NZ MAGA'fuckation | August 2026 Edition
A month of MAGA'fuckation importation by the New Zealand Government
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MAGA'fuckation: Usage suggests the term is meant to describe the perceived adoption or importation of MAGA-style politics or rhetoric into other countries, in this case New Zealand, with a strongly negative connotation. (Copilot)
Created by monitoring the Radio NZ 'Politics' category with occasional references to other sources
Created by monitoring the Radio NZ 'Politics' category with occasional references to other sources
Divided, united or undecided? The push to create super councils
Councils are facing the biggest shakeup in local government in three decades, but not all are on board.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
The House: We need to learn to live with bird flu, experts tell MPs
The spread of bird flu is ongoing in New Zealand, and we will have to learn to live with it, officials told MPs this week.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
We will, but our native birds will be decimated
Watch: PM Christopher Luxon apologises for âparent-child mentalityâ comments
The prime minister has apologised for his comments to the Rotorua business community last week, saying he was sorry they âdid not properly acknowledge the challenges that many small business owners are facingâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
I bet Unilever don't spend a cent on lobbying...
National MPs back Luxon over his apology to businesses
âIâm leaving it to New Zealanders... you make your call.â
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
They have too, they're stuck with him
No need for Luxon to apologise over Rotorua business meeting comments, mayor says
The Rotorua mayor says the prime ministerâs comments to a business audience last week were him being honest, and she doesnât think he needed to apologise.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
National party-aligned Tania Tapsell was the National Party candidate for the East Coast electorate in 2020.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxonâs âparent-child mentalityâ description of NZ businesses âvalidâ in some cases - Seymour
The prime ministerâs office is defending comments Christopher Luxon made to Rotorua businesspeople that New Zealand businesses had a âparent-child mentalityâ and looked too often to the government for help.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Seymour supports Luxon's dumb comments.
ACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use âreasonable forceâ on students
ACT wants to give teachers the legal power to remove âseriously or persistently disruptiveâ students from a classroom.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
That no teacher wants. Seems 'those little shits' at school grow up to be ACT candidates and MPs
Hipkins puts pressure on Luxon over his âparent-child mentalityâ comments
The Prime Minister has come under pressure in Parliament over his comments about New Zealand businesses, with Labour leader Chris Hipkins using question time to ask Christopher Luxon if he stands by them.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speakerâs âdouble standardsâ
The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speakerâs âdouble standardsâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Winston Peters refuses to apologise for âracistâ comments after meeting with PM
Winston Peters has refused to apologise for his attack on a Chinese-Kiwi MP despite the prime minister and others describing his comments as âracistâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
NZ has a $2.5b building defect problem: Will selfâcertification make it better or worse?
New Zealand has no shortage of stark statistics that illustrate the scale of its housing crisis.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
The industry that created the leaky building crisis can't be trusted to self-certify
Concern as number of laws rushed through parliament surges
* This article has been updated to clarify that the number of laws passed under urgency is more than any year according to immediately available data going back to 2008.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Our version of presidential orders... no process legislative change
Trained neurologists quitting NZ due to lack of jobs and funding, experts say
Leading brain health and neurological organisations are warning the country is training specialists, only to lose them due to a lack of funded hospital positions.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
A lack of funding for jobs, not a lack of need. Govt spending is a choice.
Luxon plans chat with Peters about âracistâ remarks âat some pointâ, says theyâve both âbeen on the roadâ
The prime minister is yet to pick up the phone to Winston Peters after his tirade towards a Chinese-born MP in Parliament last week, saying he will talk to the foreign minister âat some pointâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
What a fucking joke Luxon is, call the prick (and fire him)
Mental health ministerâs contract promise to community providers yet to be honoured
Thereâs âincredible disappointmentâ among community mental health providers that a promise of multi-year contracts is yet to be honoured, an industry representative says.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
He won't be there at the end of 2026
Defence ministry not releasing fuel supply chain assessment
The Ministry of Defence ministry says it has carried out a fuel supply chain assessment but will not reveal what it found.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Labour leader Chris Hipkins rules out working with Winston Peters as foreign affairs minister
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out working with New Zealand Firstâs Winston Peters at the next election.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Government confirms controversial Pegasus fast-track application
The government has confirmed property developer Wolfbrook has applied to fast-track its controversial plan to rip up Canterburyâs Pegasus Golf Course to make way for housing.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Too bad if you purchased there based on the promised golf course
Quality over quantity: Pothole repairs canât be rushed, academic says
An academic says the government should be focusing on quality, not quantity, when it comes to pothole repairs.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
You can't repair a pothole, you have to fix the road
Work and Income security guard numbers to be cut back
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is planning to cut the number of security guards at Work and Income offices throughout the country.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
So MSD is ok with increasing staff risk again? "Ministry of Social Development data, released to RNZ under the Official Information Act, shows Work and Income staff faced 14,420 security incidents over the past five years."
