The knives are out for Orr.Love the way university academics back the banks.
Why haven't the banks cited junior staffers views on the reserve ratio's ,after all according to the ANZ ,it was left to them regarding the previous 5 years.
Either in a biography or two or a doco from the time, I can recall it showed a flawed man as Prime minister. Either didn't like confrontation or would delay making hard decisions.
Also, under his leadership, Rogernomics was ushered in.
He was a defence lawyer who specialised in defending those at the bottom of the heap.
To my way of thinking he was a victim of the political circumstance at the time he took over as PM. After nine years of Muldoonism the country was in desperate need of a major fiscal re-balance. He supported Roger Douglas in this endeavour until RD started to go too far, at which point he withdrew his support. It brought about his political downfall but he showed guts in taking the famous 'cup of tea' step in the first place.
Why the sigh Pat? I'm not defending Rogernomics. In fact, I see it as a rort on the population as a whole. But that was the thinking of the day. Muldoon left a mess that needed to be cleared up and David Lange thought Roger Douglas was the man to do it. It didn't take him long to figure out he was wrong.
If you're referring to the irony that as a lawyer he defended those at the bottom of the heap yet he supported Rogernomics. On the face of it, it is ironic, but I well remember the confusion that existed at the time and bear in mind the term Rogernomics wasn't coined until further down the track.
Few people – and I hazard a guess it included David Lange – had much of a clue where Douglas and co. were taking us until it was too late.
Yes also on RNZ this morning. Michael Reddell took part in a wide-ranging discussion. His take: He left, and since then the Reserve Bank has not had 'intellectual heft'. Look at me, I was good….
What Reddell forgets is all those economic nostrums they believed in for so long that were supposed to be bad for the economy have be found to be pixie dust
Gone is the idea that more government borrowing is bad
Gone is the idea that printing money is really really bad
Gone is the idea that government supporting economic development in picking winners is really really bad
Can you provide a link to Redell making that claim? I didn't hear him say that about the current Reserve Bank staff, and certainly with nothing like the emphasis you claim
I also listened to that story but the person who was making the strongest criticism of the Reserve Bank's skill level was Professor MacColloch of Auckland University. He said
"MacCulloch also says the central bank lacks intellectual firepower because an exodus of talent has left it with a "very weak" senior leadership team".
This was after he had commented that
"the proposal will shake international confidence in the economy. He says Orr's style is part of the problem. "Usually the conservative central bank governor, like Alan Bollard or Graeme Wheeler, tried to avoid controversy. It's an institution which is meant to be quietly humming along without attracting great controversy, but there seems to be a new-found zeal to say things that frighten people – to get in the news, to shock the markets.".
Orr, as he so often does described any criticism of his actions as being "rubbish"
It is a minor point but one that makes me very doubtful about Espiner's ability to comment with any authority on this story, that Espiner repeatedly described Cameron Bagrie as having been the Chief Economist of BNZ. He was not. He was for 11 years the Chief Economist of the ANZ Bank and, at least as far as his published CV goes had never worked for BNZ. Their Chief Economist, for the last 25 years has been Tony Alexander.
If Espiner knows so little about the organisations he is talking about can one really think he can possibly describe their actions accurately? After all, if someone was to refer to the New Zealand Minister of Finance as being Stuart Nash, on the basis that they didn't understand the difference between Finance and Revenue would you really trust the comment?
"MacCulloch also says the central bank lacks intellectual firepower because an exodus of talent has left it with a "very weak" senior leadership team".
I apologise if this was the case. I was multi-tasking at the time and clearly not paying enough attention
Resident repug's favourite journo reckons an atheist “theocracy” is attacking an alleged rapist.
During an appearance on FOX News’ The Daily Briefing, Tucker Carlson told host Dana Perino that the push to punish Brett Kavanaugh for a sexual assault he allegedly committed in high school amounts to an atheist theocracy. Because when you have no argument, you just make up random phrases to scare gullible viewers.
His argument goes like this: A Christian theocracy would probably involve conservatives punishing people for acts they deem immoral… therefore liberals going after the conservative Kavanaugh for anything he did in high school amounts to a “theocracy run by atheists.
By 'EU politician' , you mean The Irish PM. He desperately wants Brexit to be reversed as Ireland is bound strongly to Britain culturally and economically.
The only 'plan' he is interested in is one for a new referendum, however its not for him to interfer in UK politics but he does.
The jig is up for Ireland though as it can no longer act like Britains Luxembourg as tax shelter for major companies, with special rates even lower than the 12.5% nominal company tax rate. The London financial centre ? . The trading floors may be there but all the transactions are really processed in semi tax haven of Dublin. The gig is up for that scam too.
Oh come on, pull the other one. It's not like Varadkar is going out on a limb, as you imply. The Backstop was agreed under May, and Johnson's proposals have been viewed dimly by all European officials commenting either on or off the record, so much so that they told Johnson they couldn't be arsed negotiating this week-end, with a pointed statement that it's up to the UK to come up with further detail and changes regarding its latest proposal.
Furthermore, the question of how the Brexit issue is dealt with inevitably has direct implications for Ireland, and Varadkar is well within his rights to comment, besides which he was singularly restrained in his summary of five possibilities for where the negotiations may end up, as was Coveney in his characterisation of Johnson's latest plan in the Dáil. No interference there whatsoever.
Bank runs all over Hong Kong now. ATM machines running out of cash but there is something more important…failed leader carrie lam(b) can now officially confiscate bank accounts and assets without recourse. The HK legal system is essentially gone. #Bankruns#HKexithttps://t.co/jz9sPrA30U
When Senator Sanders’ heart issues (now, finally, acknowledged as a heart attack in a 78-year-old man) were first announced, I commented that we were about to get an object lesson in unconscious sexism.
Bernie has more heart in the figurative sense, and certainly more political understanding, than most in the Democratic camp. He cannot help the age he is, nor the fact that he has kept the flame flickering for those that know “sticking it to the man” is more relevant than ever in 2019, and 2020.
Whoever gets the nomination, Bernie has been majorly responsible for a leftward shift in main stream US political debate.
He should stay in the race and fight the bastards (Democratic National Committee, Super delegates and Corporate donors) till the end.
I don't recall the Sanders campaign making much, if anything, of Clinton's health in 2016. The article you link doesn't provide any links to that, either, or any substantiation of the assertion that Sanders' health hasn't garnered the same scrutiny as Clinton's in light of his recent heart attack (how would we know? It's only been a few days, and it has been featured pretty prominently). I think it would be silly to assume that there won't be any unconscious sexism in how some people react to Sanders' health issues in comparison to Clinton's, but the article is basically just a rant on an hypothesis that is completely untestable at this point, accompanied by some fairly staid campaign reporting that, while informative, does nothing to back up that central hypothesis.
To top it all off, of course, we have your single-sentence verdict that Sanders should call it quits, which one could charitably assume is because of his health, but which, on the basis of what you quote, suggests that he should call it quits because of his ‘unconscious sexism’.
SCOOP: Trump told House Republicans he made his now infamous phone call to Ukrainian president at the urging of Energy Secretary Rick Perry — a call Trump claimed he didn’t even want to make.https://t.co/sEgKDFzmb1
Tend to project their bad behavior onto others, meaning they may accuse you of the very behavior they are conducting.
So he pins the blame onto someone who is leaving his administration in a couple of months and who has already been cleared by the Democrats of any involvement in the scandal.
The vile Tulsi Gabbard reminds us about her one core value, a hatred of Muslims.
Londonderry, NH: October 5, 2019 — Answering a question at a recent campaign event in New Hampshire, US Congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard appeared to justify a 2002 pogrom against Indian Muslims in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is accused of complicity.
“Modi, of course, back in 2002, was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, and many consider him to be complicit in the deadly ’02 Gujarat riots,” an audience member said to Gabbard during an Oct. 1 town hall in Londonderry, NH. Gabbard responded, “Do you know what instigated those riots?”
But you didn't say either of those things, instead, you went full Warren supporter.
Its okay to change your mind, but you have to be honest about where you've come from, otherwise it just looks like a bandwagon to jump on to keep in with the cool kids.
And I already replied that's not what you wrote on both counts.
As it was, you chose Warren over Sanders, and have now done a 180, which is fine, but let's not rewrite history.
Maybe you’re one of these people who choose the least likely candidate so you reserve the right to whine about it later.
And now you’re ‘early adopting’ Gabbard for next time. Close? Lol
Don't sweat it on my behalf, Incognito, I'm use to Philip getting arsey when I pull him up on something. In fact, the more snide the comeback, the surer I am I've found my mark.
But cheese cutter and cravat lol Like Fred from scoobydoo having a midlife crisis after Daphne left him for a younger man.
I’d call it lame or funny, depending on your sense of humour. NB, I referred to “amoebas”, plural. Amazing what difference a single “s” can make, don’t you agree? Amoebas don’t wear shoes AFAIK but if the shoe fits …
that link you posted was hardly from an unbiased source..was it..?
