Kerre Woodham: Labour should stay away from housing policy

When I look at Labour's campaign and I look at National's campaign, it's like, look, I'll do it for you next time. Seriously, when something is being done so badly, you think, you know what? I can do that so much better. They've had shocking campaigns, both of the main parties. Just negative, silly stuff. And yesterday, Labour had an absolute clanger. Of all the issues and all the policies that Labour could have come up with to attract voters, to point out deficiencies in the Coalition Government, why on earth did they have to decide on housing as one of their last big pushes before the election?

Bob Edlin: The deal that an ACT MP says shows how Kainga Ora scammed themselves

An iwi has made a profit of around $2 million by flipping Wellington’s Dixon Street flats for just over $3 million less than three weeks after buying the block from Kāinga Ora for $1.04 million.

OneRoof reports that Taranaki Whānui Limited resold the flats after buying it for much less than the market valuation from the state housing agency.

The purchaser, the Wellington Company, plans to develop 117 apartments at the site, preserving its historic status.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive 15/7/24

So that’s why David Seymour is Acting PM this week

The comings and goings of key ministers – up to a point – can be tracked through the latest posts on the government’s official website.

Trade Minister Todd McClay comes into the “goings” category. He will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Trade Ministers meeting in Reggio Calabria, Italy this week.

On the other hand, we learn that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has finished a four-day visit to the United States with meetings in California on his final day focusing on innovation and investment.

But where was he headed after that?

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 19/3/24

Bishop scores headlines with crackdown on unwelcome tenants – but Peters scores, too, as tub-thumper and diplomat

Housing Minister Chris Bishop delivered news – packed with the ingredients to enflame political passions – worthy of supplanting Winston Peters in headline writers’ priorities.

He popped up at the post-Cabinet press conference to promise a crackdown on unruly and antisocial state housing tenants.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 19/12/23

Haste is urged to repeal tax legislation – and to stymie publication of the first IRD report on tax system’s fairness

Political journalists working for the mainstream media have demonstrated since the election that they need scant prompting to go looking for muck to fling at a coalition government they make no secret of disdaining.

On No Right Turn, Idiot/Savant has given them a prompt anyway.