Labour were not ready to govern. They got there by accident and a heap of luck.Their pool of talent is puddle deep and if you take Ardern away it looks mighty worrying.What this opinion piece forgets is that Ardern was away for six weeks and Winston was actually in charge. Hes got used to it and appears to be still running the government now from behind the scenes.
Wow. This is strange behaviour.The chorus of concern prior to the election around this issue...by Labour...and now this?!Are they discovering their fiscal hole and trying to patch it up before it gets noticed by others???
Metiria, did one good thing for NZ. She exposed The Greens as being so ideological blind they would happily and arrogantly undertake fraud and break NZ law. Meanwhile they raged against others for damaging NZ. This double standard fatally wounded their brand.
I am amazed, with NZ being such a beautiful country, full of vibrant and flourishing villages, towns and cities throughout it...that so many people decide to live in the most expensive and congested spot...and then complain to the government...but do nothing about it themselves.
Letâ's be clear. This money has been rorted from NZ tax payers, by NZF, through a weak Labour Party, desperate for power, manipulating the back room dealings that our failing MMP system allows.It is the biggest small party re-election '˜legalâ' tax payer funded slush fund ever seen.Labour and NZF should be ashamed of themselves.
Green sympathies span the political spectrum. The Greens are arrogant when they think they are the only ones who have desires to improve the environmental credentials of NZ. If they could drop their loopiness they could work with any Party. But alas they breed conspiracy theories, which comes across as â˜hate to the NZ voter.
If this was National there would be an outcry abouy the Government cosying up to big multinational business and selling out NZ.Watch the silence from the left posters.or Watch the justifications pour in from the left, that for them, its magically different and that they are still an honest and transparent government.10 months of lies and counting.
Little had lots of time to sort this out and make it right.Wait for the justifications... âbut, but, but, Labour are different from the last lot... they are open, transparent, honest and trustworthy.... what they say theyll do. It was only the last lot, in the last nine years, that ever did bad stuff. Not Labour, theyre the peoples party after all.âThe sad thing is, that those that say that genuinely believe it. They only see â˜dodgy over the fence, not when it slaps them in the face.
Labour have ramped up expectations so high the only result they will get is disillusionment and disappointment.It was easy in Opposition...but...they are being sadly exposed in power.
Once again, the Party that claimed everyone else was ˜dirty'...surprise, surprise, they are just the same. I wonder if there will be a book about it sourced from stolen e-mails.
Let me help you.1. It believes it can solve all problems...this reduces self responsibility of citizens.2. It believes it can solve poverty by redistributing wealth...what it actually does is entrench poverty because it pays the poor for being poor.3. It believes its position is infallible and so taxes people heavily in order to be able to spend their money wiser than they can themselves...this reduces initiative and creativity.4. It idolizes individual rights...this produces a selfish narcissism that erodes families and undermines communities.5. It demonizes business, employers, landowner, and property owners, blaming them for much of societys issues. This alienates a significant section of the income generating, export earning parts of our nation.
Due to the strange makeup of the coalition, its policy and appearance appears disjoint, incongruent and uncomfortable.The non-vision slogan of âLets do this!â could and now does mean...well...anything but â˜nothing in particular.
This is unbelievable. They, in Opposition, were all over issues, claiming this and that, when they get into power. Now, when faced with the real issues of actually having to listen to both sides, it is a different story. Labour are better in Opposition. Its much easier for them.
There has been a list of failures involving young MPs, both sides of the house, who have had a stellar rise into power but have not had the character that is generated by life and work, to cope. Parties need to seriously look at their candidacy selection processes and instead of selecting people based on looks and age they go deeper and pay attention to character. It is a failure of each party that the wrong MPs get in.
The PM is trying to recapture the agenda. Her problem is, after one year, they have an unusual amount of baggage clinging onto them that is causing distrust and disappointment.
Labour doesnt understand business. Their support base is highly unionized.Their MPs trajectory to parliament is very narrow.Their ideology constricts their thinking.Their understanding, empathy and sympathy to what is said in this article is next to nil.
Labour is all talk when it comes to business. The culture of Labour will always win...big State, dependency, entitlement, handouts, more taxes, blame business, farmers are bad, employers evil. Workers are holier than thou. Unions are like saints. The poor are completely unresponsible for any of their situation its always someone elses fault.The PMs speech will be all froth and bubbles.
