gzt: I'd guess Key will take it off him assign it to someone else after the election is over anyway for exactly this reason.
We're heading into an election.
Really I think this is up to the New Zealand public to send a message if they choose.
Most people I talk to have no issue with what happened at all and are still very happy to vote National.
Frankly I haven't even seen anyone from Labour or the Greens raise what I think are the important issues on this issue.
While some of us have a strong view here on Geekzone, my impression is most people just don't care about this issue.
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