National leader Simon Bridges says the political poll that showed his party had gained support was the most similar to National’s own polling. Two polls released in the weekend had two different results – in one National leapfrogged Labour to take the lead but according to the other, Labour could
Questions to Ministers 1.KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Associate Minister of Education: What announcements has he made, as part of the Wellbeing Budget, that support k?hanga reo, their teachers, volunteers, tamariki, and wh?nau? 2.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’
Judith Collins on KiwiBuild and the polls as well as internal polling. At just after the 4min mark she makes a comment about “keeping our heads down and getting on with the job and not getting all excited about ourselves”. She talks a lot of sense.
Susie:Just while you are here if I can also talk to you about the polls that came out the other day. For you, how does it feel to be polling higher than Simon Bridges?Judith:Ah, well it’s um… I just let people see that I’m getting
New Conservative party New Conservative is demanding that the government establish a Ministry for Men in New Zealand to ensure the well-being of all is being addressed. The New Zealand Medical Journal, Oct 6, 2017, stated: “For heart disease, stroke, and to a lesser degree of modifiable lifestyle change,
Questions to Ministers 1.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister responsible for the GCSB: At what specific time on Tuesday, 28 May was he or his office first contacted by the GCSB telling him that they had told Treasury that the GCSB did not believe any hacking had taken place,
Too Right A regular column by John Black The Black Sheep Blog Rightminds A fortnight ago our government took on an awesome responsibility: the wellbeing of 4.8 million souls. The ‘wellbeing’ budget, after suffering more leaks than a hedgehog’s raincoat, was unveiled to the world and immediately received
Well, well, well, there’s a whole lotta backflippin’ goin’ on over boats. Whaleoil has already reported on Labour’s “significant change in policy”, suddenly flipping from touting for asylum seekers detained on Manus and Nauru to be sent to New Zealand, to allocating tens of millions of dollars to
The evidence is absolutely damning and a slam dunk, and still Ardern equivocates about it all. If she is this much of an equivocator over a case that is so open and shut it is scary to think what she would be like dealing with a really serious crisis. The
Below is what National should be drumming home. The current taxation levels need to be adjusted. The working class poor are paying for the indolent. Where is National’s alternative budget? The opposition should be making hay while the sun shines and attacking this budget for all that they are
Obviously, when you are a barrister you have to be able to argue both sides of any situation depending on who your client is. The same lawyer employed by Nicky Hager, who published for personal gain private and personal information hacked from Whaleoil, yesterday declared that National’s budget leaks
ACT leader David Seymour has summed up PM Jacinda Ardern as someone whose Bachelor of Communication Studies degree taught her to change people’s perception of reality rather than reality itself It is hard to disagree with him given that she led Labour to victory on the exact same policies
Joe Ascroft Economist New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Our team has just returned from the Beehive, where we attended the media and analysts’ lock-up event for the government’s new “Wellbeing Budget”. This year’s Budget was accompanied by some level of turmoil, with leaks, alleged hacks, and a (very
Well, it has arrived. The world’s first Wellbeing Budget. The groundbreaking budget format that was supposed to have the world sit up and take notice. I am reeling with the uniqueness and diversity of it all. No, I’m not. I’m completely underwhelmed. First, the basics. * $1.9
