The Bull Ring

  'Got my support' - Christopher Luxon stands by Erica Stanford after 'stupid bitch' comment 12:49 pm on 22 November 2024 National's Erica Stanford and Labour's Jan Tinetti. Photo: RNZ The Prime Minister is standing by Erica Stanford after she called an opposition MP a "stupid bitch" in Parliament. Stanford apologised in Parliament to her Labour counterpart Jan Tinetti on Thursday. Christopher Luxon said it was not appropriate behaviour. But he was standing by his Education Minister saying she'd apologised and was doing a great job. "She's a great minister, she's doing an awesome job, she's got my support," he said. "She apologised for what was inappropriate behaviour." Luxon said she realised straight away what she'd said was wrong and apologised to the House, Tinetti, and him. ...

𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕙 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕒 𝕕𝕦𝕕 ℙ𝕄. 𝕆𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕙 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 T he Prime Minister is too arrogant to resign, at least before the election, but those who argued the former corporate bureaucrat lacks the attributes for a successful national leadership have been proven right. Like Ricky Gervai's David Brent, Christopher Luxon has an unfounded sense of his own personal charm, while also running down his Colleagues behind their backs.  His lack of understanding of the national party means he fails to realise that everything he says about another MP soon gets back to them. . . However, Luxons lack of understand of New Zealand, partly but not solely because he lived abroad from ...

𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕝 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕌ℕ 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕖𝕣 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕝 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕌ℕ 𝔽𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 F ormer Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern is set to receive a global leadership award from the United Nations Foundation. The award, part of the annual  We The Peoples honours, celebrates individuals and organisations whose work aligns with the UN’s values and mission. . . Ardern will receive the Champion for Global Change award, recognising her “leadership in advancing women’s rights, addressing climate change, and promoting peace and unity.” Congratulations Dame Jacinda Ardern🥰 JA to get UN leadership award. https://t.co/nef8nR2odb — Pazienza (@Pazienza82) November 20, 2024 While Ardern’s leadership has been hailed internationally for its empathetic and progressive appro...

𝕍𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕟 ℝ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕟 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕕𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕦𝕝𝕥 𝕍𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕟 ℝ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕕𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕦𝕝𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 N SW Police have arrested veteran broadcaster Alan Jones following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades. In a statement NSW Police said Child Abuse Squad detectives executed a warrant at the 83-year-old's luxury Sydney apartment at Circular Quay about 7:45am. . . The State Crime Command's Child Abuse Squad established Strike Force Bonnefin in March to investigate a number of alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019. What I'd just say to you @dbseymour is, was this gu...

𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕖 ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕛𝕠𝕓𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣, 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕘 𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 - 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕜𝕖𝕡𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕛𝕠𝕓𝕤 𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕩𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕝𝕠𝕒𝕕. A t the beginning of the year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlined a plan to reduce annual public service spending by $1.5 billion, asking all government departments to identify savings. It came amid tough economic times, and followed a 34 percent rise in the number of public servants under the former Labour government, between 2017 and 2023. Nearly 40 organisations were  given a specific target . . . But the impact of the government's belt-tightening has reached far wider than that. RNZ's tally of jobs gone so far - or proposed to go -  sits at more th...

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡'𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕞 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝔸 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕞 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟. I t may be horrific and redefine the world order. Or it may be underwhelmingly bluster over substance. But US President-elect Donald Trump's second term will certainly be disruptive. And even the most severe American isolationism - the greatest amount of doing little - will likely herald significant change. We really know staggeringly little about Trump's foreign policy. He said he likes it that way. We know he's against wars that drag in America. He  seems fond of dictators, or at least strongmen. He likes what he sees as good deals and destroys what he thinks of as bad ones. He dislikes American allies that he thinks take advantage. He doesn't believe in global w...