Free money anyone?No obligations, zero responsibility, nil accountability, zilch requirements...yours absolutely free.What kind of message does that send to our young? Appalling coalition ideology!
Yeah...we have a bully minister stood down, a lying minister â˜stood down and now a flagrant disregard for the taxpayer by the PM.Oh and Winston setting policy for the whole government shows where the power really is.Labour is being everything they said they wouldnt be.
Its like the coalition talks all over again, Winston in charge, deciding to put Ardern in charge. Must admit to have almost forgotten Labour had a leader.
NZF have forgotten that these ˜spoils' come from real peoples' pockets. That $3 000 000 000 could modernise and build schools, hospitals, roads and rails. It could employ more teachers, nurses, doctors and police. Instead it is spoils for NZF to randomly splash around and my prediction is, at the end of three years, it will be very hard to see what has been achieved with it.My next prediction is that the electorate is quietly disgusted with the amount and will toss NZF out in the next election.
Labours â˜depth is as deep as a puddle.Remove the facade of a PM and you expose Labour as a hollow wraith.Two of their â˜top talent minister MPs gone in a week for repeatedly lying and repeatedly bullying. If that is what their talent pool is, then NZ needs to be very worried. They are starting to make us look like the Aussies!
Absolutely. It was a shameful leaching of our budget surplus, into the hands of a few, to enable Labour to grasp power.It should be illegal.To date Ive counted close to $6 000 000 000 in expenditure announcements that NZF is controlling. It is close to one billion per election night percentage.Never again!!
Ardern was rushed in, out of desperation, to rescue Labours disastrous election campaign. She did not have the important skill set that comes with being faced and trained in the long term rigours of Leader of the Opposition.
There is a problem. Our classrooms are filling up with all types of social and behavioral problems. Learning is being compromised in order to control unruly children. 50% of new teachers, fed up with it, leave within five years. With less teachers training and the average teacher age being 57.5...we have a real problem in our hands.
I think its designed to show a Minister that is not hands on with his portfolio and happy to put the nations people at risk whilst he is safe. Perception is reality in politics.
Interestingly prior to the election it was as if anyone could simply walk in and all would be well. National were hammered for not doing so. The media joined in and banged on the war drums. Now LGNZF are struggling too. Funny that. If it is unsafe, it is unsafe...whoever is in power.
The stress those teachers must have been, and continue to be, under must be significant...they have given and given and given some more...but...hey isnt it just 9-3 with all those holidays??? I think even politicians believe that lie.
You cant accept consecutive 3%++ increases when you offer state sector workers less than that every year, year on year, for a long time.Politicians should be pegged to the same increases police, teachers and nurses get.
The same could be said for the environmental impact of a city like Auckland. In fact, Aucklands impact is probably a lot worse.Many many farmers are working hard to be sustainable in their practice and they are doing a very good job with it.
Empower parents, encourage strong and stable homes and value values and in a generation crime will begin to fall.Disempowered parents, weaken marriage and have a society based on rights and wants...and we reap what we have now.
Unfulfilled hope brings disappointment and resentment. Talk to the teachers about that. Talk to Taranaki about that.Talk to the regions (other than Northland) about that.Talk to the petrol car owners about that.Labour are such a party that the will slaughter the golden goose and then be surprised the money is not there.
Labour forgets that employers are not another version of State social welfare. Employers are there to do business and they employ people to help them do this.Put obtrusive and difficult legislation in front of that and less people will be employed.
When Joyce said there were billions of dollars uncalculated in Labours numbers everyone scoffed. Now, with MMP and NZF it looks like being an absolute reality.
The Greens forget one thing. Green issues can be championed by any political party across the spectrum, and increasingly are. To be green doesn't mean you're Green. This will be their eventual demise.
Cue the collective Labour heads into sand...âIt means nothing.ââConfidence is not real.ââThe surveys are stacked.âMeanwhile jobs are getting lost, people are striking and prices are rising.âLets do thisâ has turned into a nightmare for NZ.
Having toured a bit of this world Ive seen massive western urban sprawl and come to the conclusion that if that is what we think being modern, progressive, civilized and advanced is...we have lost our way.
