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Josie Pagani: Justice Minister's hands must be clean

 

 

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The job of a Minister of Justice is to protect the integrity of the system. A minister must be beyond reproach. Any sign of political interference risks infecting the whole system.

If she only knew about a smear campaign, that's serious enough. She was the Minister of Justice, for God's sake. Her hands must be squeaky clean. Even more serious is the allegation that it was the subject of a serious fraud investigation who was paying for the campaign.

Judith Collins denies all allegations and is determined to clear her name.

To recap, Mark Hotchin, former director of Hanover Finance, was being investigated over the failure of the finance company. About 16,000 people with investments totalling more than $500 million lost most of their money through the failure of Hanover and related companies, and the sale of assets to Allied Farmers.

The SFO did not lay charges.

In announcing Judith Collins' resignation, John Key may have looked like a man freed from a hostage crisis on Saturday. It's odd, however, that he failed to mention the alleged link with Mark Hotchin. He knew it would be explosive. Maybe he just wanted one night off.

There has to be an independent commission of inquiry. Nothing less will do now.

Bill English on TVNZ's Q+A programme yesterday said that "this is all about bloggers" behaving badly.

Except it isn't. It's about the links between those bloggers and ministers' offices, including the Prime Minister's.

We still don't know if John Key and staff in his office were co-ordinating with the slime attacks.

When Nicky Hager's book was published, the Prime Minister said it was all a left-wing conspiracy and for that reason he didn't have to respond to the substance. Now we know that the book actually understated what was going on.

How much did John Key know?

NZ Herald

By Josie Pagani

 

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11317073

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National caught deep in the mire

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OPINION: The snowball effect of the Dirty Politics scandal is threatening to bury National.

There was overwhelming relief from sections of National's camp yesterday that Prime Minister John Key finally had a reason to act against Judith Collins, who had become the biggest liability to National's re-election chances.

There was even hope that it might put the campaign back on track as increasingly ugly questions swirl around the Key Government. But that may be a slim hope.

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Three weeks out from an election Collins' resignation could have the opposite effect - it might reinforce to voters there is no smoke without fire.

Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, linking Key's ninth floor office to shock-jock blogger Cameron Slater, will gain even more credence now it has claimed a scalp - even if Collins maintains she wants to clear her name in an inquiry.

That was the gamble Key had to take, however, after Collins was dragged into one of the more scandalous stories of the Dirty Politics scandal so far.

Key went on the attack yesterday, continuing to beat the drum about Left-wing smear campaigns and insisting voters want to hear about "the real issues".

But that no longer washes.

The suggestion, which the emails appear to raise, that his justice minister might have been involved, even peripherally, in a paid and co-ordinated campaign by Right-wing bloggers to undermine Serious Fraud Office boss Adam Feeley, strikes at the heart of confidence in his government.

The Sunday Star-Times revealed yesterday that the bloggers - it appeared from the emails - were being paid by former Hanover boss Mark Hotchin for their efforts. Hotchin was under investigation by the SFO at the time.

It was untenable for Collins to remain in her position once those allegations were aired.

Key will today unveil the details of an inquiry to probe the allegations. To be credible it will need full powers of inquiry, including the ability to subpoena witnesses and take evidence under oath. But that will mean nothing can happen till after the election; even if Collins is exonerated, it will be too late to make a difference.

Meanwhile, Key's office will be dragged before an inquiry by the Security and Intelligence watchdog to give evidence under oath about allegations of a Security Intelligence Service document being declassified in order to fast-track an Official Information Act request by Slater.

Key's right-hand man, chief of staff Wayne Eagleson, is among those likely to be summoned, with indications that the hearings will take place before the election.

Voters must increasingly be wondering what to make of it.

As for Key's wish that Collins' resignation will draw a line under the events of the past week - that may be out of his hands. The story of this campaign is that others appear to be setting the agenda.

- The Dominion Post

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10444662/National-caught-deep-in-the-mire

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Belief in Dirty Politics claims growing - poll

 

Belief in the claims made by Nicky Hager's Dirty Politics book seems to be growing according to the latest ONE News Colmar Brunton poll.

