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.

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".

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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 · 18h ago

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

Wherein Doocey insists on reporting of wait times for mental health services against his targets, but not reporting of: - Number of declined referrals - Number of clinical vacancies in mental health - Wait times for community services (that declined referrals are supposedly sent to)

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 10h ago

Fears young people slipping through gaps in mental health data

This appalling, can people just stop fighting cycleways. They keep kids and all cyclists safe #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Auckland Grammar School 'devastated' after student cyclists hit by stolen car

The headmaster of Auckland Grammar School says they are "devastated" after a group of students was hit by a car while cycling in Epsom.

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and when you consider how cameras and eyeballs work, how you look at a mirror is significantly different from how you look at a screen.

Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 13h ago

I was in a friend’s rental car and in place of a rear-view mirror there was a mirror-sized digital video feed of the back of the car. They replaced one of the most reliable & intuitive safety features in a car with a digital surrogate that could glitch at any moment. KEEP ANALOG SAFTEY FEATURES

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.

PERFECTLY NORMAL@nzpom.com · 10h ago

Today's chart after ACT got another $25k The system is rigged

Most aren't accessible for blind & low vision parents either 😑 Also. Omg. WHHYYYYY are there so many?!! One for the classroom, one for the sports team, one for the travel fundraiser - and there's no guarantee that even if you children are AT THE SAME SCHOOL that the teacher will use the same app 🤯😫

samuel mehr@mehr.nz · 10h ago

what is the most jankily developed type of mobile app and why is it the kind that schools pay for, with public money, to share identifiable data involving children

Permanently Disabled kids shouldn’t have to face a future living on a benefit that’s not enough to survive on, where bi-yearly they have to prove they still have an incurable condition. That’s not a future they deserve, it’s dehumanising, it’s depressing & it’s unacceptable. They have worth. #nzpol

#Seymour’sSlop - we’re back to Super Cheesy Pasta again!! 😬 #nzpol (Read the alt text)

Free & 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/...

Unemployment worse than forecast & real wages fall

Unemployment rate up to 11-year high of 5.6%; Underutilisation rate up to 13-year high of 13.8%; Youth underutilisation up by 21,500 in a year to 37% of youth workforce; Yet 111,000 work visas granted

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The fast track has created a dependency on political patronage. Individual businesses can only access the fast track if ministers agree. Coincidentally political party donations linked to fast track applications have ballooned.

"It's actually a real crisis for people. I don't think people really understand or like to think that we have older people who are actively living in poverty in our country," #nzpol

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

An advocate for older people says recent cold temperatures combined with the cost of power and other goods have produced a crisis point, with many people forced to choose between food and heating.

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Sauce. This was the solution considered. Give me strength.

BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · 19h ago

As 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.

I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Almost *everything* you see in this format, whether infinite power cubes or solar powered houses for the homeless that fold out of suitcases or French "bread libraries" for the poor is liberal catnip bullshit by content farms. Stop being idiots. Thank you.

A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has been linked to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler. Great work from @comingupcharlie.bsky.social www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...

Notable local antisemites Benn Conner, James Rossiter, and Nick Wells were present.

Yesterday, young men disrupted a family-friendly event at Hamilton Libraries featuring a visiting cartoonist. They yelled obscenities and assaulted a small child. They then provided videos and photos to the person running Action Zealandia's Telegram account. 🧵

From about minute 18, Jenna Lynch finally (far too gently) calls him out on lying about his experience in business. Incredible that no one has ever done this before #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: PM Christopher Luxon apologises for 'parent-child mentality' comments

The prime minister has apologised for his comments to the Rotorua business community last week, saying he was sorry they "did not properly acknowledge the challenges that many small business owners ar...

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Things I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

The teens are making fun of me for my *extremely cool* dance moves. Clearly they have never watched The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 🤣😳

Carlton Dance

ALT: Carlton Dance

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Winston Peters described him as a “member of the public” the party had no responsibility for. He is in fact an executive committee member of Young NZF (at least he was described as such in 2024) and spoke on behalf of the group at the party convention last month.

#nzpol 🧵

Dr Bex@drbex.bsky.social · 3d ago

Liam, a middleaged white man with RW leanings, finds Luxon, a middleaged white man with RW leanings "likeable". Meanwhile, Luxon is tanking with women across the board. Could it be that we don't care about how "likeable" someone is when their policies are actively and directly harming us 🤔

Oh look, white dude says it wasn't cool and suddenly now the PM apologises 🙄 could he be any less transparent with his sexist attitudes?!

Rob@robdickinson.bsky.social · 2d ago

Gasps ‘Parent-child’ lecture from PM ‘didn’t land well’, says Rotorua Business Chamber president #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

A big old scoop: an Ombudsman investigation into a refused OIA request has helped shed light on just how much AI the Ministry of Education is using to create the new school curriculum www.emilywrites.co.nz/the-ministry...

The Ministry of Education is using so much AI it can't tell us how much AI it's using

The Ministry doesn't seem to want the public to know exactly how much AI it's using - or what it's using AI for.

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Ngl I love me a reward sticker chart 🤣 a dream for my mum who only had to draw up a gold star sticker chart and et voila! Chores done 🤣

Term 3, Week 3 of #Seymour’sSlop. It’s dire, people. #nzpol

Liam, a middleaged white man with RW leanings, finds Luxon, a middleaged white man with RW leanings "likeable". Meanwhile, Luxon is tanking with women across the board. Could it be that we don't care about how "likeable" someone is when their policies are actively and directly harming us 🤔

Daily Indignation@dailyindignation.bsky.social · 3d ago

New Zealand journalists in 2082, as the seas have swallowed the land and we're living in a Waterworld-style society: Christopher Luxon is actually really great in person, the voters just need to get to know him.

Good decision #nzpol Labour has pulled its support for changing the census. The Government is now short of the ‘supermajority’ it needs. Labour said it was not opposed in principle to modernising the census, but was not confident the administrative data model “would be accurate or reliable enough."

Govt’s census overhaul thrown into doubt after Labour pulls support

Opposition parties warn relying on government agency data instead of a full census risks undercounting Māori and minority groups.

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