I'm seeing this in a totally different way. Coughlan, who is a rabid National supporter, wrote what the Herald called an "exclusive" opinion piece which is characterised as news. He, IMHO, had no actual proof of the premise on which the article is written,...
The Bill of Rights Act guarantees the right of Free Speech which cannot be overwritten by contract - at least that is my understanding. Why are his outbursts a problem? After all the MSM are doing their best to have the Blue Team elected so anybody getting...
She may be Labour's biggest asset in October - driving votes red!
My problem with 3 waters is that I am sure that the Government told me (NZ) that our rates would rise without 3 waters. Legislation passed, then Mahuta decided to introduce a charging regime into the house. What am I seeing (or not seeing) here?
Nationalisation of Auckland Airport makes a whole lot of sense until you look at the infrastructure upgrades required
Time to replace Brown with a Commissioner - I wonder if Ms Ardern is available?
We are already rationing access to primary health care due to a limited number of GPs
The first thing the new PM should do is implement, in it's entirety, the recommendation of the Tax enquiry that Labour instigated then ignored. The second thing is to get really serious about fixing the Health system The third thing is to cancel Auckland ...
A turnout of 14,000 in an electorate of ~49,000. Wow - that's getting into Local Government election territory
Thank you Corey You have stated my thoughts exactly
Yes she is, however her stance on CGT, windfall tax, three waters, and tax thresholds is likely to be her demise
If you don't have a family your struggles just get worse and worse. Indexing tax rates would be far more even handed
The govt link I posted calls it a benefit
Not so https://retirement.govt.nz/policy-and-research/nz-super/#:~:text=NZ%20Super%20is%20a%20pension%20for%20the%20over%2065s.&text=NZ%20Super%20is%20a%20'tier,the%20individual%20income%20replacement%20rate. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/...
That reply bears no relation whatsoever to the extreme hardship suffered by the over 65s.
Other beneficiaries will be demanding benefit increases if disabled benefits increase.
Because they are worried of the knock on effect for all beneficiaries including superannuitants
I will admit that "commissioner" sprang into my mind too
So that we get politicians who are more representative of the people they serve.
If we have a minimum age of 18, should we perhaps have a maximum age of (say) 60?
I believe that Simon Wilson is the only "journalist" in the NZME stable.
"Dear NZME Managing Director. Do you consider that bullying in any form to anybody is acceptable? If no will you resign? If yes will you sack HDPA?"
"Tauranga voters will re-elect Uffindell, in a safe National seat" If he is selected
This does not show the KC in a very good light
If businesses are in such dire straits should they not close down before they are trading whilst insolvent? Plenty of work available on the land
We need a Government owned Supermarket and a Government owned fuel company as well
"Tamaki unwilling to take the pay cut involved in public office." No he'll carry on tithing his parishioners.
"such as political, administrative, advocacy, leadership" Little has none of those - although arguably some could say that he has (minimal) personal skills
I know it's a long shot but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Sharma isn't being manipulated by National with a promise of a seat in 2023. Bearing in mind that he took a safe National seat to get in
He's a doctor and we are desperately short of doctors. Perhaps he should go back to that.
"but they have this miraculous ability to assure government, despite compelling evidence to the contrary, that things are sweet and dandy, and that anyone who doesn't agree are rabble-rousing extremists." Perhaps that's where Little learnt it from
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