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Post by ComfortZone on Mar 7, 2023 7:21:53 GMT 12
meanwhile more evidence that Labour is a gummint lead by donkeys thebfd.co.nz/2023/03/07/could-this-be-the-fastest-reverse-ferret-in-history/less than 24hrs to do an Italian tank job on a major policy But be very careful, should they fluke it and get back in, all of their back-pedalled policies currently put on the shelf will have the dust blown off them again for reconsideration. |
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Post by eri on Mar 7, 2023 15:08:30 GMT 12
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Post by armchairadmiral on Mar 7, 2023 16:52:41 GMT 12
He's dyed in the wool party faithful. They'll give him a good talking to over a few gins and honour will be restored. Numpty incompetents !
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Post by eri on Mar 8, 2023 11:54:24 GMT 12
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Post by fish on Mar 8, 2023 12:01:55 GMT 12
yet another one seems they either don't bother to read the conditions of their employment to the public service or don't care what it says Ruth Dyson, the deputy chair of the Earthquake Commission and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ), will review her social media use after concern was raised about the political nature of some tweets.
She's also admitted she hasn't read the code of conduct, which includes a section on being politically impartial.
Dyson, a former Labour MPIt has long been known that Labour have stacked the 'public service' with ex MP's as favours for cushy jobs on boards. I'm sure National did the same, but it is my perception that National probably appointed people actually qualified as Directors. Labour has just been getting into nepotism, i.e. jobs for the mates. They are probably concerned they've overdone it, and are trying to quieten the retoric down from all their mates, so its not so obvious. Example, the Labour List MP for my area, Marja Lubeck, is on the board of that massive Polytech entity that is a complete clusterfuck. I don't think she has ever had any actual professional career, and certainly made zero impact as an MP around here. I'm gobsmaked she is on any board at all. Much like Paula Bennet, she is probably only good as a real estate agent. |
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Post by armchairadmiral on Mar 8, 2023 12:05:40 GMT 12
That's grossly unfair on real estate agents. At least they only get paid if they do something - plus no one is forced to use their services. Unlike List MP's who only serve the party line. But agree with your post.
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Post by fish on Mar 8, 2023 13:29:42 GMT 12
That's grossly unfair on real estate agents. At least they only get paid if they do something - plus no one is forced to use their services. Unlike List MP's who only serve the party line. But agree with your post. Haha, yes it probably is unfair to Real Estate agents. But it is an excellent example. With all of National's connections, as the former Deputy PM, you'd be surprised Paula Bennet didn't get an opportunity to get a cushy number on a board. And here in lies the difference. National know she is not suitable to a governance role, she is however very good at 'fundraising'. So no one from National would risk their reputation putting Paula on a board, while Labour are running around putting everyone on a board regardless of their ability. |
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Post by ComfortZone on Mar 8, 2023 15:18:56 GMT 12
Example, the Labour List MP for my area, Marja Lubeck, is on the board of that massive Polytech entity that is a complete clusterfuck. I don't think she has ever had any actual professional career, and certainly made zero impact as an MP around here. I'm gobsmaked she is on any board at all. Actually Marja did do something useful once, she was an air hostess. Then she got a cornflakes packet law degree and became a union hack. Still see her flouncing around Warkworth from time to time. Another free loader from up our way being awarded for her "loyalty" is ex NZ First MP Tracey Martin, she is now chair of NZQA and on the board of NZTA, 2 total clusters. |
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Post by fish on Mar 8, 2023 16:04:10 GMT 12
Example, the Labour List MP for my area, Marja Lubeck, is on the board of that massive Polytech entity that is a complete clusterfuck. I don't think she has ever had any actual professional career, and certainly made zero impact as an MP around here. I'm gobsmaked she is on any board at all. Actually Marja did do something useful once, she was an air hostess. Then she got a cornflakes packet law degree and became a union hack. Still see her flouncing around Warkworth from time to time. Another free loader from up our way being awarded for her "loyalty" is ex NZ First MP Tracey Martin, she is now chair of NZQA and on the board of NZTA, 2 total clusters. Jesus Christ! Are you yanking my chain? Tracey Martin is a Chair? and on the NZTA Board? Wonder why all our state highways are closed? I did not know Marja Lubeck was an air hostess, but it does not surprise me at all. Makes perfect sense. I think I'm starting to understand what is wrong with the country. We have been appointing governance positions based on woke requirements rather than capability and experience. |
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Post by eri on Mar 8, 2023 18:07:28 GMT 12
if labour/green gov. + councils won't select the most capable candidates for jobs
we'll get less than optimal outcomes and ever increasing 'consultant bills' as capable people are asked to come up with the plans that the diversity hires don't seem to be able to produce
and if we then chuck in co-governance
no only do we end up with loads of unelected, highly paid consultants doing the leg work but the very expensive plans they come up with will have to work their way through 2 expensive levels of change by incompetents before they can be implemented in a bastardized form
and as we see after 6 years of labour/green
the result is likely to be a slow collapse of previously working systems; health, construction, education, crime etc that become directionless as the blind tail tries to wag the headless dog
labour don't even talk of the year of delivery anymore, as every year they are in gov. the possibility of delivery seems to move 2 more years into the future
history shows that once thriving economies; zimbabwe, venezula etc get driven into the ground by incompetent leftist gov. they don't recover
if labour/green/maori form a gov. this year, watch the money start to leave in weeks, just ahead of the net tax contributors - workers
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Post by ComfortZone on Mar 8, 2023 20:26:55 GMT 12
