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Ever so much bullshit. ain’t there.
There are written accounts of Māori eating these fellas to survive their hunger.
Protein was needed other than other people.
“Everything was done under the cultural karakia and processes we need to follow when we’re dealing with taonga such as whales.”
Whales are considered family and tūpuna (elders) in Māori culture.
Pygmy killer whales die after mass stranding on Ninety Mile Beach, Northlandhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pygmy-killer-whales-die-after-mass-stranding-on-ninety-mile-beach-northland/CCD2FSMOXRBNPDXQZB54XABKYY/
A day or so before the New Plymouth 5.3 earthquake.
107 whales beached on Stewart Island the day before the Feb 22, 2010 earthquake.
Very low frequency shock waves caused by a buildup of tectonic plate pressure causes whale navigation sonar to be disrupted.
Al of the Maori hocus pocus over trees, whales and mountains, came from the Waitaha and other races that were killed or enslaved by the Maoris.
The Waitaha, who had lived here for thousands of years had respect for nature. They believed that to take a human life was to destroy your own.
They respected nature and Mother earth, but not to the point of wanting koha if you dared walk on the land.
The Maori on the other hand, had no compunction about rape, killing, beheading someone while alive, eating their flesh, or taking slaves, including female sex slaves.
Ngai Tahu bloodlines are a mixture of Maori and Waitaha inter breeding from the slaves they took, particularly the women as they by all accounts were more feminine and attractive than your average Maori wahine.
Geneticists would be able to tease out any Waitaha gene sequences from the various Maori iwi in different parts of the country.
yup, my mate is waitaha desdendant and told me very similar.
waitaha were the stone people, they found the greenstone etc. the co existed with moriori and didnt fight, the moriori were the earth people, they gardened/grew food.
then he reckons there were 3 waves of feral, warring maori arrivals that did nothing but fight and canibalize…. the bulk of todays maori are unfortunately descendants if the last lot. its in their dna to be shit cunts, poor culture, they came here like it and its never been bred outve them.
Where did the waitaha come from?
“Tribal traditions tell us that Waitaha’s founding ancestor, Rākaihautū, departed with his people from their ancient homeland Te-patunui-o-āio (also known as Hawaiki). It is said that on the journey to New Zealand the heavens and the ocean met, blocking his path. To steer a safe passage, Rākaihautū took his giant adze and chanted an incantation allowing him to slash a passage across the seas. His canoe Uruao eventually beached at Whakatū (Nelson), at the top of the South Island.”
I wonder why Rākaihautū chose the colder South Island over the warmer northern island? Where would his people have gotten their carbohydrates from? (Hunter-gathering will only get you so far.) Recipes of European hunter-gatherers revealed | News | ConnectSci
There weren’t a lot of wild fruits, berries, grasses or nuts in NZ to supplement a seafood/bird/seal meat diet. Bracken fern is a horrible source of starch.
The Maori (apart from limited kumara (from South America originally)) were chronically short of energy in their diet. Had they acquired rice or the potato, their populations could have been far higher.
Ngai Tahu originated from the East Cape area now the domain of Ngati Porou. They migrated south through Hawkes Bay & Wairarapa/Welligton before crossing the strait. Another SI tribe Ngati Ngati Mamoe hail from the lower Hawkes Bay.
Ngai Tahu in their online history at https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/ngai-tahu/creation-stories/ state that “Waitaha were the first people of Te Waipounamu, (South Island) journeying here aboard the Uruao waka”.
More about the Waitaha at https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ti-kouka-whenua/tribal-history/
#. “According to Māori oral traditions the earliest peoples to inhabit Te Waipounamu were tribal groups known as Hāwea, Rapuwai and Waitaha who inhabited the island for centuries before the arrival of more recent tribal migrations of Ngāti Māmoe, Ngāti Wairaki and Ngāi Tahu. The early moa hunting tribes are believed to have been established in Canterbury about one thousand years ago.”
That revelation will probably have earned you the bash.
And eaten!
Can I get some Whale Teeth please, I need to carry on with some traditional Scrimshaw?