But they are incompetent. They have farmed out their decision making to over 170 inquiries, groups and Councils. None of which were elected by the people.They have spent billions on NZF to purchase the front benches.Two Ministers have been â˜demoted for repeatedly lying and repeatedly bullying.They are ruining our country. We dont want them!!
On this issue, Im with the feminists. A woman is a woman, as a man is a man. Claiming to be the other when its obvious youre not, is going to cause all sorts of havoc.
MMP makes a mockery of democracy, where a party with no electorate seats and 7%, runs the coalition.Surely Labour voters must be somewhat embarrassed how Labour is coming across. They look like the lesser coalition partner and not the greater. Giving NZF billions to spend handed press release after press release to NZF at the expense of Labour.
This is all set to fail. The broken fallen nature of humanity will ensure that there will be someone/s stupid enough to milk the soft approach so callously that we will be horrified we ever thought it somehow sensible to allow violent criminals lose on our streets.I worry now which victim will pay that price so we all relearn.
That whole sorry saga should have, and could have, never occurred. It cost National vital votes. Their electorate embarrassingly chose the wrong candidate. They seem to have it right now...thankfully.
This Union is bigger than all the others protesting so far. Labour will regret signing over billions to NZF and leaving nothing for those that noted for her.
You dont understand that Labour are toxic to our nation. They tax those that work, giving it to those that dont, creating increased dependency which traps those that dont work in further poverty. Why would you get a job if you can get a pay rise for doing nothing?? Really...why would you??Labour is a government of low aspiration for those in need. It simply hands out the money.Middle NZ, the tax cow, was due for some tax relief, some release in the overwhelming pressure of government upon our incomes. Labour stopped that, kicked is in the guts and instead gave our tax cut away.
Schools, hospitals and police stations are getting older each day. Not enough money has gone into rebuilding and modernizing, as a lot gets gobbled up by consultants and consents driven by the RMA and local councils.
Labour has abandoned the votes of thousands of teachers. The Unions blind loyalty to the left needs to be unshackled. Labour has proven itself to be no friend of teachers and the children the teach.
Labour doesnt understand how a country works.A good economy, with strong businesses, enables people to be employed, which means they become responsible citizens caring for their needs. It also means a healthy tax take to support important services such as health, education and justice.Labour does this all in reverse, undermining businesses, increasing emphasis and spending in non productive sectors, expecting the country to grow whilst they spray roundup on the income earning sectors.They dont get it, never will, and are best suited in Opposition.
LGNZF...the country is waking up to this MMP aberration. NZF voter base has collapsed. The Green voter base is eroding. The most popular single party is the Opposition. It is very bizarre! Yet this is what we have. MMP. Got to love it aye?!
Brrrrr...out in the cold in 2020. Division is good for that.What the Greens are learning is that their idealism and politics are actually mutually exclusive.If you want to be an idealist, dont enter politics.
Poverty of condition starts first with poverty of thinking. These â˜parents have a poverty of thinking that is condemning their offspring to a life of dependency.Labour claim they can solve all these issues. The problem is that their policies encourage, enable and lock in the behaviour.There will be no solutions coming this electoral cycle. All decisions have been farmed out to highly paid working groups.
All the left think plummeting business confidence is a right conspiracy against Labour.They dont get it because their MPs havent journeyed through a business pathway. They only see it from one perspective, the worker. They think businesses are their to employ union members as of right and entitlement.Thats ideology. Thats Marxism.
It is going to be hard to see what Labour will campaign on in 2020. The slogan â˜Lets do this wont work because we now know that the â˜us in â˜Lets actually didnt mean Labour at all, but numerous unelected, unaccountable (but very well funded) external working groups. The slogan has really become âLets have someone else do this.â
'New Zealand needs to stop investing in war industries' - Greens
The Greens live in Lalaland.
The Winston and Jacinda show - it's time for Ardern to push back
Labour were not ready to govern. They got there by accident and a heap of luck.Their pool of talent is puddle deep and if you take Ardern away it looks mighty worrying.What this opinion piece forgets is that Ardern was away for six weeks and Winston was actually in charge. Hes got used to it and appears to be still running the government now from behind the scenes.
Police mental health plan victim of funding cuts under new Government
Wow. This is strange behaviour.The chorus of concern prior to the election around this issue...by Labour...and now this?!Are they discovering their fiscal hole and trying to patch it up before it gets noticed by others???
