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Comment: Chris Hipkins – Values Matter
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 5:11 pm, March 25th, 2024
Corey: speak for yourself. Chris Hipkins gave a great speech yesterday. He has reflected on Labour's election loss and acknowledges that changes to tax policies are necessary, to address NZ's societal inequities. Evidently most people weren't voting for a ...Comment: Hoatu he tumanako ki a rātou
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 1:18 pm, March 22nd, 2024
Thank you Grant Robertson for your compassion and sincerity. Your clear, informative, often humorous communication skills will be missed. Alwyn: In this RNZ interview economist Shamubeel Eaqub advises that the Labour Government is not to blame for the ...Comment: Daily review 20/03/2024
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 10:24 pm, March 20th, 2024
I watched Grant Robertson's valedictory speech. I'll miss his wit, his sense of humour and his great skills in the debating chamber.Comment: Open mike 19/03/2024
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 5:01 pm, March 19th, 2024
The brief interview in this RNZ article shows the malice of this Government's actions. It is unfathomable that funding for people with disabilities cannot now be used to assist them in accessing various regular activities which require transport with ...Comment: Who is treating taxpayers as an ATM?
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 6:23 pm, March 1st, 2024
This is a very odd press conference by Christopher Luxon. While answering questions in Queenstown, about claiming the accommodation allowance to live in his mortgage-free Wellington apartment, he appears, by insinuation, to be blaming Chris Hipkins for he, ...Comment: Open mike 27/02/2024
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 5:34 pm, February 27th, 2024
This is a great interview by RNZ's Lisa Owen with University of Otago public health professor Janet Hoek. It confirms the Government's determination to ignore research and facts about the health benefits of Labour's planned anti-smoking law changes, and to ...Comment: RIP Efeso Collins
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 7:18 pm, February 22nd, 2024
Efeso Collins displayed compassion, commitment and sincerity. A very sad time for NZ.Comment: About the One News Poll
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 6:07 pm, February 20th, 2024
The relentless, negative campaign by the then Opposition against Labour, which clearly influenced voters, (along with the promise of unaffordable tax cuts, "getting tough on crime" and other poorly thought through policies), is continuing via MSM and ...Comment: Dirty Politics 2024?
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 8:21 pm, January 11th, 2024
Anker: "But wheeling it out everytime someone on the left allegely stuff's up comes across as a little, well childish". Why do you consider it childish to raise this issue? Uffindell informed RNZ that his assault of the 13 year old was just one of his ...Comment: Dirty Politics 2024?
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 8:15 pm, January 11th, 2024
tsmithfield: Re your comment "And that was for an event that happened when he was a teenager". Some media have perpetuated the notion that Sam Uffindell's assault on the 13 year old was the only incident of him assaulting and bullying while at school. As ...Comment: Open mike 23/12/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 9:34 am, December 23rd, 2023
I agree with you Adrian. The treachery and moral bankruptcy of the new government is succinctly described by Paul Molloy, in response to a very informative Newsroom article "Threat to walking and cycling a threat to health" on 21.12.23 by Dr Kirsty Wild ...Comment: Open mike 15/12/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 4:39 pm, December 15th, 2023
Kelvin Davis and Andrew Little displayed sincerity, integrity and compassion. They will be missed from Parliament.Comment: Chris Bishop can’t count
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 11:26 am, December 4th, 2023
How does Shane Reti rationalise his support of the Government's decision to repeal Labour's smokefree legislation, in the face of international evidence of its effectiveness in reducing smoking? In his own electorate many doctors at Whangarei Hospital, 18 ...Comment: Open mike 25/11/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 7:58 pm, November 25th, 2023
Re news that National have dropped their overseas property buyers' tax policy and need to find revenue of $740 million p.a. from other sources for their planned tax cuts, it was widely reported that this amount was never accepted as realistic by various ...Comment: Open mike 18/11/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 1:47 pm, November 19th, 2023
Belladonna: The NZ Baby Boomer cohort covers people born from the end of World War Two up to the early 1970s. https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28730/baby-boom-generation-about-1969 NZ Boomers are aged from about 52 up to 78. It is incorrect to refer to ...Comment: Open mike 18/10/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 6:50 pm, October 18th, 2023
People blaming Chris Hipkins for Labour's election loss (not that you are Mike) seem to have a simplistic perspective. Evidently most people weren't voting for a wealth tax, or a tax exemption from the first $10,000 to $30,000 of income, because more would ...Comment: Open mike 12/10/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 3:36 pm, October 12th, 2023
Given that National and their supporters' typical way of communication is negative, dishonest and often abusive, hopefully the moderator on tonight's leaders' debate will have the professionalism to acknowledge this, and not persist with the false ...Comment: Labour surges in latest poll
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 3:50 pm, October 11th, 2023
Re Micky's comments: "And the final polls in 2005 had National 5 points ahead of where it ended up and Labour 3 points behind. That sized change could see Labour returned to power". This seems a real possibility, in light of the Guardian poll, covering ...Comment: Open mike 10/10/2023
Written By: vivie - Date published: 2:44 pm, October 10th, 2023
Re this comment by Chris Trotter: "Lacking Peters’ restraining influence, the resulting National-Act government would have free-rein to impose the swingeing austerity programme required to pay for Luxon’s under-funded tax-cuts. That so many of us are ...Comment: Open mike 05/10/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 2:39 pm, October 5th, 2023
It's a typical National strategy. Just tell a little bit of the truth - i.e. lying by omission. Here's the link. https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/05-10-2023/nicola-willis-confirms-only-3000-households-will-get-full-250-a-fortnight-tax-cut Chris Bishop ...Comment: Daily review 04/10/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 7:48 pm, October 4th, 2023
Yes Anne. I saw that TV One news item. Luxon commented that the only positive thing Hipkins had done (I think he was referring to the campaign) was to get Covid. A tasteless, spiteful remark. Luxon repeatedly stated that the Labour Government has committed ...Comment: Open mike 01/10/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 1:55 pm, October 1st, 2023