Oh that’s right, my traditional European art form is no longer allowed and only Natives can claim Whale Teeth, so the answer is no, I don’t have any Culture so piss off.
You might have to import some from overseas so you can prove no koha required.
Morning.
Lovely day up here, howling easterly of about 40 knots and raining.
O you don’t require that honking v8, you put in it to go fast!
The Darkest King Country has emerged from the cloud and rain and now the Sun is burning the land to a crisp. No doubt Country Calendar tonight will feature the local landscape turning from lush pasture to volcanic sand and desert with the close prospects of Date Palms being grown, a new export market to be established and Oasis being formed all under the guidance of the traditional camel riding Maori who has long traditional sacred knowledge of such matters.
Oh, for the return to the Ice Age.
What happened when socialism arrived in the Sahara Desert? It ran out of sand.
There is always a fly in the ointment of a cunning maori plan.
It’s gonna be a dry one.
Fill your water tank early.
Traditional camel riding Maori. Doggy style on a fat wahine?
Sun has finally reapeared in the Waikato this fine morning. 😎
Be careful out there.
It looks like the trees are on the move.
True that.
People in their cars keep running into them.
Seems to be a daily occurrence, with two more last night.
Maybe it’s just at nighttime?.
Do trees go wandering at night?
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pygmy-killer-whales-die-after-mass-stranding-on-ninety-mile-beach-northland/CCD2FSMOXRBNPDXQZB54XABKYY/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kawarau-falls-car-crash-four-people-extracted-by-emergency-crews/5TLMWFPTTFH2DJH2I5EDXLZXWQ/
Do we need to call Genter to get them a train set?
HHHHHHAAAAAAA, some idiot thing to n of political hoardings, Got a tree instead.
The Rort of the label wearers.
A midwife has been censured for failing to stop providing services to a client after an alleged non-consensual sexual encounter with the woman’s partner.
The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal found that the midwife, whose name is permanently suppressed, committed professional misconduct amounting to malpractice.
It heard that she provided pregnancy, birth and post-natal care to the client for six months about 10 years ago.
During this time, there was an alleged unwanted sexual encounter involving the client’s partner, who was the father of her unborn twins.
The tribunal heard that the midwife accepted the misconduct and acknowledged that she should have passed the client’s care to another midwife.
She is no longer practising as a midwife
.
Tribunal chairman Truc Tran said the allegation had been established and amounted to professional misconduct and malpractice.
The midwife was censured and ordered to pay 25% of the PCC’s costs and 25% of the tribunal’s costs.
For something that happened 10 years ago.
There’s a scam in this somewhere.
Parent support, DBP; somewhere there’s a scam going on, including the medical council’s fee demands.
If I’m reading this right – the female midwife sexually assaulted the pregnant womans male partner and then continued providing midwife duties to the pregnant woman?
Wow, and some think women can’t multi-task.
yep, so much so that they produced a set of twins.
Must have been a tough midwife, as she was able to overcome the partner.
Nothing is ever what it seems, eh?
Can he get any more stupid?
https://x.com/the_salty_one_/status/2106466610165018690?s=46
And he pockets the dosh and gives the change to his followers,
It isn’t because he’s maori. It’s because he’s too stupid to know he’s stupid.
If TPM are in charge get yourself a generator, extra torch batteries and a supply of dry firewood to keep warm.
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Worst debate ever watched. Not once was any crazy policy questioned by the school girls.
the neck adornments are getting biggerer and biggerer by the day! LMFAO ! 😂
Yesssss I know biggerer aint a word, just getting in before the spelling and grammar Poo=lice appear with bayonets out.
“Biggerer” is up there with “bigly” and that went around the world before the grammar police got their trousers on. 😂
you are ysb spelling/grammar pedant.
Buggera is a word, just ask the fat poof Robertson
That’s what he received every night.
i before e except after c
I was the spelling nerd at Primary School
• seize
• leisure
• neighbor
• weigh
• foreign
• science
• conscience
• efficient
• species
ie,c u
Still one.
