The next Prime Minister is …

Written By: - Date published: 6:58 pm, October 19th, 2017 - 416 comments
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Winston Peters has announced that he will be going into coalition with Labour and Jacinda Ardern will be the next Prime Minister. Let the attacks from the right about how unfair it is that a minority party did not ascend into Government and how MMP needs to be reformed begin. For the rest of us – this is a time of hope…

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  1. weka 1
    19 October 2017 at 6:59 pm

    Still needs the Greens to form government.

  2. r0b 2
    19 October 2017 at 6:59 pm

    Well well. I’m surprised! Happy and worried.

    It was quite a clever speech.

    • David C 2.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:05 pm

      yeah Winston already making excuses for poor performance!

    • Enough is Enough 2.2
      20 October 2017 at 9:28 am

      I thought it was terrible that he was defending his future record.

      Things are about to turn to shit but don’t blame me for that.

      A better response would have been Things are going to turn to shit due to 33 years of economic lunacy. This government will address those problems and make a better New Zealand.

  3. Ffloyd 3
    19 October 2017 at 6:59 pm

    Yaaaahooooooo!!!!!!!!.

  4. Cemetery Jones 4
    19 October 2017 at 6:59 pm

    Boom.

  5. lurgee 5
    19 October 2017 at 7:01 pm

    Let’s hope this works …

  6. Drowsy M. Kram 6
    19 October 2017 at 7:01 pm

    Phew!

  7. Ad 7
    19 October 2017 at 7:02 pm

    Awesome.

    Winston is focussed on economic transformation.

    Looking forward to it.

    • cleangreen 7.1
      19 October 2017 at 8:57 pm

      Ad

      Winston was saying this for three years at every public meeting.

      He saw the economic train wreck while he was in Gisborne and told the mayor Gisborne needed serious Government support.

  8. Eco maori 8
    19 October 2017 at 7:02 pm

    Kia ora

  9. One Anonymous Bloke 9
    19 October 2017 at 7:02 pm

    Yay! And thank goodness for that.

    Shoulders to the wheels.

  10. Sabine 10
    19 October 2017 at 7:02 pm

    sometime last year i bought a little bottle of whiskey at a fundraiser .

    T’was singed by the MP who became PM today.

    Lucky me.

  11. Ffloyd 11
    19 October 2017 at 7:03 pm

    Time for more wines.!!! Well done ANDREW LITTLE !!

  12. chris73 12
    19 October 2017 at 7:03 pm

    Post the link and I’ll pony up the money

    Of course now I’ll have to go through old standard posts to bring up comments about how Labour/NZFirst don’t have a mandate because not enough people voted for them 🙂

  13. weka 13
    19 October 2017 at 7:03 pm

    I found Peters’ speech a bit hard to follow, but he did seem to be saying we need responsible capitalism and that National wouldn’t move on this.

    • UncookedSelachimorpha 13.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:12 pm

      Yes, some limits on the free market, great news. Maybe a little wind back of the nonsense since 1984??

      I don’t agree with Winston that our problems in NZ are primarily external / foreign in origin (other than the neoliberal mindset perhaps). The antisocial and exploiting super-rich are an international bunch, we have our home grown ones and international ones passing through too.

      • weka 13.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:29 pm

        Yes. I’ll be interested to see what a Labour govt can do in this coalition, but it’s more a thank god it’s not National response thus far.

        • UncookedSelachimorpha 13.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 7:59 pm

          Thank God not Nats – Absolutely!!

          It is possible that NZF will push things more left/socialist than Labour naturally would have, economically.

    • cleangreen 13.2
      19 October 2017 at 8:59 pm

      yes Weka he is dedicated to bring NZ back from the brink.

    • JC 13.3
      19 October 2017 at 11:57 pm

      “Capitalisms not their friend but foe”

  14. SpaceMonkey 14
    19 October 2017 at 7:03 pm

    Winnie just announced Greens will be in C&S with Labour-NZ First coalition…

    • lurgee 14.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:06 pm

      FFS. Is this the effective end of the Greens?

      Used and abused again.

      • SpaceMonkey 14.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:11 pm

        I don’t think so. But I will be interested to learn what policies were agreed that meant Greens went for C&S instead of coalition. Or whether NZ First pushed them out… Winnie did make a point that they were ever only interested in being in coalition with one party.

        If it was a Greens decision to go into C&S over policy, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was immigration that was the issue.

      • UncookedSelachimorpha 14.1.2
        19 October 2017 at 7:30 pm

        By my understanding – all legislation other than C&S matters will require Green support to pass (unless Nats cross the floor). So they will have quite some influence I hope.

        I voted Green and I’m certainly not considering it a wasted vote!

        • weka 14.1.2.1
          19 October 2017 at 7:38 pm

          Doesn’t it depend on what kind of C/S agreement it is?

          • UncookedSelachimorpha 14.1.2.1.1
            19 October 2017 at 8:08 pm

            I’m not an expert on that, unfortunately. I didn’t realise there was a lot of scope for variation (by definition – you agree to support C&S, and are free to vote on other matters as you wish). But I guess there can be other things negotiated, to achieve the C&S agreement – e.g. policies, ministerial posts etc?

          • Macro 14.1.2.1.2
            19 October 2017 at 8:29 pm

            Yes it does – and I think we might be reasonably satisfied with the policy outcomes as they align with Green objectives.
            An important consideration is that if Labour and NZF want to go to war for instance then a C and S does not bind the Greens from speaking against that.

        • Bearded Git 14.1.2.2
          19 October 2017 at 8:41 pm

          +100

      • cleangreen 14.1.3
        19 October 2017 at 9:01 pm

        Cut it out lurgee you know the greens will surive and become part of the government to help NZ back on it’s feet.

        • lurgee 14.1.3.1
          20 October 2017 at 6:00 am

          They are pretty close to the edge at the moment. It would only take a few supporters to defect to other parties to push them below 5% … and how often do governing parties INCREASE their vote share at subsequent elections?

          A lot of people who have voted Green (including myself) will be scratching our heads at this latest arrangement and thinking, “Well, what was the point of that?” and may decide to vote Labour next time, since voting Green isn’t seeing enough of a Green agenda being pushed, and Labour will probably just do again in 2020 …

          Of course, the Greens may recover, once ‘Jacindamania’ peaks, memories of Tureigate fade and Shaw becomes a bit more visible – remember how some wrote him off as a right wing infiltrator not all that long ago? – so I may be wrong.

    • SpaceMonkey 14.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:07 pm

      He’s leaving it to Jacinda to announce what arrangements are/have been made between with Greens re Ministerial positions outside of Cabinet.

      It actually sounds like there’s some discussion still to be had, and what has been hammered out is a broad policy platform for the next 3 years.

  15. lurgee 15
    19 October 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Did he mention the Greens at all?

    Is this going to be a Labour-NZ 1st only affair, with the Greens banished to the wilderness once again?

    • zuszsa 15.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:05 pm

      Yep

    • Macro 15.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:06 pm

      Yes – Confidence and Supply

    • OncewasTim 15.3
      19 October 2017 at 8:04 pm

      Doesn’t really matter if he did or didn’t (mention Greens) – if by He, you mean WP.
      HE’ll agree it will be Jacinda’s call, and I’m pretty sure she, AND WP will keep their word ( if only to spite the negs)
      Christ!!!! I just had a thought- what’s the AM show going to be like tomorrow morning.

  16. weka 16
    19 October 2017 at 7:05 pm

    Peters is saying Greens will have a C and S agreement (assuming the members agree to that).

  17. Mickey Boyle 17
    19 October 2017 at 7:06 pm

    Good result, lets hope it doesnt end they way I think it will.

  18. David C 18
    19 October 2017 at 7:06 pm

    Did Winston say if He was PM ?

  19. Robert Guyton 19
    19 October 2017 at 7:08 pm

    All Blacks 3, Lions 0 – James

    • NewsFlash 19.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:46 pm

      The Wallabies are hoping for a 21- 10 win on Saturday at Brisbane against the ABs, it should be an interesting game on a relatively hard field with high humidity.

      • Robert Guyton 19.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:47 pm

        Don’t ask James to predict the result (see above).

        • NewsFlash 19.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 7:52 pm

          Don’t worry I won’t, I think he lost a bit of money on this one anyway.

          • Robert Guyton 19.1.1.1.1
            19 October 2017 at 8:05 pm

            How much are you shy, James?
            A tenner? A pony? A reddie? A squirrel?

          • james 19.1.1.1.2
            19 October 2017 at 8:06 pm

            Nah – No money lost. But thanks for your concern 😉

            • NewsFlash 19.1.1.1.2.1
              19 October 2017 at 8:15 pm

              Your welcome

            • Robert Guyton 19.1.1.1.2.2
              19 October 2017 at 8:19 pm

              You didn’t back your uber-confident predictions (Winston made a deal involving Key’s early departure, ( blah, blah, blah…) with a bet???
              What sort of capitalist are you, James??
              A pretend-neo-lib???
              What a softy!
              What a blow-hard!

              • james …
                19 October 2017 at 9:04 pm

                none of them – I simply made a prediction, stuck with it, and was wrong.

                Happens occasionally.

                • Muttonbird …
                  19 October 2017 at 9:59 pm

                  How does it feel?

