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Once a spin artist, always a spin artist of no substance - dame or damn what a useless witch.
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Meanwhile, here's where NZ is heading under Hipkins and Labour - NIGHTMARE.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...MWSJNSAF4N5GI/
Home ownership: Labour Government’s $400m Progressive Home Ownership scheme under pressure over targets and priorities
Wobble wobble .. ;)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132...ual-misconduct
Third Oranga Tamariki worker accused of sexual misconduct
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Another allegation of sexual misconduct has been raised against an Oranga Tamariki employee, who was investigated over inappropriate touching and sexual comments.
The worker was hired to look after children at an Oranga Tamariki youth justice residence, and continued working at the facility despite advocates and the teenager raising concerns with officials.
This third incident has come to light after Oranga Tamariki revealed it had stood down two employees, following separate allegations of sexual misconduct earlier this month.
The latest case was raised with Oranga Tamariki last year. The young woman who made the complaint has chosen to speak out about the incident, because she’s concerned about the safety of other young people in Oranga Tamariki residences.
All must be fine on Kelvin's turf .. these things dont happen ;)
Has he drifted off to sleep again ? :)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/3009...s-let-him-down
Outflanked Hipkins faces checkmate after soldiers let him down
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OPINION: In chess, the king is the most important but the weakest piece at play, reliant on the strength of his team around him and able to be taken down by the humblest pieces.
It is the job of the king’s pawns, rooks, bishops, knights and queen to protect him at all costs, to ensure he isn’t left in check, able to be taken.
Which is where we come to the troubling pattern of behaviour Labour’s caucus finds itself in towards Labour’s king, Chris Hipkins, who’s increasingly being exposed because his team keeps letting him down.
More sausage rolls needed to convey to the masses that things are on their way to being completely stuffed ? ;)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300...w-gun-registry
Newsable: Why are firearm owners so against the new gun registry?
All the Crims & Gang members' guns registered up ? :)
An initiative from an earlier watch of the Damn Stupid and Spinning furiously - wasn't it ? ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...LQT4UMA7E6M4Q/
Nanaia Mahuta received ‘dressing down’ from Chinese Foreign Minister - reports
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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta was subjected to a major dressing down from the Chinese Foreign Minister during her visit to Beijing in March.
All Chinese whisper and hidden when the big painted up talent piece got back home
on reports Chinese no like what they see and hear ? ;)
Ducked it up yet again - big girl .. no different from your much despised 3 Waters shambles ;)
Sound like another cover up
How many more disasters before Chippie decides this curious heifer is of no use anywhere
as well and should be put out to pasture to never be seen again ? ;)
Send them the lover of stale sausage rolls and see if they like the fill-in leader excuse any better ? ;)
This hopeless incompetent mob are having the light shone straight through them for what little they represent - wherever they show up on any stage :)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...d-for-nzs-mojo
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Willis said the election was coming at a “critical time” for the country, as Kiwis struggled with rising food, rents, and interest rates, which had created a “mortgage bomb” set to make “the whole economy shudder”.
“Interest rates have risen so fast that a ticking time bomb lies in front of us. In the months ahead, hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders will have to move off a home loan with a 2 or 3% interest rate to a loan with 6 or 7% interest.
“Many homeowners will be left scrambling for the hundreds of extra dollars they will need to make their mortgage payments each fortnight.”
Coming mortgage bomb will make your pimply white bottom shudder - Robbo ;)
Worse than a cold winter's night out in a freezing Wellington gale :)
Hundred's of thousands will be calling you every name under the sun for destroying their lifestyle,
draining their finances and exposing them all to huge COL and other large cost increases
.. who knows there could be a huge hail of projectiles awaiting especially for the occasion :)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/heathe...KGKVBKVUMWNMU/
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Three reasons why Wood’s departure is cause for celebration
Hopkin's scorecard seems to be getting more ragged by the week
Can he badly skrew up & produce a Chinese Trade Trainwreck any better than the fumbling painted
3 waters princess from the backblocks managed to orchestrate earlier in the year and got severely
whiplashed by the Chinese on ? ;)
In election year there are very very few if any accolades being handed out for Labour's mob of
achieved incompetents and Losers covering all that they laid paws on ;)
Any guesses on what a further term of meddling & fumbling from the shambles of Arden's abandoned
mob of bunglers that Hopkins threw himself into to play lead public puppet for - will likely produce ?
something worse than Zimbabwe ? ;)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ealths-lessons
Faced with tertiary sector challenges, Government should learn health's lessons
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OPINION: Chris Hipkins must surely be wondering when the Gods of Politics will give him an even break.
