The 2016 Child Poverty Monitor Technical Report is out today. As usual it paints a bleak picture. What will Bill English’s government do about poverty – evasions, words, or actions? Update: Bill fails.
National pays electoral homage to our vulnerable children. They talk a big game about putting “the needs of our most vulnerable children and families at the centre of decisions”. Their actions tell a different story – of under-funding at CYF and falling numbers of social workers.
With news that NZ’s greenhouse emissions are at a 25 year high the announcement of a new taskforce “to provide advice and ways in which we can drive down our emissions” is as welcome as it is overdue.
The Nats are all over the place on this, and they’re trashing our reputation in the process.
The people of Christchurch don’t need any more words about how brave and resilient they are. They need action.
Peter Dunne doesn’t hold back in his assessment of the craven foreign policy – that is the creation of his government.
