Remember that Luxon is still polling lower than Judith Collins was …so no matter what the Nats are saying about coalitions it's a long long way from any of those 2 parties being a done deal yet.
For those lefties who have retired early,George points the way.
People don't like luxon, they will be unconsciously looking for a reason to not vote national, look at acts rise and possible votes going to minor parties.
Just need labour to stand up, stop fucking up and give them a flag to follow.
Onya Bwaghorn. There are some here on The Standard who's Labour "flag" has always been pretty changeable..and at the present, most immediate low point, are flying their "true colour", a white flag.
I'm keen to carry the fight…against NAct, who IMO, would fuck NZ for years.
I linked this a couple days ago. Liz Craig..Labour.
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An opinion is subjective…and everyones right. Dr Murry however seems quite engaged about his views. And also "had been" displaying his senior position. And the Gisborne Council seemingly supportive. Well..of Dr Murry anyway….
One always wonders why people oppose the existence of a Tenancy Tribunal – presumably it's because they support those who own stuff having power over those who do not …
The same as, why would someone oppose the continuance of the Human Rights Commission, or want to re-write the Treaty?
Yep, it pretty much exposes their core mindset..if not ideology.
Seemingly some are either arrogant enough, or literally dont care, to voice these views…through media. At times using their position of "authority" or similar, to give weight to their, at times, poisonous views. Having had interaction with different Councils…and Departments IMO, its well spread through NZ
Climate Denial would be another, that I personally know to be given credence…
That seems fairly obvious. It is the main occupation of the members of the Maori caucus in the Labour Party and of the Maori Party in Parliament surely? It also keeps members of the Waitangi Tribunal employed indefinitely doesn't it?
It certainly seems to be the main reason to me anyway.
"I am not arguing that we should have another Planning Council or Commission for the Future which Muldoon’s government established in the 1970s. Neither was particularly successful, in part because governments have a propensity to stack boards with the politically correct and politicians’ pets rather than the competent and thoughtful. Instead, we need a change in the nation’s culture to move away from thinking fast to thinking slow. I doubt you will see any such move in the run up to the election. It will be more like Friday night’s drinkies."
National is proposing a National Infrastructure Agency which will be looking at least 20 years into the future with its programmes.
Presumably it will absorb the work of the Infrastructure Commission and the long term planning functions of NZTA and Transpower, and take the other long term planning functions out of MBIE.
This is of course something Labour could have started in 2017.
On the surface it looks like a grandiose front – with the real purpose being to place future infrastructure in private hands or to siphon public money into private hands through development 'partnerships'. And it is likely to operate in a way that prioritises the wrong infrastructure, i.e. things that are not informed by realism about what's happening to the climate. Ultimately, structures are tools of the ideology that animates them.
Sure, agree: realistically the state and its income base are no longer big enough to deliver what we need in infrastructure, so we are going to need private capital for it.
The thing is, if the state income base cannot finance via debt the infrastructure investment, how is it going to pay corporations a return for their investment?
It’s the nature of multi-year planning and building projects for them to be completed by a later government. More so, when National wanted its building of more roads to get it re-elected in 2017.
Couldn't have said it clearer and better myself. Onya Patricia, I find Ad's wee rants absolutely tiresome and a general pain in the butt. Perhaps he should take up residence at The Daily Blog (which I gave up on a few years ago), or even Kiwiblog.
Why is Luxon polling so low, personally? There is a photo in today's The Press that has Uffindell hovering in the background.
Luxon stated in defence of his bullying MP van de Molen, now before the Privileges committee, that he has never seen van de Molen angry or raising his voice.
We don't know and can only guess. Like all public opinion it will be vague, shifting incoherent, self-contradictory and mostly baffling to an observer, There are some obvious things that might explain it though I'm not convinced they do: he is not handsome or clever, he is verbally talentless and emotionally dead, he has no wit or charm, his spirit is not large or generous but confined to the narrow rails of corporate orthodoxy, he is not very human. But then, most (but not all) of these things were true of John Key, and he was somehow very popular. So go figure!
Luxon. Hard to know if it is simply bias but the "aura" that he gives off to me is lack of authenticity. Things he says are not beliefs but like Trump, he is just saying what his audience wants to hear (like Key too but without Key's ability to say that which can be interpreted either way.) In other words Key was a better Con man.
Yes Ianmac about Luxon. I think you have hit the nail on the head. I have been watching him recently as I felt I needed to see what made him tick. He has a merry smile and, like Hipkins, this makes his face light up.
But…….
This lack of authenticity…I wonder if it is something to do with the type of church he belongs to, a faux front about being saved or will be ……?
I talk to all the churchy people who come to the door and he is a bit like some of them.
I sense that he either does not know how the other half lives, or is not interested.
I find the dogma of the prosperity churches hard to fathom.
What is the propserity Gospel
"The Prosperity Gospel (PG) is a fast-growing theologically conservative movement frequently associated with Pentecostalism, evangelicalism, and charismatic Christianity that emphasizes believers' abilities to transcend poverty and/or illness through devotion and positive confession."
What is the theology of prosperity?
The prosperity gospel is the belief that God rewards those with right thinking with health, wealth, and whole-life abundance. It goes by many names, known alternatively as the faith, health and wealth, Word of Faith, or “Name It and Claim It” gospel.26/02/2018
There is nothing about helping one's ‘brothers’ or even being aware of one's ‘brothers’. With the emphasis on the individual pulling oneself up believers may not be supportive of society as a whole having a responsibility through Govt, personal actions & beliefs. This fits neatly into the less Govt side of the Nats.
Shanreagh. The "deserving poor" will get grudging charity, the rest a label… Bottom feeders.
They are certain "God is on their side".
He has a merry smile…. ??
Personally I note the Luxon sneers. The merry smile has been plastered on after Mary Lambie joined his personal presentation team. It faded a bit having to talk about van de Molen. Chaos too close to home?
Rawiri called Stephen (David) on this months ago, and the act party and their supporters as a whole is still indulging in it.
