Interesting ploy - require people to pay for it first, then be reimbursed. Child poverty action group's Professor Jenny Ritchie says it looks very like a deliberate attempt to prevent people accessing what they're entitled to. 

The childcare subsidy.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/16/fewer...BGr8FPUjBw

National are receiving criticism regarding their adjustments to labours 25 year plan to reduce family violence and homelessness 
Stats from the census 
2023 People living in severely deprived housing was up 2.1% so that’s an extra 13,000 people despite Labour spending billions on emergency housing and claiming 
June 2023 Police statistics show family violence reports were up 49% since 2017 - that’s despite Labour’s claim their 1.9 billion 25 year plan they introduced in 2020 was providing wrap around services to our most vulnerable families 
And let’s not forget these two who in the last two months were victims of that 25 year plan to return at risk children to their whanau
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hamilton-c...AXYRLFQAI/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whakatane-...UQJ7LRL6M/
 If any politician ignores the real stats of these kids or the official stats and don’t back Karen Schwab but instead uses our most vulnerable as a political football would be unbelievable- the plan has flaws and they need to be fixed before more kids get taken out of very happy foster homes and returned to violent families and killed

Too scared to be open about their greed. The dangerous bill flying under the radar...


https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-anal...QJwCkd04Jw

Callous greed based idiocy. These are not people who actually care about the welfare of children, or anyone living in poverty.


Their target is 1% - yep, ONE % - over TEN years. Yes that wasn't a misprint, TEN years.

Their own idiocy in scrapping the Aotea survey means they're unable to measure effectively.

https://www.cpag.org.nz/media-releases/n...uizVJgOzRg

The remaining five are back in Australia. Two were executed, one died of stomach cancer & another's sentence was commuted. At least the older members of their families will be able to see them again.


https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/16/remai...ck-in-aus/




https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/536753/...ian-prison

https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media...7517046547

How to suppress news....?

Guyon Espiner says that in 30 years, he's never seen a  year like it.


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5367...id-in-2024

The quote which shows clearly just how thoroughly out of touch our glorious leader is, is in the running for quote of the year.

"I get it; I'm wealthy & sorted."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5367...al-contest

How lovely, another gift from the govt. How dare anyone learn anything about parenting...

Childbirth & parenting classes seem very necessary to me, but clearly not to this govt. I don't doubt though, that both will still be available. But just for those able to pay.


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5367...ely-needed

This supermarket in Montreal has a 29,000 square-foot rooftop garden where they harvest organic produce and sell it in their store. 

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1he83vy

Haven't seen this in NZ.