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The last gift from David Shearer to the National Party was his resignation, which has happily diverted the media into weeks of speculation about his successor. In the process, this has taken the heat off Prime Minister John Key over the GCSB. Yesterday though, the rogue behaviour of the GCSB returned to haunt National, as

Demystifying the GCSB bill: Spies and lies ANDREA VANCE  The contentious Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill was born out of an extraordinary tale of conspiracy, incompetence and political sabotage. The plot is harder to follow than Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and not helped by various political – and other agendas –

“The PM’s reassurances are flawed and unconvincing”  On television this week Prime Minister John Key tried to assure the public it was “totally incorrect” that “the Government effectively through GCSB will be able to wholesale spy on New Zealanders”. Those who contend otherwise are, he says, plain wrong. That Mr Key has at last seen