Jacinda Ardern

[rdytdy 5,341]

This video was done 4 years ago and look what Socialist Cindy is doing remembering she is a UN disciple. It is very concerning indeed.

It does explain why we’re going through the mill at the moment with the UN Migration Compact and the insistence on drawing refugees from the UNHCR alone – which has been going on unabated for the last few years. I think it might even explain the closing down of anything different (and effective) such as the Charter Schools, terminating gas and oil exploration, the meaningless waffle we’re subjected to, and now Jacinda’s otherwise inexplicable moral lapse in supporting abortion to term. 

This is just the tip of the iceberg, as we all suspect. It’s not so easy to dismiss as it might have been a while ago – and we must understand the magnitude of what we’re up against before we can stand against it. 

Well worth a ten minute listen.

 

 

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Unemployment rises

by Christie 

 

Jacinda Ardern cracking Photoshopped image credit: Luke

 

The bad news continues for this ramshackle government. Unemployment has risen to 4.3%, from 4% in September.

It may be a small increase and the government will be able to play it down as being close to the margin of error, but it is part of an emerging trend. Growth is slowing, unemployment is increasing. The economy is starting to soften and we need a competent government with strong economic management skills to guide us through the storm.

We don’t have such a government. quote.

Unemployment jumped at the end of 2018, as the number of new jobs being created slowed.

Statistics NZ said on Thursday that unemployment climbed to 4.3 per cent in December, up from a revised 4 per cent in September.

The New Zealand dollar dropped on the latest figures, as the market bets on whether the figures make an interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank more likely. end quote.

Adrian Orr predicted an interest rate cut last year but there was no reason to think it necessary at that stage. After a decade of low interest rates, it seems they are about to get even lower. quote.

Most of the climb in the number of unemployed – which rose by 10,000 to 120,000 – was due to unemployed men. The number of men unemployed rose by 8000 to 65,000, while the number of unemployed women rose by 2000 to 55,000. 

Economists had expected a small increase in the unemployment rate, after a sharp drop in September, but not to the degree the household labour force survey revealed.

“It looks like the best that the labour market has to offer is behind us,” ANZ senior economist Liz Kendall said.

end quote.

The bad news, as always, is that the worst affected group is the young people. NEETs, as they are known, with no training, now have less and less chance of finding employment. The government claims that it will target these people, especially Maori youth, but… well, they also said they would build 1,000 houses by July 2019. quote.

On Thursday, Employment Minister Willie Jackson released a statement describing the unemployment rate as “the second lowest in nearly a decade”, focusing on lower unemployment for women and Māori since the coalition Government took office.

“The results released are in keeping with our expectations for this quarter and we are confident that in this strong economy, if we continue to listen to employers and work with industry, many people looking for work will find more opportunities to do so.” end quote.

Sorry, Willie, but you have got this wrong. The economy is not as strong as it was. The growth numbers for the December quarter are not out yet but they are likely to show a significant slowing of growth. You can no longer rely on the excellent economy that you were handed to get you out of trouble. It is downhill all the way from here. quote

National’s finance spokeswoman Amy Adams said the figures suggest the economy may be slowing and the Government should take it as a “reality check”, with the number unemployed climbing, while those not in employment, education or training (so-called NEETs) rising by 26,000.

“The unemployment rate is still relatively low, however we have now slipped from having the 9th to the 14th lowest unemployment rate in the OECD. At the same time, jobs growth has stalled and the underutilisation rate has increased.                                                                                                           “These weaker labour market numbers follow the third quarter’s slower GDP growth and point to a change of direction for the New Zealand economy.

With gale force winds blowing our way over Brexit and the China-USA trade situation, an economic slowdown looks inevitable. The real question is how well our government is going to be able to deal with it. I have no confidence in their level of economic competency. It looks as if Shane Jones will not be getting his ‘nephs’ of the couch for some time ye                                                                    

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If you offended by the use of the "c" word then don't watch.

 

[bloke 1,232]

Are you Ok Ted? Please don't slit your wrists. Simple (fuckin useless) Simon is a goner but Crusher is waiting in the wings. Meanwhile Jacinda surges in popularity.

Just keep taking that medication Ted and searching for Whale Oil's cut and pastes.  

 

[crustyngrizzly 1,700]

The Nats have been out of office for over 12 months,they are led by an unpopular guy and yet they  are still polling over 40%.

That is an outstanding result.

[Tauhei Notts 1,412]

Rdytdy, Thank you for bringing that video to our attention.

Heineman's New Zealand dictionary has one particular word in it that has two meanings;  (a) the female genetalia.  (b)  An unscrupulous person.  So when a Green Party politician proudly announces that she is an unscrupulous person you know what the Green Party is all about.

[Ohokaman 5,825]

With gale force winds blowing our way over Brexit and the China-USA trade situation, an economic slowdown looks inevitable. The real question is how well our government is going to be able to deal with it. I have no confidence in their level of economic competency. It looks as if Shane Jones will not be getting his ‘nephs’ of the couch for some time yet...

Oh I don't know....that $100m Labour are giving to "help increase productivity of Maori land" ( the cannabis growing Industry is about to explode you know..) should get the bros excited....even if only to get down to the local car dealership to pick out the new SUV or Clubsport.....

[bloke 1,232]

Ohaka that's sad, I never thought that you would be a racist.

