Grant Jackson

A haka led by Te Pāti Māori interrupted voting for the Treaty Principles Bill. The house was suspended until the bells next ring. Just reinforces why we need this bill-besides being arrogant, entitled, & delusional TPM are scared to let ALL of New Zealand will have their say.

@Pandasport Took pity on him !!! @TheCountry

Job Done

Ok, #Agtwitter, at short notice I have ended up in Auckland and am going to the @AllBlacks test tonight .. I should be in central Auckland approx 4 pm. Does anybody want to catch up for a prematch drink ?

@WorldRugby @Scotlandteam Congratulations @Scotlandteam

Congratulations @Scotlandteam on winning the #WorldRugbyU20sTrophy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We'll see you next year in the Championship 🏆

@Steve12608013 @glcarlstrom @DalrympleWill It paradoxical that Americans, who think they are so important and lead the free world, don’t get why non-Americans care who sits in the White House

"His performance was an unmitigated disaster... Biden's decision to seek re-election rather than standing aside for a younger standard-bearer now looks like a reckless endangerment of the democracy he claims to want to protect." economist.com/united-states/…

@DD_Geopolitics Why is Bobby Kennedy not up there… serious question

Incredible. Truly. If you live outside the USA and are somehow watching this we really want to know what you're thinking at this point.

I'm 38. When I was young I worshipped politics, went woke (broke) & believed in the myth of equality. Then I discovered Thomas Sowell, and he changed my life forever. 12 lessons from America's most controversial & unknown philosopher:

@1NewsNZ Similar behaviour as to accusation towards Waikato MP T van der Mollen, who lost his ministerial portfolios by National. Bet Greens do nothing

Green MP Julie Anne Genter delivered an unprecedented outburst in Parliament, walking up to National MP Matt Doocey and berating him. But why'd she lose her cool and take what her own party calls a "clearly unacceptable" approach? 👇 1news.co.nz/2024/05/02/mis…

I found a guy who goes around the US asking 70 to 100-year-olds their: • Biggest Regrets • Biggest Lessons • Advice to their younger self Oddly enough, most of their answers are the same… Here are my top 8:

@FedFarmers @TimvandeMolenMP …. 2013 Young Farmer of the Year. Tut tut Feds!

Congratulations Miles, Jo, Suze, Mike, Grant, Mark, Barbara, Nicola & Andrew, great to have so much farmer representation in the next Parliament! (Sorry if we missed anyone!) nzherald.co.nz/the-country/ne…

@kelvin_morganNZ Not nearly as combative as Labours 2017 campaign- savage from memory!

As the curtain comes down on one of the most combative, dishonest & negative election campaigns we’ve ever seen from the National Party, let me leave you with this wee gem. Grant Robertson wiping the smug look right off Nicola Willis’ face at The Post Finance debate on Wed night.

Awesome start lads

Ireland population 5 million NZ population 5 million. Today. Ireland GDP per capital 100,000 USD NZ GDP per capita 48,000 USD. in 1980 NZ GDP was higher than Irelands. in 1990 it was equal. Ever since Ireland has stormed ahead. Productivity per capita improves everyone’s living standards. Ireland figured that out. What changed - Ireland had mass economic reform in the 80’s liberalising their economy. They got a gov with ambition and vision. They reduced trade barriers, corp tax’s, created a business friendly environment - encouraged foreign investment and created incentives for it. They put a huge focus on education and high standards but just as importantly streamlined their economy training people with technical and IT skills and then focusing on technology and innovation industries ( software/ finance / pharmaceuticals / medical devices etc etc ) - they positioned themselves as a technology hub and lined their education system up to support that creating skills to match the modern economy. NZ will continue to go backwards until we have a bigger vision. Plenty of countries have transformed before us we only need to take their lessons and replicate them here with our own NZ take.

@lazqetjohnson 100%

Can we beat Arsenal at the Emirates in 3 weeks time?

Truth

@GSilbery @ThavasRas @nzherald You’ve obviously never met him. But that wouldn’t suit your rhetoric

Did he mis-gender that little dweeb or something? National MP Tim van de Molen found in contempt of Parliament for ‘threatening’ Labour’s Shanan Halbert, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/na…

Absolutely 💯 spot on from Robbie Williams. twitter.com/JamesMelville/…

@JoelHensman 100%

This lives rent free in my head

Business, Sport and Government. The principles of success are all the same. If NZ was a company or a stock our share price would be at an all time low. If we were a sports team we would be bottom of the ladder. Isn’t it amazing the difference leadership and a culture of improvement and getting things done has. Just look at the Warriors. Get the right leader in place. Set the right culture. Recruit the right talent. Ensure the talent is clear on their roles. Drive constant improvement. Judge results. The formula never changes. The Government needs strong focus on its priorities as at best it has a small amount of talent. That talent cannot be spread so thin. The Government should be the referee in most areas. However where it is a player on the field it should put disproportionate focus on being the best in those areas with a culture set around continuous improvement and tracking that improvement. ( health / infrastructure/ crime/ education/ welfare ) Everything around the edges it should aim to be the referee on the field. Great example when you try and be the player you end up with 600 million dollars of expired RATs. Thats HALF the entire Pharmac budget for the year. Unsurprisingly only one of hundreds of examples. Over and over again when you don’t have the talent or incentive you take your eye of the focus’s and everything becomes a mess falling backwards. The share magnitude of the miss management if you add it all up is staggering. Time to get the right Leadership. The right talent. The right culture. The right priorities. Results will follow. Just like the Warriors. let’s get NZ winning again.