She defended a man banned in the US for his alleged complicity in a fucking pogrom by blaming the victims. And if you have any doubt about where someone sits on the ideological spectrum, look at the company they keep.
This woman only repudiated some of her former views when she announced her presidential candidacy.
The American taonga Sequoia trees they are thousands of years. Like Aotearoa Kauri trees. Please make generous donations to wonderful not-for-profit conservation group Save the Redwoods as we need to preserve all our trees and plant many more of them. In my opinion they have as much rights to live as humans. We are there Guardian we are only present in Te Papatuanuku for a fraction of time let's not make a big mess of OUR Papatuanuku let's care for Papatuanuku and her creature for the rest of our future to see and appreciate.
Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia
A conservation group plans to buy the largest privately owned sequoia grove as the climate crisis threatens the species’ future
Few living beings have experienced as much as the giant sequoias. With ancestors dating back to the Jurassic era, some of the trees that now grow along California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains been alive for thousands of years, bearing witness to most of human history – from the fall of the Roman empire to the rise of Beyoncé.
But a couple hundred years of human encroachment on to the sequoias’ habitat, combined with the climate crisis, increasingly intense wildfires, and drought have threatened the species’ future. The last of the world’s most massive trees now live on just 73 groves scattered across the Sierras. Most lie within protected national parks such as Sequoia national park, where visitors flock from around the world to marvel at General Sherman, the world’s most massive tree.
The Rouches agreed to sell their land for $15m, which the organization hopes to raise by the end of this year. Once they acquire the land, the group plans to work with ecologists to help the forest build resilience against global heating and its catastrophic consequences
Rouch’s grandfather and father ran a logging business, and although they chopped down many fir, sugar pine and cedar trees to feed the family’s lumber mill, they left most of the sequoias to stand. “Nobody in the family ever really wanted to cut them down,” Rouch said. “For one, they’re not very good, structural wood. And the other thing is you just have to look at them. They’re so beautiful, and you realize once they’re gone, they’re gone Ka kite Ano link below.
This is why I detest chemical especially chemical that our Taonga Wildlife are exposed to. We have seen how they have a detrimental effect living organisim we muct ban the use of dangerous chemicals they can keep on killing our selves and our wildlife for many years after the first exposure.
Insecticide blamed for the deaths of 200 native birds, including wedge-tailed eagles
Environment officials are unsure whether the poisoning of the birds in north-east Victoria was an accident
An insecticide is likely to be behind the deaths of almost 200 native birds in north-east Victoria, environment officials believe.
Dead wedge-tailed eagles found near Violet Town in August led the state’s environment department to find more – along with hawks and falcons – on a nearby property Ka Kite Ano link below.
I agree new technology is impacting on relationships. I think one should have a set time of NO phones when the whanau are together in the whare. But the flipside is I can live off grid do my business transaction import things that are a 3rd cheaper than what I can get and afford in Aotearoa study most topics in Te Papatuanuku some are restricted and getting harder to get. All the entertainment I want Best of all I can reach Te Papatuanuku with my Huawei Phone.
Te Maro was famous for being able to feed his tangata he was a taonga kaumara grower his Mana wairua was pushing him to become the Paramount Rangtira of Turangi Nui A Kiwa.
I think that our government restarting the high income imagination policy is good rising the income bracket is logical IE we want new people to be able to support themselves.
I can see all the extra investment our government has made in social services and logistics infrastructure Railway ECT some have biest views.
Ka pai to the couple who are cycling around Japan and watching The Rugby World Cup.
I agree that that devices use needs to be mordrated may be when the whanau is together in the whare no devices.But the flipside is I can live off grid with a low carbon footprint I can do all my business transactions study almost any subject some are being blocked to me get heaps of entertainment I can import thing that are a 3rd cheaper than I can get in Aotearoa and best of all I can reach Te Papatuanuku with my Huawei Phone
Te Maro was famous for being able to feed his tangata he was a taonga kaumara grower his Mana wairua was taking him to become the paramount Rangtira. of Turangi Nui A Kiwa
The government is investing in Aotearoa more investment in social services and logistics infrastructure. Some people are biest
I think it's great that our government has restarted the high income imagination program its logical to rise to income bracket we want the new people to be able to support themselves.
Ka pai to the cupple cycling around Japan watching the Rugby World Cup match with a low traveling carbon footprint print.
We have to protect all Te Papatuanuku beautiful forest and wildlife that exist in the year 2019. I say that they have a right to exist just like humans we are there to protect our natural resources that the atua gives us to pass them on to our mokopuna.
The lost tribes of the Amazon 1000 mile journey to protect their Amazon Forest.
earing just shorts and flip-flop as he squats in the mud by a fire, Bruno Pereira, an official at Brazil’s government indigenous agency, cracks open the boiled skull of a monkey with a spoon and eats its brains for breakfast as he discusses policy. Pereira is an “indigenista”, a specialist in recently contacted and isolated indigenous people whose job for Funai, as the agency is known, includes monitoring these groups in the Javari Valley, a remote reserve the size of Austria. He also leads gruelling expeditions like this one – a 17-day journey by boat and on foot into thick Amazon jungle – which also demands a strong stomach. Pereira plays down the difficulties he and other indigenistas face in their work. But he admits a conservative government, influenced by an agribusiness lobby with its eyes on indigenous land, is depriving Funai of resources and making things harder.earing just shorts and flip-flop as he squats in the mud by a fire, Bruno Pereira, an official at Brazil’s government indigenous agency, cracks open the boiled skull of a monkey with a spoon and eats its brains for breakfast as he discusses policy. Pereira is an “indigenista”, a specialist in recently contacted and isolated indigenous people whose job for Funai, as the agency is known, includes monitoring these groups in the Javari Valley, a remote reserve the size of Austria. He also leads gruelling expeditions like this one – a 17-day journey by boat and on foot into thick Amazon jungle – which also demands a strong stomach. Pereira plays down the difficulties he and other indigenistas face in their work. But he admits a conservative government, influenced by an agribusiness lobby with its eyes on indigenous land, is depriving Funai of resources and making things harder.Neither Korubo nor Marubo use pesticides or fertilisers on the small plantations where they grow manioc, bananas, corn, melon and fruits like cupuaçu. Their minimal impact on the forest confirms reports such as a 2016 World Resources Institute study, which concluded that tenure-secure, indigenous forestlands have lower deforestation rates. Maintaining them is a cost-effective way for Brazil to mitigate climate change and meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord. Neither Korubo nor Marubo use pesticides or fertilisers on the small plantations where they grow manioc, bananas, corn, melon and fruits like cupuaçu. Their minimal impact on the forest confirms reports such as a 2016 World Resources Institute study, which concluded that tenure-secure, indigenous forestlands have lower deforestation rates. Maintaining them is a cost-effective way for Brazil to mitigate climate change and meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord Ka kite Ano link below
Here you go Whanau I did say that Aotearoa economy is doing great also that some people are biest
The surplus for the year ended June was $7.5 billion, up $2b on the previous year, and a May budget forecast of $3.5b.
The tax take was more than $6b above expectations at $86.5b, with increases in company, goods and services, and income tax driven by population growth and more people being in work.
"The surplus and low levels of debt show the economy is in good shape. This allows the government to spend more on infrastructure and make record investments in health and education," Finance Minister Grant Robertson said.
Government spending was up about $6.5b, which was due to large pay settlements in the health sector, settling historic holiday pay claims, and increased support for low income families
Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the accounts showed economic fundamentals were strong and the country was outperforming much larger developed economies.
"It is important that we don't talk ourselves into a downturn just because it suits some people's negative narrative… The economy (has) a solid platform to keep growing and face any global headwinds
Mr Robertson said the government has already increased social spending and committed to capital spending.
"Fiscal policy has a part to play alongside monetary policy as we manage these challenging global economic conditions."
"I'm not seeing any evidence New Zealand is moving to a recession," he said.
Mr Robertson refused to be drawn on whether tax cuts might be on the agenda next year, but said the government was not doing any work on a suggestion by the International Monetary Fund that a cut in the GST rate would offer stimulus.
The May budget for the current year has forecast a surplus of $1.3b
Here you go Whanau the Australian government has been deporting there problems to Aotearoa.
'Hostile' tactics of Strike Force Raptor crackdown in Sydney led to tactics of deporting gang leaders to New Zealand on '501' character grounds
The 'hostile' tactics of Strike Force Raptor, an elite unit in the NSW police, led to gang members being deported to New Zealand.
When a turf war between the Hells Angels and the Comancheros spilled into a Sydney Airport, the New South Wales police took action. A specialist team, Strike Force Raptor, came down hard in a crackdown with 'hostile' new tactics. Suspending drivers' licences, shutting down gang pads, even a ban on riding motorcycles together. Then Australian authorities realised they could deport them to New Zealand. Jared Savage reports on how the gang scene has changed forever Ka kite Ano link below.