You need reminding that National has run up the majority of debt over the last 50 odd years and Labour has repaid the majority of debt. The last Labour Government reduced our debt to stuff all and put 20 Billion away into The Cullen Fund.

The Tories sold assets so that they could show a budget surplus, shit that is like selling the family jewells to pay for the groceries. To make matters worse the Minister of finance Bill English took money he was not entitled to and channelled it through his Family Trust. He apologised an repaid it but he should have been charged with Fraud. 

However when it comes to financial mismanagement look at the biggest fool of them all Piggy (The Socialist)  Muldoon. 

 

 

[crustyngrizzly 1,700]

Lange and Douglas obviously don't count  then.

Save Rail,how did that work out.

Weakest govt we have seen even though i personally agreed with what they were trying to achieve.

Time to bail was their catch cry.

[Ohokaman 5,825]

1 hour ago, bloke said:

Ohaka that's sad, I never thought that you would be a racist.

You need reminding that National has run up the majority of debt over the last 50 odd years and Labour has repaid the majority of debt. The last Labour Government reduced our debt to stuff all and put 20 Billion away into The Cullen Fund.

The Tories sold assets so that they could show a budget surplus, shit that is like selling the family jewells to pay for the groceries. To make matters worse the Minister of finance Bill English took money he was not entitled to and channelled it through his Family Trust. He apologised an repaid it but he should have been charged with Fraud. 

However when it comes to financial mismanagement look at the biggest fool of them all Piggy (The Socialist)  Muldoon. 

 

 

Rubbish. It's been happening for years. The Maori elite have been coining it for a long time. We know that very well up here.

Anytime there is Govt handout the number of new cars etc that suddenly appear is no co incidence.

Labour were handed a massive surplus when they took office and have done nothing but hand it out since.

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Transcripts of our vacuous PM talking with Mike Hoskings on radio yesterday:

 

The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is with us. Good morning.

Jacinda

Good morning.

Mike

Let’s start with China if we could. The implication, says Philip Burdon, former trade minister of course, and chairman of the Australia New Zealand Foundation, the implications for New Zealand are dangerous at every level. Is he right?

Jacinda

Oh, (indistinct) our relationship with China is incredibly important, um… economically, people to people, um… but I guess my question to him would be… um… ah… you know essentially what is he seeing here that he thinks that is putting that at risk? We are making… continuing to conduct our diplomacy and ah… place focus on our relationship with China as we… you know… as previous governments have done. At the same time facing some challenges, but in a way that I think preserves New Zealand’s independent foreign policies.

Mike

What are the challenges you face?

Jacinda

Oh, well look, there have been some questions raised. For instance, um… around the Huawei decision – actually that decision hasn’t been completed yet. We have legislation in New Zealand that was actually bought in by the last government which means that… any significant ah… question, for instance if you are going to expand into a 5G network, has to go through a process. Ah… that involves the GCSB, it’s not about the vendor, it’s agnostic as to the country, um… but it just goes through a series of checks to ensure that we preserve New Zealand’s data and security.

Um… Spark put in a notice, um… GCSB have gone back to them and said, “we’ve got a couple of things we want you to mitigate”, that’s where the process is right now. Actually, that’s incredibly important. I… I wouldn’t ah… want New Zealand to step away from ah… that process. We do have to make sure we ah… protect New Zealand’s data and security, ah… and ah… so if that is the issue here then I think we have to stand by the way that – that we are doing things.

Mike

Why aren’t you going to China?

Jacinda

I… oh, again, nothing’s actually changed there. I saw a piece speculating that something had. I’ve had an invitation, we just simply haven’t set a date yet.

Mike

When will you set a date?

Jacinda

Um. I wouldn’t – I wouldn’t want to speculate on that, that only just, you know, sets up um… arbitrary time lines. It’s something that….

Mike

This year?

Jacinda

It’s something that officials are still working on and when I spoke to them yesterday it’s still an ongoing conversation.

Mike

John Key went every year.

Jacinda

Yeah, yeah, he did. I wouldn’t actually set that expectation. For instance, you know, I haven’t been to the United States. Um… I have been to some significant um… ah… stops within Europe, um… notably because of our EU negotiations, but I wouldn’t have an expectation of visiting somewhere um… every, every, year. But as I say…

Mike

Not even Australia?

Jacinda

Oh. Oh… we have… they are our closest um… ally…

Mike

So, you would go to Australia, but not our biggest trading partner?

Jacinda

There’s a longstanding tradition, Mike, that we have an exchange where they come to us and then we go to them, and that’s been going on for some time. Um… we have, of course, the closer economic partnership. We have that with no other country.

Mike

Would the tradition be set by John Key who went every year, but now you’re not?

Jacinda

Ah… that was…. you know… John Key’s decision. I’ve got a particular way of approaching, um… foreign policy visits. I try not to be away too much, um… and so I haven’t set down an expectation that I will go to any one country. Yes, events. APEC of course, um… and I’ve had bilaterals with the premier, I’ve met the president, we’ve had a number of ministers visit China in the last year. Um, and so those exchanges are happening with our government, it’s just I don’t want to set an expectation that I go somewhere every single year.

Mike

Who decided in the Inland Revenue that they’d be doing political polls?

Jacinda

Um… yeah, they had a question… um…. I…. I… don’t know who made that decision. Certainly, the minister didn’t know. I was talking to him about it yesterday. He’d utterly no awareness. We all agree it’s totally inappropriate. Ah, the state services commissioner is making sure that all the government departments have that guidance. It just shouldn’t be happening, no question.