Ban on new offshore oil exploration permits looms
Here we are...not even allowing natural gas. Well have to import it. Bizarre. Labour are adding to unemployment not fixing it.
Alison Mau: Nothing makes the hackles rise like someone having a go at your family
And it continues. Surely there are other more pressing and important political issues. Surely! We are at saturation level.
Henry Cooke: The Greens are winning the war, but losing battles along the way
Metiria, did one good thing for NZ. She exposed The Greens as being so ideological blind they would happily and arrogantly undertake fraud and break NZ law. Meanwhile they raged against others for damaging NZ. This double standard fatally wounded their brand.
Why National insists on calling Jacinda Ardern 'weak'
So Labourites, who love MMP... Would you have supported this coalition in hindsight??
Henry Cooke: The Greens are winning the war, but losing battles along the way
I see the Greens as social industrialists, polluting the social fabric of NZ with dirty policies.
Auckland: NZ's most leave-able city?
I am amazed, with NZ being such a beautiful country, full of vibrant and flourishing villages, towns and cities throughout it...that so many people decide to live in the most expensive and congested spot...and then complain to the government...but do nothing about it themselves.
I'm trapped in a handout cycle, but I'm not a 'bludger'
WFF should be abolished. It is a failed policy that would have been better achieved through tax percentages and thresholds.
Hey, Shane, all the regions want some booty, bro
Letâ's be clear. This money has been rorted from NZ tax payers, by NZF, through a weak Labour Party, desperate for power, manipulating the back room dealings that our failing MMP system allows.It is the biggest small party re-election '˜legalâ' tax payer funded slush fund ever seen.Labour and NZF should be ashamed of themselves.
Henry Cooke: The Greens are winning the war, but losing battles along the way
Green sympathies span the political spectrum. The Greens are arrogant when they think they are the only ones who have desires to improve the environmental credentials of NZ. If they could drop their loopiness they could work with any Party. But alas they breed conspiracy theories, which comes across as â˜hate to the NZ voter.
No reason for Jacinda Ardern to stay home from Pacific Forum
Wow, one trip...$80000. At least Simon did the whole of NZ over several months for a not so different amount.
National blasts ministers over secretive dinner with Google at exclusive club
If this was National there would be an outcry abouy the Government cosying up to big multinational business and selling out NZ.Watch the silence from the left posters.or Watch the justifications pour in from the left, that for them, its magically different and that they are still an honest and transparent government.10 months of lies and counting.
Henry Cooke: The Greens are winning the war, but losing battles along the way
The Greens, should abandon communism. It poisons their brand making them look like political pollution to the NZ voting public.
One year since Jacinda Ardern saved the Labour Party
We are now at a ten year low in business confidence and business outlook.We are about to stall.
Henry Cooke: The Greens are winning the war, but losing battles along the way
The Greens need to be fiscally mature otherwise the look like irresponsible children in a lolly shop.
Why National insists on calling Jacinda Ardern 'weak'
By denying it you are saying it. I remember a certain US president and Watergate ... âIm not a crookâ. He mentioned the words and it became so.
Officials advised the Government to keep quiet about large Treaty of Waitangi payments, unless asked
Little had lots of time to sort this out and make it right.Wait for the justifications... âbut, but, but, Labour are different from the last lot... they are open, transparent, honest and trustworthy.... what they say theyll do. It was only the last lot, in the last nine years, that ever did bad stuff. Not Labour, theyre the peoples party after all.âThe sad thing is, that those that say that genuinely believe it. They only see â˜dodgy over the fence, not when it slaps them in the face.
Stacey Kirk: Removal of health targets removes power from patients and public
Soft Labour.Soft on finances.Soft on fulfilling promises.Soft on being accountable.
Labour's reform of tax and electricity may be destined to underwhelm supporters
Labour have ramped up expectations so high the only result they will get is disillusionment and disappointment.It was easy in Opposition...but...they are being sadly exposed in power.
Labour hosts business and lobbyists at $600-a-head dinners in exclusive private clubs
Once again, the Party that claimed everyone else was ˜dirty'...surprise, surprise, they are just the same. I wonder if there will be a book about it sourced from stolen e-mails.
