Judith Collins Archive

  • frog

    John Key’s new Cabinet announced - by frog



    Prime Minister John Key announced his new Cabinet this morning. The line-up is pretty predictable, but some of the portfolio allocations and rankings are interesting: The big winners are Steven Joyce and Hekia Parata, moving up 10 and 13 places respectively in the Cabinet ranking. Parata replaces Anne Tolley as Minister of Education. Paula Bennett’s [...] read more
    December 12, 2011 1:02 pm - 10 Comments
  • frog

    Police culture, Police bars, and pack rapist Shipton’s little helpers - by frog



    Public confidence in and respect for the Police is being undermined by their increasing aloofness and sense of privilege and the continued perception of the Police as tolerating thuggery and corruption. Sadly, on recent evidence, it doesn’t look as though that is about to change. read more
    August 26, 2010 12:21 pm - 24 Comments
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    Greg O’Connor – an apologist for Police thuggery - by frog



    In 2006, Rawiri Falwasser was seriously injured in the Whakatane police cells from being beaten for 20 minutes and pepper sprayed 65 times by Sergeants Keith Parsons and Erle Busby, Constable John Mills and Senior Constable Bruce Laing. Yesterday the Independent Police Conduct Authority found the officers’ actions “unnecessary, unreasonable, and unjustified”. Earlier this year, [...] read more
    August 7, 2010 10:23 am - 51 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Better clothing won’t solve prison crisis - by David Clendon



    I sat in on the Law and Order Select Committee today, to hear what Minister Collins had to say about ‘Vote Corrections’. Their opening gambit was to present a ‘show and tell’, proudly displaying examples of her ‘solution’ to the growing violence in our prisons. read more
    June 16, 2010 5:31 pm - 5 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Crates, cubicles and containers - by David Clendon



    Aotearoa / New Zealand, the country where some would have us think that it is okay to keep pigs locked up in crates, cows locked up in cubicles, and human beings locked up in glorified shipping containers. read more
    February 4, 2010 4:19 pm - 31 Comments
  • frog

    Nandor blasts useless tagging legislation - by frog



    In his classic style, Nandor ripped into the House last night, telling those who support the tagging legislation that it is irresponsible to pass useless legislation just to send a message. He pointed out that everyone who spoke in favour of the legislation railed about the evils of tagging and its link to violence, while [...] read more
    June 20, 2008 11:43 am - 69 Comments
  • frog

    Outrageous; teenage mothers stay home to care for children - by frog



    National’s Judith Collins used the weekend to talk about this year’s favourite electorally marginal group of people; young people.  Specifically this week we as country are moving on from taggers (who I note have made their thoughts clear on government’s latest anti-tagger policy down in Timaru) and switching focus to that regular talkback show stalwart, [...] read more
    February 25, 2008 11:26 am - 27 Comments