Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s first major reshuffle since forming the government in December 2023 is set to shift focus to health and economic challenges, with Shane Reti expected to lose the health portfolio to Simeon Brown.
While Reti will remain in Cabinet with reduced ranking and new portfolios, Brown is poised to take over the demanding health ministerial post, shedding some of his current roles, says a report in legacy media today.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis is likely to gain a broader economic growth portfolio, while Judith Collins may inherit her public service role.
Two to three “significant changes” are anticipated, including one new minister outside Cabinet.
The reshuffle will not affect coalition partners NZ First and Act but aims to refine National’s leadership team to address major deficits and governance issues in health and the economy.
Reti is a c***** moron obviously, and good riddance.
With all due respect to Christopher Luxon, he really needs to fire himself.
Luxon is simply a desperately stupid incapable feeble-minded woke cretin.
NZ has an economically blind government.
Builders and other trades have little or no work.
Retail has crashed.
There is an overwhelming number of vacant properties throughout the nation.
Bankruptcy closing down and forced property sale is widely prevalent.
The food distribution cartel seems to be doing well. People are not. People are skipping meals and surviving on noodles.
People have left for Australia.
This is the tipping point where Luxton and his team realise their own employment is now on the cards.
My suggestion is cut taxes to stimulate the economy and to legislate Audi to take over at least 70 key retail food distribution supermarkets.
We are taxed when we receive pay.
We are taxed when we spend money.
We are taxed when own land.
We are taxed with road user charges.
Mum and dad property investors are taxed on money they did not receive. i.e. Still can’t deduct 50% of interest costs.
We still have far too much nonsense compliance for business.
The Wellington city council needs to be dismissed and new elections held.
When government was cut, those jobs were replaced with nothing.
Economies can not perform when they are overtaxed, overregulated and food distribution is restricted to 2.
Get suitable immigration moving.
Let’s identify taxes shall we?
Income tax
GST
ACC
Excise on petrol or road user charges plus, car registration (boat/trailer/caravan). Toll road fees. Bear in mind that these taxes also include GST, so tax upon tax here.
Council rates
Building contribution
Dog registration
School fees
Excise on alcohol
Customs fees…………….
What did I miss??? I am sure there are plenty.
With all these taxes we should be living on streets paved in gold. Except the mining rites for this gold has been given to off shore entities. NZ resources should belong to all New Zealanders, right?
No construction work because anything homeowners want done needs permission from the councils. Cut the regulations and put the control back in the private industry. I don’t want to pay people to police us. Over-reach of our government and local councils must stop.
Are we meant to be impressed that our current corporate state government CEO has played musical chairs with current board members?
Where is New Zealand’s Javier Milei?