In normal times you might apply Helen Clark’s first amendment to the Popularity Act: “No prime minister ever lost votes by sacking an errant minister (or bagging the Aussies).”
But three ministers overboard is at least one jettisoned minister too many, even for Clark’s caveat.
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Damage has been done to Labour and Prime Minister Hipkins, despite his decisive response.
That’s before you remember he carries an extra responsibility because the two fallen ministers were promoted by Hipkins, as was Education Minister Jan Tinetti, who is still awaiting the result of her appearance before the privileges committee.
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It is just nuts, not to mention a false economy, to annually underfund peak academia, causing staff cuts based on an uncertain ebb and flow of students.
What is the Government thinking?
New Zealand must preserve the expertise in these institutions, to train the next generation of experts.
But it won’t happen without more money and, arguably, without swingeing reform of the sector model. It is frankly busted as well as broke.
A good place to start would be a national strategy that coordinated courses and minimised staff reductions, where unavoidable, to ensure we continue to compete as a country.
What a shambles .. get Handy Andy in there to completely duck it up a matter of months ;)
A few announcements (without looking) that it's managing fine
A few angry faces when the opposite is clearly the case .. what could possibly go wrong ? ;)
especially when there is no nor any other capable talent with any ability ..
I thought this article might remind us all of a bit of etiquette wouldn't go astray.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/matt-h...MTY4LPLEK7XLQ/
Well don't complain about the quality of journalism if you aren't willing to pay for it.
Assuming you are replying to my post - note that I am not complaining about the quality of journalism. And I'm certainly willing to pay for what I want, which doesn't extend to every newspaper in the country. My concern is with the stupidity of posting links, which, when readers click on them, find it is not available to them. I suggest, to save readers time, if you persist in posting paywalled links, that you simply add (paywalled) after the link. I'd also suggest that if you are replying to a post you follow the conventional practise of including the post, or part thereof. Keep in mind that the reader is unlikely to be a mindreader.
Prior to the internet, people paid for the paper. Or borrowed someone else's.
The subscriptions now after accounting for inflation are probably cheaper than they were then.
Fungus Pudding, you made a choice as you outline. It's not up to others to cater for your choices.
‘The Government has announced a $6 million boost to food bank providers, who have recently described record levels of need amid the cost of living crisis and recovery from extreme weather events.
Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni made the announcement during the weekly post-Cabinet press conference today, with Chris Hipkins currently in China for a much-anticipated weeklong visit.’
‘An eleventh-hour payment of up to $5 million from the Government will ensure the ski season this year will go ahead on Mt Ruapehu.
Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan announced the funding today to the liquidators of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), aimed at saving hundreds of jobs and preventing the economic loss to the region if the season hadn’t been able to go ahead.
“This will allow time for liquidators to decide on the purchaser or purchasers of the business and its assets,” Allan said in a statement.’
‘The Prime Minister’s office says flying a backup plane for Chris Hipkins’ trip to China was justified in case of a breakdown, but says it did not travel all the way to Beijing and is instead waiting in Manila.
Hipkins is in China for a week doing a series of high level political meetings including with President Xi Jinping as well as business meetings with New Zealand exporters. He has brought a large business and trade delegation, as well as journalists, on the trip.
The spare plane, flew to Manilla and will relocate to Cairns. Both planes are about 30 years’ old and are due to be replaced between 2028 and 2030. The RNZAF made the decision to bring the back-up plane because of the importance and distance of the trip.’
The television news is telling me that the government will make a major announcement about more funding for universities tomorrow, and ‘One News’ will have all the details.
All of the recent constant stream of new funding announcements should have been in last months budget. The government obviously tried to hoodwink Treasury, credit ratings agencies, and the the public that we had a responsible ‘bread & butter’ budget.
“We’re gonna need a bigger (borrowing) boat!”
‘Rescue package’ = Bailout.
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‘The Government is poised to step in with a rescue package for the country’s struggling universities facing hundreds of job cuts.
The Herald understands the Government will on Tuesday announce major new funding to help universities that are facing major deficits following drops in student numbers, particularly international students over the Covid years.
The funding will be reallocated from within the existing Budget.’
Nothing to rescue themselves yet .. or will that be the spare Airforce plane in Manila on the off chance
taking away burnt sausage rolls and being back Tip Top icecream Sundays for the Chinese melt ? ;)
Has Robbo located another hidden slushfund of spare loot ? .. hope it wasn't Handy Andy's large fuel & repairs fund
for the Chinese rescue trip ? ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...OEEKCRSFWLVSQ/
Retailer H&J Smith confirms closure, job losses of 220
With such lofty levels of current Consumer & Business confidence, Govt a Trainwreck going nowhere
fast with wheels all off, this sort of thing will be of no surprise to most, with more to follow ..