Seems that John Key has presented the ultimate example of the Streisand effect. There are not many people in NZ now who aren’t aware of vote splitting. 😂
vikey will probs tell you that was the plan all along…. yeah nah, john key actually dosent want you to split your vote but it has indeed been very beneficial for the split your vote campaign.
tbh im suprised the media are allowing so much talk of it, even bad talk is good for the campaign.
i wonder if theyll start telling us nats polling improves to wobble splitters confidence or if they breathlessly report it crashing without acknowledging the overhang strategy?
The antics of the lesbian freak who ran HMNZS Manawanui onto a reef off Samoa costing the NZ taxpayer a trifling $100 million or so have been noticed on the other side of the world. Anyone with 30 minutes to spare & a deep rooted aversion to DEI fuckwittery will enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyPnmTvT0Ig
The utter incompetence of the ship’s captain as revealed in the clip is mind blowing.
The lesbian freak who was hired because, the numbers for DEI, just because. Did anyone check who on earth hired her. Because for someone in the higher ranks should be run through with their own sword. How the hell did she get hired and then promoted and given command of NZs only submarine HMNZS What the fuck do you call it. The only command decision she got right, was to go poos and wee before hopping into the life raft, but that could have turned tragic, with multiple people trapped with their trousers around their ankles in confine spaces! You really, really dot want that in you liferaft or putting your arse out the door for sharks to eat.Has she final come up be fore the court-martial. If she has it would be a smack on her bare arse with a feather duster and sent home in a first class cabin seat!
She & two other officers have been charged with “negligence in the command and operation of the vessel, including failures to perform duties and decisions linked to the loss of the ship.”
That was back in March & there still no info to suggest when the trial will take place.
It’s a total clusterfuck. The Navy hierarchy will be trying to convince themselves that if they procrastinate for long enough the issue will go away or those concerned will die from natural deaths before the incompetence & DEI wank hits the headlines.
Pleased you watched it for us. then.
What are the important bits?
Ask AI to summarise it for you.
Have you found Gemini yet?
I hate these stupid reaction videos and I remember watching the Bearing video she is reacting to some months ago. Here is the original video and it is only about 17 minutes long:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eLq0v2TOSI
As a rule I share your dislike of ‘stupid reaction videos’ but I make an exception for those fronted by Christine Grace Smith with whom I’m madly deeply in love! 🙂
It takes all sorts!!
Young Indians flock to EU as immigration curbs bite in US, UK Siddaling Pujari says his family in the hinterlands of southern India marvel when he calls home and shows off his command of a language he couldn’t speak a few months ago: German.
The 26-year-old is studying full time in a crowded Bengaluru classroom, hoping to join the growing ranks of young Indians trying their luck working and studying in the European Union. For many, immigration restrictions have choked off opportunities in the U.S., Canada and Britain. Indian government estimates show the size of the EU’s Indian diaspora soared 26% in the two years up to January 2026.
Read the full story here.
Luxon’s NZ / Indian trade agreement begins in October. 🫲🏽 🫱🏽
NZ passport gets you into Britain, doesn’t it?
With an effing ETA….
TOKYO — The cost of securing the right to remain in Japan rose sharply for foreign residents on Thursday as a revision to the immigration control law took effect.
The fees for some residency permits have increased more than tenfold, with the cost of a permanent residence permit becoming 20 times more expensive. The government also tightened the criteria for permanent residency, introducing new income, pension and Japanese-language requirements.
The changes are the latest sign of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s tougher approach to immigration, as Japan balances its growing need for foreign workers against political pressure for stricter controls.
Here are five things to know about the changes:
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/immigration/japan-hikes-foreign-residency-fees-tightens-rules-5-things-to-know?utm_campaign=IC_most_read_free&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=12&pub_date=202610030930000900&seq_num=5&si=7703ad67-516a-4164-8b92-7de7a9b87d38
Lots of rules and the important one is about good conduct—something we should have.
Mind you, that wouldn’t sort the locals.
“… permanent residence permit becoming 20 times more expensive.” That visa was ridiculously cheap until recently (something like 6,000 yen).
