And the same government foisting these costs on councils is also cutting off revenue to those councils. I think Auckland Council in particular needs to be publicly hard-nosed here. Make these developments look risky. Make the developers' lenders nervous. Fuck 'em.

Russel Norman@russelnorman.bsky.social · 6h ago

Developers donate $$ to Nat/Act/NZF. Nat/Act/NZF give developers fast track process. Resulting housing on urban fringes without services so council ratepayers have to subsidise these developments $billions. Developers pocket the profits. Nats pocket more donations www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

It's corruption, pure and simple Developers paying NACT for rights to develop where there are no services foisting costs onto councils This is not the democracy we thought we had

Sorry old fella, we’re still super busy fighting the fucking fascists. 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ

Char@kiwichar.bsky.social · 4h ago

🙄🤦‍♀️ bsky.app/profile/gtco...

While some politicians start wars they can’t win and declare victory anyhow, Temu Neville Chamberlain here just capitulates in advance. www.thepost.co.nz/business/361...

Labour promises to end ‘repeal and replace’ cycle if elected

The cycle of successive government’s “repealing and replacing” planning rules and infrastructure projects is costing New Zealand. Labour says it’s time for it to stop.

thepost.co.nz

Groundswell's McFadden says "farmers are inherently environmentalists" and argues for 'self-regulation' This self-serving view would see more nitrate poisoning of aquifers, over-extraction of river water & more animal effluents, destruction of habitats, enteric pathogens and eutrophication #nzpol

Groundswell joins green groups in opposing environment reform

Critics of Chris Bishop’s flagship environmental law reform usually say it goes too far in pulling back protections – one group says it doesn’t go far enough

newsroom.co.nz

He couldn't be a Tory if he wasn't a hypocrite #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · yesterday

Christopher Luxon defends taking second plane overseas after criticising Hipkins for the same

Density done well.

Coalition ended half-price public transport for under-25s to save around $80m a year. Then put $33m into bootcamps for two dozen teens. Oranga Tamariki won't release the reoffending data. Priorities. #nzpol

Govt axes kids, youth public transport discounts funding

The cost of transport will go up for hundreds of thousands of people on May 1.

1news.co.nz

What about the sovereignty of parliament and your use of retrospective law changes to deal with inconvenient budget items like pay equity or court decisions you didn't like? #nzpols

miravox@miravox.bsky.social · 3w ago

Fast-tracked housing developments can't be paused, Chris Bishop says. The fast-track is on the wrong track for councils and infrastructure & money & things? Anyone surprised except Bish? #nzpol

The Minister of Infrastructure is very concerned about the impacts of legislation he was partially responsible for which everyone said would have this exact impact #nzpol

Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 3w ago

Replace 'Tiaki Wai' with Meridian, Woolworths, or ANZ and marvel at the absolute idiocy of these slaves to the rentier.

#nzpol Gun City must be accountable & Govt to pass stricter controls: - Check customer's gun licence/ID before handing them a weapon - All weapons chained - Auto door lock that needs owner to release when customer asks - Details of type of weapon stolen immediately provided to all Police involved

What I want to see is the next level of analysis - how much is coming from different industries? -does the timing of donations correlate with any policy announcements?

Sacha@sachadylan.bsky.social · 4w ago

That's a lot of donors. #NzPol

Icarus did his own research.

I spent a couple of minutes this morning looking on the internet for a David Brent narrator because I wanted to see him tell the office “go out there and smack it and go create the road.”

So now we have Act’s Beat The Little Shits to go with Winnie’s Fanny Police. #nzpol

Oh, this one still works...

One of my favourite things about election time... This was one of a series from 2023. I'll have to dig out the templates.

A perfect example of why Jago went either welcomed or undetected in the ACT party for so long. They all lack basic human decency. ACT is the Party of sociopaths. The Party of hilarious cruelty. The Party of institutionalized abuse. The Party of narcissism. Paul Henry fits perfectly.

Cold War throw back: under Cold War SIOP and FOB rules doctrine, Rocket Lab assisting the US with the NRO, and now ABMs would make us a Counterforce and Counter value target by Russian SSBNs firing nuclear SLBMs The counter force target is the launch site, the counter value target is Auckland

MeatMechSuit@meatmechsuit.bsky.social · last mo.

Rocket Lab needs to get the fuck out of NZ they have made us a huge target and I hate NZ helping the US military. #nzpol

The disgraceful "Climate Change Response Amendment Bill" is brazen corruption dressed up as mitigation. This is utterly shameful legislation #nzpol lawnews.nz/administrati...

“Extraordinary’ bill blocking climate change lawsuits risks eroding public confidence and a ‘frontal’ challenge to the courts, TLANZ committee warns - Law News

The Law Association warns a bill blocking climate lawsuits could undermine public confidence and challenge the role of the courts.

lawnews.nz

Fixed it for me: #nzpol

Imagine if a party was as focussed on the needs of women as the National party is in the 6 months prior to an election.

Between this, the consent law policy promise, the and the vocal decrying of Nash's sexist comments, it all feels a bit like the husband after spending the bill money on crypto or the pokies, turning up with a bunch of supermarket flowers hoping to be allowed to sleep upstairs tonight.

Luxon as CEO at Air NZ: “We should do scenic flights around Mt Erebus in Antarctica. Mm? What’s that? Oh, OK. I’ve only been here since 2011.”

Lew@lewsos.bsky.social · last mo.

When Ingrid Hipkiss reminded Luxo that National vetoed this kind of change less than a decade ago, he was unaware "I only came to politics in 2020" Yes. We can tell

Tell us you're a chronically unaware shit-for-brains fake-Christian wannabe-yank egg without telling us you're a chronically unaware shit-for-brains fake-Christian wannabe-yank egg. #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

Christopher Luxon rejects criticism on party's paid parental leave record

National leader Christopher Luxon has pushed back on criticism over his party's record on paid parental leave, saying he's focused on the future.

rnz.co.nz

A Summary of the Climate Change Commission‘s report. My #cartoon today #NZpol #ClimateChange #ClimateTargets

The National Party are those car salespeople selling you that Soviet made Lada with a lifetime warranty. #nzpol

Corbusier comes to Mt Albert

Worth repeating in New Zealand...

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.