Winston Peters has once again embarrassed New Zealand by making potentially defamatory allegations about a senior and respected leader from our closest ally. The Prime Minister needs to show some leadership and stand him down immediately.

pretty crazy story. a dozen NZDF personnel were left in Antarctica for a month longer than their deployment because the defence wasn't able to bring them home

cannot believe this. especially given a couple hours earlier James Shaw delivered the playbook for constructive engagement in his valedictory. just wow

52% of people support the Govt’s public service job cuts or want the Govt to go further. 34% are opposed. That’s more than a slim majority, 1News.

quite a turnout in the public gallery for James Shaw's valedictory including two of the most powerful figures of the last government: Adrian Orr and Andrew Campbell

MFAT has released a redacted copy of the NZ briefing paper for ANZMIN 2+2 Ministerial in Melbourne in February. 'The key message for Minister Wong in your meeting, and then in ANZMIN, will be that New Zealand is a committed, engaged & reliable partner.' mfat.govt.nz/assets/OIA/OIA…

incredible story broken by the Colac Herald

Yes PM Luxon is getting a $50k pay rise. Yes NZ is in recession. But MPs are also getting their first pay bump in six years. Public sector wages have grown ~17% in that time, and they're getting 2.8% now, 10% by 2026.

Annabel Crabb nails it.

Anthony Albanese isn't a misogynist - he's a brittle and defensive PM who failed to grasp this wasn't about him.

What matters now is whether he and national cabinet offer some real action to address this very real crisis.
abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

National/ ACT/ NZ First (53%) lead over Labour/ Greens/ Maori (43%) - cut to 10% points in April - Roy Morgan Research roymorgan.com/findings/nz-na…

Looks like the Brynderwyns will be closed for a while yet