I think our government is wize not spending the surplus we have to save for a rainy day one cannot tell what's around the corner in the Papatuanuku economy we are a exporters nation that will be affected if the Papatuanuku economy stalls.
I want our future to have a good environment Daniel.
The Australians looking at investing in trackless electricit trams is great technology let's hope it works in the real Papatuanuku I think they need to have 5G technology to get the electric trams running.
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Prof Tony Blakely, Prof Michael Baker, and Prof Nick WilsonThe NZ Government must do more to clearly articulate its COVID-19 strategy: eradication or ‘flattening the curve’ mitigation. But to do so means understanding the maths and ethics of both these strategies. In this blog, we adapt our work for ...
A few days ago I was starting to write something about the pandemic, which now seems unconscionable. It took the form of a letter to an agony aunt:“Dear Deidre, I have an ugly confession. I am quite excited by Covid-19.”This is how the piece went:“I’m not a psychopath, honest. Although the ...
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Last week, the government announced a $12 billion initial package to support people during the pandemic. Today, the Reserve Bank is buying government bonds - effectively printing money - to keep up the money supply during the crisis. Normally such moves would have the right apoplectic. Instead, the National Party ...
I am a pundit, somebody who opines and comments on the news. There are no real qualifications to punditry though having a rudimentary way with words and good general knowledge helps. That is one reason there is a constant oversupply of would-be pundits and why it is quite hard to ...
I recently encountered the following prescription from a Faculty of Education at a leading New Zealand University. At first I wondered if it was another product of the postmodern generator (http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/pomo/), designed to create gibberish in the postmodern form, but I’m told it is real: The “schooled” society: Towards the ...
The coronavirus pandemic has of course had a major impact on individual lives and on societies as a whole. But, long after the crisis has passed (assuming it does), we will begin to realise that its real and lasting significance lies in the lessons it has taught us, if only ...
COVID-19 has plunged Aotearoa New Zealand (indeed, the world) into territory that, while maybe not totally unprecedented, certainly hasn’t been seen during the lifetimes of most of us here today. Our borders are closed to non-citizens, we’re being told not to gather in groups of more than 500 outside/100 inside, ...
For the last few weeks, I’ve been urging you to prepare yourself, your family, business, and community for Covid-19. Now it’s time for real action. Yesterday the director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced another 13 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, bringing our total to date to 52. ...
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Mar 15, 2020 through Sat, Mar 21, 2020 Editor's Pick Now Isn’t the Time to Forget About Our Climate Change EffortsTasha Tilberg, Lindsey Wixson, and Liu Wen photographed ...
by Jan Rivers The article has been corrected to show that it was Ewen MacAskill, former Guardian journalist and not Luke Harding who travelled to meet Edward Snowden with journalist Glenn Greenwald and filmmaker Laura Poitras. Some of the Guardian’s well-known journalists who did not sign the protest letter are ...
by Cultural Worker Late March 2020 amidst the virus. With gigs crashing and burning all around it was without much hope that I called a long standing rest home booking: “ Hi, I’m supposed to be entertaining at your place this afternoon – is it still on?” “”If you don’t ...
Whenever people demand real change from their politicians, we're told that "politics is the art of the possible". The implication is that change isn't possible, so we'd better just get used to the sucky status quo. But now that there's a pandemic, a lot of things we were previously told ...
Together: In leading New Zealand through the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Prime Minister could do a lot worse than allow herself to be guided by the spirit of collective sacrifice and co-operation that animated the New Zealanders of 80 years ago. Most Kiwis alive today have had no opportunity to prove their ...
It is said that generals fight the last war. In the case of the early stages of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) they had learned from the Great Depression of the 1930s and they fought intelligently and successfully. Later their advice would be ignored in favour of the Austerians who ...
Solidarity Forever: All over the world, the arrival of the Covid-19 virus has exposed the fragility of the walls we erect around ourselves and our loved ones. It has shattered our illusions of autonomy and revealed to us how utterly dependent we all are on other human-beings. Finally, we see ...
Looking across the various arguments for/against the leading candidates to take the Democratic Nomination, you might honestly be very hard pressed to tell. There are a number of things that have now started happening since Amy Klobuchar and “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg both threw the towel in and immediately (and ...
by Daphna Whitmore Abortion is no longer in the Crimes Act in New Zealand. The law reform passed yesterday and now abortion is a medical matter between a woman and her doctor. Many women’s groups and progressive people have campaigned for reform for decades. The women’s liberation movement and some ...
Doug Specht, University of Westminster and Julio Gimenez, University of Westminster When fake news, misreporting and alternative facts are everywhere, reading the news can be a challenge. Not only is there plenty of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other scientific topics floating around social media, you also ...
Michael Baker, University of Otago and Nick Wilson, University of OtagoWith some of the toughest border restrictions and a newly-announced NZ$500 million boost to health services, New Zealand is among a small number of countries with a strategy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand is also fortunate in ...
As expected, the government has introduced a sessional order to allow Parliament to operate during the pandemic. You can read it on the Order Paper here, but the short version is that questions and motions can be filed electronicly, select committees can work remotely, and the the Business Committee can ...
Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology; Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology; Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology, and Tobias R. Keller, Queensland University of Technology News and views about coronavirus has spread via social media in a way that no health emergency has done before. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, ...
So you’ve recently returned from overseas, come into contact with someone who tested positive, got a bit of a dry cough yourself or perhaps just want to self isolate for 14 days to avoid other people who might have COVID-19. Here are a few tips and tricks to help get ...
Our Good Fortune: Precisely because she has never been an ideologue (she calls herself a “pragmatic idealist”) Jacinda Ardern has a political nimbleness and spontaneity which, when infused with her exceptional emotional intelligence, produces spectacular demonstrations of leadership. Jacinda's empathic political personality contrasts sharply with the less-than-sunny ways of her ...
The Abortion Legislation Bill has just passed its third reading, 68-51. NZ First MPs bailed because their referendum amendment didn't pass, but there were plenty of MPs to provide a majority without them. The bill is a long way from perfect - most significantly, it subjects pregnant people who need ...
As most of the world tries to suppress the coronavirus spread, some countries are going it alone – trying to manage the pandemic through so-called “herd immunity”. Herd immunity means letting a large number of people catch a disease, and hence develop immunity to it, to stop the virus spreading. ...
So, as I sit at home with a very, very slight headache (i.e. not at work when I would otherwise be so), the now familiar figure of Ashley Bloomfield reports eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 including two in Waikato. A surprise, given that we had just twelve yesterday? No. ...
Many who advocated for, and voted for, the current Coalition – particularly those who voted Labour and the Green Party – expected to see a sea change in the reality of social services. A real, deep change of attitude, approach of process through which the system negotiates the difficult and ...
All 45 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are either on their way back to New Zealand, or already in the country, according to Defence Minister Ron Mark."Twenty-eight personnel arrived back in New Zealand last week and are in isolation at the Royal New Zealand Air Force base in ...
The COVID-19 situation in New Zealand is moving fast - and to avoid what we've seen overseas - the Government's response must be to move fast too. We're committed to keeping New Zealanders safe and well-informed every step of the way. ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is encouraging New Zealanders overseas to stay where they are amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are reaching a point where the best option for most New Zealanders offshore is to shelter in place, by preparing to safely stay where they are.” "This includes following the instructions ...
Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Winston Peters is encouraging the tens of thousands of New Zealanders travelling overseas to consider sheltering in place, in light of COVID-19. “Since 18 March, we have been warning New Zealanders offshore that the window for flying ...
Ground-breaking law has passed that will decriminalise abortion and ensure women and pregnant people seeking abortions have compassionate healthcare. ...
The Green Party says that the measures announced by the Government today will help families and businesses to prioritise our collective health and wellbeing in the response to COVID-19. ...
As New Zealanders brace for a global downturn due to Covid-19, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says his Coalition Government’s rescue package "more significant" than any other he's seen around the world. The Coalition is to reveal a multi-billion-dollar stimulus plan on Tuesday afternoon designed to cushion the economic blow ...
We know some people are feeling anxious about COVID-19. While the situation is serious, New Zealand has a world-class health system and we’re well-prepared to keep New Zealanders safe. ...
Darroch Ball MP, Spokesperson for Law and Order A New Zealand First member’s bill drawn from the ballot today seeks to overhaul the youth justice system by instigating a system of demerit points for offences committed by young offenders. “The ‘Youth Justice Demerit Point System’ will put an end to ...
Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign AffairsHonourable Ministers, Members of Parliament, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests and official delegates, ladies and gentlemen – Welcome to you all.We are also privileged to have with us here today Ms Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations ...
Fletcher Tabuteau MP, Under-Secretary for Disarmament and Arms ControlThe Public Advisory Committee for Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC) is holding a Parliamentary Symposium on Tuesday to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) hosted by PACDAC Chair and Under-Secretary for Disarmament and ...
