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Daily review 30/06/2026

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9 comments on “Daily review 30/06/2026 ”

  1. Mercurio 1
    30 June 2026 at 6:12 pm

    National has failed.

    They've failed all New Zealanders.

    They've failed to deliver on their promises.

    They've failed all of us.

    Their rich mates are happy though! They got what they wanted!

    Everything they wanted.

    Ordinary New Zealanders though, got taken for a ride.

    Given false hope, empty promises, broken promises.

    They had their chance; they failed to make anything of it.

    They are done.

    They are gone.

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  2. Drowsy M. Kram 2
    30 June 2026 at 6:14 pm

    School lunches inquiry finds long list of failures [The Spinoff, 30 June 2026]

    [comments]
    If I consistently failed, fluffed and fibbed undertaking projects, I can’t imagine not taking full responsibility. Perhaps I should get into politics… Shame on you (again) Seymour! YUCK!

    >>>
    When you want something to fail, and you set it up to do so, it’s failure can be considered a success. Another successful failure for Seymour.

    A definitive list of woke and non-woke foods [The Spinoff, 8 May 2024]
    In announcing changes to the school lunches programme, David Seymour said kids would no longer be served ‘woke’ foods. To clear up any confusion, The Spinoff has compiled a guide to the wokeness levels of some common food items.

    [comment]
    You forgot a very important food item: Cake. It’s definitely not woke, as a very privileged person once made a statement about it when some other people couldn’t afford to feed their families. They probably rather regretted the statement when subsequently some cuts were being made to government.

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  3. SPC 3
    30 June 2026 at 7:34 pm

    The government seeking the Conservation Department to run its estate with an economic purpose has a sub-plot.

    OIA request of Andrea Vance

    Your request, and the documents we are releasing to you, have highlighted inconsistencies in how the DOC Northern North Island region has managed relationships with iwi, procured services, managed contracts and collected debt. This echoes other feedback we’ve received. We have internal reviews underway which are being carried out by senior staff from outside DOC’s

    Northern North Island region. They are looking into how DOC delivers its obligations under the Te Hiku settlements; systems and processes including assets, procurement, contracts and debt; and leadership and culture in the Northern North Island region.

    https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361034704/doc-reviews-uncover-widespread-bullying-financial-control-failures

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  4. SPC 4
    30 June 2026 at 7:38 pm

    The government is passing legislation without concession to NZF, but implementation now starts at 1 April next year.

    https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/361034506/confusion-grows-over-fate-health-and-safety-reforms

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  5. SPC 5
    30 June 2026 at 8:00 pm

    New Zealand Initiative opine

    ACT is now promising to take a policy to the election to make professional regulators stick to their knitting. They would be prohibited from disciplining members for lawful speech outside their professional roles. They would have to remain neutral on political and ideological issues. Mandatory training would be restricted to matters directly relevant to professional competence and public safety.

    Like last year’s legislation requiring universities to uphold academic freedom and institutional neutrality, none of this should be necessary. Sadly, many of New Zealand’s professional bodies have shown that it is.

    https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361033664/psychology-journal-controversy-shows-why-professional-bodies-must-stay-out-politics

    Ahem, a judge, Ema Aitken, observes a politician is lying to those who want to be lied to, is placed under professional review based on complaints by politicians.

    A revised $3 school lunches programme promising savings of more than $130 million a year without compromising nutrition or quality has been found to have failed on “best practice” procurement, monitoring and performance management.

    An inquiry by the Auditor-General also reveals that just half of school lunches provided by the programme last year met health and nutrition standards.

    https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361033963/school-lunch-inquiry-reveals-only-half-meals-met-health-and-nutrition-standards

    Associate Education Minister David Seymour says the Auditor-General “is facing some real credibility issues” following the release of an Audit Office report into the government’s free school lunch programme.

    Right back at ya.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/health/361000004/20000-school-lunches-wasted-daily-nearly-half-meals-failing-nutrition-standards-report-finds

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  6. SPC 6
    30 June 2026 at 8:51 pm

    The government want a more pro growth focus from Treasury.

    Treasury did advise a 20 year bright-line test.

    *Development Finance Corporation

    *Business Finance Corporation

    *estate tax (Douglas was dependent on this to collect a pay back for allowing more after tax money for investment, without the state is systematically under-funded)

    (enables proper resourcing of Science and Research, rather than a recent self-inflicted crisis)

    *progressive company tax (see Greens)

    https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361034139/weak-review-finds-treasury-not-helping-going-growth-agenda

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  7. SPC 7
    30 June 2026 at 9:39 pm

    Labour would return to 25% income related rent (the government increased it to 30%).

    After last weeks increase in funding guarantees for social housing, next would be policy on transitional housing.

    (not surprising given the government has move on orders in Auckland, a city without a night shelter)

    Now

    W & I provides 7 days in a motel (Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant)

    A year of being homeless to qualify for Housing First.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360999909/labour-promises-stop-state-housing-rent-hike-and-repeal-least-some-move-orders

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