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I'm going to start with good news today. Now, I know we don't normally, but it is such good news I have to comment, and it's also a topic dear to all our respective talkback hearts. And that is that almost all of Parliament is backing the 30 year infrastructure plan. You'll have heard it in our news, the Coalition Government comprising National, ACT, and New Zealand First, as well as Labour and the Greens, have committed to the Infrastructure Commission's blueprint for major works in this country, and bloody well done to them, I say. To get this sort of rare across the house support, the Commission must have done an excellent job of prioritising works, justifying the order of works, outlining what needs to happen for these works to be done. Chief Executive of the Infrastructure Commission, Geoff Cooper, is absolutely delighted, as he should be. “I think this is a great step forward. It is a significant opportunity for New Zealand to get to get better outcomes for infrastructure, and it's not every day that you've got the government and the opposition parties saying, “Yep, we can see a plan forward here."” There are 16 recommendations, 10 priorities for the next decade, and this had to happen. We don't have to imagine the cost of a stop-start approach to vital infrastructure; the numbers have already been crunched. A report out earlier this month showed that pausing, cancelling, and delaying infrastructure projects has cost New Zealand an estimated $11.8 billion in the last 25 years. Auckland Light Rail, Transmission Gully, the Interislander Ferry replacements, just in recent times have all been paused, delayed, or scrapped. Both main parties have been guilty of prioritising ideology over the country's wellbeing, but now, hopefully, the next generation won't have to see money literally disappearing down drains. Kieran McAnulty, in his foreword to the Infrastructure Commission's plan —the Government, Chris Bishop, Kieran McAnulty, and Julie Anne Genter from the Greens all wrote a foreword to the plan— put it very well. He said both Labour and National-led governments had announced projects without funding them, watched costs balloon, and then scrapped what the other side started. He said every time the plan changes, we lose time, we lose money, and we lose the skilled people who build these things —too many of them— to Australia. That's the problem this plan sets out to fix. He said the plan offered a long-term, evidence-based path that did not belong to any one government, a prize bigger than any single policy. That is very well stated. Green Party infrastructure spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said the party supported all 16 recommendations in the plan and said the Party overall welcomed the Government's intention and urges that this commitment to long-term planning and evidence-informed decision-making continues to drive investment in long-lived assets. Now, Labour and the Greens have some reservations, but not enough to put a spoke in the wheel, not enough to hold up this fantastic blueprint for the future. Ultimately, they have come together to support a long-term vision for the country that will benefit all future voters, whatever party they support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Executive Director of Greenpeace Aotearoa Dr Russel Norman has said online today that "Trump and Netanyahu's attacks on Iran are plainly illegal. But the Luxon NZ Govt refuses to call them out. So we presented our Greenpeace petition to Chris Hipkins and Julie Anne Genter today from 1000s of NZers who want the Govt to speak up in favour of international law." Tonight we chat with Dr Norman LIVE at 9.30 about the petition and war in Iran.Marama Davidson and Nicole McKee had a slightly elevated debate this morning about how inequality in schools will impact the new ERO ranking systems where history says the richest schools will also get the best rankings.Chris Hipkins was interviewed this morning about the messaging coming from the government around the fuel crisis and if they had mixed messages/ Hipkins also was asked about the new ERO changes and health system top ups.Christopher Luxon will be happier today after a Talbot Mills poll that still puts them behind Labour but above the 30% mark. We'll take a look over the numbers tonight.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Nicola Willis on Q&A talking fuel prices and how the current war in the Middle East will impact NZ's economy. Also earlier today Willis flagged potential cost of living relief and no fuel tax cuts comingIn the latest breakdown of a ferry system that should have had its first new ship by now, Winston Peters asks KiwiRail about bringing in more spare ferry parts to help keep them limping along. Julie Anne Genter joins us LIVE in the first hour to talk about what this meansDavid Seymour got to play Acting PM today on Breakfast and HeraldNOW talking Iran, rationing fuel and Marsden Point++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