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a hawk and is well aware of the shenanigans that entitled foreign residents can sometimes get up to (the more self-righteous ones sometimes mistake Japanese politeness and restraint for weakness).
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So….John Key thinks it’s more important to have more ministers around the opposition cabinet table than it is to have any around the government cabinet table..??!
That’s what he is saying.
This attack of his, and Luxons against strategic voting, just goes to show how far they have walked to lose the plot.
No doubt these two, and the equally blinkered, dyed in the wool Nat voter would counter with ‘ oh but if we all voted two ticks National we would landslide in’.
Yes, but every single poll this year, and thats a heap of them, show that about 73% of us dont want National.
Reality check right there.
The moment the Nats got into govt they abandoned the voters that put them there. Huge numbers of us are now ex National voters.
They ignored us, they reneged on their promise to put the maori leaders and Arden led tribal takeover, back in its place, in the bin.
They were going to give us our language back, they were going to stop waste. There is still a huge contingent of taxpayer funded departments changing English names and words into a language that we dont want. Most of these words are all new bastardisations of our own English language.
We still have to fund the Waitangi Tribunal, the insane climate change and net zero ideology, schools that teach our kids tribal indoctrination instead of something that will give them a future and a long list of other ignored promises.
They have failed miserably simply because they were too arrogant to read the room. They chased the fickle swing voter at the expense of their own core support base…! Duh..!
This is the same shambolic thinking that lost them the 2020 election, they have learned nothing.
Luxon did a good job managing the formation of the coalition, but then they should have rolled him. Two attempts later, far too late later, and the wrecking ball is still in there crying ‘two ticks National’.
It is pathetic, he cant even see where the key to the door is in spite of his own side screaming at him, pleading with him.
It is very clear that National dont have anything obvious that they stand for, but one suspects it is a milder version of Labours co governance and the loopy Greens climate change ideology, both of which will independently destroy New Zealand.
The truly incredible thing is, it would have been so easy to pull back on all the massive and divisive waste that is co governance and racial bias.
Because they didnt, they havent saved a cent since the dreadful days of Labour, and we are divided now almost to the point of no return.
This election will be very different. The uneducated tribal grifters will be led to the voting booths with free KFC and other free goodies. They will attack the marginal Nat seats and strategically vote, as is their right and I say good on them.
Plus we have the frightening spectre of the incredibly slimy and toxic TOP getting into a left coalition. If that happens, the shows over folks.
They will also have the press, the judiciary, the educational institutions, the councils and even the electoral commission on their side.
Why….? Because National allowed it to happen.
We wanted democracy handed down with an iron fist, instead we get voting booths on marae.
In spite of their own stupidity we still need National on the government benches, but without the majority to do what they like. They need to learn a lesson from their own people and their coalition partners.
Luxon has to go and I suspect he will be gone not long after the election regardless of the outcome.
Along with him in the outward bound bus can be the likes of Willis, Potaka, Watts and a few others that clearly have no place in a traditional NZ democracy.
The lefts coalition doesn’t even bear thinking about, we wont come back from that, so please… electorate vote National, party vote ACT or NZF and let’s make every vote count to get that overhang.
I’m cooking Japanese curry (beef) tonight. Ref: Perfect Japanese Chicken Curry At Home (2 Ways)
Down at Glen Innes Pac ‘n Save, rump steak (and not good-looking cuts) were $31/kg. It wasn’t so long ago that the same beef was $19 per kg. Prices certainly have risen. A lot of families will have to cut back on discretionary spending. I got 91 petrol there as well for $3.19 a liter. The local Mobil wanted more than $3.50 for the same fuel.
Have any of you noticed big price increases for ordinary staple food items?
Velveting the cheaper cuts helps. I’ve done it for chicken breast and it works a treat. Here’s how to do it for beef:
1 teaspoon baking soda per 450 g beef
60 mL water per 450 g
Massage
Leave 1-2 h
Rinse thoroughly
Cook
Better and cheaper cuts than rump for currys.
Try chuck, sirloin, even the shin is ok.
I bought some chuck and some gravy beef.
Sirloin cheaper than Rump? Fk me tell me where I’ll fly up.
