Luxon likes the CEO analogy, but it doesn't work. A CEO doesn't think "Well, the Marketing Dept is stuffing up badly but they're untouchable, because their staff answer to another executive, not me". It's an impressive trick to persuade people that a ...
As Tony V suggests above, there are different rules for the 2 other parties. Their Minister numbers are locked into the coalition agreement. Costello would have to be replaced by somebody from NZF, and only with Winston's permission. Luxon is not running ...
Dear PM Nobody says "this is how I roll", except characters in TV comedies. You cannot expect anyone to take you seriously, and basically nobody does. But thanks for the laugh.
This is the biggest conflict yet within the coalition. This can't be shrugged off as "Winston being Winston". This is the closest of the 3 relationships, ideologically and personally. Translation: Luxon knows it was leaked from Cabinet, and the prime ...
New poll shows 4 leaders all with negative ratings (coalition trifecta, plus Hipkins). NEW POLL: More Bad News For Centre-Right As Government Parties Drop In Support | Scoop News The public are looking for leadership, and if Labour can offer it, the Red-...
After thinking it through, I've decided I'm in favour of less crime. And I think healthcare should be good. Education is also good. And when it comes to the environment, I will be bold and honest. I think it should be nice and green. I am courageous. Vote ...
Roy Morgan polls should always be treated with caution, but there is a message here that Labour should heed. Scroll down beyond the headlines, and it suggests that a growing number are not happy with the government's direction, and yet not translating that...
Sadly, Sanctuary is right. You only need to compare the coverage of this event, which was quite literally a celebration of a nasty religious conflict in India. The Ministers and media might not have known that initially, but did they want to know? Not much...
She disagrees with the PM. From the same party. Seymour and Peters will do what they can get away with, but the price for Luxon will be high. If you don't believe that then just wait, we can discuss it after National MPs have had enough. Watch.
Also to Michael P: If this is "smart politics", as you claim, why is it opposed by National's Education Minister in Luxon's cabinet? Isn't the more obvious explanation that it is 10% politics for ACT and NZF, but very bad politics for National, who are ...
"A large majority of voters would be furious at this sort of thing being rolled out at universities in NZ. ... Further to that does anyone possibly know why whichever staff member or group at AKL university decided to do this thought now would be a good ...
From OP: You have to wonder who leaked the news. It is a policy both NZ First and Act support. One wonders if Tama Potaka who must be worried at the damage being caused to Government Māori relations by this sort of redneck posturing may have been involved....
The link isn't up yet, but One News reports a Cabinet leak which did NOT come from the public service, and reading between the lines, was from an anti-ACT Minister or staffer. The cracks are turning into fissures.
Well said, Rose.
Things happen in the USA. Very different things happen in NZ. If there's a "culture war" checklist it includes things like abortion, gay marriage, indigenous rights and language, attitudes to immigration, religion, and much more. The line on that graph in ...
The Standard is literally providing a regular platform for climate change denial in the sidebar on the right. That could end with a couple of clicks, but it persists, for no evident reason (inertia?). Please do something about it, or provide a ...
It's a slow burner, but the government's deception on tax cuts and their borrowing really is starting to hurt them. As suggested in the OP, there is more and more criticism coming from the Right, not because they are now cheerleaders for the opposition, ...
I quite like Chippy, more human than most politicians. If he had never been PM he would be a good leader of the opposition now. He constantly gets the better of Luxon in the House (although that's a pretty low bar, outwitting Luxon is like outrunning a ...
Ha, posted while I was typing! But still, it needs repeating ... Quotes: “He is gutted at what National has done. On the one hand they will be requiring him to stop and make gang members remove their patches, a stupid idea in my opinion, but on the other ...
This is even more damaging to Luxon than all the Seymour/Peters undermining. He's undermining himself. ‘Laughing stock of the whole police station’ - cop slams PM | Stuff The most revealing part is that when he got the numbers wrong, there were no alarm ...
Come and have tea in the 1950s ... ladies. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s wife Amanda Luxon hosting $110 ‘ladies’ afternoon tea’ - NZ Herald They really do live in another world.
You (and Chris Lynch) have simply chosen to ignore the evidence that doesn't suit you. It doesn't matter what the media opine, it only matters what Peters actually says. And here it is. His words. His mouth. Watch the moment Winston Peters says comparing ...
Really shocked by the news today. I can only agree with what others have said. One of the best.
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink, he drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink ... Then he gives a speech on TV. No wonder he couldn't remember what he said.
I, like most other people I would guess, had never heard of the band. The song has been played constantly at sports events, on soundtracks, on commercials, on classic hits radio ... it's hard to live for long without hearing it. Assuming that you are like ...
Mark Mitchell accidentally tells the truth, and it reveals so much. "That was then, this is now". Police Minister Mark Mitchell responds to 'insulting' police pay offer | RNZ News
Yes. A classic case of "reap what you sow". Mitchell and Luxon have the same fool's confidence, believing that swagger and bluster wins the day. In elections, maybe it does. In pay negotiations it certainly doesn't.
Politically this is a real risk to the coalition. It is similar to nurses and others in the health workforce protesting against a Labour-led government. That was very damaging because they were not the predictable opponents, the usual suspects. When your ...
"Work with" means something very different when the Right are no longer in opposition. Shaw sensibly tried to work with Todd Muller in the hope of making it last. Just as Labour worked with Collins/Willis on reaching a housing agreement. But now the hard ...
It's not simply a blip. See the link in comment #7. Very clear historical data.
From OP: The poll clearly shows that National has not had a honeymoon. I can recall vividly in 2009 when John Key’s support surged and National appeared to be unbeatable. Things are way different now. Yes. Luxon is the first PM in MMP history not to get a ...
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