I know you are not a fan, but the daily blog lets these act muppets run at the mouth. I think that is a good thing so kiwis can see how fubar they really are.
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Wow, so easy when you know how, it’s almost embarrassing! Thank you. Just thought that pic of Sam looking sorry for himself looked nearly identical to that gormless cat (if that’s what it is)!
David Seymour claims high tax is driving New Zealanders to Oz.
They have a CGT, we only have a bright-line version.
They have no CGT on some food, we do.
He is keeping GST on food.
The Oz top rate is 45 cents ours is less at 39 cents.
We have 10.5cents to $14,000, they have zero to $20,000
So there is that.
His plan 17.5 cents on the first $20,000.
So what is his plan really about
Its 28 cents to $70,000 and then 28 cents as the top rate (our company tax rate). Presumably this will be the trust rate as well.
This will cost billions each year to make those on higher incomes much better off.
He offers no estimate as to the lost revenue – as if transfer upward does not cause any ballooning of any revenue hole.
Its as if his $30B revenue hole claim and lost tax revenue from tax cuts came out of two different holes on two different heads.
Is he more Zaphod than Rimmer?
If ACT's tax policy were implemented, wealthy New Zealanders would pay vastly less tax.
In 2021, it was found the wealthiest 1 percent of New Zealanders has a net worth 68 times that of the average New Zealander.
The wealthiest 10 percent of Kiwis own one-quarter of the country's assets, while the poorest 50 percent has just 2 percent.
This year, a report carried out by the Government found the median effective tax rate of the very wealthiest New Zealanders is only 9.4 percent, compared with 20.2 percent for other middle wealth New Zealanders.
Asked whether New Zealand's wealth gap is acceptable, Seymour responded, "Yeah it is.
"You tell me what the gap should be," he added. "Do you want more wealthy people in New Zealand or less?"
Seymour argued higher tax rates lead to wealthy Kiwis leaving the country and accused parties on the left of having policies that "chase the wealthy away".
"We will all be poorer as a result," he said.
"What we want to do is to make success part of New Zealand's culture," Seymour said.
It's time to appreciate this guy is our Trump a total fantasist.
One of the major difficulties Trillian experienced in her relationship with Zaphod was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to get people off their guard, pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be outrageously stupid to hide the fact that he actually didn’t understand what was going on, and really being genuinely stupid. He was renowned for being amazingly clever and quite clearly was so—but not all the time, which obviously worried him, hence, the act. He preferred people to be puzzled rather than contemptuous.”
Australia also has sector agreements/awards guaranteeing higher wages for lower-paid work like hospitality and retail. At some point, Fair Pay Agreements will match those (to some extent), but Act and National are promising to repeal them anyway.
Thank you, you have answered my question very evocatively. The answer is that men would not stand for it – they know what a man is and most of them know what a woman is also.
The ones that pretend to not know do so out of expediency, cowardice, or ideological capture.
And when even the question is described as "anti trans" you can see the results of that capture writ large.
I'm guessing for you the only requirement for this designation, is to ask a question that exposes the incoherence, regressive stereotypes and misogyny when answered by gender ideologues.
“Spare a thought for trans Kiwis as the Posie Parker show returns.”
In my view, Alison Mau is one of the best women journalists in the country. Super intelligent, forthright, honest and always cogent, she has written a brilliant exposé of Posie Parker.
Ms Parker plans to return to NZ in September and hold a public meeting outside the District Court on the day a protester’s case is to be heard.
Excerpt:
Her choice of public spaces is deliberate. She knows crowds will gather in protest, potentially in greater numbers, and they will drown her out. This allows her to present herself as a victim, driving greater engagement, and gives the impression that women’s voices are being silenced.
She is lying. Once upon a time women’s voices were not heard but those days have long gone. I can attest to that from personal experience.
I cannot link to the article because it is for subscribers only. I choose to purchase the SST for my Sunday reading. If someone is a subscriber, could they please supply a link? Thank you in advance.
Does Alison Mau's article mention the fact that Kellie Jay Keen is returning to Auckland to attend the assault case in court?
"Her choice of public spaces is deliberate."
Yes. The UK has a right of public speaking. As we have seen in NZ, attempts to book venues – both public and private – have resulted in cancellations, that required legal action to redress; https://www.franksogilvie.co.nz/news/case-brief-whitmore-v-palmerston-north-city-council. So events are held in public spaces in the UK, and all regulations and permit requirements are met.
"She knows crowds will gather in protest, potentially in greater numbers, and they will drown her out. "
This is an interesting take.
How many transgender supportive rallies or gatherings can make this claim about the women that attend #LetWomenSpeak events? How many such events have been derailed by masked middle-aged women with megaphones and speakers, carrying threatening messages?
Is Kellie-Jay Keen so adept at manipulation that people who don't support her feel compelled to act in accordance with this supposed Machievellian intent?
"This allows her to present herself as a victim, driving greater engagement, and gives the impression that women’s voices are being silenced."
This is a bold statement to make, given that NZ women WERE silenced on 25 March in Albert Park. Not just by protestors, or by threats of violence but by violent acts. This disconnect of reality by those who are increasing untethered from what they know and see, is fascinating to watch.
" I can attest to that from personal experience."
Your attestation rings hollow. I had family at the event, and thankfully videographer Simon Anderson had the presence of mind to take his recording equipment with him on the day.
Interpret the evidence provided as you will, but it remains clear to those who view without bias:
Posie Parker (the name she chooses to use on public sites) is a complete fake. She spreads disinformation and is using 'women' for her own ends. She consorts with extremists and doesn't really care a damn about anyone but herself.
Alison Mau's columns in the SST are always insightful and she also always does her homework. Pity others do not follow her example.
I sincerely hope she is not allowed into the country or failing that, she is prevented from holding meetings in public places she knows full well will end up causing anger and unrest. That is precisely what she is aiming to do because it brings her the attention she seeks for her personal gratification.