The Winston and Jacinda show - it's time for Ardern to push back
Let me help you.1. It believes it can solve all problems...this reduces self responsibility of citizens.2. It believes it can solve poverty by redistributing wealth...what it actually does is entrench poverty because it pays the poor for being poor.3. It believes its position is infallible and so taxes people heavily in order to be able to spend their money wiser than they can themselves...this reduces initiative and creativity.4. It idolizes individual rights...this produces a selfish narcissism that erodes families and undermines communities.5. It demonizes business, employers, landowner, and property owners, blaming them for much of societys issues. This alienates a significant section of the income generating, export earning parts of our nation.
Public can have no confidence in broadcast minister – and neither can Prime Minister
Absolutely. A government founded on deception.
After a hellish month, Jacinda Ardern has cleared the decks
Neither of your examples were Ministers of the Crown.
Construction slowdown and weak confidence could see economy enter the doldrums
No surprises there. This LGNZF contortion is so twisted the economy suffers. They are so interested in themselves they forget why they were voted in.
Why National insists on calling Jacinda Ardern 'weak'
Well said...it indeed has foundation issues.
Greens almost out in new poll, Budget does not give Labour a boost
People are sick of the tail waging the dog...and NZF has so over reached themselves the poor dog is dizzy and motion sick.
Police mental health plan victim of funding cuts under new Government
Due to the strange makeup of the coalition, its policy and appearance appears disjoint, incongruent and uncomfortable.The non-vision slogan of âLets do this!â could and now does mean...well...anything but â˜nothing in particular.
A breed apart? MPs are now birds of a different feather
MMP has failed us. List MPs are too unaccountable.
Public can have no confidence in broadcast minister – and neither can Prime Minister
Clare who?
Damien Grant: Governments forget that people have choices
Labour and Labour devotees do not understand what you are talking about. It is lost completely on them.
After a hellish month, Jacinda Ardern has cleared the decks
â˜In spite of ... rather than â˜because of.
Industry letter to Government criticises fishing camera proposal
This is unbelievable. They, in Opposition, were all over issues, claiming this and that, when they get into power. Now, when faced with the real issues of actually having to listen to both sides, it is a different story. Labour are better in Opposition. Its much easier for them.
A breed apart? MPs are now birds of a different feather
There has been a list of failures involving young MPs, both sides of the house, who have had a stellar rise into power but have not had the character that is generated by life and work, to cope. Parties need to seriously look at their candidacy selection processes and instead of selecting people based on looks and age they go deeper and pay attention to character. It is a failure of each party that the wrong MPs get in.
Garner: Don't write this fumbling coalition off just yet
The PM is trying to recapture the agenda. Her problem is, after one year, they have an unusual amount of baggage clinging onto them that is causing distrust and disappointment.
Damien Grant: We'll collect your taxes, but we won't cure society's ills for you
Labour doesnt understand business. Their support base is highly unionized.Their MPs trajectory to parliament is very narrow.Their ideology constricts their thinking.Their understanding, empathy and sympathy to what is said in this article is next to nil.
Prime minister looks to kill the elephant in the room with economic speech
Labour is all talk when it comes to business. The culture of Labour will always win...big State, dependency, entitlement, handouts, more taxes, blame business, farmers are bad, employers evil. Workers are holier than thou. Unions are like saints. The poor are completely unresponsible for any of their situation its always someone elses fault.The PMs speech will be all froth and bubbles.
Government appoints 11-strong advisory panel to overhaul welfare system
Free money anyone?No obligations, zero responsibility, nil accountability, zilch requirements...yours absolutely free.What kind of message does that send to our young? Appalling coalition ideology!
No reason for Jacinda Ardern to stay home from Pacific Forum
Yeah...we have a bully minister stood down, a lying minister â˜stood down and now a flagrant disregard for the taxpayer by the PM.Oh and Winston setting policy for the whole government shows where the power really is.Labour is being everything they said they wouldnt be.
Hey, Shane, all the regions want some booty, bro
The tourists get bused around everywhere. The tax would hit the locals hard. There is not the population like Auckland to generate enough funds.
Stacey Kirk: Labour's issues come back to one word - credibility
Absolutely. This is the stolen election, that exposed MMP as a farce, that was bought by Labour through background shonky deals with NZF.
Prime Minister's business confidence push back: 'I'm interested in the reality'
Labour are in denial about this as much as they claimed National was in denial about the housing crisis.
