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https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361005164/hipkins-warns-kiwi-exporters-keep-their-eyes-wide-open-over-differing-india-fta-interpretations
Lost in translation??
Or luxon lieing to nz,?
Or luxon to stupid to realize he's been suckered?
I imagine it'll be us that's suckered – Luxon will profit personally somehow.
According to David Seymour, it's because the Indian government didn't want to tell its people it had been screwed over by the NZ government.
Not sure what the Indian government will make of that…
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361005299/india-isnt-going-admit-kiwis-screwed-us-trade-deal-seymour-says
I dare you to call work and income and ask to apply for any basic support. The response will be – "were sorry, because of heavy volumes we can't help you at the moment" then they will hang up.
A government that cares for it's people, a government based on Christian values. NOT THIS GOVERNMENT.
Not batting an eyelid, Adam, and my sympathies. Thankfully for me, being able to do everything through the MyMSD site has seriously reduced the stress levels (and hospitalisations) that were the side effects of having to speak to anyone there, but I'm dreading the day I will have no option but to call them.
Dealing with MSD has always been worse under RW governments, it's all very deliberate- just another way to punish those at the bottom of the heap.
Right Wing Governments are bad for the nations mental health. I clearly recall Key and Bennet promising 'crackdowns' and 'sanctions' on those at the bottom negatively affecting my mental health. Key and Bennet did it for political advantage, the current crop of Right Wing haters in government are no different.
Key was a snivelling little arse 🙂
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361003835/prime-minister-once-hailed-it-rare-success-so-why-has-charity-closed
This has nothing to do with cost and everything to do with Willis and her masters making sure the level of social problems doesn't go below a certain point.
Cutting through the dross, anybody looking for a reason to change the government only needs the look at the way this government through its legislation and actions has created a major increase in homelessness and is now arresting these homeless people. All the while this government consistently lies, blaming the homeless people for this situation.
It is a government with no moral compass. Vote them out in November.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361005299/india-isnt-going-admit-kiwis-screwed-us-trade-deal-seymour-says
Seymour reckons we suckered India and admits it loudly.
I wonder if it was a relative of his the wrote the treaty.
A sign of the times – maybe, if this strikes a chord within…
A rainbow bridge to a better world is the marketing angle they seek. Those who venture across may not encounter unicorns – more likely the past, recycled. Perhaps not quite Crimplene suits or cloth caps though. First evidence that they are capable of adopting a strong moral stand is on a case of institutional cruelty to disabled people:
Being morally right ain't enough though. A leader with charisma plus political nous must seem evident in the public mind, so they need a conjuring trick. Try McCaw.
Talking of the Maritime Union, they have objected to the loss of the only NZ-flagged container ship, which is to be retired. We will be dependent on foreign-owned shipping setting the rates for even our coastal container movements.
https://bsky.app/profile/mercoglianos.bsky.social/post/3mq7obbsddk2n
Netanyahu on Fox says US military aid to Israel is reducing. He claims the shift is to a partnership, where Israel will share "unbelievable intelligence" with the US to protect the US. He's referring to the Bill that aims to fuse US and Israeli military intelligence resources.
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mqhl6iwvmk2a
What a difference 3 years makes. Tatari ake Nicola, I'm not sure how much more of the CoC's stellar
fix-upstitch-up job everyday Kiwis can take. Promises pRONises 😉Needs to be repeated, over and over … 🙂
Sorry, I posted this twice and lost the option to edit and add 'width = 100%' to the Chris Bishop Matariki RONS cartoon URL. Would be grateful if it could be resized – thanks.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361041625/cartoon-july-11
I resized it for you.
Much appreciated