More people now think the National Party and the PM's Office were behind smear campaigns and leaks than was the case shortly after the book was published.

The poll, which was carried out before the resignation of Judith Collins this weekend, asked 1000 people for their views. The results found 41% said yes, National and the PM's Office was involved, 35% said no and 24% said they didn't know.

This shows an increase from a snap poll taken straight after the book was first published where only 28% of people said they believed the claims.

Perhaps most worrying for National is the number of undecided eligible voters who believe there is some truth to the claims - the figure has gone up from 23% to 41%.

John Key says his experience from speaking to people suggests they are more interested in other matters rather than the Dirty Politics claims.

"When I go out on the campaign trail there is absolutely no question that people want to talk about policy, or they're saying 'we're voting National and we hope you'll win'.

"The left have sat there and they've said we're not going to win if we talk about the economy, law and order, health and education so let's illegally hack into a computer and throw a bomb in."

The book's author Nicky Hager says he thought the fallout from the book would last "a couple of days".

"The reason it's still going is because John Key could have said: 'Judith Collins has to go, my own staff will have to go I can't believe we had a dirty tricks campaign', but actually what he said was: 'there was nothing wrong'."

The latest poll surveyed voters between Saturday 23 and Wednesday 27 August 2014.

 

 

http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/belief-in-dirty-politics-claims-growing-poll-6068795

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Rawshark emails reveal details of 'hit' jobs

 

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The hacker known as Rawshark has released copies of emails apparently intended to back up claims in the Dirty Politics book that the Whale Oil blog was used for commercial "hit" jobs on behalf of a National MP-turned-lobbyist.

The release of information comes amid claims by former Cabinet minister Judith Collins that previously released social media conversations, apparently between her and Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater are "forgeries".

Read more:

• Hacker hits back at Collins' conversation denial

• Why the Whaledump hacker came forward

The information released today purports to show the Whale Oil blog attacking those causing problems for the Food & Grocery Council lobby group, which is led by former National MP Katherine Rich and represents the country's largest food and alcohol companies.

They apparently aim to support allegations made in Dirty Politics - that public relations man Carrick Graham acted as the nexus between Mrs Rich and Slater, and paid the blogger for running attack articles.

Read more:

• Michele Hewitson interview: Nicky Hager

In emails attributed to Mr Graham, he is purported to have written articles for the Whale Oil blog which were posted under Slater's name. The release today also shows Mr Graham instructing Slater: "KR hit for today."

A spokesman for the Food & Grocery Council said yesterday, after Rawshark forecast today's document release in a tweet, that it was "business as usual".

They were not immediately available for comment on the latest documents.

NZ Herald

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VIDEO: John Key in 2011 on Whale Oil's OIA request

 

 

VIDEO: John Key in 2011 on Whale Oil's OIA request

 

 

Friday, August 22, 2014

In this video of John Key's post-Cabinet press conference from 8 August 2011, he is questioned on the SIS vs Phil Goff affair focussing on the unusal release of a secret document (redacted) to blogger Cameron Slater.

 
 

 

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/video/video-john-key-on-whale-oil-s-oia-request-in-2011-22aug2014

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By Other Means: Bringing down a government, or keeping one in power, no longer requires tanks. - See more at: http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/09/05/by-other-means-bringing-down-a-government-or-keeping-one-in-power-no-longer-requires-tanks/#sthash.Ydb0eq69.dpuf

 

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TOPPLING GOVERNMENTS in the twenty-first century, or installing them, is no longer the business of soldiers. It used to be, back in the days of the Cold War. Just think of Chile in 1973, or Argentina in 1976. Back then nobody much cared about the optics. So there were tanks on the streets. So a few thousand people “disappeared”. So what? They were commies. Nobody cared. Good riddance! - See more at: http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/09/05/by-other-means-bringing-down-a-government-or-keeping-one-in-power-no-longer-requires-tanks/#sthash.Ydb0eq69.dpuf

 

 

 

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Yawn!!!. You sure yr not Opos dark cousie Jackie.

National will win in a romp ,maybe even govern alone!!.

Apart from Epsom who wouldn't know what end of a horse to feed a carrot to,the rest of intelligencia NZ can see through all this muck raking.

