At 4 p.m. today, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a cabinet press conference.
Luxon was joined by Housing Minister Chris Bishop. At the meeting, he said that there would be an independent review of the financial position, procurement and asset management of the New Zealand Housing Authority (Kāinga Ora). "A large proportion of people are using public housing. **Extremely worried about public housing problems. Especially during the Labor Party government, more people moved in and applied for public housing due to the rent. 
The review will be entrusted to former Prime Minister Bill English. One of the 100-day plans is:Improving the financial situation of the Housing Authority of New Zealand。"We will not be releasing more information about the Housing Department's review for the time being, but we are already working. We have to keep the sector up and running. ”
In addition, Luxon confirmed that he will make his first visit to Australia on Wednesday. "I'm going to meet with the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, who is one of our biggest partners, and I'm going to meet him in Sydney this Wednesday. "I look forward to talking with him and strengthening cooperation between the two countries. We will discuss topics related to security, economic investment, business environment, and more. ”
The prime minister has been accused of "double standards".Use taxpayer money to learn MāoriAt the start of the new week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was embroiled in a "double standard" allegation – he wanted to cut extra bonuses for employees who were fluent in Māori** while taking taxpayer money to learn Māori Xi. 
Some time ago, the new ** plan led by Luxon cut the allowance for Maori-speaking civil servants ($500 $3,000 per year) and also questioned those who received the allowance, which was subsequently opposed by many parties. He said at the time: "People can learn it on their own, and I have a lot of MPs who have spent a lot of effort to learn Maori themselves, and many people have paid for Maori to learn it out of their own pockets. ”
However, after several requests for information, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Luxon had used the money provided to the leader of the opposition party at the time to attend Māori language lessons. "As the leader of the opposition party and the current potential prime minister, developing better communication skills is highly relevant to his role," the spokesperson said. ”
The recent debate over the Māori language has been a source of heated debate, with proponents presenting data on the high rate of Māori use (from 6% in 2016 to 8% in 2021) and arguing that there is an urgent need to preserve and revive the Māori language. But there are cabinet members such as Winston Peters who do not support the large-scale use of Māori at the ** level. Luxon himself is a supporter of the language itself and encourages people to learn it, but he always wants to be able to implement "English first" in areas such as street signs and department names, so as not to cause problems for New Zealanders who are not familiar with Māori. The mini budget will secure $2.3 billion in tax cuts$7.4 billion policy cut**The last working day of the upcoming Christmas holiday is still full. At the heart of it all is Nicola Willis' "mini-budget" – where you can save money quickly. "Spending money indiscriminately" has always been one of the main accusations of the National Party against the Labor Party, and this morning Luxon has fired a cannon on the **, criticizing the Labor Party for "making a mess" of the ** account books, revealing that the National Party is now here to "get to the bottom" and that it "will take a few years" to improve the economy in an all-round way. 
In fact, after the miscarriage of the overseas buyer tax, how to realize the 2.3 billion tax cut fist policy promised by the National Party during the election campaign has become the top priority of the new ** policy. Since the first official meeting week, the new ** has also frantically cut down various old policies, such as "abolishing the dual responsibilities of the Reserve Bank", "abolishing the fair pay agreement", "clean energy vehicle subsidies" and so on. 
* The latest move this week is the repeal of the NZ$7.4 billion Make Wellington Moving initiative, which aims to improve local transport. Luxon said in an interview that Wellingtonians had already spent $1 on consultant feesNZ$600 million, but only a sidewalk traffic light has been actually delivered, and many other plans exist only on paper. Transport Secretary Simon Brown previously commented on this: "Advisers make a lot of money through endless meetings and working groups. ”
And this past Saturday, Simon Brown also announced the halt of dozens of parliamentary projects across the country that encourage the use of bicycles, walks and public transport, saying that he would no longer provide funds for these projects beyond existing contractual obligations. He believes that infrastructure construction is the last word, and money should not be spent on endless reports. 
Coming back to the mini budget that Nicola Willis is expected to release on Wednesday, the mini budget will provide an overview of spending and will also cover issues such as unemployment, GDP, inflation and the outlook. Willis confirmed that the mini-budget will focus on reprioritizing and how to save money. At the same time, this will also be a bellwether for the budget in May next year - it may be a subversion of the past six years' governance, or it may be a preview of how the 2.3 billion tax cut policy will be implemented. In the current economic environment, let's see what kind of form the promises made during the election campaign will be presented to you. BNZ: The economy will improve in the second half of next yearThe main factors contributing to the current budget tightness are inflationary pressures and high interest rates, which the Reserve Bank expects to continue for some time. BNZ's latest economy** believes that all signs point to the New Zealand economy going from "teetering to reshuffle" next year, and expects the end of economic headwinds by the end of 2024.
The BNZ believes that there should be no growth in the economy in the next six months, and that the New Zealand economy is in a typical period of deflation, and the period when the Reserve Bank uses high interest rates to eliminate the last vestiges of inflationary pressures is the period when New Zealand is in the darkness before the dawn.
Chief economist Mike Jones expects middle-income earners to benefit if the tax cuts are implemented, but the increased spending will be offset by spending cuts, which may not have an impact on inflation. In terms of housing, house prices are expected to increase by 5% to 10% next year due to tight supply and demand. On the employment side, as the number of immigrants increases and labor market policies are relaxed, the unemployment rate is likely to rise slightly, and the overall market will shift towards the employer side. He also said that business pessimism has eased after **, which is likely to bring confidence to the economy next year, and the decline in the economy, inflation and labor market is expected to be weaker than the Reserve Bank expects, and next year's rate cut may come earlier.
Passers-by acted bravely
But was beaten by a thiefLast Saturday, a very outrageous incident happened at the Countdown supermarket in ** City - someone was beaten by a thief for acting bravely. At around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, a woman was about to run away after stealing something at the Countdown supermarket in ** City, but was stopped by several passers-by at the door.
The woman was wearing a white blouse, holding two bags of bread in her hand and not pushing a trolley.
When stopped, she grabbed the bread in her hand and smashed it directly in the face of a passerby (the one who tried to stop her). In the end, two passers-by failed to catch her, and the woman rushed out of the store waving bread in her hand.
It is unclear if she stole anything other than bread. The ** was uploaded to the New Zealand Reddit forum, and netizens had a heated discussion on the matter. Someone said, "It's disappointing that there are more and more things like this." *The spokesperson said they were alerted and an investigation was launched. But no arrests have been made. Countdown declined to comment on the matter. According to a previous survey provided by Woolwoth to New Zealand**, the probability of a supermarket employee being physically assaulted has risen by 131 per cent in the past six months compared to the same period last year. West End Out**.
A man**
Last night and this morning, there was a fatal incident in a park in Oakland's West End when a woman screamed and was tortured by police.
The incident took place at Royal Reserve Park in Auckland's Messi. ** At around 12:10 p.m. last night, a person was reported unconscious in the park, and an ambulance arrived at the scene confirming that the man had died, and the cause of death was unknown.
After the incident, the nearby Beauchamp Drive was cordoned off, and detectives and forensic photographers were also present to investigate.
** then went to a residence in Reverie Place near the park, and according to the photographer at the scene, a blonde woman was handcuffed after shouting "Tell mom I love her".
It is understood that a motorcycle fell on its side on the ground in the parking lot of the park where the incident occurred, and this morning, that motorcycle and another car have been covered with a tent.
At noon, it was revealed that a 26-year-old man had been arrested and would appear in Waitakere District Court today, where the man was charged with the crime.
*The park where the incident occurred is currently under lockdown, and those in the know are called for further clues.