                • Robert Guyton …
                  19 October 2017 at 10:35 pm

                  James has been consistently wrong and spectacularly so with the Biggie! Months and months of reading his cocky sure-thing predictions have left discerning readers here thinking, “blow-hard”.
                  That’s all. Go char-grill yourself a slab of Hector’s dolphin, James – you know you wanna.

                  • WILD KATIPO …
                    20 October 2017 at 2:16 am

                    Lord have mercy !

                    That’s a low blow , Roberto !

                    Good though ,… mwhahaha!

                    Still ,… I’m of the old school ,… never gloat at a worthy opponents downfall ,… no matter how mean streak they have been, … they were beaten , … fair and square and that’s what matters. Now onward’s to rebuilding this degraded country now National are gone.

                    And never doubt their attempts at devious resurgence ,… for rest assured,… they will try every which way but loose to do so from here on in.

                    Don’t give them the chance at any opportunity. That they do not deserve.

                    🙂

                  • james …
                    20 October 2017 at 9:37 am

                    I got a rugby prediction wrong – and one election in 4.

                    Hardly consistently wrong Robert.

                    • Robert Guyton …
                      20 October 2017 at 9:53 am

                      Wrong where it counts, James.
                      Last night’s result exposed the depth of your wrongness – Challenger Deep, and the extent of your credibility; distance between an ant’s eyes. Don’t take my teasing too seriously though, James, I’m just funnin’ ya and you sure do deserve it 🙂

      • David C 19.1.2
        19 October 2017 at 8:16 pm

        News… I thought it was meant to be pissing with rain for the game on Saturday…
        which will favor the ABs massively…

  20. james 20
    19 October 2017 at 7:08 pm

    Well, I got that wrong.

    Bugger.

    Anyway – I congratulate Labour, Jacinda, and her entire team.

    Whilst its not the result I wanted, I respect it, and wish them all the very best. I think that they will have a hard time of it, but I wish them success not failure, because in the end that’s what is best for NZ.

    I hope for sunny sky’s this Labour weekend so that you guys can enjoy celebrating the change in government.

  21. foreign waka 21
    19 October 2017 at 7:09 pm

    Lets take a deep breath and know that NZ is once more a forerunner in a changed world where people and their needs and worries play a greater role than the money man counting their winnings on the back of the poor. And lets hope that there is enough knowledge and wisdom to move forward responsibly.
    Congratulations to the new government and prime minister Jacinda Ardern.

    • UncookedSelachimorpha 21.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:15 pm

      “know that NZ is once more a forerunner in a changed world where people and their needs and worries play a greater role than the money man counting their winnings on the back of the poor.”

      Great description of the last 9 years (and more years before that too). Here’s hoping!

    • lurgee 21.2
      20 October 2017 at 6:04 am

      NZ is once more a forerunner in a changed world

      Let’s not get carried away.

  22. Roflcopter 22
    19 October 2017 at 7:10 pm

    As a righty, I’m elated… have fun with Winny 🙂

    • Mickey Boyle 22.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:11 pm

      Hmmm, not sure if the left are the real winners here or not.

    • lurgee 22.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:11 pm

      As a leftie, congratulations on dodging that bullet. I’m already looking to 2020 in horror.

    • David C 22.3
      19 October 2017 at 7:24 pm

      rolf.
      I am with you.
      I am totally rapt that Taxcinda has done the deed.
      Its going to be very interesting and busy times from a business point of view ! 🙂

      • WILD KATIPO 22.3.1
        20 October 2017 at 2:28 am

        Taxcinda?

        As I recall ,… it was Peters who stated ” there needs to be a change in the way in which this country is run both economically and socially”…

        Face it ,… all those who have taken advantage of neo liberalism’s rorts are going to start feeling the pain , – as they should do as its their time for their bonny comeuppance,…

        Fairs fair , my old chap.

        You seriously didn’t think it could go on forever , did you , my old sausage?

    • Cinny 22.4
      19 October 2017 at 7:41 pm

      So much happiness is erupting in the education sector ATM

      I wonder what the future holds for english? Two failed attempts at being voted in PM by the public

      • lurgee 22.4.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:52 pm

        I was rather looking forward to a bit of industrial action, just quietly …

        Be a bit harder to justify if it is Labour grinding our faces into the dirt.

      • cleangreen 22.4.2
        19 October 2017 at 9:09 pm

        Winston will offer English a janitorial job for his apartment at parliament I am sure.

      • Frida 22.4.3
        19 October 2017 at 10:08 pm

        Yes @Cinny all the teachers in my FB feed are ecstatic. Speaks volumes eh? And I”m so pleased for them – they are at the coalface and they have seen it all firsthand.

        As a mum, and a stepmum of a dyslexic child, I’m stoked too!

    • Draco T Bastard 22.5
      19 October 2017 at 7:55 pm

      It’s not Winston that’s the problem but the mess that National have left us with:

      He says there is no doubt the bubble will burst.
      Professor Steve Keen

      “The bubble will burst in the next one to two years – there’s been a real acceleration in house prices since 2012, they’ve increased by about 60 percent. But what I’m seeing now is the motivating force for rising house prices is rising mortgage credit. The wind in that bubble is starting to run out.”

  23. Cinny 23
    19 October 2017 at 7:12 pm

    Wooo hoooo, now that’s what I’m talking about !

    A MASSIVE thanks to all who worked so very hard to make this happen.

    Bye, bye Capitalism !

    Kids are ecstatic 🙂

    MMP for the win !

    • Mickey Boyle 23.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:14 pm

      I don’t think we will get the change you are hoping for, I may be wrong but im not seeing radical change with Winston involved.

    • SpaceMonkey 23.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:14 pm

      It’s not bye bye capitalism. Winnie’s talking about a more compassionate capitalism.

      Did I just hear him talk about raising the minimum wage? The Greens would support that.

      • lurgee 23.2.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:17 pm

        Winnie waffled about ‘compassionate capitalism’ because it made his decision sound like it had some higher moral purpose.

        If he’d decided to go with National he’d have murmured some equally empty phrases to justify that decision.

        • SpaceMonkey 23.2.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 7:21 pm

          Maybe but it sounds like he wants to bring back more conservative capitalism to me… the unwinding of neoliberalism. If that is the case then there’ll be some twitching within the Labour ranks… there’s a die-hard clique of neoliberals still holding out there.

          • Cinny 23.2.1.1.1
            19 October 2017 at 7:42 pm

            Pretty sure nothing will burst my bubble atm. 😀 Let the speculation continue

            • David C 23.2.1.1.1.1
              19 October 2017 at 8:18 pm

              Cinny.
              Thanks.
              As a speculator…I am looking for to interesting times
              All my hopes and dreams have come true today 🙂

              • WILD KATIPO …
                20 October 2017 at 3:44 am

                Ah ,… the belated investor looking forwards to the downturn for cheap prices, mortgagee fast sales and the panic sellers, … buyer beware , my old boy ,… the bankers may want their pound of flesh ,… so that exorbitant rental just might not be worth the effort …

                Better leave it to the new govt to house the people that provide the services which make your lifestyle so desirable , eh old bean ?

                Time to get an honest living then and stop pretending we are lions on the Serengeti Plains , old fruit…

                Leave the predators amongst the animal kingdom and let we humans conduct ourselves with some modicum of integrity ,… that’s a good lad , now…

                I know you have it in you , stiff upper lip and what not , as they say.

      • cleangreen 23.2.2
        19 October 2017 at 9:13 pm

        Correct SM.

    • Eco maori 23.3
      19 October 2017 at 7:38 pm

      + 100

  24. joe90 24
    19 October 2017 at 7:12 pm

    I’m pleased but I’m particularly pleased for Prime Minister Ardern.

    Congrats, Jacinda!.

  25. phillip 25
    19 October 2017 at 7:12 pm

    thanks god

    yay

    hope all our mates on whale oil are having great night

    • Mickey Boyle 25.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:22 pm

      Kiwiblog and Whale oil commentators dont seem to be too disheartened, in fact most of the KB commentators think this is a great result……not sure what that says, I hope they change their tune, when Jacinda hopefully makes real change.

    • UncookedSelachimorpha 25.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:22 pm

      I generally can’t bear even looking for a second at Whale Soil, but I just had a little peek….many teeth..gnashing.

      • Mickey Boyle 25.2.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:29 pm

        I take in interest in all sides, good to know what others are thinking, can get a bit trapped in a vaccuum if you only listen to people who agree with you.

    • Trey 25.3
      19 October 2017 at 7:32 pm

      Just had a sneak peak into the Whaleoil swamp. They are not happy little campers at all

    • cleangreen 25.4
      19 October 2017 at 9:14 pm

      Yes to all that

  26. chris73 26
    19 October 2017 at 7:13 pm

    I wanted National to win and Bill English deserved to be PM but the decision has been made and hopefully this’ll be a successful government, that way everyone wins

    • Robert Guyton 26.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:43 pm

      Chris73 – you were so confident, buoyant even, yet so wrong.
      National are in Opposition now; OPPOSITION.
      Oh dear, as they say, how sad.

      • chris73 26.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:49 pm

        It was bound to happen sooner or later however this means National can clear out the deadwood (N Smith, P Bennet, B English I’m looking at you) and they’ll be back in three, six or nine years time

        • UncookedSelachimorpha 26.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 8:18 pm

          In 9 years, I am hoping the Overton Window will have significantly shifted, making a return to the style of government of the last 9 years impossible. But I am being optimistic.

