matthew hooton Archive

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    It’s not what you know it’s who you know - by frog



    Last week, the Speaker Dr Lockwood Smith sent ‘our Russel’ a letter saying that seven lobbyists with access to the parliamentary precinct did not want their names out in the public domain.  The Speaker’s Office contacted the lobbyists after Russel wrote to them concerned that eight people have special passes that give them access to the [...] read more
    May 11, 2009 4:34 pm - 19 Comments
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    The nuclear non-debate - by frog



    I did wonder whether Matthew Hooton had accidentally mistaken someone else for Jeanette Fitzsimons yesterday when he wrote in the Sunday Star Times: ‘Even Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has said that, as it becomes cleaner and safer, nuclear power may need to become part of New Zealand’s energy mix in the generations ahead.” It [...] read more
    August 11, 2008 3:38 pm - 2 Comments
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    Hooton is half right - by frog



    Matthew Hooton lashes out a Chris Trotter today in the Sunday Star Times. He gets so personal that after I write this, I’ll dig up Trotter’s article from last week and have a read. I don’t know how I missed Trotter being vitriolic!. In the middle of his article, Hooton makes an interesting assertion: The [...] read more
    July 27, 2008 12:32 pm - 24 Comments