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PM secures $8100 rates cut on luxury Waiheke holiday home Ninety per cent of property owners who challenged valuations are waiting for decisions.

This is PM who spent most of his life outside of NZ, and thinks hardship is a high rates bill on his holiday home. The the housing woes of everyday kiwis are completely outside his experience and imagination

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Confusion reigns as climate minister appears unaware of own announcement The Govt says it rejected the Climate Change Commission's advice a month ago, but the commission says it hasn't heard anything from the Govt.

At least Minister Watts can claim confusion, as opposed to our PM which claimed "good for NZ" when he reduced the value of Kiwisaver, and when he suggested he would increase it

Confusion reigns as climate minister appears unaware of own announcement - Newsroom newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c...

"If we're serious about building the future, and I am, it's time to aim higher."

NZ PM Christopher Luxon commenting on his future possible policy to increase employer contributions to Kiwisaver

4 months after making changes that reduced contributions by tens of thousands

#nzpol

National promises to boost KiwiSaver to match Australian Super The National Party leader and PM says if elected again next year, they will bring in gradual increases to match Australia combined 12% by 2032.

NZ PM Christopher Luxon showing the kind of leadership he is becoming known for and copying an Australian policy

And in typical Dilbert double speak, it is announced in the same year as our Govt announced a cut on their Kiwisaver contribution

#nzpol

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Reminder that juror fees have not been increased since 2004 (yes 21 years ago). The maximum payable is $127 for more than 3 hours and beyond 9 pm.

The usual daily rate is $62 for more than 3 hours but not beyond 6 pm.

Jury duty is obviously nowhere near as important as being on a board.

The Govt redefining success as "147,000 victims of serious violent crime"

Almost the same as the number of people voted ACT. Almost

#nzpol

Asking as a taxpayer - if someone employs their sister in the own office, is that DEI, nepotism, or were they generally the best candidate available? Any thoughts Minister Mitchell?

#nzpol

Bishop and Willis might be popular within the party faithful, but outside of that world, there seems very little trust for Minister Bishop, and Minister Willis seems to be polarising for a lot of people, including National voters.

They might replace PM Luxon, but it would not help the election

"The Government is making progress on transitioning New Zealand’s 3.6 million light petrol vehicles to road user charges (RUC), today launching a Request for Information (RFI) on paying for RUC electronically"

They are at RFI Stage - they don't know what they are doing yet...

A reminder that this is one of the key Ministers involved in the Fast Track legislation (which brings with it less management of conflict of interest and more opaqueness). Thank goodness we have the moderating inputs of Minister Shane Jones and the evidence adverse Minister Simeon Brown.

Best headline this week!

Still, it could have been worse. Police Minister Mitchel had almost 40 emails about a subject to both his offices, and despite paying his own sister to read them, didn't know anything about them.

The Coalition Govt learnt nothing from their campaign promises to overrule Pharamac decisions, and all the issues that produced

This is exactly what gets me.

Only 12 months ago, Minister Brown was telling us about potholes and speed limits (and ignoring the evidence and his advisors)

This week, he is telling us some drugs are safe (they are still available), but not the way he wants some patients treated

The sad thing is sort of behaviour from Coalition politicians is no longer a surprise.

What would surprise me is if our PM decided act on a Minister failing to deliver, having a "hide bad emails" policy, and claiming "it was my electorate office, so it's not important"

Both NZ Health Minister Simeon Brown and NZ PM Christopher Luxon complained about the Labour led Coalition and their "nanny state policies"

Of course, that was before they got into power and then dictated what therapies qualified doctors could use some drugs for "for safety reasons"
#nzpol

Meanwhile Councillor Chung continues to fit right in to #nzpol

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NZ Govt: we have to get things done, so we are using urgency (more than any previous Govt) and circumventing the existing governance processes

Also NZ Govt: we need the Regulatory Standards Bill and the Ministry for Regulation because to many poor quality bills are being passed

#nzpol

‘Doolally, economic vandalism’ - Willis blasts Greens’ mining intervention The Greens’ promise to revoke fast-tracked consents on seven mining projects has prompted government ministers to come out swinging, and one mining company to defend itself.

Unemployment up
Govt debt up
GDP down
Thousands of kiwis leave every month
Food and electricity prices are up
Many public sectors (health, police, justice, education) are broken

So the Finance Minister accuses an opposition party of "economic vandalism"...

#nzpol

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Luxon calls growing prisoner numbers ‘a good thing’ as police target slips https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360891167/luxon-calls-growing-prisoner-numbers-good-thing-police-target-slips

Over 40% of NZ prisoners are on remand, waiting for their time in court. On average, people on remand are waiting for over 80 days to appear in court, and that time is increasing every year

Are inefficiencies on our Courts really "a good thing"?

$nzpol

Imagine if ex-Minister Mahuta had done something like this - and think who would be the first to call for accountability...

This is all after the Govt has paused the massive in flight building program that KO had been running.

Minister Bishop showing he disagrees with his own Govts decision by taking money from social housing to meet his campaign promises in his local electorate

And PM Luxon caves in again

How it started: Waka Kotahi puts funding for cycling, walking and public transport initiatives on hold (Nov-23)

How it's going: Senior Minister Chris Bishop is rejecting criticism over a funding decision shifting Kāinga Ora money to a walking and cycling bridge in his electorate

#nzpol

'Utter nonsense': Wildly popular night markets cancelled Chris Bishop said it was "bureaucracy gone mad" after the weekly event was shut down due to safety and compliance concerns.

Irony is lost on Minister Bishop - a senior Minister in Govt who has passed more regulation under urgency than any other NZ Govt ever when he realises people have to follow regulation

#nzpol

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Charter School Agency signed sports school contract with non-existent trust The contract would see a secondary school with a focus on young athletes in Years 11-13 established in Trentham, near Wellington, next year.

"Charter School Agency signed sports school contract with non-existent trust"

More great work happening under Minister Seymour. He really does have a special knack for not getting things right #nzpol

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Hobson Choice are never happy with people questioning their policies.

Now all we need are some doctors, nurses and hospitals...

It makes me wonder how much pressure the senior women were under during this saga

Looks like we didn't really learn from Louise Nicholas

I think it is indicative of the fact that there is a percentage of people who will always vote for their preferred party, not matter how ludicrous they are, or what scandals happen

For those people saying it was just the previous senior management, and an email policy that hide anything incriminating from the Minister:

"Over 100 police officers investigated after 30,000 breath tests falsified"

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The margin of error is usually 3.1 (at 95% C.I.).

2% is not significant