Actually Marja did do something useful once, she was an air hostess. Then she got a cornflakes packet law degree and became a union hack. Still see her flouncing around Warkworth from time to time. Another free loader from up our way being awarded for her "loyalty" is ex NZ First MP Tracey Martin, she is now chair of NZQA and on the board of NZTA, 2 total clusters. Jesus Christ! Are you yanking my chain? Tracey Martin is a Chair? and on the NZTA Board? Wonder why all our state highways are closed? I did not know Marja Lubeck was an air hostess, but it does not surprise me at all. Makes perfect sense. I think I'm starting to understand what is wrong with the country. We have been appointing governance positions based on woke requirements rather than capability and experience. NZTA Board Paul Reynolds (Chair from 1/2/23) Biochemist and career public servant, bureaucrat Cassandra Crowley (deputy) BCom & LLB, been involved in all sorts of government organisations and boards, bureaucrat David Smol Profession not stated, involved in UK energy sector, exec in NZ govt departments since 2008, bureaucrat Catherine Taylor Accountant, former director of Maritime NZ which she totally cocked up, bureaucrat Patrick Reynolds - Photographer with a smattering of local government experience Victoria Carter - lawyer, former Auckland City Councillor John Bridgeman - engineer (at last) ex AECOM, director of Housing NZ (not a good reference) Tracey Martin - say no more Ngarimu Blair - got to have a Maori rep, deputy chair Ngati Whatua, BA in Geography and Maori, director of Housing NZ (not a good reference) Executive team Nicole Rosie - lawyer, ex CE Worksafe Brett Gliddon - Engineer, lifer in the Transport department. Some of my colleagues have had dealings with him, say he is reasonably competent, but as a North Rodney resident I just remember all the lies he told over the years about addressing Hill St issues. none of the other executives listed have an engineering background or qualification So with this make up of board and exec is it any wonder our roading network is such a mess! |
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Post by ComfortZone on Mar 9, 2023 9:28:32 GMT 12
Karl du Fresne on the past and current political scene, once again demonstrating the old saying "a week is a long time in politics" karldufresne.blogspot.com/2023/03/please-remind-me-whos-jacinda.htmlsome excerpts on Stalinda Her leadership will forever be associated with the ascendancy of identity politics, which polarised the country in a way not seen since 1981 – if ever....With Winston Peters out of the way after the 2020 election, her assumption of complete power sent a signal to the forces of wokeness. It said, “This is your moment”.They seized the opportunity with gusto, zealously pushing – with the mainstream media serving as state-subsided cheerleaders – an agenda of radical change that principally revolved around divisive issues of racial and sexual identity, with a generous side-order of climate change panic.on Hipkins Now Chris Hipkins has thrown Labour into reverse gear. The most obvious sign is Labour’s abrupt jettisoning of Transport Minister Michael Wood’s Government Policy Statement on land transport, which prioritised emissions reduction. That would have meant more cycleways and bus lanes, higher fuel taxes and fewer new roads....It was a reminder that politics is ultimately about winning and retaining power, regardless of which ideological side you’re on. Policies that are seen as an electoral risk are likely to end up on the bonfire.and on Luxon But whoa! Back up the truck! Now the pundits are saying National has got the jump on Labour – and raided its territory – by announcing a family-friendly childcare subsidy. Election calculations are being revised … again. How quickly things change in politics.
What was perhaps just as significant about National’s policy announcement was that Christopher Luxon, for perhaps the first time, seemed to take a genuinely red-blooded position rather than reciting safe, PR-crafted sound-bites. |
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Post by GO30 on Mar 9, 2023 9:47:40 GMT 12
Luxon is just like Key when he started, trying to hard to be a politition. When Key realised he could be himself he got tidier and more believable.
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Post by ComfortZone on Mar 9, 2023 10:09:34 GMT 12
Luxon is just like Key when he started, trying to hard to be a politition. When Key realised he could be himself he got tidier and more believable. Somewhere I read a comment comparing Key and Luxon - they noted Key from his FOREX dealing days was very accustomed to analysing data (colleagues said he had quite a remarkable ability to take in all sorts of disparate data and quickly form an opinion) and making quick decisions and in that role was obviously a risk taker. Luxon is very much an IBM blue suit type, the MBA qualified company man. Heard various stories about life under him at Air NZ, he was publicly ultra woke whereas behind the doors allegedly had a reputation for being pretty ruthless. I huess we are seeing that ruthless side the way he is dealing with his own mp's, eg Maureen Pugh. I also heard from a relative who is good friends with a very well known Nat mp that they have been told if you speak against the party line you are out. So not much scope for diverse thinking there. |
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Post by eri on Mar 9, 2023 11:54:51 GMT 12
politicians + civil servants complain we don't trust them enough yet when they are not hiding what they're doing or spinning the message as close to a lie as they dare they just flat out lying Te Whatu Ora admits figures used by Health Minister are ‘not accurate’Health Minister Ayesha Verrall used the Northland figures earlier this week to suggest there had been a large improvement in the region’s ED response times.Reti said the data was a mistake that could be put down to incompetence, and should be urgently corrected.“I had them last week and when I looked at them, I had our analyst have a second look because I couldn’t make any sense of them, and he consumed a whole morning and still couldn’t. So then I asked an ED specialist and he said no, those numbers are fudged.“If you really believe that Northland ED is 99.7 per cent to target, then you will turn your attention elsewhere. How can that be when they called out desperately for the Army to help them?”Rather than improving, as Verrall said suggested was happening in Northland, Watson said nationwide, the situation was deteriorating.
so verrall, our new health minister, isn't sharp enough to realize that the data she presents in parliament is wrong why was she made health minister again? it wouldn't appear to be because she was most competent choiceand her excuse will be, "we broke the health system reporting process and haven't repaired it yet" www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-whatu-ora-admits-figures-used-by-health-minister-are-not-accurate/DUWF6PAUDBC3XACYPZQEIIE5TI/and how many times now has chippy been caught telling porkers? 3, 4, 5? |
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