Watching journalists chase after every rumour spun by right-wing PR firms about NZ First is a bit like watching people try to catch a fly with a fishing net. It’s a waste of time! It also means that journalists aren’t focusing on the job they should be doing.

“We believe that an emissions trading system is the sensible approach for New Zealand to take in response to the huge challenge of climate change.”

Who said that?

I’ll tell you – it was the National Party’s Nick Smith at the end of 2007 talking on the Climate Change Bill. Smith went on to say, “We now welcome the fact that there is consensus between the major parties that an Emissions Trading System, covering all sectors and all gases, is the right way forward.”