Civil servants are being urged to remain neutral in the wake of politically-charged comments and public sackings.

Deputy Chair of Fire and Emergency and the Earthquake Commission Ruth Dyson is the latest to face the heat.

The former Port Hills MP admitted she hadn't read her code of conduct -- her Twitter bio reads she's 'still Labour.'

Pharmac Chair Steve Maharey has retained his job despite offering his resignation, while Rob Campbell has been fired for sharing unbalanced views.

Public Service Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking he hasn't lost faith public servants are neutral.

He says the issues lie with three people, out of several thousand.

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Civil servants are being urged to remain neutral in the wake of politically-charged comments and public sackings.
Deputy Chair of Fire and Emergency and the Earthquake Commission Ruth Dyson is the latest to face the heat.
The former Port Hills MP admitted she hadn't read her code of conduct -- her Twitter bio reads she's 'still Labour.'
Pharmac Chair Steve Maharey has retained his job despite offering his resignation, while Rob Campbell has been fired for sharing unbalanced views.
Public Service Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking he hasn't lost faith public servants are neutral.
He says the issues lie with three people, out of several thousand.
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Andrew Little: Public Service Minister says he hasn't lost faith public servants are neutral

The NRL is pulling more and more eyes.

Ten rounds into the season, nearly 1.59 million New Zealanders have watched matches on Sky Sport and free-to-air on Sky Open.

This is an increase of 14% compared to last year.

Former Warriors Coach Frank Endacott told Mike Hosking that the increase says something for the game as a spectator sport.

He said that if you look at the way it’s progressed over the last couple of decades, the speed of the games is unbelievable. 

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The NRL is pulling more and more eyes. 
Ten rounds into the season, nearly 1.59 million New Zealanders have watched matches on Sky Sport and free-to-air on Sky Open. 
This is an increase of 14% compared to last year. 
Former Warriors Coach Frank Endacott told Mike Hosking that the increase says something for the game as a spectator sport. 
He said that if you look at the way it’s progressed over the last couple of decades, the speed of the games is unbelievable.  
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Frank Endacott: Former Warriors Coach on Sky seeing an increase in NRL watchers

Do you get the feeling the only moderately normal person in the Greens left the building a couple of weeks back, and he is sitting in his new corporate financing job feeling a new lease on life?

Surely as he read, as I did, the tale of Darleen Tana on full whack doing virtually nothing and his good mate Tory "let me bugger Wellington up" Whanau, he must be feeling just a bit guilty about hanging out with such a bunch of no-hopers.

This is not about politics. Politics is their wacky policies that bear no resemblance to the real world. Politics is about them not actually being a Green party, but more a collection of activists who want to control your life and thoughts.

No, this is about who basically they are as people. There is something not right about them.

For a comparatively small collection of people, too many of them are flaky and therefore in trouble and unfit to represent anyone at the highest level.

Metiria Turei was you first major calamity and so it has slowly, but surely, unravelled.

In the Tana case it is not just the questions around her behaviour and alleged treatment of people. It’s the approach the party's leadership has taken to getting to the bottom of it.

This has dragged on for week after week after week.

We have rung them a myriad of times. We got as close to them saying "any day now" before, after several days, they reverted to "a few more weeks". A few more weeks has turned into many, many weeks.

What is the lawyer doing? How much is it costing? Have they found a treasure trove of skulduggery, because what else could take this long if there is nothing to see?

All the while Tana sits on our money doing diddly squat.

In the meantime, Tory Whanau has overseen the destruction of the city while breaking the rules having her dog in the office and while having a drinking problem that embarrassed her and shamed the council. Now she's not really that bothered with meetings on boards of assets that are worth quite a bit of money.

They don’t care. They are not professional. They are not dedicated. They essentially take the piss and we pay for it.

They are not normal.

Explain to me, if you dare and if you support any of this, if you voted for this kind of ineptitude just what is it you see in them?

Do you get the feeling the only moderately normal person in the Greens left the building a couple of weeks back, and he is sitting in his new corporate financing job feeling a new lease on life? 
Surely as he read, as I did, the tale of Darleen Tana on full whack doing virtually nothing and his good mate Tory "let me bugger Wellington up" Whanau, he must be feeling just a bit guilty about hanging out with such a bunch of no-hopers. 
This is not about politics. Politics is their wacky policies that bear no resemblance to the real world. Politics is about them not actually being a Green party, but more a collection of activists who want to control your life and thoughts. 
No, this is about who basically they are as people. There is something not right about them. 
For a comparatively small collection of people, too many of them are flaky and therefore in trouble and unfit to represent anyone at the highest level. 
Metiria Turei was you first major calamity and so it has slowly, but surely, unravelled. 
In the Tana case it is not just the questions around her behaviour and alleged treatment of people. It’s the approach the party's leadership has taken to getting to the bottom of it. 
This has dragged on for week after week after week. 
We have rung them a myriad of times. We got as close to them saying "any day now" before, after several days, they reverted to "a few more weeks". A few more weeks has turned into many, many weeks. 
What is the lawyer doing? How much is it costing? Have they found a treasure trove of skulduggery, because what else could take this long if there is nothing to see? 
All the while Tana sits on our money doing diddly squat. 
In the meantime, Tory Whanau has overseen the destruction of the city while breaking the rules having her dog in the office and while having a drinking problem that embarrassed her and shamed the council. Now she's not really that bothered with meetings on boards of assets that are worth quite a bit of money. 
They don’t care. They are not professional. They are not dedicated. They essentially take the piss and we pay for it. 
They are not normal. 
Explain to me, if you dare and if you support any of this, if you voted for this kind of ineptitude just what is it you see in them?

Mike's Minute: The Greens are a basket case

Australia's richest woman's causing a stir by demanding her portrait is removed from an exhibition.

Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira's art exhibition "Australia in Colour" is on display at the National Gallery of Australia.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart doesn't like her painting and wants it taken down.

Australia correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking that while the portrait's not flattering, it's true to the style of the artist.

He says most of Vincent Namatjira's artworks are caricatures, and it's just the way he paints.

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Australia's richest woman's causing a stir by demanding her portrait is removed from an exhibition. 
Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira's art exhibition "Australia in Colour" is on display at the National Gallery of Australia. 
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart doesn't like her painting and wants it taken down. 
Australia correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking that while the portrait's not flattering, it's true to the style of the artist. 
He says most of Vincent Namatjira's artworks are caricatures, and it's just the way he paints. 
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Andrew Little: Public Service Minister says he hasn't lost faith public servants are neutral

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