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5AA Australia: Selwyn & Peter Discuss Invasive New Spy Laws + Weather Warnings

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, May 9th, 2013

5AA Australia: Selwyn & Peter Discuss Invasive New Spy Laws + Weather Warnings 5AA’s Across The Ditch was Recorded LIVE on 9/05/13. This week, Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how the New Zealand Government has passed under urgency the first stage of two new spy bills that will enable the GCSB to spy on [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – Same Sex Bill Passes In NZ

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, April 18th, 2013

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – Same Sex Bill Passes In NZ + Education Ministry Seeks High COurt Redress Over Leaky Buildings Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 18/04/13. The Issues: Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey discuss how New Zealand’s Parliament passed last night a marriage equality bill making it legal for people of [...]

Citizen A GCSB Special with Martyn Bradbury Keith Locke & Selwyn Manning

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, April 12th, 2013

Citizen A GCSB Special with Martyn Bradbury Keith Locke & Selwyn Manning Citizen A GCSB Special: Joining host Martyn Bradbury this week Keith Locke & Selwyn Manning. Issue 1: We now know that 88 NZers were illegally spied upon by the GCSB – why did they try to cover this up and does the PM [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – GCSB Scandal Is Becoming Very Weird

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, April 11th, 2013

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch – GCSB Scandal Is Becoming Very Weird Across The Ditch with Peter Godfrey and Selwyn Manning was Recorded Live on 11/04/13. GCSB: This issue just keeps getting more weird. This week it has been revealed that the GCSB spy agency has illegally spied on at least 85 New Zealanders. And [...]

5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey on PM’s Schoolmate Is Now His Spy Boss

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 28th, 2013

5AA Australia: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey on PM’s Schoolmate Is Now His Spy Boss Across The Ditch was Recorded Live on 28/03/13. The Prime Minister John Key’s apparent cozy relationship with the spy agency, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), continues to be questioned. In Parliament on Wednesday opposition politicians questioned the Prime Minister’s [...]

Special Web-Cast Doco: TPB AFK – The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard

Written by LiveNews Publisher on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Special Web-Cast: TPB AFK – The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard Here is a special webcast of the documentary, TPB-AFK that premiered at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival. The Pirate Bay case has similar undertones to how the FBI gained the support of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau [...]

Citizen A: Martyn Bradbury, Chris Trotter, Matthew Hooton Debate Solid Energy, Shane Jones, AK Homes

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, March 15th, 2013

Citizen A: Martyn Bradbury, Chris Trotter, Matthew Hooton Debate Solid Energy, Shane Jones, AK Homes Issue 1 – How much more delusional could Solid Energy possibly get and who will be held accountable? Issue 2 – Has Shane Jones been ‘cleared’ by the Auditor-General the way John Key was ‘cleared’ by the Deputy Auditor-General? and [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch with Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 14th, 2013

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch with Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey Across The Ditch was Recorded LIVE on 14/03/13. In this week’s bulletin Peter Godfrey and Selwyn Manning discuss how the New Zealand Parliament voted on Wednesday night in favour of the second reading of the marriage equality bill. 77 members of Parliament voted in [...]

Opposition Parties & Unions Get The Numbers To Force A Referendum On Asset Sales

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

Opposition Parties & Unions Get The Numbers To Force A Referendum On Asset Sales From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you for standing up against asset sales and signing the Keep Our Assets petition! from Green Party of Aotearoa NZ on Vimeo. And today, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman will ask the Prime Minister [...]

Citizen-A With Martyn Bradbury, Dr Wayne Hope & Selwyn Manning

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, March 8th, 2013

Citizen-A With Martyn Bradbury, Dr Wayne Hope & Selwyn Manning On this week’s Citizen-A Martyn Bradbury, Dr Wayne Hope, and Selwyn Manning discuss the week’s big issues: Issue 1: 100 000 NZers jam the website to register their interest for shares in Mighty River Power so why are we spending a million to promote an [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 7th, 2013

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey Issue 1: Political pressure is intensifying on Hekia Parata, the Minister of Education, after a series of failures under her watch, including how a pay-system she signed off on (Novopay) still fails to ensure teachers are paid, over-states their tax liability, and is costing [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Sean Perry

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, February 28th, 2013

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Sean Perry In this bulletin of Across The Ditch Selwyn Manning and Sean Perry discuss the first fatal shark attack in New Zealand since the 1970s, and also how the NZ Supreme Court has given the National-led Government a green light to go ahead with a [...]