Mike

So, why would it happen? Or how did it happen?

Jacinda

Ah… oh… that’s a question that I’m sure the minister will be asking. It shouldn’t be happening. I’m not going to give a rationale for it because even if they had one, I would disagree with it.

Mike

When’s the polytech review announcement being made?

Jacinda

Um… imminently, very shortly.

Mike

What’s that mean? This week?

Jacinda

Imminent usually means “not too far away”.

Mike

Today?

Jacinda

Ah… I’ve got statements to the house today, the opening of parliament, so that’s…that’s going to dominate today. But it’s not too far off, Mike, particularly given of course, we flagged that it’s happening, um…trying to make sure that we have the conversations with those we need to have them with before the consultation document comes out. And just to be clear, it is us coming out with some proposals that we’ll then be talking to the sector about.

Mike

The reason I ask about that is that Wintech yesterday, ah… which is the Waikato Polytech did… they…they don’t seem to know how to run a business… is the polytech problem in general, from your view, a bunch of people who don’t know how to run businesses, or is the entire model broken?

Jacinda

The model…. The model is broken. You know, any…any um… situation, where for instance, you know… when you have um… a tight labour market you see um… decreasing enrolments and ah… a vocational training sector that struggles… um… we have competition between um… ah… a number of these ah… a number of these centres when actually we need to be focused on generating the skills that New Zealand needs. We have a shortage of builders right now. We have a shortage of people in a whole range ah… of areas and yet at the same time we have um… declining enrolment. 23,000 fewer students so there is something inherently wrong with the system which is why it is going to take quite a big shake up um… to fix and at the same time we have been having to bail them out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ohokaman 5,825]

Vacuous doesn't come close Ted.....Jesus wept, how does someone get into positions like this on looks alone....???

Perhaps the equally mindless NZ voters could answer that one.....

[tripple alliance 1,026]

This has to be the most incompetent government NZ has ever had , Kelvin Davis either isn't allowed to open his mouth or simply hasn't got a clue ,'' no comment'' , amazing .

A warning notice on potential risks to Chinese tourists travelling to New Zealand has raised further questions about the state of the New Zealand-China relationship.

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China, in New Zealand, issued a notice to tourists in December warning of robberies, a low rate of police investigation, dangerous driving conditions, and cases of Chinese citizens being refused entry to New Zealand, despite having a valid visa.

January notices included specific reference to the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism, and at least one was published by the state-run Xinhua News Agency, and on China's national emergency broadcast website.

[rdytdy 5,341]

Ardern and Twyford are ideological idiots with absolutely no business experience. Would anyone have handed power to the to these inexperienced idealists to run a company? You bet not!! But here they are, running the country with inexperience and absolute ideology  in charge of billions. What's happening to the 10 ten cent tax on regional fuel taxes in Auckland?

 

The prime minister’s promise that isn’t a promise

by Suze

 

Photoshopped image credit: Technomage

When is a promise not a promise? According to Phil Twyford, a promise Ardern made before she became prime minister doesn’t count as one.

Why is that, you ask? Well, silly, Ardern wasn’t prime minister at the time was she?

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National) to the Minister of Transport: Is he committed to building light rail from the city to the airport in Auckland and if so, when will work begin?

Hon PHIL TWYFORD (Minister of Transport): Yes. Light rail will be a game-changer for Auckland. It will be a magnet for private investment in urban renewal, and each line will be able to carry 11,000 commuters per hour, the equivalent of four lanes of motorway. The light rail project will extend Auckland’s rapid transit network, a core part of our plan to build a modern transport system for the city. There is a procurement process under way now, so work has already started.

Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH: Is the Government on track to have built light rail from Wynyard Quarter to Mount Roskill within four years of becoming Government, as promised by Jacinda Ardern in August 2017?

Hon PHIL TWYFORD: At that point, Jacinda Ardern was not the Prime Minister.

Oral Question No.8 Parliament 13 February 2019
 

This is a doozy of an excuse from dear ol’ Phil, who would do his public persona a huge favour by putting a sock in his mouth. 

And is there a reason Ardern’s minders keep running interference for her whenever pressure is applied over her non-delivery? Quote.

The first promise Ardern made as Labour leader looks to have gone up in smoke.

During her first big public outing as leader during the election, she promised rail for all – including a line from the Auckland waterfront to Dominion Rd to Mount Roskill, all to be completed by 2021.” End of quote.

Newshub
 

That promise could have been sidelined because Labour was already assured of votes from the fast growing immigrant communities found at the Dominion Road end of Mt Roskill.

This part of Auckland is its Bible belt, so could this promise have been a desperate attempt to soothe and secure votes from disgruntled Mt Roskill residents unhappy about their non-integrating, halal-eating neighbours? Quote. 

The promise was part of a $15 billion package and came with a plea from Ms Ardern – she needed cash to fund it.

That part of the promise did come true: Aucklanders are paying the 10 cents a litre more at the pump.

“You can call a regional fuel tax ‘crowd-sourcing’ if you like,” she told the public.

But Labour hasn’t done the rail part.“ End of quote.

Doesn’t matter, because, on the whole, Labour voters are a forgiving lot. Their heroine can do no wrong, and voters are undeterred by a poor performance so will keep voting Labour until the cows come home.