Hon. Shane Jones, Minister for Regional Economic DevelopmentThe Provincial Growth Fund is investing $6 million in a land-based aquaculture pilot to see whether yellowtail kingfish can be commercially farmed in Northland, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.A recirculating land-based aquaculture system will be built and operated ...
Hon. Shane Jones, Minister for ForestryForestry Minister Shane Jones has announced two One Billion Trees programme grants of more than $1.18 million to help hapu and iwi in Northland restore whenua and moana.“Many communities around Aotearoa have benefited from One Billion Trees funding since the programme was launched ...
Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign AffairsAhead of the start of the criminal trial in the Netherlands on 9 March, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed the need to establish truth, accountability and justice for the downing of Flight MH17 ...
Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Deputy Prime MinisterThe Government is investing $19.9 million through the Provincial Growth Fund in a game-changing hydrogen energy facility in South Taranaki, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters announced today.“The development of alternative energy initiatives like this one is vital for the Taranaki region’s economy. ...
Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, Minister for Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is partnering with countries in the Pacific to ensure they are prepared for, and able to respond to the global threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19).“There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ...
Health Minister Dr David Clark says 36 new intensive care beds at Christchurch Hospital’s new Hagley building are being fast tracked so they are available for treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Ministry of Health is working with contractor CPB and Canterbury DHB to enable access to the hospital’s ICU, ...
The Government has fast-tracked up to $1 million to help Air New Zealand move urgent freight to and from New Zealand, with the first flight to Shanghai leaving tonight, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today. Phil Twyford says it’s crucial that trade in vital goods such as medical supplies and ...
New Zealand will temporarily remove tariffs on all medical and hygiene imports needed for the COVID-19 response. Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said today that the New Zealand Customs Service will apply tariff concessions to all diagnostic reagents and testing ...
Minister of Finance Grant Robertson has clarified that the changes to the wage subsidy scheme announced yesterday mean that employers should be passing on the full subsidy to workers, except in the case where the person’s normal income is less than the level of the subsidy. “We still want employers ...
Medical face masks from the national reserve supply are now being distributed to District Health Boards, while at the same time local production is being ramped up. Yesterday more than 640,000 masks were sent to DHBS – that is an immediate two week supply, with more to follow in coming ...
The Government has made modifications to the wage subsidy scheme to ensure people don’t lose their jobs during the national lockdown. These changes will soften the impact of COVID-19 on workers, families and businesses, and position them to exit the lockdown and look to recovery, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says. ...
Farmers whose herds were culled in response to the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis will be able to minimise the tax treatment of their income in some circumstances. Revenue Minister Stuart Nash says Cabinet has agreed to change the law. It means farmers may be eligible to spread their income over ...
A $27 million dollar package, effective immediately, is being provided to social sector services and community groups to ensure they can continue to provide essential support to communities as we stay at home as a nation to stop the spread of COVID-19, Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni announced. “At ...
“The guilty plea today will provide some relief to the many people whose lives were shattered by what happened on March 15,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. “These guilty pleas and conviction bring accountability for what happened and also save the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, ...
The Prime Minister is holding daily press conferences to update New Zealanders on the Government's response to COVID-19. Links to videos and transcripts of these updates below. These transcripts also include All of Government press conferences led by Director Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. 25 March: Live update from the Prime ...
Frontline Police numbers have broken through the 10,000 mark for the first time in history as officers step forward to keep the community safe during the COVID19 lockdown. “Two Police graduations in Auckland and Wellington in the past week have been conducted in unprecedented circumstances,” Police Minister Stuart Nash said. ...
Urgent legislation has been passed to support the package of economic and social measures needed to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. “The COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Bill will cushion New Zealanders from the worst economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak,” said Revenue Minister ...
From tomorrow, Government support for farmers and growers affected by drought will be expanded and extended across the country, with access to Rural Assistance Payments (RAPS) available throughout the North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chatham Islands, Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced. “These challenging conditions have ...
Parliament has passed amendments to legislation that give the Secretary of Education stronger powers to act in the fight to limit the spread of COVID-19, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “They are part of a suite of changes passed under the COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Legislation Bill,” Chris ...
Canada, Australia, Chile, Brunei and Myanmar have joined forces with New Zealand and Singapore by committing to keep supply chains open and remove any existing trade restrictive measures on essential goods, especially medical supplies, in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker today welcomed ...
Immediate freeze on rent increases Tenancies will not be terminated during the lock-down period, unless the parties agree, or in limited circumstances Tenants who had previously given notice can stay in their if they need to stay in the tenancy during the lock-down period Tenants will still be able to ...
As New Zealand unites to lock-down in the fight against COVID-19, the Finance Minister is urging all businesses and workers to stay connected over the next four weeks. “We understand the extreme pressure many businesses are under right now. I know most business owners think of their workers as family ...
A State of National Emergency has been declared across the country as the Government pulls out all the stops to curtail the spread of COVID-19. “Today we put in place our country’s second ever State of National Emergency as we fight a global pandemic, save New Zealanders’ lives and prevent ...
Mr Speaker I wish to make a Ministerial Statement under Standing Order 347 in relation to the recent declaration of a State of National Emergency. Having considered the advice of the Director Civil Defence Emergency Management, the Minister of Civil Defence declared a State of National Emergency for the whole of ...
People needing to travel on domestic flights, trains and Cook Strait ferries to get home before the country moves into level 4 lock-down tomorrow night will be able to continue using the passenger services until midnight on Friday, Transport Minister Phil Twyford said today. Domestic passenger services, particularly ferries, have ...
The Government, retail banks and the Reserve Bank are today announcing a major financial support package for home owners and businesses affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. The package will include a six month principal and interest payment holiday for mortgage holders and SME customers whose incomes have been ...
Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has today announced details of the Government’s support package to keep key air freight moving and ensure New Zealanders retain access to essential goods during the four-week level 4 lockdown. “The Government is working with airlines and air freight operators to ensure New Zealand’s key ...
New Zealand moved up to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 – Restrict New Zealand to move up to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 – Eliminate, in 48 hours Two-staged approach to give people and businesses time to prepare Level 3, from tomorrow Non-essential businesses must close All events and gatherings must be ...
Good afternoon The Cabinet met this morning to discuss our next actions in the fight against COVID-19. Like the rest of the world, we are facing the potential for devastating impacts from this virus. But, through decisive action, and through working together, do we have a small window to get ...
The Government is announcing significant further support for the economy, workers and businesses as the country unites to prepare for Alert Level 4 in the fight against COVID-19. Cabinet today agreed to remove the cap on the Government’s wage subsidy scheme, which will inject a further $4 billion into the ...
The Government is backing the Reserve Bank’s latest action to support the economy by reducing longer-term interest rates, meaning lower costs for businesses and mortgage holders, and a lower currency to help our exporters. The Minister of Finance has signed a memorandum of understanding and a letter of indemnity with ...
The Government has asked the Commerce Commission to take account of the exceptional circumstances created by COVID-19 when monitoring business behaviour in coming weeks. “The purpose of my request to the Commerce Commission is to make sure businesses can work together in ways that will allow them to provide ...
The New Zealand Government has temporarily closed its High Commission in Bridgetown, Barbados and its Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Due to the increasing scarcity of air links in and out of Bridgetown and Yangon, and the pressure COVID-19 is placing ...
Associate Health and Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare has today announced the Government’s plan to support Māori communities and businesses in the face of COVID-19. “Our Government’s $12.1 billion economic package will help many Māori whānau, workers and businesses, whether it’s through wage subsidies, income support and worker redeployment, or ...
The Government and the hospitality industry have worked together to produce guidelines to assist with managing and reducing transmission of COVID-19, Health Minister David Clark announced today. The guidelines developed between the Government, Hospitality New Zealand and SkyCity Entertainment Group, set out how the new restrictions on physical distancing and ...
Four stage Alert System for COVID-19 announced New Zealand moved up to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 – Reduce Contact New Zealanders over 70 and those with certain medical conditions told to stay at home as much as they can to reduce risk of contact with the virus Workplaces to implement ...
Kia ora koutou katoa I’m speaking directly to all New Zealanders today to give you as much certainty and clarity as we can as we fight Covid-19. Over the past few weeks, the world has changed. And it has changed very quickly. In February it would have seemed unimaginable to ...
New Zealand and Singapore have jointly committed to keep supply chains open and to remove any existing trade restrictive measures on essential goods, especially medical supplies, in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker welcomed the commitment. “This is an important collective response, and ...
JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT BY SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND AFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SUPPLY CHAIN CONNECTIVITY AMIDST THE COVID-19 SITUATION The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global crisis. As part of our collective response to combat COVID-19, Singapore and New Zealand are committed to maintaining open and connected supply chains. We ...
Travel restrictions, closing our border to almost all travelers came into force from 23:59 on Thursday 19 March 2020 (NZDT). All airlines were informed of these restrictions before they came into force. Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says “The transit of passengers between Australia and New Zealand has been agreed upon and ...
