Luxon wants an American style presidential motorcade so bad lol it would be funny if it wasn’t so sad

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Ben Ross@benakl.bsky.social · 4d ago

The economy will recover when actual nation builders not parasitical wealth extractors are on the Treasury Benches Vote Greens to give Labour backbone these elections www.nzherald.co.nz/business/slo...

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Dr Bex@drbex.bsky.social · 11h ago

A vote for National or NZ First means returning ACT to power again. ACT are gunning for workers, disabled people, and children. They will actively and intentionally make all our lives worse, except ofc for their wealthy donor class.

#NZpol

Dr Bex@drbex.bsky.social · 11h ago

A vote for National, NZFirst, or ACT is a vote to keep older kiwis in poverty, and to make their poverty worse. This coalition government has actively passed policies that have made things tougher for everyone who isn't in the wealthy donor class. It will only get worse if they are voted back in.

Wide screenshot of the RNZ website this afternoon, with my arrow added for comparison… even the automated “related stories” column is calling Luxon out on his BS now. #NZPol CC @BobLefridge

Any minute now, that track will be right on the horizon, we just need to apply more cuts, this time it will work #NZPol

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 16h ago

National backs its policies as unemployment rises to 11-year high

'For Hickey, there is a deeper structural challenge. “You’ve got an economy which just doesn’t know how to operate without house prices rising”.' #NzPol

As unemployment hits 11-year high, how does it look under the hood?

Bernard Hickey breaks down the numbers released today.

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Kia Ora Earthlings @bernardchickey.bsky.social laying out our unemployment stats. #economy #unemployment #youth #education #civics #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/unemployme...

Nonsense. RBNZ estimated in May that the oil price shock would lead to higher unemployment for longer (yellow line) but today's data was worse than expected (again!) The trouble is the reckonomists believe their own recovery hype.

@musicalchairs.bsky.social pretty sure you have graphs calling out this bullshit #nzpol

Final day to check or change your enrollment for the Maori roll... vote.nz #nzpol

Butterflies around the world are changing habitats - and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’

Butterflies around the world are changing habitats - and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’

New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Butterflies, often considered a “sentinel of change”, are on the move across every continent they inhabit, shifting to survive as global heating reshapes their environment. About one in 10 species have already expanded or contracted their geographic range, or shifted in altitude, according to a global study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Continue reading...

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BP announced more bumper profits. Oxfam's latest analysis finds that emissions from just five fossil fuel corporations were enough to contribute to around 1 in 4 heatwaves between 2000 and 2023. It’s time to #MakeRichPollutersPay! www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

I feel for whoever it is who forgot to edit one element of this RNZ story and made me spill my tea.

Unemployment at its highest level for 11 years, did I see? And THAT INCLUDES THE COVID AND LOCKDOWN TIMES. Thanks to the Ardern government that protected jobs and businesses at the time.

Desperate stuff to make Key feels he has to chip in. Damning for Luxon as it makes him look extremely weak needing a rescue.

Hello NZ govt 👋, maybe this is a better approach than building more prisons & punishing beneficiaries? Hard to argue with the numbers #nzpol

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 11h ago

Wtf is this “remigration” Newspeak nonsense. At least have the strength of your convictions to call it what it is - deportation based on racism.

Xu-Nan's question pointing out that Peters had used MFAT comms to stand by his statements outside the House deserved a better hearing than it got from Brownlee, who then fluffed around and failed to make Peters answer a valid question directed to him as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Winston Peters relentlessly dodged answering Lawrence Xu-Nan's very precise questions inviting him to stand by his racist outburst in the House last week. What a snivelling coward. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan grills Winston Peters on 'racist' comments that were directed at him

The Green MP who Winston Peters told to "go back to your own country" has challenged the Foreign Minister in Parliament over his comments.

rnz.co.nz

Well now I’m confused. If a tank comes rolling past will it mean there’s an invasion or just Luxon on his way to a fundraiser?

Salvation Army: Youth unemployment stats a 'call to action' for the country

Salvation Army: Youth unemployment stats a 'call to action' for the country

The Salvation Army says the latest unemployment statistics should be seen as a call to action for the country about the need to help young people find work.

rnz.co.nz

Lol. Luxon doesn’t have a role, he is across nothing but his entitlements. He’s deposited in meetings with the scripts written for him where he glad hands everyone he meets. No surprise Key continues to support his choice for PM. As if he’d admit his choice is useless, that’d take humility. #nzpol

A fair tax policies organization in NZ That's a list of recommended tax eg. Wealth tax, wealth transfer tax. #bookmarked here to explore www.tjanz.org/tja_policy

TJA Policy

A fairer society through tax reform

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At some point we — all of us — have to have a serious conversation about priorities. We can't just keep squeezing corporate profits out of everything and insisting everyone just make do somehow.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 19h ago

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite

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kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h ago

Not for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

If you are disheartened by the first image, then look at the second image and then tell your mates to enroll to vote and then bully them into voting for greens ✌🏽

A vote for National, NZFirst, or ACT is a vote to keep older kiwis in poverty, and to make their poverty worse. This coalition government has actively passed policies that have made things tougher for everyone who isn't in the wealthy donor class. It will only get worse if they are voted back in.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 19h ago

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite

Not for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight to attend National Party fundraiser

Christopher Luxon is defending his use of an Air Force flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, saying he has a "busy job" and "full schedule".

rnz.co.nz

Watched the #InternetNZ Meet the Candidates hui today, which did indeed lead to some (minor) adjustments to my voting order. Glad I waited to attend before finalising my STV order and putting my vote through!