Citizen-A: With Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke, Matthew Hooton on the week’s political issues

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, February 15th, 2013

Citizen-A: With Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke, Matthew Hooton on the week’s political issues This week on Citizen-A: Martyn Bradbury, Keith Locke and Matthew Hooton discuss the following issues: Is New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser a racist? Salvation Army gives the National-led Government a ‘D’ for its handling of the child poverty crisis. NZ PM [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey – Intervention & DNA

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, February 14th, 2013

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey – Intervention & DNA Issue 1: Political maneuverings have begun in earnest over whether the New Zealand Government should instruct the Reserve Bank to cool down the New Zealand dollar – Opposition parties believe reducing the value of the Kiwi dollar would provide a [...]

Video: Greenpeace’s Future is Here Live Debate Onboard the Rainbow Warrior III

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Video: Greenpeace’s Future is Here Live Debate Onboard the Rainbow Warrior III Greenpeace writes: After the release of our ‘Future is Here‘ report, politicians from three major political parties are taking part in a debating the NZ Energy Revolution in Wellington on board the new Rainbow Warrior. Russel Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, Grant [...]

Citizen-A: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning On Waitangi Day, Cronyism, Seven Sharp

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, February 8th, 2013

Citizen-A: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning On Waitangi Day, Cronyism, Seven Sharp On Citizen-A this week, Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning discuss: Issue 1: Did the mainstream media’s Titewhai fetish manage to gloss over bigger issues on Waitangi Day? Issue 2: Is the Government stacking the Human Rights Commission and [...]

FIJI: Broader media coverage augurs well, says NZ academic

Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

Beatson Interview: Professor David Robie Speaks Interviewed By David Beatson on Fiji’s Challenge To Develop A Sustainable Constitution On this episode of the Beatson Interview: Broadcaster David Beatson interviews AUT’s Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie about the dumped draft Fiji constitution and the controversial Political Parties Decree on New Zealand’s FaceTV, 21 January [...]

Scoop Video: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee’s Public Lecture at Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand

Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

Scoop Video: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee’s Public Lecture at Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand Courtesy of Scoop Media: Internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee ( a giant in the world of the Internet and arguably now the Secretary of State for the free global internet ) delivered a public lecture at Te Papa on the evening of [...]

Special Extended IV: National MP Nikki Kaye Joins David Beatson To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012

Written by Selwyn Manning on Monday, December 24th, 2012

Special Extended IV: National MP Nikki Kaye Joins David Beatson To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012 In this special extended Triangle TV interview with National’s MP for Auckland Central Nikki Kaye, David Beatson examines the big issues of 2012. See Also, Selwyn Manning’s end-of-year interview with Labour’s Jacinda Ardern. 1]      It’s just over [...]

Special Extended IV: Labour’s Jacinda Ardern Joins Selwyn Manning To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012

Written by Selwyn Manning on Monday, December 24th, 2012

Special Extended IV: Labour’s Jacinda Ardern Joins Selwyn Manning To Talk About The Big Issues of 2012 In this special extended Triangle TV interview with Labour’s fourth-ranked MP Jacinda Ardern, Selwyn Manning examines the big issues of 2012. See Also, David Beatson’s end-of-year interview with National’s Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye. The Big Picture from [...]

Citizen A TPP Round-Up Special With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Prof Jane Kelsey & Selwyn Manning

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 14th, 2012

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Citizen A TPP Round-Up Special With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Prof Jane Kelsey & Selwyn Manning Professor Jane Kelsey and Selwyn Manning join Martyn Bomber Bradbury to evaluate the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations that concluded in Auckland, New Zealand, this week. Issue 1 – what was most disappointing about the protest on Saturday – the way [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning on TPPA + Costs of Royal Visit

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, December 13th, 2012

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning Recorded LIVE on 13/12/12 This week, Selwyn and Peter discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations + the cost of the Royal visit by Prince Charles and Camilla. Across The Ditch broadcasts live weekly on Radio 5AA Australia and webcasts on LiveNews.co.nz.