Sad to see this happen
Prepare for more destruction to follow
‘Almost $160 million worth of rapid antigen tests (Rats) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic are set to be wasted if Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand doesn’t find a way to re-purpose or recycle them.
It’s prompted a hurry-up from Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall directed at Te Whatu Ora after officials were asked months ago to develop options for the future use of leftover tests.
But a solution hasn’t yet been decided on.
In response to a written parliamentary question from Act deputy leader Brooke van Velden, Verrall said as of June 12, Te Whatu Ora had possession of 1,830,758 expired Rats in its central stores and a further 16,008,766 that would not be dispatched as they were nearing expiry.’
‘Four Oranga Tamariki staff appear to be clocking up close to two years of paid leave after being suspended for their involvement in a shut-down children’s home in Christchurch.
The child protection agency launched an investigation and closed the 10-bed Te Oranga care and protection house in June 2021, after a leaked video showed a boy being tackled and held in a headlock.
As of last week, most of the 28 staff who worked at the Te Oranga residence had been redeployed to other sites and roles while four remained suspended with pay.’
Shock, horror!
A little darling being restrained while in the care of the state.
It's their right to run amok!
Outcome?
Disillusioned staff, and nearly impossible to replace them.
Leading to even more problems for the state.
Anyone who thinks differently should provide a refuge for the little darlings in their own home.
Then they will 'find out'.
Yes, and in the meantime the sire and dam (not parents) will conceive another couple of little darlings to envelop with aroha before tossing them to the state.
And then the critics will attack the caregivers, but never the 'whanau'.
Pay up taxpayer suckers, and if you're late we will come after you!
It was very irresponsible of that staff member to tackle that poor waif.
They should have invoked the standard Labour promise of a ticket to a Warriors game and a $75 bucket of KFC.
Bad behavior must be rewarded eh!
Ah well, sometimes the primeval instincts just kick in..
Government bailout incoming? We know KiwiRail runs on endless bailouts, NZ Post probably next in line to assume that model, then KiwiBank.
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‘NZ Post has told its workforce it plans to lay off at least 750 staff.
The national mail carrier will soon begin consultation on reducing the number of its mail roles, which it says comes in response to its postal services no longer being used like they once were.
The 750 full-time equivalent roles would be phased out over the next five years, it confirmed.
A spokesperson for NZ Post stressed that the “people changes” were “going to be a slow adjustment”.’
‘Employment confidence has fallen to its lowest level in two years as job opportunities narrow and living costs continue to climb, according to a bank survey.
The Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index fell by 3.9 points to 105.6 in the June quarter.
A figure above 100 indicates the number of optimists outnumbered pessimists in the survey.
While households remained positive on balance about conditions in the labour market, this was the lowest reading for the Index since June 2021.’
It is obvious that Robbo’s ‘bread and butter’ budget was a mirage, just smoke and mirrors. The budget is blown. The credit ratings agencies will not be duped. We will all suffer because of this duplicity and profligacy.
Yep this is of no surprise. Where wifey works in public health, they had a Maori person that was doing 'massage' care for the staff. He would visit the offices and public health buildings to do such 'massage' when shortly, a woman made a sexual harassment complaint. Because he was Maori, they did not want this to be a massive media scandal so they swept this under the table.... by keeping him on the pay role for well over a year... What better way to not have to show up for work but still get paid?
Now there's every group wanting bail outs. AJ Hackett in Queenstown soon 1 tourist operator after another. Then the Universities profs are walking off or dismissed as student enrollments are down. Every week, someone sticking their hand out.
Hundreds of jobs on state sponsored life support. The moral hazard in this is institutions have no incentive to get their houses in order as they can see the state will eventually cave & offer up a bailout. We can’t borrow our way out of an unsustainable mess but Labour will do it anyway. Practically a vote buying exercise.
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‘$128 million bail-out for struggling tertiary sector
The Government will pour $128 million into the nation’s tertiary education to help universities in a one-off boost to get it through the next two years.
Education Minister Jan Tinetti made the announcement Tuesday, saying the Government will also review the entire higher education sector as it grapples with huge budget deficits and fewer enrolments.
“The Government has heard the concerns of the sector,” she said in a statement.’
