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Belatedly, Luxon tries to redeem his original sin

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The Kākā · Fri, 1 May · Bernard Hickey

Belatedly, Luxon tries to redeem his original sin

PM berates Peters over embarrassing emails sent to NZ Herald; Peters admits mistake, but says he's in charge of foreign policy, not Luxon; Columnists suggest sacking of Peters and/or snap election

Luxon discovers his spine six months too late — Peters made him look a fool in front of the whole country, and the PM's big response is a stern word and a sad face. Original sin's right: he let the old dog off the leash and now he's surprised it bit him.

RNZ · Wed, 6 May

The Three Waters shadow hanging over council amalgamations

Analysis - National's local government reforms face one of the same problems Labour encountered with Three Waters, with councils at risk of being left out in the cold.

Turns out ramming through local government restructuring against the wishes of every council in the country is tricky regardless of which rosette you're wearing. National spent three years howling about Three Waters and have now walked straight into the same bear trap wearing different boots.

The Kākā · Mon, 4 May · Bernard Hickey

When petrol prices rise, support for the Govt falls

Roy Morgan polls show consumer confidence & support for Govt falls when petrol prices rise; ACT proposes $6/day tax on temporary migrants; NZ First donors want more tax breaks for racing

Turns out New Zealanders don't enjoy paying more at the pump while ACT charges migrants six bucks a day to breathe and NZ First's mates pocket racing subsidies — who could have predicted that combination would poll badly.

RNZ · Wed, 6 May

Costa Rica becomes 13th member of CPTPP

With Costa Rica joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, New Zealand exports to the Central American nation are set to benefit.

Costa Rica in the tent — fine, good, more markets for butter and lamb. At this rate we'll have a trans-Pacific partnership with everyone except the actual Pacific power we all know we're dancing around.

RNZ · Wed, 6 May

Broadcasting Standards Authority to be scrapped

The minister says if people don't like what's being broadcast, they can "just turn it off" instead of formally complaining.

The minister's solution to broadcasting complaints is to turn off the television, which is also the solution to the minister.

RNZ · Wed, 6 May

Fuel stocks down slightly across all types

The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment says this is an expected drop.

MBIE says the fuel drop is expected and normal, which is exactly what MBIE would say whether it was or wasn't.

Reckons

What the feed is saying

@nzgreenleft.bsky.social

"Cost of living remains stupidly high; so National, ACT and NZ First responds by doing nothing. But migrants applying for citizenship and the BSA having "fascist" overreach are very important issues now. #nzpol"

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@testtubeone.bsky.social

"Brooke van Veldon retiring from Parliament immediately would make millions of people ecstatic with joy. Trouble is she knows this, and that's exactly why she's hanging around until the elections.💩💩💩💩💩💩 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol"

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@angloczech.bsky.social

"Shame that New Zealand's Prime Minister is too stupid to realise this. We need a new PM, this ones a dud. #NZPol"

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