The Wayne Idour Interview on Campbell Live

STATEMENT FROM INVESTIGATE MAGAZINE

We would like to point out for the record that no information we've used has ever come from Idour or the Exclusive Brethren.

As previously indicated by Investigate in media interviews, in both the Benson-Pope and Parker cases, major new information was discovered as a direct result of inquiries initiated by Investigate. In the case of Benson-Pope, our emails to former school pupils via the OldFriends site saw our membership on that site cancelled.

In the case of Parker, we were tipped off by Russell Hyslop - see text of email below - and discovered during our own search of the companies records that Parker had falsified official records.

In the case of Peter Davis, we received a written tip-off which we traced to a particular location via its Postcode, which was then added to by some on the record information from a named individual in Auckland. Neither tip off emanated from an Exclusive Brethren source, and our investigations into the Davis affair have been transparent and public - having been chronicled in the pages of the magazine.

We are aware that Prime Minister Helen Clark is using the Idour interview to suggest Investigate's information came from the Exclusive Brethren.this is nothing more than another baseless Prime Ministerial conspiracy theory, designed to deflect from allegations that Labour has hired private investigators to go through National leader Don Brash's rubbish bin.

There is, of course, no evidence of a link because Investigate's published stories clearly disclose the trail of information that led to the scoops.

While anyone is welcome to provide information to Investigate, in these three stories all breakthroughs have come from routine, self-generated investigative work. While we receive hundreds of news tips a week from both named and anonymous sources, all information is treated as unproven unless independently verified by Investigate.

The magazine continues to generate news tips, even from within the Labour Party - because the public have come to realize that Investigate will always protect its sources.

I can confirm, however, that we are now actively investigating reports that Labour hired a private investigation firm to dig dirt on National leader Don Brash and MP John Key.we only became aware of this while watching Campbell Live.

THE HYSLOP EMAIL: MARCH 1st 2006

Ian Wishart

Dear sir

It would seem that David Benson-Pope is not the only Dunedin MP that has a colourful past. Between the years of 1992 and 1998 I weas heavily involved with the now Attorney General. That involvement cumulatedin my bankruptcy in 1997 under a cloud that I will not forget in a hurry. If you like to reply I an give you instances of alledged fraudulant behaviour that to date have gone unpunished.


Russell Hyslop

Yeah, I'm interested, what kind of information do you have?

Ian

Comments

[Joe Blow]

hope Hislop gave you permission to publish his email, since the copyright is his. Anyway this is old news - your previous post , "Parker; Gone by Lunchtime" has gone nowhere.

[John Boy]

Only politically inclined people seem to care about this stuff. Being concerned about where increasing state intervention into the citizenry's privacy is leading I think the whole dirt digging process is beneficial. The old' "If you have nothing to hide what are you worried about?" gets trotted out whenever the state wants yet more information and control. Well, here we are looking at the self proclaimed elite being intruded upon, by each other no less, and suddenly its not nice. And you left and right leaning hangers on out there, don't spout crap that if you remain "legal" you get left alone. Some of us think that honesty and other basic ages old moral values are important whether its "legally" required or not. We have seen politicians be dishonest and break the laws they make yet they seem to have immunity from prosecution. C'mon children, if you've nothing to hide what are you worried about?

[dad4justice]

Well said John Boy. Talking about morals ;
" It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies " Arthur Calwell

[AcidComments]

IMHO:

All persons aspiring to be elected to High Office or become Board Directors, etc.

Should all be open to full scrutinity and have Private Investigators, Police Checks, etc established on them before they can attain positions of power and trust in the first place.

There have been far too many past and present individuals in high office in this country with very dirty laundry in regard to their business practices and their underworld criminal mates before they were elected for starters!!

Lil old NZ needs a big sweep clean out (instead of the usual sweep it under the carpet routine). What's been going on here for far too many years makes the most unruley wild west town look respectable in comparison.