I watched Q and A this morning. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/q-and-a About 20 minutes in Jack Tame interviewed James Shaw, and put forward a scenario of National forming a coalition with either Act, New Zealand First or the Greens. Tame commented a few ...Comment: Open mike 28/09/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 5:34 pm, September 28th, 2023
National MPs seem to have stopped using the ludicrous term "the squeezed middle", with reference to their tax cuts policy, as it excludes people in the most need. Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis now claim that "low and middle income earners" will ...Comment: Daily review 15/09/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 6:40 pm, September 15th, 2023
I will miss Kim Hill's programme very much. For me she is one of the few RNZ presenters worth listening to. She has rare interviewing skills. She thoroughly researches the topics for discussion and asks insightful, analytical questions. She has a wry ...Comment: The silver lining of last night’s poll
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 2:04 pm, September 13th, 2023
Thank you Anne. I'm a regular reader of The Standard, but only a very occasional commenter. I appreciate the depth of knowledge of the post writers.Comment: The silver lining of last night’s poll
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 1:18 pm, September 13th, 2023
Thank you Micky. I agree with you about the media and RNZ's apparent bias towards National. Much of the interviewing is superficial and lacks analytical questions. It is unfathomable why so many people are resentful towards Labour, apparently for using ...Comment: Should Labour take GST off fresh food?
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 12:11 pm, July 29th, 2023
Alan: You haven't explained why you or anyone will resent Te Pāti Māori’s tax policy, which is designed to assist people in the most financial need.Comment: Should Labour take GST off fresh food?
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 7:55 pm, July 28th, 2023
According to nutrition experts, tinned or frozen fruit and vegetables are as nutritious as fresh fruit and vegetables, and are often far cheaper. Removing GST off fresh fruit and vegetables seems tokenistic. Te Pāti Māori’s tax policy is clearly designed ...Comment: Open mike 09/07/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 2:41 pm, July 9th, 2023
I watched each interview. The interviewees spoke clearly, calmly and informatively. Chief Executive of Kainga Ora Andrew MacKenzie came across as measured and factual. Damien O'Connor is a great advocate for NZ. Regarding the recent incident of protesters ...Comment: Open mike 02/07/2023
Written By: Vivie - Date published: 9:18 pm, July 2nd, 2023
Corey: As your brother is aged 16, presumably he and his classmates started school 11 years ago i.e. in 2012. Their formative education years (the critical time to learn fluent reading and maths) were during the last National government. NZ's low literacy ...
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In just its first week, over 300 people have reported red tape issues to the new Red Tape tipline, Regulation Minister David Seymour says. “Red tape wastes valuable time, money and sanity. I am not surprised to see an outpouring of discontent from Kiwis who are sick of the tangle ...1 week ago
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New Zealand and Germany are committed to enhancing their partnership, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Our discussions in Berlin over the last few days have underlined the broad range of interests that New Zealand and Germany share,” says Mr Peters, following his meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. ...1 week ago
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters today announced new sanctions in response to Russia’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine – and joined partners in a Call to Action on sanctions-evading ‘shadow fleet’ activities. “These new sanctions respond to recent findings by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that illegal ...1 week ago
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The modernisation of New Zealand’s trade certification system, which supports $33 billion of exports, is making selling top Kiwi products overseas more reliable and adaptable for the future, Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard says.“New Zealand food and wine is admired around the world and brings jobs, money, and opportunities into ...1 week ago
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Today’s opening of a new MRI facility at Whanganui Hospital is the latest in a number of health infrastructure projects designed to improve healthcare services for the people of Whanganui and surrounding districts, says Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti. “I’m really pleased to have been able to deliver on ...1 week ago
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The Government is delivering on its commitment to combat trade in illegally harvested timber, with consultation starting today on operational details to implement New Zealand’s legal harvest assurance system, Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced today. “The system will limit the risk of importing illegally harvested timber and provide the international ...1 week ago
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Before beginning today, we would like to acknowledge the French Institute of International Relations. You have contributed to debates about international affairs over a long period of time, and we thank you for hosting us. Can we also thank the Institute’s founder and Chairman, Thierry de Montbrial, and Deputy ...1 week ago
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Introduction Good morning. It’s great to be here at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference and to see so many people dedicated to fixing New Zealand’s housing crisis. I’d firstly like to congratulate you on celebrating 20 years. Well done, and here’s to 20 more. I’d also like to thank you. ...1 week ago
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The Government has agreed to a series of changes to remove barriers faced by Community Housing Providers (CHPs) in delivering social housing, Housing and Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Social housing is an important part of New Zealand’s housing market, providing affordable rental housing for low income tenants. CHPs ...1 week ago
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Prime Minister and National Party Leader Christopher Luxon and Deputy Leader Nicola Willis are deeply saddened by the passing of Nikki Kaye, a cherished colleague, friend, and former Minister, Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament for Auckland Central. “Nikki’s contribution to our party, her community, and New Zealand has left an ...1 week ago
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- French school among five new charter schools on way for 2025
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