Woohoo! WE're getting a space minister if the Nats win!

[Lilith7]

And we've so sorely needed one for so very long,too. However have we managed without one for all these years, why people have been simply gagging for a space minister for decades now.

And its not as though we have homeless people or beggars in the streets is it, or anyone in desperate need of  health care from an overstretched system..


The man's a complete fuckwit (sorry admin, no other way to express it!) & shameless with it, prepared to promise anything at all in order to gain votes. It wouldn't surprise me if that lot said they'll bring back the sodding death penalty in order to gain votes from the vindictive & uninformed. Unfreakingbeliebvable!





https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...e-minister



"Speaking at Rocket Lab HQ, National leader Christopher Luxon has promised to create the role of Minister for Space if he's the next prime minister.


The National Party's space policy document said the Minister for Space would "promote space and advanced aviation in New Zealand and improve the performance of regulators".
“New Zealand’s commercial aerospace industry employs 12,000 people and contributes $1.7 billion to the economy. New Zealand is one of only 11 countries with active launch-to-orbit capability, with Rocket Lab launching more than 30 times from the Mahia Peninsula," he said."

[R2x1]

After looking at their list of hopeful but hopeless candidates, it appears they have a considerable depth among their space-minded qualifiers.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Lead us to the stars Mr Luxon, and please, take willis and Seymour with you.

[harm_less]

Lead us to the stars Mr Luxon, and please, take willis and Seymour with you.

And Winnie. Don't leave Winnie here!

[Lilith7]

Lead us to the stars Mr Luxon, and please, take willis and Seymour with you.

And Winnie. Don't leave Winnie here!

Excellent point - they can't go unless they take Winnie! They all deserve each other....

Just imagining their trip cheers up the rest of us immensely.

[Kenj]

And Winnie. Don't leave Winnie here!

Excellent point - they can't go unless they take Winnie! They all deserve each other....

Just imagining their trip cheers up the rest of us immensely.

Add a bit of spice to their trip, Chuck Rawiri whatshisname and James Shaw and his cis lady co-pilot in there as well. It would never get off the ground as they wouldn't even agree what time departure was.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

That'll do! It's not Green policy to promote space travel...

[C_T_Russell]

They were joking on the radio that it's there so they can give Winston the position and keep him occupied with something outside of NZ.
But seriously, it's probably useful, given our space industry and the fact that national set up the NZ space agency to begin with.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

More useful than a .Minister for poverty?

[Lilith7]

More useful than a .Minister for poverty?

We could do with one of those, & leave the space minister until we've eradicted poverty - I'm sure it won't take long with such an incentive...

[C_T_Russell]

More useful than a .Minister for poverty?

lol, the space industry brings a ton of money into NZ and provides jobs!

[Lilith7]

More useful than a .Minister for poverty?

lol, the space industry brings a ton of money into NZ and provides jobs!

And as I said, it might be a good idea at some point in the future, when we've dealt with all those other more pressing problems.

[C_T_Russell]

lol, the space industry brings a ton of money into NZ and provides jobs!

And as I said, it might be a good idea at some point in the future, when we've dealt with all those other more pressing problems.

Well it doesnt cost more, its just a position someone already elected is being paid anyway.