30 July 2025

Cool trench coat, Tam! Most of TPM was absent. Tedious session. 1. Marama to Omelette MD 6, PO 4 Why were only 45% of graduate nurses hired last year? 'elective surgeries cancelled ... we respect our unions' - Luxon, who slammed the union, while saying that he'd 'spent more money on healthcare than any previous government.' Palestinian statehood? 'When, not if' - Luxon, who said that they couldn't recognise a state until after the conditions of war had been resolved. 2. Weenink to Willis VW 5, NW 6 'Giving the bank [Kiwibank] access to the capital it needs' - Nicola 51% government control in the new scheme, which is capitalising the bank. 'same plan that means we can't afford power' - Gary. 3. Chippy to Omelette C 6, PO 4 Pay rises for board directors. 'There has been an increase in unemployment' - Luxon 206,000 jobseekers, but 400,000 underemployed. Likely to have the highest rates of joblessness in APAC within two years according to the IMF. Is construction back on track? Chippy laid the crisis bare, while the Omelette was evasive. $6 billion of government spending by Christmas. 4. Wedd to Bish CW 4, CB 5 Road cones. Waste of a question. 'All NZers are concerned about the overuse of road cones' - Bish 'pragmatism over overly descriptive rules' - Bish. 7% reduction in road cone use on state highways. Almost half. 5. Peeni to Winston PH -, WP - 'We steadfastly support the establishment of a Palestinian state ... we are willing to recognise Palestine' - Winston, though the same strings were attached. 'break the blockade' - Gary's mantra. Simon Court said that statehood could be seen as a 'reward for acts of terrorism' 6. Puhihuia to Omelette P 6, PO 4 Homelessness. Lots of hōhā 'it is a complex issue' - Luxon 'reflective of broader social and economic trends' - Tama Soft supplementaries from Cabinet ministers. Chloe said that people now have to say that they contributed to their homelessness to get given relief from the government. 7. McCallum to Grigg GM 4, NG 5 Farmers are great! 'fewer farmers reporting stress .. getting Wellington out of farming .. driving the economic recovery in New Zealand' 8. Ayesha to Slimeon AV 7, SB 4 'Patient safety is critical' - Slimeon, while also saying that delaying elective surgeries like hip, knee and cataracts is unacceptable. 9. Brewer to Simpson CB 5, SS 3 These surcharge questions sound really racist. 'struck a real chord with Kiwis' - Simpson 'stung with a surprise' at the checkout... lots of those. 10. Willow-Jean to Erica WJP 5, ES 4 Teacher's union is getting a 1% pay increase offer, which is an effective pay cut. 'economic bigamy' - Winston 11. McClure to Van Velden LM 5, BVV 6 Brooke sounded surprisingly chipper today. She reckons that her health and safety roadshow has been a smash, and was keenly detailing all the fine points. 'rules that reflect reality' - Brooke. 12. Debbie to Omelette DN 7, PO 3 Luxon reaffirmed a commitment to a rules-based international order, saying that from our position in the Pacific, the best we can do is to 'consistently and clearly articulate our concerns to Israel' Damien O'Connor asked why he hadn't expelled the Israeli ambassador, which led to the standard answer that 'we need to maintain diplomatic channels.' Electoral law changes that unenrolled people from the Māori roll? 'New Zealanders are smart ... get enrolled 13 days before'