        • red-blooded 26.1.1.2
          19 October 2017 at 9:24 pm

          So, Chris, you wanted people you regard as dead wood to be PM and Deputy PM? And how does this gel with your comment at 2.6.1.1 that Bill English deserved to be Prime Minister?…

          What an odd world you righties live in!

          • chris73 26.1.1.2.1
            19 October 2017 at 9:52 pm

            He did deserve to be PM however he failed to form a government so he is now deadwood, had he been able to form a government he wouldn’t be deadwood

            Nick Smith, however, is deadwood no matter what would have happened

          • Craig H 26.1.1.2.2
            19 October 2017 at 10:04 pm

            You can support the team while thinking their selections aren’t that good.

          • fender 26.1.1.2.3
            19 October 2017 at 10:07 pm

            I think he means English “deserved” to be PM because National got more support than any other single party, righties get hung up on one single entity “winning”.

            Chris is angry and as an extremist he now wants Collins or some other nasty clone to take charge and shake things up in order to breathe life back into support for nastiness.

            • chris73 26.1.1.2.3.1
              19 October 2017 at 10:39 pm

              He deserved to be PM because hes damn fine politician, he led NZ through potentially devastating times and NZ, after nine years of National rule, is the envy of most nations around the world thanks in large part to his handling of finance

              • Muttonbird …
                19 October 2017 at 10:49 pm

                Un-electable. Never electable. A double dipper and a representative of the rich elite.

                Good riddance!

              • fender …
                19 October 2017 at 10:50 pm

                Pretty ruthless of you to dump what you believe to be such a fine politician as deadwood in a matter of minutes.

                If he’s so fucking fantastic you wouldn’t want to lose him, surely!

                • chris73 …
                  19 October 2017 at 11:27 pm

                  Hes un-electable so hes deadwood, its unfortunate but thats way it is (like Andrew Little)

                  He should stay for a year or so, oversee some new blood and then retire in dignity as one of the greatest ministers of finance NZ has ever seen which isn’t too shabby

                  • fender …
                    19 October 2017 at 11:39 pm

                    He got plenty of votes, maybe he’s just a shit coalition negotiator and/or a stubborn trickle-down ideologue.

              • Sumsuch …
                19 October 2017 at 11:19 pm

                He gave the lower 40 % ‘social investment’ rather than money. Piss off.

    • cleangreen 26.2
      19 October 2017 at 9:16 pm

      Never mind Chris tough luck.

      But we voted Labour/NZF so we are elated and hope you are happy for us.

      • chris73 26.2.1
        19 October 2017 at 9:53 pm

        I want this government to be successful because then we all win

        • sam green 26.2.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 10:44 pm

          I respect that chris73

          • chris73 26.2.1.1.1
            19 October 2017 at 11:30 pm

            A lot of people on the right wanted this result because they believe this government will go down in flames but that will hurt a lot of people

            Better for all if whatever government is in does a good job

      • lurgee 26.2.2
        20 October 2017 at 6:14 am

        But we voted Labour/NZF so we are elated and hope you are happy for us.

        “We” didn’t. Try not to re-write history in your excitement.

        Labour + NZ 1st got 44.1% of the vote – less than National alone.

        We did, arguably, vote for Labour-NZ First-Green, but we didn’t get that. We got Labour-NZ 1st-Gre.

        FWIW, I voted Green because I wanted to prevent or minimise the influence of Winston Peters over a Labour led government. That didn’t fucking work.

  27. Patricia Bremner 27
    19 October 2017 at 7:14 pm

    I will await the Greens contribution to this. I am very happy.

    • SpaceMonkey 27.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:17 pm

      I suspect there are one or two policies that have pushed the Greens into C&S but based on what I’ve heard this evening, overall I think Labour-NZ First coalition will be a Govt that the Greens can support.

    • cleangreen 27.2
      19 October 2017 at 9:17 pm

      I am so happy patricia as the two people I now admire the most is Jacind and Winston as they are heros of NZ now.

  28. piper 28
    19 October 2017 at 7:14 pm

    Victory,Jacinda,enjoy the moment,the honest truth starts tomorrow,face it with honest humanity.

    • mary_a 28.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:31 pm

      YAY! We have done this :-))))) Thanks to Andrew Little for making this outcome possible. Well done Prime Minister elect Jacinda Ardern.

      Let’s hope NZF supports the new PM and Labour/Greens enabling a government which works in the best interests for the majority of Kiwis.

      Be interesting to know what the coalition details are.

      • WILD KATIPO 28.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:41 pm

        There you go mate – Nats all done and dusted.

        Now I can hang up my blogging shoes for good , – or at least until the Nats ( unfortunately ) get voted back in.

        Until then , I reckon a fair few will be singing this song tonight !!!

        Congratulations and Celebrations – Cliff Richard – YouTube

        • lurgee 28.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 7:55 pm

          Can’t say that’s exactly top of my playlist.

        • Patricia Bremner 28.1.1.2
          19 October 2017 at 8:05 pm

          Now don’t you go anywhere Wildkatipo, your contributions are so enjoyed.

        • mary_a 28.1.1.3
          19 October 2017 at 8:56 pm

          WK (28.1.1) … don’t you dare go hanging up your blogging shoes. Alternative media blog sites need your stimulating and always interesting contribution.

          Don’t forget there is still work to be done in making sure the treasonous Natz gang of Key, English, Joyce, Bennett, Collins, Carter et al are brought to justice for crimes against the people.

          Speaking of Carter, any ideas about who the new Speaker might be? I’m thinking Mallard.

        • Robert Guyton 28.1.1.4
          19 October 2017 at 9:55 pm

          You have blogging-shoes?
          Where did you get those blogging-shoes?
          I ain’t got me no blogging-shoes !
          Give it up, Wild Katipo!
          Where’d ya get those fine shoes ???
          (I wanna get me some!)

          • WILD KATIPO 28.1.1.4.1
            19 October 2017 at 10:46 pm

            You poor thing,… look ,… pop down to any second hand op shop and see if you can pick up a pair ,.. they’re not too expensive and pretty commonplace. Not sure sure if it improves the quality of blogging , however ….

            Have good one and don’t stay up too late ,… not good for the circadian rhythm cycle 🙂

        • sam green 28.1.1.5
          19 October 2017 at 10:47 pm

          Are you like 90?

      • cleangreen 28.1.2
        19 October 2017 at 9:20 pm

        10000000% MARY_A.

        Everything will be fine now thanks for your amazing support this year.

    • cleangreen 28.2
      19 October 2017 at 9:18 pm

      100% Piper.

  29. ankerawshark 29
    19 October 2017 at 7:14 pm

    Thank God. After 9 years of lies and corruption………….and don’t get me started on the Nats policy………..

  30. Ffloyd 30
    19 October 2017 at 7:15 pm

    Congratulations Jacinda. Let’s do this!!. Sucks to be Bill.

  31. ianmac 31
    19 October 2017 at 7:17 pm

    Hooray! Labour Green NZF.
    And great thanks to Andrew Little too.

  32. Venezia 32
    19 October 2017 at 7:19 pm

    Crack open the bubbly. It’s a great night to hear that Jacinda will be Queen! Congratulations to the Labour team and Jacinda in particular.

  33. Fireblade 33
    19 October 2017 at 7:21 pm

    Where’s that idiot BM?

  34. Modnar 34
    19 October 2017 at 7:23 pm

    Brilliant. Gotta get my ahead around being in a governing side as opposed to bewildered opposition. Gotta have hope Jacinda can unite this arrangement. Hope. Change. Yussss

  35. Fran 35
    19 October 2017 at 7:24 pm

    Oh yeah!!! Hope.

  36. ianmac 36
    19 October 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Mike Hoskings is, surprise surprise, as sour as an old dead fish. So many things are wrong in his view of the World. Are we sorry for him? Nah!

    • rawshark-yeshe 36.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:28 pm

      this ^ ^ ^ ^ tx ianmac

    • Keepcalmcarryon 36.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:32 pm

      Thank you Winston for letting me watch Hosking fronting his program through gritted teeth.
      That’s entertainment!

    • KJT 36.3
      19 October 2017 at 7:36 pm

      Looks like he is sucking on a lemon. Hopefully this will see the back of him, along with the double dipper, and the finance minister who cannot add.

      • Cemetery Jones 36.3.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:42 pm

        I watched just to enjoy his reaction. I’m not into gloating on how National MPs react, but Hosking going full snowflake had been amazing. Honestly, those weak milky eyes which are usually so dead and empty are just radiating pain.

      • ankerawshark 36.3.2
        19 October 2017 at 7:50 pm

        LOL………..KJT

    • John 36.4
      19 October 2017 at 9:12 pm

      A very bitter Hosking commenting on TV tonight. Again showing his true blue colours again. The under mining of the new Govt has already started. How sad when people live in poverty and our environment is polluted. That should be the focus.

    • John Shears 36.5
      19 October 2017 at 10:34 pm

      Hoskings IS a dead fish , I thought that TV1 tonight was a disgrace (our public TV channel) with a dreadful presentation lead by Hoskings , including Jacinda Adern talking on the screen with no sound, while the commentators were grumping about not knowing all the details that they wanted to be immediately made aware of. Arrogant prats.

    • mary_a 36.6
      20 October 2017 at 4:17 pm

      @(36) ianmac … Hosking’s still got a face like a smacked backside this morning.

      As well as Hosking, ZB’s Smith and Williams aren’t happy campers either. The old has been hack Prebble is also spitting the venom in an article over at the NZH today!

