I need to comment on Ryan Bridge’s utterly obnoxious interview with Chris Hipkins — incandescent in his desperation to discredit Chippie & undermine Labour. The incessant interruptions, badgering and bullying were disgraceful. Bridge is out of control. He has to go!
Mowbrays are increasingly political in New Zealand, while their multibillion dollar ZURU fortune is structured through companies based overseas, including Hong Kong, where the corporate tax rate is 16.5% compared with 28% in NZ.
The politics comes home. The wealth doesn’t.
Dame Jacinda Ardern tops New Zealand Aotearoa's most popular politician stakes, years after leaving politics.
Next is Chris Hipkins. The other government leaders sit at negative double digit popularity.
Luxon is the worst at -30, Seymour at -25 & Winston -16 #nzpol#kiwi
Public want to cut MPs salaries to minimum wage (23.95/hr) and freeze that for three years. New MPs will only receive 60% of that as a 'training wage'. This will improve the efficiency and productivity of our MPs.
Just a reminder: National called KiwiSaver a “glorified Christmas club” and was the only party to oppose it. KiwiSaver was supported by Labour, NZF, Greens, Māori Party, United Future and the Progressive Party.
The final vote was 71–48, with every National MP voting against it.
"On September 7, 1News revealed MSD had used a code saying food was “not an essential need” when declining food-grant applications more than 8000 times over six years. MSD called the wording an administrative error. The same reporting found more than 318,000 people sought food assistance in 2025, generating more than 1.4 million applications. This is what dehumanisation looks like in practice." https://t.co/TArqfgIBM4
Oh dear god… there is a reason we have never seen this… no country has sanitized death as well as US. So when boats are blown up out of the water, we shrug. When schoolgirls are bombed, we make excuses. And here we have a FARM??? So we can have cheap beef???
"Three people sleeping rough in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland died while sleeping in the open during the freezing temperatures that swept the motu at the end of July and early August."
https://t.co/PqaSw0st8R
A plume of cigarette smoke is seen pouring out of the Beehive, the ceremonial signal that the ultimate leader of the National Party remains Winston Raymond Peters.
An innocent woman died in the cold on a beach in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND, cos no one in our govt cares enough to make sure our vulnerable get the help they need, when they need it.
Govt can make all the excuses they like, but THIS is on them, & on us for not making them care
Great that National support 30 weeks Paid Parental Leave
Especially after they voted against the introduction of PPL
Blocked the extension to 26 weeks for several years
Canceled 33 pay equity claims
And just this year, cut Best Start payments for the majority of new parents.