After the way his day started its probably a fag and a grumpy pill.
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No wonder Willis was so coy when asked about kiwisaver by Maiki Sherman the other day
I’d prefer for the government to means test the yearly government contribution so people with a certain amount receive a progressively less amount in the contribution.
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Its pretty straight forward. They broke the rules. There hasn't been a case as bad as this for the committee to rule on before.
Regardless of what it was about or what was said, they aren't being held to account for that, they are being held to account for how they behaved.
As for investigating the punishments, they looked at the lowest and the highest examples they could find. The fact that those parameters have been set might hopefully give those who are contemplating breaking the rules a second to pause for thought.
I personally think the punishments are apt and the rules are there for a reason.
Lets apply logic to what has occurred
4 members did the haka and were called before the committee
1 attended, apologized to the house and got no punishment
The other 3 did not attend
So the punishment is for not attending the committee as there was no punishment to the member who did attend.
And the Act party investigating if jail was an option?
Did the 1 who attended and apologized to the committee cross the floor and approach opposition MPs in doing so? No he didn't. So logically, the 1 was being held to account for a lesser transgression than the 3 who didn't turn up.
Meanwhile in other Act lies and hypocrisy - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/t...ndards-bill-submissions-not-read-by-ministry/
Asked and answered already.
Call me Mr Brownstone - can you quote where you've addressed the Act party investigating jail? Not the select committee, the ACT party overreaching.
And curious, what parameters?
Capital punishment? Lashes? 10 years in the gulag? Please extoll to me the magnitude of this punishment...
It's in the article you posted for a start - which I summarized in the post you quoted
An ACT spokesperson said the committee had sought advice on possible penalties, including international precedents with explanations of what actions led to those penalties.
“Dr Parmar asked if this could include examples along the full spectrum of responses, from the minimum up to imprisonment. This was an exercise to help the committee to put any proposed penalty in context.”
Privileges chairperson Judith Collins said while it was one of the most punitive outcomes handed down by the committee, “[the breach] is also, of course, the worst instance that we have ever seen”.
Have a read
The many inconsistencies in Te Pāti Māori MPs’ haka suspensions
'The unquestioning acceptance of the intimidatory nature of haka seems out-of-step with the constant claim that the House of Representatives is a place for "robust debate".'<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
thespinoff.co.nz
Even the committee determined that the other entered the floor of the Chamber and disrupted the vote
Thanks, it was paywalled for me
Fair point. I still wouldn't draw a conclusion that he escaped punishment because he turned up. Certainly might have helped his case taking responsibility for his actions. It appears to me that the three TPM MPs preplanned and instigated the action. Looks to me like MP Peeni Henare joined afterwards in support and didn't approach the opposition parties at all. While this doesn't excuse him it possibly mitigates his punishment somewhat. As you see in various other cases where the main instigators receive a tougher punishment than others involved.Have a read
The many inconsistencies in Te Pāti Māori MPs’ haka suspensions
'The unquestioning acceptance of the intimidatory nature of haka seems out-of-step with the constant claim that the House of Representatives is a place for "robust debate".'<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />thespinoff.co.nz
Even the committee determined that the other entered the floor of the Chamber and disrupted the vote
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Wait, so you didn't even read the article you posted?
Have a read
The many inconsistencies in Te Pāti Māori MPs’ haka suspensions
'The unquestioning acceptance of the intimidatory nature of haka seems out-of-step with the constant claim that the House of Representatives is a place for "robust debate".'<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />thespinoff.co.nz
Even the committee determined that the other entered the floor of the Chamber and disrupted the vote
Stopped reading after this nonsense..
Saying there is “no question” that having a haka performed in front of you could be “intimidatory” seems a bit out of touch with contemporary New Zealand understandings. You might think that some serious engagement with tikanga – the meaning and purpose of haka as a performative mode of communication – is required before reaching such a conclusion.
Dammit, I was hoping we'd get some more tax relief
And a glass of scotch. I can sympathise.After the way his day started its probably a fag and a grumpy pill.
Gout was probably giving him hell too
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