Simeon Brown on Rejecting the Future for Local Government Review

[@JohanThiart]

Nice to hear a minister speaking plain English.

[@adsdft585]

He speaks an ideology. Auckland City rejected the speed on road policy he talks about. They represent 1/3 of NZ.

[@annemackay-ib4gy]

Good on you Simeon ❤❤❤❤ keep going, STRONG as you are

[@mr2981]

this guy is absolutely spot on and comes out telling it like it is. How on earth did he manage to get a spot in National's cabinet?

[@andreatodd3095]

Great work Simeon I appreciate your action on rejecting the report. Keep up the work you are doing Commonsense must prevail in our Councils.

[@arrongoodwin3339]

He's doing nothing. We will all be rated off our properties. Rates will soon be as much as a mortgage.

[@adsdft585]

He is a spokesperson ! He can not justify why National lead governments during the period 1949 to 1984 ( government for 28 years) did build a comprehensive rail network in Auckland. It favored roads snd and this is why we have lots of commuters creating traffic jams.

[@adsdft585]

He does understand that if you drive quickly, it uses more fuel.

[@stevehughes1510]

Good to see this from the coalition, go Simeon, cheers Michael.

[@deksper]

It will be interesting to see if Browne will tether the self-justifying agenda of LGNZ.

[@paulwhitebaron]

Finally a minister that is prepared to say it like it is. And inerviewed by a real media platform, not tied to a govt mandate like the others.

[@STEVENHOLLAND-r3w]

Simeon Brown is on to the problem. Keep it up Simeon

[@kevinansley7353]

The next vote I have in local body elections will be against maori wards, again. Councils in 22 cases ignored their voters on this matter.

[@BobBarb]

The way TPM are, my vote will be against everything Maori. I dont have a choice as I see it if I want a future here. Its all linked as far as I am concerned. I am a created voter by their retotic as I am only 5 years in NZ. I arrived with no idea of NZ politics and TBH didnt want to. Since arriving I have been allocated a race I never asked for having never had one all my life, then told because I am that race I am nothing to Maori. I get reminded every day on the news what I now am and if I need an extra reminder, I can try and catch the Jenny-May Clarkson Political Slot on Breakfast TV. I get TPM are fanatics and I read strong Moari opinion against them, but TPM are having a negative effect on everything Moari. I cant seperate IWI from TPM or Moari Wards. Their retoric has created me as a voter and to exist in NZ as Non Moari, I feel I have no choice to vote against everything they do. I am in effect cancelling out a fantatical pro TPM/Moari ward voter now.

[@johnlynch4356]

@@BobBarb Well done!!!

[@barrygeary9362]

@kevinansley7353 so true corruption they forget who they serve

[@paulmeersa7162]

Good man Simeon, keep up the good work!

[@Pedromanus56]

Simeon would have to be the hardest working MP in New Zealand history. Keep up the hard work.

[@kevinansley7353]

How about councils trim their sails to fit our income, this is New Zealand not europe. We don't have the population to fund infrastructure like that.

[@timemeasured]

Thank you . Michael👍🌹 Thank you Simeon Brown👍🌹

[@jenniehaxton1240]

Common sense from our Government Stay on point Minister push back on the madness

[@barrygeary9362]

Councilors seem to think they own the communities they dont the people do

[@Medders-k3c]

Local government must stick to the basics and return to serving their ratepayers

[@broniabutler4166]

Well done Simeon

[@fionacornish3409]

Well done Simeon.

[@rederrantstar693]

Excellent! Localism must be enhanced - in meaningful ways so that ratepayers are encouraged to participate because their voice is heard. We voted in our district against Maori Wards - our council went ahead with them anyway…a referendum will be binding - I hope!

[@EamesBrulee]

Thank goodness we've got some common sense in the house!

[@kiwiingrid]

My council doesn't listen to its people. They run out of a older brick building that has no issues and absolutely is big enough for them but they have voted for themselves a new building and of course it's going to be millions of dollars. I could go on and on......

[@arrongoodwin3339]

Not Dunedin and the ORC palace currently under construction?

[@kiwiingrid]

@@arrongoodwin3339 nope, I'm north island in small rural town.

[@arrongoodwin3339]

@@kiwiingrid common problem then! Our council are idiot spendthrifts too

[@chilledchadilss4070]

so right about the disconnect...whats crazy is that the actual communities needs align with central governments needs but local government doesn't.

[@JohanThiart]

Same as what happened with 3Waters!! Labour - failure!

[@davidboyd8113]

Three waters is still there it’s just in the background

[@JohanThiart]

@@davidboyd8113 labour tried to leverage off a problem to cement in an ideological objective. At tremendous cost! The three waters things was developing since the early 2000’s. I sat through many meetings up to 2008 where this “problem/opportunity” was front of mind. Councils and other government authorities saw problems. Consultancies, contractors and politicians saw opportunities.

