You canβt pay more cos there is no business. Everyone is trying to get rich off housing.
Impressive young man, well said.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmgZarjOcvY
Left doesnβt own poor, MΔori: National MP James Meagerβs revealing and personal maiden statement
By Adam Pearse
6 Dec, 2023 02:20 PM5 mins to read
James Meagerβs experience as part-MΔori, growing up poor, and hailing from a family of freezing workers proves left-wing parties arenβt the sole authority of New Zealandβs marginalised communities, the National MP claims.
Meager, elected by the Rangitata electorate, has delivered a boldly personal maiden statement in the House this afternoon as the first MP of the new Government to give his first address in the House.
The speech canvassed Meagerβs, at times, challenging upbringing in Timaru with a father of NgΔi Tahu ancestry who worked 40 years in the freezing works after leaving school at 15, and a mother who held down multiple jobs while she raised Meager and his two siblings on her own.
βI know what itβs like to have your very first memory be of the police trying to coax you to come out from under the bed, telling you that everything would be okay.β
Meager insisted he and his siblings never went without and had βa great lifeβ. However, he spoke of a complicated relationship with his father who βwasnβt around much growing upβ, but was in the audience today in what was his first visit to the North Island.
βThatβs put a strain on our relationship which has never healed and which may never heal. But I donβt blame him for that.
βWe are the products of our upbringing, we navigate through the world with the tools that we are given, and sometimes those tools just arenβt fit for purpose.
βI know my Dad is making up for lost time. Iβm so glad heβs here today and I love him dearly.β
James Meager was Timaru Boys' High School head boy and dux. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Meager did briefly mention his own flaws without much detail. Itβs likely a reference to his former relationship with alcohol and his personality while at university which he described in a 2022 Stuff article as βloud-mouthed, obnoxious and opinionatedβ.
Much of his speech paid testament to the efforts of his mother who, as a βsingle mum in a state house on the benefitβ with βsteel in her bones and grit in her soulβ, ensured her three children were always fed, clothed and understood the importance of education - something that helped Meager become head boy and dux at Timaru Boysβ High School.
Meager railed against the suggestion that he was a βwalking contradictionβ - a part-MΔori boy growing up poor who was now a National MP in a rural farming electorate - before taking aim at Labour, the Greens and Te PΔti MΔori.
βMembers opposite do not own MΔori. Members opposite do not own the poor. Members opposite do not own the workers.
βWe on this side of the House are a broad church. Town and country, liberal and conservative, old and young, professionals and workers.β
He shifted to promoting themes of personal responsibility and limited government.
βItβs not the state that saved my family, it was my Mum.
βOur system should be one which helps pick us up when we fall, but which then gets out of the way when weβre back on our feet and lets us lives our lives.β
Meager also advocated for Nationalβs social investment model, relaxing accident compensation thresholds and allowing more overseas workers into the country to bolster the education and health workforces.
He finished echoing similar words from Act leader and minister David Seymour who yesterday had a thinly veiled message for Te PΔti MΔori and the Green Party about their actions in the House.
βSome of us are here to disrupt and challenge the status quo, I get that, I really do,β Meager said.
βBut in doing so, we must respect this institution, we must respect its traditions and we must respect those who have come before us.β
Napier MP Katie Nimon also delivered her maiden statement, which had a strong focus on her family history and her ancestorsβ involvement in transport, business and journalism ventures.
With a last name well-known to those from Hawkeβs Bay, she highlighted her great, great grandfather starting the Nimon and Sons bus service.
She mentioned a story about her motherβs maternal great great grandfather, Thomas Wilmor McKenzie, who came to New Zealand in 1839 and shortly after his arrival, inadvertently strayed onto a tapu site in Wellington along with a friend.
To prevent them from being killed by NgΔti Awa chief Rira Porutu, a cloak was thrown over them by Porutuβs daughter-in-law Ruhia, to make them tapu.
She lamented the current culture of business promoted by previous left-leaning governments, which strangled small businesses.
βThe argument for limited government is a strong one, which is one of the many reasons why I stand here on this side of the House,β she said.
βI donβt claim to have all the answers, but you canβt spend your way out of every problem, nor can you regulate your way out of it.β
Nimon cited the crushing impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the region and criticised how major urban centres were prioritised over more rural areas that suffered more.
Adam Pearse is a political reporter in the NZ Herald Press Gallery team, based at Parliament. He has worked for NZME since 2018, covering sport and health for the Northern Advocate in WhangΔrei before moving to the NZ Herald in Auckland, covering Covid-19 and crime.
The left doesnβt own poor, MΔori: National MP's revealing, personal maiden speech
The Rangitata MP spoke of an at times challenging upbringing.www.nzherald.co.nz
Yes very impressive young man.
Way to miss the key points.
Hahaha ha
The harder and more restrictive you make business the less incentive there is to grow. Pushing shit uphill against a govt that puts barriers everywhere.
You've got a neoliberal answer for everything. Act will do you proud
Impressive young man, well said.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmgZarjOcvY
Left doesnβt own poor, MΔori: National MP James Meagerβs revealing and personal maiden statement
By Adam Pearse
6 Dec, 2023 02:20 PM5 mins to read
James Meagerβs experience as part-MΔori, growing up poor, and hailing from a family of freezing workers proves left-wing parties arenβt the sole authority of New Zealandβs marginalised communities, the National MP claims.
Meager, elected by the Rangitata electorate, has delivered a boldly personal maiden statement in the House this afternoon as the first MP of the new Government to give his first address in the House.
