Chris Hipkins has just told New Zealanders that Labour will scrap the country’s energy backstop and reinstate the ban on oil and gas exploration.
You have to ask, does Labour’s energy policy come with a free can opener? Because if Hipkins gets his way, Kiwi families will be eating cold spaghetti from a can, in the dark.
Labour’s plan to keep the lights on and power bills down? You’re looking at it.
Just hope. Hope that it rains.
But when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, and the lakes are low, we need a backup. You can’t run a country on wishful thinking.
New Zealand needs renewables and a reliable backstop, so every household has secure, affordable power, and so we can protect the jobs Kiwis work so hard at.
@publicaddress The WT has unfortunately been overtaken by extremists who's prime focus is to keep themselves employed by constantly expanding their remit.
They are stuck looking backwards. Certainly don't represent my views
@NewshubNZ I'm wondering what on earth a, "wet temperature," may be?????
Weather: Tropical cyclone expected to 'directly influence' New Zealand conditions this weekend https://t.co/2020baUb5k
@mintyhiggins Oh my.
Antivirals existed pre-Covid. If you are at risk and sick, please see your GP. You can still get antivirals!
Don't go to work if you are sick. Your employer doesn't want you there- it's a h&s risk- RAT test or no RAT test.
We need more individual accountability in NZ.
Great to see some robust analysis on remote working together with a call out on confirmation and status quo bias.
Leaders who can embrace technology can indeed create superior alternatives to in-person collaboration. https://t.co/wlHq9NzMoN
@michaelwoodnz Too soon for you to back on-line. 2035 will also be too soon.
In a government full of incompetency and liars, you still manage to sink to the bottom.
@rpcnz@michaelwoodnz 100%. One of the best comments of the day. The way this government has treated its essential workers is criminal.
They should have all resigned and contracted back through one of many brothers/ cousins/ partners/ mothers of Ministers consulting companies.
@nzlabour Says the government desperately cutting services cause they are massively overspending and FINALLY figured it out it's driving inflation and making their core voter base worse off.
Worst government in our history since Muldoon
@RBPHOTO99@kaiviti_cam There is actually very little evidence that lockdowns saved any lives.
Best you could say is that they marginally helped the health system to cope.
@nzherald Don't see why this is a story.
Just because a government policy isn't smart doesn't mean if you shouldn't take free money when it's offered to you.
You'd be stupid not to.