Sit back and watch Jacquie.

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More to come....

 

Bruce Bisset: Nats have buried us in debt

 

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Under Key's government New Zealand's debt, which was at around $18 billion when the National Party was elected, it has blossomed to a staggering $86 billion today. Photo / APN

By Bruce Bisset

Dirty Politics may have obscured issues of policy in the campaign to date, but given all politicians present sweetened or poisoned views on their or others' planks, it's debatable how much of value we've missed.

And the bigger the issue, the bigger the distortions.

Besides, surely the morality and ethics of those in power is the biggest issue of all, because everything else flows from an MP's perspective on governance and how to use (or abuse) it.

However, let's pretend to set that aside, and look at what gets most folks' panties bunched: The economy.

Back when Labour was in power we had constant carping about Clarke's "nanny state" and how welfare and social reforms were running up debt like there was no tomorrow.

Still we hear that mantra repeated - and surprisingly, most of the time it goes unchallenged.

But it's pure myth. New Zealand's national debt was less after nine years of Labour than when they were elected. The Clarke government was fiscally ultra-conservative, because the books really did balance.

Contrast that with debt under Key's government. Starting at around $18 billion, it has blossomed to a staggering $86 billion today. That's a five-fold increase, in just six years.

Yes, we've had the global financial crisis and Canterbury earthquakes and tax cuts for the wealthy that have to be paid for somehow. We've also had record commodity prices, significant departmental cost-cutting, and the sell-off of major state-owned assets. Plus very little new spending.

Yet we're running up debt at more than $13 billion per year - to merely tread water.

It doesn't add up. These guys are supposedly the whizz-bang flash moneymen. So how come we're so indebted it now costs over $4 billion per year just to service the interest?

Truth is, the economic recovery is itself a myth.

Take away the Christchurch rebuild and growth is nominally zero.

Add back the ostracised poor who no longer qualify for benefits and unemployment is static. Remove the $13 plus billion per year extra government (not to mention personal) debt and in reality we're still in recession.

Ordinary families know you can't live on credit forever; sooner or later the collector comes calling. The Nats don't care because it'll most likely be a Labour/Greens combination that has to try to pay up.

Fortunately, those two parties have some clear policies to attempt to do that.

The rich might not like extra top-bracket taxes, or a capital gains tax, but both are part of a necessary re-balancing to create a more equitable economy.

Then there's the minimum wage debate, which self-obsessed business leaders wail will cost jobs and break companies. Try telling that to 13 US states that have this year introduced higher minimum wages; their economies are growing faster because both retail spend and taxes naturally increase.

Moreover, employment in those states has also increased, because more spending creates jobs. This backs up 20 years of academic research which unfailingly says higher minimum wages are positive for the economy.

The flipside of the moneyman myths is the left can't manage the economy.

The Greens have gone to the extent of having their policies independently peer-reviewed to back their claims they can not only meet all their commitments but pay back debt faster too.

There's no rational basis for thinking National have us on the road to recovery - when we're running up debt not only like there's no tomorrow, but such that soon there won't be. That's the right of it.

Bruce Bisset is a freelance writer and poet.

 

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11319649

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Yawn!!!. You sure yr not Opos dark cousie Jackie.

National will win in a romp ,maybe even govern alone!!.

Apart from Epsom who wouldn't know what end of a horse to feed a carrot to,the rest of intelligencia NZ can see through all this muck raking.

Sit back and watch Jacquie.

 

Most New Zealanders aren`t as ignorant as you Globe .... National Party have sold our country off to foreigners , created a large debt of $86 billion for kiwi`s to pay off and have sold OUR State owned Assets .... We know you and your ilk would rather sell this country down the drain , just to caress your EGO`s ......

 

 

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Polls, propaganda, and Tracy Watkins

By Frank Macskasy  /   September 7, 2014  /   25 Comments

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“The POLL of POLLS is an arithmetical average of the four most recent major polls since mid-June from among: TV1 Colmar Brunton, TV3 Reid Research, Fairfax Media-Ipsos, NZ Herald DigiPoll, Roy Morgan New Zealand and UMR Research, which is not published.” - See more at: http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/09/07/polls-propaganda-and-tracy-watkins/#sthash.6f9cbwzC.dpuf

 

 

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/09/07/polls-propaganda-and-tracy-watkins/

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The next Election will be in 2017...So don`t hold your breath !!!