2024 was an epic annus horribilis for the Greens - you remember Golriz Ghahraman, Darleen Tana, Julie Anne Genter, et al. It went on and on. It was arguably the worst year on record for any political party in this country ever. But wait, hold my beer – we have a new champion. 2025 is shaping up to be an even more horribilis of an annus for Te Pāti Māori, who may well factionalise themselves into extinction. It all started so well. And by started, I'm going back to 2004 when Labour MP Tariana Turia's protest against her own government's Foreshore and Seabed Bill led to her establishing Te Pāti Māori. Despite it being pretty much a single issue party at genesis, it lasted the distance thanks to the political pragmatism and mana of Dame Tariana and Sir Pita Sharples, the other co-leader. They were able to walk in both the Pākehā world and Te Ao Māori, and they kept the party together. Te Pāti Māori winning six out of the seven electorate seats in the 2023 election was a triumph. As was its opposition to the coalition government's Treaty Principles Bill and galvanising everybody together. But since then, Te Pāti Māori has turned upon itself and the ugly mudslinging being played out in the public arena has seen support for the party plummet. This time last year, Te Pāti Māori got 7% in the 1News Verian poll. Last night in that same poll, they recorded just 1%. Bang, crash, pow, brace for impact, as Maiki Sherman might have said, but didn't, when reporting the results last night. Te Pāti Māori threw out two of its MPs amid accusations of a dictatorial style by its leadership. The dispute took a new twist in court last week though, when a judge ruled MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi should be reinstated as a party member. John Tamihere emerged from the party's AGM in Rotorua over the weekend absolutely triumphant and grinning like a Cheshire cat, the cat that's got the cream. Those opposed to his presidency simply didn't have the numbers to get rid of him. According to the party's constitution, it appears the only way Tamihere can be removed from the role of president is if there is consensus among the electorate council representatives. So he has a stranglehold on Tāmaki Makaurau, Waiariki, and Te Tai Hauāuru – Waikato seems to be neutral. Ikaroa-Rāwhiti said they weren't happy about the expulsion of Whaitiri and another MP, Ferris. Te Tai Tokerau, Te Tai Tonga, they want John Tamihere gone. But it looks like he'll be clinging on. May well be a Pyrrhic victory. If Te Pāti Māori can't find a way to work through their differences, and I don't see how they possibly can. Tamihere will be the head of a political party that isn't in Parliament, that is completely and utterly irrelevant. He'll have his toys, but no one to play with. While all of this infighting is occurring, as Christopher Luxon said, not one single piece of legislation has been crafted by Te Pāti Māori MPs to further the betterment of their constituency, of their people. As he said, not one of them has turned up with ideas, with a plan, with a way to make the world a better place for the people who voted them in, to use the machinery of Parliament to advance the cause of their people. They are simply not doing their job while they're involved in this sort of infighting. I would very much like to hear from those who have supported Te Pāti Māori in the past, who as recently as 2023 might have installed a Te Pāti Māori MP in Parliament by voting in the electorate – where to now? Is there still a place for Te Pāti Māori in Parliament? They look like they're doing their level best to disembowel themselves and eat their own entrails in front of us all. It's unedifying, but worse than that, it is letting down the very people who voted them into Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green Party is pushing to reinstate passenger rail across the country - starting by connecting Tauranga and Auckland. It's launched a petition targeting the Minister for Rail to get it done. The party says it would cost $10 million over four years to extend the Te Huia train to Tauranga. But Transport Spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says it will cost more to achieve the long-term vision. "Total budget for all the projects, including a transformational improvement to the rail network - which would mean a two and a half hour train journey between Tauranga and Auckland - is about five and a half billion." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It sounds like Gerry Brownlee thinks that the Māori Party punishment is too harsh. He started Parliament today with the Speaker's ruling and he dropped some pretty strong hints that he thinks that 21 days without pay for Debbie and Rawiri over that haka is too much. He called the punishment very 'severe' and unprecedented because up til now, the harshest punishment has been 3 days, not 21 days. He pointed out that the punishment was only carried by a narrow majority on the Privileges Committee - and that going through with the punishment as it stands will deprive the Māori Party of their ability to vote in the House for several sitting days, and that Parliament does not have to go through with it. He told them that - he said, you don't have to go through with it, Parliament can change the punishment. Now, I can't say I agree with them on this for one simple reason, and that is deterrence. Whatever the punishment is going to end up being, it has to be harsh enough to stop the Māori Party doing this again - or at least try to stop them doing this again - because this is a strategy from them. We need to see this stuff for what it is. This isn't like Julie Anne Genter losing her rag in Parliament in the heat of the moment, apologizing, and then ending up with just a censure and perhaps never doing it again. The Māori Party break the rules deliberately. This is their strategy, so you can assume that they will keep on doing it. And the reason they keep on doing it is because it gets them attention. Attention for wearing sneakers in the house, attention for wearing a cowboy hat in the house, attention for doing a haka in the house, attention for not turning up to the Privileges Committee, attention for leaking the recommendations of the Privileges Committee - the list just goes on. They say this is about tikanga - but it's not about tikanga. Sneakers are not tikanga. This is about breaking rules for attention - it's a PR strategy. 