      Had it far too good for too long. Now the party is over for them. Great isn’t it?

      • Carolyn_Nth 36.6.1
        20 October 2017 at 4:37 pm

        It’s amazing to recall how much the main stream media shifted under John key’s watch. The male, macho, shock jocks were his mates, and they rose to quite a bit of prominence.

        TVNZ7 and the children’s channels were axed from Freeview, as well as the community channels like Triangle/Stratos.

        RNZ’s funding was frozen. Campbell Live was axed.

        However, RNZ has done very well to expand it’s platforms on limited budgets. And John Campbell chose RNZ over TVNZ – pioneering the radio with pictures public service format in NZ.

        Now the Labour, NZF & GP of the incoming government are keen to revitalise public service media across various platforms, with RNZ likely to play a leading role. Meanwhile, TVNZ could be split up.

        So, I expect a very happy team on Checkpoint tonight.

  37. Infused 37
    19 October 2017 at 7:26 pm

    It would have been bad whoever.

    Good luck. You’re going to need it

    • Mickey Boyle 37.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:30 pm

      LOL

      • Infused 37.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 7:34 pm

        Not sure what you are looking about. I’ve been pretty consistent

        • Mickey Boyle 37.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 7:36 pm

          Just your bluntness, I actually agree with you, I think we have been served a poison chalice, but hopefully i’m wrong.

          • Tracey 37.1.1.1.1
            19 October 2017 at 7:53 pm

            Peters last coalition with Labour fell cos of the Owen Gldn thing NOT a fallout with Labour per se. His fallout with Shipley was different.

            • Mickey Boyle 37.1.1.1.1.1
              19 October 2017 at 7:58 pm

              Yes you are right, there’s just a feeling this time, just feels like this will crash and burn, Winston didnt ease my concerns by immediately stating that their will be a huge economic downturn but he wont be to blame. I dont know, wish Jacinda had of won on election night, just feels a bit hollow to me, anywho hope the rest of you are enjoying it.

              • KJT …
                19 October 2017 at 9:26 pm

                Just a factual statement of the hole National has left us in. Dependent on the housing and immigration “pass the parcel”.

            • Draco T Bastard 37.1.1.1.1.2
              19 October 2017 at 8:05 pm

              National has poisoned the economy so much that it’s likely to crash in the next while and Labour will be blamed by the MSM and National despite the fact that it was National that set it up.

          • Jay 37.1.1.1.2
            19 October 2017 at 9:22 pm

            Quite a few of my national voting friends were hoping for this result as going with NZ First seemed awfully risky. So I understand how you feel. I was certain the last government would do a full term but I’m not certain at all about this one.

    • cleangreen 37.2
      19 October 2017 at 9:28 pm

      So sad Infused that you are so bitter, ever mind youll get used to it as we had to for the last nine years of hell.

    • Skinny 37.3
      19 October 2017 at 10:54 pm

      Now, now, no need for fake news.

  38. rawshark-yeshe 38
    19 October 2017 at 7:26 pm

    Breathing deeply for the first time in nine years ! Congratulations Jacinda, and thank you, Andrew Little for your selfless wisdom in stepping down ….

    And Hosking’s discomfort tonight at the result is delicious … he and Bill English seeing their power dissolve into puddles around their ankles .. plus the other liars and crooks.

    Fresh air coming and I do hope Greens have a minister in there.

    (And English goes. Have my popcorn ready for the battles between Bennett, Collins, Joyce et al. This will be nasty and it couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of folk.)

  39. ankerawshark 39
    19 October 2017 at 7:26 pm

    Yes heartiest congrats to Jacinda, Labour, the Greens (James Shaw says he trusts Jacinda) and yes Winston. You have done the right thing Winston.

  40. NewsFlash 40
    19 October 2017 at 7:32 pm

    This means English will go down in history for holding the primeministership twice and not completing a full term for either, hip, hip, hooray, good riddance to bad rubbish, lying basket.

    Congrats to Jacinda, a new way of politics!! and new lease of life for NZ.

  41. piper 41
    19 October 2017 at 7:34 pm

    Misery the cold soup,as those chancing dare say.Long to see and not hear from the National females ,as they serious polite battle to rule.

  42. Sparky 42
    19 October 2017 at 7:35 pm

    Awwww the poor MSM, you can hear the moans and screams. Time to build that time machine and get back to the 80’s……Walkmans, shoulder pads……they should feel right at home…….

  43. starboard 43
    19 October 2017 at 7:35 pm

    Within 12 months it will turn to custard. You will see. We will laugh.

    • Cinny 43.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:47 pm

      If that’s what you need to cling onto to be able to handle todays news, knock your socks off.

    • ankerawshark 43.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:55 pm

      Starboard I can see you don’t want the best for the country.

    • cleangreen 43.3
      19 October 2017 at 9:31 pm

      Starboard how sad to see you so twisted now, you feel as we have been forced for nine years of national.

  44. piper 44
    19 October 2017 at 7:41 pm

    Pike River,the Mine is open.

  45. Dan 45
    19 October 2017 at 7:43 pm

    A magic result. There are a large group of soft blues who have been impressed with Jacinda. I see the Nats bleeding more. There used to be a compassionate Nat vibe in Holyoake’s time, but that has vanished post Roger Douglas and the current lot. I am sure Winnie and Jacinda will have a memorable three years which will extend into the next three years with an increased majority!

    • UncookedSelachimorpha 45.1
      19 October 2017 at 8:35 pm

      Yep, I don’t think the nats will be back for 2+ terms. The Overton Window might not be their friend and they will be slow to catch up.

  46. The Future 46
    19 October 2017 at 7:45 pm

    A joyful night. The old coot did good. So proud NZ will have Jacinda as PM in an age of Trump. No one wants a single party or single ideology driving the country. That’s why we voted for MMP. Maybe this time we’ll have a government that brings us together rather than divides us.

    Party members care about who “wins” But those are very small numbers.

    The people in this country are a little bit conservative, a little bit liberal and a little bit – maybe a lot – green. We all live together – and we don’t blow each other up for being the other.

    That’s the colour of the parliament we voted for and now the colour of the government.

    Hopefully now we will see MMP in action – consensus across parties around the things we care about – poverty, housing, health, education, environment.

    Hope for our future restored.

    • Robert Guyton 46.1
      19 October 2017 at 8:10 pm

      Beautifully put, The Future (indeed).

    • cleangreen 46.2
      19 October 2017 at 9:35 pm

      Me to Future it was so great to see the NZF/Labour join in the fight to save NZ.

      Proud of Jacinda & Winston both are new heros of NZ.

  47. nzsage 47
    19 October 2017 at 7:48 pm

    Delighted!!!! At last there is hope for the future.

    #wedidthis

  49. Roy 49
    19 October 2017 at 7:49 pm

    “Anyone else feeling for Hosking?”

    • Mickey Boyle 49.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:52 pm

      Nope, at the end of the day he’s still a multi millionaire so he won’t lose any sleep over this result, if anything it will embolden him further now since can effectively go into attack and whinge mode, dont let guys like him live rent free inside your head,

    • the pigman 49.2
      19 October 2017 at 7:52 pm

      Can anyeone post a still of his face from his 7pm show?

    • lprent 49.3
      19 October 2017 at 7:55 pm

      Yes. I think that he hasn’t had enough experience with the hair shirt.

    • Robert Guyton 49.4
      19 October 2017 at 8:11 pm

      🙂

    • Anne 49.5
      19 October 2017 at 8:23 pm

      Nope. He has spent much of the past hour running Jacinda down. Inferring a shambles because she’s taken so long to be interviewed. And criticising her for not giving us any detail about who will be ministers and what their portfolios will be.

      He calls her “this young Prime Minister”.

      He’s gunning for Winston by inferring he has far too many ministers for a 9% party.
      What about Seymour and Dunne from the 0.5% parties?

      What a bad loser.

      • Stuart Munro 49.5.1
        19 October 2017 at 9:31 pm

        It must be hard for Bill – this is where his ambitions die. It’s unlikely his colleagues will let him lead into another election – despite the lack of surviving talent.

        • Anne 49.5.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 10:18 pm

          My comment referred to Mike Hosking. Someone further up the page wanted to know if “anyone else was feeling for Hosking”.

          • Stuart Munro 49.5.1.1.1
            19 October 2017 at 10:24 pm

            Oops – sorry – I’ve been staying away until the decision was actually made.

            With a bit of luck Hosking will go the same way.

        • Philgwellington Wellington 49.5.1.2
          20 October 2017 at 6:40 am

          Hard for Bill? Don’t see that. I see a resignation and a gladiator contest.Swords and breastplates? Nah. MMA more likely. Lol

    • mary_a 49.7
      20 October 2017 at 4:31 pm

      @ (49) Roy …. oh absolutely. My heart bleeds for the Natz gobshite … not! Long may he continue to dwell in purgatory!

  50. Mickey Boyle 50
    19 October 2017 at 7:50 pm

    The nats will stymie this government at every turn via their media mates and in processes like select committees where they will have a large presence. In my view Winston needs to take a step back for a few months and let Jacinda dictate the new governments headlines and position. If he doesn’t and decides that he deserves the limelight just as much as her, this coalition is doomed to fail. He could start by not accepting the deputy PMs job.

    • lprent 50.1
      19 October 2017 at 7:59 pm

      Don’t worry. One of the things that is characteristic of Winston is that he respects the chain of command. If he disagrees then it will either be in the cabinet or it will be as a public statement as he effectively resigns.

