Final post on this.. The private sector, ag exports, public service cuts, lower Govt debt, AI datacentres…NONE OF THESE THINGS IS GOING TO GET NZers BACK INTO WORK & PULL AOTEAROA OUT OF THE ECONOMIC SHIT WE’RE IN.
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If our government was a movie villain people would complain the character was too one dimensional & not realistic enough Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening Democracy is like a donut, there is nothing in the center
New free podcast: About a street dog named Negro Matapacos (“Black Cop-Killer”), who consistently joined demonstrators in confronting police in a nationwide uprising in Chile in 2019. Listen today, wherever you get your podcasts, or go to our website: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e125...
No cheating, post your lock screen
Stu Old@stuold.bsky.social · 6h agoNo cheating, post your lock screen
Yet the current Govt block are still ahead in polling, we are deeply unserious voters in #NZ
Bernard Hickey@bernardchickey.bsky.social · 23h agoFree & open for all: Unemployment rate up to 11-year high of 5.6%; Underutilisation rate up to 13-year high of 13.8%; Youth underutilisation up to 37% of workforce; Yet 111,000 work visas were granted & the RBNZ hiked to take 'heat' out of the economy. #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
Tāhuna: The Māori name for Queenstown. It means 'shallow bay' or 'sandy shore', reflecting the area's original geography.
😂 from running in 24C in #Rarotonga to running in the snow in #Wellington a few days later
Cargo cult fascist: Being a nepo baby isn’t the same as going to grad school. Getting brain worms isn’t the same as doing a dissertation on neurocysticercosis. Having spectacular Dunning-Kruger isn’t the same as having expertise. Destroying public health isn’t the same as understanding it.
May Luxon continue to ever fade into irrelevance of the bin of history. First by THE PIPS of RNZ, then by the ballot box on November 7
Ha! Only put on 1Kg in Rarotonga, that's a miracle given the change in eating/drinking habits for 10 days
Luxon claims he was "building a kick-arse business". Lets review his professional resume: Crew Member, McDonalds Merivale Porter/Concierge, Parkroyal Hotel Unilever Air New Zealand Which of these businesses did you build, Chris?
Rarotonga, dog sniped me while out on a trail run. Check up, tetanus shot, antibiotics, 15min, $70 #NZ I'd still be sitting at A&E
Single shot is a crime against caffeine
te reo word of the day@te-reo-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · last wk.Rua hōta: Double shot
New podcast: we tell the story of Negro Matapacos, Chile's legendary riot dog, and the protest movements in which he took part, protecting demonstrators from the police. Listen early by joining us on Patreon and supporting our work: www.patreon.com/workingclass...
All of National's policies for this election are: 1. Things that should have been done already 2. Things they're just saying to win votes 3. Things that would never fly with ACT/NZ First 4. Any combination of the above #nzpol
National promises to extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30, if re-elected
National has pledged to extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30, if re-elected.
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Hooray for unexpected extra holiday spending, a new phone...