That curry looked really interesting – might give it a go. Thanks for that.
Just add fish. You know the ones you have yet to catch!.
with the price of fuel and state of the norths fisheries, beef will be much cheaper option for tarquin
Who needs the norths fisheries, we just bought a whole blue moki at Pak n Save for $6.99 a kilo. Other than sardine that’s the cheapest we’ve bought fish in years.
mates been bulk buying fillets chatham island blue cod. 40per kg and free flowed, 3kg boxes. pretty cheap and good big fillets.
i dont like blue moki, its ok fresh but dont freeze it.
good for ceviche, esp fresh off the end of the speargun!
We had family home last night so for special treat had a beef fillet on the BBQ. FS it was $110 at Pak n Save.
ouch, i wanted a bbq when i was home and didnt realise we were outa steak. was 18bux per miserable lil ribeye.
first time weve bought any red meat in 14/15yrs, probs the last aswell. storebought meat just nowhere near as good as homekill either.
rich prick. Wish I could afford Fillet. I’ve gotta bbq chuck steak to get my beef fix LOL
Have you tried cooking cheaper cuts in a Sou vide?
Takes time but cooks up nice and tender.
Gotta admit it was very nice. Cooked to perfection, with crispy potato wedges, glazed carrots, cauliflower in cheese sauce and green beans garnished with a little je ne sais quoi.
Price increases are with us & once they’re up they never go down again. Kiwi cuisine has traditionally been based on an abundance of reasonably priced fresh meat & vegetables but those days are disappearing into the rear view mirror. For the poor doers & those who feel at home at Pak n’Save good cuts of meat & real fish are being replaced with mince, chicken & hoki fillets.
Your instance of rump steak at $31/Kg is a case in point. What was tough, poorly sliced cat food is now eked out by cutting it into extremely small pieces & simmering it in a watery curry containing sufficient hot spices as to make it indistinguishable from roadkill opossum.
I give thanks to the Imaginary Deity that I still have access to homekill meat.
Roadkill Curry has a nice ring to it!
//(sarc.)
Green Party transport policy sees free travel for children, $2 adult fares, light rail for key cities
Yeah right.
The Green Party has launched a policy to provide affordable public transport to combat the use of fossil fuels and avoid pain at the pump as petrol prices skyrocket.
A month out from the general election, Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says her party will make public transport free for young and vulnerable people – with a capped $2 rate for others.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/green-party-transport-policy-free-travel-for-children-and-2-adult-fares-light-rail-for-key-cities/W4OUFTFYNFAY5MME5FNIOSRIJA/
Meanwhile the Nats got hooked into that dream.
National to start construction on Mill Rd in 2028 if re-elected, PM announces
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/transport-announcement-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-to-speak-in-auckland/II4LKZUYYNC3NEUE2UCFBC7DKE/
If you don’t live there, who cares?
They have been saying that for decades. I use Mill Road. Its full of South Aucklanders who can’t drive.
Could be worse. Might be Northlanders coming for a BBQ of some of the local natives
they must be planning to plant out all those evil dairy farms with money trees to fund the horrendous spending bill they want to rack up
And free public transport to all dairy farms. For fairness and equity.
In Canada, as in a few other places, the wall of Covid authoritarianism promoted by their wretched governments is collapsing. One of the country’s largest & most influential newspapers, the Toronto Sun, is remanding resignations & a full inquiry into the way the deadly vaccine was forced onto the population. From https://theexposenews.com/2026/10/03/toronto-sun-calls-for/
#. “The covid-19 vaccine programme “injured tens of thousands of regular Canadians, and killed thousands of Canadians to boot.” ”
#. “The vaccines were “patently defective” and approved “without having been tested thoroughly”.
#. “The campaign was “hyper-aggressive” and in many cases “compulsive”….”
The article mentions that “Injured Canadians were “doubled down” on second and third doses. “Only maniacs do that!” “. It’s worth noting that Kiwis weren’t an exception.
The stance of the media seemingly moved because “the Overton window in Canada has moved – not because the evidence changed, but because the number of people with a dead or disabled family member finally exceeded the number willing to stay quiet.”