The Government has allocated $100 million to help redeploy workers affected by the economic impact of COVID-19, with the hard-hit region of Gisborne-Tairāwhiti to be the first helped, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, Forestry and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Willie Jackson announced today. Phil Twyford ...
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is ramping up support for Tairāwhiti’s wood processing sector to bolster the region’s economy at a time of heightened uncertainty, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. Following earlier announcements today of a regional support package for Tairāwhiti, Minister Jones has also announced a ...
The Coalition Government has stepped in to protect Air New Zealand with a significant financial deal that protects essential routes and allows the company to keep operating. The Government and Air New Zealand have agreed a debt funding agreement through commercial 24-month loan facilities of up to $900 million*. The ...
The Government has taken further measures to protect New Zealanders from the COVID-19 virus, effectively stopping all people from boarding a plane to New Zealand from 11:59pm today, except for returning New Zealanders, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. New Zealanders’ partners, legal guardians or any dependent children travelling with ...
The Government has reinforced its commitment to protecting the health of New Zealanders from COVID-19 through the cancellation of indoor events with more than 100 people. “Protecting the health of New Zealanders is our number one priority, and that means we need to reduce the risks associated with large gatherings,” ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omar Mubin, Senior Lecturer in human-centred computing & human-computer interaction, Western Sydney University The Australian government has launched an app offering up-to-date advice and information on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Australia app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play, ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omar Mubin, Senior Lecturer in human-centred computing & human-computer interaction, Western Sydney University The Australian government has launched an app offering up-to-date advice and information on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Australia app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play, ...
The Prime Minister has praised Australia's move to make some Kiwis eligible for its wage subsidy scheme, which Australia's PM says is "more generous" than New Zealand's one. ...
Russia Today (sometimes referred to as Kremlin TV) does not have a widespread reputation as a fair and balanced news source. But occasionally if they say it’s raining, you might want to check outside to see if you need an umbrella.So there is some interest in its reporting of ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato During New Zealand’s four-week lockdown, all sporting facilities, back-country walking trails and parks are closed to stop the spread of coronavirus and avoid injuries. But New Zealanders have high ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Scholar, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The A$130 billion payment will be benefit six million of Australia’s 13 million employees through their employers. It will ensure each employee kept on in ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The secret sauce in the government’s A$130 billion JobKeeper payment is that it will be retrospective, in the best possible way. It’ll not only go to employers who have suffered ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michaela Pascoe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exercise and Mental Health, Victoria University Medicare-subsidised psychology and psychiatry sessions, as well as GP visits, can now take place via phone and video calls – if clinicians agree not to charge patients out-of-pocket costs for ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Sedger, Senior Lecturer, Head of the Viruses and Cytokine Biology group in the School of Life Science, University of Technology Sydney While many scientists are working on developing a coronavirus vaccine, others are busy testing antiviral drugs. Vaccines are generally only ...
Alex Casey delivers her last power rankings for The Bachelorette NZ, where Lily and Lesina make their final decisions. Click here for previous instalments. Well me homies, we have reached the end of our journey together. At times it was slow, like a food tech teacher dragging his brogues through the ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government will provide a flat $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper payment per employee for businesses to retain or rehire nearly six million workers, in a massive $130 billion six-month wage subsidy scheme to limit ...
David Downs - who doesn't even drink coffee - explains his plan to ensure some favorite cafés are still around when we emerge from lockdown Are you already sick of instant coffee, and missing your morning brew? Well, while you may have to suffer barrista-withdrawal symptoms for few more weeks, moves ...
By RNZ News The Auckland girl’s secondary school Marist College has New Zealand’s biggest Covid-19 cluster with 47 confirmed and probable cases. It is the biggest cluster of infection being tracked by NZ health authorities. The board chairperson Stephen Dallow said the confirmed cases included teachers, students and adults ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Irving, Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney Blood is like milk, not toilet paper. You can’t just buy a lot of it and save it for later – you need to have a regular, fresh supply for patients who need it. ...
Newsroom Pro’s Bernard Hickey and Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr zoom out to lunch to talk about the Reserve Bank’s latest move to help banks lend to corporates. The Reserve Bank announced on Monday it would lend to banks dealing with distressed corporate borrowers, opening a new weekly Open ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Counter Terrorism and Social Cohesion, National Security College, Australian National University There are now nearly 300 cases of COVID-19 linked to passengers who disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship without any health checks from authorities. Amid ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney Once again, global crafting communities are stepping up to help in a crisis, sewing face masks desperately needed in American hospitals to help stop the spread of COVID-19. ...
Retailer Smiths City has reached an agreement with ASB Bank to delay a $1.5 million dollar repayment of a loan due tomorrow. It also said it is starting talks with potential investors to support the business. The company said Covid-19 has caused an unforeseen and unprecedented shock to the business, ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In 1997, a bestselling book by Jared Diamond purported to explain how the West “won” world dominance based on the good luck ...
Figures from around the world show that Covid-19, while vicious and contagious, does behave like other infections, rampaging quickly through a community, hospitalising a small percentage and causing death in an even smaller percentage. The World Health ...
Video of PM Ardern’s Post Cabinet Press Conference is available here: New Zealand Labour Party - #LIVE: Post-Cabinet Press Conference 2 March 2020 Today Cabinet was focused on the response to protect NZers from COVID-19. Ardern outlined ...
Analysis by Keith Rankin To get a correct picture, we need regional data – indeed sub-regional statistics – because the virus does not respect political boundaries. Unfortunately, it is very hard to get regional data from European countries. The Johns Hopkins data – most widely used by the media (and ...
An extract from Jacinda Ardern: A New Kind of Leader, the brand new biography of the prime minister by Madeleine Chapman, formerly of this parish.Out today, Madeleine’s biography of the prime minister is magnificent. We cracked up. We had a wee cry. We’ve never read a political biography like it. Tomorrow ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation You might have seen recent mediareports in various outlets of a paper, commissioned by the federal government, reporting the coronavirus advice of a group of experts from Group Of Eight universities. Dated March ...
Analysis: On the face of it, New Zealand's epidemic curve is going exponential. But are case numbers really rising for the same reasons as overseas? If you've been following any news about Covid-19 over the past three months, you've heard of The Curve. It looks, variously, like a sky-high pillar ...
MediaRoom column: A decision to block publication of community newspapers under the State of Emergency could be changed tomorrow. Tim Murphy reports. A decision to stop community newspapers from circulating in the country's suburbs, towns and settlements appears to have been an example of officials scratching their regulatory itch. On Friday, ...
A Waikato berry grower has been ordered to pay over $76,000 for employment law breaches. Olde Berry Farm has been fined $50,000 and forced to pay over $16,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay. Its managing director, Andrew Molly, has been made personally responsible fo an additional $10,000 in penalties. ...
The Government has set up a dedicated service for reporting fears of price gouging, as Jacinda Ardern flags the expansion of "essential services" Kiwis concerned about potential price gouging at supermarkets during the coronavirus lockdown can now report the issue directly to government officials, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. Ardern ...
A new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment into the ban on new petroleum exploration permits outside onshore Taranaki has been welcomed by the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ). "This ...
The takeover offer for Abano Healthcare is off the table - a casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company said the $150-million takeover scheme agreement with Adams NZ Bidco Ltd. was terminated, with no fees payable by either party, as a result as the material adverse change to the company's ...
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) contribution to the successful mission to train members of the Iraqi Security Forces to combat ISIS is at an end and the first troops from the final contingent have arrived home. Since December the NZDF has had 45 personnel ...
On Sunday it was reported there is a high demand for New Zealand Police's online form to report lockdown breaches. This news should act as a red flag, signalling the potentially corrosive effects on public trust within Aotearoa that may occur in these troubled times. Concerns have already been expressed ...
The Prime Minister is giving the latest updates on the government's fight against the impact of Covid-19 at her weekly post-Cabinet media conference. Watch live here. ...
Watch the replay of our fourth live Q&A session with Dr Ayesha Verrall, a senior lecturer at Otago University who specialises in infectious diseases. Ayesha Verrall is an infectious diseases physician and senior lecturer at Otago University's Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Wellington). Dr Verrall has been monitoring the spread and impact ...
Recognising how much of the burden women are carrying in this crisis - and how much they always carry - may take us closer to a society in which caring work is seen and valued for the essential work it is, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw COVID-19 has thrown a window wide ...
You’ve lost your job and your income has reduced due to the Covid-19 crisis, so how do you hold onto your home? Mortgage adviser Cameron Marcroft talks to Bonnie Sumner.Tell us about the changes you’ve seen since the lockdown began. We’ve had many enquiries coming through from both existing ...
When officials – including police themselves – don’t seem clear on the rules around movement, it makes it harder for everyone to do the right thing, writes Andrew Geddis.Aotearoa New Zealand has committed to trying to eradicate the virus that causes Covid-19 from its shores. To do that, as a ...