GPJA: The Watch House Tape – American Embassy ‘extremely happy’ with policing of protest

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

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GPJA: The Watch House Tape – American Embassy “extremely happy” with policing of protest Press Release: 
Global Peace and Justice Auckland has obtained a recording of a senior police officer reporting by phone to a superior after last Saturday’s TPP protest – “In terms of the feedback on the ground from those involved at the [...]

Triangle TV: Lori Wallach With Dairne Shanahan – Beatson Interview

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

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Triangle TV: Lori Wallach With Dairne Shanahan – Beatson Interview The Beatson Interview with Dairne Shanahan: This week Dairne interviews US Harvard trained lawyer Lori Wallach about why millions of US citizens are also concerned about the impact of a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. The Beatson Interview broadcasts weekly on Triangle TV and webcasts on [...]

Updated: Video & Report – NZ Police Assault Woman Protester At TPPA Protest

Written by Selwyn Manning on Saturday, December 8th, 2012

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Video: NZ Police Assault Woman Protester At TPPA Protest See Also: GPJA Audio & Text: The Leaked Police Watch House Tape – American Embassy “extremely happy” with policing of protest. Eyewitness accounts state: New Zealand Police were forced onto a defensive footing Saturday after protesters responded with anger at how Police pushed into the centre [...]

Citizen A TPP Special with Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Dolan from Teamsters & Professor Jane Kelsey

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, December 7th, 2012

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Citizen A TPP Special with Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Dolan from Teamsters & Professor Jane Kelsey This week Bomber Bradbury and the panel discuss the following issues: Issue 1: Can Tim Groser negotiate in NZ’s interests when he’s applying for the top job at the WTO? Issue 2: John Key says TPP will make us [...]

In The News: Karyn Hay & Andrew Fagin IV Selwyn Manning on the Making of Behind The Shroud – RadioLive

Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

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In The News: Karyn Hay & Andrew Fagin IV Selwyn Manning on the Making of Behind The Shroud – RadioLive On Monday, December 4 2012 RadioLive hosts Karyn Hay and Andrew Fagin talked to Selwyn Manning about the making of his doco Behind The Shroud. RadioLive: Selwyn Manning talks to Karyn Hay & Andrew Fagin [...]

Decade Since Zaoui Sought Asylum In NZ – Have We Learned From SIS’s Mistakes?

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

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Decade Since Zaoui Sought Asylum In NZ – Have We Learned From SIS’s Mistakes? Investigative Documentary: Behind The Shroud Released. Media Release: Ten years has now passed since Algerian politician Ahmed Zaoui arrived in New Zealand seeking asylum. But what assurances have we been given to ensure our intelligence agencies do not fail tax payers [...]

Citizen A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Jane Kelsey & Lori Wallach on the TPPA Negotiations

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, November 30th, 2012

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Citizen A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Jane Kelsey & Lori Wallach on the TPPA Negotiations This week a TPPA special: Martyn Bomber Bradbury is joined by Professor Jane Kelsey and US Harvard trained lawyer Lori Wallach to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations that will kick off in Auckland on December 2. Why [...]

Media3: Russell Brown Interviews Selwyn Manning On His New Doco Behind The Shroud

Written by Selwyn Manning on Monday, November 12th, 2012

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Media3: Russell Brown Interviews Selwyn Manning On His New Doco Behind The Shroud LoneWolfFilmsNZ.com – In The News: On Saturday, November 10 2012, Prominent journalist, broadcaster and media personality Russell Brown interviewed Behind The Shroud director Selwyn Manning on Top Shelf Productions’ Media3 programme on TV3. Behind The Shroud is a feature length investigative documentary [...]

Citizen-A: With Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning on the Week’s Big Issues

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, November 9th, 2012

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Citizen-A: With Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher & Selwyn Manning on the Week’s Big Issues This Week: Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Phoebe Fletcher, Selwyn Manning discuss the following issues: Issue 1: Does the Pike River Mine report herald a change in the culture of self regulation and deregulation? Issue 2: Big gay red shirts and David Beckham’s [...]

