AMBASSADOR TE HEUHEU?

We are quietly confident that the Hon Georgina te Heuheu will be representing Aotearoa in some far away outpost following the next election.

Georgina has all the attributes to make a great diplomat. We know how hard it has been for her as a Maori woman among the silver foxes of the National Party. She has often been stretched between two different worlds.

Georgie was also pretty good at cross party Maori relations. Which in these times of MMP is a fairly vital role.

While many New Zealanders think that the Maori powerbase rests with Tainui and Ngai Tahu, it is the wise council of the Tuwharetoa te Heuheus that both have sought on many occasion.

So they will miss her voice in parliament.

We hope that the government treats Georgina well so that she can continue to serve her country and harness her well known skills for diplomacy and clear thinking.

BUSTEDBLONDE DOES POLLYANNA

As much as bloody old curmudgeon Alf Grumble MP , the member for Ekatahuna ( his nickname is "wee willy" by the way) would have you believe, we are not a doom spewing dame like Cassandra

He has his cravat in a knot over our concerns about the economy.

Reckons we are too negative. But does appreciate our breasts. He is not alone in appreciating our assets. He calls BB a lass but well, as we have lost all our wisdom teeth and a back bicuspid chewing on one too many birdy heads, it is fair to say we are fortyish and fab, buxom and bodacious, wrinkly and reckless but alas a lass no more.

So "wee Willy" Grumbleguts - here is our list of things to be pleased about.

• We are fit and well endowed.

• Paula Bennett is shaping up to be an inspiration for all who come from struggle street.

• Judith Collins looks like she has full control of her police portfolio

• Georgina te HeuHeu has employed some thinking women's crumpet as her advisor - and he is smart as well.

• We have some lovely new clients.

• We like Tim Grosers approach - he has his guitar strumming fingers on the pulse.

• We have tended to reserve our judgement on McCully - but bugger us, he is rising to the occasion and considering the Mculliavelli is not that tall that's a bit of rising.

• Wellingtons Restaurants have improved their service as they have to look after their customers more.
• And best of all there is a wine glut - that means we can drink more for less!!

SOUTHERN GINGA IS GOING TO EAT HIS WORDS

A hat tip to -Doug. It appears the well respected political scribe from the South has to eat his words. We are happy to provide the waipiro and kai and the wharenui to ensure that he carries out his pledge. email bustedblonde@gmail.com to get details. Other gallery members and media commentators invited on request.

UPDATE - Espiner has risen to the challenge ! well done!

From Colin Espiner Blog
maori-national coalition - no chance

I’ll go further. I’ll say this: the Maori Party will not go into a coalition government with National. If I’m proved wrong after the election, I’ll print out this blog and eat it, live on webcam.

We are delighted he was wrong.

The thing is there were only four things we really wanted - Labour gone, Winston gone, a corruption inquiry into fish, but most of all we wanted Maori to work with National and turn their back on a political past that has held them back and left so many of them struggling to crawl out of the welfare ditch of despair.

And congratulations to the negotiating teams from Maori and National parties for showing that when time is of the essence you can get the job done quickly. Tino pai!

MAORI SET TO SEIZE THE DAY

What many punters don't realise is that when the Maori party does a deal with the National Party we will see 11 Maori MP's who can work together for the greater good of Maoridom. And they represent a very broad church that reflects Maoridom today. There are tribalists, educationalists, lawyers,business people, representatives of most tribes and most geographical areas. We have urban and rural, old and young. We think it would be very useful for Georgina te Heu Heu( who looked fantastic last night) and Tariana Turia to develop a pan party Maori caucus that meets fairly regularly to promote and support issues that benefit their people.