Jim Bolger was a unique New Zealander with a deep sense for the power of belonging. He was a generous and unpretentious man who cared for the underdog. He felt a responsibility to bring New Zealand into the future, and to always do the right thing. New Zealand wouldn't be the

Te Pāti Māori promised a “reset” today but Parliament had to close after their antics. At the end of the day they are a group of people obsessed with their race, opposed to democracy, and not that keen on New Zealand. Every step forward in civilisation has been a step away from

For the first time in what have been long desperate years, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is imminent. Let us hope a long and stable peace began today, where hostages are released, aid flows, and rebuilding can begin. Not just rebuilding of physical things, but rebuilding

The question is when the Green Party, with their long history of being the first to complain about harassment of MPs, will condemn this political violence instead of holding a press conference with those who picketed outside his house?

Model Y Standard & Model 3 Standard are here

The vandalism of Winston Peters' home is a low point in New Zealand politics. If you have a good argument, you don't need to vandalise people's houses. If you find yourself vandalising people's homes, you've lost the argument. You're not going to achieve peace over there by

🟡 Meanwhile, back in Nelson NZ 🇳🇿 Dropped into Nelson this afternoon to a stunning day as Deputy PM @dbseymour was speaking to folks including business owners and giving a evening presentation. As usual David was on point, logical with his remarks and oozing much commsense in

ACT has been vindicated after nine years and billions wasted on earthquake rules that burdened low-risk areas and buildings.

I’m proud that our Government has shown independence in foreign policy. Without political hype, we have worked through the issues as a Coalition and come to the right position on a terrible situation where there are no easy options.

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GOOD NEWS: Pharmac has secured savings by negotiating better deals with medicine suppliers and can now fund five new treatments for multiple sclerosis, breast cancer, lung cancer, and eye conditions. These treatments are faster to administer, saving thousands of hospital hours

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For more than a decade the Holidays Act has been a nightmare – billions wasted on compliance, endless confusion, and workers missing out on what they were owed. Even government departments couldn’t get it right. @BrookevanVelden has succeeded where previous Ministers tried and

RIP @charliekirk11

The assassination of Charlie Kirk tragically shows the difference between free speech and violence. People who stupidly say free speech IS violence or makes them ‘unsafe’ should finally be able to see the difference. May he rest in peace and our thoughts go out to his loved ones.

Some weeks ago, I asked Department of Internal Affairs officials to begin policy work on a values pledge for people applying for citizenship. I plan to have this work done and ready to bring to Cabinet this year. I also spoke to my NZ First colleague Shane Jones about the work I

When the Labour-NZ First-Green government introduced net zero legislation to Parliament, only one party was brave enough to stand on principle and vote against it. The Zero Carbon Act enforces the Paris Agreement domestically.

Maybe also ask @_chloeswarbrick and @chrishipkins if they agree with @Rawiri_Waititi

Rawiri Waititi’s hero. Will NZ media ask for his response? https://t.co/EiS28bKvEG

Lot of talk about Paris. But when it came to the Zero Carbon Act - the law that sets out how we should meet the obligations we’ve been signed up to under Paris - who acted? ACT was the only political party to vote against the Zero Carbon Act. National, Labour, NZ First, and the

Honoured to be recognised by President Zelenskyy