LAB RATS TAX NIGHTMARE

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LAB RATS TAX NIGHTMARE

This Labrats new TAX policy will be a tax nightmare for IRD and “almost impossible” to find a figure to tax.

Anyone with two or more homes won’t sell — they rarely do — and the brightline is already a tax.

With Labour currently out of contention, as their Green and Māori friends are in chaos…

💬 The safe bet is on the current bunch to breeze into a second term.

👋 Goodbye Wayne GUPPY — Hello Perry Zee

Amalgamation, nepotism, and pocket parks in Upper Hutt. Total dominance of Andrew Little — $9 billion rates income over six years.

😠 Angry Andrew “do” Little in total and absolute control and presumably NZ’s fave unionist in charge of redundancies and efficiencies across the region’s councils, including GWRC!

What could possibly go wrong?

With Upper Hutt going to the beautiful, young, and equally brutal feminist Perry Zee — whose campaign form showed a mixture of Tory Whanau, Helen Clark, and Mother Theresa — she ran a nasty and at times ruthless & violent 12–14 month campaign.

With Guppy only running a short campaign, Zee did a “Tory Whanau” — in focus for 14 months. Congratulations were due.

Ultimately successful, it’s rumored Zee is currently looking to fire the CEO for not providing security, and “as is form in WLG,” hire her friends in prime positions.

Put in a novice with three strong women in the team — one assumes it won’t be long before “WLG happened all over again” but in little old Upper Hutt.

OneNetwork – Wellington Live looks at the Zee campaign and delves into why Campbell Barry, disgraced ex-Mayor of Lower Hutt, is so ecstatic at the fact that he sat behind Zee and drove an extremely ruthless team.

With Roz Connolly (GWRC Councillor) and Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins’ local election campaign manager, and the Labour Party, to oust Wayne Guppy.

With the leader of the opposition, Chippy Hipkins, calling Wayne Guppy months before the vote to advise that he was not personally behind the Labour Party backing Zee to oust him in Upper Hutt.

Guppy didn’t see the LAB rats ambush coming. 🐀🔥

The Roast This Week

Truth comes out eventually. Personally, I’ve had an apology from the CEO at WCC, so now we should all just move on.

Yea right.

The Roast this week waits for Zee to put her election returns and costs in. And then we’re going to look through every ad, post, every bit of media, sign, banner, car, meeting, printing, meeting room hire.

That should be interesting. EVERYTHING.

The ROAST also looks at Campbell Barry’s history of playing in the shadows and supporting people in the dark arts — achieving the result as a leader by any means possible, but not being seen.

Only heard in the Roast whispers. 👀

Also in the Roast this week, we look at Andrew Little and his total dominance of the region with:

  • Zee in Upper Hutt
  • Ken Laban in Lower Hutt
  • Andrew himself and 4 progressive greens and 7 🔴 councillors
  • Janet Holbro in Kapiti
  • Anita Barry in Porirua

Total dominance! If the Commerce Commission needed anything resembling a cartel — look no further.

“Do” Little can do whatever he likes. 💰 $9 billion in income over the next six years gives “Do” Little carte blanche, and puts him in charge of redundancies too.

We doubt Andrew “Do L” has ever laid anyone off in his life. But upon closer inspection — he did lay some staff off in the GFC to save the Unions.

So that leaves 5,000 staff in five councils, and billions in income, no layoffs, little to no efficiencies. That’ll be interesting to watch. 👀

#noonecoversanelectionlikewedo
#Oct2026
#OneNetworkWellingtonLive

🚀 Wellington’s Transformation Journey

🚀 Wellington’s Transformation Journey

        the WEEKLY ROAST

The great Wellington transformation is underway — from grungy Courtney Place to the amazing Wellington Waterfront and up to Cuba and Tory St. 🌊🏙️ Crossing over Ghuznee St, Manners St, and Wakefield, down into the waterfront, and up over the Carillion, then onto Tasman Street where Massey University stands 🎓 — Wellington is moving forward.

And across Te Aro, New Zealand’s fastest-growing suburb, with:

  • Buses running through it 🚌 (some diesel, some electric 🚗)
  • Cars, bikes 🚴
  • People on crutches

Wellington is going through a massive, massive change.

Andrew Little, “Doolittle,” looks like he’s come in with a brush 🖌️ with a whole lot of other people behind him. The only problem is, Justin Lester is there, the old “Audience Molester,” and that’s never good because everywhere he goes, there are fleas 🪳. But we move ourselves past brutal operators like that.

The question is: can Andrew Little do it with his team? That team includes:

  • Ben McNutti
  • Karl Tiefenbacher
  • Lily Brown
  • Di Calvert
  • Ray Chung
  • Tori Fanau (alongside Deputy Mayor Paula Muollo, maybe)

Over in Eastern, we’re dealing with:

  • A resurgent Rob Goulden
  • Karl Baker

And in Lambton, the council lineup includes:

  • Nicola Young
  • David Lee 🌿
  • Geordie “the mail man” Rogers

A lot of expectations are on the table:

  • $560 million in social housing 💰
  • No more debt (Karl Tiefenbacher will make sure of that, because transparency matters)
  • The Post newspaper and its digital site will be dead, gone ❌ — all their opinions forgotten.