So much for Ardern’s claim of transparency. So much for the CoL trying to weasel out of being held accountable. So much for 2019 being this government’s “year of delivery”. Quote.

On Wednesday, Transport Minister Phil Twyford admitted the Government would fail to build light rail down Dominion Rd by 2021. Instead, he only expects work to start on it next year.

end of quote.

The notion of discounting a promise on the basis of not being in government is novel and new, but not credible.

Full marks for originality, but this government gets a fail for performance and another fail for such a ridiculous excuse.

 

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No one entered Waikato Kiwibuild ballot

by Christie 

 

Photoshopped image credit: Lushington Brady.

Did nobody do any research, before Kiwibuild was established, to find out where there actually is a housing shortage? Firstly, Kiwibuild houses cannot be sold in Wanaka, meaning they will not go to families ‘locked out’ of the housing market. Now, nobody – yes, nobody – has entered the ballot to buy ANY of the homes in a Waikato development.

This is truly breathtaking. quote.

Newshub can reveal how unpopular KiwiBuild has become: absolutely no one entered the ballot to buy any of the homes in one of the developments.

The Government’s flagship housing scheme is now at the stage where developers are offering up bribes to get people interested. end quote.

Where are all those young families clamouring at the door to get into a home of their own? Clearly, they do not live in the Waikato. quote.

New figures obtained by Newshub show there’s little demand for the KiwiBuild properties that have made it to the market.

While the Government is trumpeting that nearly 50,000 people have registered their interest, nowhere near that amount are actually trying to buy the homes available.

The highest interest so far has been in the McLennan development in Papakura, where 77 people applied to buy one of the 18 available homes. end quote.

Registering interest is one thing, but buying a home is quite another. A lot of conditions have to be met before people can buy a property, and those conditions are the same for Kiwibuild houses as for other houses. Truth is, that once everything is taken into account, Kiwibuild houses are not the special deal they were purported to be. In many parts of the country, they are not a good deal at all. quote.

But interest is waning – the latest ballots for five more houses in that same development have less than 30 entries, and up the road in Ōtāhuhu, just four people entered the ballot to buy each of the KiwiBuild apartments.

As for the houses that Minister Twyford was very excited to show off in Te Kauwhata, the number of people interested in those is a big fat zero – no one has entered the ballot. end quote.

Excuse me while I laugh… except there’s a lot of taxpayer’s money involved in this project. quote.

“The trouble with KiwiBuild is it is now a joke for a lot of people,” said National’s Housing Spokesperson Judith Collins. “But it’s a pretty sad joke because a lot of people’s hopes have been raised, and now it’s turned out to be a real flop.”

Minister Twyford insisted KiwiBuild will add to the housing stock, and said “the demand is clearly there”. end quote.

Is it? Not in the Waikato. Not in Wanaka. Not in Te Kauwhata. quote.

Developers are even offering up incentives for buyers now. Fifteen homes in Pukekohe are up for sale, and you can buy them without even going through a ballot process.

But wait, there’s more: the first 10 buyers will get $5000 towards whiteware or furniture.

Newshub end quote.

“What’s next, first year mortgage free?” said Ms Collins.

KiwiBuild looks like it’s quickly becoming KiwiBribe. end qu

[crustyngrizzly 1,700]

Interesting to see Aunty Helen wanting the British Govt to allow the return to England of a pregnant Isis fighter who now wants to come home.

Is this the same Aunty that won't allow Eden Park to host late concerts.???????

[Ohokaman 5,825]

16 minutes ago, crustyngrizzly said:

Interesting to see Aunty Helen wanting the British Govt to allow the return to England of a pregnant Isis fighter who now wants to come home.

Is this the same Aunty that won't allow Eden Park to host late concerts.???????

What the hell has it got to do with her anyway..?? The Brits should tell her, and the Isis terrorist to piss off. She wanted to go because it looked exciting and they thought they were right....didn't turn out like that though did it..? Turned her back on her country and now expects them to welcome her back with open arms.....?? Not a chance.

[rdytdy 5,341]

Now Jacinda offends India

by Christie 

 

Jacinda Ardern cracking Photoshopped image credit: Luke

Will someone please explain to me why we seem to be determined to offend most of our allies and all of our trading partners? Jacinda can write gushing letters of solidarity to Europe, ignoring the fact that we fought in two world wars on the opposite side of some powerful EU members, but when it comes to basic diplomacy, this government seems to have lost its way completely.

The ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir region resulted in the deaths of 45 Indian troopers and most of our western allies quickly came forward to condemn the attack. Unfortunately, we did not. quote.

The fact that New Zealand government has so far not issued any public condemnation of the unfortunate killing of 45 Indian troopers in a terror attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir is raising a lot of questions on the manner it is treading in its foreign affairs.

On Thursday, February 14, in the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in last three decades, a suicide bomber rammed his SUV packed with explosives into a bus on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Pulwama district, killing at least 43 Indian troopers and leaving the security establishment stunned. end quote.

Most of the world came out quickly to condemn the horrific attack. quote.

The international community has strongly condemned the terror attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 45 CRPF personnel, with US President Donald Trump asking Pakistan to “end immediately” the support and safe haven provided to all terrorist groups operating on its soil.
 

“We express our deep condolences to the victims’ families, the Indian government and the Indian people for the loss of life in this brutal attack,” the statement added.

End quote.

