Dodgy!
OPINION: If you believe Maori Party president John Tamihere’s claim that “nothing dodgy” occurred at Manurewa Marae during the last election, the Hound has a bridge to sell you.
ANOTHER RAG’S claim in its May 7 issue, to have “broken” the latest round of PKE biosecurity stories with a report on March 19 left your old mate gobsmacked.
A quick flick through back issues of Rural News revealed this paper was onto the story on December 4, 2012, and ran a follow-up article this year on February 19. If there are any bragging rights to be had, they probably belong here – but this old mutt’s mates are far too modest. As for the Aussie-owned and controlled rag, the only thing “broken” there is its reputation – and that started a very long time ago.
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