Interview Between Jane Kelsey & Selwyn Manning On Concerns Over Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) Consequences

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

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Interview Between Jane Kelsey & Selwyn Manning On Concerns Over Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) Consequences See Also: ItsOurFuture.org.nz Triangle TV – Beatson Interview: Way back in 1999 New Zealand began talks with Chile and Singapore about forming a trilateral free trade bloc. That initiative has since expanded into what is now known as the [...]

State Of It – Memory-Fade Or Truthful Inconsistencies? The PM Must Explain The Purpose Of NZSAS Deployments To Afghanistan

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, November 1st, 2012

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State Of It – Memory-Fade Or Truthful Inconsistencies? The PM Must Explain The Purpose Of NZSAS Deployments To Afghanistan Column – By Selwyn Manning. There is significant controversy over whether the small SAS unit of four to six soldiers recently deployed to Afghanistan by the New Zealand Government – supposedly to plan and provide logistics [...]

Riposte – By Sumner Burstyn: Pimp My Child

Written by Sumner Burstyn on Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

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Pimp My Child Riposte – By Sumner Burstyn. A child being pushed along a crowded downtown pavement on a hot Saturday afternoon in Toronto. Nothing strange about that. Until you realise there’s an excited crowd around the stroller and coterie of videographers surrounding mother and child. Next you notice the stroller. It’s totally tricked out. [...]

An Interview With Jacinda Ardern: MSD/WINZ A Systemic Problem Or Human Error?

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

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MSD/WINZ: A Systemic Problem Or Human Error – Interview With Jacinda Ardern Triangle TV/The Beatson Interview: The Government’s tight focus on the 20 to 30 thousand children of beneficiaries identified to be at risk of abuse or neglect in the care of beneficiary parents is certainly fodder for Opposition parties. Certainly, Labour’s social development spokesperson [...]

Citizen-A With Bomber Bradbury, Keith Locke & Julie Fairey on the Week’s Big Issues

Written by Selwyn Manning on Monday, October 29th, 2012

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Citizen-A With Bomber Bradbury, Keith Locke & Julie Fairey on the Week’s Big Issues On this episode of Citizen-A Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Keith Locke & Julie Fairey discuss the following issues: Issue 1: Is the Government’s watered down Alcohol Reform Bill a missed opportunity for NZ? Issue 2: Are Business NZ’s views on parental leave [...]

State Of It With Selwyn Manning – WTFMSD! A Systemic Failure Or Acceptable Human Error?

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, October 25th, 2012

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State Of It With Selwyn Manning – WTFMSD! A Systemic Failure Or Acceptable Human Error? Let’s look at the question: Has the Ministry of Social Development a systemic problem with private information, particularly information relating to WINZ clients, and also a systemic problem with keeping private information safe? The examples: The most significant example has [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning – State Asset Sale Stalls

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, October 25th, 2012

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5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Peter Godfrey & Selwyn Manning – State Asset Sale Stalls Mighty River Power Partial Sale Stalled By High Court The National-led Government had to back-track on last week’s announcement that it would proceed with the partial sale of state owned asset, Mighty River Power. Early this week the High [...]

Citizen A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Selwyn Manning & Chris Trotter on the Week’s BIG Issues

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, October 19th, 2012

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Citizen A With Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Selwyn Manning & Chris Trotter on WTFMSD, Kim Dotcom, Maori Share-Deal Issue 1: Is a WINZ kiosk less leaky than a GCSB staff meeting? What to make of the security lapse at the Ministry of Social Development? Issue 2: Where does the Kim Dotcom case end? and Issue 3: [...]

State Of It With Selwyn Manning: Multiple Degrees Of Incompetence and Why Donors Are Pulling The Plug On National

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, October 18th, 2012

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State Of It: Multiple Degrees Of Incompetence and Why Donors Are Pulling The Plug On National Column By Selwyn Manning. It is now clear the National-led Government’s liberal attitude toward keeping its ministries, departments, agencies, and service wing accountable and functioning adequately – is creating a pattern of widespread incompetence. In addition to this, the [...]

WTFMSD! On 5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey – The WINZ Computer Access Scandal

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, October 18th, 2012

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WTFMSD! On 5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey – The WINZ Computer Access Scandal Across The Ditch Recorded Live on 18/10/12. Selwyn Manning and Peter Godfrey summarise the insecure status of Work and Income New Zealand’s computer network. This week’s news has been dominated by this single huge issue – [...]

