Nat/act/nzf 2023

[777]

Again wrong thread.
But yep what an absolute unmitigated disaster.

Why is it the wrong thread? It is just another thing for the coalition to fix.

[Bjauck]

Imagine an American diplomat coming here and calling a former NZ PM or senior minister the things winston has said.

All for a few cheap points on a sean plunket youtube video /podcast, ie the peanut gallery.

Mind you, Bob Carr has criticised that Winston Peters was trying to roll back NZ’s nuclear free policy. Why did he get himself involved in NZ politics?

Former Oz Labor PM Keating has criticised Aukus too. He has a good relationship with China and criticises Oz media coverage of China. https://www.theguardian.com/australi...ang-yi-meeting

Let’s not forget that our own former National Party PM Sir John Key wants a conciliatory approach to China.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former...3NW2OQT73ULEE/

[Daytr]

Why is it the wrong thread? It is just another thing for the coalition to fix.

So shall we put all NAFTS stuff ups in the Labour page? 🙄

[Daytr]

Mind you, Bob Carr has criticised that Winston Peters was trying to roll back NZ’s nuclear free policy. Why did he get himself involved in NZ politics?

Former Oz Labor PM Keating has criticised Aukus too. He has a good relationship with China and criticises Oz media coverage of China. https://www.theguardian.com/australi...ang-yi-meeting

Let’s not forget that our own former National Party PM Sir John Key wants a conciliatory approach to China.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former...3NW2OQT73ULEE/

So it's OK for Australia's billionaires, Gina Rhinehart etc to have a good relationship with the Chinese but not politicians?
Shouldn't you have good relationships with your biggest trading partner?

That doesn't mean you have to cosy up to them & not speak diplomatically about what you disagree with.

Morrison's Government has cost the Australian economy $100s of billions and over time it could be more as China divest itself off its dependence on Australian minerals.

The US are in a difficult position. There status as the premier world power is under threat, as not only China's influence increases but so to will Russian backed India.

AUKUS one is about nuclear submarines, again Carr was asked his opinion & he gave it, he's not representing Australia & he has prior knowledge of the matter.
That's no reason for Peter's to lose the plot.

[Balance]

Another mess for the new government to clean up - Oranga Tamariki.

Staff numbers increased from 3370 in 2017 to 4651 last year - 38% more staff and what did they achieve?

Fxxk all is the answer as the following example illustrates :

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hundre...MFAKEVJYAU4VQ/

Hundreds of Auckland young offenders escaping custody — and the document Oranga Tamariki didn’t want you to see

[Balance]

Some great news!

Best money ever to be spent on education - so little to be spent with the potential to achieve so much.

Can never understand myself why schools in NZ moved away from teaching reading using phonics - we actually sent our kids to phonic classes at our own expense and what a huge positive difference it made to their reading habits and academic achievements vs their peers.

Yet another example of kids becoming social and educational experiments by the Ministry of Education - to their detriment.

$67m to introduce and roll out Structured Literacy in all NZ schools.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/educat...O23TXWXCVFRZQ/

"The project has a $67 million price tag, which will pay for books and resources for teachers, support development for teachers and the introduction of phonics as well as additional support for students that require it.

She told The Front Page that in the past 20 or 30 years, we had seen literacy rates dropping and that could be traced back to the fact we had been teaching kids the habits of poor readers."

[777]

So shall we put all NAFTS stuff ups in the Labour page? ��

Yes if (doubt) they get back into power go for it.

[Daytr]

Yes if (doubt) they get back into power go for it.

OK I'll be good and do as you say. 🙄
Rather than respect what a thread is about.
Just litter it with any old thing.

Buddy NZ has a history of swinging back & fourth. The Nats were in complete disarray for a number of years after they lost power.

It will be good for all of us to have a strong opposition, whether they secure power or not.
National also need the support of two minor parties.
The bigger question is can the menage a trios last?

[Balance]

OK I'll be good and do as you say. ��
Rather than respect what a thread is about.
Just litter it with any old thing.

Buddy NZ has a history of swinging back & fourth. The Nats were in complete disarray for a number of years after they lost power.

It will be good for all of us to have a strong opposition, whether they secure power or not.
National also need the support of two minor parties.
The bigger question is can the menage a trios last?

Bye bye Daytr.

Celebration time for us on this thread!

Now, kindly pxss off to post in your cherished Labour thread.