3 days without pay is not going to deter them. To be honest, I don't even know that 21 days without pay will deter them, but it surely has a better chance of doing it. And for the record, a 21-day suspension is not that wild in the UK, where our Parliament derives from. Just in the last two years, three MPs in the UK have copped suspensions of 30 days or more. In 2019, one guy was suspended for six months. Now I don't know that we will ever get order back into Parliament the way things have gone in the last few months, but if we don't try, we definitely won't. So in that context, 21 days doesn't seem overly harsh. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julie Ann Genter joins us live tonight to talk about the governments dark day with changes to the Equal Pay Act killing decades of progress for pay equity for women.Christopher Luxon delivered a pre-budget speech today where he told his audience that capital expenditure, that is new money set aside in the Budget to maintain or upgrade assets, will be higher than originally forecast when the Government delivers its Budget in two weeks' time. Wonder if women can take the credit for adding to the newly found money. In what is becoming an all too common occurrence, Piers Morgan had on his panel a proud racist, white supremacist...and he had no idea until he asked about the third question. Raises the question about who we should and shouldn't platform especially when at the end of the panel, one of the other guests has to explain to Morgan why that white supremacist shouldn't say say the 'N' word on his show.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

The Green MP for Rongotai says the party's support remains strong in Wellington, despite Mayor Tory Whanau stepping down after one term. Green Party MP for Rongotai Julie Anne Genter spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Green Party reached a significant milestone this weekend, off the back of a tough year for the party. It's been a year full of controversy following the arrest of Golriz Ghahraman, the referral of Julie Anne Genter to the Privileges Committee and the Darleen Tana saga that ended with the Greens using the Waka-Jumping law to oust her. The Party's also had to deal with leadership changes following James Shaw's retirement - but the sudden death of Efeso Collins and co-leader Marama Davidson stepping aside following a breast cancer diagnosis have also impacted the Greens. NZ Herald political reporter Adam Pearse says co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick is determined to move forward - as the party has big plans for 2025. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not over yet, but just maybe there is light at the end of the Darleen Tana drama tunnel. Please let it be. The Green Party has their own uniquely democratic and patient way of reaching a decision, but seven months and running to get this sorted is surely testing even their limits. It was good this week to see a consensus of delegates agree to using the waka-jumping law - or the electoral integrity clause in the Electoral Act - to eject Tana. The co-leaders have now written to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, asking him to trigger the law and eject her from Parliament. This issue has been a huge drag for the party, and good on them for their change of heart. They would obviously prefer not to be in this position, but they recognise this is the quickest way of getting to what they believe is the right outcome - the removal of Tana from Parliament. It's been a year of dealing with HR setbacks and issues for the Greens - the resignation of Golriz Ghahraman at the beginning of the year, followed by the election for a new co-leader after James Shaw's resignation, and multiple complaints about Julie Anne Genter's behaviour. But the most damaging and long running distraction has been the removal of a list MP they found to be completely at odds with the parties values, policies or Kaupapa. For a very principled party, it's not a good look to reverse their opposition to the party jumping law since the first version was passed in 2001. But the Greens aren't the first, and won't be the last party, to about-face on a law or policy. Flexibility about principles is not something that comes as naturally to the Greens as other political parties, but it has always been part of politics. And let's be honest, an independent report didn't work. Letters and public appeals from the Greens' leaders didn't work. Talking about how Tana had distorted the proportionality of the house didn't work. Public opinion hasn't worked. If it wasn't so self-serving, you'd admire Tana's tenacity in refusing to go. So the Greens have been left with little choice but to embraced the ugly old party-hopping law. Of course it's not over yet. There is still an appeal to sort out, and then it's up to the Speaker. Even though this crazy year hasn't significantly impacted the Greens in the polls, they will be keen to put this behind them. They can then get on with Swarbrick's plan to evolve the Greens into a party that can lead the government in the not so distant future. And no doubt this cautionary tale will have all political parties quietly mulling over how to make sure their processes for selecting list candidates are as robust as they can be. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green MP and former Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter championed the previous government's Road to Zero strategy. The safety programme had a target of reducing annual deaths and serious injuries in road crashes by 40 percent by 2030, eventually reaching zero and included installing hundreds of kilometres of median barriers. But in February, the National government anounced it's axing the programme, Julie Anne Genter spoke to Lisa Owen.