      If it involves his party, then that is different story.

      Look at his track record. It is National who have done the dirty on him and his party each time – all the way back to when he left it.

      • weka 50.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 8:00 pm

        Maharey said a few weeks ago that the last time Peters was in a Labour-led govt he worked hard, did his job well, and worked well with others.

    • NewsFlash 50.2
      19 October 2017 at 8:08 pm

      What, like they did to NZ for the last 9 yrs?

  51. nzsage 51
    19 October 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Hosking eh? His manner, tone and body language are a delight to behold!

    Maybe a good time for a shake up at our ‘National’ broadcasting company.

    • Matt 51.1
      19 October 2017 at 8:02 pm

      Hosking is not a happy man. Wonderful, riveting viewing!

    • Paul Campbell 51.2
      19 October 2017 at 8:28 pm

      So TVNZ’s going to be split up, news going with RNZ/etc he’s likely out of a job …. that’s why he’s mad

      • cleangreen 51.2.1
        19 October 2017 at 9:44 pm

        Paul Campbell, thats the best thing that ever happend.

        NZF has a good public broadcasting policy. (non comercial)

        “So TVNZ’s going to be split up, news going with RNZ/etc he’s likely out of a job …. that’s why (Hoskings) he’s mad”

    • mauī 51.3
      19 October 2017 at 9:29 pm

      Poor Carolyn, you could tell she was mildy happy but knew sitting right next to her was a simmering ass so she had no hope of celebrating the result.

  52. mac1 52
    19 October 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Winston has shown compassion, and for that I thank and praise him.

    He’s looking for a government with a human face.

    He and NZF have chosen well.

    • cleangreen 52.1
      19 October 2017 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks Mac,

      I am a convert to Winston he is a genuine guy I met him in Gisborne and talking with him he is a great man.

  53. Ovid 53
    19 October 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Great news. Looking forward to pouring over the coalition agreement. Labour had some pretty good regional development plans for Dunedin, plus a new public hospital instead of a public-private-partnership. It’s likely local MP David Clark will be minister of health. He’s got a lot of work to do.

    A $50 increase to student allowance/living costs should flow into the local economy too. Also looking forward to my niblings having reduced tuition costs and night classes resuming.

  54. lurgee 54
    19 October 2017 at 7:59 pm

    Mike Hosking, with smugness turned up to Max:

    Where is the Prime Minister?

    Fantastic trolling.

    EDIT – I meant Hosking trolling the left. But then I realised the last three weeks has been Winston Peters trolling Mike Hosking!

  55. piper 55
    19 October 2017 at 8:06 pm

    Kiwi,hear us say Jacinta,not hearing our Prime Minister.

  56. hoom 56
    19 October 2017 at 8:08 pm

    Fark yeah!

  57. Doogs 57
    19 October 2017 at 8:08 pm

    Oh frabjous day, calloo callay he chortled in his joy!

  58. David Mac 58
    19 October 2017 at 8:17 pm

    I hope Andrew Little will be offered a role that calls for selfless big call judgement. A plan to change horses midstream generally has more going against it than for it.

  59. piper 59
    19 October 2017 at 8:26 pm

    Hear Hoskins whinge,like a sad investor as the money vanishes.

  60. weka 60
    19 October 2017 at 8:26 pm

    Ardern just said they tried to be proportional in giving out Ministerial positions. Good for them. Details will come after the Greens have made their own announcement.

  61. piper 61
    19 October 2017 at 8:30 pm

    Corin,im not quit like you Mike,What can i say,dont say i need to be sacked.

  62. Red 62
    19 October 2017 at 8:30 pm

    Will done Jacinda, Arden, democracy has spoken I will give her a fair go

  63. millsy 63
    19 October 2017 at 8:32 pm

    YES!

    A labour govt before I turn 40. Thank God/Allah/YWH/Jupiter.

    • Whispering Kate 63.1
      19 October 2017 at 8:43 pm

      Have just listened to Jacinda’s speech and my god she is good, eloquent and clear and oh so prime ministerial. I think this lady is going to do a good job of being PM. She said there were posts for the Greens in the Government and I cannot see the Greens not agreeing to this coalition.

      God luvva duck it is such a relief to have this breath of fresh air filling Parliament, now we need to give her the support and encouragement to see this 3 year term through without any turmoil. She has exceptional people skills I just cannot see her not getting on with Winstone, she is gracious, intelligent, strong and everything that Winnie will just get on with just fine. Remember Condaleeza Rice – she was exactly that, gracious, good on the eye, gifted with a great brain and capable. Winnie’s not stupid and I think they ill be a good team together with the Greens and James Shaw.

      There is a God after all.

  64. piper 64
    19 October 2017 at 8:34 pm

    Kia Kaha,aotearoa has found a voice.

  65. millsy 65
    19 October 2017 at 8:34 pm

    Poor Corin Dann looks like he is about to burst into tears.

    And Mike Hosking. He will be crying himself to sleep.

    Jacinda to TVNZ, 9am tomorrow: “Get that sonofabitch out of here! He’s FIRED!!..”

  66. piper 66
    19 October 2017 at 8:41 pm

    Prime Minister Ardern,is the Pike Mine open.

  67. piper 67
    19 October 2017 at 8:45 pm

    Eh got it,now lets grow up.Capitalist control said no.Care says hold my hand lets walk down this drift.

  68. hoom 68
    19 October 2017 at 8:52 pm

    ‘Putin did it’ in 3, 2, 1…

  69. Anne 69
    19 October 2017 at 8:53 pm

    Credit where credit is due. Former PM, Bill English has just given a press conference and he could not have been more gracious in defeat.

  70. left_forward 70
    19 October 2017 at 8:53 pm

    Brilliant!
    We did it!

  71. Robert Guyton 71
    19 October 2017 at 8:55 pm

    Bill English – gonepizza
    Is that funny?

  72. Pete 72
    19 October 2017 at 8:57 pm

    When Mike Hosking comes on zb in the mornings I turn to radio to another station. Not tomorrow. I want to hear him.

  73. Sanctuary 73
    19 October 2017 at 8:59 pm

    I am so happy right now. Not just because Jacinda is PM and those Goddamn born to rule Tory assholes are all tasting the bitter medicine of defeat, but because I suspect NZ First is after real change, and this government will pull the Overton window firmly to the left.

    So, comrades, if that is case – the fight has just begun. Powerful forces of reaction will not be happy. The media lackies of the right are aghast. The fight will be long, hard, and the election was just the beginning.

    • Anne 73.1
      19 October 2017 at 9:28 pm

      Powerful forces of reaction will not be happy. The media lackies of the right are aghast.

      The dollar’s already fallen. Oh the poor wee things. Not used to defeat are they.

      • greg 73.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 9:48 pm

        can we please sack hoskins and give all the the funding to john Campbell

      • Craig H 73.1.2
        19 October 2017 at 10:10 pm

        Winston has been making the point that our high dollar hurts exporters, so it’s good to see the traders implementing that so quickly…

        • WILD KATIPO 73.1.2.1
          20 October 2017 at 5:52 am

          ^^^^^ Shameless plug for the free market aka neo liberalism…

          Guess what ,… Peters wants the Reserve Bank. … ( and by association the Federal Reserve ) wings clipped.

          The age of interventionist and regulatory govt is now upon us.

          The first steps towards an equitable society.

          How that must hurt the far right wing neo liberal.

          I have no tears for them to shed.

    • cleangreen 73.2
      19 October 2017 at 9:58 pm

      100% Sanctuary, yes good riddance to national crims.

  74. Ant 74
    19 October 2017 at 9:02 pm

    “Jacinda Ardern is next prime minister of New Zealand, Winston Peters confirms – live”

    Up on The Guardian front page within minutes!

  75. piper 75
    19 October 2017 at 9:02 pm

    Prime Minister,see understand that.

  76. Brian 76
    19 October 2017 at 9:05 pm

    The shredders and delete buttons will be in overdrive around parliament and government departments right now!

    Hopefully Hosking and a swag of other media Natzis will get the same treatment that John Campbell received under National. This should be a priority-control the message.

    It sounds dictatorial but hey, we’ve been living in propaganda state for some time now, nothing will change except the message. There is an urgent need to reverse the brainwashing that has occured over the last 9 years (or maybe 30 years!).

    Winston should keep the neoliberal arm of the Labour party constrained.

  77. piper 77
    19 October 2017 at 9:05 pm

    Socialism,what knowing its meaning,labour question.

  78. piper 78
    19 October 2017 at 9:07 pm

    Control now their government thought.Socialist their dare chance,of money its manipulation of value.

  79. Delia 79
    19 October 2017 at 9:07 pm

    Good bye to ‘slight of hand’ corruption, could not have happened to better people. Go lie and deny rights somewhere else National.

  80. Melanie Scott 80
    19 October 2017 at 9:11 pm

    oh joy! And watching Hosking do his sour lemon impersonation was most enjoyable. What a ludicrous performance.

  81. Cinny 81
    19 October 2017 at 9:14 pm

    LOVE THE GREENS

  82. Jay 82
    19 October 2017 at 9:14 pm

    Congratulations guys. I voted National but I like Miss Adern and think she’ll be a popular Prime Minister. I truly hope this government is successful and can deliver what they want to deliver and make NZ a better place. Hopefully in 3 years I’ll be admitting I was wrong to vote the way that I did.

