What's only a matter of time? Interest rates will start dropping before Christmas, which will trigger a recovery. Are you hoping for things to get worse than they are now?
It happened live on TV.
WTF New Zealand Bad Poll
And many of the Green members who have opposed Waka jumping on principle since forever. I have no problem with it myself, but Weka articulated many members concerns with it yesterday. Have a look at the Open Mike thread on Tuesday.
It's coming home....
I have little doubt he would have canned it. He was asking for alternative plans from Kiwirail in July last year when they asked for more funds. He also would have received the same Treasury advice as Willis did. He was looking for something more ...
But that same working class MP still needs to stand for reelection. When they are voted out after 3 years, they lose "their career and job and income all in on[e] swoop. How do they live?" The same as if they walked after 30 months.
I have sympathy for what you are saying, but I don't see being an MP as a job. It is public service. Not employment. An MP is accountable to the public. Every election we get the choice of who is elected to serve us. I have never felt like I was firing ...
Agreed. That can only happen if the Tories and Reform merge. Otherwise they split the vote on the right and Labour comes in the back door every time. Farage is a disrupter. He doesn't want to be in government. He just wants to unsettle the way things are ...
That's different to the accusation of the media being complicit.
Which one of their current policies were you not aware of. They are doing what they promised to do, which is what we were warning people about throughout 2023. What further detail did you need? This is basically exactly what I expected from the negative ...
Kieran McAnulty is mostly in support of this as well, but has pointed out the glaring omission which is infrastructure costs. The main problem with sprawl is the cost of connecting that new suburb to the city infrastructure that it grows from. Gobbling up ...
Good enough answer James about the filthy Natzos ? Thanks ...
I don't think it is because he is a "shoe-in" (which he is). They will vote Green because Starmer is not a left wing leader. He is a middle of the road unity leader. What he stands for is quite difficult to determine. Under their FPP system he will win by ...
The vast majority of people are working class, yet Nact1 are in government. Any ideas why?
This wouldn't phase me if Trump was unlikely to be President next year. But so long as Biden stays in the race, I can't see any alternative. With Trump more than likely to be the next President this terrifies the hell out of me. It is now the most ...
I am not convinced that a Labour government would have done things differently in the past 6 months. The first time the government asked Kiwirail to consider their options was in July 2023 by the then Finance Minister Grant Robertson. He was clearly ...
The jets are a metaphor for the current state of New Zealand under this government....just a bit shit
I find it odd how either Party can boast about how many houses they built or will build. Fletchers, GJ Gardner, Urban Homes, Signature Homes, Bob the builder and the hundreds of other building companies around the country would strongly disagree with ...
Yes, it seems AB missed that, which is why I raised it again. This can't credibly be framed as some kind of coalition witch hunt or beat up. Six separate government agencies are investigating this. Its a serious matter that needs answers. Why anyone would ...
Who laid the original complaint?
How is this alienating 20% of the voters? The complaint was laid by Labour in November and I don't think they are part of COC. https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350299612/complaint-alleged-te-pati-maori-misused-info-collected-covid-vaccination-drive
It was binary question directed at you, which you didn't really answer. On the assumption that you agree that Maori have different political views, why do you think their increasing demographic will benefit TPM, when the vast majority of Maori vote for ...
Do you think Maori all have the same political views? That is a very arrogant and racist view if you do. Maori voted on mass for parties other than TPM if you want to ponder that question.
And he is 100% correct. It needs looking into. I am not sure why anyone would object to that?
In an election when the electorate swung to the right, you think Labour lost because they dropped left policies like Wealth Tax and CGT? But to your point I think Hipkins has identified that TPM is taking a very extreme position on Maori sovereignty and ...
I disagree with a lot of what Charlie Kirk has to say. But his argument that US College is scam isn't to far off the mark. Kids are putting themselves into a life time of debt to get a piece of paper they probably don't need and often regret. Universities ...
Exactly. If they want to move past the status of a party that props up Labour governments, then they need to exceed their 2023 result - by a large margin. Every minor party will have policy wins. Look at NZF and Act at the moment. But we want a Green Party...
12% isn't great. They need to get into the 20s if they want to influence the policy direction of the next government.
He's been stood down effective immediately. That is good. He must resign as an MP now. This perception of corruption can not be tolerated.
It is notable the amount of already consented more sustainable power projects that havn't progressed, because power companies have monetary incentives to keep generation capacity down to keep prices high Where is that noted? I would love to review that ...
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