Scampi Inquiry Video
August 31st, 2008 at 9:46 pm by David FarrarFew would be surprised that the never aired TVNZ interview alleging perjury before the scampi select committee inquiry has made its way onto the Internet, and is on various video sharing sites and political blogs.
Neither TVNZ nor TV3 have shown it, but I suspect many New Zealanders will get to view it on the Internet, as it is near impossible to kill off material once it has appeared online.
The allegations and issues around the scampi inquiry are too serious to ignore. The next Government, regardless of who is in power, should order a full judicial inquiry into the issues and allegations. There may be nothing to them, but if that is the case, then those accused should welcome the chance to have their names and reputations cleared.
PS: Please do not place links to the videos in the comments, as there is some legal risk in doing so.
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August 31st, 2008 at 9:50 pm
The earth has just stopped turning for Helen, Winston, Michael, and the rest of this Corrupt Government.
Happy Times!
Wonder what The tariff is for other Quotas?
Yes, you can buy this Government. Yes it is rotten to the core!
Bring on the election.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 9:56 pm
The Whale is to be interviewed tonight by Radio Live.
Should be interesting.
BAG OUT CAT IS THE OF THE
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
It is on my blog as well.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Good work by Whaleoil – he has courage – this will give Clark another sleepless night and she will look uglier than usual tomorrow morning. I just heard Whaleoil on Radio Live – I think this is huge – the story broke last week and now is just beginning – Winston is up to his neck in it – he makes Philip Field look like a pussy cat by comparison.
So the question is – Did Clark Know about this tape? and if so why did she not act upon it? It isinconceivable that she would not have known – especially when you consider that it is her lackies on the Board of TVNZ that would have kept her informed. She needs to come clean about what she knew and why she did nothing. Or does she have another secret agenda? Is she yet again going to be less than honest about the full truth? This matter needs an urgent debate in parliament to get everything out there.
Question time thios week will be a doozy.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Perhaps (hipathetically speaking) if you were a jilted lover, you might start doing some shafting, rather than tipping the velvet?
Vote:What better way to get back at someone?
Feminine wiles?
August 31st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
At the moment we can’t load his blog at all, it just times out.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Whale Oil’s blog seems to be down. Too many visitors? Or angry lawyers?
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Too may visitors- the site is up
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:37 pm
If one was ‘fishing’ to watch this utube vid… what keywords would one try?
Can anyone outline the substance of the Whale interview?
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:41 pm
getstaffed – scampi would be one, corruption another
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:42 pm
They need to put pressure on Peter Simunovich to spill the beans on Winnie. I reckon in a cell for 2 days on nothing but green salads would make him crack
Monty asks – “Did Clark Know about this tape? and if so why did she not act upon it?”
we are still waiting for her answer over the OG donation to NZF, (that’s if any MSM get around to asking her)
getstaffed – try clintheine (297) +1 Says:
August 31st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Vote:It is on my blog as well.
August 31st, 2008 at 10:43 pm
One might proceed to YouTube and search for the channel (not the video – change the drop down menu first) called “Whaleoil” for a fine collection of videos.
Thanks Oswald. Good to know.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:46 pm
the best words may be “suppressed”, ” scampi” ,” Inquiry” and “NZ” and that may assist is locating the video on just about any video share site such as the well known and commonly known. It is massive and I hope it become the nightmare for Clark. I think it will be big enough to bring down the government – especially if it can be linked back to Clark and what did she know and when? (Would the Board of TVNZ really not have told the Labour Government – especially as Labour had Anne Hercus on the Board to keep the Government informed of such matters of signicance.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:52 pm
i am very curious as to what grounds have been used to stop this being aired before now. ı presume there hv ben questions about the veracity of mr crapper …. but i thought he looked very convincıng. but why did he talk? a low point in nz politıcs and the scampering and horsing around ıs now very apparent.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Would this come under the category of “conflicting evidence” too?
