Play the ball, not the man.
21st October is my Twitterversary and then I'll be locking this account down for bluer skies.
Oct 4, 2023 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Labour WILL NOT raise the retirement age.
It would be detrimental to those who work in manual labouring jobs, Māori and Pasifika.
NZ can afford to keep the age at 65 if we save and manage our economy well.
#ChippysTownHall #InItForYou
The NZ economy grew more under the Clark Labour government and under the Ardern/Hipkins Labour government than it did under the Key/English National led government.
The stats prove it.
#ChippysTownHall #InItForYou
Feb 20, 2023 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
#PMChippy and Grant Robertson ate doing the post Cabinet presser. Currently listing where things are at in the emergency response to Cyclone Gabrielle before talking about the recovery.
Last week the national State of Emergency was declared for only the third time.
It will be extended for another seven days to allow central co-ordination, and despite every region being at a different place, still applies for every province covered by the existing SoE. #PMChippy
Feb 19, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Fiji is sending us help with the Gabrielle aftermath, as is the Australian Defence Force and the US is sending us satellite pictures to help out. #PMChippy is not going to the Pacific Island Forum in Fiji this week due to Gabrielle, so Deputy PM Carmel Sepuloni in going instead.
#PMChippy has been detailing what has been achieved, what is open, what limitations there are, what is munted and needs major repairs.
Far too much to keep up with.
So much is happening, but because so much has to happen it may not be happening as fast as people like. Be patient.
Feb 18, 2023 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Grant Robertson:
We will be careful, we're not going to blow things apart, but NZers expect us to help.
We have to deal what is in front of us as well as plan for the future. #nzqanda#nzpol
Can the govt provide support via taxes or WFF?
We're working through that right now. Cyclone Gabrielle gives us all pause for thought. We need to help people.
Grant Robertson is thinking about how all this fits it. #nzqanda#nzpol
Feb 17, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Dita De Boni politely pointing out the @NZNationalParty has no Climate Change policy and questioning how, if, God forbid, a govt change could affect the recovery. #nationnz
Simon Bridges says the central govt will have to help, because local govt doesn't have the money. Central govt can access money and is in a good place to do it. Says they can not decline to rebuild existing roads. #nationnz
