Expelled Labour MP Chris Carter is leaving New Zealand to tackle corruption in warn-torn Afghanistan.
Te Atatu MP Carter is to take up a post in Kabul with the United Nations. He has previously said he would leave parliament at the election.
It's understood Carter is to quit next week before flying out that weekend.
His departure won't force a by-election because it is less than three months to the November 26 election.
Prime Minister John Key said he heard about the appointment last night.
"Kabul can be a bit of rough place," he said. "Good luck out there."
This news comes as no surpirse; there was talk a few weeks back of Carter having applied for a role with the UN.
And one thing is clear; there's still no love lost between Carter and his former Labour colleague and leader Phil Goff; read on:
Carter was booted out of Labour last year for plotting against Labour leader Phil Goff and is now an independent MP. Before that he was demoted for using his ministerial credit card to buy personal items.
Goff said: "I'd wish anybody going to Kabul well, but what he does is his affair."
He didn't give Carter a job reference. "He didn't ask and I wouldn't have given one."
Carter must quit before he leaves, he said. "It's common sense. No-one accepts two salaries. If you've got a job and it's a paying job, you resign. I imagine that's what he'll do."
Asked if former Prime Minister Helen Clark , now UN development programme administrator in New York, lined up the job , Goff said: ''Well I don't know that that's happened. I'm not sure how he's got the job.''
Chris Carter will have his work cut out for him; trying to cut down on corruption in Kabul, which is not one of the world's safest cities by any stretch of the imagination. It seems that his tell-all book on the goings-on in the Labour Party will remain a work in progress, and we suspect that Carter's former colleagues will be delighted to see him fly away. At least this time around, someone other than the New Zealand taxpayer will be picking up the tab.
18 comments:
He will need to have watertight immunity, those towel heads are less than approving of some of his lifestyle choices. That goes for his best friend as well.
IV2, You blog about the left more than you write about god. WTF is up with that? The devil got your mind boy?
I am on my knees worshiping your saviour and praying right now that you come out of your battle with depression and see that blogging about positive things will aid you in healing.
Everyone pray with me and the power of the lord will prevail.
Dear God, almighty, all-powerful, all-loving creator of the universe, we pray to you to cure INV2 tonight of his obsession with unchristian sentiment towards those who do not follow his political beliefs. We ask that he spends his time more constructively and instead of hiding behind a fake name walks into the light and stands tall in Jesus gaze to own the words he writes. We pray in faith, knowing you will bless us as you describe in Matthew 7:7, Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:24, John 14:12-14, Matthew 18:19 and James 5:15-16. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Gravedodger we pray you find the masculinity you so desperately need, and that you never find yourself in a dark alley with anyone but dodgy ex real estate agents.
Gosh - what does that say about corruption in Kabul when the UN sends someone like Chris Carter to tackle it! haha
O well - he may be the right man for the job, in a "You can't bullshit a bullshitter" sense.
Every one in Labour is bad.
I don't think the muslims approve o queers.
Chris T, LOL, I did a 6 year stint in the least trusted field after Sir Rodger pulled the rug, He He He
Just like yours. But with added nuts.
http://nominister.blogspot.com/2011/08/carter-kabul-taliban-corruption.html
Unbelievable. Word vero + titeboy
Kabul eh? I had hoped Uncle Helen would have sent him to Riverton.
Cadwallader
wow .. 1st I find out bObby G is a pie fan and now he makes a proper statement here on Keeping Stock. Well done bOb
Am I the only one struggling with the concept of a UN employee to fight corruption? Is the EU sending someone to advise on enhancing democracy?
Still I'm sure Chris will love being surrounded by all those rugged military types.
RG said - " Every one in Labour is bad."
At last we can agree on something.
Except mothers
'Mothers-to-be' Zen, to be exact. I had them in mind as I wrote that fateful statement. I've been visiting Inv2's blog for so long now that it's finally dawned on me - Every thing about Labour is Bad. Especially Phil Goff (I call him Fill Goof! What a riot I've become!), who is, I hesitate to say, the Very Devil!I plan to post on Fill's ( giggle ) evilness every single day from now til the election, his every evil mis-step, every evil detail I can dredge up from his past, every evil plan I believe he might have and of course, every poll or comment on the polls that I can find that shows Evil Labour in their true (evil) light. Plus! plus! I'm going to echo every anti-Evil Labour, Evil Fill Goof post that Cam and Dave put up. I've a very busy few weeks ahead of me, what with the Rubber Wool Cup to cover as well!
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!!!
Just out of interest Robert; what in this post screams "Every one in Labour is bad"?
Your whole blogs screams 'Labour/Goff Bad!" Inv2.
That's how you've shaped it.
Want me to list examples of posts that attack Goff, his MPs or the Labour Party?
I haven't that much time to spare.
You're the wrong blogger to be claiming the moral high ground Rob; when was the last time you posted something positive about John Key, Bill English, Nick Smith or Gerry Brownlee?
Poacher turned gamekeeper? Robert, Inv2 is certainly justified in posting on this sort of hypocrisy.
Paranormal
When was the last time you posted anything positive at all about politics INV2, or is your agenda to remain anonymous and nasty?
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