A Question for John Key?

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Wednesday, 05 November 2008

A Question for John Key?

Q. From whose dealing room did you work from when you did the dealing with Andrew Krieger during the foreign exchange raid on the ‘kiwi’ dollar in 1987?

Supplementary Questions:

Q. Were you aware that those bids nearly collapsed the NZ economy?

Q. Are you still comfortable with your ‘raid’ attacking your own country?

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I am sure John Key’s memory will serve him well as it always does.

John Key is invited to provide his answer directly to the Court of Public Opinion.

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John Key / Andrew Krieger – timeline debate – true or false?

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Monday, 02 November 2008

John Key and the things he does not want you to know.

A Work in Progress …

This inquiry trail represents the collaborative efforts of astute Media Watchers working independently in their search for answers that may resolve issues raised by media ‘spin’ detracting attention away from John Key’s involvement in …

The ‘raid’ on the NZ dollar in 1987.

It seems more and more people are finding their way to the inconsistencies of the story John Key would have you believe.

Oh what a tangled web we weave – When first we practice to deceive.
Sir Walter Scott

What we ask is that you read the ‘timeline debate‘ with an open mind – set aside the media ‘spin’ – examine the relevant timelines – reach your own conclusion – and take a deep breath.

The Andrew Krieger and John Key timeline debate – the discrepancies – true or false.

The John Key / Andrew Kriegen connection – the foreign exchange deals  that collapsed New Zealand’s economy.

To read the investigation ‘timeline debate’ – click here …

National Acting it out with Hide.

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Saturday, 01 November 2008

Off the Press …

John Key and Rodney Hide – hand in hand down the isle.

One week to e-day – The two faces of John Key have been joined by the two faces of Rodney Hide – but will the four smiling faces be enough to out vote Key’s dreaded five headed monster that must now be accepted as the most predictable outcome on election day.

One News – Saturday, 1 November 2008, 6:55 pm – Key and Hide pledge support – One of the worst kept secrets in politics went public on Saturday afternoon.

National leader John Key and Act leader Rodney Hide met in the Auckland suburb of Remuera, pledging their support for one another.

Key says he looks forward to having Hide as a minister if he forms the next government, but maintains he has ruled out a ministerial job for Sir Roger Douglas.

Hide accepts Key’s decision but says if Act polls well, he may revisit the issue during negotiations.

The One News video clip goes further – The National leader says he looks forward to having Mr Hide as a Minister if he forms the next government – but it made it clear Roger Douglas is not welcome.

No doubt there will be more to this announcement tomorrow.

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John Key – Called to Account on H-Fee Scam.

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Wednesday 29 October 2008

Off the Press …

John Key in the hot seat – his past revisited.

Eugene Bingham – Herald – Wednesday 29 October 2008 – John Key faces accusations of misleading the public about his knowledge of one of New Zealand’s most notorious white collar crimes.

The allegations center around the two payments totalling A$66.5 million to Equiticorp funnelled via sham foreign exchange transactions in 1988 – the so-called H-Fee scam.  At an interview in August last year, Mr Key gave the confirmed to the Herald that he worked as a foreign exchange dealer at Elders Merchant Finance, part of Elders IXL which made the payments to the Allan Hawkins-controlled Equiticorp. But he [Key] maintains he had left Elders in 1987, before the transactions were processed. … I was never involved in them.

“I guess I’m telling you because I’d rather be on the front foot. I don’t really care. There’s absolutely nothing I’ve got to hide. Everything is totally correct and honest and transparent.” Key said.

The Herald have raised questions about several aspects of the version Key told, including his memory of when he left the company. He resigned from Elders in June 1988, six months after the first payment.  to Melbourne last week to search documents relating to a court case over the H-Fee.

The 13,000 page court file, which the Herald searched in Melbourne this week, contains a statement Mr Key made to an investigator with the Australian National Crime Authority in May 1991.  For more … click here.

This breaking story will be updated on the relevant page as appropriate.

About the Election 08 – MMP How it works …

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Tuesday, 28 October 2008

Courtesy Government Sources …

Contrary to what recent Polls are implying.  Contrary to media, and John Key’s ‘first past the post’ mind set.  The New Zealand election08 is and will be governed by the rules of MMP.  It is mischievious for there to be any suggestion that the party with the most seats on election day should govern New Zealand.  The rules are simple and straight forward.

MMP – How it works – Two Ticks – Two Votes – Too Easy …

On election day your two votes help decide who will represent us in parliament.  Your votes do make a difference – here’s why …  Clicking on this link will take you to the Official Elections New Zealand website.  If you have any doubt – check it out – find the true answer to issues relevant to MMP …

MMP – Frequently asked Questions – refresh your knowledge about MMP …  Click on the link above.

Make your Two Ticks Two Votes count on e-day, Saturday November 8.

John Key – The man behind the smiley face.

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

Posted by The Registrar – Sunday 26 October 2008

Off the Press …

Counting down to election day – Saturday, November 08.

The following Links to articles relevant to Election08 debates are posted for discussion on the Court of Public Opinion.  Please comment.