One Network & Wellington Live will lead the way with:

  • Honest, transparent perspectives
  • Photos 📸
  • Videos 🎥
  • Real connections with every community, not just some

As we watch Wellington transform from a S#i+hole into a modern city by 2028:

  • Peter Jackson is expected to bring in 300,000 new people 👥
  • For every 10 people, that’s 3 jobs → about 30,000 jobs 💼

This means we will need:

  • More houses 🏡
  • Faster buses 🚌
  • Wider planes ✈️ to bring tourists in
  • A tunnel 🛠️
  • And lots of patience ⏳

If we slim down the Council comms team from 113 people to 2–3, open up transparency, improve customer feedback, and give Wellington a voice 🎤, then corporates will thrive and the government will pump money back in by 2026 as it tries to save itself from impending Armageddon.

And if Labour wins next October, Wellington will go through an unprecedented surge of:

  • 6,000 new jobs 💼
  • More Peter Jackson-led building and tourism

Until then, Wellington is basically stuck — but we should not overlook the fact. Instead, we must look to Andrew Little and ask: will “Doolittle” do the right thing?

#Wellington2028 🌆
#Transformation 🚀

Protect the Identities of Prominent Wellingtonians

🌆 Protect the Identities of Prominent Wellingtonians

        the WEEKLY ROAST

 

Could you please ask John 🙋‍♂️ to reach out to Bob Smith 🎤,
who organised the first major city-wide community speech event in Courtenay Place.
That event proved pivotal in establishing the credibility of one of Wellington’s Mayoral candidates,
while also highlighting Bob’s role as a trusted community leader 🤝.

Bob brings a wealth of knowledge 🗺️ and has an in-depth understanding of tourism—locally in areas such as Te Aro and the CBD 🏙️,and nationally as well.

He is a keen sportsman ⚽ and arecent president of a large NGO 🏢.

Well regarded across the city 🌟, he has built a constructive relationship with WCC—no small achievement considering the challenges involved ⚖️.

He understands the challenges 💡 confronting Wellington, having experienced the city both during thriving years 📈and periods of low occupancy 📉. His resilience has been proven repeatedly 💪, and even national leaders 🇳🇿 have recognised his ability to adapt and persevere.

A proud South African rugby supporter 🏉, Bob is confident, determined, and not easily persuaded. He is known for standing firmly by his principles 🛡️ and consistently following through on his commitments.

✅ Overall, his strengths far outweigh any differences, and his contribution to Wellington’s future would be invaluable.

For further details, please text 📱 0275 526 335.

#KnowYourTown 🏡
#WellingtonLive 📣

Wellington Politics: Lily Brown, Little, and the Latest

Wellington Politics: Lily Brown, Little & More

        the WEEKLY ROAST

👋 Good morning!


🌟 Who the heck is… Lily BROWN?

In a city with huge problems, this candidate is everywhere. People are asking why she didn’t run for Mayor — and many say she could be a future WLG Mayor!

💥 Meanwhile

Andrew LITTLE is all about spending and taxing 💰.

  • He talks about saving cash, but he’s a UNIONIST lawyer ⚖️ — not someone who cuts jobs.
  • He protects workers’ rights! ✊

🏠 Social Housing

  • Committed to spending $500M on social housing.
  • Committed to doing the Golden Mile. 🌉

⏱️ Other News

  • Talking about cutting consent times.

👉 Read more: Lily Brown is Everywhere

📰 Snippets

  • Justin LESTER has been served legal notices for illegal online activity ⚠️.
  • Ray CHUNG is in the spotlight for taking $200k from property owners and running the worst campaign in WELLINGTON history. 😬
  • Starting with 14 members, the group Better Wellington now has 2 left.

📉 Fact

  • Wellington has lost 22,000 people. Tory the NIGHTMAYOR forecasted 50,000 would arrive by now… a slight discrepancy. 🤷

🎉 Fun

  • Resource consent wait times have dropped to 17 days… because no one is applying! ⏳

The Weekly Roast: Wellington’s Toxic Six Under Fire

the       WEEKLY ROAST

😲 Am I Seeing Things, Welly?

💥 Nicola Young’s Big Switcheroo

Nicola Young, 4x Lambton Ward councillor, has completely switched from being a capitalist, manipulative,
serial leaker – responsible for the downfall of “honest” Ray Chung – to now fully joining the Andrew Little Labour Party.

🛏️ How Can Young Sleep Straight in Her Comfy Mt Victoria Bed?

📉 From Rich Elite to Red Revolution

Once a hard-right supporter — anti-cycle lane, low rates, pro-business —
Young is now in full communist mode.

💰 Tax & Spend?

She’s with the LAB RATS now.

⚠️ Atrocious Switcheroo

This political U-turn could end Young’s long and mixed-bag career of scandals and power plays.

🔥 The Biggest Sh!t Stirrers?

  • Ben McNutty (J’ville)
  • Diane “I’m running for Mayor to save my skin” Calvert
  • Ray “What just happened?” Chung
  • Tori Whanau
  • Deputy Mayor from down south

🌬️ Or a Breath of Fresh Air?

Will Wellington voters sweep out the toxic six?
Or is it more of the same old circus?

💣 Snippet: The Chung Campaign Question

Did “honest” Ray Chung’s campaign mislead Wellington property owners about campaign finance?
Will “Rocky Ray All Day” Chung be forced to pay it back, pack it up, or both?

📅 Stay Tuned

📍 Chapman Tripp’s Legal Offices
🗓️ Friday – 12:15 PM

📞 Gossip Hotline

Call 0275 526 335 for juicy gossip on the Toxic Six.

More details 👉 www.becausewellingtonmatters.co.nz

#Nightmayors 🌙🏛️