With matters regarding Ardern, all may not be as it appears in print, we have seen six years of this.
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Can you imagine a documentary about Key's term in office. What a snooze fest.
Nothing to see hear, nothing to do here, clumsy handshake, flag competition, look over there, nothing to see here, whoops did I really tug that girl's ponytail?
Ardern's after match speech can be summed up like any club rugby captain would before doing a pint.
It was a game of two halves, oh & thanks to the ladies in the kitchen for the spread.
(I can't imagine Ardern saying the last part. 😅)
Snooze fest? Maybe if you were asleep during that time.
During John Key's tenure as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016, the country saw significant economic management through the global financial crisis and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in Christchurch. His government was credited with stabilizing the economy and initiating the rebuild of Christchurch. Key's leadership style was generally perceived as pragmatic and personable. However, his tenure also faced criticisms, particularly regarding the handling of the housing crisis, environmental policies, and the controversial TPPA negotiations. His surprise resignation in 2016 marked the end of a highly impactful period in New Zealand's political landscape.
Even Grant the robbers son has had a revelation. He brands the labour party as a bunch of homophobes. Who would have thought?
You obviously prefer 1970s Benny Hill type humour than satirical.
You forgot to mention, ignored the looming water infrastructure crisis & sold out all NZers by selling 50% of the power companies despite an overwhelming NO in a referendum.
But yes you're summary is more serious & balanced. The ponytail fixation would certainly need to feature as it's just so bizarre.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/17/g...vernment-debt/
Grant Robertson: NZ can sustain more Government debt
Gobbo Robbo say we can take more large Hole:
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Outgoing Labour MP Grant Robertson says New Zealand can — and should — sustain more Government debt than current levels for the sake of future generations.
Must be safe to dust off the shovels & spades again - someone best warn Otago that he's piked out of the digging effort :)
Was that his final BS O'Clock parting speech ? ;)
Petition against spending 800k of tax payer money going towards the Jacinda Ardern doco. Suspect most here would want to sign if they haven’t already.
https://www.taxpayers.org.nz/petitio...urce=taxpayers
Not at all.
I like the idea of the doco - how the most popular PM quit 2 years after promising in 2020 to ‘finish what we started!’
Enjoy : https://www.tiktok.com/@mycooltiktok..._t=8kmsom7xpkA
The docco is going to concentrate on misinformation and how Adern was perceived in social media after the gloss wore off and became a victim
The hypocrisy of Hipkins is beyond repugnant -he must have suffered brain damage too after being soundly rejected by NZers in the election?
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...ligations.html
"Labour leader Chris Hipkins has gone out on a limb accusing the Coalition Government of being a dictatorship for using urgency to push through legislation."
This was Hipkins using urgency to ram through bills while in government :
"Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House):
I move, That urgency be accorded the committee stage of the Water Services Entities Bill;
the passing through all stages of the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Amendment Bill,
the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (No 2),
the Social Security (Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill, and the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Bill;
the passing through of the remaining stages of the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Fonterra Capital Restructuring) Amendment Bill,
the Climate Change Response (Extension of Penalty Transition for Forestry Activities with Low Volume Emissions Liabilities) Amendment Bill,
the Arms (Licence Holders' Applications for New Licences) Amendment Bill, and the Companies (Levies) Amendment Bill;
the first readings and referral to select committee of the Grocery Industry Competition Bill and the Fuel Industry Amendment Bill;
the introduction, first readings, and referral to select committee of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Bill;
the first reading and referral to select committee of the Legal Services Amendment Bill;
the introduction, first reading, and referral to select committee of the Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill;
the first reading and referral to select committee of the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill;
the third readings of the Security Information in Proceedings Bill,
the Security Information in Proceedings (Repeals and Amendments) Bill,
the Māori Purposes Bill,
the Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill,
and the Statutes Amendment Bill;
and the passing through of the remaining stages of the Organic Products and Production Bill,
the Natural Hazards Insurance Bill, the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Bill,
and the Civil Aviation Bill."
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...C66XYWGNPHGPE/
GDP: It’s official - we’re in recession
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New Zealand has entered a recession, with suspicions finally confirmed today.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.1 per cent in the December 2023 quarter, compared with the September quarter.
Economists traditionally define a recession as two successive quarters in which the economy contracts.
GDP per capita fell 0.7 per cent in the last three months of the year, Stats NZ said today.
And real gross national disposable income fell 1.4 per cent.
The economy shrank despite record migration levels and population growth.
Confirmation of Carnage courtesy of the last 6 Years of the clueless Labour Wreckers & Smashers ;)
Seem to have an uncanny knack of putting things in the ditch each & every time ;)