Why could we not issue a statement similar to that? Have we really fallen so far that we cannot send a message of sympathy to a friendly country that has suffered such a horrific attack, particularly as so many people of Indian descent now live in New Zealand? quote.

China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday also denounced the attack, hoping that “relevant regional countries will cooperate to cope with the threat of terrorism and jointly uphold regional peace and stability”. end quote.

China can manage an appropriate response, but somehow we cannot? quote.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the “brutal crime” and said that “the perpetrators and sponsors of the attack, undoubtedly, should be duly punished”. end quote.

The Russians can manage it as well. So can the EU, Canada, Australia, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. quote.

However, unfortunately, the NZ government has failed to issue an official response and condemnation of the worst ever terrorist attack on Indian armed forces in the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir.

However, this diplomatic-lethargy was least expected from the NZ government.
More so coming under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who takes enormous pride in kindness and compassion to fellow human beings, it is likely that many sentiments are going to be hurt within the Kiwi-Indian diaspora.

Indian Weekender end quote.

Jacinda has been called out on her ‘kindness’. The whole world can now see that this is simply empty rhetoric, designed to make her look good, but nothing more.

There has been talk in the past of an FTA with India and, if relations with China have soured, as it so appears, then India could have provided a new source of trade for our exports. It is quite clear, however, that India feels that New Zealand treats it with marked disinterest and this snub shows that feeling to be justified.

So now Jacinda has upset the USA, Australia, China and India. But don’t worry, comrades. She didn’t recognise the new government of Venezuela. Now we truly know the company that we keep.

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LEMON PICKERS NEEDED IN THE BAY OF PLENTY - ONLY NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS OR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS NEED APPLY:
“Lemon Pickers Needed” read the ad in the newspaper.
Ms. Sally Mulligan of Te Aro, Wellington, read it, and decided to apply for one of the jobs that most New Zealanders are not willing to do.
She submitted her application for a job in a Bay of Plenty lemon grove, but seemed far too qualified for the job. She has a Humanities and Social Sciences degree from Massey University, and a master’s degree in Sociology - Gender and Sexuality studies from Victoria University in Wellington.
For a number of years, she had worked as a social worker, and also as a school teacher in Auckland.
The foreman studied her application, frowned and said, "I see that you are well educated, and have an impressive resume. However, I have to ask you, have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?”
"Well, as a matter of fact, I have," she said...
"I've been divorced three times, owned a Nissan Leaf, was a member of Auckland Peace Action, and voted for Jacinda and the Labour Party.”
She started work yesterday.

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Simon and Cindy are in a bar at the airport.
Simon leans over, and with a smile on his face, says, “I must say it’s most unusual, but the media are really tearing you apart for that scandal.”
Cindy: “You mean my continuing to lie about Stroubek?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the massive voter fraud by accepting the anointment from Winston?”
Simon: “No, the other one.
Cindy: “You mean the military not getting their pay rise?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Using my secret private phone to hide my activities?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “The nurses and cops not getting their full pay rise despite our promise?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Using that plane at taxpayers expense to fly to the islands all by myself?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean going back on our election promise of being the most transparent govt ever?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Giving the islands millions of taxpayers dollars while the poor at home suffer?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean signing the TPP despite being against it when in opposition?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean all the lies that I told, trying to protect the useless Clare Curran?”
Simon: “No the other one:”
Cindy: “The appointment of that “Rich Prick, Call me Sir” Cullen to the tax working group?”
Simon: “No the other one:”
Cindy: “Pissing off the Australians?”
Simon: “No the other one:”
Cindy: “you mean my captains call to stop all off shore exploration”
Simon: “No the other one:”
Cindy: “Overturning the tax cuts that were legislated for before the election?”
Simon: “No the other one:”
Cindy: “The waste of 1.2 billion of taxpayers money by giving free university attendance?”
Simon: “No the other one:”
Cindy: “ Defending IL-G in his coverup over his support of the lawnmower seller ”
imon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Giving Wristy Jones his 3 billion slush fund?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me allowing one of my ministers husband to profit from contracts to do with her portfolio?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me hiding behind the courts in not taking responsibility for the youth abuse at the labour camp. Wood you agree?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me agreeing to waste 35 million on the entry to the Pike River mine drift?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me using the top cop to warn off any criticism of my boyfriend?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me agreeing with Twitford that we can build 10,000 homes per year?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me agreeing with Winston to plant 100 million trees per year?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me thinking that by passing a law we can stop suicides?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my letting the Maori caucus run rough shod over me and making me support megafightery, despite her physical assault of her staff?”
Simon: “No, the other one.
Cindy: “Me agreeing with Winston to hide from the voters our secret agreement?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Signing the UN accord that will allow even more ferals into New Zealand?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Signing a migration compact that aligns us with Brussels?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my releasing the emails just before I went overseas that prove I am a liar and that I did make ILG change his decision regarding Stroubek?”
Simon: “No, the other one.
”Cindy: “You mean all my denials that Hardcore and I are not mates is proven to be yet another lie?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my denials about all my texts to and from known criminals?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my acceptance of Twitfords constant fuckups with his Kiwibuild/Kiwibuy policy?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the COL changing the rules and making it easier for unemployed ferals to continue getting the benefit without any sanctions on those who don’t seek work?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my reply when asked how I take my coffee, I wanted to say intravenously?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my Govt saying any business giving out plastic carry bags may be fined $100,000, when at the same time a drug dealer gets a free pass to stay in NZ?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the “recalibration “ of our Kiwibuild targets to deflect how useless we are at getting 10,00 houses built in each year?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean declining to support our allies when they asked over Venezuela's new leader?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean at the iwi chair forum when I announced anther 4 million payment to yet another iwi group to duplicate the work already done by another iwi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my dead silence and not helping the Indian students after I promised to help, should Labour win the 2017 election?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean despite my saying “the first year is on me”and free fees from the taxpayer, student numbers at university have fallen?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean stopping us using our own coal, but when there is a need for it, we import dirty coal from Indonesia?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean having my back office in a state of flux, with a number of key staff leaving and forcing others to reapply for their jobs as a result of so called restructuring?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my Govt giving the Natives up north $100 million, to spend as they see fit, when pharmac cannot afford to pay for much needed cancer drugs?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: You mean my not ruling out a red meat tax in New Zealand, despite the Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter saying simply that it was not under consideration “at this stage”?
Simon: “no the other one
Cindy: “You mean when asked, did I know the principles of the Treaty, I had to admit I did not know in spite of previously telling Maori that I learnt them at school.
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean when Suzie asked me how many Maori Children our policies had lifted out of poverty. I had to say I didn’t know because no one is collecting any information?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), designed to create jobs and boost the regions, has only created 54 jobs in Wellington and spent just $26.6 million of its $3 billion?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my saying unemployment had gone down, when it had actually gone up 10,000?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean when I set a goal during the election that we would reduce suicides, and since then have silently let it slip under the radar?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the mental health hui with no doi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the mental heath hui to doi the first hui with no doi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the final mental health hui to doi what the first hui should doi but didn’t doi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean getting the IRD to run a survey on new Zealanders political leanings just before the release of crucial tax reform report?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean making the announcement that we will be smoke free from 2025, but forgetting about cannabis smoke?
Cindy: “You mean when I was given the cold shoulder by China and a major tourism promotion is also postponed by China.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when my MP’s couldn’t even get to their committees on time.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I promised to build Auckland's light rail by 2021 and now have to admit yet again that I lied.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I got Phil Twitford to say any promise I made as Labours leader is different to those made as the Silly little girl PM.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean by taking the fuel tax in Auckland to pay for the rail project that is now not happening and still screwing Aucklanders in the process.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “I give up! … Oh wait, I think I’ve got it!: “You mean when I lied before the election that we will bring rail back between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga ,within 18 months of taking office?.
Simon: “THAT’S IT! I almost forgot about that