2023 Pulitzer Prize winner quote provided by an author who has published a book called "Females" with more of the same, and you consider this one quote escalation, while not owning your own rhetoric:
Muttonbird: "…anti-trans activists "
The accurate definition of woman is not anti-trans – it just doesn't include men.
F the Herald- war-mongering liars since George Grey was the Guv’nor.
Some people in New Zealand aren’t moving to Australia and didn’t buy a house there years ago!
Some douche bag claims he’s victimised because he’s rich in NZ….but Australia taxes rich people much more heavily than we do and has a strong to virulent union culture which has a system of industry wide award wages. Chris- Joycey- Hipkins categorically ruled out subjecting the rich of NZ to such umbridge as a 45% top tax rate.
Imagine political campaigning passing as journalism in NZ…F the Herald and the lazy born to rule pricks and (their faded red cowardly friends come to that) who rely on this kind of crap pile on rather than actually having morally defensible positions.
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Mazda, a Japanese automotive manufacturer with a rich history of innovation and engineering excellence, has emerged as a formidable player in the global car market. Known for its reputation of producing high-quality, fuel-efficient, and driver-oriented vehicles, Mazda has consistently garnered praise from industry experts and consumers alike. In this article, ...
Struts are an essential part of a car’s suspension system. They are responsible for supporting the weight of the car and damping the oscillations of the springs. Struts are typically made of steel or aluminum and are filled with hydraulic fluid. How Do Struts Work? Struts work by transferring the ...
Te Pāti Māori are demanding the New Zealand Government support an international independent investigation into mass graves that have been uncovered at two hospitals on the Gaza strip, following weeks of assault by Israeli troops. Among the 392 bodies that have been recovered, are children and elderly civilians. Many of ...
Our two-tiered system for veterans’ support is out of step with our closest partners, and all parties in Parliament should work together to fix it, Labour veterans’ affairs spokesperson Greg O’Connor said. ...
Stripping two Ministers of their portfolios just six months into the job shows Christopher Luxon’s management style is lacking, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. ...
Tonight’s court decision to overturn the summons of the Children’s Minister has enabled the Crown to continue making decisions about Māori without evidence, says Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for Children, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. “The judicial system has this evening told the nation that this government can do whatever they want when ...
It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of last year’s severe weather, and local councils relying on funding to build back from these disasters. ...
The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that New Zealand is as prepared as it can be for the next natural disaster. ...
The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. ...
Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline at ports and airports. ...
The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
The government's decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist criminal justice system, said Te Pāti Māori Justice Spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris, today. During the time Three Strikes was in place in Aotearoa, Māori and Pasifika received ...
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki to state abuse.” Said Te Pāti Māori Oranga Tamariki ...
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, and Mema Paremata mō Tāmaki-Makaurau, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, will travel to the Gold Coast to strengthen ties with Māori in Australia next week (15-21 April). The visit, in the lead-up to the 9th Australian National Kapa haka Festival, will be an opportunity for both ...
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Hon Paula Bennett has been appointed as member and chair of the Pharmac board, Associate Health Minister David Seymour announced today. "Pharmac is a critical part of New Zealand's health system and plays a significant role in ensuring that Kiwis have the best possible access to medicines,” says Mr Seymour. ...
Hundreds of New Zealand families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) will benefit from a new Government focus on prevention and treatment, says Health Minister Dr Shane Reti. “We know FASD is a leading cause of preventable intellectual and neurodevelopmental disability in New Zealand,” Dr Reti says. “Every day, ...
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones today attended the official opening of Kaikohe’s new $14.7 million sports complex. “The completion of the Kaikohe Multi Sports Complex is a fantastic achievement for the Far North,” Mr Jones says. “This facility not only fulfils a long-held dream for local athletes, but also creates ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ engagements in Türkiye this week underlined the importance of diplomacy to meet growing global challenges. “Returning to the Gallipoli Peninsula to represent New Zealand at Anzac commemorations was a sombre reminder of the critical importance of diplomacy for de-escalating conflicts and easing tensions,” Mr Peters ...
Ambassador Millar, Burgemeester, Vandepitte, Excellencies, military representatives, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – good morning and welcome to this sacred Anzac Day dawn service. It is an honour to be here on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood – a deeply ...
Distinguished guests - It is an honour to return once again to this site which, as the resting place for so many of our war-dead, has become a sacred place for generations of New Zealanders. Our presence here and at the other special spaces of Gallipoli is made ...
Mai ia tawhiti pamamao, te moana nui a Kiwa, kua tae whakaiti mai matou, ki to koutou papa whenua. No koutou te tapuwae, no matou te tapuwae, kua honoa pumautia. Ko nga toa kua hinga nei, o te Waipounamu, o te Ika a Maui, he okioki tahi me o ...
Paul Goldsmith will take on responsibility for the Media and Communications portfolio, while Louise Upston will pick up the Disability Issues portfolio, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today. “Our Government is relentlessly focused on getting New Zealand back on track. As issues change in prominence, I plan to adjust Ministerial ...
Recreational catch limits will be reduced in areas of Fiordland and the Chatham Islands to help keep those fisheries healthy and sustainable, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The lower recreational daily catch limits for a range of finfish and shellfish species caught in the Fiordland Marine Area and ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri. “I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand ...
The coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve resource management laws and give greater certainty to consent applicants, with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) expected to be introduced to Parliament next month. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today outlined the first RMA Amendment ...
Overseas models for regulating the oil and gas sector, including their decommissioning regimes, are being carefully scrutinised as a potential template for New Zealand’s own sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The Coalition Government is focused on rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s energy sector as it looks to strengthen ...
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
New Zealand is contributing NZ$7 million to support communities affected by severe food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and Somalia, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters announced today. “Over 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, with a further 6.9 million people ...
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
“China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue to value our high-quality safe produce,” Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay has returned to New Zealand following visits to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai where he met ministers, governors and mayors and engaged in trade and agricultural events with the New ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities. Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in ...
