What about Don Brash's emails then?

**Hitcher** · 21st November 2006, 17:32

See the above poll. Should Nicky Hager be allowed to publish his book or is Don Brash entitled to have his privacy protected?

**yungatart** · 21st November 2006, 17:39

No! And, Yes!

**Buddha#81:Me** · 21st November 2006, 18:10

Originally Posted by yungatart

No! And, Yes!

cumon tell us what you really think!

**Big Dave** · 21st November 2006, 18:20

viva apathy!

**Hitcher** · 21st November 2006, 18:37

Well this thread is certainly off to a ripping start!

**Cajun** · 21st November 2006, 18:41

they should not be published, how would you like it if someone got all your emails and decided to publish them, for world to see.

Even if he did nothing wrong.

Understand his public email account, but his private email account should be that private. for your and the person your emailing to see.

Nicky Hagar is just a reporter who live is build around digging dirt, why doesn;'t he get out there and do something useful

**terbang** · 21st November 2006, 19:10

Brash, like any politician, has got to learn that when standing in a glass house, you don't throw rocks...
Publish it except the personal stuff. It might make a few more of these pollies think about keeping their act a bit cleaner.

**apteryx_haasti** · 21st November 2006, 19:21

Considering how "accurate" his previous works have been, I would take anything published by Nicky Hagar with a grain of salt as big as my head.

Hey, Hitcher, shouldn't you be surfing?

Surf's up for public servants

21 November 2006

NIKKI MACDONALD

Government workers spend at least 35,000 hours a year on Trade Me, a Dominion Post investigation suggests.

That's equivalent to a year's work for more than 18 full-time staff, and about $1million in lost productivity, based on average public sector hourly earnings.

The annual figure was extrapolated from a one-month snapshot obtained under the Official Information Act.

And it's likely to be conservative, given that six of the 16 agencies surveyed either did not respond or were unable to measure the amount of time workers spent on the auction website.

Four government staff have been disciplined in the past year for inappropriate Web surfing, and one Social Development Ministry worker was sacked.

Two Corrections workers resigned while being investigated - one for excessive Internet browsing and attempting to get around blocking software, the other for trying to access pornographic sites.

An employment lawyer says excessive personal Internet use is also increasingly common in the private sector.

However, none of the 15 agencies that responded thought personal Internet use was a significant problem.

National deputy leader Gerry Brownlee said it was unacceptable if staff were doing personal browsing in work time. "That's proof positive that we have a massively bloated public service."

Internet policies vary in the public sector, with some departments using software to block non-work-related sites, while others allow "reasonable" personal use.

Some government staff - such as fisheries and benefit fraud investigators - use Trade Me for legitimate work.

Of the eight government agencies able to measure time spent on the site, the Justice Department was the worst offender.

Its 3015 employees spent 1386 hours on Trade Me in August, suggesting annual use of about 16,000 hours. Technology manager Carol Abernethy said the Internet was an important work tool for staff and the department allowed reasonable personal use.

Kensington Swan partner Susan Hornsby-Geluk said personal Internet use was a huge issue for employers, and they were only now figuring out what to do about it. Few employers outlawed personal use, but most large employers had Internet policies that defined what was reasonable.

**Hitcher** · 21st November 2006, 19:33

Originally Posted by apteryx_haasti

Hey, Hitcher, shouldn't you be surfing?

But I am. I have waxed my baud specially.

**oldrider** · 21st November 2006, 19:35

I would like to vote "I don't care" but despite what Hagar says theft is theft and he is full of shit so I voted for Brash's privacy.
There are some mealy mouthed parasites feeding off parliament in NZ right now.
I do think Brash needs to take a good look at himself, he is a bit too naive to really cut it in politics. His Aaerghhhh! Eeerrrrrr! Eeeerrrrrrh! Drives me nuts!
He is not hungry enough, he got there too easy. Hungry fighters fight best! (applicable adage).
I personally loath Helen Clark as a politician and prime minister but she has killer instinct and despite a sheltered life and upbringing, she has grit and knows how to fight dirty to win, a true street fighter.
She makes the rest look like pathetic amateurs by comparison. Damn it, hate to have to admit it.

John.

**yungatart** · 21st November 2006, 19:36

Originally Posted by spud racer

cumon tell us what you really think!

Sheesh - even when it is words of one syllable, you still don't get it?
No, the book shouldn't be published. And, yes, Don Brash does have a right to his privacy.

**Timber020** · 21st November 2006, 19:38

Don Brash is a non event, hes going nowhere, hes got nothing, if he floated away tomorrow his name would be forgotten in a week

**Harry33** · 21st November 2006, 19:50

Don who????????????? (I think this is more than 10 char haha)

**Motu** · 21st November 2006, 20:42

With all the dirty politics going on this year I say go for it - expose the whole damn lot of them,expunge them all and start over.This present lot,from all sides,are the lowest of the low.

**candor** · 21st November 2006, 21:15

You can't stop a leak once it's started. Now we have to know - those of us interested in economic thrillers do anyway. So tell us about it, then throw Hager in the can for breaching dirty Don's privacy. I'm sure its an offense to open others royal mail. Then everyone will be happy. Think how much less harm MPs will wreak if they feel E-ml repressed by risk of future "inspection".
All for transparency - lies lead to wars!