Our political correspondent ponders Julie Anne Genter, race-based waiting lists and the Trumpster taking on black journalists.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The culture of Parliament is in the spotlight again, as Green MP Julie-Anne Genter is made to apologise to the House for intimidating behaviour. It comes after ACT MP Karen Chhour said she feels unsafe, calling Parliament a toxic environment, Lillian Hanly reports.

The Green Party's discipline of Julie Anne Genter's come into question, compared with the departure of Darleen Tana and Elizabeth Kerekere last year. Genter's been forced to apologise to the House, after crossing the floor in May and yelling in the face of a National Minister. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper predicted Genter wouldn't receive much punishment in the first place. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green MP Julie Anne Genter has publicly promised her outburst will not happen again.   The Rongotai MP is facing formal complaints after shouting in Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey's face.  Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis Allan “Today she was laying it on with a trowel.”  Soper said “She's trying to circumvent what she could face before the Privileges Committee when parliament begins next week.”  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Greens are feeling the impact of last week's outburst in the House by MP Julie Anne Genter. The newest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows the Party has dropped 4.4 percentage points, to 10.2. National is holding steady at 37.3 percent - and with the support of ACT on 9.4 and NZ First on 5.5, the Coalition Government would remain in power.  ZB political editor Jason Walls says this coming week is a recess week for Parliament, which means Genter won't be resurfacing for another few days.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our political correspondent comments on Julie Anne Genter and Willie Jackson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.    Jamie Arbuckle: 4/10  For failing to read the room.    Julie Anne Genter: 3/10  For being that angry about bikes.    The Greens: 2/10  For hiding two of their MP's while they stall, obfuscate and generally play for time over behaviour that most of us find exceedingly abnormal.    Carmel Sepuloni: 3/10  For thinking being an MP gives you plenty of time to be on reality TV.    Reality TV: 3/10  For thinking Carmel Sepuloni is someone anyone would want to watch on an island.    Gas: 2/10  The industry warning is the most stark and tangible yet as to the parlous and dangerous state the previous Government has left this country in.    Rugby: 6/10  The ratings are up. Welcome news in a troubled sport.    The Warriors: 4/10  A troubled team in need of welcome news.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green Party leadership says it's been made clear to Julie Anne Genter she can never repeat last week's behaviour in the House. Genter hasn't spoken publicly, since crossing the chamber and confronting Minister Matt Doocey during a transport debate. It's been confirmed today she'll face the Privileges Committee and a party disciplinary process is under way - but she won't lose her transport portfolio. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this update isn't surprising. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, broadcaster Paddy Gower and Phil O'Reilly from Iron Duke Partners joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni may or may not be one of the contestants on the upcoming  season of Celebrity Treasure Island. Is this the right move for a politician to make? Did she take paid leave for this? What did we think of Mark Mitchell's blunder with the Corrections spending numbers? Did he embarrass anyone? Are the Greens taking Julie Anne Genter's behaviour seriously? The disgraced MP has been referred to the Privileges Committee over her behaviour in the House last week. She's off on MP business in the Chatham Islands - can she show her face in Parliament again? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AAP New Zealand correspondent Ben McKay joins Emile Donovan to discuss how AUKUS discourse has gone down on the other side of the ditch, ructions over Julie Anne Genter's conduct in the House, and his pre-Budget chat with finance minister Nicola Willis.