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
Ngaio Marsh House is one of Christchurch’s best kept secrets – and contains more than a few mysteries of its own.Trust Ngaio Marsh to leave more than a few mysteries scattered through her house long after her departure. For a start, there’s the curious concrete portal in the garden, ...
Appointment viewing has been lost to the mists of time, but memories of Montana Sunday Theatre can still be conjured by hitting play on a particular piece of classical music. “You’re not going to be able to sell it.” Over 30 years on, Karen Bieleski still recalls how the task ...
Performance Review King Luxon sat behind His massive polished oak desk. It is Performance Review time. There is a knock on the door. “Enter!” says the King. In steps Minister of Disabilities and Carer Pedicures, Penny Simmonds. “I can explain everything …” she begins. “Fine,” says King Luxon, pressing the ...
The pair opened their first fully collaborative exhibition, Nina for Flowers, last Saturday. Gabi Lardies visited their studio to find out who Nina is and what working together was like.‘It didn’t start out like, ‘This is a show about Nina,’” says Josephine Jelicich, gripping a thermos of peppermint tea. ...
Thank you, Dr Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, for your brilliant invention. I’m another mid-20s Kiwi who had an OE last year. I hopped on my bicycle where France meets the Atlantic and cycled east. I pedalled through the Loire Valley, down rivers lined with willows and ancient wisteria-draped chateaus. I relished ...
Asia Pacific Report From France to Australia, university pro-Palestine protests in the United States have now spread to several countries with students pitching on-campus camps. And students at Columbia and other US universities remain defiant as campuses have witnessed the biggest protests since the anti-Vietnam war and anti-apartheid eras in ...
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards, Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz)New Zealand Government’s Fast Track legislation. Many criticisms are being made of the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill, including by this writer. But as with everything in politics, every story has two sides, and both deserve attention. It’s important to understand what the Government ...
Tara Ward talks to presenter Naomi Toilalo about the new TV show that turns food waste into a three course feast. Naomi Toilalo is standing in the warehouse at Good Neighbour Tauranga, helping unpack the two-and-a-half tonnes of rejected food that will arrive at the community support hub that day. ...
Scout is our latest Dog of the Month. This feature was offered as a reward during our What’s Eating Aotearoa PledgeMe campaign. Thank you to Scout’s human, Avril, for her support. Dog name: Scout (named after the little girl in To Kill a Mockingbird – she inherited the independent spirit ...
Megan Alatini takes us through her life in TV, including ‘terrible’ daytime TV, the class of Carol Hirschfeld and her most embarrassing TrueBliss moment. When she responded to a vague newspaper ad asking “do you have what it takes to be a popstar?” 25 years ago, Megan Alatini never guessed ...
A new exhibition in Wellington showcases the faces behind your local goods and services. Back in 1977, when I was a fine arts student at the University of Canterbury, I took a series of photographs of Christchurch shopkeepers. The photos were for a calendar – a project for my end ...
Toomaj and his resistance to tyranny through his songs have become an icon for the youth of Iran, so his sentence has hit the nation hard. Toomaj Salehi is not the first artist to pay the price for standing with the people. ...
Newsroom, home of satire. My long-running weekly satirical series The Secret Diary has moved to Newsroom and will appear every Saturday, with Victor Billot’s wildly popular satirical Odes continuing to appear every Sunday. Diaries, Odes – while serious political columnists toil at meaningful opinions and stroke their chins to an ...
My cousin Dylan and I spotted these big eels under the bridge that summer. We watched them lounging under the dark weed, facing into the flow of water, their mouths frozen open. Dylan and I couldn’t stop thinking about those eels. The night we went down to the creek, we ...
Tara Ward unravels the many nuanced layers of a cartoon about talking dogs.This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. It’s not often an episode of a children’s cartoon has adults sobbing into their sleeves, but that’s exactly what happened this week when ...
Working as a doctor in developing countries to help communities achieve better health outcomes is nothing short of a life goal for Jessica Tater. The University of Otago medical student has her sights firmly set on joining the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) when she qualifies ...
There’s an island in the far reaches of Auckland’s territory, sitting off the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, 30 minutes by air from the city or four hours on the slow boat. Aotea Great Barrier is off-grid, it has a population of fewer than a thousand people … and most ...
Asia Pacific Report An Australian author and advocate, Jim Aubrey, today led a national symbolic one minute’s silence to mark the “blood debt” owed to Papuan allies during the Second World War indigenous resistance against the invading Japanese forces. “A promise to most people is a promise,” Aubrey said in ...
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port authority, and the cargo has been loaded and prepared for the humanitarian trip to the besieged enclave. However, organisers received word of an “administrative ...
Pacific Media Watch Palestine solidarity protesters today demonstrated at the Auckland headquarters of Television New Zealand, accusing the country’s major TV network of broadcasting “propaganda” backing Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. About 50 protesters targeted the main entrance to the TVNZ building near Sky Tower and also picketed a side ...
Opinion by Lynley Hood. Forty years on from my 1985 Fulbright Grant, my disquiet over the war in Gaza evoked some troubling questions. The answer to my first question – What is the primary purpose of the Fulbright Programme? – was on the Fulbright NZ website. It says: US Senator, ...
The ministers responsible for green-lighting major projects need to be open about potential conflicts of interest, says Transparency International. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University It has been a particularly distressing start to the year. There is little that can ease the current grief of individuals, families and communities who have needlessly lost a loved one to men’s ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Lichen, the first described example of symbiosis.AdeJ Artventure/Shutterstock Once known only to those studying biology, the word symbiosis is now widely used. Symbiosis is the intimate ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Hemsley, Head, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Olena Ivanova/Shutterstock “Childhood” and “dementia” are two words we wish we didn’t have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has just published its second report. It was set up by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth in 2022 to provide: ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Queensland state election will be held in October. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted April 9–17 from a sample ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Naeni, PhD candidate at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the United States could mean for Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine, the ...
A brief round-up of submissions on the controversial proposed law. This is an excerpt from our weekly environmental newsletter Future Proof. Sign up here. Last week, submissions on the controversial Fast-track Approvals Bill closed just hours after the government released a list of stakeholder organisations who were sent letters advising how they could ...