Getstaffed: The video or links to it are on several blogs now.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:53 pm
IV2 – lol. JamesP/Monty – thanks. i had checked out rawprawn’s blog which also useful.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Look up whaleoil channel on youtube. That is how I found it.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
it is still on my blog and attracting many hits…. I’m supported on blogspot so it won’t crash
Just click on my name here and you’ll go right to it … while you’re there check out my new blog design
heheh
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Clutching at straws again Monty. too much prune juice for you on a sunday night might be the problem.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Sorry – Newbie question here – Now that this is in the public domain – does this mean Rodney will be allowed to ask his question?
What is the next logical step now that it has been released?
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Sorry, how does this video implicate Winston?
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Sorry David, I should have posted that comment on Clint’s blog as it was his tagline I was responding to not one of yours.
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 11:38 pm
What do you mean Portia?
Vote:August 31st, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Clint, your stretching this how?
The only one implicated from this is Peter Siminovich and a very red eyed “in the” Crapper!
Vote:Keep reaching you may fall of the chair yet.
and remember, there would have been more than one National MP on that committee.
September 1st, 2008 at 12:04 am
So what are you saying John? I’m not too sure what you are meaning – or are you defending Winston yet again?
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:09 am
Clint, while the video on your website is interesting to anyone who has followed the sad Scampi saga, there is nothing in the video that implicates Winston in anything untoward.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:13 am
you’d have to know the history of the committee to see that, portia.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:16 am
Portia. In the Video there is nothing, try looking at the bigger picture.
Why was this suppressed? On whose instructions? What did Winston get money for from Simonivich? Etc.
Can’t wait to see the rest of the series.
Did Helen Clark know? Did Cullen know? How could they not have known. The MSM will surely now be asking the questions.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:17 am
Portia – Peters intiated the select committee inquiry essentially called Peter Siminovich a crook and then all of a sudden mid way through the Select Committee process changed his tune. All this was based on the evidence the Peter Crapper gave which he now says was lies.
Whaleoil has a point, how come after all that, would Winston stop Rodney asking Question 5 the other day? The dots are being connected and Winston is in it deep.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:20 am
here’s a quick brief: http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/2008/08/question-five-revisted.html
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:22 am
ındeed. why stop the enquiery and then provide incentives for the fıshing ındustry …. when peters said there was no evidence f corruptiıon he actually knew of this video …. so dıd dear leader …. and a lıttle fat man at tvnz
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:23 am
Portia, do you eat for free at Kermadec?
Cullen was also running interference when Rodney was trying to ask the question in the House.
Peters was spooked, and was desperate to keep the question blotted out.
SFO really needs to get the bank statements for NZF, and the various funds and all of WRP’s personal bank details.
Compare any money from the Balkan Boys, and the sudden lack of interest by one WRP.
Not hard to do, and terminal!
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:26 am
Albatross, get your Albatross here!
Lots of lovely Albatross!
Winston isn’t just fooked, he is now proper fooked!
Labour about to implode as well!
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:29 am
I am wondering why others have taken the video down…. what kind of trouble would one get into? Even if I am way over here in London? Any one care to shed light on it for me?
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:37 am
Legal proceedings dear boy. A visit in the Night. A trip to the Gulag. And a life in Damnation!
The cat is out of the bag. Whale will take the heat, but the accused are on the back foot, and if anything happens, it will be soooo obvious.
Relax, enjoy the London air. You are in a different jusrisdiction.
Just don’t go to the Balkans on holiday!
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:43 am
Gulag eh, damn.. I was hoping Gulash…
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 1:08 am
Nobody is actually interested in ‘Big Business’ and their interests.
This is an election year, and we want a positive result.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 2:08 am
getstaffed 2046
Go to the Youtube site. Type scampi in the search box. Scroll down to the bottom of page 1. You’ll see a man with silver hair and a moustache. He has an open necked shirt. Double click on the pic.
I’m on fire these last three days hearing of Winston’s and Helen’s little problems. Didn’t Rodney do well?
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 4:30 am
I watched the video thanks to Whaleoil and it reinforces the idea that Helen Clark and the current Labour government are the most CORRUPT government New Zealand has ever had.
