Snouts in trough
The Herald on Sunday reveals former National Party president Michelle Boag has picked up the contract to recruit the third tier of executives for the Auckland super city while also being an unpaid...
View ArticleMichelle Boag misleads on super city job
Which of these is correct? 1. Former National Party president and John Banks’ mayoral campaign adviser Michelle Boag telling the Herald on Sunday she had nothing to do with her recruitment agency...
View ArticleDamage control on Boag affair
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide with Auckland Transition Agency chairman Mark Ford The Auckland Transition Agency has swung into damage control. The Herald this morning reports Michelle Boag has...
View ArticleNat party spinmeister (and Key recruiter) hired fraudster
The story of Stephen Wilkie Wilce who lied about his past and headed the Defence Technology Agency is causing a lot of fun for the chattering classes in Wellington. Buried away to date is the fact...
View ArticleWhen ‘speak to the hand’ isn’t good enough
Mark Ford was appointed by Rodney Hide to set up the Auckland super city. The ratepayers of Auckland pay him $540,000 a year. He was responsible for hiring the agency Momentum to recruit 45 senior...
View ArticleGarrett, Boag feature at Hide fundraiser
Don’t often link to Whaleoil. He can write some pretty nasty stuff. Doing it two posts in a row certainly won’t be viewed positively by some colleagues. But this is too good not to be shared with more...
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