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I am on the Huddle again tonight, with Josie Pagani.

Our topics so far are:

First up Mediaworks goes into receivership but manages to survive – AGAIN – I’m not sure how they manage it but they do. It’s not looking too peachy keen though on the IRD bill number. It looks like  they’re not going to get off that one.  Read more »

Once again I was on the Huddle. Larry is still away so it was Susan Wood as host and Josie Pagani.

Our topic…no surprises..Peter Dunne.   Read more »

I was on The Huddle last night at 1740. Larry Williams was away, Susan Wood fills in and my usual sparring partner turned up for another shellacking.

Our topics were:

Russel Norman turning nasty on John Key – he’s also now been on the end of a lot of ridicule for the Muldoon comparison. It’s also over shadowed the policy announcements the party actually made over the weekend, so it doesn’t appear to have been the slam dunk they were perhaps hoping for. Metiria Turei must be fuming her crazy education policy didn’t get any uptake…but then again maybe that was the plan.  Read more »

I am on The Huddle tonight at 1740. Larry Williams is away, Susan Wood fills in and my usual sparring partner will turn up for another shellacking.

Our topics are:

First up we’ve got Russel Norman turning nasty on John Key – he’s also now been on the end of a lot of ridicule for the Muldoon comparison. It’s also over shadowed the policy announcements the party actually made over the weekend, so it doesn’t appear to have been the slam dunk they were perhaps hoping for. Metiria Turei must be fuming her crazy education policy didn’t get any uptake…but then again maybe that was the plan.  Read more »

Yesterday evening I was be on The Huddle with Larry Williams and Josie Pagani.

Our topics were:

First up we’ve had “the polls” and what they’re telling us.

Then we’ve got the food in schools programme to be announced tomorrow.  Read more »

It’s Monday, and as usual I will be on The Huddle with Larry Williams and Josie Pagani.

Our topics are:

First up we’ve had “the polls” and what they’re telling us.   Read more »

Keeping Stock blogs about a little rule problem Labour has in attempting to parachute Shane Taurima into parliament. If Shane Taurima fails at selection I’m not sure how he can credibly continue to work as the host of a current affairs show now that he has shown just how partisan he is…unless it is of course some sort of left wing slanted show…oh wait.

If what Shane Taurima told John Drinnan from the Herald last week is correct, Shane Taurima does not qualify to stand for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti nomination. The NZLP rules of course leave the party with an “out” in that the NZ Council can grant a waiver.

We saw that in the Mana by-election in 2010 when Phil Goff’s press secretary Kris Faafoi suddenly won the Labour nomination for the safe Labour seat ahead of the LEC’s choice, Josie Pagani. The nett result of that decision was that Faafoi turned a 2008 majority of 6155 to a very close contest, only beating off Hekia Parata by 1406 votes, narrowly avoiding a real embarrassment for the party.  Read more »

I was on NewstalkZB last night with Larry Williams and Josie Pagani on The Huddle.

Our topics were:

The first segment was discussing the latest Green PR campaign calling for a ban on all deep sea oil drilling – attempting to destroy a $2 billion per annum export industry plus all the jobs that are created. Then there is their racist 15% tax on all overseas based property buyers. They are not really going to help the economy!

And of course the answer to the housing problems from them too.   Read more »

I am on NewstalkZB tonight with Larry Williams and Josie Pagani on The Huddle.

Our topics are:

The first segment will be discussing the latest Green PR campaign calling for a ban on all deep sea oil drilling – attempting to destroy a $2 billion per annum export industry plus all the jobs that are created. Then there is their racist 15% tax on all overseas based property buyers. They are not really going to help the economy!

And of course the answer to the housing problems from them too.  Read more »