Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 14/8/24

PSA bridles as the Govt reorganises the work of two Māori agencies – but Potaka promises a big prosperity boost

The critics of government policies which – they maintain – are detrimental to the interests of Māori were given fresh ammunition when Māori Development and Māori Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka announced a reorganisation of the agencies embraced by his portfolio.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 21/3/24

Willis is undeterred by GDP slowdown and IMF advice, although she is talking of “tax relief” rather than tax cuts

One minister is talking tough while a colleague – whose ministry had acted tough and drawn a barrage of flak – has shown an official softening.

Some ministers are doing what Labour was good at, which is distributing public funds to causes regarded as worthy or needy, while another has portended the prospect of a contentious Labour decision – to shut down the Marsden Point oil refinery – being reversed.