ACTâs âvisually misleadingâ post: Is it a graphic or a graph?
An ACT Party post about the gap between new medicines funded in Australia and New Zealand is âvisually misleading,â according to a statistics professor.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
It's deceptive, deliberately.
Unemployment rises to 11-year high of 5.6%
Unemployment rose to its highest level in nearly 11 years as the growth in the workforce outpaced the number of jobs being created.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
National backs its policies as unemployment rises to 11-year high
National is backing its economic policies while Labour accuses them of âactual disregardâ for struggling families as unemployment reaches the highest in over a decade.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
What track are we back on?
Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight after attending National Party fundraiser
Christopher Luxon is defending his use of an Air Force flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, saying he has a âbusy jobâ and âfull scheduleâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Mr "I will fly commercial when I am PM'
Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan grills Winston Peters on âracistâ comments that were directed at him
The Green MP who Winston Peters told to âgo back to your own countryâ has challenged the Foreign Minister in Parliament over his comments.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Peters is racist and exploiting it for political gain
Speaker will not take action over Winston Petersâ âracistâ comments
The Speaker will not be taking action on a request from the Green Party that New Zealand First leader Winston Peters be asked to withdraw and apologise for his comments to their MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Jerry useless Brownlee
Christopher Luxon promises MMP referendum if re-elected, Winston Peters calls it a âpower grabâ
Winston Peters has labelled the prime ministerâs call for a referendum on the MMP voting system âinexplicableâ and a âpower grabâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
"The question I keep saying is, I don't need some yahoo or numpty from some other party around that (Cabinet) table," Which is the numpty, who is the yahoo?
Luxon catches caucus off-guard with promise to hold MMP referendum if re-elected
Christopher Luxon has caught his caucus off-guard with a seemingly off-the-cuff campaign promise to hold a referendum on the MMP voting system if re-elected.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
"The announcement certainly took his coalition colleagues ACT and New Zealand First by surprise, but it also appears his National colleagues were unaware as well."
Performance measures linked to reducing emergency housing numbers dropped
Highly criticised performance measures linked to reducing the number of people in emergency housing have been dropped by the Ministry of Social Development.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
They should never have existed
Coalition leadership is hard. Luxonâs ânuclear optionâ of electoral reform is not the answer
Analysis - Much to everyoneâs surprise - including, it seems, his National Party colleagues - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has committed to offering voters the chance to revisit their electoral system. Again.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
His diversion...
In China-US rivalry, NZ remains isolated but not insulated
With China and the US vying for status as the major world superpower, New Zealand is caught walking a careful line.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Watch: National Party announces list for 2026 General Election
Senior National MPs who might have been nervous about the partyâs polling have been ranked highly to give them the best shot of returning to Parliament next term.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Seeding a coup?
National promises Budget Responsibility Rules if elected
The National Party is calling on Labour, the Greens and Te PÄti MÄori to release their plans to get New Zealand back into surplus.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
They're not responsible with their own...
Most teachers want NCEA to be improved, not removed - survey
Most secondary teachers are not convinced the NCEA school qualification needs replacing, a new national survey shows.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
The system our Education Minister could not understand
First 500 schools to benefit from Solar in Schools programme announced
The first 500 schools to benefit from the governmentâs Solar in Schools programme have been announced.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Election policy on the fly
Christopher Luxon suggests fuel excise tax rise, accommodation levy if National re-elected
Christopher Luxon says raising the fuel excise tax and imposing an accommodation levy could be on the cards if National is re-elected.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Mr 'no tax', excses and levies instead
The Luxon dilemma: Should he stay or should he go?