Carroll du Chateau’s backgrounder John Key – the man who would be PM – NZ Herald, Saturday, 26 July 2008 – makes interesting reading. From her interviews with John Key, we learn much about man who wants the top job. Now three months on and two weeks to the day, we can begin to see two sides of John Key.

The Gillian Tett and Ruth Laugesen article Who is John Key? – Sunday Star-Times, Friday, 08 February 2008 – backgrounds Key’s life before the Merrill Lunch years – 20 years ago, John Key worked closely with a famed currency trader who mounted a brutal speculative attack on our New Zealand currency, the ‘kiwi’ dollar.  This attack has become a foreign exchange legend for its scale, audacity and profitability. John Key, the futures trader now with an eye to become PM, provoked a Reserve Bank alarm that the New Zealand currency would collapse.

Gillian Tett and Ruth Laugesen expose the John Key / Andy Krieger Connection and reveal both faces …

Click on the link above to read the full article, published in the NZ Sunday Star-Times, Friday, 08 February 2008.

The whistle has blown …

The men behind the man with the smiley face…

John Key has an important secret about his leadership.  The infamous Crosby/Textor Australian political strategists employed to manage Key’s public image and political strategy.

Nicky Hager revealed all in the Sunday Star-Times, Monday, 30 June 2008 – Each step of Key’s election08 campaign to become New Zealand’s PM has been overseen and directed by the same professional manipulators used (and also kept secret) by Key’s predecessor Don Brash.  The Crosby/Textor role, advising Key, is known to National party staffers, including some who are uneasy about Crosby/Textor’s involvement in the ‘dirty tricks’ kept secret from the public. That there is a whistle blower – is not surprising.

To read the article – click on the Nicky Hager link above.  Please return to the Court of Public Opinion and post your comments to share in the public interest.

This single issue could turn the election.

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Saturday, 18 October 2008

Your participation in the New Zealand Election 2008 is important to you, your family, and your grandchildren.

The Super Fund debate – This single issue could turn the election.

Whatever your political leanings may be – this election08 brings with it a host of differing political issues raised by ‘policies’ many of which may not be fully understood. The ‘hidden agendas’ the changing ‘what I meant to say’ announcements made on the run during the campaign trail. All may pale into little value when compared to what appears to have been so far glossed over in the media driven hype that is election08.

The single issue that has the potential to turn the election on its ear was the announcement by John Key that, should he hold the balance of power on election day, John Key would ‘legislate’ changes to the Super Fund. … For more, including comments relevant to this post.

Other relevant articles and post of interest …

John Key – Futures Trader eyes your Super Fund

‘Hands Off’ the Super Fund

In this article – Brian Gaynor, Warns of Disturbing Issues relevant to the Super Fund.

The Registrar invites you to read and comment on the issue of your interest.

Brian Gaynor Warns of Disturbing Issues re Super Fund.

NZ Election 2008 – In the Public Interest

The Registrar – Saturday, 18 October 2008

Off the Press …

Brian Gaynor – Herald – warns of Disturbing Issues in Super Fund plan – It is disturbing because it raises the prospect of politicians directing the Super Fund to invest in their pet political projects, regardless of whether these are viable or not. Gaynor adding …

This would be totally inconsistent with the objective of the fund, which is to achieve superior investment returns in order to make a meaningful contribution to the country’s burgeoning national superannuation liability.

To understand the issue we need to look at a number of items including demographics, the establishment of the Super Fund and its mandate. … For more, including comments relevant to this article – Click here …

Hands Off the Super Fund

NZ Election 2008 – In the Court of Public Opinion

The Registrar – Friday, 17 October 2008

Off the Press …

Hands Off the Super Fund

Herald Editorial – Friday, 17 October 2008

The Peterson Institute for International Economics – Last year, deemed the New Zealand Superannuation Fund the very model of a modern sovereign wealth fund. The non-partisan, Washington-based think tank placed it at the top of 32 such funds, ahead of the likes of oil-rich Norway and the Emirates, because it ticked almost all of 25 criteria boxes. Not the least of these was being able to make investment decisions free of government interference.

John Key, with his futures trading minds-eye is already poised to follow National’s past Muldoonist policy to get his hand on your super fund.

Todays Herald Editorial, Hands Off the Super Fund provides an overview of the National policy. Highlighting, National’s suggestion that investment opportunities here could encompass long-term infrastructure bonds. Projects to be embraced might include public-private roading partnerships and the roll-out of high-speed internet. On no account, however, must the fund be used for initiatives that do not garner a rate of return which stacks up internationally. If such were the case, the fund would, indeed, have become the finance minister’s plaything.

The Herald Editorial ending on a cautionary note – Global financial upheaval has spurred a wide array of government interventions. Nonetheless, it remains odd to see a party that champions market freedom proposing such ill-considered meddling. The Superannuation Fund’s investment strengths are its liquidity and diversification. National’s proposal would diminish that considerably, and encourage further political interference. The fund should be left to pursue its original superannuation goals as best it can. … For more, including comments relevant to this post.

This is possibly the most important issue of the economic debate?

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