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#2135814 28-Nov-2018 10:57

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About time although it could be extended for all the Civil Service and NZ in general.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/108894914/extensive-review-into-bullying-and-harassment-at-parliament

Ironic that Mallard is instigating the enquiry .. he is the only MP I know of who punched another MP at parliament.

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#2135820 28-Nov-2018 11:08

MikeAqua:

MikeB4:

About time although it could be extended for all the Civil Service and NZ in general.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/108894914/extensive-review-into-bullying-and-harassment-at-parliament

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Ironic that Mallard is instigating the enquiry .. he is the only MP I know of who punched another MP at parliament.

He does have first hand experience....

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#2135827 28-Nov-2018 11:16

tdgeek:

MikeAqua:

MikeB4:

About time although it could be extended for all the Civil Service and NZ in general.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/108894914/extensive-review-into-bullying-and-harassment-at-parliament

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Ironic that Mallard is instigating the enquiry .. he is the only MP I know of who punched another MP at parliament.

He does have first hand experience....

Heh, I see what you did there.

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#2135849 28-Nov-2018 11:31

networkn:

tdgeek:

MikeAqua:

MikeB4:

About time although it could be extended for all the Civil Service and NZ in general.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/108894914/extensive-review-into-bullying-and-harassment-at-parliament

'

Ironic that Mallard is instigating the enquiry .. he is the only MP I know of who punched another MP at parliament.

He does have first hand experience....

Heh, I see what you did there.

The scope of the inquiry is 2014 onward so he has ducked responsibility for his own aggressive behaviour.

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#2137430 30-Nov-2018 19:25

"Consumer confidence has bounced back, with the outlook at the strongest level in six months."

Yay Jaciinda.

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#2137538 30-Nov-2018 21:41

Rikkitic:
"Consumer confidence has bounced back, with the outlook at the strongest level in six months."

Yay Jaciinda.

Some of the above could be due to falling petrol and diesel prices. Especially as cheaper fuel prices are the equivalent of a pay rise for those on fixed incomes. Might also be part of a general feel good factor, due to warmer weather. Which also makes power bills seasonally lower. And of course Christmas will be here soon. So family and friends will be making plans to visit. Which might also prompt some spending on new things for the house.

The survey to watch will be the one at the end of the upcoming summer. As the effect (if any) on rents due to the tenancy law reforms will be known by then. (lots of fixed term tenancy agreements come up for renewal in January). People will be able to see if their workplace is still busy, or if a slowdown in their work has happened. A massive factor in consumer confidence is job security. If you have to leave your current employment - could you quickly find new employment with at least the same wages and benefits as your old employment? If you are worried about job security, you would be delaying non essential major purchases. As well as increasing your savings / paying off more debt.

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#2138210 2-Dec-2018 18:51

Polls showing a drop in support for both Labour and Ardern.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12170040

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#2138214 2-Dec-2018 19:02

And a continuing low score for Bridges, and a rise for Collins. Be careful what you wish for.

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#2138227 2-Dec-2018 19:54

National dropped after their saga, Labour dropped after their saga, seems normal to me

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#2138236 2-Dec-2018 20:14

tdgeek:

National dropped after their saga, Labour dropped after their saga, seems normal to me

Right, but National improved their position, despite the latest saga being Jamie Lee (Ie theirs).

That seems less usual.

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#2138238 2-Dec-2018 20:17

He lives in eternal hope.

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#2138241 2-Dec-2018 20:23

networkn:

tdgeek:

National dropped after their saga, Labour dropped after their saga, seems normal to me

Right, but National improved their position, despite the latest saga being Jamie Lee (Ie theirs).

That seems less usual.

I think the JLR saga was in the last poll. Thats what the article stated. It may still have been simmering, Im not 100% sure of the poll timelines.

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#2138280 2-Dec-2018 22:37

networkn:

Polls showing a drop in support for both Labour and Ardern.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12170040

Someone is still not understanding the realities of MMP.....

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#2138329 3-Dec-2018 08:41

"On the question about economic outlook, 37 per cent thought the economy would be in a better state over the next year (up four), and 34 per cent thought it would be in a worse state (down seven)."

Interesting comment from the Colmar poll

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#2138331 3-Dec-2018 08:50

To see the reality of the situation you need to see the polls at the same time from previous 12 months after elections. From what I see...

PM is the lowest rating for preferred PM in recent times 12 months after an election....they must be concerned

Opposition party polling higher than government one year after election is laughable

Opposition leaders polls are irrelevant. No one really cares 12 months after an election what the opposition leader polls except desperate Labour supporters wanting to show a little muscle flexing.

The biggest issue I see is that the Nats with the most votes in the last election, and still the highest polling, could not make a government. But with this probably Winstons last term as an MP, the situation just gets more interesting.

There is NO DOUBTing the fact that this Government is not liked and they must do a lot more to turn the vote around. I suspect the voting public are not happy with some of the weak Ministers in power.

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