New Year Honours

Patrick FitzGerald

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Dec 28, 2009, 1:17:23 PM12/28/09

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Soon we will have the annual fiasco of the New Year Honours List.

As usual the highest Honours will go to those who have already been
overly rewarded for what they do.

Those who really deserve high Honours for years of unpaid work that
has made New Zealand a better place will be fobbed off with a
meaningless alphabetical of tawdry honours.

Patrick

Winton Aldsworth

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Dec 28, 2009, 2:51:37 PM12/28/09

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Couldn't agree with you more dude!

A Kiwi knighthood has about the same level of credibility as a mail
order university degree!!

greybeard

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Dec 28, 2009, 5:07:51 PM12/28/09

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Patty. I figured you'd have put up the great leader and statesman,
Comrade Helen for a gong.
And for grand larceny; Comrade Cullen.
It's gongs for political has-beens that causes the stench.

Patrick FitzGerald

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Dec 28, 2009, 5:25:09 PM12/28/09

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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:07:51 +1300, "greybeard" <nob...@nowhere.com>
wrote:

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>Patty. I figured you'd have put up the great leader and statesman,
>Comrade Helen for a gong.

Greyballs why do you figure I would have the great leader and
statesman,Comrade Helen for a gong?.

>And for grand larceny; Comrade Cullen.
>It's gongs for political has-beens that causes the stench.
>

True some nasty Nat Prime Ministers were notorious for recommending
themselves for knighthoods.

Patrick

peterwn

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Dec 28, 2009, 9:15:25 PM12/28/09

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On Dec 29, 11:25 am, Patrick FitzGerald <a...@b.com> wrote:

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> True some nasty Nat Prime Ministers were notorious for recommending
> themselves for knighthoods.
>

I would doubt that a PM in office would ever be included in the NZ
honours list. They would be recommended by their successors.

The Palace can bestow an honour directly as happened with the late Sir
Keith Holyoake (apparently he previously turned down a knighthood but
accepted one when Her Majesty put the hard word on him).

Patrick FitzGerald

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Dec 28, 2009, 9:29:19 PM12/28/09

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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:15:25 -0800 (PST), peterwn <pmil...@gmail.com>
wrote:

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>The Palace can bestow an honour directly as happened with the late Sir
>Keith Holyoake (apparently he previously turned down a knighthood but
>accepted one when Her Majesty put the hard word on him).
>

Was that would be the version for public consumption?.

The fact that Kiwi Keith wangled a spell in the useless office of
Governor General suggests to me that Jacka was keen to accumulate any
tawdry baubles that Brenda had to spare..

Patrick

Brian 6424

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Dec 29, 2009, 12:44:08 AM12/29/09

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On Dec 29, 2:15 pm, peterwn <pmiln...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would doubt that a PM in office would ever be included in the NZ
> honours list. They would be recommended by their successors.

If Obama can be awarded the Nobel Peace Prise, what do should do-
nothing Key be awarded?

Patrick FitzGerald

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Dec 29, 2009, 12:50:31 PM12/29/09

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On the subject of PM and Brenda's Honours here is a recent tweet from
John Don Key

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

From Money Grubber: Shif...@Beehive.govt.nz

Tried to sneak a Lordship for myself in the New Year Honours list but
Brenda saw it and cancelled it

Boo Hoo

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Patrick

Katipo

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Dec 30, 2009, 7:47:48 AM12/30/09

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"Patrick FitzGerald" <a...@b.com> wrote in message
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Does your buddy Gerald FitzPatrick agree with this?

liberty

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Dec 30, 2009, 1:35:33 PM12/30/09

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You are not being very nice to your Your Glorious ex leader.
I recall she was against tawdry honours.
One rule for her one rule for the little people.
Bitch

Brian Dooley

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Dec 31, 2009, 2:21:18 AM12/31/09

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Fool.
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Brian Dooley

Wellington New Zealand