If trade deals accompanied security deals, it would be easier to keep alliances. NZ has to trade with other countries, is expected to side with the US militarily, but the US is generally isolationist when it comes to things like trade deals with us, ...
@Joe90 - never mind what happened at Air NZ, I'm living in fear of his restructuring and layoffs. Luxon seems to be living in a fantasy world, where he is CEO of NZ Inc and all the people who live here are his talent pool, some to be rewarded, others to be...
I know several people who worked at Air NZ during his tenure and say he was liked and respected. ...And what about the thousands of other people who worked there? ...
There are a couple of take aways not immediately apparent, IMHO. 1. Luxon has dealt with these two ministers like the CEO of a big company. You stuffed up, you have to go. Anyone with the slightest interest in NZ politics can join the dots between poor ...
Perhaps she meant "This is how I get rolled". Based on today's outcome, it's possible she saw it coming.
It must take a very big barrel to hold that much pork... What annoys me more than what this government is doing is how brazen they are at doing it. Like when Rogernomics came in, but people were more trusting of politicians then.
Don't read too much into it. Anyone with enough clout to get on this list probably doesn't borrow from the same banks you do
I don't think it will mean interest rates going up. It will mean a bigger effort to bring inflation down, meaning more jobs lost, longer period of hard times, more bankruptcies, more mortgagee sales, that sort of thing. I wonder how many people have A) ...
Since when did a politician feel duty bound to honour an election promise?
"The bill on the face of it is quite simple. If passed it would amend the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act to provide that “[e]veryone has the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment" A government full of 'people who feel entitled to things ...
Back on Track In a Cadillac Passing urgent legislation, I'm a power pack Yes, I'm in the NATs With some twats Helping landlords put cash in their vats 'Cause I'm back on track Not just a management hack Gonna hurt the poor, gonna give them a whack So look ...
Plus Japan's debt is one of the highest debt-to-gdp in the world. If Japan is the poster child, then we would have a lot of debt headroom in NZ.
"Labour was founded on the idea that hard work should pay off and that those who help to generate wealth should enjoy their fair share of it." So, good. Capital Gains tax I welcome, but wealth tax will send the richest NZers offshore with their wealth and ...
I think the can that got kicked down the road some years back was: We are friends with the Chinese government not least because they do a lot of trade. Some people close to the National Party have been on the boards of Chinese companies, as far as I ...
So, Alwyn, where does Grant Robertson stand in accountability for the global recession as all countries come out of the pandemic? If you blame Robertson for other countries' recessions, there's an opera house in Sydney I'd like to sell you. If not, then do...
"Please make it quick so the media is not dominated by clips of angry Winston railing against the machine, or at least railing against Musicians wanting to protect their rights to their music." No, make it slow so the media is not dominated by clips of ...
If Winston wants to make comparisons with dictatorships versus democracies, having the bulk of legislation passed under urgency on a regular basis could be another opportunity.
... And why would landlords be grateful for tax breaks if they intend to pass them on to tenants? Surely it should be the latter. But it isn't...
When Neil Armstrong landed on moon the atmospheric CO2 was 325.88 PPM, it has changed by 28.59% since then. We assume that refers to CO2 on earth, not the moon. My own was 319
The reality is that National and the gang that became ACT established a market economy in NZ. That means rents will only fall if demand falls. Expecting them to fall due to a cost factor is harking back to a cost-plus economy.
Not so, IMHO, One thing National did right and has solidly done right for many years is present itself as a coalition with ACT, whether in government or opposition. Labour and the Greens have given me the impression as competing for the left share of the ...
Based on the numbers, there has to be a lot of people who voted for Luxon et al because they wanted to better their lives, for whom things are going to get worse. People who relished the removal of Auckland's targeted road tax, taken away with one hand and...
My money's on Melissa Lee. 😉 Shows empathy, excellent debater in the house, intuitively understands the political landscape (knows who the real leader of the coalition is and goes into bat to defend him). Also, not willing to make use of urgency with ...
"But she is content to wait until May when it is due to be reported back. The urgency of the current situation has clearly passed her by." ...and it isn't as if National is a stranger to urgency. People called Muldoon a dictator but he didn't do urgency ...
I don't think Luxon is the first PM to claim the benefit in 34 years. Bill English claimed it too, as far as I know, but paid it back like Luzon. What a fool! He owns 7 or 8 investment properties, gets half a million paycheck and still risks his reputation...
The rich white boomers that the coalition is appealing to have fixed views on many things. I don't think National thinks about its own opinion of Maori and PIs. It just knows when it kicks them around it boosts its own reputation with its support base. I ...
So, next election, when NZF gets its branded bus and barnstorms the country with balloons and flags, and supporters wearing NZF t-shirts, will it be legal? Or the sausage sizzle at the local hardware store for the likes of the red cross? Pride festival? ...
Stuart Nash was on tv news last night. That kind of loyalty I could do without... We can moan all we like about how politics was and should be again, but I don't think it will change back and we're stuck with American style, right wing that thinks it can ...
Yes, was also thinking how bringing back 90 day contracts is supporting people to work. And waiting for Luzon to say... "Because we have a pool of kiwi unemployed, you will only be able to employ a foreign worker if you can demonstrate attempts to hire ...
Is all a bit of a sideshow anyway. Reality hasn't had time to bite and Luxon hasn't had time to trip over the shoelaces he tied together. If "...a week is a long time in politics..." let's see how the polls are closer to the next election when there's less...
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