Port Waikato By-election Candidates Announced
Nine candidates are standing in the Port Waikato by-election which will be held on Saturday 25 November 2023. The by-election is being held following the death of a Port Waikato electorate candidate during the 2023 General Election. Port Waikato ... The 2023 Port Waikato by-election will be held on 25 November 2023, following the death of a Port Waikhato electorate candidate. Nine candidates have been announced as candidates for the by-elect. The election will be followed by Overseas voting starting on 8 November and advance voting in New Zealand begins on 13 November. Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon has reportedly brought in senior figures from the past to train his new MPs and ministers. This could indicate an early indication of the new National Government's approach to governing, with Steven Joyce, Bill English, and Wayne Eagleson reportedly coaching his caucus on how to be MPs, ministers, and public service. Meanwhile, there are concerns that while most Kiwis are struggling with a cost of living and housing crisis, a significant ‘minority’ of MPs are investing in Wellington real estate on the taxpayer. The MPs used The Taxpayer To Own Wellington Property to highlight the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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Nine candidates are standing in the Port Waikato by-election which will be held on Saturday 25 November 2023. The by-election is being held following the death of a Port Waikato electorate candidate during the 2023 General Election. Port Waikato voters will be electing a local member of Parliament. Nominations for the by-election closed today, noon Friday 20 October, and the following candidates have been confirmed. Overseas voting for the by-election starts on Wednesday 8 November and advance voting in New Zealand starts on Monday 13 November. Voting places will be open from 9am to 7pm on election day, Saturday 25 November, and preliminary results will be released that night. More information can be found at vote.nz.
Who will the new National Government listen to when it decides how to govern? An early indication may be seen in who Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon has brought in to train his new MPs and ministers.
It was reported on Monday by Newstalk ZB that, because Luxon acknowledges his team’s lack of governing experience, the party has brought in some senior figures from the past. Luxon told Mike Hosking that Steven Joyce, Bill English and Wayne Eagleson have been coaching his caucus on how to be MPs and ministers, and how to lead the public service. More
Gordon Campbell: On New Zealand’s Selective Morality On Gaza
Here’s the sound of MFAT blowing its own trumpet as it celebrated the 25th anniversary of our genuinely heroic role in alerting the international community to the Rwanda genocide:
Calling for the Council to recognise that genocide was being perpetrated against the Tutsi population, and urging the UN to strengthen its peacekeeping measures at a time when others looked to disengage from Africa, New Zealand used its presidency to call for action. Too bad we have not done anything remotely similar with respect to the genocidal situation unfolding in Gaza. More
Election Podcast: The MPs Using The Taxpayer To Own Wellington Property In the last week of politicking the Post newspaper brought to light the fact that while most Kiwis are struggling with a cost of living and housing crisis a significant ‘minority’ of MPs are investing in Wellington real estate on the taxpayer.More “From the very start of this campaign, we have put forward clear, evidence-based solutions to the challenges we face. The time is now to get out and vote for it. All we have seen from the two biggest political parties is the kind of tinkering that leaves people with little hope that we can create the Aotearoa we need. Nowhere is this more true than with the state of our environment," says David Seymour. More Labour Party: Too Much At Risk From National’s Cuts Every Kiwi under the age of 44 will be $100 a fortnight worse off from increase in age of superannuation. $2B in cuts to lowest income households, sending more kids into poverty. Over 300 mega landlords set to benefit from $1M in tax cuts. New evidence suggests Chinese buyers won’t be able to be taxed on house purchases, blowing revenue estimates out of the water. More 63% of Kiwis support inflation adjustment of income tax brackets compared to just 14% who are opposed. There was majority support across every demographic (gender, age, area, economic status, & preferred political party). Kiwis are feeling the heat of bracket creep with inflation forcing them to pay more and more tax, even when their real income is not increasing. More