NZ Politics

I guess he is our Murdoch now.

Winston sucking up to the cheeto jesus.

I'm making the bold assumption, that most people here are not running, in either local body or national elections.

Everyone loves the complain about what "public servants" do. So why not step up and do something about it?

No accusation intended or implied. Just curious.

We can't feed our kids in school but we can spend money on nothing I guess.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's suggestion of a Marmite sandwich and an apple for lunch wouldn't keep a child full or feed their brain sufficiently, according to local health and education experts.

"If you're just doing a Marmite sandwich and an apple, you're probably not meeting the protein requirements [which depend on age and gender]," paediatric dietician Jenny Douglas explained to RNZ.

"Ideally it would be a Marmite and cheese sandwich at least," she said, noting that the high salt content of Marmite, which could shape one's palate, giving a child a taste for salty snacks like pies and chips early on.

They don't take responsibility though, that's the problem. I don't think the dude realises just how useless some parents can be.

Oh look Luxon is pretending he is the PM!

Is anyone else thoroughly sick of politicians constantly calling for resignations every time a mistake is made?

It sounds like the school lunch thing is a royal cockup, and I'm not defending it, but calling for a resignation over this is a bit silly.

Anyone have thoughts on pros/cons?

NZ about to become the money laundering capital of the world.

Do it!

If there is an ongoing hot war you are not sending peacekeepers, you are sending mercenaries. If the war is over why do you need peacekeepers?

Don't let anybody tell you that NZ is not a racist country when this kind of shit goes on in Parliament.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25703297

We know the answer. The current government in NZ also supports Trump and everything he is doing.

The ACT party needs to be completely destroyed at the next election. Anybody who supports them should be relentlessly mocked and humiliated and shamed.

I can't believe this actually happened in our Parliament. What is is this? the 1700s?

This must be embarrassing for Luxon and Winston. They did everything including threaten and bully the island to prevent this and failed miserably.

Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer says David Seymour’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill is damaging the “collective fabric of our nation” and the Government has not followed the correct legislative process in introducing it.

Luxon is not a natural politician, is he?