Kate Hawkesby: How deep is the prezzy card pot?

I'm just wondering if there's a big box of prezzy cards stashed somewhere inside the Beehive, or somewhere all the bureaucrats can go, to just bundle up endless prezzy cards to hand out to people.  

In the latest prezzy card scandal —and let's not forget there've been a few— 'defendants on serious charges', it was reported, got $75 dollar prezzy cards to attend meetings. These were meetings in Hawke's Bay at the courts, and it was reportedly to ‘share ideas and court experiences.'’ 

Peter Williams: What is MfE up to?

The Feds reject their bribe

There’s something very sinister going on at the Ministry for the Environment.

Quite possibly with encouragement from Minister David Parker’s office, the Ministry has tried to get organisations like Federated Farmers, and other NGOs, non-governmental organisations, to take part in planning, resource management and freshwater management processes in the weeks before the election.

Garrick Tremain: Media

 Here is Garrick Tremain's cartoon commentary on the media, facts and bribes!