 

National announces tax cuts for 2017

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Prime Minister John Key. File photo / Mark Mitchell

By Adam Bennett

Finance Minister Bill English says tax cuts will begin taking effect from 2017 - conditions allowing - by which time a National Government will have $1.5 billion a year free cash to allocate both to those cuts and also to debt repayment.

Mr English this afternoon released details of National's fiscal plan including how intends allocating the operating allowance which increases by $1.5 billion a year from next year.

Mr English said $1 billion of that would go towards new spending including between $600 million and $700 million a year on additional cash for health and education.

The remaining $500 million would be earmarked for "modest tax reductions and further debt repayment, as economic and fiscal conditions permit".

"This portion of the allowance will be moved between Budgets and accumulated as necessary. Therefore by the third year there will be around $1.5 billion available for tax cuts and debt repayment."

National's first three fiscal priorities for the next three years were to return to surplus this year and maintain surpluses thereafter, reduce net government debt to 20 per cent of GDP by 2020, and to reduce ACC levies further from April 2016.

"A National Government will cut levies on all ACC accounts by an average of 30 per cent," Mr English said. That amounted to a reduction in levies by $700 million to $900 million a year.

Income taxes would begin to fall from April 2017 "providing economic and fiscal conditions allow, and if the first three priorities have been achieved".

Mr English again emphasized those cuts would be modest and targeted at low to middle income earners.

Details of tax cuts would be considered closer to that date, he said.

Any further fiscal headroom would be used to pay down debt faster, Mr Key said.

Of the $1.5 billion set aside by 2017, Mr Key said about $1 billion would go to tax cuts, while the rest would go towards debt reduction.

Mr English told reporters the increased government spending was consistent with previous increases by his Government and was in stark contrast with the $18 billion Labour and the Greens were planning to spend over the next four years.

A National Government would begin paying down net debt by 2017-18.

That would put New Zealand in a much better position to withstand any future economic shocks or natural disasters, he said.

''We believe that this approach will help keep interest rates lower for longer for new Zealand families.''

Asked to give detail on what any tax cut package might look like, Mr Key said ''it's not our intention to do that today, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it''.

Mr Key said whatever the level of tax cuts a National Government settled on, whether it amounted to $500 or $1000 a year for low to middle income earners, ''most would say that would make a difference''.

Mr English said the Government was not considering any changes to the tax treatment of savings.

Asked about the timing of the cuts - immediately before the next election, Mr Key said given the short electoral cycle, ''the long and short of it is that's just the way things go''.

Mr Key said his Government was making ''a stark and clear choice'' to spend less so it could pay off debts and cut taxes while Labour was proposing to spend an additional $18 billion over four years and add five new taxes.

Mr English rejected suggestions National was only talking about tax cuts now to counter negative perceptions around Nicky Hager's Dirty Politics.

Labour leader David Cunliffe said the proposed cuts were a "joke".

"I thought John Key was going to deliver a block of cheese. Turns out that it's only half of that.

"It's in three years' time, maybe, if you're lucky, and if ... the economy doesn't fall in a hole. This is a joke."

He added: "The National Party's dance of the veils ended up with a big reveal. And what it revealed is the hole in Government policy."

Waving a $10 note, he said: "So I say to New Zealanders - do you reckon half of this note was worth all of that wait?"

Mr Cunliffe said it was ironic that the new policy lacked detail.

"The same Prime Minister that's been challenging Labour on incredible levels of detail over the last week can't even tell us for sure what tax rates or thresholds he would change in three years' time."

 

 

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11320903

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Judith-Collins-End.jpg?7d0fd8 What kind of government would National lead?

By: STEPHANIE RODGERS - Date published:12:45 pm, September 8th, 2014 - 97 comments

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The choice for NZ voters is becoming clearer in the last days of the 2014 election. The irony is that after John Key’s persistent scaremongering about the “five-headed monster” of the centre-left, the two most likely options we have are a three-headed coalition of natural allies versus a five-or-six headed hydra of extremists and sworn enemies.

