John Drinnan: Press gallery members 'walking on eggshells' this week
As parliamentary journalists squirm over publicity about the way news is created by leaks from the Prime Minister's Office, Helen Clark has restricted the list of favoured journalists to four.
Newstalk ZB political journalist Barry Soper remains one of the few but the identities of the others are only the subject of rumour.
The Labour government is beyond hope. And this immigrant New Zealander will avoid voting for Labour at all costs this time round.