Will ‘universal winter energy payments’ be the next socialist hand out? Amazing that we have so many people claiming they can’t afford to heat their homes when the state already pays a ‘winter energy payment’ to all of the following groups -
‘You'll automatically get the Winter Energy Payment if you're getting:
NZ Superannuation
Veteran's Pension
Jobseeker Support
Jobseeker Support Student Hardship
Sole Parent Support
Supported Living Payment
Young Parent Payment
Youth Payment
Emergency Benefit
Emergency Maintenance Allowance.’
If the ‘winter energy payment’ is not being spent on energy over winter, then what is it being spent on(?)
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https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/13242...mes-data-shows
‘More than 100,000 households can’t afford to keep their homes warm, with Māori and Pacific households, renters and low-income households more likely to experience “energy hardship,” fresh analysis shows.
According to the latest Report on Energy Hardship Measures from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), about 110,000 households were unable to keep their homes adequately warm in the year to June 2022.’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...DXDCZN5AZWJ3I/
Chinese President Xi Jinping hails relationship with NZ at meeting with PM Chris Hipkins
Look who has found another knee to perch on for a little cuddle and a sausage roll sharing moment :)
No blunder bus large painted Kiwi dragons anywhere in sight to stuff it up either ;)
Aint that cute ;)
they might want to see all of the Clown Tricks - Chippie ..
Want to become Ambassador there after October ? ;)
Brace yourselves - Aucklanders & Northlanders - some really Nutty Water reforms on their way
You lucky folk are guinea pigs for first instalment of the Goon's Halfwit Water Show
brought to you by the mob who probably have well proven that they can't perform or reform anything out of
a paperbag without making a complete hash of it ;)
Just announced in time for a quick chew it over and then kick it back out of the park in October
before anything much happens :)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...OBFODOPNCV5YU/
Three waters reforms: Auckland, Northland first to form new water service entities in July 2024
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Auckland and Northland will be the guinea pigs in a revised three waters model, becoming the first to form one of 10 water entities in July next year, with the remaining staggered out to mid-2026.
‘Former Transport Minister Michael Wood ignored official advice to not toll the new O Mahurangi Penlink road north of Auckland and went ahead with charges for motorists, official documents show.
Wood, who quit as a Cabinet minister last week over further shareholdings that clashed with his portfolios, used his power to set tolls for Penlink against the advice of the Ministry of Transport.
He also dismissed public consultation showing 60 per cent of people were opposed to tolls and just 20 per cent in favour. A further 17 per cent supported lower tolls.
A local councillor says the newly revealed documents cast doubt over the legitimacy of the process to toll Penlink. National says it will reconsider the tolling decision should it win the election.‘
Be kind!
Well, sounding like Kiri Allan has not been a kind person or minister to work with :
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...nisters-office
A staffer seconded to work with Cabinet Minister Kiritapu Allan chose to leave early because of concerns about “working relationships” in the office.
Problems in the Beehive office saw Department of Conservation chief executive Penny Nelson take her concerns to the Department of Internal Affairs, which manages Ministerial Services.
Stuff understands that other senior public servants – including from Emergency Management, and the Ministry of Business, innovation and Employment – have also voiced concerns about how staff were treated.
It comes as Allan is on leave from Parliament, because she is “struggling with mental health and wellbeing”.
Whatever the circumstances of Kiri Allan's health issues, l'm sure we all wish her recovery.
If leaving Parliament is part of her recovery, let's respect her decision.
TV1 news gives the impression that Chris Hipkins acquitted himself well in China on behalf of NZ.
Well done and thank you.
We don't need any ruffled feathers with our major trading partners.
Fast Rescue plane needed to parachute Chippie back to Kiwiland .. another Minister out of action .. with matters
being missed, ignored and stacked in the corner unattended to ;)
The Beehive rats fat on sausage roll biff outs & pastry leftovers might be able to look after a bit of stray paper .. perhaps the staffers should pick a representative specimen and tape a "Kiri" name tag on it, so it can be tracked around the building ? :)
No one would raise slightest of eyebrow :)
Why doesn't the whole Govt front bench go on holiday while Chippie is away ? :)
Let's face it - SFA of any value or substance gets done whether they're there, kicked out the back by Speaker for time out, or nowhere to be seen ;)
That's clearly evident, with among a multitude of other things - the rising pong coming off areas of the Provincial Growth Slush Fund (PGF) management, formerly Jonesies pet project but now firmly wedged under Allen's basket of things that may be a large problem .. not a great report card entry for Attorney General :)
Just to set the record straight, it seems the official advice given to Michael Wood from the 2 relevant departments was conflicting. MoT opposed it while Waka Kotahi proposed it.
You would get the impression from the Herald, Michael Wood was going against official advice, but that's not the whole picture.