It's been fun Peters, but now Ardern's back it's time to get down to business
Its like the coalition talks all over again, Winston in charge, deciding to put Ardern in charge. Must admit to have almost forgotten Labour had a leader.
Wounded Clare Curran had no choice but to quit
It is making this coalition government look very much like amateurs and Ardern has lost political capital with her handling of this.
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters backs New Zealand's provincial cities
Southland will see very little of it. Its Northland thats racking it in.
Shane Jones tears strips off Fonterra and says the chairman should catch the next cab out of town
Shane Jones, the gift that keeps on giving,
Jones: Huge investment in Far North comes down to advocacy, not bias
NZF have forgotten that these ˜spoils' come from real peoples' pockets. That $3 000 000 000 could modernise and build schools, hospitals, roads and rails. It could employ more teachers, nurses, doctors and police. Instead it is spoils for NZF to randomly splash around and my prediction is, at the end of three years, it will be very hard to see what has been achieved with it.My next prediction is that the electorate is quietly disgusted with the amount and will toss NZF out in the next election.
Stacey Kirk: Labour's issues come back to one word - credibility
Labours â˜depth is as deep as a puddle.Remove the facade of a PM and you expose Labour as a hollow wraith.Two of their â˜top talent minister MPs gone in a week for repeatedly lying and repeatedly bullying. If that is what their talent pool is, then NZ needs to be very worried. They are starting to make us look like the Aussies!
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters backs New Zealand's provincial cities
Absolutely. It was a shameful leaching of our budget surplus, into the hands of a few, to enable Labour to grasp power.It should be illegal.To date Ive counted close to $6 000 000 000 in expenditure announcements that NZF is controlling. It is close to one billion per election night percentage.Never again!!
The PM's made mistakes, but they've got nothing to do with gender
Ardern was rushed in, out of desperation, to rescue Labours disastrous election campaign. She did not have the important skill set that comes with being faced and trained in the long term rigours of Leader of the Opposition.
Striking teachers call for greater incentives to stay in profession
There is a problem. Our classrooms are filling up with all types of social and behavioral problems. Learning is being compromised in order to control unruly children. 50% of new teachers, fed up with it, leave within five years. With less teachers training and the average teacher age being 57.5...we have a real problem in our hands.
Health minister out of country before nurses strike
I think its designed to show a Minister that is not hands on with his portfolio and happy to put the nations people at risk whilst he is safe. Perception is reality in politics.
Is New Zealand's attitude towards law and order changing?
This sadly is what exactly will happen.
Primary teachers and principals strike for first time since 1994
NZFs $3000000000 slush fund is looking like a poor deal for NZ now that the government has no money to pay its workers.
Industry letter to Government criticises fishing camera proposal
Labour are increasingly looking like Winstons lapdog.
Pike River mine re-entry to take longer than expected
Interestingly prior to the election it was as if anyone could simply walk in and all would be well. National were hammered for not doing so. The media joined in and banged on the war drums. Now LGNZF are struggling too. Funny that. If it is unsafe, it is unsafe...whoever is in power.
Principal battles to turn around one of NZs most challenging schools: I shut my door and burst into tears
The stress those teachers must have been, and continue to be, under must be significant...they have given and given and given some more...but...hey isnt it just 9-3 with all those holidays??? I think even politicians believe that lie.
MPs need more pay like a hole in the head
You cant accept consecutive 3%++ increases when you offer state sector workers less than that every year, year on year, for a long time.Politicians should be pegged to the same increases police, teachers and nurses get.
Milking it: The true cost of dairy on the environment
The same could be said for the environmental impact of a city like Auckland. In fact, Aucklands impact is probably a lot worse.Many many farmers are working hard to be sustainable in their practice and they are doing a very good job with it.
Former Prime Minister Bill English officially knighted at Government House
Well deserved.
Grappling with the pros and cons of harbouring a fugitive
Its not a good look. Its sends all the wrong messages.It makes NZ look Mickey Mouse.
Govt's criminal justice summit launched with promise of long-term reform
Empower parents, encourage strong and stable homes and value values and in a generation crime will begin to fall.Disempowered parents, weaken marriage and have a society based on rights and wants...and we reap what we have now.
