Another Quote
Back in August I wrote to the local newspaper - The Hutt News - to highlight how Labour was using taxpayer funds to produce campaign material. The paper gave Trevor Mallard an oppurtunity to reply - first he compared Labour's material to that of other parties out of the election period:
"The funding used for this material is the same budget used by my opponents to advertise on billboards and in The Hutt News." (Refering to then United MP Murray Smith advertised his Lower Hutt electorate office, and the Foreshore Billboards of when Bill English was Leader of National.)
And Mallard's final statement on the matter is:
"I carefully monitor its use and have never breached the rules."
"The funding used for this material is the same budget used by my opponents to advertise on billboards and in The Hutt News." (Refering to then United MP Murray Smith advertised his Lower Hutt electorate office, and the Foreshore Billboards of when Bill English was Leader of National.)
And Mallard's final statement on the matter is:
"I carefully monitor its use and have never breached the rules."
posted by Michael at
2:44 PM
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PaedsRN, at 7:37 PM
You tried Michael, presenting Trevor's giveaway pens and magnets at meetings. Similar but slightly different question that popped into my head a few times during the campaign. There seemed to be a helluva of lot of Helen Clark billboards going up in the gardens or on fences of what look like state houses. I wonder if Housing NZ have to approve this as landlords. State tenants can't keep a dog in the garden but Aunty Helen's ok.
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Lindsay, at 12:50 PM
You tried Michael, presenting Trevor's giveaway pens and magnets at meetings. Similar but slightly different question that popped into my head a few times during the campaign. There seemed to be a helluva of lot of Helen Clark billboards going up in the gardens or on fences of what look like state houses. I wonder if Housing NZ have to approve this as landlords. State tenants can't keep a dog in the garden but Aunty Helen's ok.
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Lindsay, at 12:51 PM
It worked in Eastbourne, a lot of people wanted the Mallard pens that they paid for.
There was an incident early in the election in Christchurch where a Housing NZ tenant was told to remove a National Party sign, but the ruling from HNZ HQ was the occupiers could display a sign if they chose.
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Michael, at 10:38 PM
Hi Mike
Keep up the great work!
I got my Tax money back from Trev.
I was that bloody annoyed that Trev was giving away government paid pens at a "meet the candidates meeting" I sold the pens on Trademe to recoup my taxes.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=35384368
I mean giving away an expensive pen to promote your own personal purposes but charging it up to the company??!! If it happened in the private sector it would be called THEFT and Trev & Helen etc would be sacked and prosecuted (although under present labour laws it would probably cost the employer as the employee would take a personal grievance claiming hurt feelings!)
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richard, at 5:29 PM
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