The government creates wealth, the way a tick creates blood.
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I want a government so small and efficient that it doesn’t matter who wins elections.
Our lives should not be dictated by or beholden to the whims of politicians with grandiose views of their own self importance.
Government should be a minuscule player in our existence.
Wired-one retweeted
We can have equal rights, or we can have a "partnership" that divides races. ACT chooses equal rights.
An interesting watch about some of our most remote islands down south.
Long may these places remain uninhabited.
youtu.be/8YMYvXpZEZg?si=R0nQ…
Wired-one retweeted
We must Cap Rates Now 🚨
Thousands of households, potentially hundreds of thousands, have been hit with huge rates increases while politicians drag their feet.
It’s time to stop playing with people’s lives and give ratepayers the certainty they desperately need.
Seal the deal. Pass the bill. Give ratepayers a break.
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Erica Stanford is the best Education Minister New Zealand has had in decades. She has made several significant reforms - rewriting the curriculum; ending NCEA; mandating an hour of reading, writing and maths; strengthening assessment and reporting; improving attendance; banning cellphones; rolling back gender ideology; removing the mandate for school boards to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi.
In addition, she has worked with David Seymour hot introduce Charter Schools, and Penny Simmonds to undo Hipkins Te Pukenga disaster.
In addition to that, as immigration Minister she reduced net immigration down to 10-20,000 per year from over 100,000 under Ardern.
rnz.co.nz/news/education/199…
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Local Government is a cancer killing this country. What a pack of over-empowered shitheads. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36104537…
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OH. MY. GOSH!!!!
THIS IS THE MOST INSANE THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!!!!!!!!!!
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🚨#BREAKING: Tesla and Elon Musk have created an actual FLYING CAR by unveiling the new Tesla Roadster.
They actually did it.
They made a flying car.
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$300 billion in debt anchoring down New Zealand. 🇳🇿💸
This debt wasn’t racked up by one government. It’s the result of years of governments treating the public purse like a credit card and leaving the bill for someone else.
The interest alone is costing taxpayers $28 million a day, money that could otherwise go towards the services and infrastructure Kiwis rely on.
And here’s the reality: every single Kiwi carries the consequences, regardless of how much money is in their bank account.
This election is a choice about the future we leave behind. Do we keep kicking the can down the road, or finally confront the debt and the cost of servicing it?
The debt gets passed down. So does the bill. How much longer can we afford to ignore it?
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Winston Peters was asked on ZB today where the money is coming from for his Zohran Mamdhani promises:
• Increase Working for Families
• Subsidise sunscreen
• $1,000 KiwiSaver contribution for every newborn
• Cut company tax from 28% to 20%
• Buy BNZ and merge it with Kiwibank
• Establish a $100 billion Future Fund
• Infrastructure spending and minimum wage increases
Winston’s defence was that the Government’s Budget was effectively NZ First’s alternative budget because they’re part of the National-led coalition. 😂😂But that’s precisely the point.
He can point to the Government’s Budget, separate out NZ First policies and announce a list of promises without ever producing a comprehensive, fully costed alternative fiscal plan of his own.
It’s effectively copying and pasting the Government’s fiscal framework, adding policy announcements and leaving voters to wonder how the numbers actually stack up.🤦🏾♂️
That’s disingenuous. Announcing policies is not the same as costing them.
And this is a pattern that deserves scrutiny. Where is the evidence behind the spending commitments, tax cuts, BNZ takeover and proposed $100 billion Future Fund? What are the fiscal projections, trade-offs and funding sources?
Read Bill Birch’s Minister of Everything for a different perspective on Winston’s role as Treasurer. Birch had to step in on more than 10 occasions when Winston failed to turn up on time to meet delegations, leaving Birch to cover because he was hung over. That raises questions about Winston’s claims of economic stewardship, ask anyone around he traps in those times Bill did all the grunt work while someone dived for a soundbyte!
And as Kerre Woodham put it, Winston is out there like Oprah promising everyone a pony!
The hypocrisy is glaring: Winston attacks other parties over their promises while avoiding the same scrutiny of his own. NZ First voters deserve more than sound bites and a shopping list of uncosted policies.
Show us the numbers, Winston.
#nzpol
Wired-one retweeted
I think because NZ First have similar positions to Act on culture wars matters people have forgotten there is a reason they are separate parties.
Im surprised people are surprised by NZF’s minimum wage/Working For Families policy. They aren’t economically right wing.
They are in many ways the Labour Party of old when they represented the working class & didn’t have pronouns in bio.