Analysis: Christopher Luxonâs leadership is hanging by a thread as he arrives in Wellington ready to face his opponents in caucus on Wednesday morning.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Better if he stays, for the opposition
Luxonâs leadership on the line â again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit
Whatever happens at tomorrow morningâs urgent caucus meeting to address speculation about his leadership, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has had a very bad few days already.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Christopher Luxon refuses to speak to media as he arrives in Wellington ahead of urgent leadership meeting
The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon refused to speak to reporters as he made his way through Wellington Airport ahead of an urgent caucus meeting on Wednesday.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Watch: What Christopher Luxon said after second attempt to roll him
Having survived a second confidence vote - the first having taken place in April - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has underlined the need to defeat the Labour-led opposition.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
100% support, it took them three hours to decide that...
PM Christopher Luxon survives another confidence vote with âfull supportâ of caucus
Christopher Luxon remains the leader of the National Party and the prime minister after surviving the second attempt to oust him this year.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
It took them three hours to support Luxon
Confidence only gets you so far: Undefeated, PM Christopher Luxon is still on the ropes
Analysis: Christopher Luxon has survived another test of his leadership - but the job ahead has become even harder.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
The best outcome, for the opposition
Can National put the leadership questions behind them?
National MPs are keen to put the leadership question behind them, and a former MP has told them to pull themselves together if the party has any hope of winning the election.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Gardening?
Christopher Luxon insists he took âdecisive actionâ with Chris Penkâs leadership challenge
The prime minister is confident nobody other than Chris Penk was involved in a leadership challenge against him, and insists he took âdecisive actionâ to deal with the matter.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Like Penk was the real issue
Police manager sorry for âconfusionâ over Superintendent Rakesh Naidooâs bid to stand for Labour
Superintendent Rakesh Naidooâs manager has apologised for not informing the commissioner of police that Naidoo was considering standing for the Labour Party until a week after their initial conversation.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Government Policy Statement on Land Transport delayed until after election
Transport Minister Chris Bishop has announced the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport (GPS) is being delayed until after the election.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Because they're dumb projects
Government announces changes to Disability Support Services Bill
The Disability Issues Minister has announced changes to a new bill which has previously riled members of the disability community.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Still worse for disabled and carers.
Nelson voters provide Christopher Luxon with a welcome respite
The political drama of Christopher Luxonâs leadership challenge has been ignored by National party supporters in Nelson at a public meeting on Thursday night.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
A meeting of party supporters, still running from the public
LNG document should not have been hidden, ombudsman says
Officials should not have withheld a key document behind the governmentâs decision to proceed with a âdivisiveâ LNG terminal, the chief ombudsman has ruled.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Dodgy Simeon: "However, Chief Ombudsman John Allen found the document provided "important context and limitations" for the advice and modelling.. He found the reasons for withholding it were not valid, and even if they were, there was "very high" public interest in releasing it, especially in an election year."
Who is Chris Penk: Instigator, numbers guy, fall guy, or nice guy?
Former National Minister Chris Penkâs decision not to contest the coming election brings an abrupt end to the political career of a rising star.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Fundy arsehole actually Abortion access & safe zones | Consistently opposes Gender selfâID | Opposes Conversionâpractice ban | Opposes final bill; supports narrowing SOPs Alcohol regulation | Supports liberalisation; opposes harmâminimisation tightening
ACT Minister labels Nationalâs failed leadership coup a âshit showâ
An ACT minister has labelled the National Partyâs failed leadership coup a âshit showâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
It's rare to agree with David Seymour
âI didnât challenge for the leadershipâ, Erica Stanford says in first media appearance this week
âI didnât challenge for the leadership.â
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Yet?