Govt injects oversupply of hope into undersupplied housing market
Unfulfilled hope brings disappointment and resentment. Talk to the teachers about that. Talk to Taranaki about that.Talk to the regions (other than Northland) about that.Talk to the petrol car owners about that.Labour are such a party that the will slaughter the golden goose and then be surprised the money is not there.
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters backs New Zealand's provincial cities
National wouldnt have allowed such a rort of the MMP system. Labour on the other hand jumped up and down with excited glee.
Minister says campaign against labour law reform is 'deliberately misleading'
Labour forgets that employers are not another version of State social welfare. Employers are there to do business and they employ people to help them do this.Put obtrusive and difficult legislation in front of that and less people will be employed.
Refugee dilemma resolved in the nick of time for Jacinda Ardern
This announcement frames the fact that the real power in this current government is NZF.
Treasury warns migration is falling faster than expected 'posing a risk' to growth
So Labour comes in and NZers leave for Aussie. Its not only NZ business confidence that is low but also the average kiwi as well.
Government's offer to nurses is generous - but they have a right to strike
When Joyce said there were billions of dollars uncalculated in Labours numbers everyone scoffed. Now, with MMP and NZF it looks like being an absolute reality.
Prime Minister says fundraiser where 'Finance Minister' was guest did not breach Cabinet rules
Where's Nicky Hagar when you need him. I bet you he won't write a book about the dirty scandals on the left!!!
Garner: Don't write this fumbling coalition off just yet
We can only hope the relaunch is not another advisory committee!!!
Stacey Kirk: Is it time to plaster the Green Party caucus on the side of a milk carton?
The Greens forget one thing. Green issues can be championed by any political party across the spectrum, and increasingly are. To be green doesn't mean you're Green. This will be their eventual demise.
It's a business as usual return for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Cue the collective Labour heads into sand...âIt means nothing.ââConfidence is not real.ââThe surveys are stacked.âMeanwhile jobs are getting lost, people are striking and prices are rising.âLets do thisâ has turned into a nightmare for NZ.
Prime Minister's business confidence push back: 'I'm interested in the reality'
Labours are in the same level as denial with business confidence that they claimed against National regarding the housing â˜crisis.
Auckland 2050: Council report paints dystopian future for the city
Having toured a bit of this world Ive seen massive western urban sprawl and come to the conclusion that if that is what we think being modern, progressive, civilized and advanced is...we have lost our way.
Stacey Kirk: Labour's issues come back to one word - credibility
But they are incompetent. They have farmed out their decision making to over 170 inquiries, groups and Councils. None of which were elected by the people.They have spent billions on NZF to purchase the front benches.Two Ministers have been â˜demoted for repeatedly lying and repeatedly bullying.They are ruining our country. We dont want them!!
Coalition government is working as it should, says Winston Peters
He doesnt like how we arent keen on the billions redirected in MMP negotiations to NZF.
Battle lines drawn between feminists and trans activists over sex self identification
On this issue, Im with the feminists. A woman is a woman, as a man is a man. Claiming to be the other when its obvious youre not, is going to cause all sorts of havoc.
NZ First MPs could end up $300k out of pocket if they flout party rules
Effectively it says, if you hang around in NZF long enough youll realize you shouldnt have and so will want to leave!!
The Winston and Jacinda show - it's time for Ardern to push back
MMP makes a mockery of democracy, where a party with no electorate seats and 7%, runs the coalition.Surely Labour voters must be somewhat embarrassed how Labour is coming across. They look like the lesser coalition partner and not the greater. Giving NZF billions to spend handed press release after press release to NZF at the expense of Labour.
Prime Minister's business confidence push back: 'I'm interested in the reality'
And $3 billion to Winstons Coalition â˜Treaty negotiations. Its political white collar unethical immoral behaviour.
Is New Zealand's attitude towards law and order changing?
This is all set to fail. The broken fallen nature of humanity will ensure that there will be someone/s stupid enough to milk the soft approach so callously that we will be horrified we ever thought it somehow sensible to allow violent criminals lose on our streets.I worry now which victim will pay that price so we all relearn.
CTO fiasco makes it 'hard to trust' Jacinda Ardern, Simon Bridges says
That whole sorry saga should have, and could have, never occurred. It cost National vital votes. Their electorate embarrassingly chose the wrong candidate. They seem to have it right now...thankfully.