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Auckland Councillor Richard Hills joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has called out disgruntled residents of high-end Auckland suburbs who left poo bags scattered around local parks to protest the removal of the bins. Do we agree with this? Are we shocked by last night's fatal shooting in Ponsonby? Do we have to get used to more violent crime in the region? MP Jamie Arbuckle plans to also hang on to his role as a Marlborough councillor. Can a politician do two jobs at once? Can the Greens bounce back from the Julie Anne Genter controversy? The disgraced Green MP will be working from the Chatham Islands this week - will she get away with this? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A nightmare run for the Green Party as further accusations come out about Julie Anne Genter. The MP's now being accused of grabbing Wellington business owner Nicola Cranfield, during a heated exchange. It's the latest of several alleged altercations that have come to light involving Genter, after her outburst in Parliament on Wednesday night. ZB political editor Jason Walls says Genter technically wouldn't lose her job because she's an electorate MP. "I reckon if there's enough pressure and enough stories come out - there could be some conversations she might be having behind the scenes. However, we don't know that that's the case yet."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 3 May 2024, Helen Clark tells off Winston Peters for his comments towards Bob Carr. Popeyes from the US are here – and they're being very unkind to a fish and chip joint in Fielding.   Wellington florist Laura Newcombe speaks on her fiery encounter with Julie Anne Genter. International Correspondent Dan Mitchinson speaks to Heather du Plessis-Allan on the UCLA protests, Trump trial and Brittany Spears. Wellington's Victoria University's controversial free speech debate is back on, with more speakers added. Newstalk ZB sports contributor Jason Pine told Heather du Plessis-Allan that Ethan de Groot will be down south duck shooting, for the opening day. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julie Anne Genter shouted at Wellington florist, Laura Newcombe about cycleways in Wellington.   Newcombe told Heather du Plessis-Allan that she could tell Genter didn't really want to buy flowers and came in with a big attitude.    “It's common knowledge that I was opposed every single car park removed from the shopping precinct.”  Newcombe said “Perhaps she just wanted to come in, and sort me out.”  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's been more bad publicity for the Green Party with MP Julie Anne Genter in the firing line for a second time this week. Political reporter Katie Scotcher spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back once more to wrap the week with Mike Hosking. They discussed everything from musicians they enjoy to the number of contacts they have in their phones to Tim celebrating his anniversary on the wrong day. They also touched on the Julie Anne Genter situation, asking whether it's a sackable offence. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're being told Parliament has lost its sense of decorum because MPs have lost their respect for Parliament as an institution.  Green MP Julie Anne Genter is facing disciplinary action from her party after walking across the debating chamber to confront National Minister Matt Doocey, during a debate on Wednesday night.  Former Cabinet Minister Peter Dunne told Mike Hosking that Genter's behaviour is part of a wider trend that's been happening for several years.  He says there's always been robust debate, anger, and passion.  But, Dunne says, people used to be able to control the way they presented that and show respect towards each other and the institution as a whole.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 3rd of May we discussed the changes the Government is making to the education sector, Lifting Literacy Aotearoa's Alice Wilson joined to discuss them.  Former MP Peter Dunne dug into what we need to do to bring some decorum back to our Parliament and debates after years of issues, prompted by the situation with Julie Anne Genter.  Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson Wrapped the Week and talked about everything from Beth Orton to celebrating your anniversary on the wrong day!  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.    Julie-Anne Genter: 0/10  She's unhinged.    James Shaw: 7/10  Badly let down by a narcissist who stole the headlines by being unhinged.    Pay rises: 5/10  When it comes to MPs and money you can't win. Some are brilliant and some are liabilities, but the pay structure doesn't take that into account, hence you have what you have.    Martin Freeman: 7/10  Truth to power. He's no longer a vegetarian after he discovered the meat alternatives weren't actually that flash for you, reminding us that when you read the label it's often a lot different to the marketing.    Fast track: 7/10  It's depressing to watch the people who whine about actually getting on with stuff.    