Fast-track process begins for Wellingtonâs second Mt Victoria Tunnel project
The fast-track process has begun for a multibillion-dollar project that would radically change inner-city Wellington - but critics say itâs on the âfast-track to nowhereâ.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
$4 billion for Ministers to get to the airport in about the same time
âI know I have her full supportâ: Christopher Luxon says Erica Stanford backs his leadership
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he is confident he has Erica Stanfordâs full support for his leadership.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Don't look behind you
Another business case for Auckland harbour crossing confirmed despite recent NZTA study
The government has announced a detailed business case for a new WaitematÄ Harbour crossing in Auckland.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Could pile up the reports and make a harbour crossing out of them
Aged-care report calls for major systemic reform - but at what cost?
Representatives from the aged-care sector are welcoming a mammoth report calling for major systemic reform, with one saying everyone agrees that doing nothing but pumping more money into it wasnât going to work.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
What is the cost of not doing it?
Sacked minister Chris Penk to return to Parliament next week
National MP Chris Penk will keep his âhonourableâ title despite being stripped of his portfolios by the prime minister after mounting a leadership challenge against him.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Honourable fall guy
âCouldnât make it workâ - New defence minister cancels Australia meeting
New Defence Minister Paul Goldsmith says he cancelled a meeting with his Australian and Japanese counterparts because heâs busy with domestic matters.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
One portfolio is one too many for Goldsmith
Luxon and social development minister apologise for Winter Energy Payment error
The prime minister and social development minister have offered an apology to thousands of pensioners who did not receive their Winter Energy Payment this year, after an error in a law change meant people who were supposed to get the payment missed out.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Rushed botch job,what a suprise
Former PM Norman Kirkâs legacy marked with mountain
A Fiordland mountain has been officially named in honour of former Prime Minister Norman Kirk
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
He would weep seeing what this government is doing to New Zealand
NZ First leader Winston Peters stops short of support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters refuses to say whether he still supports the prime minister in light of a recent attempt within National to overthrow him.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Meola Reef harbour crossing: Mayor could use own fund to pay for study
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has floated using his mayoral fund to pay for the Meola Reef harbour crossing study if councillors will not support spending the cash.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
A plan as solid as the scoria reef it's based on
Legislation to end climate lawsuits against companies passes third reading in Parliament
This story has been updated to amend a quote from Steve Abel
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Growing homelessness linked to tighter emergency housing rules, community leader says
A community housing leader says there is a direct link between growing homelessness and the governmentâs decision to tighten emergency housing eligibility.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
As everyone predicted but the govt won't admit
Documents reveal Health NZ hiring crackdown
Health NZ leaders told the Health Minister tight controls on hiring staff were crucial to delivering its budget and that recruitment of any frontline worker was only possible with the sign-off of senior executives.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Politicians weigh in after revelations of Health NZ hiring crackdown
The Health Minister insists he never accepted a policy by senior health officials to keep tight controls on hiring frontline health staff.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
"In a briefing to Brown in March last year, then health commissioner Professor Lester Levy and interim chief executive Dr Dale Bramley said tight controls on recruitment were crucial to meeting last year's budget, and hiring frontline workers required the sign off of the deputy chief executive."
Govt considers u-turn on climate change in school curriculum
The government is reviewing the deletion of climate change from the subjects children will study at primary school and the first years of secondary, while claiming it was never really cut in the first place.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Considers, they removed it
The House: Government inaction undermines early cancer diagnosis and treatment
MPs have been asked to pressure the government, in the hope it will use an existing law to protect insurance consumers from genomic discrimination.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
No guarantee shelter can be provided for every rough sleeper - officials
Weeks before the government is set to give police powers to move on rough sleepers, officials have admitted to RNZ they canât guarantee immediate shelter for anyone on any given night.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
But emergency housing numbers are down
NZ tobacco policymaking based on media optics, rather than international law - research
*This story has been updated with comment from Labour stating Ayesha Verrall had never knowingly met with tobacco industry representatives
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Opportunity leader: Voters starting to see us as a stable and safe coalition partner
The leader of the Opportunity Party says people are starting to see the nascent movement as a stable and safe coalition partner, as the new RNZ-Reid Research poll puts the party in the driverâs seat.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
I bet he reverses this if needs to for power
Govt pushes ahead with social media ban for under-16s
The government is pressing ahead with its ban on social media for under-16 year olds, with the legislation set to be introduced on Monday.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
The ban polices the wrong people, police the platforms
Mining company Bathurst Resources lodges fast-track application to extend West Coast coal mining
The mining company Bathurst Resources has lodged its fast track application for approval to expand its coal mining operations on the West Coast.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
RNZ-Reid Research poll: Did National make the wrong call keeping Luxon?