Stuff & the Herald……..your move.
The Greens love trains but do they understand if it isn’t financially viable it isn’t going to happen?
The Greens want an overnight train from Auckland to Wellington and Christchurch to Dunedin “We love trains” was the retort from Marama. NZRail historically ran an overnight train service which was cancelled as it was no longer financially viable.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1701879/green-party-announces-plan-for-passenger-rail-between-major-nz-cities
The party has announced plans to introduce an overnight rail service between Auckland and Wellington, passenger rail between Christchurch and Dunedin, and to extend the Te Huia train route to Tauranga.
“Where public transport has been invested in, it’s well used, saving people time and money every day. But for a lot of New Zealand, public transport options remain expensive and infrequent, especially when travelling long distances,” Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson said.
“We want to connect our cities and our country with alternative ways to travel that will save people money, connect our communities and give New Zealanders real transport choices.”
Actually trains that are well run are a good thing. However our tracks are terrible and the cost would be prohibitive.
Mamdani in NY was asked recently: “What is Socialism”.
“Everyone should live a life of dignity and it is up to the government to provide what they need
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeBeTQxiq6i/
Government isn’t there to supply your dignity nor babysitting for the children you have.
She sees reality.
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7fifw4?e9s=src_v1_rsr%2Csrc_v1_shorts%2Csrc_v2_hp&pri=3KD9IALT7x70601yl6jnuqeEuWu
Believe it
short
A salesman is talking to a farmer when he looks over and sees a rooster wearing pants, a shirt, and suspenders. He asks, “What on earth is that all about?”
The farmer says, “We had a fire in the chicken coop two months ago and all his feathers got singed off, so the wife made him some clothes to keep him warm.”
“Okay, but that was two months ago. Why does he still wear them?”
The farmer replied, “There ain’t nothing funnier than watching him try to hold down a hen with one foot and get his pants down with the other.”
A Guy with a 25-inch Willy ( hunty by name), went to a Doctor and said,
“I can’t live with this Big Willy anymore..!
It’s too long.”
The doctor replied, “I can’t do anything for you, but if you see the Witch Doctor, down in the Bay, she can help you.”
So, he went to the Bay and saw the Witch Doctor.
The Witch Doctor said, “Go into the Swamp and find a Female Frog.
“Ask her to Marry You. She’ll say “NO”, and you’ll lose 5 inches off your Member immediately”.
So, he went to the Swamp and found the Female Frog and asked her,
“Will you marry me”..??? “NO”, she said.
And right away, he lost 5 inches off his Member.
Hunty liked the results, and thought, 20 inches is still just a little too much.
So he asked the Frog again, “Will You Marry Me”..???
The Frog said,
“NO”.
And Hunty lost another 5 inches.
He thought, Good, 15 inches is great, but 10 inches would just be perfect.
So he asked her again,
“Will You Marry Me”..???
And the Frog said,
“How many times do I have to tell you.. NO..! NO..! NO…!”
And that’s how Hunty became gay.
The Act Party is proposing a multibillion-dollar tax cut for New Zealanders’ KiwiSaver accounts by abolishing the tax paid on investment earnings made through KiwiSaver and other superannuation accounts.
But there’s a catch: Act would also remove the Government contribution (up to $260.72 a year) for KiwiSaver members receiving employer contributions.
The announcement is being made this afternoon in Auckland and is being livestreamed at the top of this file.
The party says the tax relief created by abolishing the tax on earnings would be more substantial than what was provided through the Government contribution.
Act’s costings show the amount of revenue the Government would forgo by removing the tax is expected to increase annually.
The lost revenue is larger than what Act expects to save by removing the Government contribution.
That suggests the total value of the tax relief is greater than what would be otherwise given to New Zealanders via the contribution.
However, the tax relief wouldn’t be spread evenly.
The party’s policy document doesn’t include calculations for what the average benefit per KiwiSaver account may be from this change.
As the investment earnings generated may fluctuate year-to-year, the amount received by abolishing the tax will also differ annually.