Premium economy: 7/10  A 19% increase in sales at the front of the plane. What cost of living crisis?    Te Huia: 2/10  $500 a seat subsidisation. It's the premium economy of public transport.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That was some outstanding rage from Julie Anne Genter, wasn't it? It probably won't surprise you to hear she's not at work today, she's working from home - I would be too, if that was me caught on that camera. The Greens have launched a disciplinary process, but I'm not expecting much from that, given how relaxed they seem to have been in the past about dealing with allegations against their MPs. Also, multiple parties in Parliament have now complained to the Speaker, and Gerry Brownlee will make a decision next week on whether he refers this to the Privileges Committee. Frankly, I think he's going to have to, don't you?  Because that was pretty outrageous behaviour. I mean in most professional workplaces, if you went up to a colleague, got your face about 30cm from them, yelled at them while waving a document in their face and then waved your hands repeatedly, I reckon you'd get a written warning - or a verbal warning at the very least. But it would be on your record, wouldn't it?  If you flipped the roles, if that was National's Matt Doocey marching over to Julie Anne Genter and yelling in her face instead of the other way around, there would be calls for all hell to rain down on him. Now obviously, let's deal with reality, let's not pretend women are held to the same standard as men when it comes to threatening behaviour. They aren't - and that's generally because women are not as much of a physical threat to men as the other way around. Rightly or wrongly, that's just how the world works. And I reckon that will colour the judgement of this particular case. But even for a woman, that was pretty wild, wasn't it? That was pretty cooked. Anyway, interestingly, Greens co-leader Marama Davidson was repeatedly asked today if she knows of other instances where Julie Anne Genter has lost her temper - and she didn't really answer the question, so draw your own conclusions from it. But she was probably asked because Julie Anne does have a bit of a short fuse. She's very passionate about her portfolio, she can get cross pretty easily about it. She walked out of a 1News interview three years ago - when you're with her one-on-one discussing transport, she gets quite shouty, even in public. To her credit, I like the fact that she's passionate about transport. It's good to have people who actually care about the things that they're in charge of. But unfortunately for her Parliament, like most workplaces now, has standards. And if we don't want blokes to be doing this to ladies in the House, we shouldn't have the ladies doing this to blokes in the House, should we? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Speaker of the House says Julie Anne Genter's behaviour yesterday was 'dreadful'. The Green MP crossed the debating chamber last night, confronting Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey at his seat and waving a booklet in his face. David Carter says a 2007 scuffle between MPs Trevor Mallard and Tau Henare was outside the chambers. Carter says Genter could face a range of punishments. "They could actually expel her from Parliament - unlikely to do that - they could suspend her for a period of time, they could fine her, they could censure her and require her to come back into Parliament with a very fulsome apology." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and ZB Wellington Mornings host Nick Mills joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Julie Anne Genter raised a few eyebrows after losing her temper at Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey in Parliament yesterday. What can the Greens do about this? What should the punishment be? Winston Peters has taken aim at his Australian counterpart on AUKUS, and Bob Carr has used him of defamation. How does this make New Zealand look on the world stage? The Government is set to announce a new model to provide school lunches at a lower cost, which could involve the use of packaged foods such as tinned fruit, muesli bars, bread and canned beans. Is this a good solution? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 2 May 2024, Green MP Julie Anne Genter is in hot water over her behaviour in Parliament last night. Former Speaker David Carter tells Heather what punishment she might face. Diplomatic trouble? The Foreign Minister Winston Peters is being threatened with legal action over comments against former Aussie Foreign Minister Bob Carr. All kids will be taught how to read using structured literacy starting from next year, the Education Minister Erica Stanford explains why the change is needed. The Huddle debates what to do about Julie-Anne Genter and whether canned food is good enough for a school lunch. And what's more important on a Rugby board? Boobs or rugby knowledge? Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green MP Julie Anne Genter has apologised in Parliament after National accused her of intimidating and attacking one of its ministers in the House. The Green Party says Genter's actions were unacceptable and do not meet the standards they expect of their MPs.