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The real differences between National & Labour: Part one

by Guest Post

 

It’s easy to look at both main political parties by applying the broad brush approach and coming to the conclusion there is not much to differentiate between them. On a day to day basis, it is often the case that we conclude that National would not have executed a particular policy much differently to Labour, or would not change a specific policy, hence the term Labour-lite.

There are however real differences and they are becoming more apparent by the day due; mainly to the level of inexperience, incompetence and sheer ineptness of the Coalition of Losers. These people are so hopeless one would be reluctant to run the risk of letting them loose in a brewery to pour a drink.

The most important difference between National and Labour is that National believes in personal responsibility and in providing the means whereby there is an incentive for people who want to succeed.

The other important difference is the ability to run the economy. That really is a no-contest.

Compare that to what we are witnessing from this government. They are simply applying their political philosophy. In reality, it is very different from National’s. Negligent spending of money. No hand ups, only handouts leading to a complete lack of personal and parental responsibility. They are implementing policies National wouldn’t even dream about.

Let’s look at some of the major portfolio areas:

FINANCE (easy one)

• National – believes in taking less from the taxpayer .
• Labour – TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX TA…

WELFARE

• National – Had mechanisms in place to make people on benefits accountable. Had to actively look for a job. Penalties for not naming the father of the child.
• Labour – All restrictions gone. No responsibilities whatsoever. Then they wonder why Shane can’t get the nephews and others off the couch. The numbers on welfare have increased. Poverty has increased. All numbers in this area have increased. What a surprise! All in the name of a kind, caring government bringing in a ‘Wellbeing’ Budget.

EDUCATION

• National – Embraced Charter schools which specifically helped those in the lower socioeconomic groups where the state system had failed them. Students had all the basics paid for including uniforms.
• Labour – Told what to do by their Union paymasters so to hell with the kids, got rid of Charter schools and put the students back in the system that failed them in the first place. Brilliant! All in the name of a kind and caring government bringing in a wellbeing Budget. HYPOCRITES!

HOUSING

• National – Revised the state housing stock and replaced some to make more economic use of the land to more speedily accommodate those on the housing list.

• Labour – KIWIBUILD! A concept doomed to failure from the outset. How did they ever think it would work? They’ve ended up with houses at prices not much different to the open market, but with restrictions.

Adrian Orr is now saying if Kiwibuild did take off it would restrict the number of houses that the private sector can build due to manpower and other shortages. Phil Twyford disputes that – saying Kiwibuild will add to the numbers being built. Really? How can he possibly come to that conclusion? He’s adding when he should be subtracting. Phil should stick to state housing as that’s what a kind and caring government introducing a wellbeing Budget should be doing.

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The real differences between National & Labour: Part two

by Guest Post 

 

Let’s compare and contrast some more portfolio areas between the two parties.

