Disappointing start from Simeon Brown. Among the"everyday Kiwis" who make up the health workforce are tens of thousands of union members & delegates who, along with the "everyday Kiwis" who rely on them for care, deserve a lot better than this tired, old divisive rhetoric.

I share the Minister's views that men should juggle household and childcare responsibilities no less than women do but our legal case is grounded in the world as it actually is, not as we would like it to be.

I think of this Goff Whitlam quote daily, it's so instructive and energising! "A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic."

An important industrial dispute is underway at disability support provider Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau Trust. First of all the employer wants to institute 90 day fire at will trials in a collective agreement.

Pure hypocrisy from the Minister, his Government sacked Department of Internal Affairs public servants whose job was to stop online harm and scammers! #PublicSectorCutsHypocrisy #PublicSectorCutsDontHeal www.thepost.co.nz