Nick Smith Auckland Nat meeting open to public

[nosebleed]

ooooh the Drunk Dial.


Been beautiful watching this relationship grow.

[drummer]

ooooh the Drunk Dial.


Been beautiful watching this relationship grow.

Thats funny

P

[short-circuit]

Hey Short Circuit.. don't leave silly phone msg's please. my partner described u as an uncouth youth

Peter

I didn't. I think you went to the wrong public toilets before the meeting - didn't see you there. We were getting organised for the meeting, you were obviously cottaging and giving out your phone number.

I noticed you used the term partner, but does he know about your adventures? The National Party is pretty conservative about these things y'know Bummer - maybe that's why you got given the arse from the Party so to speak

[drummer]

I didn't. I think you went to the wrong public toilets before the meeting - didn't see you there. We were getting organised for the meeting, you were obviously cottaging and giving out your phone number.

I noticed you used the term partner, but does he know about your adventures? The National Party is pretty conservative about these things y'know Bummer - maybe that's why you got given the arse from the Party so to speak

Had to see this one. If you didn't see me you were blind and deaf. I stood up and told my name... and even said I was an ex member of the Nats...

I saw you... not what I expected... but people never are out from behind their screens... funny isn't it.

Oh.. very funny joke mate about "him"... born comedian aren't you!

If it wasn't you then sorry... but to the person who rang my partner/wife you were too chickenshit to say who you were... I think with SS out of the picture it was a Nat member.. and I reckon I know who it was from further conversations with my partner. It was a cowardly act and one that i will track down and find out exactly who it was.. attacking me is one thing.. leaving messages with my family crosses the boundaries, and opens up that person for utter contempt and if indeed a Nat member, a report to the party about their behavior... especially as the person i now think it was is an office bearer... and in this case not the MC I believe... utter shame on you whoever your dirty face is...

Peter

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I believe the lady who told the girl from rape crisis to "f**k off" may have been an exec member from these parts.. will investigate and try to find out who she was... that remark was a lowlight and the person concerned needs to know our outrage at her comments.. (lawfully and through the media) NO VIOLENCE OR ABUSE or we fall into the same category.. National members need to be aware that they are being watched and listened to... any comments from executive members negative to our cause need to be dealt with.. lawfully and through the right media channels of course.

Peter

[Gubb]

I think with SS out of the picture it was a Nat member..

I've said it before, and i'll say it again. A man that CAN'T GET A TWO LETTER ACRONYM RIGHT, is a raging cocksniffer.

[Bodir]

My e-mail to the Herald (Mathew's is at the bottom of the article)

Just read your article about the gatecrashing bikers at the National Party meeting. One question, were you actually there, and if so did you listen to what happened? I for instance (the second to last speaker) did not get any answers from Nick even though showing him his lies. He just evaded mine like everybody else's. I am very concerned about your style of writing. Accusing normal people of gatecrashing a public meeting that even the MC welcomed in his opening speech is a very interesting approach. All the questions asked are not even mentioned in your article. Do you seriously believe your article is truthfully representing what happend at the meeting? Please explain to me what your motives are behind this article so that I can better understand it.

Thank you for your time

And the answer just came in (this is the full quote of the e-mail)

No, I was miles away from the meeting and don't know what you are talking about. Did you actually read the printed New Zealand Herald, or were you relying on the free online version, over which I have no control.
My report in the Herald newspaper was solely about the latest changes in the ACC board's levy recommendation, although there was a report report, under a colleague's byline, about the yacht club meeting.

Thanks

Interesting comment on the I have nothing to do with things that are signed with my name

Edit: E-mailed him back, will keep you posted if he replies

[k2w3]

That's just fucking idiotic, Bodir. I do not believe him.

[Bald Eagle]

And the answer just came in (this is the full quote of the e-mail)



Interesting comment on the I have nothing to do with things that are signed with my name

Edit: E-mailed him back, will keep you posted if he replies

I got a similar response from him .
His response below :
Quote:
I suggest your read the printed New Zealand Herald, for which I work, to find that there were two separate reports touching on ACC. On, filed by me, was solely about the latest changes in recommendations from the ACC board.
Another report, about a meeting at the Akarana yacht club, was filed by a colleague.

End quote

Seems there are 2 Heralds. The printed one and the on-line one.

[k2w3]

Right, so he's happy to stake his name and reputation against someone else's sloppy journalism? Give me a break. Unless it was a genuine error, of course, and someone else's name should have been attributed to the online article.

[klingon]

I would suggest that this reveals a rift between the journalists (who work for the New Zealand Herald - i.e. the one printed on paper) and the editor of nzherald.co.nz (the one on your computer screen).

I would like to suggest that those who have had correspondence with Matthew D. should now email the editor of nzherald.co.nz and ask for a correction to be made so that the right by-line appears with the right article, as his/her actions are obviously reflecting poorly on the journalists concerned.

[Ixion]

It's called ghost writing.

Mat Dearnaley ahs been VERY supportive, lets not let one cub reporter's junior efforts lose us an ally

[Hanne]

GUYS!
Actually he is telling the truth.
I read the printed version yesterday and could not figure out why you guys were getting so upset until I looked online.

In the printed version there are 2 separate articles, side by side.
I'll see what I can do about scanning that so you can see the differences yourselves.

Mathew has done heaps to talk to bikers, come along to events and/or get in touch with us afterwards to write them up. And he has been very receptive when approached about upcoming events.

Also worth noting his other articles, and the fact his name has been removed from the online article.

[Bodir]

That was what I e-mailed him about as a reply. Making sure that he is aware that his name is used for something he has not written and the trouble that he could be in for during his career if he does not speak up to his editors.

[Bodir]

And the only sentence that is not private in the latest e-mail from Mathew (not taken out of content)

Seriously though, I have been in contact with the duty online editor, who says he has removed my byline from the story and reminded his staff to ensure future reports are correctly labelled.

He is a decent guy and I have asked him to forward my original e-mail to the culprit.