The Herald's become a cheap tabloid, with click bait controversy headlines.
I also seem to remember when concept initially proposed, commuters were strongly in favour of the road even if tolls were the way of making it feasible.
It gave them a choice & alternative to the choked only current road off the peninsular.
Hardly surprising now project going ahead, if given a choice commuters would prefer not to pay a toll.
$3 each way does seem a bit steep though.
‘I also seem to remember when concept initially proposed, commuters were strongly in favour of the road even if tolls were the way of making it feasible.’
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Any link to some evidence to back up your “I seem to remember” claim?
It’s as if you think Michael Wood can do no wrong. Utterly incapable of it. The Herald and ‘commuters’ must be the ones to blame.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...AC5I6GA2FPH54/
‘Amendments to the Three Waters reform plan have blown out establishment costs by an estimated $1 billion.’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...NYPOG22MSMCMQ/
‘National says it is “ridiculous” that nearly $80 million has been spent as part of a safety improvement programme on the notorious Dome Valley section of State Highway 1 north of Auckland since 2019 yet none of it related to increasing resilience to future weather events.
It comes as the critical road linking Auckland and Northland is closed for a third day after major slips. It follows two other closures already this year due to slips - one in February after Cyclone Gabrielle lasting 76 days.’
One of my friends has already had his first encounter with the brain numbing & very expensive requirements of 3 Waters.
His farm needs to renew access to water from an aquifer in the Taranaki region and his farm duely applied for the renewal.
Instead of the simple process which used to happen in the past, he must now hire a consultant like Beca Carter, Fulton Hogan etc to put forward a proposal as to why his renewal should be approved!
There's a telephone directory book thick application to fill in, requiring very detailed geographic aquifer and discharge information which has to be provided by the applicant! For example, how many bores are within 2 kms perimeter of the bore and how much water are bring drawn etc etc etc!
Estimated cost : $120,000 (quoted by the consultants)
Estimated time frame : 9 months to 1 year but he will be granted a temporary extension if his application is in progress
Final approval will require local iwi sign off with no clear protocols in place.
The govt mostly provides farmers with free water infrastructure though and (this one at least) properly funds biosecurity so there's no existential risks like we saw under National.
Plus who provides electricity and other services to the middle of nowhere? It can only be done with govt mandate (ie, red tape).
Neither statement is true. Ask any farmer about the ongoing management of mbovis and you'll need earmuffs.
"Free water infrastructure" has been paid for over generations through the old Catchment Boards and more recently Regional Councils who charge rates. Many of the older stopbank systems were paid for directly by adjacent farmers through various schemes.
‘Education Minister Jan Tinetti has escaped being held in contempt of Parliament - but has been told to apologise for her “high degree of negligence” in misleading the House.
Parliament’s privileges committee has released its report into the matter today.
Tinetti was referred to the committee at the end of May for not correcting a false statement quickly enough.
Tinetti had told Parliament in February that she had no responsibility for the release of school attendance data. She was told later that day by staff did, in fact, have input into the timing of the release.’
Did anyone expect any better from the current bunch of Govt Numbskulls
after seeing Mahuta floundering around trying to ram the 3 Waters Shambles
through Parliament before she got shot back into a cupboard out back ? ;)
That in itself should have been fair warning of the calibre of the impending scam
being hoisted on the Country by Labour's huddle of clueless incompetents ..
“You’re gonna need a bigger bailout!”
https://i.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-stand...te-new-funding
‘Massey University is the latest tertiary institute looking at slashing jobs, with reports there are 300 to 400 to go.
People are calling for the university to pause restructure policies in the wake of a Government funding announcement for the tertiary sector.
Universities across the country have been grappling with budget deficits and fewer enrolments, and this week the Government announced $128 million of funding for tertiary education, a one-off boost for the next two years.
Massey could get an extra $12.8 million over 2024 and 2025 depending on enrolments, but it said this wouldn’t solve the problems the tertiary sector was facing.
Major job losses at Victoria and Otago universities are also due to go ahead despite the Government rescue package.’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cancel...JQLZOGXWIO4EI/
Social media giant TikTok deletes, bans thousands of NZ gang-linked accounts, videos - promises more to come
TikTok show Labour how fast move to fix things works .. probably be lost on the mob in Govt Front benches
who instead might look at making Hurt Feelings compensation handouts ;)
Dont worry -- things are TickTocking closer towards the current incompetent Govt's own demise in 4 months :)
While Universities struggle, just a reminder that a certain Chris Hipkins presided over a mega-merger of NZ polytechs that saw $200 million spent on ‘the transition costs to merge the 16 polytechs and institutes of technology with the nine industry training organisations to form Te Pūkenga’
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows...staff.amp.html
‘Steve McCabe, a senior lecturer at MIT who also functions as MIT's TEU (Tertiary Education Union) Branch President, said that four years on he was still waiting to see any benefits in his day-to-day experience as a lecturer, in a sector that was promised transformation.
