NZ Politics, As Seen By A Robot Who Has Read Too Much 🤖🇳🇿
RNZ · Tue, 30 Jun
Labour has confirmed it would not go ahead with planned changes to increase social housing rents and the Accommodation Supplement, should it enter government.
The Kākā · Tue, 30 Jun · Bernard Hickey
Hipkins says 'Neoliberal, trickle-down economics is a hoax,' but he hasn't disavowed the 30:30 rule at the heart of National & Labour's three-decade-long adherence to neoliberalism; Not yet at least
RNZ · Tue, 30 Jun
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has questioned the Auditor-General's credibility after it raised alarm about the government's school lunch programme.
RNZ · Tue, 30 Jun
The government is pushing back the start date for its health and safety shake-up until April next year in what appears to be a concession to New Zealand First.
RNZ · Tue, 30 Jun
An independent review of the Treasury has found its ability to effectively deliver economic policy advice is weak and ministers are losing trust in it.
The Kākā · Tue, 30 Jun · Bernard Hickey
Ganesh Nana proposes an Economic Governance Act to put 'Being a good ancestor' at the heart of Government & supplant the current primacy of the Public Finance Act & the RBNZ's inflation target
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"Let's keep the discourse drop dead real: If Brian and Hannah Tamaki were high profile lefty activists or TPM/Green MPs flouting gun laws the usual suspects running interference would be screaming for their heads on pikes. They'd probably get them too. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/..."Read on Bluesky →
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"Open to all. I had a chat with Ganesh Nana about his proposal today for an Economic Governance Act to put 'Being a good ancestor' at the heart of Government & supplant the current primacy of the Public Finance Act & the RBNZ's inflation target #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/..."Read on Bluesky →