Christopher Luxon, New Zealand Prime Minister 2023

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#3328833 7-Jan-2025 19:18

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/on-the-road-with-amanda-luxon/T5ZPKS6MBFFGXCX6PVCMFXYNNM/

A piece on Luxon's wife. Holy crap he looks different with hair! 😮

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#3333381 20-Jan-2025 11:19

quickymart:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/on-the-road-with-amanda-luxon/T5ZPKS6MBFFGXCX6PVCMFXYNNM/

A piece on Luxon's wife. Holy crap he looks different with hair! 😮

We all did! 😁

About 15kg makes a difference as well.

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#3335211 24-Jan-2025 14:40

Suppose it will be a long time before we find out what really happend with Shane Reti.
Pushing back internally on cutting so deeply, slow to push cuts along ?

Given his knowledge as a qualified medical professional he can understand arguments those at coalface make ? Difficult to champion what he does not believe ?

The rise and fall of Shane Reti
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-01-2025/the-rise-and-fall-of-shane-reti

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#3335229 24-Jan-2025 15:35

At least Simeon Brown can take his mind off building endless roads now, I guess 🙄

I remember Steven Joyce was christened John Key's "Mr Fix-It" or "Minister of Everything", however I don't think Brown will end up with the same distinction.

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#3335250 24-Jan-2025 16:08

As long as Simeon Brown can cover for the boss and be convincing in his
'Move along nothing to see here'.
He will get more responsibility.

What is happening to New Zealand Nursing trainees is terrible.
We want our children to be able to develop in these much needed carrer paths to contribute to the economy.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/539699/they-are-all-petrified-recently-graduated-enrolled-nurses-unable-to-find-jobs

Hospitals are not funded enough to support the practical on the job development of nurses.
So they go overseas, or switch to a different career taking the debt built up with them.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535119/i-started-applying-for-australia-nurses-turn-across-the-ditch-for-work

While we bid for fully experienced but limited Nurses to import who on seeing understaffing are subject to considering New Zealand as stepping stone to Australia.

Big picture wise this is not productive.

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#3335320 24-Jan-2025 18:43

ezbee:

Big picture wise this is not productive.

Yeah but we got a $20 a fortnight tax cut, what more do you want?

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#3335321 24-Jan-2025 18:45

Seymour talking about business, forgetting health is a public service not an enterprise.

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#3335522 25-Jan-2025 10:46

ezbee:

As long as Simeon Brown can cover for the boss and be convincing in his
'Move along nothing to see here'.
He will get more responsibility.

What is happening to New Zealand Nursing trainees is terrible.
We want our children to be able to develop in these much needed carrer paths to contribute to the economy.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/539699/they-are-all-petrified-recently-graduated-enrolled-nurses-unable-to-find-jobs

Hospitals are not funded enough to support the practical on the job development of nurses.
So they go overseas, or switch to a different career taking the debt built up with them.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535119/i-started-applying-for-australia-nurses-turn-across-the-ditch-for-work

While we bid for fully experienced but limited Nurses to import who on seeing understaffing are subject to considering New Zealand as stepping stone to Australia.

Big picture wise this is not productive.

The same is true for NZs med schools.

There is a lack of senior doctors and specialists to be able to do the clinical training for med school graduates. That is another reason why so many head to Aus.

Having a 3rd school will not change that, it will however increase tax funded costs, create more med school graduates and allow Australia to benefit at our expense.

Governments (all sides) are struggling with the impact of decades of underfunding tertiary education, they are loathe to increase taxes on corporations, businesses, on the 1%'ers, etc.

NONE of the tax cuts "the block of cheese tax cuts" have made any meaningful improvements in our lives, the cuts have been quickly consumed (and more) by other increasing costs, increased "fees" and reduced services. I have never asked for these $20 paybacks for votes, and I opposed them.

Due to this governments agenda , we are at record levels of people leaving NZ, these are NOT the unwashed masses, these are skilled/qualified people and their families that ultimately NZ needs for a successful economy .

We can not get ahead by selling meat and wool while importing all of our technological needs.

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#3335531 25-Jan-2025 11:36

freitasm:

Seymour talking about business, forgetting health is a public service not an enterprise.

But it could be. Just think , an EFTPOS terminal at every bedside.