"Twice a month now on my bank statement, my salary comes from Te Pūkenga and not from M.I.T," he said.
"That's about the most profound change I've seen."’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...GON4HYDG37DEQ/
Labour pains - how much will they hurt Chris Hipkins?
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Questions over Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan and the working relationships in her office are the latest ministerial pains for Chris Hipkins.
It was the last thing the Prime Minister needed during his trip to China. Fresh from meeting the three most senior political leaders there, he was forced to front questions about whether his minister had acted inappropriately.
It’s not the first time Hipkins has had to deal with issues in his Cabinet while overseas. Last month, he landed in the UK for King Charles’ coronation to news that Meka Whaitiri had defected to Te Pāti Māori.
Along with losing Whaitiri, he’s also lost Michael Wood for mishandling conflicts of interest, and sacked Stuart Nash for breaking Cabinet collective responsibility and confidentially. Meanwhile, Jan Tinetti has faced the Privileges Committee over whether she deliberately misled Parliament.
The Opposition are saying that the “wheels are falling off the bus”, and while many of these issues pre-date Hipkins’ tenure as Prime Minister, he won’t be immune to the fallout from such a long list of ministerial scandals leading to October’s general election.
What a wonderful collection of junior clowns - head Chippie Clown has hand selected to grace Labour's Beehive kindergarten / creche ;)
Dishing out Play Dough & Sausage Rolls appears to have had to be supervised to prevent further
carnage occurring behind the Chief Clown's back :)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...JBWAZWK3FZUI4/
Banks’ preparations for tough times could dampen profits
With such Bl**dy good fiscal management exercised by Robbo & ORR-SOME playing their little sandpit games,
robbing the central Bank and pilfering pockets across the lands to cover their screw ups and incompetence
along the way - did anyone expect any better ? ;)
No wonder things started to develop bad wobbles before heading towards the traditionally expected
impact & derailment - the usual end result of Labour Goons overstaying their tenure in Govt seats :)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...FV7SV4OYE37RU/
Cabinet minister Kiri Allan confirms relationship break-up with Māni Dunlop, returns to Parliament after mental health break
Now that that personal laundry has been hung out for all to see - are there any other Labour Ministerial seatwarmers who want to hang out theirs in public .. before the Head Clown gets back to pick up the pieces of the unruly gaggle ? ;)
Grow a pair - Woman .. this is Parliament .. not your own personal life announcements chamber :)
Most are probably already aware that Willie & Andy are still sound asleep under their desks counting sheep .. likely still awaiting confirmation of extended holiday leave :)
The ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ continues to make life a struggle for most Kiwi’s as they fret over rising interest rates and wonder how on earth they will make ends meet….
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‘The demand from Kiwi Taylor Swift fans heading across the Tasman has forced airlines to add extra capacity to Australia, after the US singer announced announced she would not be performing on this side of the Ditch.
Air New Zealand says they have added 2000 additional seats on trans-Tasman services out of Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckla...KCYVFRR6N6EUQ/
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown furious at senior Government ministers Grant Robinson and Megan Woods over light rail
Incoming Wayne Brown missile threatens to put Robbo's & "No Energy - Few Houses" Dwarf Wood's miserable pimply backsides into orbit ;)
But Wayne just look - these ignorant Govt Beehive prats couldn't plan themselves out of a paper bag without screwing things up badly at a huge cost ..
Wait a few months and these incompetent excuses for any sort of talent will be flushed & gone ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...A4PUZJ6W5QP5A/
Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan hits back at Opposition probing over staff issues
Time to resign Kiri - then you will have plenty of time to sort your personal crap out ..
in all your extra personal spare time & not in Parliamentary time ;)
They probably have much more up their sleeves to come .. Enjoy ! ;)
How's that troublesome PGF Slush Fund & poor management of it coming along ?