Perhaps this will clarify for people that the two parties are very different choices.
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Politicians have been raising min wage since I started on $5 an hour 26 years ago.
Is anything more affordable for min wage workers after almost 30 years of this nonsense?
No it’s absolutely not.
NZ First to Increase Working for Families, Minimum Wage
New Zealand First will campaign to introduce an uplift of the minimum wage every year for the next three years, as well as a substantial increase to Working for Families in-work tax credit.
Low wage workers are finding the cost of living tough, especially those people who are working to support their families.
Times are difficult and our economy has taken a long time to start on the road of recovery.
An essential part of that recovery is ensuring that workers are looked after, that they are paid decent wages, have incentives to stay in work, and that those with families have enough to afford the basics in the household.
Every worker understands the concept of a fair day’s work, for a fair day’s pay.
We need to look after our workers and ensure that they receive a fair wage for their work.
It means more money in the pocket for workers, more ability to afford the basics for their families like rent, food, power, and fuel. It will mean more spending in the local economy and a more productive country on the way to economic recovery.
As a government we cannot just view the economic recovery from a national level, it needs to start with our workers who are the backbone of our communities.
Increase to Working for Families
In April this year there was a temporary boost to the in-work tax credit of $50 a week which will only be in place for one year. That was a $50 boost on top of the $97 existing tax credit.
New Zealand First will make that boost permanent, and increase it by an extra $70 per week, for a total in-work tax credit boost to $120 per week.
In all the further boost will see a maximum in-work tax credit of $217.
Parents are working hard and we need to ensure that they have enough to support their children and their families.
This policy will turn the temporary relief into a long-term pathway for hard working parents to be able to plan for their families’ future.
This policy is estimated to cost between $500-$600 million per year.
Increase to Minimum Wage
New Zealand First has always ensured our lowest paid workers have seen a yearly increase to the minimum wage.
We are the party that has been responsible for the yearly increase in minimum wage in three separate governments – 2005, 2017, and 2023.
New Zealand First commits to increase the minimum wage by at least inflation levels in every year of the next term of government.
Workers need to have the ability to afford the basics without falling behind the rate of inflation – it’s just common sense.
I will celebrate the day this fraud is out of politics.
45+ years of holding center right policies back, whilst continuing to push left wing economics.
Wake up NZ, FFS!
NZ First to Increase Working for Families, Minimum Wage
New Zealand First will campaign to introduce an uplift of the minimum wage every year for the next three years, as well as a substantial increase to Working for Families in-work tax credit.
Low wage workers are finding the cost of living tough, especially those people who are working to support their families.
Times are difficult and our economy has taken a long time to start on the road of recovery.
An essential part of that recovery is ensuring that workers are looked after, that they are paid decent wages, have incentives to stay in work, and that those with families have enough to afford the basics in the household.
Every worker understands the concept of a fair day’s work, for a fair day’s pay.
We need to look after our workers and ensure that they receive a fair wage for their work.
It means more money in the pocket for workers, more ability to afford the basics for their families like rent, food, power, and fuel. It will mean more spending in the local economy and a more productive country on the way to economic recovery.
As a government we cannot just view the economic recovery from a national level, it needs to start with our workers who are the backbone of our communities.
Increase to Working for Families
In April this year there was a temporary boost to the in-work tax credit of $50 a week which will only be in place for one year. That was a $50 boost on top of the $97 existing tax credit.
New Zealand First will make that boost permanent, and increase it by an extra $70 per week, for a total in-work tax credit boost to $120 per week.
In all the further boost will see a maximum in-work tax credit of $217.
Parents are working hard and we need to ensure that they have enough to support their children and their families.
This policy will turn the temporary relief into a long-term pathway for hard working parents to be able to plan for their families’ future.
This policy is estimated to cost between $500-$600 million per year.
Increase to Minimum Wage
New Zealand First has always ensured our lowest paid workers have seen a yearly increase to the minimum wage.
We are the party that has been responsible for the yearly increase in minimum wage in three separate governments – 2005, 2017, and 2023.
New Zealand First commits to increase the minimum wage by at least inflation levels in every year of the next term of government.
Workers need to have the ability to afford the basics without falling behind the rate of inflation – it’s just common sense.
Wired-one retweeted
@penknz Chris Penk is not wrong.
@nzlabour are happy to trade your kids future for teachers unions cash and support
We've let teachers lead NZ into near the bottom of eductional achievement in the world.
We cannot go back.
stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36104403…