NZ’s economy wasn’t in recession before the election. In the past 6 months the economy has dropped faster than any time since 1991 (excluding COVID). This is what the politics of austerity does. Nicola Willis and Christopher Luxon are clearly making things worse not better!

Watch as our Cush gifts the Government a 12 Days of Christmas remix that’s more than good for goodness sake. #nzpol #waiata

Christopher Luxon appointing the governments newest and most junior minister as Minister for the South Island shows this govt’s absolute contempt for the mainland. He won’t sit around the Cabinet table when all the big decisions are being made, so what’s the point?

Tasking Nicola Willis with “economic growth” begs the question of what she has been focussed on for the past year as Minister of Finance if not that? Her Austerity programme is resulting in the biggest cuts to govt investment in a generation. Maybe start there…!

“My conviction that this country needs to go for growth” Liz Truss - gov.uk/government/spe… “we have to go for growth” Christopher Luxon - beehive.govt.nz/speech/state-n… 🥬

We are relieved to see Children’s Minister Karen Chhour has woken up to reality and reversed her government’s terrible decisions to cut funding from frontline service providers – temporarily. labour.org.nz/news-frontline…

The ACT Party attacks the courts when it suits their political purposes but then hide behind name suppression when one of their own is charged and convicted of sexual abuse. Disgraceful.

At a time when Kiwis deserve a government focussed on creating jobs, increasing incomes, building homes and fixing healthcare they instead have to suffer a government that is at war with itself and a weak PM who won’t enforce basic standards of ministerial accountability. #nzpol

Nicola Willis thought it was the perfect time to celebrate today, with a PR titled ‘Manufacturing increase welcomed’ while 230 Tokoroa people lost their jobs. Willie Jackson labour.org.nz/news-nicola_wi… #nzpol

Real men don’t barricade women and children. Real men don’t threaten and intimidate. Real men don’t preach hate. Real men DO show respect, compassion & love. Real men are comfortable enough in who they are to celebrate the diversity of others. Brian Tamaki you are just a boy.

New Zealanders are voting with their feet, leaving in record high numbers—just as the Govt begins focussing on marketing to Australians. Is their real tourism plan ‘Everyone Must Go’ — for Kiwis? 👀🛫

“I couldn’t, in all honesty, remain in my roles. The government didn’t seem interested in listening to genuine public health advice.” — Sir Collin Tukuitonga e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-an…

National finally funding its medical school places a year later than promised, and half the 100 places they describe were funded by Labour.

PM and Trade Minister criticising former foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta for saying in 2022 a free trade agreement with India was not a priority for NZ - but they leave out that Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar agreed with her, saying 'business collaboration' was the priority.

Labour will oppose any steps towards the private ownership or operation of core public services like our schools, hospitals, and prisons.

Public health doctors say Simeon Brown is meddling in the submissions they can make and it's having a "chilling effect". Doctors and health experts should be free to do their job without being micro-managed by Simeon Brown.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

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So, we knew it was bad — undemocratic expedited process, dodgy retrospectivity and objectionable nullification of claims. But this shows it was doubly worse — a calculated and deliberate ambush to deprive claimants and a policy fait accompli. rnz.co.nz/news/political…