Daily review 11/09/2025

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1. joe90 1

   11 September 2025 at 5:56 pm

   Lying, greedy sack of shit replaced with lying, greedy sack of shit.

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   Trusts linked to Whanganui first-term National MP Carl Bates and his family own 25 properties, which are not disclosed on Parliament’s list of MPs’ property and financial interests.

   Many of the properties are rentals in Whanganui, making Bates’ family one of the biggest private landlords in his electorate.

   Bates told… the Herald he was merely a beneficiary of the trusts and had checked he was declaring everything required of him

   https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/mp-put-25-properties-in-family-trust-before-facing-financial-declaration-rules/5SNYJCC3LZB4LHPHLLLHBA7EZA/

   archivedotli
   • SPC 1.1

     11 September 2025 at 6:09 pm

     Is this the practice of others in the National Party caucus, ACT, or NZF, or Labour, Green or TMP?

     Or his own standard of disclosure by working with *** to find a way around the existing rules?

     Did *** note this at the time, as per any process or work towards changes to rules – as per clarification?
   • SPC 1.2

     11 September 2025 at 6:23 pm

     Here we go again.

     Review of Standing Orders 2026

     Submissions by 25 September.

     Submissions can relate to any of the House's rules and practices. However, the Standing Orders Committee has noted the following topics of interest that submitters may wish to focus on:

     1. Financial scrutiny—feedback on the package of scrutiny procedures adopted on recommendation of the previous Standing Orders Committee in 2023.

     2. Legislative scrutiny—ideas for how the House could enhance the consideration of legislation, particularly in light of the recent substantial increase in the overall number of submissions received on bills.

     3. International treaties—views on whether improvements could be made to the House's oversight of treaty-making and examination of international treaties.

     One can focus on a single issue, such as MP's actually disclosing what they are supposed to.

     Meet the entry standard before making legislation, or being fit to determine on our behalf internationally.

     https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCSOR_SCF_2BEA6809-356A-4801-ADDF-08DDCFB583F1/review-of-standing-orders-2026
2. joe90 2

   11 September 2025 at 6:22 pm

   Is this the practice of others

   Don't know. But I do know both my sitting MP and his predecessor and this is who they are.
   • SPC 2.1

     11 September 2025 at 6:34 pm

     So the local electorate head-hunted a major landlord to front their policy on changing the tax regime on landlords and he declared no interest in the matter as an elected MP.

     Did he sort out his strategy while a candidate, or after he was elected?

     xxx says they would not comment on whether properties owned by companies that are owned by trusts are beyond the reach of the pecuniary register, pointing the Herald to guidance provided to MPs stating that while the Registrar provides advice, “it remains the responsibility of each member to identify their interests”.

     Thus it is up to the MP to reveal their character, as to whether they arranged their affairs to hide their interests.
     • mikesh 2.1.1

       12 September 2025 at 12:00 am

       I don't know what the law says, but I would have said that he had an interest which he needed to disclose. A mere beneficiary interest is still an interest.
3. joe90 3

   11 September 2025 at 6:53 pm

   Bates joined the young nats as a 12 year old so probably coincidence that he fronted policy. But he was a sharp, money-hungry kid so I reckon any supposed oversight will be anything but.
4. I Feel Love 4

   11 September 2025 at 10:32 pm

   http://www.instagram.com/whitehouse/reel/DOcWnO1kWBT/

   This is … weird & apparently official? It's an AI generated Trump condolence to CK. What the fuk is going on over there?

   & more kids got killed in Gaza today, at least a million still there who refuse to move to the "safe zone".

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