  83. left_forward 83
    19 October 2017 at 9:19 pm

    Excellent speech James Shaw – happy, gracious, and eloquent.
    Go Greens!

  84. The decrypter 84
    19 October 2017 at 9:19 pm

    james ,how are you faring? Don’t know your situation re under Roberts troll bridge? If he gets all smart arsed and power crazy after the election and throws you out feel free to doss down under my porch for the next month or so.

    • Robert Guyton 84.1
      19 October 2017 at 9:24 pm

      I’m reigning in my glee, td, for the sake of James’ self-esteem; that said, your offer of a porch for James is kind, and he’ll be drawn, no doubt, but remember, trolls will be trolls, and bridges are their natural home.

      • The decrypter 84.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 9:35 pm

        Not under a lab/gr/ nzf govt who will build troll housing estates for the likes of james.

        • Robert Guyton 84.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 9:51 pm

          “The Bridges” Multiplex housing facility for trolls of all persuasions; comfortable under-bridge living for the hopelessly addicted internet troll; free wifi, unlimited pharmaceutical solutions for common troll complaints; jock-itch, trench-foot, RSI (wrist) and eye-strain. Trouble with finance? Try betting on the results of the 2017 Election – there’s still time, and nothing is cast in stone (troll humour there).

  85. ianmac 85
    19 October 2017 at 9:25 pm

    Reflecting on Hoskings. Seems that a number of us tuned onto 7Sharp just watch him behave so badly. He is very very funny. He would hate to know that some laugh at him.

  86. Robert Guyton 86
    19 October 2017 at 9:26 pm

    “one of those rare and beautiful moments”

    James Shaw.

    • Anne 86.1
      19 October 2017 at 10:10 pm

      All three leaders excelled themselves tonight. Jacinda and James have the presence and talent to be great leaders inside government and with Winston Peters’ longevity and experience it looks set to be a hugely successful govt. on many fronts. And that is despite the mud and dirt the new Opposition will throw at them.

  87. Pacific Princess 87
    19 October 2017 at 9:27 pm

    I’m pinching myself! Such great news! NZ Labour, NZ First and NZ Greens! A government for all New Zealanders!

  88. mosa 88
    19 October 2017 at 9:28 pm

    After years of darkness it is great to finally see the light.

    I had serious doubt we would get to this point and we have to thank Andrew Little for this result and Jacinda’s massive talent, empathy and determination to seek a mandate for change.

    There is no doubt the new government’s enemies will waste no time in putting the boot in as Horrible Hosking has already demonstrated tonight with his usual negative diatribe.

    It should be an interesting next few weeks and beyond.

    Congratulations to Jacinda and the Greens.

  89. RC 89
    19 October 2017 at 9:33 pm

    You guys must be over the moon congratulations to you all.

  90. Carolyn_Nth 90
    19 October 2017 at 9:36 pm

    So it’s bye bye David Carter, charter schools, and unnecessary RONS… and the Crusher is probably cranking up her machinery!

    • greg 90.1
      19 October 2017 at 9:46 pm

      i cant to wait to see Paula Bennett’s face heading to opposition who do you think the new speaker will be hope fully the new government will launch a criminal probe into the national party.

      • Anne 90.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 10:04 pm

        Speaker: Trevor Mallard.

      • One Anonymous Bloke 90.1.2
        20 October 2017 at 6:31 am

        hope fully the new government will launch a criminal probe into the national party.

        I sincerely hope they’ll do nothing of the sort. That would be a job for the Police.

  91. ScottGN 91
    19 October 2017 at 9:38 pm

    Don’t you just love how the coalition negotiations took just long enough to wash away that National Party born-to-rule triumphalism the emerged on elecition night.

  92. greg 92
    19 October 2017 at 9:41 pm

    its been emotional tonight oh boy its happened bye bill yeah whooo

  93. millsy 93
    19 October 2017 at 9:45 pm

    The adrenalin having worn off, it it must be pointed out that Labour/GRN/NZF have to have their shit together 100% of the time. Only one shot at this, against an opposition that will through literally EVERYTHING at them.

    A military coup may well be in the mix.

    Its going to be one hell of a ride.

    • chris73 93.1
      19 October 2017 at 10:32 pm

      Ok I get that emotions are riding high but this:

      “A military coup may well be in the mix.”

      I’m about to type something that is the most heartfelt sentence I’ve written on this site and I hope you read it and realize just how pathetic you are, that sentence is:

      “Fuck off with your bullshit fantasies you disgusting piece of shit”

      and if it earns me a banning well so be it

      • Anne 93.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 10:40 pm

        @c73
        It is nonsense for millsy to suggest the NZ Defence Force would/could ever do such a thing. In fact I have no doubt there are Labour and Green voters among them.

        Just let it go mate.

        • Muttonbird 93.1.1.1
          19 October 2017 at 10:46 pm

          Why not? It’s been done before. John Key employed the SIS to discredit the leader of the opposition, Phil Goff, in 2011

        • chris73 93.1.1.2
          19 October 2017 at 10:53 pm

          It annoys the hell out of me when some fat, useless, arsehole thats never done anything, and I do mean anything, of note with their life writes crap like that

          Hes talking about the guy or girl from down the street, the friend of a friend, the uncle, the sister who joined up because they wanted to serve or they were bored or maybe they just wanted a job or learn a job or any other possible reason

          Hes talking about NZers staging a coup because of an election result, hes comparing the NZDF to a third world military dictatorship

          I served and as part of my service I was in East Timor so I’ve seen first hand exactly what it means when the military flexes its muscles against a civilian population

          Millsy is a fantasist that keeps wising for things to happen that if they really did happen would make him piss his pants in fear

          • fender 93.1.1.2.1
            19 October 2017 at 11:06 pm

            I think Millsy was meaning National would be so livid they would try anything to retain power. I doubt he was disrespecting the integrity or neutrality of the NZDF as you suggest.

            • chris73 93.1.1.2.1.1
              19 October 2017 at 11:14 pm

              Its exactly what he was saying, that the NZDF would stage a coup so National could retain power

              • fender …
                19 October 2017 at 11:27 pm

                And I can see how you interpret it that way. I pictured Brownlee, Collins etc. commandeering tanks.

          • Anne 93.1.1.2.2
            19 October 2017 at 11:30 pm

            Yes I also served as a civilian on an airforce base doing a highly specific task. As you say, they’re your neighbours, friends, relatives, work associates etc. millsy was having a little flight of fancy.

  94. Frida 94
    19 October 2017 at 10:02 pm

    I’m so freaking happy right now. That is all…..!

  95. OncewasTim 95
    19 October 2017 at 10:13 pm

    Doesn’t really matter if he did or didn’t (mention Greens) – if by He, you mean WP.
    HE’ll agree it will be Jacinda’s call, and I’m pretty sure she, AND WP will keep their word ( if only to spite the negs)
    Christ!!!! I just had a thought- what’s the AM show going to be like tomorrow morning.

  96. mosa 96
    19 October 2017 at 10:15 pm

    Na na na na hey hey hey GOODBYE

  97. OncewasTim 97
    19 October 2017 at 10:17 pm

    Calling @BM….EARTH to @BM. Do you read? over ….
    EARTH to @BM – DO YOU READ? over

    • Muttonbird 97.1
      19 October 2017 at 10:19 pm

      He’ll be back tomorrow, after the daily hangover, now undermining instead of defending the New Zealand government.

  98. Muttonbird 98
    19 October 2017 at 10:18 pm

    Bill English is now being rewarded for paying out 1.6 Billion to private SCF investors.

    Un-electable then, and un-electable now.

    Un-electable.

  99. joe90 99
    19 October 2017 at 10:20 pm

    heh

    If you like a laugh, Hosking on Seven Sharp is worth a look— David Slack (@DavidSlack) October 19, 2017

    https://twitter.com/sebastianboyle/status/920895890981773313

  100. fender 100
    19 October 2017 at 10:21 pm

    Great news, congratulations Labour, NZF, Greens and NZ!!

    And I don’t have to buy the boss a bottle of bourbon, but I’ll share with him the bottle he now owes me!!

  101. Muttonbird 101
    19 October 2017 at 10:22 pm

    Kiwiblog is down. National Party funding cut.

    • Anne 101.1
      19 October 2017 at 10:28 pm

      More like the penguin took it down cos like they can’t handle not winning…

      • Muttonbird 101.1.1
        19 October 2017 at 10:33 pm

        Could be that and it gives him time to cement the attack line the un-electable Bingles will pick up for the next three months before he’s savaged by Collins.

  102. Brian Tregaskin 102
    19 October 2017 at 10:26 pm

    We Did It Baby (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2)

  103. Muttonbird 103
    19 October 2017 at 10:42 pm

    Lots of fireworks in my area tonight. Ordinary people are celebrating.

    • gsays 103.1
      20 October 2017 at 8:07 am

      Re. Fireworks, I can report more than a couple of warehouse boxes being let off last night in palmy.

      Good result, now the work starts keeping them honest.

  104. feijoa 104
    19 October 2017 at 10:59 pm

    Congratulations Winston, and Jacinda
    Have gone out and got some single malt to toast them

  105. Skinny 105
    19 October 2017 at 11:04 pm

    The result was sealed once Winston got in the kingmaker position. Solid result the outcome was just a formality. Death to neo liberalism as Peters says.