Still in the too difficult basket ? ;)
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...wed-china-trip
PM denies Kiri Allan issue has overshadowed China trip
Just feed everyone Lies & BS from afar - Chippie .. Back Office say okay to spin .feelgood . it's just fine :)
If there's a problem - just ask the Chinese how to polish the job up :)
Just dont tell them what you're trying to polish .. okay :)
Everyone back home have their eyes painted on backwards and will just swallow the clouds of BS being
put out on the long trail of incompetents sidelined, demoted and kicked out in just a few months ;)
Just think .. if this continues .. in another few months only the sleeping hopeless will be left under their pews on Govt Benches and the Toilet ducks from the cubicles might have be deputised in to look like fill in Ministers to make up front bench numbers ;)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...hort-of-target
Census declared a 'success' despite return estimates falling short of target
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Statistics Minister Deborah Russell has told Parliament she considers this year's Census a success despite appearing to fall short of the 90% return target.
The return period for the final census forms is set to end at 5pm on Friday, and Russell on Thursday said forms for more than 4.5 million people had so far been returned.
It indicated an estimated individual return rate of 89% nationally, with rates of 74% and 79% for Māori and Pacific people respectively.
She said that compared to the 2018 raw-return completion rate of about 83.3%, 67.4% for Māori and 63.7% for Pacific people.
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The 2018 census was plagued by difficulties however, with returns the lowest in 50 years - down from 94.5% in 2013 - and the Māori and Pacific rates were considered "unacceptably low" even after being boosted by a new method integrating additional data.
Let's just keep on putting out BS Feel Good Excuses on it .. it's just fine ;)
What a nasty post. Think before you write this sort of rubbish.
Kiri Allan just recovered from Stage 3 cervical cancer & brutal chemo treatment about 18 months ago, as a minister has had to deal with the devastating impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle & continuing destruction caused by severe weather events, plus the pandemic, and now under the full glare of public scrutiny a relationship break up.
Enough stress to crush anyone, but she has resilience, courage & determination in spades.
She took a few days off.
You grow a pair!
Or at least grow up.
Those buying Taylor Switch adventure tickets (I say adventure if they require to buy air tickets to fly over) are those that have the wealth and are unaffected by the rising cost of inflation. This may be the top 5% of the population.
Now that 29¢/L is going to be added to the petro pumps, this will squeeze more pressure on those on limited income.
Banks, petrol companies and landlords - National's mates.
I'm betting they're going to put it up more than is necessary, similar to what took place with GST.
Big FAIL by Te Whatu WTF Ora after 1 year by doctors.
Hardly surprising but what a disaster for NZers who need good and proper healthcare.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...its-first-year
Business confidence lifts by 13 points in latest survey. The highest level since Nov 2021.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...d=4svzrer4hv8t
So who do you believe?
Kiri Allan or ministerial & departmental staff?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...c-servant-says
Same Kiri who was supposed to be on sick and mental health leave but turned up last Sunday to comment on National’s conference. Too sick to work but not too sick to be an attack poodle?
And she could not even get her facts straight about the marginal cost of adding in more prisoners to the prison system with spare capacity.
Same Kiri who is supposedly so overloaded but happily accepted additional ministerial responsibilities when Wood was fired. She cannot have it both ways but being a Labour minister and a Maori, Hipkins will close both eyes (as usual).
It is clear there is something there - has been rumbling along for a few days and kept in the news when no details were available. I think National have been giving the story a bit of a push, waiting for the details to come out.
In the meantime, Minister Allan then keeps saying no formal allegations, she isn't aware of anything etc etc. Tui!!
Well, there cannot be two Kiri Allans :
1. This one : https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...ed-staff-badly
'"I don't think so, nah I think I can be a fair bit of fun, I can be pretty passionate, and I'm definitely not a Wellington politician - that's something I'm not. I'm from the regions, we do things a little bit differently but I think I'm fair, I think I have clear expectations and when those aren't met I'm clear about those as well." She said she had never shouted at staff.
2. And this one : https://www.sharetrader.co.nz/showth...15#post1009715
"A senior public servant, with decades of experience, says Cabinet Minister Kiritapu Allan “yelled and screamed” so loudly, staff in the office heard the telephone call. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said they witnessed Allan’s interactions with younger staff members both from government agencies and her Beehive office in a meeting, as well as seeing her “absolutely berate” another official for 20 mins on another occasion."
Hipkins flies back into NZ -
“He’ll be terrified that in the next week or two, more will emerge about Allan’s complicated relationship with her staff that requires him to discipline her, possibly a suspension while an investigation is carried out.
He is in a bind until then. Absent any formal complaint, Hipkins and Allan are in limbo. He can hardly discipline her over anonymous allegations, but it’s also untenable to do nothing as more and more people come forward to the media - as of Thursday, Stuff reported four senior staff have come forward.”
