Chippie chops Wood from his cabinet.
Will there be a splinter group?
Or was he just barking up the wrong tree?
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Chippie chops Wood from his cabinet.
Will there be a splinter group?
Or was he just barking up the wrong tree?
Complacent? Only a fool or a dishonest person would describe Wood's dishonest & deceitful behaviour as complacent.
A timeline of Michael Wood's reminders to sell his AIA shares :
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...res-a-timeline
The following is a written government response to at least 100 questions from the National Party's Simeon Brown about Michael Wood's shares and related concerns about conflicts of interest.
It was the only response the government provided to those written questions, and details 16 times the Cabinet Office contacted Wood or his office over the matter. All but the first - in 2017 - were within a two-and-a-half year period.
The notes have been edited slightly for readability, brevity and consistency. Additional information, denoted by an asterisk *, has been added to give readers additional context about what happened regarding Wood's resignation.
2017 - Wood advises the Cabinet Office the JM Fairey Family Trust holds shares, and that he intends to move all shareholdings into a managed fund.
November 2020 - Wood advises the Office he holds shares in Auckland International Airport. The Office suggests he may want to consider divesting (selling) them.
19 November - Cabinet Office notes by email that, based on their discussions, the draft register of pecuniary interests shows Wood having sold his shares in Auckland Airport and Contact Energy. It asks Wood's office to confirm whether or when that had occurred. No reply is received.
9 December - Cabinet Office follows up by email and phone to ask whether the shares in Auckland Airport and Contact Energy have been sold, and when.
14 December - Cabinet Office again emails to ask Wood's office for clarification of what shares are held and what action has been taken.
23 December - Wood's office responds to both emails, confirming he has not yet sold the shares and is looking to do so over the holiday period.
24 March 2021 - Cabinet Office emails Wood's office asking about the status of the Auckland Airport shares, noting the post-election review of ministers' interests is going to then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the end of the week. It includes an attachment of the register of interests showing Wood having divested his Auckland Airport shares. Cabinet Office is unable to confirm whether Wood or his office responded to this email.
30 June - Cabinet Office phones Wood's office to discuss the sale and follows up by email. Wood's office advises that his sharebroker has been instructed to sell his Auckland Airport shares, but no time is specified.
5 July - Cabinet Office sends Wood a letter relating to the annual review including the line of the register stating, "Mr Wood has divested himself of shares in Auckland Airport".
17 December - Cabinet Office emails to ask, among other things, whether Wood personally held shares in any listed companies. No reply was received.
21 January 2022 - Cabinet Office follows up on the previous email.
11 February - Cabinet Office provides substantive advice about ministers' interests and advises Wood's office that the Auckland Airport shares issue requires management. It says the most appropriate action would be for Wood to sell the shares. It does not include a question about whether he has sold them.
15 February - Wood emails Cabinet Office stating "I am in the process of divesting of the two personally held shareholdings and will take care to avoid timing this around any decisions or announcements that could be related".
1 March - Cabinet Office emails Wood's office to ask if the shares have been sold. No reply has been identified.
28 March - Cabinet Office emails Wood's office to ask again. By reply on the same day, Wood's office says they have spoken to him, he had found what he needed to get the process under way, and had said "it is happening this week".
4 May - Cabinet Office asks Wood's office again if the shares have been sold. He replies the same day, saying: "Not quite. I've spent the past month chasing up all the signatures and details I need and have now sent all of this to the broker to action the sale - so hopefully done within the week".
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16 January 2023 - Cabinet Office notes in an email to Wood's office its understanding that he is in the process of divesting the Auckland Airport shares, and asks whether that process has been completed. His office does not respond to this question, but does reply to the email.
6 March - Cabinet Office meets with Wood to discuss his shares as part of its conflict of interest reviews following the portfolio reshuffle, and asks about the status of the Auckland Airport shares. He advises them he intended to sell the shares but had not yet done so. No time period for doing so is specified.
27 March - Cabinet Office notes in an email to Wood's office that his intention was to divest his shares in Auckland Airport and suggests he do so as soon as possible. The office replied to confirm the proposed actions.
* 6 June - NZ Herald publishes a report about Wood's Auckland Airport shares. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins stands him down from his transport portfolio while any remaining conflicts are resolved.
* 8 June - Wood confirms he has sold his shares in Auckland Airport, and donated the proceeds to charity.
* 21 June - Hipkins announces Wood's resignation from his remaining ministerial portfolios after the discovery of additional shares held by his trust, which raise concerns about conflicts of interest relating to some of his recent decisions.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pike-r...E26AUNGZV6O3M/
Pike River mine disaster: Further human remains found
Are Little & Peters still trying to arrange their trip to the bottom, or wouldn't their walkers make it down there through the gates ? :)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...M5MA6HGJTWNZA/
Matthew Hooton: Michael Wood still a contender for PM - next decade
So no sign of the depth of the talent pool improving anytime in the next 20 years ? ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...HOE5ABOG6WJFE/
Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis says Oranga Tamariki care and protection residences are on way out
Guess what Kelvin .. something else might be on the way out faster & sooner ;)
and it wont be the Waste Collection from your section .. but close :)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/132...ata-right-plan
Banks 'first cab off the rank' in Govt's consumer data right plan
Based on recent achievements, the current mob of incompetent clowns squatting in Govt Benches would probably find even cracking an egg a problematic task ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/elec...LCK3EPDA2EMVM/
Election 2023: Labour MPs stake futures on winning Māori electorates
Stand back folks - it's a large scrap among the warring 16% factions ;)
the most effective and achieved of the little huddle have voted themselves timeout to squat on a listing submarine .. hoping desperately it doesn't turn turtle and send all to the bottom
Hey, Cinders you witch, how does it feel to have flicked NZ and Hipkins a hospital pass?
When are you coming back with your broomstick and mop to clean up the mess you presided over?
You cast your evil spell over NZ, then you accept the title of Dame.
Cinders, the Dame of Infame and Shame!