  106. Sumsuch 106
    19 October 2017 at 11:04 pm

    If you cold lot looked over to the Daily Blog you would see exuberance at the result. You are only exhibitive of an old salty assessment of us.

    ‘We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.’ Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Arrested in later life for corruption despite his philosophizing. There is a thing called feeling rather than this dead duck politicizing.

  107. mosa 107
    19 October 2017 at 11:15 pm

    God it would be good to have the National party exposed for their crimes and misdemeanours.

    Somehow i don’t think it will be a priority for the new government.

    • Ian 107.1
      19 October 2017 at 11:47 pm

      survival will be the number one priority for the new Government. Bring it on . I can see why National ran a mile . Good luck guys,you are going to need it.

  108. seeker 108
    19 October 2017 at 11:53 pm

    Thank you God, Andrew Little, Jacinda, Winston and James Shaw.
    Am going to sleep relieved, hopeful and happy in Aotearoa for the first time in nine long years.
    Fantastic outcome, fantastic night, fantastic MMP.

  109. Simon Louisson 109
    19 October 2017 at 11:55 pm

    The telling comment from Winston Peters:
    “For too many New Zealanders capitalism has not been their friend but their foe, ” Peters said, claiming vulnerable New Zealanders had been left behind while the political elite got richer.
    “We believe capitalism must regain its human face, and that conviction deeply influenced our decision.”

  110. Sumsuch 110
    19 October 2017 at 11:57 pm

    Got it wrong after an observation of only the first 100 emails. Much celebration amid the conniving.

  111. WILD KATIPO 111
    20 October 2017 at 12:26 am

    9 years of crony , corrupt , National government. Gone.

    Heads will now start to roll.

    Look for the vipers to come out of the nest. Bennett , … interestingly ,… smiled on cue but looked on with viper eyes at English during his ‘ humble concessionary ‘ speech.

    Humble my arse.

    National are gone.

    But the colossal damage they did to tens of thousands of people over that time fills me with this , … and I’m sure it does you as well….

    Judgement day has arrived.

    Texas Hippie Coalition – “Pissed Off and Mad About It” Carved …

  112. Philg 112
    20 October 2017 at 7:09 am

    Time for change and Hope. Sounds like Obama speak. He left us a hell of a legacy, didn’t he?

  113. Philg 113
    20 October 2017 at 7:13 am

    CleanGreen,
    Kia Kaha. There is certainly a lot of rotten wood to be pruned before the fruit is bountiful.

  114. cleangreen 114
    20 October 2017 at 8:00 am

    “Lets do this”

    The majority voted for change and we ask labour/NZfirst with greens support to do this, and rid all the managers and board directors from every Gov’t agency,SOE and ‘Ministries’ so we can impliment our real change please.

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    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    1 week ago
  • Bernard’s Saturday Soliloquy for the week to July 20

    Climate Change Minister Simon Watts being questioned by The Kākā’s Bernard Hickey.TL;DR: My top six things to note around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy in the week to July 20 were:1. A strategy that fails Zero Carbon Act & Paris targetsThe National-ACT-NZ First Coalition Government finally unveiled ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 week ago
  • Pharmac Director, Climate Change Commissioner, Health NZ Directors – The latest to quit this m...

    Summary:As New Zealand loses at least 12 leaders in the public service space of health, climate, and pharmaceuticals, this month alone, directly in response to the Government’s policies and budget choices, what lies ahead may be darker than it appears. Tui examines some of those departures and draws a long ...
    Mountain TuiBy Mountain Tui
    1 week ago
  • Flooding Housing Policy

    The Minister of Housing’s ambition is to reduce markedly the ratio of house prices to household incomes. If his strategy works it would transform the housing market, dramatically changing the prospects of housing as an investment.Leaving aside the Minister’s metaphor of ‘flooding the market’ I do not see how the ...
    PunditBy Brian Easton
    1 week ago
  • A Voyage Among the Vandals: Accepted (Again!)

    As previously noted, my historical fantasy piece, set in the fifth-century Mediterranean, was accepted for a Pirate Horror anthology, only for the anthology to later fall through. But in a good bit of news, it turned out that the story could indeed be re-marketed as sword and sorcery. As of ...
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    1 week ago
  • The Kākā's Chorus for Friday, July 19

    An employee of tobacco company Philip Morris International demonstrates a heated tobacco device. Photo: Getty ImagesTL;DR: The top six things I’ve noted around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy on Friday, July 19 are:At a time when the Coalition Government is cutting spending on health, infrastructure, education, housing ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 week ago
  • The Kākā’s Pick 'n' Mix for Friday, July 19

    TL;DR: My pick of the top six links elsewhere around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy in the last day or so to 8:30 am on Friday, July 19 are:Scoop: NZ First Minister Casey Costello orders 50% cut to excise tax on heated tobacco products. The minister has ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 week ago
  • Weekly Roundup 19-July-2024

    Kia ora, it’s time for another Friday roundup, in which we pull together some of the links and stories that caught our eye this week. Feel free to add more in the comments! Our header image this week shows a foggy day in Auckland town, captured by Patrick Reynolds. ...
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  • Weekly Climate Wrap: A market-led plan for failure

    TL;DR : Here’s the top six items climate news for Aotearoa this week, as selected by Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer. A discussion recorded yesterday is in the video above and the audio of that sent onto the podcast feed.The Government released its draft Emissions Reduction ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 week ago
  • Tobacco First

    Save some money, get rich and old, bring it back to Tobacco Road.Bring that dynamite and a crane, blow it up, start all over again.Roll up. Roll up. Or tailor made, if you prefer...Whether you’re selling ciggies, digging for gold, catching dolphins in your nets, or encouraging folks to flutter ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    1 week ago
  • Trump’s Adopted Son.

    Waiting In The Wings: For truly, if Trump is America’s un-assassinated Caesar, then J.D. Vance is America’s Octavian, the Republic’s youthful undertaker – and its first Emperor.DONALD TRUMP’S SELECTION of James D. Vance as his running-mate bodes ill for the American republic. A fervent supporter of Viktor Orban, the “illiberal” prime ...
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  • The Kākā’s Journal of Record for Friday, July 19

    TL;DR: As of 6:00 am on Friday, July 19, the top six announcements, speeches, reports and research around housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy in the last day are:The PSA announced the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) had ruled in the PSA’s favour in its case against the Ministry ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 week ago
  • The Hoon around the week to July 19

    TL;DR: The podcast above of the weekly ‘hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers last night features co-hosts and talking with:The Kākā’s climate correspondent talking about the National-ACT-NZ First Government’s release of its first Emissions Reduction Plan;University of Otago Foreign Relations Professor and special guest Dr Karin von ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 week ago
  • Skeptical Science New Research for Week #29 2024

    Open access notables Improving global temperature datasets to better account for non-uniform warming, Calvert, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society: To better account for spatial non-uniform trends in warming, a new GITD [global instrumental temperature dataset] was created that used maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) to combine the land surface ...
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  • Joint statement from the Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand

    Australia, Canada and New Zealand today issued the following statement on the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the risk of expanded conflict between Hizballah and Israel. The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue.  We remain unequivocal in our condemnation of ...
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    16 hours ago
  • AG reminds institutions of legal obligations

    Attorney-General Judith Collins today reminded all State and faith-based institutions of their legal obligation to preserve records relevant to the safety and wellbeing of those in its care. “The Abuse in Care Inquiry’s report has found cases where records of the most vulnerable people in State and faith‑based institutions were ...
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    19 hours ago
  • More young people learning about digital safety

    Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government’s online safety website for children and young people has reached one million page views.  “It is great to see so many young people and their families accessing the site Keep It Real Online to learn how to stay safe online, and manage ...
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    20 hours ago
  • Speech to the Conference for General Practice 2024

    Tēnā tātou katoa,  Ngā mihi te rangi, ngā mihi te whenua, ngā mihi ki a koutou, kia ora mai koutou. Thank you for the opportunity to be here and the invitation to speak at this 50th anniversary conference. I acknowledge all those who have gone before us and paved the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    22 hours ago
  • Employers and payroll providers ready for tax changes

    New Zealand’s payroll providers have successfully prepared to ensure 3.5 million individuals will, from Wednesday next week, be able to keep more of what they earn each pay, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Revenue Minister Simon Watts.  “The Government's tax policy changes are legally effective from Wednesday. Delivering this tax ...
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    23 hours ago
  • Experimental vineyard futureproofs wine industry

    An experimental vineyard which will help futureproof the wine sector has been opened in Blenheim by Associate Regional Development Minister Mark Patterson. The covered vineyard, based at the New Zealand Wine Centre – Te Pokapū Wāina o Aotearoa, enables controlled environmental conditions. “The research that will be produced at the Experimental ...
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    1 day ago
  • Funding confirmed for regions affected by North Island Weather Events

    The Coalition Government has confirmed the indicative regional breakdown of North Island Weather Event (NIWE) funding for state highway recovery projects funded through Budget 2024, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Regions in the North Island suffered extensive and devastating damage from Cyclone Gabrielle and the 2023 Auckland Anniversary Floods, and ...
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    1 day ago
  • Indonesian Foreign Minister to visit

    Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, will visit New Zealand next week, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.   “Indonesia is important to New Zealand’s security and economic interests and is our closest South East Asian neighbour,” says Mr Peters, who is currently in Laos to engage with South East Asian partners. ...
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    1 day ago
  • Strengthening partnership with Ngāti Maniapoto