Leak … leak … drip … drip … :eek2:
Welcome to Labour's train wreck central where every twist and bend in the tracks sees
things lurch over even further towards an ultimate full out of control derailment ;)
Labour might love Railways & Trains, but nothing will save them from the impending disaster
and their own demise brought on by their own blind incompetents already onboard ;)
Watched Hipkins ducking and diving trying to elude pointed questions on Kiri Allan this afternoon?
Well, he finally lost his composure and told one reporter ‘That’s the answer you are getting’ which was not an answer!
“It was a fairly straightforward equation he outlined: more pressure equals more pressure equals more pressure. Unfortunately for Labour and Hipkins, the pressure keeps compounding, and is taking out ministers along the way. Stuart Nash got the ball rolling by failing to keep his mouth shut. Michael Wood seemed to not have a spare minute to figure out what shares he owned. And Allan’s self-described “high standards” are now being considered in a different light.
Hipkins failed to give a direct answer on a number of questions regarding Allan’s behaviour, including why, since he claimed to be aware of pressures and tensions within ministerial offices, did he give Allan yet another portfolio (associate finance minister) just last week after Michael Wood resigned? Pressure begets pressure. And with ministers dropping like flies lately, there aren’t many places left for that pressure to land.”
Leader Jacinda- see ya later ...I'm not cleaning up this mess
Allan-bullying
Tineti- gross negligence
Wood- conflict of interests & lying
Nash- interfering with Police + betraying cabinet secrets
Poto- incompetence
Clark- breaking Covid rules & incompetence
Curran- Lying
Lees-Galloway- sex with staff
Whaitiri- bitterness
....Labour .... ongoing train wreak
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...NYPOG22MSMCMQ/
NZTA spends $80m on Dome Valley SH1 road safety project, none on resilience as key Auckland, Whangārei link closed 2 days
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National says it is “ridiculous” that nearly $80 million has been spent as part of a safety improvement programme on the notorious Dome Valley section of State Highway 1 north of Auckland since 2019 yet none of it related to increasing resilience to future weather events.
It comes as the critical road linking Auckland and Northland is closed for a third day after major slips. It follows two other closures already this year due to slips - one in February after Cyclone Gabrielle lasting 76 days.
Who is the Minister in charge of the Roading Waka of Incompetence and untold Pot Holes now ? ;)
What is the new Labour Dome Head doing to fix the shortfalls while this unholy shambles of filth was under the watch of previous deposed incompetent Woody Woodpecker ? ;)
Going by the widespread trail of continuing disasters, Labour clearly prove they couldn't manage anything, even a minor job of tipping play blocks for kids out of a paper bag :)
Drip …. Leak….. drip …drip
Yesterday the Prime Minister wouldn't say whether he knew about the allegations before the story broke.
"As I've indicated, I'm not going to comment on rumours," he said.
And today he refused to confirm whether senior ministers had raised concerns about Allan.
"I don't discuss staffing matters publicly," he said. "That's the answer you're getting."
The Prime Minister unable to say no.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...iri-allan.html
Hipkins himself is guilty of gross incompetence over the polytechnics mega-merger.
Mr 'spray & walk away' Hipkins.
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...g?format=2500w
https://resources.stuff.co.nz/conten...48&format=webp
Same rabbit spotted back on the range folks :)
too fat stuffed full of excess sausage rolls to run fast enough ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/recess...JF7H27SD4YLNI/
Recession warning: Building industry downturn likened to GFC as new residential house numbers plummet
likely to further confuse the already confused mob of Govt Beehive twits ;)
Downturn in the building industry? Must be time to import 100,000 immigrants so they can live in vast tent cities.
‘Black Saturday’ saw an end to the petrol excise tax cut (25 cents), the diesel road user charge discount (36%) and half-price public transport.
Clean car discount: For new vehicles, the maximum rebate will decrease by about $1600 and the maximum fee will increase by about $1700.
Cost of mail: The cost of sending letters and parcels domestically and internationally will increase, as will the cost of NZ Post couriers, PO Boxes and Private Bags.
Alcohol: The alcohol excise rates increased by 6.6 per cent.
‘Infometrics economist Brad Olsen said the fuel tax cuts were not targeted and had been ineffectual.
“The fuel tax subsidies were a dumb economic policy to start with,” he said.
“It doesn’t make their removal, though, any easier for the average New Zealander who’s having to pay more for fuel from tomorrow. It wasn’t a good, targeted policy. We shouldn’t repeat it again, but it certainly is going to be a challenge for households when they have to readjust.”
Olsen also said with only a few months to go before the general election, “this is the sort of thing that people are going to be looking at and wondering [about]”.’