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 2nd of May, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters joined to dig into AUKUS and the likelihood of New Zealand joining.  Two Green MPs were in the news last night, for very different reasons. Mike reviewed James Shaw's valedictory speech and Julie Anne Genter's moment of madness in the House.  Heath ‘Chopper' Franklin joined Mike in studio to talk about his New Zealand tour and how long his iconic character can last.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters says Julie Anne Genter should face consequences for confronting a minister in the House.  The Green MP has apologised in Parliament and could face further disciplinary action after a complaint was made of intimidatory behaviour toward Minister Matthew Doocey on Wednesday night.  Genter walked across the debating chamber to Doocey, waved a booklet and spoke angrily to him while getting close to his face.  The incident happened at about 8pm, while Labour's Nelson MP Rachel Boyack was speaking and followed some interjections between Doocey and Genter. It was visible in the background of the footage on Parliament TV.  “Miss Genter. Miss Genter, please resume your seat,” demanded the chair at the time, Barbara Kuriger.  “It's not appropriate to get out of one's seat to go and have an argument with somebody on the other side.”  Speaker Gerry Brownlee had to be recalled to the debating chamber to deal with the issue after National's whip Scott Simpson asked Kuriger to do so.  Simpson said in Parliament that he had never seen anything like it, describing it as a “serious, intimidatory physical attack upon another member”.  The Deputy Prime Minister told Mike Hosking that Genter appeared to, quote, "lose the plot".  He says there are processes to discipline someone like that, and just apologising to Doocey for making him feel unsafe doesn't cut it.  Also last night, Peters gave a speech regarding AUKUS Pillar 2, and has said the details are still fairly new to him.  The Foreign Minister has outlined New Zealand's position to the Institute of International Affairs at Parliament.  He says we should be open to exploring the technology leg of the nuclear-powered submarine pact and what that could look like for us.  Peters told Hosking that he's still trying to find out exactly what Pillar 2 would entail.   He says in the middle of public discussions, all sorts of people are rushing to judgement without having been remotely briefed on the matter.  LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The coalition government is proposing increasing petrol excise tax by 12 cents per litre in 2027 to help pay for new roads. The Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced a raft of changes to be consulted on in the next month. The Green Party has come out firing against the new national transport plan, calling it a "climate change-fuelling, congestion creating disaster." Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The team behind Auckland Light Rail is still waiting to hear exactly what comes next, after a stop work notice was issued for the multi-billion-dollar project. The government has agreed to cancel Labour's light rail plans - but it's not clear what it will do instead. Let's Get Wellington Moving is also getting axed. Green MP for Rongotai Julie Anne Genter spoke to Corin Dann.

New Zealanders have voted for change with National soon to be in charge of the country and ready to govern with ACT. Labour's promised surge never happened and red seats fell across the country, flipping not only to National, but to the Greens and Te Pāti Māori. New Zealand First is back in the house - set to take eight seats in Parliament. For National leader Christopher Luxon it was a night of celebrations.  Labour ended the night with 26.8 percent National took back 21 electorate seats won by the Labour Party in 2020. That included Mount Roskill, won by Carlos Cheung from former Labour Party minister Michael Wood. Te Pāti Māori also won three seats Labour won last time, with Nanaia Mahuta the biggest casualty, losing her Hauraki-Waikato seat to New Zealand's soon to be youngest MP, Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke. Wood and Mahuta are two major casualties who won't be returning to Parliament, alongside another former minister in Phil Twyford. The Green Party added to Labour's pain, winning three electorate seats this year with Chloe Swarbrick retaining Auckland Central, while the capital turned Green with Wellington Central and Rongotai won by Tamatha Paul and Julie Anne Genter, respectively As well as Epsom, ACT also won Tāmaki. 

The National Party is promising to provide 10,000 electric vehicle chargers across the country by 2030. But it also proposes to scrap the Clean Car Discount. Green Party spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says installing EV chargers and yet also making it harder for people to buy an EV is bizarre. Genter and National's transport spokesperson Simeon Brown spoke to Corin Dann.

