Last Budget Before Winston Ruins Everything
The one party whose support will provide National with a second-term will probably become such a millstone that it destroys any hope of being re-elected for a third.
NZ Politics
Who to Vote for Being Made Easier
Chris Hipkins believes we don’t really care about the details re the Future Fund. What an abjectly ignorant little prat! This is one of his party’s cornerstone policies yet he expects that we will blindly vote for it because we are supposedly not interested in the details.
We Should Be Prepared
The fraying of the international rules-based order and various conflicts – either happening now or possible in the future – should see New Zealand preparing now. There are no excuses for inaction.
Hipkins Reckons Kiwis Don’t Care About Details in Labour’s Half Baked Future Fund
New Zealand has seen this movie before. Flashy announcements followed by vague costing and eventual disappointment. The Future Fund is simply the latest installment.
The Public Service Isn’t a Welfare Scheme
Some quick thoughts on the public service reforms.
Willis Takes Another Swing At Winston And Misses Badly
This is shabby politics from Willis. Attacking Peters yet again because she can. It is all too obvious. She is building a case to have a crack at Luxon when the polls do not improve for National.
Face of the Day
Regulation Minister David Seymour said the mapping exposed decades of overlap and complexity, revealing a “twisted spaghetti of regulators” that drives up costs, creates long delays, and weakens accountability.
Stanford and the Digital ID Backlash
Riley claimed the policy followed what he called a “Commonwealth speech crackdown playbook”, arguing governments often introduce online controls under the justification of “protecting children” before later broadening enforcement powers.
Not Really About Selling Butter to India
The India FTA promises exporters freer access to markets, but behind the sales pitch sits a familiar Wellington miracle: fewer tariffs, more officials.
How to Win Big Revealed in Poll
If National reads these poll results, they might realise how out of touch they are with their voter base. The ‘woke’ MPs, including the PM, need to ditch their nonsense, grow a spine and start giving their supporters not only what they voted for but, what, in fact, they campaigned on.
Now Parliament Passing Legislation Is... Undemocratic?
Whacky reactions to proposed legislation extinguishing crazy climate Court cases. Mendacious Mike’s only role in court should be as defendant, for such things as his chainsaw vandalism of One Tree Hill’s iconic pine.
National’s Public Service ‘Cuts’ Are Late, Lame and Likely to Fizzle
The public is tired of endless bureaucracy and wants results, not more recycled promises.
Face of the Day
There are currently just over 63,000 full-time public servants, which is a slight decrease under this coalition government from the high of approximately 65,000 in the 2024/25 year.