LAW AND ORDER

• National – Built more prisons to house the burgeoning prison population. Introduced many training programmes into the prisons to assist prisoners in returning to the community.
• Labour – The criminal’s best friend. What the hell are you doing in here? Where’s the key? I’ll let you out. Totally soft on crime. As Cindy mouthed off the other day in her schoolgirl like manner with her Colgate smile – “We don’t want anyone in prison”. How kind and caring is that! Hard to beat!! Oh, I forgot, there’s a wellbeing Budget coming.

IMMIGRATION

• National- Not always perfect but a damn sight better at it than the current lot. At least they tried to avoid druggies and the harassing types.
• Labour – If you’re somewhat of an unsavoury character but have the right people to go into bat for you then your chances are very good. On the other hand, if you’re hard working and provide employment such as running a successful restaurant then you’ll probably be asked to leave. Kind and caring, but to the wrong people!

TRANSPORT

• National – Responsible spending of money. Roads were rightly the priority and not just half-baked safety measures. Proper highways where they were needed. Funding for public transport limited to major projects e.g. the CRL.
• Labour – Irresponsible spending of money on crazy ideas. Dominion Road trams. The road is 7.3 kms long and they are proposing EIGHT tram stops. That’s one every 800 METRES!

Maybe the idea is that you bike to the tram stop using the cycle lane which is no doubt between the footpath and the bus lane. JAG would approve of that. Carless road. Hamilton to Papakura so-called commuter train. Line not even electrified. An old diesel taking ninety minutes to chug the distance. Then transfer to an Auckland train. If you look at the daily time and cost, who in their right mind would use it? No one is buying houses at Te Kauwhata so it doesn’t need to stop there. Must be a lot of houses being sold at Rotokauri though as I understand it will stop there. It will never ever be viable.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

• National – Apart from two black marks re Israel and the sheep deal National showed a real understanding of what was required, especially in the trade area. John Key, Tim Groser and Todd McClay all served the country well.
• Labour – This area for Labour and the COL is fast becoming a disaster of Titanic proportions. A combination of insulting other world leaders and getting offside with major trading partners puts you on the road to disaster. I hardly think the Chinese will be impressed if they get to hear our Minister of Foreign Affairs using the name of their country in a belittling manner in a pathetic attempt to ridicule another MP. Winston is also sometimes hard to understand in QT! The girlie PM hasn’t a clue and the aged pensioner is clearly past it. Comrade Cindy needs to realise this is an actual country she’s running, not the Communist Youth Movement.

The point I’m endeavouring to make is that, while the perception of Labour-lite can hold true from time to time, there are very real differences in important areas. The basic philosophies of National and Labour are poles apart. I believe when National are re-elected they will definitely make the necessary changes.

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Mike Hosking: Government's economic sabotage with oil, gas exploration ban

Can we mount a case of economic sabotage against the Government, now we know the cost of wrecking the offshore oil industry here could be $28 billion over 30 years?

That's what the report into one of their more catastrophic, if not the most catastrophic, decisions tells us - $28 billion gone. The hundreds of millions in licence fees and exploration rights each and every year, and the feed through to the local economies, like Taranaki.

And if you remember, it was an early call from a new government. No consultation, no input, none of the open, honest transparency that they made such as big deal of defining themselves with.

 

 

And what did we say at the time? We said companies would pack up and leave.

'No they won't,' said the Government. The claim was the licences don't end for years. They said that, of course, not understanding how business works. Business want support and certainty, they want to know whether to renew deals, they want to know whether to, as the industry calls it, drop or drill.

They dropped. They're leaving, and the report tells us now the impact of that is nearly $30 billion. The Government's only defence is the usual, blind virtue-signally bollocks about working with the region on new ideas, on job opportunities, and renewable options.

Well, what are they? Where are they? How many do they employ? How much are they worth? You will note there is no detail. Do you know why? Because there are no jobs, no business, and no ideas.

They're full of it. Like it or not, the world runs on fossil fuels. Maybe it won't one day, but right now it does. But the Government doesn't like it, hence they acted the way they did.

Australia knows it, their biggest receipts last year came from stuff in the ground. That's why they rolled Malcolm Turnbull, he kept banging on about Paris and climate. And all they want is a surplus, work, and money in the bank. Dare I suggest Taranaki, and every other region affected by this, does to?

And this is where the credibility of this Government is being so badly undermined in the facts.

Once they spout the theory, utter the grandiose promises, and headlines, reality hits. If they had an idea around renewables to cover a $30b gap do you think we might have heard about it now?

Decimating a region for ideological reasons - while spouting hot air about the solutions to the hole you've just dug - is dishonest, deceptive, and economically ruinous.

 

 

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Capital Gains Tax would traumatise the NZ economy

by Christie 

 

Photoshopped image credit: Technomage

Chris Trotter, a socialist, thinks that the introduction of a capital gains tax (CGT) will ‘traumatise’ the New Zealand economy. Michael Cullen says it is all about ‘fairness’ (please note, it is not about revenue, but ‘fairness’), but I think Trotter is right. quote.

The most important aspect of the CGT issue, and the one the Coalition Government should keep in mind at all times, is that the expectation of capital gain is now “baked in” to the economic expectations of a huge number of New Zealanders. One might even say that it is the beating heart of this country’s economic culture. The prospect of collecting a tax-free capital gain at the end of a life of hard work and deferred gratification is what keeps “Middle New Zealand” going. end quote.

Trotter recognises that capital gains are usually the result of sacrifice and hard work and that any government that introduces CGT is going to be punished. quote.

