I'm very pleased Labour has decisively rejected Peters and NZ1ST. #nzpol
Chris Hipkins officially rules out working with New Zealand First in any government he leads
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has finally and officially ruled out working with New Zealand First in any government he leads.
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Key election date - 15th September. 54 days to election same as 1 August 2017. Goodbye Mr Chips.
Hot from inventing new policy on the fly, Luxon completely forgets his parties policy on phasing out fuel duty in 2027 and replacing it all with RUCs #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Christopher Luxon suggests fuel excise tax rise, accommodation levy if National re-elected
Christopher Luxon says raising the fuel excise tax and imposing an accommodation levy could be on the cards if National is re-elected.
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I’m curious, Damien, is it as painful as watching a woman die freezing under a bridge because of his policies? #nzpol
Bokeh balls and kuaka (bar-tailed godwits) - these are a few of my favourite things. 🪶🇳🇿
It's almost as if there's a culture issue in the upper echelons of the NZ Police. Yet another extremely dodgy male senior cop. Content warning - some really disturbing search requests from this guy.
Senior police officer used work devices to access child sex abuse material while on duty
Matthew Rogers was charged after an internal review following the Jevon McSkimming case.
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Gibberish Muldoon strikes again. “Yeah so what I'm saying is we'll do, you know, we need, I'd like us to, you know, have a, land the referendum for the four-year term, which I think has good support across the whole of the Parliament."
nzjanette@nzjanette.bsky.social · 3d agoJenna Lynch and Ava Whitworth made the decision to report Luxon verbatim, instead of summarising his answers or selecting quotes. They also included a transcript of the interview, thus exposing Luxon's blathering incoherence and inability/unwillingness to give a straight answer. #nzpol
Sam Sachdeva on Luxon's woes. ""I have built a career out of reversing the fortunes of under-performing companies” he declared. Five years on, the Prime Minister’s inability to reverse his own persistent underperformance seems likely to spark yet more speculation about his leadership"
Could Luxon’s ‘captain’s call’ on MMP sink his ship?
Comment: The PM’s surprise referendum commitment has angered coalition partners, confused his own MPs, and raised fresh leadership questions, writes Sam Sachdeva at Newsroom.
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Will Luxon be in his post tomorrow night? Possibly. What is certain is he'll stuff up again tomorrow on at least one other thing.
Dunce
Alt: Dunce
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He was better at hammering a nail than choosing his successor.
John Key Hammer Fail
YouTube video by Random Kiwi
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Henry thinks Luxon is flubbing it. (He's right) "there is little if any merit in making these election-changing pronouncements in such a haphazard and seemingly unplanned way. It flummoxes his fellow MPs, reduces the impact the announcements could have, and makes them seem somewhat chaotic."
Christopher Luxon goes off the cuff - again
OPINION: There may well be a strategic case for an MMP referendum - but not one announced like this.
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Pure desperation Never seen a man more salty about the fact that real voters don't rate him and his achievements as much as he rates himself www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
Luxon says he wants MMP referendum if re-elected
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he would hold an MMP referendum if re-elected.
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Great to hear Bernard Hickey on Morning Report, explained the damage the coalition is doing especially to the young.
Bernard Hickey discusses latest unemployment figures
While the overall unemployment rate was at its highest in 11 years, for those aged between 20 and 24,the number was even higher. Independent journalist, economics commentator, and editor of The Kaka, ...
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Want to grow kūmara this summer? You can get your crop started now from a supermarket kūmara. This video unexpectedly getting some extra love on the book of faces, so figured I'd share it here too.
If AI disappeared tomorrow, the only change in my life would be that google search suddenly got better again.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 6d agoGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
Raybon is a national treasure, perhaps even a New Zealand first treasure: www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ive...
Raybon Kan: I've never talked about it, but Winston Peters also told me to go back to my own country
OPINION: Could it be a Chinese thing not to want to cry racism? To be stoic?
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Sauce. This was the solution considered. Give me strength.
BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · 6d agoAs schools reported throwing out nearly one in three Compass lunches late last year, the Ministry of Education looked into adding sauce to make the meals more appealing but shelved the idea over cost.
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Holiday By Mistake Withnail
ALT: Holiday By Mistake Withnail
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Ben Ross@benakl.bsky.social · 6d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Surely the Prime Minister could have found and booked a big venue for his Kāpiti public meeting that wasn't Jevon McSkimming's church...