The EMA is urging the Government to postpone the planned significant increase to the minimum wage on Wednesday, as employers grapple with keeping their doors open amid COVID-19. Chief Executive Brett O’Riley says that while it may be politically ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle As the number of COVID-19 cases around the world continues to climb, hospitals are under increased pressure to provide emergency care for the most severely ill patients. What does ...
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Open mike 06/10/2019 
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The knives are out for Orr.Love the way university academics back the banks.
Why haven't the banks cited junior staffers views on the reserve ratio's ,after all according to the ANZ ,it was left to them regarding the previous 5 years.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116163751/portrait-of-the-governor-as-a-strongman-the-complicated-heroics-of-adrian-orr
"its a bit like lawyers really…you can get the opinion you pay for"
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/2018715866/adrian-orr-the-reserve-bank-governor-taking-on-the-aussie-banks
and we can see who is paying
And as David Lange said- Don't trust lawyers, half of them are always wrong.
now theres a conundrum…Lange was a lawyer
Which is why he could say it, of course. He was referring to the adversarial system the law operates as. Clever man 😉
obviously…however it begs the question which half he was inhabiting at the time he said it
david lange back then was a champion of the disposessed.
it mattered not if people needing him cd pay him..
he was a giant of a man at that time – in all ways..
i cd not respect him more for his work back then..
Can't argue with any of that Phillip, however…
Either in a biography or two or a doco from the time, I can recall it showed a flawed man as Prime minister. Either didn't like confrontation or would delay making hard decisions.
Also, under his leadership, Rogernomics was ushered in.
Still, he is remembered fondly in my heart.
He was a defence lawyer who specialised in defending those at the bottom of the heap.
To my way of thinking he was a victim of the political circumstance at the time he took over as PM. After nine years of Muldoonism the country was in desperate need of a major fiscal re-balance. He supported Roger Douglas in this endeavour until RD started to go too far, at which point he withdrew his support. It brought about his political downfall but he showed guts in taking the famous 'cup of tea' step in the first place.
sigh
Why the sigh Pat? I'm not defending Rogernomics. In fact, I see it as a rort on the population as a whole. But that was the thinking of the day. Muldoon left a mess that needed to be cleared up and David Lange thought Roger Douglas was the man to do it. It didn't take him long to figure out he was wrong.
it wasnt a serious comment….merely a reflection upon the irony …though you wouldnt know it with the response
@ Pat.
If you're referring to the irony that as a lawyer he defended those at the bottom of the heap yet he supported Rogernomics. On the face of it, it is ironic, but I well remember the confusion that existed at the time and bear in mind the term Rogernomics wasn't coined until further down the track.
Few people – and I hazard a guess it included David Lange – had much of a clue where Douglas and co. were taking us until it was too late.
no Anne I was not…I was observing that a lawyer who stated that lawyers are wrong half the time had a 50 % chance of being incorrect in his statement
Thanks for the correction. 🙂
Methinks I should go back to the start of a thread before bursting into print.
Yes also on RNZ this morning. Michael Reddell took part in a wide-ranging discussion. His take: He left, and since then the Reserve Bank has not had 'intellectual heft'. Look at me, I was good….
What Reddell forgets is all those economic nostrums they believed in for so long that were supposed to be bad for the economy have be found to be pixie dust
Gone is the idea that more government borrowing is bad
Gone is the idea that printing money is really really bad
Gone is the idea that government supporting economic development in picking winners is really really bad
etc
Can you provide a link to Redell making that claim? I didn't hear him say that about the current Reserve Bank staff, and certainly with nothing like the emphasis you claim
I also listened to that story but the person who was making the strongest criticism of the Reserve Bank's skill level was Professor MacColloch of Auckland University. He said
"MacCulloch also says the central bank lacks intellectual firepower because an exodus of talent has left it with a "very weak" senior leadership team".
This was after he had commented that
"the proposal will shake international confidence in the economy. He says Orr's style is part of the problem. "Usually the conservative central bank governor, like Alan Bollard or Graeme Wheeler, tried to avoid controversy. It's an institution which is meant to be quietly humming along without attracting great controversy, but there seems to be a new-found zeal to say things that frighten people – to get in the news, to shock the markets.".
Orr, as he so often does described any criticism of his actions as being "rubbish"
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/2018715866/adrian-orr-the-reserve-bank-governor-taking-on-the-aussie-banks
It is a minor point but one that makes me very doubtful about Espiner's ability to comment with any authority on this story, that Espiner repeatedly described Cameron Bagrie as having been the Chief Economist of BNZ. He was not. He was for 11 years the Chief Economist of the ANZ Bank and, at least as far as his published CV goes had never worked for BNZ. Their Chief Economist, for the last 25 years has been Tony Alexander.
If Espiner knows so little about the organisations he is talking about can one really think he can possibly describe their actions accurately? After all, if someone was to refer to the New Zealand Minister of Finance as being Stuart Nash, on the basis that they didn't understand the difference between Finance and Revenue would you really trust the comment?
No How to Get There …yet. A double rainbow not there – what can it mean?
Resident repug's favourite journo reckons an atheist “theocracy” is attacking an alleged rapist.
During an appearance on FOX News’ The Daily Briefing, Tucker Carlson told host Dana Perino that the push to punish Brett Kavanaugh for a sexual assault he allegedly committed in high school amounts to an atheist theocracy. Because when you have no argument, you just make up random phrases to scare gullible viewers.
His argument goes like this: A Christian theocracy would probably involve conservatives punishing people for acts they deem immoral… therefore liberals going after the conservative Kavanaugh for anything he did in high school amounts to a “theocracy run by atheists.
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/04/tucker-carlson-brett-kavanaugh-backlash-is-due-to-a-theocracy-run-by-atheists/
Christ, talk about clutching at straws. If you scrape the makeup off Tucker Carlson's forehead, you'll probably find a lobotomy scar.
Hi Joe…
bonkers
What number of members for each NZ political party? No clear information available.
June 2008 by Bryce Edwards https://liberation.typepad.com/liberation/2008/06/party-members-4.html
30/10/2018 by Liam Hehir (who talks about his former editor – I thought he was a lawyer?) https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/108177857/political-parties-benefit-from-having-a-broad-base-of-members
National Party – Page 5. Party composition and organisation https://teara.govt.nz/en/national-party/page-5
Labour Party – Page 5. Ideology and the role of unions https://teara.govt.nz/en/labour-party/page-5
Page 6. Māori and women in the Labour Party https://teara.govt.nz/en/labour-party/page-6
21 mins on Brexit
Will Johnsons Brexit plan work? Boris Johnson's Brexit plan ‘nearly impossible’, says leading EU politician
By 'EU politician' , you mean The Irish PM. He desperately wants Brexit to be reversed as Ireland is bound strongly to Britain culturally and economically.
The only 'plan' he is interested in is one for a new referendum, however its not for him to interfer in UK politics but he does.
The jig is up for Ireland though as it can no longer act like Britains Luxembourg as tax shelter for major companies, with special rates even lower than the 12.5% nominal company tax rate. The London financial centre ? . The trading floors may be there but all the transactions are really processed in semi tax haven of Dublin. The gig is up for that scam too.
Oh come on, pull the other one. It's not like Varadkar is going out on a limb, as you imply. The Backstop was agreed under May, and Johnson's proposals have been viewed dimly by all European officials commenting either on or off the record, so much so that they told Johnson they couldn't be arsed negotiating this week-end, with a pointed statement that it's up to the UK to come up with further detail and changes regarding its latest proposal.
Furthermore, the question of how the Brexit issue is dealt with inevitably has direct implications for Ireland, and Varadkar is well within his rights to comment, besides which he was singularly restrained in his summary of five possibilities for where the negotiations may end up, as was Coveney in his characterisation of Johnson's latest plan in the Dáil. No interference there whatsoever.
It bears repeating
http://wiseresponse.org.nz/2019/03/21/understanding-energy-return-on-energy-invested-eroei/
thanks, look forward to watching that later. Krumdieck is usually a good listen.
Bad to worse.
The clock is ticking on the PRC tanks rolling in. Tiananmen Square 2.0 here we come.
Wont repeat that mistake with 'tanks' of the PLA The armed paramilitary police/militia will likely be the ones.
After locking up all the people with cameras.
Bernie should call it quits.
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When Senator Sanders’ heart issues (now, finally, acknowledged as a heart attack in a 78-year-old man) were first announced, I commented that we were about to get an object lesson in unconscious sexism.
And have we ever.
https://hecatedemeter.wordpress.com/2019/10/05/a-crash-course-in-unconscious-sexism/
Says the h.r.c supporter….
edit : if your mates had not rigged the election last time, we would not have trump. But hey centrest losers need somthing to moan about I suppose.
Sanders is an old man who's suffered a major cardiac event and lived to tell the tale.