Only those who conceive of our society as some sort of mechanism could possibly advocate a CGT. These are the people who believe that with a just few, judicious adjustments to the social mechanism everyone’s lives will be immeasurably improved. end quote.

Socialist ideology at its best. Fairness is everything. Except why it is fair to tax the same people over and over, while 40% of our society pays no tax at all (except GST), is beyond me. quote.

The “short-term pain for long-term gain” mantra advanced by the Fourth Labour Government (and amplified to ear-drum rupturing levels by the news media) was a lie.

The wage-earner’s share of company surpluses has reduced in comparison to the shareholder’s. The number of New Zealanders owning their own homes has declined sharply. end quote.

This was the famous ‘trickle down’ theory that socialists claim never worked. That is a moot point, but CGT will have wide reaching effects that this government has not considered. quote.

Society is not a mechanism, it is an organism. Ripping things out from, or cutting them off, a living system doesn’t improve it. All that happens is that the system is left wounded and bleeding. e

End quote.

Think about this. You own shares in an New Zealand company that is subject to a compulsory buy-out. You have no choice about selling, but will immediately reinvest the proceeds back into the market. You lose 33% of the capital gain in tax. You now do not have enough money to keep your share portfolio at the same value as it was. That’s fairness, is it? quote.

What farmer (who is not a corporation) will persist with the heartbreak and stress of extracting value from the land, if the tax-free reward awaiting him at the end of his stewardship is transformed into a crippling tax bill?

Will the small-business owner be content to pay herself less than the staff she employs; will she continue to pour her blood, sweat and tears into her enterprise; if a third of the capital gain she hopes to realise at the time of its eventual sale is payable to the IRD? end quote.

Remember that if that business was started from scratch rather than purchased then the entire sale proceeds will be subject to CGT. One third of the sale price will go in tax. quote.

We are not Germany, with its hugely facilitative regional banking structures and its comprehensive tenant protections. Nor are we the USA, with its vast domestic market and its middle-class households’ longstanding propensity to invest in stocks and shares. Ours is an economy driven by delayed gratification: by putting in the hard yards now, on the promise of tax-free capital gains later. Rip that expectation away from aspirational Kiwis, and the economic organism will suffer yet another massive trauma.

Those responsible for inflicting a Capital gains Tax on New Zealand should not expect to be re-elected for a generation – at least.

  the daily blog end quote.

Well said, Chris. Some socialists can see sense, it seems.

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Oil & gas ban may cost $30 billion

by Christie 

 

Photoshopped image credit: Pixy

The government’s oil and gas ban was a poorly thought out piece of virtue signalling and nothing more. If they had been a responsible government, they would have planned the transition correctly, allowed a sufficient amount of time for submissions which would have been properly considered and the resulting changes would have been included in the legislation. Instead, it was rushed through in case somebody had a chance to see how bad a decision it was. And, boy, it was a bad decision. It now seems that this shameful piece of virtue signalling is going to cost the country over $30 billion. quote.

New figures show the Government’s decision to ban oil and gas exploration could cost the economy up to $30 billion by 2050.

An oil lobby groups says this means the policy needed to be reassessed, but the Government has questioned the validity of the figures.

The data comes from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) and paints a grim picture of the Government’s decision.

As well as costing the economy $28 billion over the next 30 years, NZIER said the policy’s overall contribution to the global reductions of emissions was undetectable. end quote.

Having watched Jacinda bragging about this decision at Davos, it is clear that this was always about making her look good, and nothing more. However if NZIER’s predictions are correct, then her decision is criminally reckless. She should resign immediately because of it. quote.

“The New Zealand Government’s decision to ban new oil and gas exploration permits will see a series of strongly negative impacts ripple through the economy,” the NZIER report said.

The $28 billion figure was the midpoint estimate between $15 billion and $38 billion.

It is expected overseas investment would drop by between $4 billion and $7 billion by 2050, while exports could fall by up to $10 billion over the same period.

More than 3000 people would lose their jobs between now and 2050, the report said. end quote.

Not only that, but the move threatens our energy security and will almost certainly result in power outages which will affect industry, schools, hospitals and homes. Everyone is going to feel the downside of this decision. quote.

But Energy Minister Megan Woods said NZIER’s numbers were based on Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) figures that she said didn’t “accurately model our policy”.

MBIE’s regulatory impact statement estimated the cost of the ban to be $8 billion between 2027 and 2050. end quote.

So the government knew that the move will cost the economy $8 billion… but they still went ahead? Wow. What a wonderfully responsible government. quote.

MBIE’s report only looked at the loss of revenue to the Crown – NZIER’s report looks at the impact of the legislation on the New Zealand economy as a whole.

End quote.

So MBIE itself reckoned that the Crown would lose $8 billion as a result of this policy, but looked no further to consider the overall effects on the economy. But hey… these guys are socialists. There’s a revenue shortfall? No problem. Just increase taxes! quote.

National’s Energy and Resources spokesman Jonathan Young said the numbers show that New Zealand would be poorer as a result of the ban.

“The ban may read as a step toward a low-carbon economy but this report says its biggest achievement will be to wipe $28 billion off GDP.” 

A newspaper end quote.

So there you have it. The policy was poorly conceived, rushed through the house without proper consultation, will result in power outages and reduced energy security and will cost the economy something in the region of $30 billion. Tell me again why these people are in government?