The Waatea Budget Coverage Special 4pm-6pm can be found here
Many are still doing it very tough in New Zealand right now, what will the Politicians do to make that cost of living struggle easier and will the public services that we all rely upon be supported well enough to see us all succeed in New Zealand.
Hosted by Broadcaster Jodi Ihaka with Senior Waatea Press Gallery Journalist, Claudette Hauiti and Political Commentator Martyn Bradbury.
- NZFirst Cabinet Minister Shane Jones to see what NZFirst have managed to gain from the budget.
- Te Parti Māori on what this Budget means to them
- Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds on Labour’s criticisms of the budget
- National Party Minister Tama Potake to defend the direction
- Maori Party President John Tamihere on what the budget means for Māori
- NZCTU Economist Craig Renney on how the Budget will impact workers
- Economist Cameron Baggerie on what the budget will do to the economy
- Russell Norman from Greenpeace on what it means for the environment
and we will wrap the show with what it all means politically.
Alternative media, leaves legacy media in the rear view mirror.
Willis”s ” Sheriff of Nottingham ” budget, take from the poor and give to the rich.
The attack on kiwisaver is a fucking disgrace.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-government-saves-128b-in-pay-equity-funnels-money-at-66b-tax-change-to-stimulate-economy/45YV2CJEVNAA7ACVHNLA7WSLSM/
So axing pay equity claims whilst taking a 10 % increase for himself over 3 years is his idea of a well being budget. Hooten is right Luxon is fucked in the head.
Luxon’s display post Budget shows what an ugly cunt internally and externally he is. NZ should be better than this, it is, it’s just Luxon and his rich white privileges on display. Fancy telling parents they are responsible for their 18 and 19 year old unemployed children, children who can’t get jobs due to the high unemployment rate Laxon created. I’d suggest every one of those in that age bracket get on the first plane to Aussie and then see where NZ ends up. This has completed the desolation of NZ.
Now that’s how the Herald or TV1 should report! This will be pretty informative.
“Act leader slams Greens, Te Pāti Māori
Seymour noted how the Budget hadn’t been written by the “post-modern unicorn chasers” of the Opposition, referencing the Green Party’s alternative Budget and criticising the level of spending it proposed.
“The Greens are intellectually bankrupt.”
Turning his attention to Te Pāti Māori, Seymour said: “Te Pāti Māori probably don’t know what a Budget is. They show up to Parliament for TikTok, not for the good of all New Zealanders.”
Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi laughed sarcastically at Seymour’s comments.”
And yet Seymour showed up for “Dancing with the no Stars. What a cock!
12 Billion from pay equity saved the budget, Seymour was right, women are the sacrifice.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-nearly-9000-teens-no-longer-eligible-for-unemployment-benefit-under-new-parent-test/DJAE4VBLQNH67AD6SGRP6IMQPA/
I just hope Willis’s 23 children struggle.
“More than $30m is being devoted to new military-style academies for recidivist youth, also known as bootcamps, even though the Government has not proved their impact on reoffending”
This has got to be the biggest waste of money in political history as it is not evidenced based.
You don’t need a “Best start Payment” when you’re sorted like 4 children Willis and 3 children Luxon. But there are others believe it or not that do.
2,680,100 women will now vote against the right bloc. Thank goodness the CoC have displayed their full range of colours as they have now confirmed themselves as a one term government.
no they wont ,they are too dumb and filled with hate that they dont even realize they have just been shafted by the women in government .
Chloe was on fire burnt down the budget with her speech
yes looking like green and brown for me next election