National has a new leader.

[donna]

Well this was a surprise - Simon was talking it up yesterday 'I've got this'. Any thoughts on whether Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye will pull one out of the hat come September?

Todd looks similar to Chris Luxon - a coincidence I'm sure but Todd could be could be a great ploy for the Election in 2023. i.e. give the illusion that when Chris gets the top job that he was in it longer.

Stuff

cheers,

Donna

[John the builder]

Well this was a surprise - Simon was talking it up yesterday 'I've got this'. Any thoughts on whether Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye will pull one out of the hat come September?

Todd looks similar to Chris Luxon - a coincidence I'm sure but Todd could be could be a great ploy for the Election in 2023. i.e. give the illusion that when Chris gets the top job that he was in it longer.

Stuff

cheers,

Donna

Spoke well at first conference

[jimO]

labour need to win the next election so that they have to clean up their own mess

[Frezzinghot]

National is going to win the next election!! this guy is not afraid to take on the false labour government!

[jimO]

National is going to win the next election!! this guy is not afraid to take on the false labour government!

from what i saw of him last night he was trying to outjacinda jacinda, next he will be going about grimacing, nodding his head and hugging people

[Nick G]

He doesn't come across as a smarmy know it all so I like him already.

[erinak]

What???? Jeez y'all ............

Let a person catch their breath for goodness sake!

It's only been 3 minutes on media and you make judgement already??

Unbelievably immature.

[jimO]

He doesn't come across as a smarmy know it all so I like him already.

give him time

[Perry]

Be nice to hear if the gNats / Muller plan to reverse the damage done to the private residential rental sector.

I think I heard that the state house waiting list went up abut 50% in the last 12 months, as socio-commie Cindy's policies hit the sector.

[PC]

National are pretty left wing now. So I doubt they will bring back any of the rent subsidies. More likely that they will introduce a CGT or even worse a wealth tax. That $200B ain't gonna pay itself.

[PC]

Todd Muller's pro-China comments set off alarm bells.
Serious support for the Hong Kong protestors would be more welcome.

[donna]

I like him - as Nikki Kaye said they needed a balance between conservative and liberal and they have now with these two. Todd spoke very well on RNZ this morning and he didn't have it all his own way. Todd had to fight his corner and did it well. There's no doubting the pedigree in the party but while Nats are clearly the better team for the rebuild - Jacinda is a shoe in as her voting public are behind her 100%. And then if that's not enough she's got the global stage to fall back on and as a communications expert she'll use it surreptitiously as a reminder 'she's got this'.

cheers,

Donna

[McDuck]

Todd Muller's pro-China comments set off alarm bells.
Serious support for the Hong Kong protestors would be more welcome.

Yup.

I was wondering about that.

But for another reason.

In a world were America and China have such opposing political beliefs, can you be friends with both?

[donna]

It's a shame UK had to give up HK and the writing been on the wall ever since. Taiwan's days are probably numbered too. I can see China grabbing them within the next couple of years.

For NZ - we need China...more than they need us.

Why not let the Chinese students back in - it's worth billions to our economy and they can go into quarantine etc before they're let loose with mum and dads loaded up credit card. The food outlets need them, then there's the clothes, electronics etc.




cheers,

Donna

[John the builder]

we do 40% trade with China
there can not be a recovery unless that market is restored? This is the reality of the real world