we also have a very limited amount of tickets donated by the BHN community for those that would like to attend, but who are feeling the cost of living, feel free to email us; bhn.nz/contact/

Saturday night it's the Big Hairy Health debate. We still have some tickets for the live audience available, and it's a great opportunity for Dunedin Voters to pose questions and hear answers from parliamentarians. bhn.nz/debates/#hea...

Delighted to stand with @nzpsa.bsky.social and Deb, who works for Nurse Maude. She is one of the 250 care workers on strike today, because their employer wants to cut sick leave, and has offered no pay deal. Deb & other care workers deserve decent pay, decent conditions, and our total support.

ActionStation are hosting their Hui ē! Together for the Vote Launch this month. If you’re serious about protecting worker rights, Te Taiao, Te Tiriti, or any of the other many things under attack from this Government, come along to learn how we’re getting out the vote this election year. #nzpol

Hui ē! Together for The Vote - The Big Launch

Together for The Vote is for anyone wanting to lift enrolment and get out the vote this election. If you’re serious about Te Tiriti, economic and climate justice, you know the need for real change is...

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Labour will back more tradies and young people through a trades qualification. We'll support employers for up to 2 years rather than one. Apprentices will get up to $1k for tools. We’ll also cover more trades, creating new opportunities. Let’s build a future for young people in Aotearoa.

Yesterday I posted to insta about being proud to stand with the trans community and allies in Wellington. Within minutes someone sent me a picture of a burning trans flag. Wellington is a city that welcomes everyone, and I will always campaign to keep it that way. This is a city of hope not hate.

Get where you're going for less with Labour. $20 a week is the most you'll pay for public transport. This package would save a typical 2-commuter household nearly $2,500 a year in Wellington Bays/Rongotai. No paperwork, just real cost of living support for you and your family.

Huge turnout in Newtown yesterday for Labour. Volunteers ready to knock on doors and tell everyone how truly bad the Budget was, and why it will leave communities further behind. 160 days until we can deliver the change New Zealand is crying out for, and rebuild the services we all rely on.

Labour stands with public servants, public service unions, and the services we all need. 167 days to make this a one-term government and turn New Zealand around

Everyday this government tries to do Wellington down, we just wake up in the morning and look better than ever. It’s the perfect day to see you at Te Papa at 12 - stand with @nzpsa.bsky.social and tell the government how out of touch it is with the values we hold. See you there!

Out for a quick run - and this is the scene at Princess Bay. Why would you live anywhere else?!

Cold, wet, bit of a long day? is there anything better for your soul than a roast shop? A delicate balance of essential fats and carbohydrates, backed by modern sports nutritionists. Kilbirne you’ve done it again!

With more rain yet to come for Wellington, look out for each other over the next few days. Stay safe, stay out of flood water, and follow emergency services advice. For more information look at the WREMO & Wellington City Council websites www.facebook.com/WREMOnz/ www.facebook.com/wellingtonci...

Sat down to write a few lines for an event tomorrow. Simba has other ideas…back scratching is apparently a more urgent priority 🐈

Wonderful to be invited to lunch with the Cambodian community here at the Island Bay Temple. I heard from them about the cost of living, transport, jobs, and their special community. It’s places like this that make Wellington Bays/Rongotai unique - and why being their MP would be such an honour.

Lovely to be invited to talk with the Assyrian community in Wellington, celebrating their 6776th New Years festival. Hearing about their experiences and what matters for them at moment. Akitu Breekha!

#nzpol Child poverty data from Stats NZ out today. All political parties except Act agreed to the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, creating legally mandated targets for child poverty reduction. Right now, we are missing even the looser targets the government has set. A 🧵

#nzpol Prices for basics are rising again at a rate much faster than wages, new data from Stats NZ shows. 70% of workers got a pay rise less than 3% last year and 44% got no pay rise at all. Food prices rose 4.6% overall, with the price of white bread rising 58% this year. A 🧵

#nzpol I’m here at the release of the Salvation Army State of the Nation for 2026. It’s a portrait of the problems facing Aotearoa, and how we are doing in tackling them. Many of the problems we face have worsened over the past two years. A 🧵

#nzpol Do you feel back on track yet?

Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

MSD have been delaying their December benefits data release due to data processing issues but they shared headline numbers yesterday. If the data is correct, this is a huuuge increase. We now have nearly 1 in 7 adults on a working age benefit. Link in ALT. (🧵 1/n)

#nzpol New unemployment data from Stats NZ today, showing the impact of an economy that isn't working. An additional 5,000 people became unemployed during the quarter, rising to levels last seen in 2015. 164,000 people are now unemployed, up 39,000 in just 2 years. A🧵

#nzpol Stats NZ has put Household Living Price Index data - showing how the cost of living is affecting different households. The cost of living has nearly stalled if you have a high income (1.2%). The poorest have a household inflation rate (3.4%) nearly 3 times the rate of the richest.

#nzpol Today in FEC @barbedmonds.bsky.social asked MOF why GDP for 2026 keeps falling. The data from Treasury is clear - forecasts have fallen at every update year - down $14.4bn in just 2 years. Perhaps insanity really is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result

[I am reposting as I have fixed an error in processing the csv file (in turning dates in Jan and Oct from text to date where Excel truncated year.month x.10 to x.1) Visualisation of how much bread the minimum wage can afford to buy, which is well below 2016 when National were last in government.

Craig Renney@clrenney.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#nzpol Data released by Stats NZ today shows that the cost of living rose at its fastest rate for 18 months. Prices rose for 80% of items in the CPI basket, meaning growth in prices was broad-based. Minimum wage workers are now facing a 3rd year of real terms cuts in wages. A thread

#nzpol Data released by Stats NZ today shows that the cost of living rose at its fastest rate for 18 months. Prices rose for 80% of items in the CPI basket, meaning growth in prices was broad-based. Minimum wage workers are now facing a 3rd year of real terms cuts in wages. A thread

#nzpol The Prime Minister spent longer managing his Spotify Playlists than writing that speech. Nothing new, nothing to help manage growing unemployment, more cuts signalled to government investment. That wasn't a State of the Nation - it was asking people to forget the past two years.

#nzpol - I have had a look at these 'green shoots' ahead of the Prime Minister's State of the Nation Speech on Monday. The data tells us that we have spent two years regressing. Let’s not make it another 4. More at: craigrenney.substack.com/p/the-recove...

The recovery you want has been further delayed

The government will be desperate to tell a story that things have improved. The data tells us that we have spent two years regressing. Let’s not make it another 4.

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#nzpol NBR reports the Min. of Finance saying a "Stronger economy will help the Government’s books". nbr.co.nz/politics/str... The chart (from @labourcartel.bsky.social) might explain the government's current situation. Something happened in late 2023, and things have gotten worse since.

#nzpol Data released today shows that for all the talk of green shoots, the economy hasn’t grown at all in 2 years. Unemployment is up, & the cost of living is still rising for middle and low-income New Zealanders. The GDP increase today simply balances out the fall previously. A Thread