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[miket12]

Friends and Whānau Fund 2.0…… hopefully, there will be more accountability about where the money goes this time.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

And so it begins.

It’s like cleaning a clogged toilet.

It’s a crap job that makes a mess and sometimes the blockages seem stuck and you get a bit of mess everywhere but in 3 years time hopefully we look back and go, actually NZ is going ok at the moment. Can’t say that now after the last government.

The lefties will just see the mess. The average NZ will hopefully see better roads, health system, education system, economy, etc

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Friends and Whānau Fund 2.0…… hopefully, there will be more accountability about where the money goes this time.

$1.2b instead of $3b.

Still enough to buy 5% of voters?

 

[Inruin]

$1.2b instead of $3b.

Still enough to buy 5% of voters?

Regional infrastructure fund Controlled by Nationals Chris Bishop.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Regional infrastructure fund Controlled by Nationals Chris Bishop.

Wink wink, nod nod.

Shane Jones will present all proposals with recommendations

 

[Inruin]

Wink wink, nod nod.

Shane Jones will present all proposals with recommendations

Yes, but at least there may be some checks and balances in place. And it's focused on infrastructure not just here's a pot of cash and do whatever you want with it like the last one was.

 

[juju]

Yes, but at least there may be some checks and balances in place. And it's focused on infrastructure not just here's a pot of cash and do whatever you want with it like the last one was.

Where exactly are you reading about the checks and balances or that it's focussed on infrastructure?
It's all barely been even been announced let alone implemented, yet you and Wiz are giving each other celebratory handjobs. Very cute.

 

[juju]

Got to admit - repelling the gun reform is really great for the country. So great we're getting that positive change.

 

[miket12]

I’m surprised that National and NZ First have allowed the ACT policy on interest deductibility to be brought forward. While it won’t lead to rental decreases it may delay further rental increases.

 

[miket12]

Got to admit - repelling the gun reform is really great for the country. So great we're getting that positive change.

I really can’t see how the changes ACT talked about during the election are going to make things safer….. making things easier for so called law abiding people isn’t going to keep guns away from those who mean too use them for harm.

 

[Inruin]

Where exactly are you reading about the checks and balances or that it's focussed on infrastructure?
It's all barely been even been announced let alone implemented, yet you and Wiz are giving each other celebratory handjobs. Very cute.

It has been announced that its a regional infrastructure fund and Chris Bishop is Minister for Infrastructure.

Wiz has said its a buy voters fund. I've said it looks more controlled than the $3b bribe from last time which appeared to have no accountability to it.

You seem to be very bitter at the moment mate.

 

[Inruin]

Got to admit - repelling the gun reform is really great for the country. So great we're getting that positive change.

That's something that we can agree on. Will be interesting to see what that actually entails.

 

[Inruin]

The full-line up announced at the Beehive today:

National Party Ministers inside Cabinet
Christopher Luxon - Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and Intelligence, Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
Nicola Willis - Minister of Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Social Investment, Associate Minister of Climate Change
Chris Bishop - Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Leader of the House, Associate Minister of Finance
Dr Shane Reti - Minister of Health, Minister for Pacific Peoples
Simeon Brown - Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport, Minister for Auckland, Deputy Leader of the House
Erica Stanford - Minister of Education, Minister of Immigration
Paul Goldsmith - Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Louise Upston - Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
Judith Collins - Attorney-General, Minister of Defence, Minister for Digitising Government, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, Minister for Space, Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques
Mark Mitchell - Minister of Corrections, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery, Minister of Police
Todd McClay - Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Forestry, Minister for Hunting and Fishing, Minister for Trade, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tama Potaka - Minister of Conservation, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, Minister for Māori Development, Minister for Whānau Ora, Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing)
Matt Doocey - Minister for ACC, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Minister for Youth, Associate Minister of Health, Associate Minister of Transport
Melissa Lee - Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Ethnic Communities, Minister for Media and Communications, Associate Minister for ACC

