Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[wizard of Tauranga]

No more party political broadcasts today.

Let the will of the people shape our next 3 years and good luck to all parties.

Get out and vote everyone!

 

[miket12]

In relative terms benefits will be reduced

The increases will be reduced in the years when wages are higher than inflation but will go up in the years when inflation is higher than wages. The best solution would be to have the long-term benefits (i.e. for the disabled) increased by whichever is the greatest, inflation or wages, from the previous year.

Unfortunately, both major parties are too busy trying to outdo the other with pathetic point scoring as to when beneficiaries would be better off under their policies than do what is actually best for the beneficiaries by keeping benefit increases in line with the higher of the two.

 

[miket12]

No more party political broadcasts today.

Let the will of the people shape our next 3 years and good luck to all parties.

Get out and vote everyone!

I remember back in the day, some guys from my high school went around removing party signs from a particular party in the weeks leading up to the election. Then, in the early morning of election day, went around putting them back up, hoping that party would get into trouble. They got caught by the cops. Can't remember what their punishment was but it can't have been too bad..... one of them is standing for a very minor party this election.

 

[Shogun]

I remember back in the day, some guys from my high school went around removing party signs from a particular party in the weeks leading up to the election. Then, in the early morning of election day, went around putting them back up, hoping that party would get into trouble. They got caught by the cops. Can't remember what their punishment was but it can't have been too bad..... one of them is standing for a very minor party this election.

After Tau Henare left NZF and formed Mauri Pacific, they put up a sign across the road and someone kept knocking it down. Then 1 day I saw him putting it back up and it stayed up after that.

 

[Noitall]

After Tau Henare left NZF and formed Mauri Pacific, they put up a sign across the road and someone kept knocking it down. Then 1 day I saw him putting it back up and it stayed up after that.

Bloody mallard.

 

[Bruce]

I dunno, shall we ban Luxon for spreading misinformation...

Yes

 

[sup42]

As long as the All Blacks win, Life should be sweet as

My Whanau organized a bus.

Never in my life have I seen so many bother to vote.

Now that's done and all 50 voted, we're off to the beach

 

[Bruce]

My Whanau organized a bus.

Never in my life have I seen so many bother to vote.

Now that's done and all 50 voted, we're off to the beach

That is the sign of a healthy democracy, everybody voting.
That is one of Merka's serious problems, one bunch want to stop the other voting.

 

[Bay39er]

GUYS BE CAREFUL THAT YOU ARE NOT IN BREACH OF THE ELECTORAL ACT IN POSTING HERE UNTIL POLLS CLOSE

 

[tajhay]

Please don't publicise any vote you have made today until 7pm whether it be real or as a joke. No further warnings will be provided. Choose to ignore this reminder at your own risk.

Posts containing that info has been deleted.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Graeme Hart, NZ’s richest man has exactly the same vote as you do. The power of democracy!

Don’t know that it’s all it’s cracked up to be though. I follow the news, read up on policy and make an educated vote, meanwhile my son doesn’t care, goes into the booth not knowing who he’s voting for and picks a name he likes

It grates to know my vote might be canceled out by a guess… but it’s his democratic right to guess I suppose

 

[Noitall]

Graeme Hart, NZ’s richest man has exactly the same vote as you do. The power of democracy!

The power of our current democracy is somebody like Graeme hart has the power to sway outcomes in his favour through donations.

 

[hornbybrown]

I called it in the old forum. Luxon is an absolute potato.

Not even the good kind, like chips or roasted. Even mash as soft and textureless as it is would be an improvement.
No Luxon is a left in the cupboard too long mouldy spud.

Imagine signing up as captain, quitting cos you can’t hack it, coming back as a pinch hitter as the game looks like it’s in the bag, only to strike out with the bases loaded.

When I speak of mediocre men, him and that Bishop guy are the embodiment of it.

Great description of him, everything about him screams potato, his personality, the way he looks.

 

[hornbybrown]

Anyone think the leader of TOP is a chance to win Ilam & drag 1 or 2 others into parliament with him? Big student population in that electorate

I hope he does, I like their evidence based way of coming up with policies and if I knew for sure he would win Ilam I would vote TOP, but it’s risky as they have no chance of hitting 5% and I don’t want my vote wasted

 

[hornbybrown]

I find it funny that people think this government is a shit show.

Part of me wants a National, Act and NZF coalition just because of how epically shit that will be. Luxon will be PM in name only but Seymour and Peters will run absolute circles around him while hating each other at the same time.
It’s going to be brilliantly epic and disastrous all at the same time

 

[Inruin]

I find it funny that people think this government is a shit show.

Part of me wants a National, Act and NZF coalition just because of how epically shit that will be. Luxon will be PM in name only but Seymour and Peters will run absolute circles around him while hating each other at the same time.
It’s going to be brilliantly epic and disastrous all at the same time

So how would you describe this government then?

 

[miket12]

I wonder how legal this is….. I just had a woman phone one saying she was from one of the parties and ask had I voted yet.

 

[John Nick]

I wonder how legal this is….. I just had a woman phone one saying she was from one of the parties and ask had I voted yet.

Might have been Nicola.
She has been mia all week

 

[Evil_Mush]

I hope he does, I like their evidence based way of coming up with policies and if I knew for sure he would win Ilam I would vote TOP, but it’s risky as they have no chance of hitting 5% and I don’t want my vote wasted

If the people that said that very thing actually voted that way, they'd definitely get in

Wasted vote is a myth, only wasted if you don't end up voting for what you want?

 

[WA Warrior]

I’m in Aussie, is there updates during the day/night?
Does anyone know of any coverage over here or on YouTube?