    He aha te kai a te rangatira? He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. The government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the aspirations of Ngāti Maniapoto, Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says. “My thanks to Te Nehenehenui Trust – Ngāti Maniapoto for bringing their important kōrero to a ministerial ...
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    2 days ago
  • Transport Minister thanks outgoing CAA Chair

    Transport Minister Simeon Brown has thanked outgoing Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority, Janice Fredric, for her service to the board.“I have received Ms Fredric’s resignation from the role of Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority,” Mr Brown says.“On behalf of the Government, I want to thank Ms Fredric for ...
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    2 days ago
  • Test for Customary Marine Title being restored

    The Government is proposing legislation to overturn a Court of Appeal decision and amend the Marine and Coastal Area Act in order to restore Parliament’s test for Customary Marine Title, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.  “Section 58 required an applicant group to prove they have exclusively used and occupied ...
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    2 days ago
  • Opposition united in bad faith over ECE sector review

    Regulation Minister David Seymour says that opposition parties have united in bad faith, opposing what they claim are ‘dangerous changes’ to the Early Childhood Education sector, despite no changes even being proposed yet.  “Issues with affordability and availability of early childhood education, and the complexity of its regulation, has led ...
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    2 days ago
  • Kiwis having their say on first regulatory review

    After receiving more than 740 submissions in the first 20 days, Regulation Minister David Seymour is asking the Ministry for Regulation to extend engagement on the early childhood education regulation review by an extra two weeks.  “The level of interest has been very high, and from the conversations I’ve been ...
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    2 days ago
  • Government upgrading Lower North Island commuter rail

    The Coalition Government is investing $802.9 million into the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines as part of a funding agreement with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), KiwiRail, and the Greater Wellington and Horizons Regional Councils to deliver more reliable services for commuters in the lower North Island, Transport Minister Simeon ...
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    2 days ago
  • Government moves to ensure flood protection for Wairoa

    Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced his intention to appoint a Crown Manager to both Hawke’s Bay Regional and Wairoa District Councils to speed up the delivery of flood protection work in Wairoa."Recent severe weather events in Wairoa this year, combined with damage from Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 have ...
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    3 days ago
  • PM speech to Parliament – Royal Commission of Inquiry’s Report into Abuse in Care

    Mr Speaker, this is a day that many New Zealanders who were abused in State care never thought would come. It’s the day that this Parliament accepts, with deep sorrow and regret, the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.  At the heart of this report are the ...
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    3 days ago
  • Government acknowledges torture at Lake Alice

    For the first time, the Government is formally acknowledging some children and young people at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital experienced torture. The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State and Faith-based Care “Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light,” was tabled in Parliament ...
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    3 days ago
  • Government acknowledges courageous abuse survivors

    The Government has acknowledged the nearly 2,400 courageous survivors who shared their experiences during the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and Faith-Based Care. The final report from the largest and most complex public inquiry ever held in New Zealand, the Royal Commission Inquiry “Whanaketia – through ...
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    3 days ago
  • Half a million people use tax calculator

    With a week to go before hard-working New Zealanders see personal income tax relief for the first time in fourteen years, 513,000 people have used the Budget tax calculator to see how much they will benefit, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis.  “Tax relief is long overdue. From next Wednesday, personal income ...
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    3 days ago
  • Paid Parental Leave improvements pass first reading

    Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says a bill that has passed its first reading will improve parental leave settings and give non-biological parents more flexibility as primary carer for their child. The Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill (No3), passed its first reading this morning. “It includes a change ...
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    3 days ago
  • Rebuilding the economy through better regulation

    Two Bills designed to improve regulation and make it easier to do business have passed their first reading in Parliament, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Bill and Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Bill make key changes to legislation administered by the Ministry ...
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    3 days ago
  • ‘Open banking’ and ‘open electricity’ on the way

    New legislation paves the way for greater competition in sectors such as banking and electricity, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says. “Competitive markets boost productivity, create employment opportunities and lift living standards. To support competition, we need good quality regulation but, unfortunately, a recent OECD report ranked New ...
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    3 days ago
  • Charity lotteries to be permitted to operate online

    Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says lotteries for charitable purposes, such as those run by the Heart Foundation, Coastguard NZ, and local hospices, will soon be allowed to operate online permanently. “Under current laws, these fundraising lotteries are only allowed to operate online until October 2024, after which ...
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    4 days ago
  • Accelerating Northland Expressway

    The Coalition Government is accelerating work on the new four-lane expressway between Auckland and Whangārei as part of its Roads of National Significance programme, with an accelerated delivery model to deliver this project faster and more efficiently, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “For too long, the lack of resilient transport connections ...
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    4 days ago
  • Sir Don to travel to Viet Nam as special envoy

    Sir Don McKinnon will travel to Viet Nam this week as a Special Envoy of the Government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.    “It is important that the Government give due recognition to the significant contributions that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made to New Zealand-Viet Nam relations,” Mr ...
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    4 days ago
  • Grant Illingworth KC appointed as transitional Commissioner to Royal Commission

    Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says newly appointed Commissioner, Grant Illingworth KC, will help deliver the report for the first phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons, due on 28 November 2024.  “I am pleased to announce that Mr Illingworth will commence his appointment as ...
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    4 days ago
  • NZ to advance relationships with ASEAN partners

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters travels to Laos this week to participate in a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-led Ministerial meetings in Vientiane.    “ASEAN plays an important role in supporting a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Mr Peters says.   “This will be our third visit to ...
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    4 days ago
  • Backing mental health services on the West Coast

    Construction of a new mental health facility at Te Nikau Grey Hospital in Greymouth is today one step closer, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says. “This $27 million facility shows this Government is delivering on its promise to boost mental health care and improve front line services,” Mr Doocey says. ...
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    4 days ago
  • NZ support for sustainable Pacific fisheries

    New Zealand is committing nearly $50 million to a package supporting sustainable Pacific fisheries development over the next four years, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones announced today. “This support consisting of a range of initiatives demonstrates New Zealand’s commitment to assisting our Pacific partners ...
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    4 days ago
  • Students’ needs at centre of new charter school adjustments

    Associate Education Minister David Seymour says proposed changes to the Education and Training Amendment Bill will ensure charter schools have more flexibility to negotiate employment agreements and are equipped with the right teaching resources. “Cabinet has agreed to progress an amendment which means unions will not be able to initiate ...
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    4 days ago
  • Commissioner replaces Health NZ Board

    In response to serious concerns around oversight, overspend and a significant deterioration in financial outlook, the Board of Health New Zealand will be replaced with a Commissioner, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti announced today.  “The previous government’s botched health reforms have created significant financial challenges at Health NZ that, without ...
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    5 days ago
  • Minister to speak at Australian Space Forum

    Minister for Space and Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins will travel to Adelaide tomorrow for space and science engagements, including speaking at the Australian Space Forum.  While there she will also have meetings and visits with a focus on space, biotechnology and innovation.  “New Zealand has a thriving space ...
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    5 days ago
  • Climate Change Minister to attend climate action meeting in China

    Climate Change Minister Simon Watts will travel to China on Saturday to attend the Ministerial on Climate Action meeting held in Wuhan.  “Attending the Ministerial on Climate Action is an opportunity to advocate for New Zealand climate priorities and engage with our key partners on climate action,” Mr Watts says. ...
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    5 days ago
  • Oceans and Fisheries Minister to Solomons

    Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is travelling to the Solomon Islands tomorrow for meetings with his counterparts from around the Pacific supporting collective management of the region’s fisheries. The 23rd Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee and the 5th Regional Fisheries Ministers’ Meeting in Honiara from 23 to 26 July ...
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    7 days ago
  • Government launches Military Style Academy Pilot

    The Government today launched the Military Style Academy Pilot at Te Au rere a te Tonga Youth Justice residence in Palmerston North, an important part of the Government’s plan to crackdown on youth crime and getting youth offenders back on track, Minister for Children, Karen Chhour said today. “On the ...
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    7 days ago
  • Nine priority bridge replacements to get underway

    The Government has welcomed news the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has begun work to replace nine priority bridges across the country to ensure our state highway network remains resilient, reliable, and efficient for road users, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.“Increasing productivity and economic growth is a key priority for the ...
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    1 week ago
  • Update on global IT outage

    Acting Prime Minister David Seymour has been in contact throughout the evening with senior officials who have coordinated a whole of government response to the global IT outage and can provide an update. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has designated the National Emergency Management Agency as the ...
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    1 week ago
  • New Zealand, Japan renew Pacific partnership

    New Zealand and Japan will continue to step up their shared engagement with the Pacific, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.    “New Zealand and Japan have a strong, shared interest in a free, open and stable Pacific Islands region,” Mr Peters says.    “We are pleased to be finding more ways ...
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    1 week ago
  • New infrastructure energises BOP forestry towns

    New developments in the heart of North Island forestry country will reinvigorate their communities and boost economic development, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones visited Kaingaroa and Kawerau in Bay of Plenty today to open a landmark community centre in the former and a new connecting road in ...
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    1 week ago
  • 'Pacific Futures'

    President Adeang, fellow Ministers, honourable Diet Member Horii, Ambassadors, distinguished guests.    Minasama, konnichiwa, and good afternoon, everyone.    Distinguished guests, it’s a pleasure to be here with you today to talk about New Zealand’s foreign policy reset, the reasons for it, the values that underpin it, and how it ...
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    1 week ago

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