One good thing about the upcoming election is that it will wash away all the current corruption.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 5:53 am
I thought that this video interview was aired some years back. I recalled seeing the same guy (fisherman) either on 60 Minutes or Sunday current affair program being interviewed where made the same allegation that he was being told to lie about his scampi quota by Simunovich. Either this video is a completely different one to the one that was shown on TV a few years back (but with the same fisherman) or otherwise it’s the same video interview but most people forgot that it had been already on air.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 6:48 am
Monty (233) +4 Says:
“(Would the Board of TVNZ really not have told the Labour Government ?)”.
Remember, readers, the Board comprises Officials in the Service of the Crown, and thus are implicated under the Crimes Act 1961.
In my view , they by their inaction, have perverted the Course of Justice.
Multi, multi corruption
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 6:54 am
No wonder the SFO are chomping at the bit. It could make somebodies’ day!
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 6:55 am
Portia (11.27pm) – this might help
http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/2008/08/question-five-revisted.html
As Clint says, there are a lot of dots to be joined
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 6:57 am
OECD rank 22 kiwi (542) +4 Says:
“I watched the video thanks to Whaleoil and it reinforces the idea that Helen Clark and the current Labour government are the most CORRUPT government New Zealand has ever had.
One good thing about the upcoming election is that it will wash away all the current corruption”.
Rubbish! Parliament and the supporting bureaucracy are completely corrupted. An election under our present system continues more of the same.
A Royal Commisssion of Inquiry is needed.
Where is the Governor-General in all this Corruption? With his Reserve Powers he could put an end to this nonsense.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 7:17 am
“…The MSM will surely now be asking the questions…”
haha sweet jesus was that meant to be funny? It’s a cracker! hahaha The Herald is still running it’s passive agressive campaign against Sarah Palin this morning, while exhalting Obama. hahha do they think the kind of american here who will be voting will actually defer to their ultimate wisdom and analysis in this matter? Or in their lefty delusional state are they just priming the NZ population for a subtle on-going anti-american campaign should McCain win? The MSM media is a shameful example of the profession.
Winston was right about one thing: certain people in the MSM should be sacked or resign for not asking questions.
“Please ma’am, if you wouldn’t mind…could we possibly ask…”
“NO! Back off you naughty children!”
“Oh yes ma’am! Oh yes indeed ma’am! So sorry to have bothered you, ma’am!”
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 8:22 am
Good god -its everywhere.
How does copies of this get out of the hands of the TV1 lawyers – where its supposed to be in secure storage.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 9:27 am
Oh dear, I guess TVNZ thinks that Our Dear Leader is on the way out, and are seeking to join the winning side…
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
Sorry guys, I know many of you WANT these allegations to be true, and what I’m about to write is a bit like taking your train set away. But….
So far the “evidence” appears to amount to the interview recorded by TVNZ (which does not mention WP at all), Rodney’s questions in Parliament (which so far are not backed by any substantiated facts), rumours that a self-confessed perjurer has alleged that he handed over money in exchange for favours (we haven’t even seen evidence of the claim itself yet) and WP’s pulling of his punches midway into the Select Committee hearing (which although out of character, could just as easily have been due to the Committee’s inability to find a shred of evidence of corruption because, as Crapper claims, he and his mates told a pack of porkies).
In total, this amounts to nothing more than innuendo, pure and simple. It’s not even circumstantial. The SFO has to meet a minimum “cause to suspect” test before it can start an investigation. I can’t see that any of this would even satisfy that threshold – I mean, how much weight can an independent and unbiased investigator properly give to the word of a man who has already admitted he is by name as he is by nature?
Which is not to say that there may be future developments which will cause me to revise this view. But allegations this serious should never, ever be made lightly, not matter how much we may dislike a person (or, in this case, no matter how casual that person himself has been with other people’s reputations).
… bring on your negative karma.
Vote:September 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Now all we need is the video interview of someone who was there when Peter Suminovich paid Winston off.
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