Hi and welcome to
the 26th edition of Werewolf, which focuses this month on
the government’s plans for partial asset sales, an issue
which is likely to dominate this year’s election campaign
– or at least those aspects of the campaign not already
dominated by John Key’s remarkable personality, his fond
memories of his first pet and favourite colour. Werewolf
concludes that selling off shares in our energy companies and buying Air New
Zealand for the third time does not make any social or
economic sense.
Thanks again, to Alastair Thompson and
David McLellan for helping me post this online. Werewolf is
a thank you to Scoop readers and is intended as an outlet
for local writers and artists. If you want to be involved,
contact me at gordon@scoop.co.nz and let's talk story
ideas.
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 25,
August 2011 * * * * *
http://werewolf.co.nz/2011/09/werewolf-issue-25-august-2011/
The August 2011 Edition of
Werewolf by
Werewolf
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