Wheres Winston?

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It's a pleasure to have no rudder, compared to the anchor we dragged for the last 6 years, where the ship has never been in more danger of sinking!

[fungus pudding]

Winston has given a recent interview where he said the coalition talks should only take days, not weeks as last time where he was dealing with 2 sides.{as opposed to 2 parties this time}

That's not unreasonable is it?

Considering most marriages are a lifetime of compromise.

Can't be planning a fishing trip part way though negotiations this time? Is that a compromise, a sacrifice, or just old age?

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Can't be planning a fising trip part way though negotiations this time? Is that a compromise, a sacrifice, or just old age?

Nah, just no fish!

[Balance]

It's a pleasure to have no rudder, compared to the anchor we dragged for the last 6 years, where the ship has never been in more danger of sinking!

Bad enough that NZ has had 6 years of non-delivery and incompetence, especially with the health sector - deaths are now following the disasters brought about by Labour & Ardern/Hipkins/Little:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-ti...mri-scan-delay

"An urgently requested MRI scan for a southern man that should have been done within 31 days took 20 weeks and his cancer is now unsurvivable.

The patient said this delay meant “further spread of the cancer through my spine and organs, resulting in the current situation whereby the cancer is not now survivable’’.

[Blue Skies]

Winston has given a recent interview where he said the coalition talks should only take days, not weeks as last time where he was dealing with 2 sides.{as opposed to 2 parties this time}

That's not unreasonable is it?

Considering most marriages are a lifetime of compromise.

Classic Winston posturing, in my view he's putting pre-negotiation pressure on Luxon by fostering the publics expectation the Coalition arrangements should only take a few days.
So then who's going to look bad/weak in the publics eyes if the coalition isn't sorted in a few days but drags on - 'Mr impatient to get on with things' PM elect Chris Luxon.

The clock is ticking, it's already been around 24 days since the election & we still don't have a govt, the public will get frustrated if this drags on.
Winston is strengthening his hand by making things awkward for Chris Luxon so he can extract as much as possible.

Been said Winston & Seymour will run rings around Luxon. We will see.

[nztx]

Nah, just no fish!

Yet more damage .. from the same Cyclone that washed out Labour & Greens ?

[nztx]

Classic Winston posturing, in my view he's putting pre-negotiation pressure on Luxon by fostering the publics expectation the Coalition arrangements should only take a few days.
So then who's going to look bad/weak in the publics eyes if the coalition isn't sorted in a few days but drags on - 'Mr impatient to get on with things' PM elect Chris Luxon.

The clock is ticking, it's already been around 24 days since the election & we still don't have a govt, the public will get frustrated if this drags on.
Winston is strengthening his hand by making things awkward for Chris Luxon so he can extract as much as possible.

Been said Winston & Seymour will run rings around Luxon. We will see.

Sausage rolls might be off the menu for good .. thank goodness

[nztx]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...JEXXIDGAZXK5Q/

National, Act, NZ First coalition talks: Winston Peters blames delayed negotiations on decision supported by... Winston Peters

Too funny .. Leap off Wine Box and proceed to land on self planted Petard from distant past

[Balance]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...JEXXIDGAZXK5Q/

National, Act, NZ First coalition talks: Winston Peters blames delayed negotiations on decision supported by... Winston Peters

Too funny .. Leap off Wine Box and proceed to land on self planted Petard from distant past

Going senile but still has enough to push through a few simple bottom lines like reversing the Maorification of NZ.

[Balance]

Hope Claire is correct in her presumption that ACT & NZF are co-operating to force National to adopt policies like the reversal of the hidden Labour agenda of the enforced Maorification and entrenchment of apartheid policies in NZ.

Time to put steel into the spine of the middle hogging minority National government.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...L5N5FXQ3QBJ2M/
paywalled

"NZ First leader Winston Peters and Act’s David Seymour holding their own talks without National in the room. Both emerged from the second meeting – a very short 10-minute one - looking a little smug. One of them even referred to it as a “blossoming relationship”. It’s a beautiful thing to behold. But it may also make National a tad nervous."

"NZ First and Act are starting to form an alliance, and working out how they might be able to force National’s hand further on some issues. The way both sides see it, using their collective strength is logical: turning up and saying “we both want this” would have more chance of getting it. They have also decided that if it is going to work, they have to do it now before agreements are tied down. Once the agreements are in place, there is little wriggle room. Yesterday’s talks were aimed at agreeing to do just that. The full negotiating teams of the two parties were in those talks. They ended after 10 minutes, and Seymour emerged to say they had been “productive” and he was very happy with them."