Jim Marr
@jimmarr.bsky.social
Writer, intrigued by politics, sport and horse racing and, of course, the characters who populate these endeavours
Beyond the golden glow a timely reminder that New Zealand Netball must come up with a credible domestic competition to prepare athletes for next year's world championship, and beyond #SportNZ newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/b...
Beyond the gold: Silver Ferns rebuild netball’s future from a year of chaos
A gold medal for the future of a beleaguered sport: the Silver Ferns pull off an against-the-odds Commonwealth Games netball triumph after a 16-year wait
newsroom.co.nz
Just a reminder at how poorly served farmers are by agribusiness lobby groups, like Fed Farmers, which vociferously oppose action on climate change, leaving ordinary farmers to deal with the climate disruption. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue
theguardian.com
Comment: The Royal Commission’s answer was ‘no’ to the question of whether the mosque terrorist signalled his intentions; we now know this was incorrect, writes Lianne Dalziel.
A book that should never have to be written again
newsroom.co.nz
Seymour/Luxon/Peters Government set to get emissions estimate drastically wrong again, after 'forgetting' to include its free pass for farmers - nobody surprised #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/28/n...
NZ cows set to emit far more climate pollution than Govt projected
Special report: Experts, watchdogs and even the dairy lobby say the Govt's hands-off approach won't boost new technology and cut climate pollution from cows.
newsroom.co.nz
My conversation for Bloomberg's Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal. Very fun conversation. Enjoyable. Great questions. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Watch Branko Milanovic on What Comes After Globalization | Odd Lots - Bloomberg
It's pretty obvious by now that globalization has fallen out of favor. And while many pundits have deemed economic globalism dead, we are still figuring out what to call this new era. Branko Milanović...
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Court rules against car dealer who tried to stare down buyer in $63,000 game of consumer rights chicken newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/23/d...
Precedent-setting ruling in ‘legal chicken’ with car dealer
Whether you buy a toaster or a car, Julie Blommaert says the Consumer Guarantees Act has been pretty much toothless – until she finally took her problems with her faulty EV to court. Alice Peacock rep...
newsroom.co.nz
Great to see that National support 30 weeks Paid Parental Leave. Especially after they voted against the introduction of PPL. Blocked the extension to 26 weeks for several years. Canceled 33 pay equity claims. And just this year, cut Best Start payments for the majority of new parents.
'We can no longer agree': Simon Upton warns post-RMA laws risk flip-flopping and lobbying #nzpol
'We can no longer agree': Simon Upton warns post-RMA laws risk flip-flopping and lobbying
In a rare intervention, Parliament’s environment watchdog says RMA reforms leave too much to the discretion of future ministers, creating uncertainty and opening the door to political pressure and lob...
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David Seymour lashes wealthy New Zealanders prepared to pay more tax as - lame braggards #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/business/132...
Wealthy New Zealanders say they want to pay more tax
Sir Ian Taylor and former retirement commissioner Dame Diana Crossan are among the 96 asking the Government to fix the "broken" tax system.
stuff.co.nz
Char@kiwichar.bsky.social · 2w agoBoom 💥 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
One of the many reasons executive presidencies are a stupid and dangerous idea #Trumping pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...
For President Trump, starting nuclear war is as easy as sending a tweet
The US president can order a nuclear strike within minutes and without congressional approval, exposing the absurd danger of entrusting civilisation to one fallible person.
pearlsandirritations.com
Silent pharma behind Auckland's forbidden pharmacy newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/24/b...
Behind the patient campaigns, the pharma giants profiting from public pressure
Comment: Auckland’s Forbidden Pharmacy highlights 200 unfunded drugs as patient advocates push politicians for more money.Listening to them, you’d think NZ was a cheapskate in funding healthcare – but...
newsroom.co.nz
“The government was failing to protect the rights of the 170,000 children living in poverty right now, up by 47,500 in 2022.” We could implement: Adequate social support policy Adequate housing policy Regulate food and power companies Equitable wages But no, politicians are happy with this👇 #nzpol
Report on child poverty reveals 'national shame', Children's Comissioner says
The Children's Commissioner says the latest report on child poverty reveals the country's "national shame".
rnz.co.nz
A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption. #Trump
A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.
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New Zealand's Prime Minister pledges allegiance to Facts Free Politics movement, as election looms #nzpol
Kyle Matthews@kylermatthews.bsky.social · 2w agoPrime minister is just denying maths now: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Trumping - a rational assessment ... There are three categories of Trump failures: disasters of mismanagement, disasters by design and disasters of greed www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...?
Opinion | Trump’s Kiss of Death
On top of everything else, the president is inept.
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Amazon and the art of thievery www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet
Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says i...
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Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2w agoThe price hikes and the product disappearances were not the blips of supply and demand – they were the results of behind-the-scenes pressure by Amazon, according to internal emails reviewed by the Guardian and court claims against the world’s largest company. From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
Look at us, making international news. #nzpol
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 2w agoNew Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are falling too slowly to meet national climate targets, with progress stalling in 2024 and key goals for the next decade now at heightened risk, the Climate Change Commission said on Wednesday.
Taylor Farms, the lettuce supplier at the center of our explosive diarrhea outbreak, has spent millions to oppose food regulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans:
Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak
The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.
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"Chris Finlayson QC is a New Zealand lawyer and former National Party MP. He was Attorney-General and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations from 2008 to 2017. In 2014, he also became Minister Responsible for New Zealand’s two main intelligence agencies." Only left parliament in 2019. #nzpol
Chris Finlayson: Co-governance should be embraced — not feared | E-Tangata
“A decade of my life was spent on Treaty settlements. I think many people would be a lot more sympathetic toward the notion of co-governance if they learned the things that I was able to learn as a pu...
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No sooner had the Govt decimated environmental protections in the new Planning & Natural Environment Bills, they drop the bombshell that Manawhakahono ā rohe agreements will be scrapped too (literally minutes after select committee had agreed to uphold them...including national and act members) ☠️☠️
Show me the money! How top five health funds spend your premiums Claudia Weisenberger reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/show-me-the-money-how-top-five-health-funds-spend-your-premiums/
Sad new that Gary Sobers has left us #cricket Probably the best to play the game. Ian Chappell talks about the greatest centuries he has every seen www.youtube.com/watch?v=U--J...
My XI - Ian Chappell: Garry Sobers, 254 v Australia, MCG - 'The best batsman I have ever seen'
YouTube video by Cricinfo
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Despite the ridiculous framing "They've shaved off their dreadlocks" FFS🤦🏻♂️, Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa explains why the @greens.org.nz policy is better for EVERYONE #nzpol
'They've shaved off their dreadlocks!' Electric election taken up a notch with Greens policy
YouTube video by Rewiring Aotearoa
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One of my big concerns with subsidizing solar for homeowners was that it only benefits homeowners Labour trying to address that with SolarSaver was good to see and this policy from the Greens is even more welcome #nzpol
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand@greens.org.nz · 2w agoThe Green Party will cut your power bill and take power back from the big four power companies, because a warm, dry home powered by clean energy should be within everyone's reach 💚💡