The speech canvassed Meagerβs, at times, challenging upbringing in Timaru with a father of NgΔi Tahu ancestry who worked 40 years in the freezing works after leaving school at 15, and a mother who held down multiple jobs while she raised Meager and his two siblings on her own.
βI know what itβs like to have your very first memory be of the police trying to coax you to come out from under the bed, telling you that everything would be okay.β
Meager insisted he and his siblings never went without and had βa great lifeβ. However, he spoke of a complicated relationship with his father who βwasnβt around much growing upβ, but was in the audience today in what was his first visit to the North Island.
βThatβs put a strain on our relationship which has never healed and which may never heal. But I donβt blame him for that.
βWe are the products of our upbringing, we navigate through the world with the tools that we are given, and sometimes those tools just arenβt fit for purpose.
βI know my Dad is making up for lost time. Iβm so glad heβs here today and I love him dearly.β
James Meager was Timaru Boys' High School head boy and dux. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Meager did briefly mention his own flaws without much detail. Itβs likely a reference to his former relationship with alcohol and his personality while at university which he described in a 2022 Stuff article as βloud-mouthed, obnoxious and opinionatedβ.
Much of his speech paid testament to the efforts of his mother who, as a βsingle mum in a state house on the benefitβ with βsteel in her bones and grit in her soulβ, ensured her three children were always fed, clothed and understood the importance of education - something that helped Meager become head boy and dux at Timaru Boysβ High School.
Meager railed against the suggestion that he was a βwalking contradictionβ - a part-MΔori boy growing up poor who was now a National MP in a rural farming electorate - before taking aim at Labour, the Greens and Te PΔti MΔori.
βMembers opposite do not own MΔori. Members opposite do not own the poor. Members opposite do not own the workers.
βWe on this side of the House are a broad church. Town and country, liberal and conservative, old and young, professionals and workers.β
He shifted to promoting themes of personal responsibility and limited government.
βItβs not the state that saved my family, it was my Mum.
βOur system should be one which helps pick us up when we fall, but which then gets out of the way when weβre back on our feet and lets us lives our lives.β
Meager also advocated for Nationalβs social investment model, relaxing accident compensation thresholds and allowing more overseas workers into the country to bolster the education and health workforces.
He finished echoing similar words from Act leader and minister David Seymour who yesterday had a thinly veiled message for Te PΔti MΔori and the Green Party about their actions in the House.
βSome of us are here to disrupt and challenge the status quo, I get that, I really do,β Meager said.
βBut in doing so, we must respect this institution, we must respect its traditions and we must respect those who have come before us.β
Napier MP Katie Nimon also delivered her maiden statement, which had a strong focus on her family history and her ancestorsβ involvement in transport, business and journalism ventures.
With a last name well-known to those from Hawkeβs Bay, she highlighted her great, great grandfather starting the Nimon and Sons bus service.
She mentioned a story about her motherβs maternal great great grandfather, Thomas Wilmor McKenzie, who came to New Zealand in 1839 and shortly after his arrival, inadvertently strayed onto a tapu site in Wellington along with a friend.
To prevent them from being killed by NgΔti Awa chief Rira Porutu, a cloak was thrown over them by Porutuβs daughter-in-law Ruhia, to make them tapu.
She lamented the current culture of business promoted by previous left-leaning governments, which strangled small businesses.
βThe argument for limited government is a strong one, which is one of the many reasons why I stand here on this side of the House,β she said.
βI donβt claim to have all the answers, but you canβt spend your way out of every problem, nor can you regulate your way out of it.β
Nimon cited the crushing impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the region and criticised how major urban centres were prioritised over more rural areas that suffered more.
Adam Pearse is a political reporter in the NZ Herald Press Gallery team, based at Parliament. He has worked for NZME since 2018, covering sport and health for the Northern Advocate in WhangΔrei before moving to the NZ Herald in Auckland, covering Covid-19 and crime.
The left doesnβt own poor, MΔori: National MP's revealing, personal maiden speech
The Rangitata MP spoke of an at times challenging upbringing.
Where's my tax cuts
You sound like wizard with the claims of misinformation and manic media. You're better than that.
Not bad for an ex TAB bookmaker
Gamblings a bit sexier than Tabacco Lobbyist
I did wonder when I saw him on last week with bishop on a morning show and was strong then as well, was also a name that crossed my mind when labour were considering whether to stay with Hipkins. Definitely see him as taking over from Hipkins if heβs not able to make headway. Also someone I can see rural NZ liking.
Good speaker but preaching from the pulpit...in his speech & the one interview I heard he mentioned church (hmmm), not my go so didnt like that. Like that he values education but also don't like nationals answer to it.
The mΔori party have said that the treaty is being abolished. That is complete misinformation. That's just one example.
Wonder how we'd have come out of the world covid experience with national in government?The Maori party have said that the treaty is being abolished. That is complete misinformation. That's just one example.
You have continued to try and bag Luxon
He wiil make abortions illegal
He's not even ahead in the preferred PM poll
National should replace him as leader, they'll never get in to government with him leading
Luxon won't be able to negotiate a coalition agreement
Now, he got raw dogged
Your views appear to be more based on hope that Luxon will fail, yet so far nothing you have said about him has come off.
Like I said, there is no debate around Health, Education, Crime, the state of the economy or the books. That's incredibly telling.
There is no getting around the magistical failures of the previous government and how big the task of cleaning up and reversing that.
Who knows. Bill English would have been PM. We only know what did happen in the past 6 years.