National Party Ministers outside Cabinet
Simon Watts - Minister of Climate Change, Minister of Revenue
Penny Simmonds - Minister for Disability Issues, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
Chris Penk - Minister for Building and Construction, Minister for Land Information, Minister for Veterans, Associate Minister of Defence, Associate Minister of Immigration
Nicola Grigg - Minister of State for Trade, Minister for Women, Associate Minister of Agriculture (Horticulture)
Andrew Bayly - Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing, Minister of Statistics

Act Party Ministers
David Seymour (Deputy Prime Minister from May 31 2025) - Minister for Regulation, Associate Minister of Education (Partnership Schools), Associate Minister of Finance, Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac)
Brooke van Velden - Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Nicole McKee - Minister for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms)
Andrew Hoggard (outside Cabinet) - Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Food Safety, Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skills), Associate Minister for the Environment
Karen Chhour (outside Cabinet) - Minister for Children, Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
Simon Court MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, Minister Responsible for RMA Reform

New Zealand First Ministers
Winston Peters (Deputy Prime Minister until May 31 2025) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing
Shane Jones - Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Resources, Associate Minister of Finance, Associate Minister for Energy
Casey Costello - Minister of Customs, Minister for Seniors, Associate Minister of Health, Associate Minister of Immigration, Associate Minister of Police
Mark Patterson (oustide Cabinet) - Minister for Rural Communities, Associate Minister of Agriculture
Jenny Marcroft MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Media and Communications

Who's in the new Cabinet? The full list of ministers

The eagerly awaited line-up of ministers has been revealed.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[miket12]

I’m surprised that both the Minister for the Environment and Minister of Climate Change are both outside of Parliament. I’d have thought both of those would have been too important.

 

[sup42]

I see we are getting a three ringed circus with this latest bunch of idiots.

Had bloody good laugh reading that there will be two deputy prime ministers.

There is no such thing.

You either are 2ic or not.

And so it begins, the egos of the psychopath Peters and Seymour wagging the dog.

What a hoot.

I should be worrying more about the damage the three personalities will unleash, but life is too hard as it is, got to find mirth in it all or you will go round the bend.

Even Nationals most ardent fans must surely see that there was going to be a big problem with a three way with the manipulative Peters and the profoundly dense and narrow minded right wing Hitler youth type in Seymour.

God defend NZ and all that nonsense eh wot wot.

 

[John Nick]

I see we are getting a three ringed circus with this latest bunch of idiots.

Had bloody good laugh reading that there will be two deputy prime ministers.

There is no such thing.

You either are 2ic or not.

And so it begins, the egos of the psychopath Peters and Seymour wagging the dog.

What a hoot.

I should be worrying more about the damage the three personalities will unleash, but life is too hard as it is, got to find mirth in it all or you will go round the bend.

Even Nationals most ardent fans must surely see that there was going to be a big problem with a three way with the manipulative Peters and the profoundly dense and narrow minded right wing Hitler youth type in Seymour.

God defend NZ and all that nonsense eh wot wot.

Unfortunately..

 

[tyrael]

I’m surprised that National and NZ First have allowed the ACT policy on interest deductibility to be brought forward. While it won’t lead to rental decreases it may delay further rental increases.

I got notice my rent going up.

 

[juju]

I really can’t see how the changes ACT talked about during the election are going to make things safer….. making things easier for so called law abiding people isn’t going to keep guns away from those who mean too use them for harm.

I was totally being sarcastic - I think it's a really unnessecary and dumb change. It's more about pandering to a voter base the Act party were chasing...

 

[MaybeTop8]

I’m surprised that both the Minister for the Environment and Minister of Climate Change are both outside of Parliament. I’d have thought both of those would have been too important.

None of these parties give two fucks about the environment or climate change. They're a disaster in themselves

 

[Bay39er]

In the coalition agreement with NZFirst

“Legislate to make English an official language of NZ”

Now that is going to make a big difference