Surely the amount of public transport needed comes down to the amount of people needing to travel? Not whether you fit into some arbitrary demographic age/ethnic profile?
How are you measuring success of the Provincial Growth Fund? Dollars spent, or outcomes achieved? Genuine question, as I live in the provinces.
If Labour really thinks this is necessary, why haven't they just done this already? They've had unbridled power for 6 years - the first time anyone in govt has, since MMP came in.
I disagree
Not a huge fan of Grant per se, but I'm not seeing anyone list out any great achievements from Hipkins
All I'm hearing here is stuff about redistribution of funds. Nothing about fixing any systemic issues, many of which were caused by the Labour party themselves in the 80s? Is this really the best these people can come up with?
Kaipara District Council, Wellington, Dunedin....
I disagree - on this matter he seems remarkably in tune with the feelings I, and many of my associates who have voted Green in the past, have expressed recently. I really think they need to give up the green brand, and maybe pitch as the rainbow party, ...
Imagine a world where politicians did what they promised, not whatever was necessary to get re-elected
This looked interesting right up until when you started quoting Clint Smith
It's very chivalrous of you to defend the minister, but if she can't remember who her biggest donor was (outside of the Labour party) - you know, the guy whose wife provided her with discounted rent all that time (while she still claimed the full allowance...
NZ is consistently reported as one of the least corrupt countries in the world. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022 I guess for NZ to hold that position, virtually every other country in the world must be incredibly rife with corruption.
Labour hasn't represented the underdog for decades. If they had, parties such as the Greens and TPM wouldn't have been able to gain the footholds they have. Mainly they've been trying to undo all the damage they did in the 80s, in a gradual manner, while ...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131634171/jacinda-arderns-office-knew-of-stuart-nashs-2020-email-hipkins-orders-review
Sad day for our country. I was already going to find it difficult to vote for Greens this year, as I have repeatedly as they are the only ones who prioritise the environment (although that's secondary for many of them), but after the shambolic treatment of...
One thing I've found fascinating about the critiques of Brown's mayoralty so far is the sheer number of people who expect him to act like a politician. He's never claimed to be a politician, rather a fix it man. The fact he's clearly not a politician, who ...
The vibe? The vibe? Wonderful rationale lol
How do you feel about her abolishing the independent oversight of the child protection system?
The reason none of this 'free' stuff comes into play is that it is not 'free'. Someone has to pay. And while Labour tries to keep power, it doesn't have much option but to try be the middle ground party, as it lost its original ethos back in the 80s and ...
Wood knows the chances of winning later this year are not great - he’ll be banking on Hipkins losing and resigning, then taking over from there. Hipkin’s already been there 15 years so it has to be either up, or out, for him at this point otherwise he’ll ...
Say what you like about Jacinda, but at least she delivered light rain to the airport and 100,000 affordable homes!
Now watch the property market fire up again, and prices start rising.
This might be what you want to happen, but I doubt it will play out that way. Ardern's brand is totally over-exposed, just as Churchill's was after WW2. In my opinion, we will see a reversion to type at the next election, and Labour's share of the vote ...
I like your summary, Anker. There are major problems that need solving, and irrespective of how the problems arose, we need people in charge who will sort things out.
No humanity, or concern for the victim, was indicated in the making of your post. Merry Xmas.
A bloke with a kid on the way loses some of his fingers, but yeah, you go make your point
This is such a tragedy. The usual gang apologists like Russell Brown, Kiri Allan and Jarod Gilbert will do what they always do, but I feel for the family of the guy murdered. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300767748/auckland-church-shooting-victim-...
I think with more and more of these types of incidents occurring, law and order might become a greater issue at next year's election than the economy. Hopefully more innocent people aren't killed or maimed when doing their jobs, while we continue to wait ...
The Chinese
You can get used to this. You’ll be seeing a lot more of it. In some cultures, age is respected, but not in this one.
They would adapt, or die out. There weren’t always dairy farms, after all.
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