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Excited to introduce the Teal Card! Our young people are facing an increasingly insecure future. The Teal Card is a long-term investment in our young people. stuff.co.nz/national/politic… #tealcard
Very sad to hear about the sudden death of Efeso Collins. He was a lovely man with a deep commitment to his family and community. He will be missed 🙏 rnz.co.nz/news/political/509… – at Christchurch City, New Zealand
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LISTEN | @top_nz leader @rafmanji joins Andy on the Rural Roundup to discuss TOP and their policies.
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Good morning Christchurch #eqnz
Fully-funded dental care up to 30? What a great idea! Here’s even more great ideas 💡 top.org.nz/tealcard
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Dunedin has a stunning train station. How wild would it be if we actually used it for passenger rail? TOP wants to bring back passenger rail from Christchurch to Dunedin! Learn more at top.org.nz/
Good morning. Have a lovely week everyone 😀 @NewshubPolitics – at Christchurch City, New Zealand
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This has been a good week for rail in Canterbury. Regional Mayors agreed to keep investigating rail for Canterbury. @rafmanji and TOP have campaigned on reinstating the Southerner train and for a rail service between Rolleston and Rangiora. 1/
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The Southerner passenger train will be resurrected if The Opportunities Party wins a seat at the general election, its leader says. thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/350…
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Removing GST from food sounds good but it’s not the best way to support families with cost of living issues. Direct cash transfers are much simpler and more effective as is a land value tax to improve housing affordability @EricCrampton with the evidence 👇
Once you grant an exemption for one worthy-sounding thing, it is hard to resist the call for more. It would be much better to achieve progressivity by adjusting income tax rates - Newsroom Pro - $ - newsroom.co.nz/pro/taking-gs…
Science is good @benapeters
Can't believe my eyes!🫣 The Green Party of #Canada has put forward 2 new policy proposals to support #Nuclear power!🎇🎆😲 #Gobsmacked 🤠🐂 #Uranium #CarbonFree 24/7 #EnergyTransition 🌊🏄
Removing GST from food sounds good but it’s not the best way to support families with cost of living issues. Direct cash transfers are much simpler and more effective as is a land value tax to improve housing affordability @EricCrampton with the evidence 👇
Once you grant an exemption for one worthy-sounding thing, it is hard to resist the call for more. It would be much better to achieve progressivity by adjusting income tax rates - Newsroom Pro - $ - newsroom.co.nz/pro/taking-gs…
Good article from @GarethHughesNZ on our political culture. We have some complex problems to solve and how we go about that needs to be more collaborative and less confrontational i.stuff.co.nz/opinion/132613… – at Christchurch City, New Zealand
Condolences and thoughts with those affected by the shooting in Auckland this morning. It’s a stressful time for everyone but glad the police have resolved the situation 🙏
Good to see lots of talk about a tax switch. This is how you do it top.org.nz/fair-tax-system #lvt
3 Waters juggernaut continues to be an absolute train wreck 😬. nzherald.co.nz/business/thre… Three Waters cost blowout expected to hit $1 billion in ‘mega-bureaucracy’ – at Wellington City, New Zealand
I have been writing about the dangers of excessive leverage in the proposed debt financing of Three Waters for some time, drawing attention to the problems that similar financial models have created for the English water utility sector. Now the UK government is making plans for the potential collapse of Thames Water under a mountain of debt. This is the risk that New Zealand’s Labour government is proposing that the country take for its entire water network. As Thames Water demonstrates, the risk is not theoretical, it is very real. We simply cannot afford to make the same mistake in NZ.
Agree it’s time for an Anti-Corruption Commission in NZ top.org.nz/petition_establis…
“There Is No Corruption In New Zealand” – if we just sing this anthem enough then we start to believe our own hype. My column for the Herald explaining how Michael Wood was able to stuff up so badly – due to a culture of complacency, which pervades our political system: bit.ly/HeraldComplacency
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