Riposte – By Sumner Burstyn: Lucy in the Sky with Ritalin

Written by Sumner Burstyn on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

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Lucy in the Sky with Ritalin Riposte – By Sumner Burstyn. Here’s a trend. Say your normal child is not doing so well at school. No real problems, just not that attentive or interested in learning. The teachers are not happy; after all they have unit standards to achieve. The school board and principal are [...]

Beatson Interview: Selwyn Manning Interviews New Zealand’s Most Spied On Man

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

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Beatson Interview: Selwyn Manning Interviews New Zealand’s Most Spied On Man Beatson Interview: With Selwyn Manning, October 15, 2012. Who is New Zealand’s most spied-on man? Well, here are some more clues… 1 He was 11 years old when the Security Service started tracking him. 2 He grew up in Christchurch – has a B.Sc [...]

Riposte – By Sumner Burstyn: The A Word (again)

Written by Sumner Burstyn on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

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The A Word (again) Riposte – By Sumner Burstyn. In Canada, that most liberal of countries, there’s a new way for conservative politicians to talk about abortion without ever having to mention the A word. It’s called Motion 312. Proposed by Conservative Member of Parliament Stephen Woodworth, the motion called for reviewing and potentially redefining [...]

Interview: Peter Williams QC Says Police Let Off The Hook But Constructive Inquiry Must Satisfy Public Interest

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

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Triangle TV Interview: Peter Williams QC Says Police Let Off The Hook But Constructive Inquiry Must Satisfy Public Interest In this Triangle TV interview with Selwyn Manning renowned Queen’s Counsel Peter Williams says the Police were let off the hook in the High Court but that a “constructive independent inquiry” must be held to satisfy [...]

Interview: Winston Peters Says Public & National Interest Demands A Broad Inquiry Must Be Initiated Into GCSB, Police, & Prime Minister’s Handling

Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

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Interview: Winston Peters Says Public & National Interest Demands A Broad Inquiry Must Be Initiated Into GCSB, Police, & Prime Minister’s Handling In this Triangle TV interview between Winston Peters and Selwyn Manning, Mr Peters says a broad independent inquiry must be held, not only into the Government Communications Security Bureau’s unlawful surveillance of Megaupload [...]

Citizen A: Bomber Bradbury, Selwyn Manning & David Slack on PM-GCSB-Police Oddities & Govt’s Meltdown

Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, October 5th, 2012

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Citizen A: Bomber Bradbury, Selwyn Manning & David Slack on PM-GCSB-Police Oddities & Govt’s Meltdown Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Selwyn Manning and David Slack analyse the big issues of the week: Issue 1: 2 inquires, 1 Police investigation , spies meeting in Wellington, Key visiting Hollywood and an official apology – how much more weird can [...]

State Of It: The PM & The GCSB – Why Someone Like Sir Anand Satyanand Must Lead An Independent Inquiry

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, October 4th, 2012

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State Of It: The PM & The GCSB – Why Someone Like Sir Anand Satyanand Must Lead An Independent Inquiry The Audio: Selwyn Manning and 95bFM’s Simon Maude discuss how, despite earlier statements to the contrary, the Prime Minister, John Key, insists in February he was told but not briefed about the GCSB’s illegal spying [...]

5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Sean Perry & Selwyn Manning – The Illegal GCSB Spying Scandal

Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, October 4th, 2012

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5AA Australia: Across The Ditch With Sean Perry & Selwyn Manning – The Illegal GCSB Spying Scandal Selwyn Manning & Sean Perry discuss the GCSB/Police surveillance of Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom, and the Prime Minister John Key’s handling of the affair. It is amazing what can occur in two weeks… The National-led Government has been [...]

PM John Key Releases GCSB File Review – Admits He Was Told In February 2012 On GCSB Operation On Kim Dotcom

Written by Selwyn Manning on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

New Zealand Government – Press Release PM releases results of GCSB file review Prime Minister and Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau John Key this morning released the results of a full review of GCSB files conducted by Director Ian Fletcher. Since 17 September, the date on which Mr Fletcher advised the Prime [...]

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