[@Digmen1]

One of the reason that we have lost touch with our councils, is that we no longer have daily news papers. The other is that most of us know that they do not listen to us or their councilors

[@SalsaDoom1840]

The problem with local government is that as a voter it is very difficult to figure out what exactly you are voting for. Some guy says he wants to lower rates, cut red tape and focus on essential services but who knows? There are no political parties with coherent and predictable plans. There is no history & no up and coming politicians depending on their parties good name to keep their seniors honest.

[@matthewhubbert8588]

One of the huge cost issues which are never discussed in most, if not all, interviews about councils and rates are the huge abundance of public groups which require and get large funding Yes, I understand these things give to people on a soul and emotional level but they're costing so much, are not utilities and infrastructure and not been assisted to make themselves independent after a time period. We are expected just to constantly pump millions of dollars of funds into them We are funding so much wants, desires and niceties and this has helped push us into irredeemable debt, huge costs with little to show for it and floundering infrastructures

[@ninjabeatz905]

Rejection local government Wokism

[@adsdft585]

Auckland rejected the road spending policy the minister is trying to push.

[@NZ_Kiwi1010]

Good boy, keep up the good work

[@annekevandenberg8165]

Wairoa was not serviced well recently by local govt.

Since when do elected officials have to bow to and give the appearance of willingly bowing to the wishes of unelected self interested minorities? Is this theocratic Iran? Those elected officials might want to have a think about that.

[@Digmen1]

We have a new council building goign up in Tauranga they say it will house 700 people. How many of them are just pushing paper?

[@adsdft585]

If the minister rejects STV voting . Why does he want referendum?

[@druckerman247]

Local govt needs a bleeding ear.

[@davidboyd8113]

Simeon Musta had a couple of drinks before he came on this program your vote matters for your council most of New Zealand’s councils are bankrupt and that’s a fact

[@adsdft585]

Remember the PM said his ministers should reject reports which set out negative effects of the new governments policy.

[@adsdft585]

Why are school buses not being fully funded?

[@adsdft585]

On reason rates are up is due to private business charging a lot services they provide local councils.

[@adsdft585]

Low voter turnout is a reflection of accepting the decision of councils.

[@adsdft585]

STV is more democratic! Recall this new government spoke about this issue. ( the Minister closes his eyes often).

[@adsdft585]

It sounds like the minister wants direct councils from Wellington. Auckland City told the new government to get out planning its city. Don't tell Auckland how plan its suburbs.

[@adsdft585]

Rejected things because the cabinet told me not to follow it. He rejected the views of local councils who were elected by local people. So he is speaking contradictory to what National and Act spoke last October 2023.

[@dianefitzgerald1693]

Change the Local Govt core responsibilities back to infrastructure and waste. Labour changed it to 'Wellbeing' - social, culture and economy has nothing to Council's role.

[@georgebyett2959]

Hamilton already has std voting forced upon us . This makes it difficult to vote than out

[@adsdft585]

Localism! The new government doesn't follow its speak. He forgets Auckland and other councils provided pensioners flat at low cost in 1970s and beyond. Neoliberal economics said this wrong. Why? It is an example of the new governments view. The new government and National governments since 1990 have looked run down state houses, social security system, rationed health services more and more, cut back on lots public spending which was affordable in the period 1946 to 1975.

[@billbramley8484]

Practical outcomes are required..airy fairy pie in the sky twaddle

[@andrewnoble9199]

Chinese world view is the one. Or, is it, aboriginal, Slovak, Russian or good old Martian 👽 God help us all

[@zackysullivan2088]

To b fair everything English was shoved down our throats,now you're complaining!!!!

[@Digmen1]

Yes, ha ha. The thing is that everyone wants to speak English so that they can communicate. None really wants to speak maori day to day.

[@zackysullivan2088]

​@@Digmen1nor English

[@rod-contracts1616]

It's sure better than Manglish grunting.

[@zackysullivan2088]

​@@rod-contracts1616exactly what I said, no English!!!

[@Digmen1]

@@zackysullivan2088 Good luck with that, do you like living in the gutter?

[@badchefi]

He is as incoherent as it gets - NZ will remember him as one of the most incompetent Minister in history.

[@AnnSmith-u9c]

Well he has a hell of a lot of competition

[@Peter-z3s9t]

And you probably even string a sentence together.

[@badchefi]

@@Peter-z3s9t Oh, the Irony- read your comment and weep at your own incompetence. You can’t even string a sentence together.

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

I have no idea what your saying, he seems very coherent and quite specific and action orientated, did you watch the same interview?

[@badchefi]

@thepappies advocating for higher speeds is certainly not bright. Can’t wait for you to explain away the highest road toll since the 1970’s in two years.