The policy change is likely to benefit those with larger KiwiSaver balances more as they are investing more money and therefore have greater potential for larger returns.
Announcing the policy at Act’s election campaign launch today in Auckland, leader David Seymour said the proposed changes would mean “more of your investment returns stay invested and more of your money is left to compound over your working life”.
He contrasted Act’s policies with those of other parties – such as his coalition partner National – which have proposed a form of compulsory KiwiSaver.
“We don’t support compulsion, but we want to offer a sweetener to KiwiSavers,” Seymour said.
“People should be encouraged to build savings of their own so they can live a comfortable life in retirement. But the tax system currently works against them.
“The Government taxes your KiwiSaver investment earnings year after year, for as long as you save.
“The result is less money compounding over a working life. The reduction in retirement savings from that tax on compounding interest is staggering.”
Act provided case studies showing its calculation for what its policy could mean for different people.
For example, according to Act, a 20-year-old builder earning $60,000 would have an additional $209,486 in their KiwiSaver by the time they reach age 65. A 50-year-old office manager earning $80,000 would have an additional $20,878.
These calculations assume the individual currently has the average KiwiSaver balance for their age and are based on Act’s assumptions about investment returns and contributions.
The flipside to the policy, however, is that Act would remove the KiwiSaver Government contribution for members who receive contributions from their employer.
The party says this is replaced with “substantially greater tax relief inside their KiwiSaver account”.
“The Government currently taxes money growing inside KiwiSaver, then gives some savers a small annual Government Contribution back,” an Act policy document says.
“The only real winner from this money-go-round is the bureaucracy that clips the ticket along the way. [Act] would rather stop taking the money in the first place.”
Over the four-year forecast period, Act says the KiwiSaver change would mean reduced Government revenue of just under $4.1 billion and the change for other superannuation accounts would be about $900 million.
This is partly offset by savings by removing the Government contribution (worth about $2.6b over four years), meaning Act’s overall policy costs about $2.4b.
It’s promising to explain how it will fund this in its alternative Budget, set to be released shortly.
However, there was a sneak peek at this Budget during Seymour’s campaign launch speech today, with the party leader saying it would show how Act will cut Government revenue by $1b.
Both National and Labour are proposing a form of compulsory KiwiSaver at this year’s election.
National’s policy would make it compulsory for workers while lifting the default contribution rates over time to 6% for both employees and employers.
It’s also wanting to introduce other bonuses, like a kickstart for babies and more help for workers on paid parental leave.
Labour’s focus is on lifting employer contributions to 6%, while giving employees more flexibility about their rate. Employers would be required to pay at 6% regardless of what rate the worker was paying under Labour’s policy.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/…/KPX3ULS5MRCOPMV4543PEQMTS4/
RODNEY HIDE: You wanted names. Here they are, lanyards and all
In my last column I had some fun with three corporate submissions against Parliament’s bill to define a woman and a man. Reader Tall Man wasn’t impressed by my discretion. “Name these corporate numpties,” he wrote.
Fair enough. Submissions to Parliament are public documents, written to be read. So let’s read them and see who signed what. I’ll leave the name-calling to Tall Man. I’m more interested in what these people do all day, and what their own words tell us about how they think.
First, a reminder of the menace. The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill, from NZ First’s Jenny Marcroft, defines “woman” as “an adult human biological female” and “man” as “an adult human biological male”. That’s the whole terror.
Fletcher Building
https://www.brashandmitchell.com/post/rodney-hide-you-wanted-names-here-they-are-lanyards-and-all?utm_campaign=bae52d35-0dbd-4511-a0b6-6265e3cad6fa&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=a28aa9db-5abc-46a4-983e-088f9d2dadd0&configurationId=1e868109-7e9f-4852-82bf-5cd5dcb47468&actionId=923601ea-11e6-975b-c01e-42db2a0af372&cid=0e30c3c6-5fa5-4aad-8fbb-f511907bcec4
as usual with rodney he is spot on.
TV host mocks Jacinda Ardern as Northern Beaches ‘bag lady’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uPl3y80ld4
Describing that bitch as a lady is taking the piss.