Now imagine this is a top cop who suddenly decides he’s running for National. Does anyone seriously think Fleur would be issuing admonitions like this? The PSA should just drop their pretence of neutrality

I can’t believe anyone takes this lunatic seriously

Hon @cjsbishop, Minister for Housing, Infrastructure, RMA Reform & Transport, MP for Hutt South, in asscn with @IndiainNZ & @heartfulness invite you to #12thIDY at Beehive on 22 June, 10am–12pm. Theme: Yoga for Healthy Ageing. RSVP: forms.gle/ykTfx4vEHbzFpg5d6

Words fail me

Actual truth is NZ is increasingly celebrated internationally as an example of planning reform - started by National in 2016, continued by Labour and now going forward again under this government - working. In two decades of often poor public policy we should celebrate this.

Total lies as per usual. Do we now longer have immigration policy because it’s part of a bigger agency? Energy policy? Building?

Too good

(Very) early Te Ara Tupua data. Obviously much more time needed to observe permanent change but pretty amazing ridership on opening weekend:

New blog post from me on the “Great Upzoning” of New Zealand. It’s been a long, messy 15 years of reform but it’s worth standing back and celebrating the remarkable progress.

Green MP Teanau Tuiono appears to think Israel moving its embassy into a Wellington office block is somehow comparable to Hamas using civilians as human shields. Do the Greens seriously believe Israeli diplomats are using Wellington office workers as a human shield?

Fast Track really delivering. 23 projects now approved including two more this week. A 4th renewable energy project has just been approved (reconsent of Kaimai Hydro). #jobsandgrowth

This is the single most shocking testimony I have ever seen.  Even more shocking is that so many people that I (& probably you) know decided on that day that the people behind this perversion deserved their active public support. It is hard to have any faith in humanity when we see how easily large groups of people can be manipulated into supporting activities too cruel and disgusting even for the devil. And not because they understand it, but simply because they see that as the fashionable position to take.

Heritage Impact Report is the biggest grift here. An insight into why infrastructure costs so much is the accretion of luxury advice taking resources away from actual construction

Gosh this is good. Thank you @spectator

Genuinely impressive that - post Unitary Plan - Auckland can still pick up construction in bad macroeconomic conditions. Even the trough is higher than any points pre Unitary Plan

Labour needs to pick a lane on school attendance. On truancy prosecutions, Chris Hipkins told Herald Now that “I support the government’s emphasis on that prosecution." Education Spokesperson Ginny Andersen completely undermined Hipkins, telling Newsroom "[For Labour], prosecuting parents as a way to tackle attendance is therefore out of the question." Same party, same week, opposite positions. It's no wonder Labour can't release any policy. They can't even agree the basics between themselves, let alone deliver the future our children deserve. While Labour argues with itself, National is getting kids back in class.

Two new school bike tracks in the Hutt opened today - Boulcott and Konini Primary. Great to see Bikes in Schools expanding.

Our infrastructure system is underperforming. Today I announced five changes to help Ministers make better decisions about how we plan, fund, and deliver infrastructure. thepost.co.nz/politics/36099…