He should quit and throw his weight behind Warren and he should do so while he retains his faculties.
btw you embarrass yourself with your pathetic we wuz robbed caterwauling
Ah yes, of course. The old man is about to lose his marbles because reasons.
People in their late seventies are declining cognitively. Cardiac events exacerbate cognitive decline in the elderly. It's human physiology at work.
Ooh, I guess he'd better move within the next few months then, before he goes completely gaga 🙄.
Bernie has more heart in the figurative sense, and certainly more political understanding, than most in the Democratic camp. He cannot help the age he is, nor the fact that he has kept the flame flickering for those that know “sticking it to the man” is more relevant than ever in 2019, and 2020.
Whoever gets the nomination, Bernie has been majorly responsible for a leftward shift in main stream US political debate.
He should stay in the race and fight the bastards (Democratic National Committee, Super delegates and Corporate donors) till the end.
"Major cardiac event" – sheesh so the lies begin again about Bernie. He had two stents BFW.
You know if you weren't such a broken record on your hate of Bernie it be laughable – as it is it's a sad sad joke.
Mind you, you have a good track record on how to pick losers in politics.
His campaign maintained the two stents procedure lie for 2 days, too.
The man had a myocardial infarction, aka fucking heart attack.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/heart-attack-led-to-sen-bernie-sanderss-hospitalization-doctors-say/2019/10/04/321a2864-e6f5-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html
I don't recall the Sanders campaign making much, if anything, of Clinton's health in 2016. The article you link doesn't provide any links to that, either, or any substantiation of the assertion that Sanders' health hasn't garnered the same scrutiny as Clinton's in light of his recent heart attack (how would we know? It's only been a few days, and it has been featured pretty prominently). I think it would be silly to assume that there won't be any unconscious sexism in how some people react to Sanders' health issues in comparison to Clinton's, but the article is basically just a rant on an hypothesis that is completely untestable at this point, accompanied by some fairly staid campaign reporting that, while informative, does nothing to back up that central hypothesis.
To top it all off, of course, we have your single-sentence verdict that Sanders should call it quits, which one could charitably assume is because of his health, but which, on the basis of what you quote, suggests that he should call it quits because of his ‘unconscious sexism’.
It wus Ricky who made me do it!
One of the signs of Malignant Narcissism:
So he pins the blame onto someone who is leaving his administration in a couple of months and who has already been cleared by the Democrats of any involvement in the scandal.
"Malignant Narcissism".
Is that what it is called? I just thought it was Trevor Mallard being Trevor Mallard.
A splendid demonstration Alwyn – Bravo!
Me too, Anne @ 11, but I fear you forgot to press Reply.
Indeed.
The vile Tulsi Gabbard reminds us about her one core value, a hatred of Muslims.
Londonderry, NH: October 5, 2019 — Answering a question at a recent campaign event in New Hampshire, US Congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard appeared to justify a 2002 pogrom against Indian Muslims in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is accused of complicity.
“Modi, of course, back in 2002, was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, and many consider him to be complicit in the deadly ’02 Gujarat riots,” an audience member said to Gabbard during an Oct. 1 town hall in Londonderry, NH. Gabbard responded, “Do you know what instigated those riots?”
http://www.ofmi.org/us-presidential-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-justifies-2002-gujarat-pogrom/
being the clintonist you are – gabbard must terrify you…
given as she views you as much as the republicans – as the enemy…
..the enemy within..
gabbards’ politics/policies are nearest to bernies;
which is why i want her as bernies’ v.p..
But you're a self confessed Warren fanboy. Odd
warren is my second choice after sanders..
i wd also be totally relaxed about a warren/sanders pairing – and agnostic about who would do what..
the fact that bernie now is the same as bernie always was..
whereas warren used to be a republican..
and bernie takes no money from billionaires..warren does..
but i am quibbling..
either wd be fine..
and biden is the wrong answer to whatever question is being asked..
that much is clear..
(i presume joe 90 has morphed from a clintonist into a bidonista..moving with the times..)
Republican or not, you Picked Warren ahead of Saunders last time out, and were supposedly an early adopter of her since 2010
that wd have been because i saw the potency of a female candidate – and i wd have also said bernie as v.p…
i was also agnostic on that then..
and i have been a fanboy of both for a long time..
and in that same vein..i see gabbard as a future president..
she is still young..
and does seem to be somewhat inexorable..
one thing rhat shows the qualities of the sanders man..
is that despite wearing his democratic-socialist colours on his sleeve..
he has long represented one of the most conservative states..
and they love him – 'cos he has proven to them that everything he does he does for all..
But you didn't say either of those things, instead, you went full Warren supporter.
Its okay to change your mind, but you have to be honest about where you've come from, otherwise it just looks like a bandwagon to jump on to keep in with the cool kids.
i already told you why i supported warren..
is that all ya got..?
this is cgetting boring..
/to keep in with the cool kids.’..
you do say some weird shit..don’t you..?
And I already replied that's not what you wrote on both counts.
As it was, you chose Warren over Sanders, and have now done a 180, which is fine, but let's not rewrite history.
Maybe you’re one of these people who choose the least likely candidate so you reserve the right to whine about it later.
And now you’re ‘early adopting’ Gabbard for next time. Close? Lol
obsessive..?..much..?
you in yr mx5..in yr cheesecutter hat..
you must be 'in with the cool kids'..eh..?
Want some custard with all that jelly?
do you favour the cravat..?
together with the cheesecitter and the mx5..
that could be a potent mix..
You aren’t spiteful, are you Phil? Just walk away from it if it knots your knickers.
Don't sweat it on my behalf, Incognito, I'm use to Philip getting arsey when I pull him up on something. In fact, the more snide the comeback, the surer I am I've found my mark.
But cheese cutter and cravat lol Like Fred from scoobydoo having a midlife crisis after Daphne left him for a younger man.
When referring to a 30 year-old MX5 I’d have thought that Fred Flintstone would be a more appropriate comparison, more of a traditionalist IMO.
@ incognoto..if mx5/cheesecutter/cravat is 'spiteful'..(?!)
what wd you call calling someone a 'one-eyed amoeba'..?..
on the spiteful-comment scale..?
(asking for a friend..)
I’d call it lame or funny, depending on your sense of humour. NB, I referred to “amoebas”, plural. Amazing what difference a single “s” can make, don’t you agree? Amoebas don’t wear shoes AFAIK but if the shoe fits …
yr attempts at humour – ive noticed..really put the 'labour' in laboured…don't they..?
that pile-in on the 5th you so enthusiastically participated in couldn't be a clearer example of that..could it..?
a groan a minute – as it were…
Groan-up men don’t groan, they grunt!
All I'll say, incognito, is a cravat and flat cap is a yabbadabbadont
i had more of a toad of toad hall image going on..
And you would have got away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids and their dog
Warren/Castro, actually.
i stand corrected..
why castro..especially..?
Under 50, political to his core, and representative of a significant portion of the electorate.
a portion that normally votes democrat..?
why do you call gabbard 'vile'..?
Her support of Assad and Hindu nationalist Modi and her longstanding homo/Islamophobia.
that link you posted was hardly from an unbiased source..was it..?
and why do you say she is homophobic..??
She defended a man banned in the US for his alleged complicity in a fucking pogrom by blaming the victims. And if you have any doubt about where someone sits on the ideological spectrum, look at the company they keep.
This woman only repudiated some of her former views when she announced her presidential candidacy.
nice one Joe.
The American taonga Sequoia trees they are thousands of years. Like Aotearoa Kauri trees. Please make generous donations to wonderful not-for-profit conservation group Save the Redwoods as we need to preserve all our trees and plant many more of them. In my opinion they have as much rights to live as humans. We are there Guardian we are only present in Te Papatuanuku for a fraction of time let's not make a big mess of OUR Papatuanuku let's care for Papatuanuku and her creature for the rest of our future to see and appreciate.
Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia
A conservation group plans to buy the largest privately owned sequoia grove as the climate crisis threatens the species’ future
Few living beings have experienced as much as the giant sequoias. With ancestors dating back to the Jurassic era, some of the trees that now grow along California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains been alive for thousands of years, bearing witness to most of human history – from the fall of the Roman empire to the rise of Beyoncé.
But a couple hundred years of human encroachment on to the sequoias’ habitat, combined with the climate crisis, increasingly intense wildfires, and drought have threatened the species’ future. The last of the world’s most massive trees now live on just 73 groves scattered across the Sierras. Most lie within protected national parks such as Sequoia national park, where visitors flock from around the world to marvel at General Sherman, the world’s most massive tree.