David Cunliffe has signalled today that he only sees three parties around the Cabinet table in his government: Labour, the Greens, and NZ First. All three parties have a good number of policies set out, with obvious overlaps â€“ there are clear differences of opinion, but coming to a mature compromise is a key part ofhow MMP is meant to work.

Meanwhile, John Key has been forced into opening the door to Colin Craig’s Conservative Party thanks to the abysmal polling of his preferred ally, ACT.

Colin Craig is talking a softer game as he sees his poll results edge closer and closer to the magical 5% threshold. But neither he nor Jamie Whyte are men built to compromise their passionately-held extremist beliefs. So what will each of them demand?

Is Colin going to get binding referenda? Or the abolition of parole? Or a curfew for the “most promiscuous” young women in the world?

Is Jamie going to get his wish of scrapping the RMA and OIO so overseas investors can buy up our land and poison our rivers, or abolishing all school zones except the one around Auckland Boys’ Grammar (and all building regulations except the ones that keep Epsom leafy)?

And how can any of this possibly be workable with middle-of-the-road Peter Dunne (if he wins ÅŒhāriu, and that’s not guaranteed), with “not crazy”-conservative Winston Peters (who can’t stand Whyte or Craig) and with the Māori Party (who may have a thing or two to say about ACT and Craig’s anti-Treaty ways)?

If NZ First and the Conservatives both get over 5%, it’s going to be impossible for National to get its long-dreamed-of governing-alone 50%. They’d have to pull together four or five coalition partners who hate each other, and their closest ideological friends are frankly bizarre.

As that becomes clearer it’s got to be a huge turn-off for the moderate voters who have bulked out National’s support for the past six years – and a Labour-Green-Winston coalition is looking rock-solid-stable in comparison.

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Yawn and yawn again. This sure is a cure for insomnia Jack. By your calculation anyone voting Blue is ignorant,myself included.

That extrapolates out to mean that a vast majority are taking no notice of your ravings,that the Blue,s will hose in again even allowing for the fact we are ignorant. Given the choise between Labour/Greens  f...ing up the economy and sending us broke  or ignorance ,I think I will stay with ignorance as you will find will be staus quo again.

Sorry to disappoint you.

Regards Globe

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19 Reasons Why We Can’t Afford Another National Government
by Gordon Campbell

 

 

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Voting in a government for a third term is a serious commitment. The first term can be put down to the heady promise of first romance, and second terms are all about offering an opportunity to finish the job. A third term though, requires a mature decision, with eyes wide open. It calls for a conscious vote of confidence that – warts and all – this really is how we want New Zealand to be run until 2017, at least.

Below, I’ve set out reasons why making that commitment to National would be a very bad idea. Sure, divorces can be painful. It can be scary to start out again. Yet on economic, social and ethical grounds, this relationship now seems to be kaput. Sure, there have been external problems. The Key government has certainly touted its achievement in steering the economy through the Global Financial Crisis, the aftermath of Pike River and the Christchurch earthquakes. Yet in reality, the Key government has had a lot going its way. It inherited low levels of Crown debt. Economic growth and demand from China and Australia was robust, during and after the GFC. Commodity prices and the terms of trade have been at historic highs for almost all of the past six years, and the Christchurch rebuild continues to inject huge amounts of insurance money into our economy. Other countries got through the GFC thanks to a government stimulus package. Our stimulus package started with Christchurch, in ruins.

 

 

http://werewolf.co.nz/2014/09/third-term-losers/

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Jack,Jack, wake up and smell the coffee. LABOUR at a 17 year low in the polls. They are dead in the water,along with the looney left(greens).

Obviously few agree with Gordon whatshisface. The status quo remains the same Jaquie.

Go the Mighty Blues.

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KEY John
Investment
$55 million

John Key has the distinction of being the most wealthy prime minister in the history of the New Zealand Parliament.

His fortune is around twice that of the nearest contender, Sir Joseph Ward, who left an estate worth $28 million in today’s terms when he died in 1930.

And like Sir Joseph, Mr Key was wealthy before he entered politics, earning more than $US250,000 a year plus bonuses of cash and shares during his time as a foreign exchange dealer with Merrill Lynch.

