Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 19/9/24

While Peters deals with war in the Middle East, our Transport Minister (armed with data) aims to rid us of those potholes

There were just two press releases on the Government’s official website when Point of Order checked on what our ministers have been doing earlier today. Women’s Affairs Minister Nicola Grigg was telling us she knew what day this is (Suffrage Day) and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters was announcing his intention to fly to New York next week to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, then visit French Polynesia.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 18/9/24

Reti discusses his health portfolio challenges (and draws attention to the flexibility of those who serve as a kaiwhakahaere)

It’s hard to be cheered by Health Minister Shane Reti’s speech to the New Zealand Nurses Association. But he did give us a good idea of what must be done in his ministerial bailiwick.