A poem from Robin Peace’s new collection Detritus of Empire: feather / grass / rock. Cereal giving I see a woman’s hands, see her curious hands break a stalk as she walks through the tall prairie, the savannah, the steppe, wherever it was. See her idly bite the grass that ...
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.AUCKLAND1 Hemingway’s Goblet by Dermot Ross (Mary Egan Publishing, $38)A handsomely produced (debossed cover, lovely ...
The Commissioner's decision validates the longstanding efforts of the local community and ensures that Awataha Marae will be managed to serve the needs of the local community, particularly for hosting tangihanga. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Salles, Associate professor, University of Sydney Examples of Australian landscapes.Unsplash Seventy thousand years ago, the sea level was much lower than today. Australia, along with New Guinea and Tasmania, formed a connected landmass known as Sahul. Around this time – ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Castagna, Lecturer, Creative Writing, Western Sydney University Day Day Market, ParramattaPhoto: Garry Trinh I live on the edge of Parramatta, Australia’s fastest-growing city, on the kind of old-fashioned suburban street that has 1950s fibros constructed in the post-war housing boom, ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ryan, Teaching Fellow in Economics, University of Waikato GettyImagesfatido/Getty Images There is an ongoing global debate over whether the high inflation seen in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic can be lowered without a recession. New Zealand is not ...
The ‘Wicked Game’ heartthrob is in his late 60s now. That didn’t stop him putting on a lively, goofy and very sparkly show. Apart from ‘Wicked Game’, which graces a sultry playlist of mine simply called 💋, my last sustained Chris Isaak listening session took place when I was about ...
Analysis - Two ministers were stripped of portfolios in a warning to Cabinet, drama broke out at the Waitangi Tribunal, and the gang patch ban bill ran into opposition. ...
Tara Ward makes an impassioned plea for some vital pop culture merch. In April 1999, I became obsessed with a new reality television show called Popstars. Every Tuesday night, five strangers transformed into music royalty before my very eyes as Joe, Keri, Carly, Erika and Megan were chosen to form ...
PNG Post-Courier In the early hours of ANZAC Day, aerial photographs captured an impressive gathering of Australians and Papua New Guineans at Isurava in the Northern (Oro) Province. The solemn dawn service yesterday was held at a site steeped in history, where some of the fiercest battles of World War ...
The PSA is shocked that Oranga Tamariki has used the cost cutting drive to downgrade its commitment to Te Ao Māori and remove many specialist Māori roles. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland There can be no more powerful symbol of the relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea than the prime ministers of these neighbouring countries walking together on the ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Robinson, Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director of ARC Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong Andrew Netherwood Over the last 25 years, the ozone hole which forming over Antarctica each spring has started to shrink. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Viktoria Kahui, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics, University of Otago Getty Images/Amy Toensing Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we currently use to manage our natural environment are failing. One emerging concept focuses on ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Colin Bednall, Associate Professor in Management, Swinburne University of Technology marvent/Shutterstock Finding the best person to fill a position can be tough, from drafting a job ad to producing a shortlist of top interview candidates. Employers typically consider information from ...
Wondering where to host your next BYO? Whether its a small gathering or a massive party, we’ve got some recommendations. I was first introduced to the concept of BYOs at Dunedin’s India Gardens, a legendary but sadly defunct establishment, which purveyed enormous quantities of mango chicken to Aotearoa’s drunkest future ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Cooper, Honorary Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University Julien Cooper The hyper-arid desert of Eastern Sudan, the Atbai Desert, seems like an unlikely place to find evidence of ancient cattle herders. But in this dry environment, my new ...
The sector says it’s hopeful her replacement Paul Goldsmith will be able to throw it a lifeline, after six months with a minister deemed missing in action, writes Catherine McGregor in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign ...
The government can't just rely on axing public sector jobs and has to do more to cut spending, says the chief economist at a free market think tank. ...
Rock The Vote NZ, known for its advocacy for minor party unity and its role within the Freedoms NZ Coalition during the 2023 General Election, celebrates this merger as a strategic enhancement of its operational strength and outreach. ...
Nearly everyone has experienced the frustration of something you use breaking and being difficult or expensive to fix. Proposed legislation could change that. It’s been raining on and off all Sunday afternoon but people are lining up outside a building in a corner of Gribblehirst Park in Sandringham, Auckland. In ...
What does a forever relationship look like when you don’t believe in marriage? And how do you celebrate it? This essay is part of our Sunday Essay series, made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand.I’m going to do it, right now. I’m going to say ...
The Prime Minister has committed to resuming direct flights to Thailand. But it’s not a promise he will be able to deliver on anytime soon. The post Prime Minister jumps the gun in Thailand appeared first on Newsroom. ...
For those lefties who have retired early,George points the way.
People don't like luxon, they will be unconsciously looking for a reason to not vote national, look at acts rise and possible votes going to minor parties.
Just need labour to stand up, stop fucking up and give them a flag to follow.
Onya Bwaghorn. There are some here on The Standard who's Labour "flag" has always been pretty changeable..and at the present, most immediate low point, are flying their "true colour", a white flag.
I'm keen to carry the fight…against NAct, who IMO, would fuck NZ for years.
I linked this a couple days ago. Liz Craig..Labour.
Onya Liz. And Labour. More of this..and get it in the news !
I can't claim to be staunch labour, but at this stage they're the only outfit I want in charge.
Matey…IMO you have more Labour in you than some who "purport" to be..
And being/working Rural that is probably not the easiest.
Anway…props to you.
please supply a link for this quote before you comment again, thanks. Ask if you are unsure how. It’s requirement here to always provide links when quoting.
https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-03-08-2023/#comment-1962920
Thousand apologies 🙏
cheers.
+100
Well, what has he been saying? He's not a fan of "woke" ?
Maybe a bit darker than that..
An opinion is subjective…and everyones right. Dr Murry however seems quite engaged about his views. And also "had been" displaying his senior position. And the Gisborne Council seemingly supportive. Well..of Dr Murry anyway….