Nationalâs decision to stick with Christopher Luxon appears at odds with the wider public, with more voters saying the caucus got it wrong than right.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
No, the best choice for the opposition
What is Operation Economic Outcast, the USâs new plan for Iran?
Explainer - The US is threatening to target the economies of countries that cooperate with Iran as part of what it calls an âeconomic onslaughtâ against the Iranian regime.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Doesn't matter, Iran has its own plan
Chris Penk returns to Parliament, wonât say if he challenged Christopher Luxon
National MP Chris Penk will not say whether or not Christopher Luxon has been straight with the public about his role in this monthâs leadership turmoil.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Rates rises to be capped at 4 percent
The government is moving ahead with its plans to cap the amount councils can increase rates by to a maximum of 4 percent, but wonât be able to pass the legislation until next term.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Cripple their ability to fund infrastructure, then limit their income
Labour promises to reinstate Smokefree Generation policy
The Labour Party has announced plans to reinstate its Smokefree Generation policy if elected into government.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Good
National MPs âmisappropriateâ time for questions in the House
National is being accused of making a mockery of Parliamentâs processes by deliberately not giving itself enough time to answer questions from Opposition MPs in the House.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Fast-track application for Otago gold mine hits another snag
The company behind a fast-tracked gold mine near Cromwell has hit pause on its application for a second time, pushing a final decision out to January.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Good
ACT Party revives policy to disestablish Climate Change Commission
The ACT Party has revived its 2023 election policy to disestablish the Climate Change Commission.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Science denial
New Zealand has gone in âwrong directionâ on addressing child poverty - action group
A retired paediatrician says changes to government policy can reverse the growing number of children in poverty.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Christopher Luxon, Louise Upston said no benefits were cut after law change - they were wrong
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston both told Parliament no oneâs benefit was cut following a law change that swamped ministry officials with paperwork - but that is exactly what happened.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
One of them knew, the other likely unaware
Another sorry from Christopher Luxon after beneficiaries miss out
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has apologised after peopleâs benefits were wrongly suspended because officials were overwhelmed with paperwork.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Mr Unaware
Minister Louise Upston denies dodging questions over missed benefit payments
Social Development Minister Louise Upston has appeared to avoid reporters waiting to ask about benefit payments being wrongly suspended, using a side corridor to enter Parliamentâs debating chamber on Friday afternoon.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Mrs Knew
âFlabbergastedâ: Road freight lobby criticises fuel excise deferral
The road freight industry says the country will be digging itself a deeper hole if governments continue to put off or cancel increases to fuel excise.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
The road freight lobby that is subsidised... "Heavy vehicles will receive a direct annual subsidy of $1.4 billion dollars per annum by 2027, mostly attributable to maintenance costs. They will receive a further indirect subsidy of $8.4 billion dollars per annum by 2027, due to pollution costs ($7.2 billion) and social costs ($1.2 billion) associated with deaths and injuries. Collectively, these numbers represent a massive subsidy for heavy road vehicles, relative to rail and coastal shipping."From: Review of the draft 2024 Government Policy Statement on Land Transport; 2024-2034: Mark Gassonhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1wroegkdxfkrE4hkhu5XfU_rwg_Qbw8sy/viewVia: The Kaka substack chat
Thousands of youths to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law change
Thousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
See below
âFinding a part time job for a kid is like winning the lotteryâ - parents worry about Jobseeker benefit changes
Parents say the Jobseeker benefit can be a lifesaver for their families if their teenagers can not find work after high school.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
See above
Economist warns costs of âmean-spiritedâ benefit changes will outweigh the gains
An economist is warning a welfare change that would see thousands of youth lose access to unemployment benefits, would bring significant long-term impacts.
RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub told Midday Report the costs far outweigh the benefits and any savings would be a transfer from the poor to the crown.
