Heather du Plessis-Allan: Just buy two new planes

Well, we're just gonna have to pony up and buy a couple of new planes, aren't we?  

Come on, this is the second time this year that this plane has broken down on Chris Luxon, and if he keeps on insisting on using these old girls, it's definitely not going to be the last time.  

I reckon Al Gillespie made the best argument today for why we should have a plane that works - rather than flying the Prime Minister around the place commercially.

Bruce Cotterill: Planes, houses and double standards

I sometimes think we’re quite good at double standards. It’s one of our quirky little habits and it has surfaced again this week.

I’m referring to the hand-wringing over the Prime Minister’s decision to live in his own apartment in Wellington rather than in Premier House. In doing so he elected to receive the accommodation supplement that is available to politicians who primarily reside outside the capital. The keyboard warriors have been out in force on that one.