Labour govt 2020-23

[davflaws]

A question like that has no place in a serious political poll.

I have no opinion about that - but it's inclusion doesn't invalidate answers to questions asked before it.

[Balance]

I have no opinion about that - but it's inclusion doesn't invalidate answers to questions asked before it.

Poto Williams agrees with you.

[Logen Ninefingers]

Isn't it great to be 'rich' off of often unrealised housing gains....with the cost of petrol, food, consumer goods, interest rates, council rates all on the rise NZ's 'rich' but heavily indebted home owners are now stuck between an rock and a hard place. Since the 'Ardern Put' - the declaration that house prices cannot / must not fall as that is not what Kiwi's expect - came into being, the pressures mounting in the economy have increased exponentially. The 'Big Lie' proffered by the government for political purposes is that the housing market is still affordable for first home buyers, and Adern's government (in concert with the pliant Reserve Bank governor) the have used all sorts of tricks such as deposit grants and easy credit to vault first home buyers onto the housing ladder. Thus a 'subprime' situation has been created in NZ whereby people on modest incomes have paid too much for property and will soon be buried under mounting costs. "Thanks for nothing Jacinda" should be the correct response.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ge-home-mooted

Auckland Council budget out for consultation, 6% rate rise for average home mooted
Todd Niall
19:35, Feb 08 2022

Auckland councillors have launched public consultation on an annual budget which is likely to bring a targeted rate for climate action, as well as boost total rates bills for an average value home by around 6 per cent.

While the average general rates rise is proposed at 3.5 per cent, a combination of changes and the new Climate Action Targeted Rate (CATR), equivalent to 2.4 per cent, will increase the annual bill by more.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127...ing-so-quickly

Petrol has topped $3 a litre but why are prices rising so quickly?
Esther Taunton
05:00, Feb 09 2022

New Zealanders are used to seeing petrol prices head north, but the speed of recent increases has been enough to make even the most level head spin.

Fuel prices hit record highs at the weekend, with several stations across Auckland advertising unleaded 95 fuel for more than $3 a litre and 98 octane costing as much as $3.07 a litre at one site on Saturday.

Prices in Wellington and Christchurch were also approaching the $3 mark, with some coming as close as $2.99 for 95 octane.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-au...7PVTRG6DCUTLQ/

New Auckland valuations: The poor get richer and pay the price
8 Feb, 2022 05:00 AM

The latest Auckland Council valuations have a nasty downside for lower income families, many of whom face a rate rise of more than 10 per cent from July.

[iceman]

I have no opinion about that - but it's inclusion doesn't invalidate answers to questions asked before it.

That would be the closest you've ever come to condemning the Government funded media bias in NZ !!

[Panda-NZ-]

Good morning Britain occassionally has former labour members co-hosting the whole show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG0XotsXWx0

Sky news australia has ex-"Liberal" politicians with their own segments.

All we hear from the NZ media are stories about MIQ non-issues and coverage of protests.

[Logen Ninefingers]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127...surance-scheme

ACC already recruiting head for Income Insurance Scheme
Tom Pullar-Strecker
13:36, Feb 09 2022

ACC has started seeking candidates to head the Government’s Income Insurance Scheme despite the ink barely being dry on a discussion document describing it as a proposal.

Public consultations on the compulsory unemployment insurance scheme kicked off last Wednesday and the deadline for submissions does not close until April 26.

One of the questions on which the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking input is whether the scheme should be run by ACC or whether it would be “better delivered by a government department or a new entity”.

The public is also being asked the more fundamental question of whether they agree New Zealand should introduce an income insurance scheme covering the loss of work due to health conditions or disabilities.

But ACC’s advertisement for a full-time “executive lead” for the scheme states that the successful candidate will be accountable for ensuring the scheme is in place by December next year if it progresses.

[Blue Skies]

That would be the closest you've ever come to condemning the Government funded media bias in NZ !!

You haven't noticed the weeks of hammering of the govt in all main media about MIQ & RAT's?

Commentators are remarking on how strong general support must be for the govt to get a rise in the latest poll despite the constant hammering its taking in the media.
Media has been Luxon's best friend.

[artemis]

You haven't noticed the weeks of hammering of the govt in all main media about MIQ & RAT's?

Commentators are remarking on how strong general support must be for the govt to get a rise in the latest poll despite the constant hammering its taking in the media.
Media has been Luxon's best friend.

Latest poll? Nope.

[Blue Skies]

Latest poll? Nope.

Sorry, not with you?

Newshub-Reid research poll out yesterday is latest isn't it?

There was a lot of talk about how with the bashing the govt's taking in the media, support would have been expected to drop, but instead it increased.

[artemis]

Sorry, not with you?

Newshub-Reid research poll out yesterday is latest isn't it?

There was a lot of talk about how with the bashing the govt's taking in the media, support would have been expected to drop, but instead it increased.

Roy Morgan out today.