One always wonders why people oppose the existence of a Tenancy Tribunal – presumably it's because they support those who own stuff having power over those who do not …
The same as, why would someone oppose the continuance of the Human Rights Commission, or want to re-write the Treaty?
Yep, it pretty much exposes their core mindset..if not ideology.
Seemingly some are either arrogant enough, or literally dont care, to voice these views…through media. At times using their position of "authority" or similar, to give weight to their, at times, poisonous views. Having had interaction with different Councils…and Departments IMO, its well spread through NZ
Climate Denial would be another, that I personally know to be given credence…
" want to re-write the Treaty?"
That seems fairly obvious. It is the main occupation of the members of the Maori caucus in the Labour Party and of the Maori Party in Parliament surely? It also keeps members of the Waitangi Tribunal employed indefinitely doesn't it?
It certainly seems to be the main reason to me anyway.
Neither party proposes re-writing the Treaty, the party that does also proposes abolishing the Human Rights Council and the Waitangi Tribunal.
It will be interesting to see how Luxon answers questions about, whether any of these things would occur if he was PM …
Murry Cave used to work as a consultant and provided expert advice for the likes of Talleys trying to push through Hydro schemes.
"I am not arguing that we should have another Planning Council or Commission for the Future which Muldoon’s government established in the 1970s. Neither was particularly successful, in part because governments have a propensity to stack boards with the politically correct and politicians’ pets rather than the competent and thoughtful. Instead, we need a change in the nation’s culture to move away from thinking fast to thinking slow. I doubt you will see any such move in the run up to the election. It will be more like Friday night’s drinkies."
https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/thinking-slow-or-thinking-fast
Brian Easton musing sensibly again….we could do with a cabinet of his type.
National is proposing a National Infrastructure Agency which will be looking at least 20 years into the future with its programmes.
Presumably it will absorb the work of the Infrastructure Commission and the long term planning functions of NZTA and Transpower, and take the other long term planning functions out of MBIE.
This is of course something Labour could have started in 2017.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300899281/national-campaigns-for-new-infrastructure-agency-and-value-capture-taxes
On the surface it looks like a grandiose front – with the real purpose being to place future infrastructure in private hands or to siphon public money into private hands through development 'partnerships'. And it is likely to operate in a way that prioritises the wrong infrastructure, i.e. things that are not informed by realism about what's happening to the climate. Ultimately, structures are tools of the ideology that animates them.
You are expecting something different if Labour did it?
I can reveal what this utopia looks like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgV4a3BaiyA
Centralising the management of the expansion of the opportunity for private sector profit delivering what the government will ultimately pay for.
Sure, agree: realistically the state and its income base are no longer big enough to deliver what we need in infrastructure, so we are going to need private capital for it.
The thing is, if the state income base cannot finance via debt the infrastructure investment, how is it going to pay corporations a return for their investment?
Depends on the model.
For a PPP, it's a set rate of return for the length of the maintenance contract, sometimes supplemented by a cut of the toll if there is one.
For an Alliance contract, all participants public or private distribute the gains or losses.
Ad, perhaps your views are not left anymore?
When has "Think Big" been more than "Top End"?
Why aren't you extolling the things that are being achieved right now? (Megan Woods' successes)
Instead you are extolling Nact's "future" plans" which could end up like Bridges' Bridges.. non existent. Before any pie in the sky…
a They have to win.
b They have to form a coalition. (and work together to agree to that lol)
They don't need promotion on this site, they have millions from their top end friends to do that.
Centralisation
1. Maximising the use of scarce resources – people
2. Coherency – transport and plans for a resilient economy (roading , coastal shipping when roads are out etc).
3. In whose interest – profit for corporate investors or funding for national infrastructure?
This government has had ample time to sell its successes.
It has also had ample time to convince us that it has a coherent direction to lead us in.
Brian Easton might want to take stock of the numerous multi-Term projects that have been completed and will shortly complete:
– Waikato expressway
– Puhoi-Wellsford epressway
– Transmission Gully
– National Convention Centre
– City Rail Link
– Panmure-Botany Busway
– The big Christchurch bypass motorway routes and bridge interchanges
Debate their merits sure, but Labour+Greens started none of them.
Some such as City Rail Link are Auckland Transport plans in origin, before 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Rail_Link
It’s the nature of multi-year planning and building projects for them to be completed by a later government. More so, when National wanted its building of more roads to get it re-elected in 2017.
Only National signed to fund them. CRL was October 2016 with Bridges and Len Brown.
Couldn't have said it clearer and better myself. Onya Patricia, I find Ad's wee rants absolutely tiresome and a general pain in the butt. Perhaps he should take up residence at The Daily Blog (which I gave up on a few years ago), or even Kiwiblog.
Hi Jilly Bee, I left Daily Blog for the same reasons. Yes it is counter productive of Ad at this stage.
Sometimes stirring the pot turns up a tasty morsel!!
True, but the ingredients. Woodhouse Kruriger Brownlee and Uffy and all, plus Seymore and his policies, the stew is getting pretty bitter.
Thinking more of Ads comments on occasion
Why is Luxon polling so low, personally? There is a photo in today's The Press that has Uffindell hovering in the background.
Luxon stated in defence of his bullying MP van de Molen, now before the Privileges committee, that he has never seen van de Molen angry or raising his voice.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/08/national-leader-christopher-luxon-says-he-s-never-seen-under-fire-mp-tim-van-de-molen-be-aggressive.html
Who would be aggressive in Luxon's presence when Uffindell is standing in the background?
Who bullies a bigger bully?