The Rouches agreed to sell their land for $15m, which the organization hopes to raise by the end of this year. Once they acquire the land, the group plans to work with ecologists to help the forest build resilience against global heating and its catastrophic consequences
Rouch’s grandfather and father ran a logging business, and although they chopped down many fir, sugar pine and cedar trees to feed the family’s lumber mill, they left most of the sequoias to stand. “Nobody in the family ever really wanted to cut them down,” Rouch said. “For one, they’re not very good, structural wood. And the other thing is you just have to look at them. They’re so beautiful, and you realize once they’re gone, they’re gone Ka kite Ano link below.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/06/california-giant-sequoia-grove-alder-grove
This is why I detest chemical especially chemical that our Taonga Wildlife are exposed to. We have seen how they have a detrimental effect living organisim we muct ban the use of dangerous chemicals they can keep on killing our selves and our wildlife for many years after the first exposure.
Wildlife
Insecticide blamed for the deaths of 200 native birds, including wedge-tailed eagles
Environment officials are unsure whether the poisoning of the birds in north-east Victoria was an accident
An insecticide is likely to be behind the deaths of almost 200 native birds in north-east Victoria, environment officials believe.
Dead wedge-tailed eagles found near Violet Town in August led the state’s environment department to find more – along with hawks and falcons – on a nearby property Ka Kite Ano link below.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/07/insecticide-blamed-for-the-deaths-of-200-native-birds-including-wedge-tailed-eagles#img-1
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Condolences to Sophia whanau for the loss of their tamariki.
That's is cool Pharmac buying more drugs to treat cancers and other ailments.
Aotearoa needs to implement online voting if we want more people to participate in voting.
The Americans Cup race in Aotearoa will be awesome.
Ka kite Ano
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Our futures Climate is very important to me.
I agree new technology is impacting on relationships. I think one should have a set time of NO phones when the whanau are together in the whare. But the flipside is I can live off grid do my business transaction import things that are a 3rd cheaper than what I can get and afford in Aotearoa study most topics in Te Papatuanuku some are restricted and getting harder to get. All the entertainment I want Best of all I can reach Te Papatuanuku with my Huawei Phone.
Te Maro was famous for being able to feed his tangata he was a taonga kaumara grower his Mana wairua was pushing him to become the Paramount Rangtira of Turangi Nui A Kiwa.
I think that our government restarting the high income imagination policy is good rising the income bracket is logical IE we want new people to be able to support themselves.
I can see all the extra investment our government has made in social services and logistics infrastructure Railway ECT some have biest views.
Ka pai to the couple who are cycling around Japan and watching The Rugby World Cup.
Ka kite Ano
My post is being mordrated why A
Kia Ora The Breakfast Show.
Our futures environment is very important to me.
I agree that that devices use needs to be mordrated may be when the whanau is together in the whare no devices.But the flipside is I can live off grid with a low carbon footprint I can do all my business transactions study almost any subject some are being blocked to me get heaps of entertainment I can import thing that are a 3rd cheaper than I can get in Aotearoa and best of all I can reach Te Papatuanuku with my Huawei Phone
Te Maro was famous for being able to feed his tangata he was a taonga kaumara grower his Mana wairua was taking him to become the paramount Rangtira. of Turangi Nui A Kiwa
The government is investing in Aotearoa more investment in social services and logistics infrastructure. Some people are biest
I think it's great that our government has restarted the high income imagination program its logical to rise to income bracket we want the new people to be able to support themselves.
Ka pai to the cupple cycling around Japan watching the Rugby World Cup match with a low traveling carbon footprint print.
Ka kite Ano
We have to protect all Te Papatuanuku beautiful forest and wildlife that exist in the year 2019. I say that they have a right to exist just like humans we are there to protect our natural resources that the atua gives us to pass them on to our mokopuna.
The lost tribes of the Amazon 1000 mile journey to protect their Amazon Forest.
earing just shorts and flip-flop as he squats in the mud by a fire, Bruno Pereira, an official at Brazil’s government indigenous agency, cracks open the boiled skull of a monkey with a spoon and eats its brains for breakfast as he discusses policy. Pereira is an “indigenista”, a specialist in recently contacted and isolated indigenous people whose job for Funai, as the agency is known, includes monitoring these groups in the Javari Valley, a remote reserve the size of Austria. He also leads gruelling expeditions like this one – a 17-day journey by boat and on foot into thick Amazon jungle – which also demands a strong stomach. Pereira plays down the difficulties he and other indigenistas face in their work. But he admits a conservative government, influenced by an agribusiness lobby with its eyes on indigenous land, is depriving Funai of resources and making things harder.earing just shorts and flip-flop as he squats in the mud by a fire, Bruno Pereira, an official at Brazil’s government indigenous agency, cracks open the boiled skull of a monkey with a spoon and eats its brains for breakfast as he discusses policy. Pereira is an “indigenista”, a specialist in recently contacted and isolated indigenous people whose job for Funai, as the agency is known, includes monitoring these groups in the Javari Valley, a remote reserve the size of Austria. He also leads gruelling expeditions like this one – a 17-day journey by boat and on foot into thick Amazon jungle – which also demands a strong stomach. Pereira plays down the difficulties he and other indigenistas face in their work. But he admits a conservative government, influenced by an agribusiness lobby with its eyes on indigenous land, is depriving Funai of resources and making things harder.Neither Korubo nor Marubo use pesticides or fertilisers on the small plantations where they grow manioc, bananas, corn, melon and fruits like cupuaçu. Their minimal impact on the forest confirms reports such as a 2016 World Resources Institute study, which concluded that tenure-secure, indigenous forestlands have lower deforestation rates. Maintaining them is a cost-effective way for Brazil to mitigate climate change and meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord. Neither Korubo nor Marubo use pesticides or fertilisers on the small plantations where they grow manioc, bananas, corn, melon and fruits like cupuaçu. Their minimal impact on the forest confirms reports such as a 2016 World Resources Institute study, which concluded that tenure-secure, indigenous forestlands have lower deforestation rates. Maintaining them is a cost-effective way for Brazil to mitigate climate change and meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord Ka kite Ano link below
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2018/aug/20/lost-tribes-1000km-rainforest-mission-amazon-village-brazil
Here you go Whanau I did say that Aotearoa economy is doing great also that some people are biest
The surplus for the year ended June was $7.5 billion, up $2b on the previous year, and a May budget forecast of $3.5b.
The tax take was more than $6b above expectations at $86.5b, with increases in company, goods and services, and income tax driven by population growth and more people being in work.
"The surplus and low levels of debt show the economy is in good shape. This allows the government to spend more on infrastructure and make record investments in health and education," Finance Minister Grant Robertson said.
Government spending was up about $6.5b, which was due to large pay settlements in the health sector, settling historic holiday pay claims, and increased support for low income families
Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the accounts showed economic fundamentals were strong and the country was outperforming much larger developed economies.
"It is important that we don't talk ourselves into a downturn just because it suits some people's negative narrative… The economy (has) a solid platform to keep growing and face any global headwinds
Mr Robertson said the government has already increased social spending and committed to capital spending.
"Fiscal policy has a part to play alongside monetary policy as we manage these challenging global economic conditions."
"I'm not seeing any evidence New Zealand is moving to a recession," he said.
Mr Robertson refused to be drawn on whether tax cuts might be on the agenda next year, but said the government was not doing any work on a suggestion by the International Monetary Fund that a cut in the GST rate would offer stimulus.
The May budget for the current year has forecast a surplus of $1.3b
Ka kite Ano link below.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/400515/govt-surplus-increases-to-7-point-5-billion
Here you go Whanau the Australian government has been deporting there problems to Aotearoa.
'Hostile' tactics of Strike Force Raptor crackdown in Sydney led to tactics of deporting gang leaders to New Zealand on '501' character grounds
The 'hostile' tactics of Strike Force Raptor, an elite unit in the NSW police, led to gang members being deported to New Zealand.
When a turf war between the Hells Angels and the Comancheros spilled into a Sydney Airport, the New South Wales police took action. A specialist team, Strike Force Raptor, came down hard in a crackdown with 'hostile' new tactics. Suspending drivers' licences, shutting down gang pads, even a ban on riding motorcycles together. Then Australian authorities realised they could deport them to New Zealand. Jared Savage reports on how the gang scene has changed forever Ka kite Ano link below.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12273289
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I think our government is wize not spending the surplus we have to save for a rainy day one cannot tell what's around the corner in the Papatuanuku economy we are a exporters nation that will be affected if the Papatuanuku economy stalls.
I want our future to have a good environment Daniel.
The Australians looking at investing in trackless electricit trams is great technology let's hope it works in the real Papatuanuku I think they need to have 5G technology to get the electric trams running.
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Kia Ora Te Ao Maori News.
It looks like a good day in Turangi Nui A Kiwa Its great to see Tangata Whenua O Aotearoa Culture still going strong in Te Tairawhiti.
Let's hope that the ahi in Te Wai Paunamu is put out for good.
Tracie it awesome that the whenua that you have been advocateing to become protected and put into a reserve.
Its good that Tamiki Makarau are taking to the Muslims community some lost love one in the Christchurch desaster.
I think supporting others who have cancer is a great idea Te Mauri I have seen quite a few tangata pass because of cancer.
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