Laura Walters: Winston Peters and media need to check their baggage at the door
Peters followed the money. Labour offered up close to $4 000 000 000 which has become a giant re-election slush fund. It should be illegal.
Teachers' strike: Primary teachers and principals seek 'pay jolt'
This Union is bigger than all the others protesting so far. Labour will regret signing over billions to NZF and leaving nothing for those that noted for her.
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters backs New Zealand's provincial cities
You dont understand that Labour are toxic to our nation. They tax those that work, giving it to those that dont, creating increased dependency which traps those that dont work in further poverty. Why would you get a job if you can get a pay rise for doing nothing?? Really...why would you??Labour is a government of low aspiration for those in need. It simply hands out the money.Middle NZ, the tax cow, was due for some tax relief, some release in the overwhelming pressure of government upon our incomes. Labour stopped that, kicked is in the guts and instead gave our tax cut away.
Government to set up infrastructure agency to tackle deficit
Schools, hospitals and police stations are getting older each day. Not enough money has gone into rebuilding and modernizing, as a lot gets gobbled up by consultants and consents driven by the RMA and local councils.
Industry letter to Government criticises fishing camera proposal
Labour shelled out billions to NZF to get power. Now NZF are in charge. Winston is PM and NZF are spending all the money.
Primary teachers and principals strike for first time since 1994
Labour has abandoned the votes of thousands of teachers. The Unions blind loyalty to the left needs to be unshackled. Labour has proven itself to be no friend of teachers and the children the teach.
Jacinda Ardern faces mounting problem in business confidence on her return
Labour doesnt understand how a country works.A good economy, with strong businesses, enables people to be employed, which means they become responsible citizens caring for their needs. It also means a healthy tax take to support important services such as health, education and justice.Labour does this all in reverse, undermining businesses, increasing emphasis and spending in non productive sectors, expecting the country to grow whilst they spray roundup on the income earning sectors.They dont get it, never will, and are best suited in Opposition.
Families welcome boost to incomes but Govt will learn that voters bank the wins fast
Get rid of WFF. It should not be there. Someone needs to be brave.
Greens almost out in new poll, Budget does not give Labour a boost
LGNZF...the country is waking up to this MMP aberration. NZF voter base has collapsed. The Green voter base is eroding. The most popular single party is the Opposition. It is very bizarre! Yet this is what we have. MMP. Got to love it aye?!
Greens will vote for waka jumping at third reading - but aren't happy about it
Brrrrr...out in the cold in 2020. Division is good for that.What the Greens are learning is that their idealism and politics are actually mutually exclusive.If you want to be an idealist, dont enter politics.
Government's offer to nurses is generous - but they have a right to strike
The money would have been there, this all avoided, if NZF hadnt been allowed to rob the coffers.MMP failure!!
"Jami-Lee Ross releases text message exchange with National Party's Greg Hamilton",
He must have had help with the campaign from â˜backers who manipulated the situation. His style of attack politics has a certain flavor about it.
Early childhood centres facing impacts of growing drug use, overcrowded homes
Poverty of condition starts first with poverty of thinking. These â˜parents have a poverty of thinking that is condemning their offspring to a life of dependency.Labour claim they can solve all these issues. The problem is that their policies encourage, enable and lock in the behaviour.There will be no solutions coming this electoral cycle. All decisions have been farmed out to highly paid working groups.
Garner: Don't write this fumbling coalition off just yet
Absolutely agree...MMP is an inferior democratic system that creates Minority Manipulation Problems.
Principal battles to turn around one of NZs most challenging schools: I shut my door and burst into tears
Absolutely, schools are recipients of the parenting skills of the community.
Prime Minister's business confidence push back: 'I'm interested in the reality'
All the left think plummeting business confidence is a right conspiracy against Labour.They dont get it because their MPs havent journeyed through a business pathway. They only see it from one perspective, the worker. They think businesses are their to employ union members as of right and entitlement.Thats ideology. Thats Marxism.
Treasury urged Government to delay creating Jim Bolger-led working group
It is going to be hard to see what Labour will campaign on in 2020. The slogan â˜Lets do this wont work because we now know that the â˜us in â˜Lets actually didnt mean Labour at all, but numerous unelected, unaccountable (but very well funded) external working groups. The slogan has really become âLets have someone else do this.â