Who trusts a leader who defends bullies, who is backed by bullies, and is one?
https://www.facebook.com/FactCheckedNZ/photos/a.333540594935020/484666246489120/?paipv=0&eav=AfYlDDBkcd5iQk2IPPM3np8gfUh8uXT69jhW6cGcvXGrqLYgRcM5h_TgxxtOc3fTaTU&_rdr
"Why is Luxon polling so low, personally"
We don't know and can only guess. Like all public opinion it will be vague, shifting incoherent, self-contradictory and mostly baffling to an observer, There are some obvious things that might explain it though I'm not convinced they do: he is not handsome or clever, he is verbally talentless and emotionally dead, he has no wit or charm, his spirit is not large or generous but confined to the narrow rails of corporate orthodoxy, he is not very human. But then, most (but not all) of these things were true of John Key, and he was somehow very popular. So go figure!
sir Key…albeit being a Hollow man, was "mostly" pretty good at situationally "faking it" . His Merill Lynch days were a training ground
Of course sometimes he misjudged…even badly, Tranz rail shares, Rugby threeway handshake , , Waitress pony tail fondling etc;….
And i absolutely agree : Go Figure !
Luxon, while apparently a protege, and seemingly favoured by sir Key…doesnt have the Key faking skills . or the Teflon.
Hope this is exposed more.
His fakeness shines through, sweaty grasping we shite, only his 2ic willis is more fake,
Luxon. Hard to know if it is simply bias but the "aura" that he gives off to me is lack of authenticity. Things he says are not beliefs but like Trump, he is just saying what his audience wants to hear (like Key too but without Key's ability to say that which can be interpreted either way.) In other words Key was a better Con man.
Yes Ianmac about Luxon. I think you have hit the nail on the head. I have been watching him recently as I felt I needed to see what made him tick. He has a merry smile and, like Hipkins, this makes his face light up.
But…….
This lack of authenticity…I wonder if it is something to do with the type of church he belongs to, a faux front about being saved or will be ……?
I talk to all the churchy people who come to the door and he is a bit like some of them.
I sense that he either does not know how the other half lives, or is not interested.
I find the dogma of the prosperity churches hard to fathom.
What is the propserity Gospel
"The Prosperity Gospel (PG) is a fast-growing theologically conservative movement frequently associated with Pentecostalism, evangelicalism, and charismatic Christianity that emphasizes believers' abilities to transcend poverty and/or illness through devotion and positive confession."
What is the theology of prosperity?
The prosperity gospel is the belief that God rewards those with right thinking with health, wealth, and whole-life abundance. It goes by many names, known alternatively as the faith, health and wealth, Word of Faith, or “Name It and Claim It” gospel.26/02/2018
And much more from……
https://www.britannica.com/topic/prosperity-gospel
There is nothing about helping one's ‘brothers’ or even being aware of one's ‘brothers’. With the emphasis on the individual pulling oneself up believers may not be supportive of society as a whole having a responsibility through Govt, personal actions & beliefs. This fits neatly into the less Govt side of the Nats.
Shanreagh. The "deserving poor" will get grudging charity, the rest a label… Bottom feeders.
They are certain "God is on their side".
@weka can you teach me how to upload an image? I've found a perfect one of s certain politician that needs to be shared 🙂
Hi Roy. Can you please link to the image, because it depends a bit on where it is stored.
New Green policy coming out tomorrow
"al dente
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-green-party-dental-care-policy-free-portable-clinics-vans-buses-across-nz/AVWQ2PA73REK5IMXAUPJ6XUP3Y/
More high quality policies from the greens…
They really are knocking it out of the ballpark with their plans for a good future…
David Seymour accused of dog whistling.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/08/political-commentators-accuse-act-s-david-seymour-of-dog-whistling-to-anti-co-governance-supporters.html
It's designed to appeal to the racist bones in the body of voters.
It's those who cater to class privilege, exploiting race for political /personal profit.
Or like a woman walking down a street of Rome reserved for young men on e bikes and bald men on vespas.
link
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/referee-arbitrator-dog-with-whistle-gm1311172809-400354037
Rawiri called Stephen (David) on this months ago, and the act party and their supporters as a whole is still indulging in it.
I know you are not a fan, but the daily blog lets these act muppets run at the mouth. I think that is a good thing so kiwis can see how fubar they really are.
@weka
I'm just trying to point out the hilarity in the similarity. (Sorry, the upload ability is beyond me 😢.)
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2022/08/09/uffindell-remorseful-but-political-commentator-calls-out-white-privilege/
https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/funny-kitty-litterposting-pictures-64a3d6a9de5de__700.jpg
And so does this guy.
Must be some sort of entitlement.
Thanks SPC! I just thought the faces looked similar 😂😂
On a desktop/laptop:
Half the time the image will be oversized. You can wait for a moderator to resize it, or you can click on edit and type: width="100%" before the finale >
Thanks again Weka. I was trying to do it on my phone, duh!
It's pretty much the same on a phone.
Wow, so easy when you know how, it’s almost embarrassing! Thank you. Just thought that pic of Sam looking sorry for himself looked nearly identical to that gormless cat (if that’s what it is)!
nice one!
David Seymour claims high tax is driving New Zealanders to Oz.
They have a CGT, we only have a bright-line version.
They have no CGT on some food, we do.
He is keeping GST on food.
The Oz top rate is 45 cents ours is less at 39 cents.
We have 10.5cents to $14,000, they have zero to $20,000
So there is that.
His plan 17.5 cents on the first $20,000.
So what is his plan really about
Its 28 cents to $70,000 and then 28 cents as the top rate (our company tax rate). Presumably this will be the trust rate as well.
This will cost billions each year to make those on higher incomes much better off.
He offers no estimate as to the lost revenue – as if transfer upward does not cause any ballooning of any revenue hole.
Its as if his $30B revenue hole claim and lost tax revenue from tax cuts came out of two different holes on two different heads.
Is he more Zaphod than Rimmer?
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2023/08/newshub-nation-act-party-leader-david-seymour-says-new-zealand-s-wealth-gap-is-acceptable.html
It's time to appreciate this guy is our Trump a total fantasist.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/62659-one-of-the-major-difficulties-trillian-experienced-in-her-relationship
Well, yes. Good work ! And links. Last one quite apt : )
Seymour/Rimmer/Zaphod……Trump? He could well be a dangerous mix.