A fiery start to the campaign season, as political leaders addressed prospective voters at a BusinessNZ-hosted conference. Luxon assured business leaders he would treat them 'like adults' as he criticised Labour's ongoing relationship with the sector. Hipkins, speaking after Luxon, defended the Government's choppy economic record and claimed Labour's 'economic fundamentals were in good shape.' ACT's David Seymour took shots at Julie-Anne Genter from the Greens, saying he wouldn't even trust her to handle Venezuela's economy. BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie recapped the mood of the event. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green Party believes Labour's new roading plan shows it's not serious about climate change. The Government's draft transport policy statement outlines $20 billion worth of spending over three years - that's about $5 billion more than the last plan. While there are some light rail and public transport projects, the bulk of the money will go towards roads. That's irresponsible, according to the Green Party's transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter. Genter spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Green Party says National is visionless when it comes to the party's transport ambitions. If elected, National will restart their roads of national significance. Funding a suite of projects across the country, including a four-lane highway extending from Whangārei to Tauranga. Julie Anne Genter, the Green Party's transport spokesperson, says National's plans are nonsensical, and will increase pollution and congestion. Genter spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

There have been two great cons of the Green Party. Years ago Rod Donald, the former Green Party leader as he was, was spruiking MMP and reassured us all that the tail would never wag the dog, despite most of us not believing a word he said. Enough people got sucked in, MMP arrived - and so did Winston Peters. The second great Green Party con was Julie Anne Genter telling us that the feebate scheme for cars would be fiscally neutral, despite the fact she could make no such claim. How could she possibly predict that the right number of people would purchase petrol cars to offset the right number of people who would purchase EV's or hybrids? She couldn't of course. But that didn't stop her pedalling the myth. The madness should have stopped when she lost her job. But, sadly, Michael ”watch me build light rail in record time” Wood was in the wings ready to grab the reins and screw us over just a little bit more. And so, with all the middle class cashed-ups shelling out $80,000 for a Tesla, the rest of us now get to pick up an even bigger tab. Are they saving the planet in their new EV's? Well, sort of. There is another scandal in that. The actual emissions savings are not that great. That was another con exposed when the new Prime Ministers dropped the "cash for clunkers" program as part of the policy bonfire. When they launched it, the savings in emissions were enormous. By the time they dumped it, the policy was cumbersome and the savings were tiny. Ah, the anatomy of a con. And so here we are this morning, with the news that we will be paying even more for a petrol engine, to subsidise those that don't need to be subsidised, to buy something more eco-friendly. As I have said all along, if you love EV's and if you want to save the world then rip into it. But don't expect the rest of us to foot the bill for your passion. And this is what the Government does. It's policy driven by ideology, not fact. An ever-shifting landscape, a series of promises never kept and the expectation that the bills will simply keep going up and up and up. Whether it's Donald, Genter or Wood it's always slippery logic and it's always us writing the cheques.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government's proposal to begin building a new road across Auckland's Waitematā Harbour in 2029 has the Green Party seeing red.  The government yesterday unveiled five options for the project, which would enable people to cross the harbour by foot, bike, car, or light rail using tunnels or bridges.  But the Greens say rapid transit must be the priority - not more congestion-creating car lanes which are worsening climate change.  Party transport spokesperson is Julie Anne Genter spoke to Charlotte Cook.   

The Green Party is urging the government to keep climate as a key priority when when it comes to transport funding. Twenty-four hours ago Transport Minister Michael Wood was talking up putting emissions reduction at the centre of the government's next three-yearly transport plan, with more money for cycleways and bus lanes. By afternoon the priority had shifted to a focus on rebuilding roads and bridges damaged by the Cyclone. Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says it would be a huge mistake for the government to deprioritise climate action. She spoke to Corin Dann.  

Government agencies are admitting failure in their attempts to make roads safer. The road toll has soared this year and targets set under the nationwide Road to Zero plan - which is supposed to see an incremental reduction in road deaths - have been deemed unrealistic. Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter - who was the Government's associate minister of transport when the Road to Zero strategy was launched three years ago - spoke to Charlotte Cook.  

The Green Party is urging the government to tax wealthy New Zealanders more to help raise extra revenue with a recession on the horizon. Finance Minister Grant Robertson yesterday confirmed a "shallow recession" is expected for the latter half of 2023. Green Party finance spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says the government will only constrain itself further if it doesn't change tax rates for the wealthiest New Zealanders. It's also disappointed with moves to end half price public transport at the end of March, saying the policy could help to build a greener future. Genter spoke to Corin Dann.