The Greens and inquiries into everything

By Toby Manhire In The Internaut

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2nd July, 2012 3 comments

John Key has dismissed the Green party call for an inquiry into the raid on Kim Dotcom’s mansion by saying that the Greens call for an inquiry on virtually everything.

“It’s sort of the boy who cried wolf a few too many times I think,” the prime minister said on TVNZ Breakfast this morning.

Is he right?

Here are some of the things Green MPs have demanded independent inquiries into (some have been successful) over the last 18 months.

The Dotcom Mansion raid.

Australian shipments of uranium passing through NZ ports.

The price of milk.

Hydraulic fracturing.

The death of SAS solider Leon Smith in Afghanistan.

SAS prison transfers in Afghanistan.

Charter schools.

South Canterbury Finance affair.

The police case against Urewera Four.

Leak of Ports of Auckland worker’s details.

Genetic experiments on animals.

ACC claims management.

ACC conflicts of interest.

The Sky City convention centre negotiations.

Alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka in 2009.

The Rena accident and oil spill response.

NZ’s dependence on imported oil.

Auckland transport on World Cup opening night.

Huawei’s involvement in ultra-fast broadband.

Important update: One new and crucial inquiry demand to be added to the list: an inquiry into inquiries.

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3 Responses to “The Greens and inquiries into everything”

  1. dairyflat Jul 9 2012, 5:43pm

    "Is John Key right about the Green party’s inquiry appetite?"

    NO!
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  2. beforelong Jul 4 2012, 11:47am

    I can't agree, Sparky. If our Government made well-informed decisions there wouldn't be a need for so many enquiries. There is nothing wrong with enquiry, anyway. A political party made up of enquiring minds spells hope for the future. I certainly support all the above enquiries called for by the Greens and can't imagine why they wouldn't be done, as of right. What don't we want to know about them?
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  3. sparky Jul 3 2012, 12:57pm

    Yes, John Key is absolutely right. The Green's are constantly asking for inquiry's, and I agree it is like the boy who cried wolf. I don't listen to anything they say now, you simply can't take them seriously, and most of what they spout is hyperthetical. I believe they will stagnate our country if they get anywhere near the government books. They never agree about anything that is proposed.
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