After being soft on crime and being pro-crims, Hipkins and Labour decided to let Nash loose with his mouth to talk tough on crime.
Result?
He shot himself in the foot and shot Labour in the head!
LOL!
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And the sentencing Nash was so critical of?
Not gang or criminal related - basically a farmer who refused to surrender his firearm as he wanted to protect himself!
So it’s clear - Labour supports gangs and crims but be careful if you are not related to gangs or crime, this government will come after you.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-so...GSUKWIJ4S24AI/
An own goal in a moment of unbelievable stupidity by announcing on radio he had once questioned the Police Commissioner if he would appeal a judges dismissal, but would anyone seriously believe previous Police Ministers like Woodhouse, Collins, Bennett or Tolley had never out of interest had the occasional confidential chat with their Police Commissioners about various Court decisions.
I mean you just would wouldn't you, we question them so why wouldn't a Minister, but so stupid to state it publicly.
Good to see Hipkins taking immediate & firm action though & a shame Luxon does nothing about National MP Barbara Kuriga who used her position to interfere & intimidate MPI officials & even attempt to get one fired, for investigating her son & husband for animal cruelty.
Nash played ‘big dick’ politics with crime & order, and got his dong shot off - that’s what happened.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...gdick-politics
Does every farmer really needs a military stye AR-15, a 12 Gauge shotgun, a couple of AR-15 magazines, a couple of Ruger magazines, plus thousands of rounds of ammunition to protect themselves?
How much ammunition do you need?
And you need a licence to have these weapons.
AR-15's are the weapon most commonly used in mass shootings in the US & not the sort of weapon hunters use.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-so...GSUKWIJ4S24AI/
Good to see the media picking up on the hypocrisy of Hipkins ‘punishing’ Nash :
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/nashs-poo...half-the-story
When Hipkins says Nash has paid the price, he’s only been punished for the first part – making the phone call – and the conflict that creates as the minister in charge of police.
By not stripping him of his other portfolios, Hipkins has done nothing to respond to Nash’s inability to identify that his actions were unwise, unprofessional, and made him unfit for any ministerial role.
If after almost six years as a minister, Nash still doesn’t know what breaching the Cabinet manual looks like how can Hipkins trust him not to do it again?
Meanwhile, here’s what Labour’s healthcare reform is delivering :
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...surgery-delays
The usual BS spin from Labour and no delivery with heathcare getting worse and worse.
And remember the pulpit of truth?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/486042/te-whatu-ora-still-checking-health-data-after-ed-figures-revealed-incorrect
Te Whatu Ora is still checking whether it has published any more incorrect data, a week after emergency department figures were revealed to be seriously wrong.
All performance data was taken down from the health agency's website last week to check whether it also contained mistakes.
Labour's be lenient on Crims & let'em out fast and early coming back to meet everyone:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dai...-in-bell-block
Give police 'extra eyes' community leader says after four businesses burgled in Bell Block
What did everyone expect with such braindead policies coming out of Labour's Meathead contingent on Front Benches ? ;)
Holy h4ll .. not another large Crisis ;)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teache...MF2A2BTXSDGPI/
Teachers strike live updates: Tens of thousands take to the streets demanding better pay and conditions; schools closed
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...G4TEKSZJW5FJM/
Stock Market: NZ shares, Kiwi dollar, interest rates fall as recession looms
It's safe to come crawling out now - Gobbo Robbo ;)
NZH have seen the balloon going up (or more aptly deflating) and have now called it ;)
You wont get kicked too hard for breaking & smashing things ;)
5.5 years in power and all that Labour can show is a broken education system - and a lot of Maori words.
Bloody disgrace.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/edu...-strike-action
Parts of the system 'absolutely broken': Tinetti
Tinetti told the crowd it was hard to be in the position she was today as a former teacher and principal.
“I know the last few years have been horrific across the country … particularly for you in the classrooms.
“I know there are parts of the systems that are absolutely broken and we can do better,” she said to boos from the crowd.
And who was minister of Education while the education system went into decline and spiralled into the mess that it is?
None other than Hipkins!
Don't worry. One thing certain is the voters who vote for Labour would not have a clue. They can't even recall what happened 2 or 3 years ago.
How intelligent are the teachers in genearl? The norm is teachers typically side with the left political party or 'Labour', and would they choose to vote for National instead knowing how much of a con job the Labour has become?
Local Government Minister McAnulty wants Mayors to come to the Beehive to thrash out 5 Waters reform of the reforms. How short does he think their memories are?
They were told by his predecessor participation in the then 3 Waters was voluntary...until it wasn't. Then that same Minister tried to sneak through embedding legislation (apparently even the PM and most of the Cabinet didn't know about that stunt...pass the Tui).
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...-waters-reform
This government is morally and ethically bankrupt.
Leopards and spots!
Media 4th estate bias looks to be similar to previous Australian election. Total 90° left hand down.
Completely unrealistic approach.
The word pragmatism is to be banned by Labour cabinet, as they deem it highly "O"ffensive.
FFS
‘The world's largest credit rating agency, S&P, said New Zealand's credit rating could be pressured by "the persistently weak and worsening current account position".’
Looks like Stuart Nash is gone burger as a minister.
As one of the leadership aspirants, it will be so convenient for Hipkins to sack him so Nash does not represent a leadership threat post labour’s October election loss to come.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...CVJK5KR6BGNOE/
“If I make the same mistake again, the prime minister will have to take further action - but we learn from our errors.”
But it was just a day later when Newstalk ZB revealed the Solicitor-General considered prosecuting Nash for contempt over public comments he made after the arrest of Eli Epiha in the case of the killing of Police Constable Matthew Hunt.
Nash not a gone burger but ‘demoted’ to lowest ranked minister.
LOL.
How pathetic can Hipkins & the Labour government be?
All spin and no delivery as usual.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...arning-pm-says