“The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren’t on the printed roll and who say they’re unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected.” So nice to see democracy in action, nothing to worry about here, love NZ’s accessible and clear election process.
Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 2d agoThe Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.
To vote in this years general election you need to be enrolled by midnight, 13 days before Election Day. Days left to enrol or update your details. Maori Roll: 3 days General Roll: 83 days Remind your Friends & Whanau #nzpol
You can't bring back HITTING CHILDREN AT SCHOOL, what is this barbarism
The Great Replacement theory is racist, deeply misogynistic, and explicitly linked to anti-abortion and reproductive control. It’s important to say the quiet part out loud - this government has given plenty of reasons to be confident these views will be further embedded if power is retained. #nzpol
henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 4d agoWinston Peters wants to pay people up to $45k, tax free, to have three kids. It’s a policy with a very nativist bent that will naturally draw comparisons to the “great replacement theory” conspiracy. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
Lessons for NZ - apparently datacentres in Ireland draw =23% of the country's power and household power bills have gone up 600 Euros in the last year as a result. Use urged from 5% of national electricity demand in 2015 to 23% in 2025. Forecast to exceed 30%
Luxon criticises Nash for his misogyny, yet introduces legislation harmful to women, then criticises Peters for his racism, when Luxon's basically spent the last three years being racist towards Māori & trying to get rid of Te Tiriti obligations. Stuart & Winston just say it out loud 🤷♀️ #nzpol
This government got to 100 days of the election and you've got Luxon desperately trying not to offend his racist coalition partner by issuing criticism as National Party leader not as PM, which is another complete failure to lead the country. The Prime Minister doesn't have a problem with racism.
That’s true and the Greens are in Parliament and above NZF and ACT in the polls and we get the men in suits repoing the status quo and extreme right and not a progressive in sight. Garbage indeed.
So the Dunedin Hospital replacement was paused, costing money, then restarted but scaled down so the new hospital will have fewer beds than the old too-small hospital, so the Government could save money to build roads in the North Island they're not going to build any more. Anyone going to say that?
Just Winston Peters aligning us with all the war criminals & against our long standing allies…and trading partners…🤪 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 2w agoNew Zealand was in a very small group abstaining on the reappointment of a human right chief the US and Israel hate. But MFAT say it was a decision made entirely on procedural grounds: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
A reminder that you can no longer enrol on the day to vote in this year's General Election. Best you check here to make sure you're enrolled #nzpol vote.nz/enrolling/en...
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Speaking today at 12 noon at UC about new rules that will stop up to 200,000 people voting & won’t speed up vote counts. National & Act & NZF blocked, actually blocked enrolment by NZers within 13 days before elections The ability of parties to block voters from voting like this must be stopped
That’s right. If this shit is intolerable, be consistent. Shane Jones accused you of giving Modi a blow job. David Seymour protected a now convicted pedophile. Having them in cabinet is something you’re clearly “comfortable” with. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Hipkins to PM: Nash had to go, but still you tolerate NZ First's sex jibes and racism
Hipkins says Nash’s resignation exposes Luxon’s leadership, accusing the PM of ignoring Shane Jones’ controversial remarks.
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National going all out for women's votes again, I see.
Its not the super market duopoly, it’s not the asset sales of power companies, it’s not the insane accumulation of wealth at the top, not the capitulating to landlords, not the war THAT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY SUPPORTING, no none of those things could possibly be contributing to inflation. It’s workers.
This is beyond feral behaviour from the NZ Government. Taking credit for the years of work from left wing women & passing it off as a WIN FOR RW MEN, is disgusting & predatory in its own nature. FUCKING YUCK 🤮 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
Jordan Rivers@jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 3w agoThe members bill to make stalking a crime was literally lodged by Labour Party's Ginny Anderson in response to a murder that happened in 2022. Luxon wont tell you that though 🤷
Sobering reading... like if some of our sebirds did not already have a complicated future www.nzgeo.com/stories/dead...
We’re about to find out what the deadliest avian flu in history means for a nation of birds
Only 300 individual birds in New Zealand have any sort of protection from H5N1, which has devastated wild birds and domestic poultry across the world. The virus has also killed tens of thousands of se...
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'we're as prepared as we possibly can be' Biosecurity New Zealand: 162 jobs gone Ministry for the Environment was officially disestablished MPI budget cut, 10% job losses Department of Conservation budget cut, 143 job losses Sure Jan.
I was looking for another of my posts and found this - which is particularly relevant given what the redoubtable trio of @musicalchairs.bsky.social @bernardchickey.bsky.social & @ganeshahirao.bsky.social have been saying post this week's OCR decision.
Terry Baucher@trabaq.bsky.social · 10mo agoSpotted this gem in a footnote on page 62 of Treasury's He Tirohanga Mokopuna "Between 25% and 30% of everyone born in New Zealand is living overseas by age 30, and emigration rates are even higher among those with tertiary qualifications" Radical idea here - how about stop shitting on our young?
'Health New Zealand data showed there were 1954 hospitalisations of homeless people in 2024/25, up from 971 in 2018/19.'
Homeless and hospitalised: The deadly impact of sleeping rough
Hospitalisations of homeless people have doubled in six years.
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Our govt is filled with grown adult Trump simps and its embarrassing as hell. Luxons govt is trying everyday to bring Trumps America here in NZ, so get yourself and your friends enrolled cause voting is the only way we can stop it.
Ōtepoti really bringing it today. How lucky are we to be living in this beautiful city 😍🌆 📸: paddleboarders just gliding along in the background
Does he know that 97% of NZ businesses employ fewer than 20 staff? They wouldn't benefit from AI use. Most tech companies in start up phase rely on investments that take years to realize. NZ lacks the investment base and the time to go from start up to success. 90% of start ups fail. #NZpol
Luxon is fundamentally lazy. Describe any working system to him and it's either too complicated or too detailed for him to put in the effort to understand it. You can see why handing everything over to AI appeals to him.
The Green Party is announcing that in government, it will overhaul the laws protecting conservation land and wildlife in Aotearoa. It will scrap the Government's current reform and starting again with a process focused on protecting what we have for future generations 🌏🌿
"Israel has deliberately and intentionally targeted Palestinian children during its military campaign in Gaza, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, a UN commission of inquiry has said." trib.al/DOiUmFG Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Israel committed genocide in Gaza by deliberately killing Palestinian children, UN inquiry says | The Independent
The independent study concludes that the aim of Israel was to destroy the ‘larger Palestinian group in Gaza’
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Serious genuine question for anyone who considers themselves of the left but thinking of giving their vote to TOP... Did I miss something, or have TOP refused to work with ACT, NZF & National? Why give your vote to a party that might prop up Pedos, xenophobes & racists? I just couldn't
