Parliament Left Speechless as Winston Walks, Māori Leaders Absent

Parliament left speechless as Winston walks, Māori leaders absent

The next razor gang that’s convened at Parliament needs to take a blade to the time allocated for speeches by party leaders on Budget Day.Though they demand efficiency and effectiveness, outputs and outcomes from everyone else, the nation’s biggest political celebrities need to look to themselves: their contributions following Budget 2025 were variously bloated, unfocused or Just. Too. Long.Most made their points, strove for arcs of ideology and…

TPM co-leaders don’t bother to turn up for the Budget

I am sure readers will recall how people said it would be terrible if the TPM co-leaders suspension meant they couldn’t attend the Budget debate. So the Government decided to delay the debate on their suspension until June. But guess what. Today in the House as MPs gathered for what is the most consequential event of the year – the Budget, one party had half of its MPs missing – including both co-leaders. That was TPM of course. Again they have …