Labour govt 2020-23

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Yeah but John effectively gave billions to the maori party to buy their votes.

Though given there's almost zero chance of a national/act govt, how much would luxon throw at them?

And Labour allowed itself to get hijacked so no giving was needed .. instead plenty of taking

That includes Health, Separatism, Local Waters hijacked under unworkable idealogical theories
and considerably more under divisive policies overseen by idiots and incompetents who should
be nowhere near any seat of power ..

Let's see who will be laughing & just how Little will be left in the piggy bank come end of 2023

How long before many more wake up to recent Labour terms being nothing more than yet another
Road to Nowhere, which cost plenty, resulted in little tangible benefit/advance and saw SFA in
tangible progress on most things - that includes the flagship policies the parrot rode in on .. ?

Whatever happened to all those who thought they would be rehomed instantly, those who saw
prosperity untold with Labour .. how many thousands of excuses will be trotted out to cover
the backsides of the Top Spinners who will have failed miserably and let the team of 5 million down
so badly ?

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Looks like Hipkins cannot handle any real debate without reverting into the snivelling rat he showed he really is (as with Charlotte Bellis):

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...air-clash.html

Pathetic, isn’t it?l

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Looks like Hipkins cannot handle any real debate without reverting into the snivelling rat he showed he really is (as with Charlotte Bellis):

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...air-clash.html

Pathetic, isn’t it?l

Mark Mitchell (one of the old boy police) doesn't seem to like increased numbers of women in the Police.
Leaves you wondering if National has a problem with women full stop?

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Chris Hipkins in action (being a bully) before his latest episode of getting tangled in spreading misinformation and untrue insinuations about Mark Mitchell:

Took the threat of a court case hearing before an emergency MIQ slot was allotted to another pregnant woman - that's how flimsy the MIQ system was under Hipkins. It could not stand court scrutiny and as we now all know, the court found the MIQ system to be in breach of NZers' right to return home.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...e-emerges.html

As Chris Hipkins apologises to Charlotte Bellis for comments about her MIQ application, it can be revealed the government spent nearly $43,000 fighting another pregnancy-related MIQ case in court.

Having had no luck in the voucher lotteries, she said they applied for emergency allocation and were declined.

Sami lodged a second application for emergency allocation and then took her case to the High Court, seeking a judicial review of the decision.

Her lawyer, Tudor Clee, explained the case was due before the court on 26 October. But on 22 October, the last business day before it was to be heard, Sami and Spears received an email saying he had been granted emergency allocation.

Sami said it was unclear why, given the first one was rejected and their circumstances had not changed.

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And Oops, here's Mahuta shooting herself and Ardern in both feet (again)!

Mahuta voted against the Abortion Reform twice but now has the hypocrisy to criticize the US Roe v Wade abortion decision!

Mahuta : The US Supreme Courts overturning of Roe v. Wade Is draconian and does not support the right of women to choice. How can this happen?

Here's Robertson ducking and diving when asked why Mahuta wrote the statement above and he said it was a personal matter for Mahuta.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/27/a...uta-questions/

Robertson said: "That's something for Nanaia Mahuta herself to explain. In the Labour Party we have operated conscience votes when it comes to issues like abortion."

And here's Mahuta saying it wasn't her opinion but she was speaking for the Labour Party!

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...on-reform.html

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Yet another "state house" tenant has done $18370 damage to govt. property, but will be neither evicted or pay reparation.

NZ Herald article re Katrina Epiha, damaged ChCh womens prison, in a fit of rage.

Any relation to Epiha who shot dead an Auckland policeman?

Why is NZ so kind to these people?

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Govt Housing milestone:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...JJSBOHMB2JLO4/

Government demolishes more houses than it builds - National

Kāinga Ora, the government's housing arm has demolished more houses in 2022, than it built, according to data from the department.

Information from the Government Housing Dashboard reveals 202 houses have been demolished since January, while just 193 have been built, a net loss of nine homes.

The stats come as National is slamming Labour's housing policies as "failed", alleging it has spent more than $1 billion on emergency housing since it came to power.

"Labour promised they would solve New Zealand's housing crisis. Five years on, taxpayers have paid more than $1 billion in Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants, mainly to motels, with thousands of people living in motels for months at a time," National's Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.

"The Government says state houses are the solution, but have allowed the state house waiting list to explode from fewer than 6000 people when National left office, to more than 27,000 today."

Wood's turf isn't it ? - where is she hiding ?

Housing Minister Megan Woods has been approached for comment.

Lights on - No-one in Office obviously

Is she hiding down an abandoned Mine somewhere instead, not wanting to be found ?

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...6K6QUTL6YCYVU/

Third major bank curtails mortgage lending to those with small deposits

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"Get New Homeowners into Houses" seems to be working well ..

Another of the current Govt's promises thrown on the scrap heap
after Robbo and the RBNZ showed they together really knew how to sort
things out for the better - producing another growing shambles

Any chance these two blunt instruments from the Glass Towers can be sent to Ukraine to
absorb some Russian flak & show themselves to be even minutely useful ?

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The PM's flying crate to offshore destinations:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...nical-failures

The air force's Boeing 757 aircraft, which fly the prime minister on overseas trips, have had thousands of mechanical faults and six safety incidents in recent years.

Details of the mechanical faults and maintenance costs, obtained by ACT Party defence spokesperson Dr James McDowall​, show that since October 2017 more than $70 million had been spent on maintenance of the two Boeings.

A monthly tally shows that January and April this year were among the most costly, with more than $6m being spent each month. In May, one of the planes broke down in Washington DC while flying the prime minister.

"It is not operational costs, that is just maintenance and repair. To have spent that kind of money on two aircraft since late 2017, you would have thought the minister would have sought funds or figured out how to replace these things sooner.

"Clearly, they do need to be replaced.”

McDowall said the two Boeings – which were nearly three decades old – had an “extraordinary number” of breakdowns.

The two 757s have since October 2017 had a combined total of 1561 mechanical faults occur when the planes were not in planned maintenance. During maintenance, a total 2733 faults were recorded as occurring.

If the live Cargo isn't awake enough to realise the flying crate isn't up to warrantable standards & costing
a bomb in repairs - then why not just open the emergency doors to ditch the clueless cargo in the drink
to wake things up in a hurry ?

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Prison guard stabbed in the face 12 times by gang prisoner.

All that kindness and pro gang policies of Ardern - encouraging violence and gang activity.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/viciou...NXUSPHRVSV7MM/