Wellington voters understand that they have to give National their party vote if they are to keep Labour out,” said National Party MP Annabel Young today, commenting on the latest poll of Wellington Central.

“Local voters also understand that the absence of a National Party constituency candidate will not affect their representation in the National Party Caucus. As a local, Wellington MP, I will be continuing to present the concerns of Wellington people.”

“Wellingtonians are focused on taxes and interest rates, just like the rest of New Zealand. A Labour Government would raise taxes and that would push interest rates up and push the economy down. On Election Day, they will vote for the future of New Zealand and that is a vote for National.”

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>