The ventriliquist impersonating his own dummy.
https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300×200/h/h2g2_tv_zaphod.jpg
Yes nailed it.
Australia also has sector agreements/awards guaranteeing higher wages for lower-paid work like hospitality and retail. At some point, Fair Pay Agreements will match those (to some extent), but Act and National are promising to repeal them anyway.
In Auckland today anti-trans activists hired a plane carrying a banner reading, "what is a woman.nz".
I saw it from my house.
How come nobody asks "what is a man"?
Because that is an utterly inane question, which everyone already knows the answer to (despite "man" having many more meanings than "woman").
"Woman" is, or used to be /should be, very specific.
Thank you, you have answered my question very evocatively. The answer is that men would not stand for it – they know what a man is and most of them know what a woman is also.
The ones that pretend to not know do so out of expediency, cowardice, or ideological capture.
And when even the question is described as "anti trans" you can see the results of that capture writ large.
Because a woman identifying as a man is highly unlikely to be a threat to a man in the toilets,the gym,prison or the sports feild.
"…anti-trans activists " ?
I'm guessing for you the only requirement for this designation, is to ask a question that exposes the incoherence, regressive stereotypes and misogyny when answered by gender ideologues.
For example, let's look at one of 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner, Andrea Long Chu's definitions:
Unable to link to book for quote, but there are reviews that paraphrase or mention this passage; https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/january-2020/sissy-porn-and-trans-dirty-laundry/
Link to image with quote:
That escalated quickly.
Alison Mau, Sunday Star Times 6th Aug. 2023
“Spare a thought for trans Kiwis as the Posie Parker show returns.”
In my view, Alison Mau is one of the best women journalists in the country. Super intelligent, forthright, honest and always cogent, she has written a brilliant exposé of Posie Parker.
Ms Parker plans to return to NZ in September and hold a public meeting outside the District Court on the day a protester’s case is to be heard.
Excerpt:
She is lying. Once upon a time women’s voices were not heard but those days have long gone. I can attest to that from personal experience.
I cannot link to the article because it is for subscribers only. I choose to purchase the SST for my Sunday reading. If someone is a subscriber, could they please supply a link? Thank you in advance.
Anne,
Does Alison Mau's article mention the fact that Kellie Jay Keen is returning to Auckland to attend the assault case in court?
"Her choice of public spaces is deliberate."
Yes. The UK has a right of public speaking. As we have seen in NZ, attempts to book venues – both public and private – have resulted in cancellations, that required legal action to redress; https://www.franksogilvie.co.nz/news/case-brief-whitmore-v-palmerston-north-city-council. So events are held in public spaces in the UK, and all regulations and permit requirements are met.
"She knows crowds will gather in protest, potentially in greater numbers, and they will drown her out. "
This is an interesting take.
How many transgender supportive rallies or gatherings can make this claim about the women that attend #LetWomenSpeak events? How many such events have been derailed by masked middle-aged women with megaphones and speakers, carrying threatening messages?
Is Kellie-Jay Keen so adept at manipulation that people who don't support her feel compelled to act in accordance with this supposed Machievellian intent?
"This allows her to present herself as a victim, driving greater engagement, and gives the impression that women’s voices are being silenced."
This is a bold statement to make, given that NZ women WERE silenced on 25 March in Albert Park. Not just by protestors, or by threats of violence but by violent acts. This disconnect of reality by those who are increasing untethered from what they know and see, is fascinating to watch.
" I can attest to that from personal experience."
Your attestation rings hollow. I had family at the event, and thankfully videographer Simon Anderson had the presence of mind to take his recording equipment with him on the day.
Interpret the evidence provided as you will, but it remains clear to those who view without bias:
https://www.youtube.com/@SimonRAnderson/videos
Posie Parker (the name she chooses to use on public sites) is a complete fake. She spreads disinformation and is using 'women' for her own ends. She consorts with extremists and doesn't really care a damn about anyone but herself.
Alison Mau's columns in the SST are always insightful and she also always does her homework. Pity others do not follow her example.
I sincerely hope she is not allowed into the country or failing that, she is prevented from holding meetings in public places she knows full well will end up causing anger and unrest. That is precisely what she is aiming to do because it brings her the attention she seeks for her personal gratification.
Anne.
Nothing you have said here is anything other than (non-evidenced) opinion.
Nothing wrong with that. Especially, if it is acknowledged as such.
"That escalated quickly."
2023 Pulitzer Prize winner quote provided by an author who has published a book called "Females" with more of the same, and you consider this one quote escalation, while not owning your own rhetoric:
Muttonbird: "…anti-trans activists "
The accurate definition of woman is not anti-trans – it just doesn't include men.
MB Did you ever think of framing your post
In Auckland today pro-women activists hired a plane carrying a banner reading, "what is a woman.nz".
No of course you didn't.
For some reason women (51%) seem only to figure in your view in relation to the miniscule trans community. Why is this?
Is this your view of the importance of sex ie man/woman biological reality as opposed to who you identify with/as?
So if I want to identify as a cat, it is more important in the scheme of things than my sex as a woman?
"MB Did you ever think of framing your post
In Auckland today pro-women activists hired a plane carrying a banner reading, "what is a woman.nz".
No of course you didn't."
That's how you frame it when you want to add more heat than light.
F the Herald- war-mongering liars since George Grey was the Guv’nor.
Some people in New Zealand aren’t moving to Australia and didn’t buy a house there years ago!
Some douche bag claims he’s victimised because he’s rich in NZ….but Australia taxes rich people much more heavily than we do and has a strong to virulent union culture which has a system of industry wide award wages. Chris- Joycey- Hipkins categorically ruled out subjecting the rich of NZ to such umbridge as a 45% top tax rate.
Imagine political campaigning passing as journalism in NZ…F the Herald and the lazy born to rule pricks and (their faded red cowardly friends come to that) who rely on this kind of crap pile on rather than actually having morally defensible positions.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/02-08-2023/all-my-stuff-is-here-why-one-business-owner-is-bravely-not-moving-to-australia