User pays ..... through the nose!

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#3335639 25-Jan-2025 13:30

ezbee: Suppose it will be a long time before we find out what really happend with Shane Reti.

The government clearly prefers a Bachelor of Commerce over a Doctor of Medicine.

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#3335657 25-Jan-2025 14:49

sir1963:

Due to this governments agenda , we are at record levels of people leaving NZ, these are NOT the unwashed masses, these are skilled/qualified people and their families that ultimately NZ needs for a successful economy .

We can not get ahead by selling meat and wool while importing all of our technological needs.

We aren't getting that from governments led by either main party.

Certainly not helped by people pretending that returning the public service headcount to where it was in 2023 is somehow 'slash and burn' and other various screaming about austerity.

You might not have wanted your tax cuts, but I'm glad we live in a country that has accepted it's immoral to leave tax rates where they are for decades at a time so that you can get away with taxing inflation, instead of having a mature conversation about actually raising taxes.

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#3335660 25-Jan-2025 15:01

freitasm:

Seymour talking about business, forgetting health is a public service not an enterprise.

Attempting 100% up front to soften us up for privatisation. He isn't "forgetting" anything.

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#3335662 25-Jan-2025 15:05

GV27:

instead of having a mature conversation about actually raising taxes.

I must have missed the mature conversation the Luxon government wanted to have about raising taxes. I mean, they put RUCs on EVs, but that wasn't really them - it was always coming, they merely didn't stop it. Other than that, they gave us a $20 a fortnight tax cut, gave even more tax cuts to landlords, and the PM has made several hundred thousand in tax free profits selling at least 2 houses because there is no CGT.

What conversation about raising taxes have we had?

EDIT - I accidentally a word

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#3335808 25-Jan-2025 18:53

SaltyNZ:

GV27:

instead of having a mature conversation about actually raising taxes.

I must have missed the mature conversation the Luxon government wanted to have about raising taxes. I mean, they put RUCs on EVs, but that wasn't really them - it was always coming, they merely didn't stop it. Other than that, they gave us a $20 a fortnight tax cut, gave even more tax cuts to landlords, and the PM has made several hundred thousand in tax free profits selling at least 2 houses because there is no CGT.

What conversation about raising taxes have we had?

EDIT - I accidentally a word

Easing taxes should not be a political issue. Individuals as we all are here need to manage income and expenditure. Government is no different. If Government cannot provide what we expect them to provide, they either reduce costs or they raise income. Being a very TEENY nation, we dont have a lot of room to move. Riase taxes = bad. Lower costs = bad. Perhaps each Government Ministry hires a private CEO to manage each Ministry like a business?

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#3335811 25-Jan-2025 19:01

GV27:

sir1963:

Due to this governments agenda , we are at record levels of people leaving NZ, these are NOT the unwashed masses, these are skilled/qualified people and their families that ultimately NZ needs for a successful economy .

We can not get ahead by selling meat and wool while importing all of our technological needs.

We aren't getting that from governments led by either main party.

Certainly not helped by people pretending that returning the public service headcount to where it was in 2023 is somehow 'slash and burn' and other various screaming about austerity.

You might not have wanted your tax cuts, but I'm glad we live in a country that has accepted it's immoral to leave tax rates where they are for decades at a time so that you can get away with taxing inflation, instead of having a mature conversation about actually raising taxes.

Locally now, after hours emergency doctors fees will be as high as $195 for 14-17 year olds , but they are not totally heartless, you can make an instalment plan, though some practices are demanding payment up front.

Perhaps what is needed is a register, so that those who take the tax cuts are automatically put at the bottom of the list for all government funded services.

Part of the "inflation" is access to new, expensive medications, access to new diagnostic tools. It covers things like increased costs for exchange rates, shipping, technical support. We also have a population who objects to people living longer but demand to be able to retire at the same age.

We happily accepted fibre internet , it cost, perhaps you were happy with dial-up ?

Next up will be the cost of climate change. Having to shift whole towns & infrastructure, cope with new pest species and diseases, increase in weather related event costs and frequency , loss of productive land.

I can tell you now the opposition for large tax increases will be huge.

The only viable option will be to privatise a lot of government services, such as health, kill of the pension, put in infrastructure taxes, etc.

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