Dave Armstrong
Down the List for 25 August 2013
With all the fuss about the GCSB and David Shearer's resignation other important issues seem to have faded -- like the hard-line welfare reforms and the possibility that New Zealand is shirking any… Audio
Down the List for 18 August 2013
The Nationals are proposing changes to the child protection strategy that include banning parents who abuse their kids from having more kids, and keeping 'suspect' people away from areas where kids… Audio
Down The List for 11 August 2013
Fonterra is in damage control after the botulism in the whey it supplies to baby formula manufacturers. Let's hope that there's some way New Zealand's clean-green image can be preserved. Audio
Down the List for 4 August 2013
First Kim Dotcom and the GCSB, then the attempt to make it all go away with a law change, then the NSC, then Parliamentary Services and the accessing of journalist's 'phone records. Is the head that… Audio
Down The List for 28th July 2013
Peter Dunne and John Key prove that politics is indeed the art of compromise. Audio
Down the List for 21 July 2013
Will the recent welfare reforms even things out and incentivise beneficiaries to put more effort into getting jobs, or will it just add insult to injury for genuine beneficiaries with limited… Audio
Down the List for 14 July 2013
The Labour Party leaders seem a bit unfocussed. Could it be that Labour's historically 'robust' internal democratic processes simply make them appear indecisive? Audio
Down the List for 7 July 2013
The Mana Party and the Maori Party did not fare well in the recent Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election, coming second and third. Should they seriously consider joining forces? Audio
Down the List for 30 June 2013
The Nationals are courting Peter Dunne and Winston Peters as they try to get the GCSB bill over the line. Meanwhile they have done a U-turn on the Auckland rail loop. Audio
Down The List for 23 June 2013
Elected representatives enjoying corporate hospitality is a contentious issue as four labour MP's found recently. Audio
Down the List for 16 June 2013
The anti-fluoride movement has been victorious in convincing the Hamilton council to have a fluoride-free water supply. Wellington is their next target. Audio
Down the List for 9 June 2013
The gloves are off in the long run up to the next election. The name calling has started. Maybe it's time The Greens lost their 'nice' image, join the fray and engage in a bit of biffo? Audio
Down the List for 2 June 2013
Two executives, one from Fonterra and one from Sanitarium, meet at a low decile school as the milk and Weetbix arrive for 'the kiddies'. Audio
Down the List for 26 May 2013
The National Government seems to rate the paying of family carers of the disabled as a low priority -- a 'nice to have'. And it doesn't appreciate being legally challenged on its decisions. Audio
Down the List for 19 May 2013
Sky City Casino gets a couple of hundred new pokie machines and some black-jack tables in exchange for a new international convention centre. Sounds cheap, but what will be the real cost of this… Audio
Down the List for 12 May 2013
An inebriated low-ranked National List MP makes a fool of himself and trouble for John Key by throwing his inconsiderable weight around in a restaurant and threatening the waiter. Audio
Down the List for 5 May 2013
The Nationals are being accused of cronyism with their appointment of certain people from other fields to high level public service positions - squash champion Susan Devoy is now the Race Relations… Audio
Down the List for 28 April 2013
The Greens and Labour put up a united front with a scheme for delivering cheap power to consumers. But how united are they? Audio
Down the List for 21 April 2013
The GCSB affair continues. What might be needed is a bit of clarity about what the organisation is actually allowed to do. Maybe the PM's office can fix that? Audio
Down the List for 14 April 2013
The GCSB affair is running out of control with accusations of illegal spying explained away as misinterpretation of the law. The solution? Change the law. Audio