Labour govt 2020-23

[Blue Skies]

This is an interesting development, yet to be resolved.
Mete Whaitiri may have unintentionally triggered the Waka Jumping legislation (which I think she voted for) which means she would have to vacate her seat & leave Parliament, the last thing Te Pāti Māori would want & now sounds like President John Tamahere busily trying to prevent that happening. "We're working on it"
Suggestions correspondence to the Speaker of the House may have been withdrawn after being sent, which is not allowed.

If that happens, to avoid a By-election you need 75% of the House voting against it which would be an interesting conundrum for National. Would Nat's forcing a By-election so close to the General election help them or backfire on them. Maybe just spin it out as long as possible without doing anything.


https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...derstands.html

[Balance]

Kelvin Davis trying to BS & spin his way through the third recovery minister in 3 months - always the fault of others, never the government!

What an arsehole of a person.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8wKGB1V/

[Blue Skies]

Just to follow on from Mete Whaitiri's jumping to Te Pāti Māori, speculation rife that Elizabeth Kerekere under investigation for bullying in the Green's will be the next.
If they drop her down the list from 4th, wouldn't surprise me.

[iceman]

Just to follow on from Mete Whaitiri's jumping to Te Pāti Māori, speculation rife that Elizabeth Kerekere under investigation for bullying in the Green's will be the next.
If they drop her down the list from 4th, wouldn't surprise me.

I think a few of the Green MPs should go to the Maori Party and let the Greens get back to focusing on environmental issues, which they've totally forgotten about.

[Balance]

Behold!

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8K1Wb3a/

[nztx]

Behold!

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8K1Wb3a/

Missed out some others on the report card:


Education (stuffed centralisation. Let's just say things are looking rather technically poked now )

Health (stuffed centralisation - the union of many boards had so many issues, the architect
of the disaster is often reputed to be hiding silently under the Defence coat tails )

10 Waters (likely another stuffed clumsy centralisation - even an extinct Moa could have done better)

Broadcasting (a stuffed Willy Wonka slap TV & Radio together any old how Bulls-Up at great cost
then was incapable of any sort of flight )

CGT (Yet another short lived C*ck up which imploded on itself leaving egg on the face of
Comrade Nosey Parker .. Egg seems to have taken an uncanny liking to .... )


Construction of Pot Holes - a Ripping Success as far as the eye can see (someone give Woody Woodpecker
a chocolate fish for an unintended default success)

The pot holes are getting so large in places -- next week he might be reported missing having fallen into one

[Getty]

Construction of Pot Holes - a Ripping Success as far as the eye can see (someone give Woody Woodpecker
a chocolate fish for an unintended default success)

The pot holes are getting so large in places -- next week he might be reported missing having fallen into one

The state highways running through Hawkes Bay have got to the state that Wood could look out his windscreen, and see a river of filth.

[Panda-NZ-]

The state highways running through Hawkes Bay have got to the state that Wood could look out his windscreen, and see a river of filth.

More like a river of orange... ugly signs ruining the landscape.

Should either put off maintanence until later (one instead of two maintenance events) or have stricter timeframes for repair.

I'd happily accept potholes for less signs and road closures (both kill productivity but one doesn't have the signs).

[Balance]

Behold!

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS8K1Wb3a/

“Train line services across Auckland have been cancelled this morning - some until further notice - due to infrastructure issues.”

Michael Woods looked like a eunuch caught in a whorehouse this morning - assuring Auckland commuters that most of the trains would be up and running by 7.30 am.

Latest is that it will be at least 9 am before the trains will run!

‘We are the government of Infrastructure!’
Ardern & Hipkins

They can both come and kiss my arse.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckla...F4BWPAHVCGIE4/

[jonu]

The state highways running through Hawkes Bay have got to the state that Wood could look out his windscreen, and see a river of filth.

May that "river of filth" comment haunt him for the rest of his career. Nothing shows more clearly the contempt he holds for the people he is meant to serve. Said in front of "Be Kind" Cindy too was it not?