In the six years he spent with the multinational corporation its share price rose from $12.75 to more than $52 so it’s fair to assume he made some handsome gains along the way.

Ever the canny investor, he also invested in property and shares.

His family trust at times held shares in Tranz Rail, Telecom, Jackson Mining, the Dairy Investment Fund, Earl of Auckland and Haunui Dairy.

Some of the investments like Tranz Rail and Jackson Mining proved duds but others blossomed.

The real estate market has also proved kind to Mr Key with the vacant Omaha section that he bought in 1990 for $147,000 now worth $3 million, although to be fair it does now sport a 240sq m holiday home.

The property is situated in the appropriately named street of Success Court.

Another holiday home in the exclusive gated community of Ho’olei in Hawaii is estimated to be worth more than $6 million.

The 322sq m, two-storey townhouse has three en suite bathrooms, a barbecue area with grill and outdoor fridge, a private lift, limestone floors and contains luxurious furnishings and artwork.

However, pride of place in his property portfolio is the $10 million family mansion in St Stephens Avenue, Parnell.

The 763sq m home occupies a 0.235ha site and comes complete with cabana, swimming pool, spa and tennis court.

And just to round off the portfolio, there is a well appointed apartment in London, another in Aspen, Colorado, and a modest bungalow in Huapai that serves as his electorate office.

Like all MPs his major assets are listed in the Register of Pecuniary Interests, which among other things, reveals that he has beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, the JP & BI Key Family Trust and the Aldgate blind trust.

He also has short-term deposits in the Bank of America, ANZ Bank and Ross & Whitney.

2013
$50 million
2012
$50 million
2011
$55 million
2010
$55 million
 

 

 

http://www.nbr.co.nz/rich-list-2013/64m-50m#node-97690

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KEY John
Investment
$55 million

John Key has the distinction of being the most wealthy prime minister in the history of the New Zealand Parliament.

His fortune is around twice that of the nearest contender, Sir Joseph Ward, who left an estate worth $28 million in today’s terms when he died in 1930.

And like Sir Joseph, Mr Key was wealthy before he entered politics, earning more than $US250,000 a year plus bonuses of cash and shares during his time as a foreign exchange dealer with Merrill Lynch.

In the six years he spent with the multinational corporation its share price rose from $12.75 to more than $52 so it’s fair to assume he made some handsome gains along the way.

Ever the canny investor, he also invested in property and shares.

His family trust at times held shares in Tranz Rail, Telecom, Jackson Mining, the Dairy Investment Fund, Earl of Auckland and Haunui Dairy.

Some of the investments like Tranz Rail and Jackson Mining proved duds but others blossomed.

The real estate market has also proved kind to Mr Key with the vacant Omaha section that he bought in 1990 for $147,000 now worth $3 million, although to be fair it does now sport a 240sq m holiday home.

The property is situated in the appropriately named street of Success Court.

Another holiday home in the exclusive gated community of Ho’olei in Hawaii is estimated to be worth more than $6 million.

The 322sq m, two-storey townhouse has three en suite bathrooms, a barbecue area with grill and outdoor fridge, a private lift, limestone floors and contains luxurious furnishings and artwork.

However, pride of place in his property portfolio is the $10 million family mansion in St Stephens Avenue, Parnell.

The 763sq m home occupies a 0.235ha site and comes complete with cabana, swimming pool, spa and tennis court.

And just to round off the portfolio, there is a well appointed apartment in London, another in Aspen, Colorado, and a modest bungalow in Huapai that serves as his electorate office.

Like all MPs his major assets are listed in the Register of Pecuniary Interests, which among other things, reveals that he has beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, the JP & BI Key Family Trust and the Aldgate blind trust.

He also has short-term deposits in the Bank of America, ANZ Bank and Ross & Whitney.

2013
$50 million
2012
$50 million
2011
$55 million
2010
$55 million
 

 

 

http://www.nbr.co.nz/rich-list-2013/64m-50m#node-97690

 

 

Your point being Jack,?????

Are you insinuating that he only has relevance if he is a pauper like most of the plebs voting Labour/Greens

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