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So this's why they call him Peter Dunnehill.

On Friday 19 August, the WIN Party formally aligned with United Future and WIN Party founder and leader John van Buren will stand as the United Future candidate in the Labour-held seat of Christchurch Central.....When hotel owners and smoking and non-smoking and patrons alike don't want the ban, a ban on smoking inside, what are privately owned properties, then freedom of choice has been killed off".

Seems like a hypocritical stance for someone whose party claims to "empower individuals, families and communities through values based leadership including protecting the weak and those at risk and requiring responsible behaviour of all people."

Responsible like requiring smokers to step outside for their ciggies?

Protecting those at risk; like bar staff subjected to smoke throughout their shifts?

Oh, and by the way, good riddance Mick.

A little reminder from the Sunday Star-Times archives as to why we're better fof without him:

An Australian, Watson is an interesting customer.He appears to relish playing games with the media, which he seems to regard as an inferior being, despite covertly courting several of its members who obligingly present his spin on all matters on a weekly basis.Those who co-operate are "rewarded" with "exclusives". Hence Stacey Jones is only made available to compliant media rather than those who are asking the tough questions on behalf of the fans.Instead, those media outlets are now being blamed for Jones's departure.Supposedly, the reporters who follow the Warriors' rollercoaster fortunes are actually the real reason why he doesn't want to stay in New Zealand. Others aren't so sure. Unfortunately, because of a ban on questions directed at Jones last Thursday, we haven't been able to ask him to elaborate on the reasons he gave in his prepared statement - a statement coincidentally issued on a day when the bulk of the country's rugby league media were in Brisbane covering the build-up to the Anzac test against Australia.And nailing jelly to a wall is easier than getting a straight answer from Watson.There's a smell coming out of Ericsson Stadium and it is becoming more repugnant with the exit of every Kiwi player from the club, increasingly for Australian players. As the straight-shooting ex-Kiwi Dean Lonergan said on radio during the week: "What is it about the culture of this club that their franchise players all want to get out?"Club sources in England have told the Sunday Star-Times they have fielded calls from other players who want out of the NRL franchise.