“A study of the Hansard supports Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s allegation that Speaker Gerry Brownlee gives New Zealand First’s Winston Peters a latitude he denies her, and other MPs who challenge Peters’ conduct.” #nzpol

The Speaker’s selective severity: Rules for Swarbrick, rank for Peters

A study of the Hansard supports Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s allegation that Speaker Gerry Brownlee gives New Zealand First’s Winston Peters a latitude he denies her, and other MPs who c…

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The last time fewer than 1 in 5 young people were seeking work or more work was… … 2006. #nzpol

Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 16h ago

And, the young folk are being left to rot here. Seriously... more than 1 in 3 young people wanting work or more work. WTAF. So, I say it again... is there nothing that needs doing? Have we got all the infra we need? Are our schools rich in support people? Jeez. [Ends]

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Christopher Luxon commits to flying commercial if elected

Opposition leader Christopher Luxon says he will not use Defence Force planes to travel internationally if elected as prime minister.

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Point taken Andrew, but my study of the Hansard from 2024 onwards is a clear record of how Winston Peters, far more than any other MP, is responsible for the decline in the standards of the House, which ironically he so often decries. The Speaker appears to be complicit in enabling this. #nzpol

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa@sanjanah.bsky.social · 3d ago

The wrong, dishonourable MPs: Targeted harassment in New Zealand’s legislature sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/t... (WordPress) www.linkedin.com/pulse/wrong-... (LinkedIn) #nzpol

There’s been a lot of talk about children this past week - how to punish them, how to breed them, and how business people are like them - but none of it about child welfare. My #cartoon today #NZpol

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Oof. @bernardchickey.bsky.social on "the democratic deficit": 📉Enrolment of 18-24-year-olds for Nov 7 election collapses to 53% from 70% 😱Over 200,000 young people not enrolled = more than voted NZ First in 2023 😞Auckland Council vote turnout under 20% for young thekaka.substack.com/p/a-generati...

A generation being disenfranchised in plain sight

Enrolment of 18-24 year olds for Nov 7 election collapses to 53% from 70%; Over 200,000 young people not enrolled = more than voted NZ First in 2023; Auckland Council vote turnout under 20% for young

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Winston is a coward who cannot answer a logical question about two positions he holds which are contradictory. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

'Turn that thing off': Peters terminates interview after just 96 seconds

Winston Peters had told a Stuff journalist to “piss off” after they asked questions about other instances of violent rhetoric and behaviour toward MPs.

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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration’s ban on nonpartisan groups helping newly naturalized U.S. citizens register to vote — finding the ban was likely driven by intentional discrimination against new citizens www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Court blocks Trump ban on voter registration help for new citizens, finding likely intentional discrimination

Senior Trump administration officials have repeatedly portrayed immigrants' political participation as an electoral threat.

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The Luxon government will adopt urgency to scratch its arse cheeks but anything that will benefit more than a few rich businessmen; women or young families or the disabled, can wait and be used as a bribe for the next election campaign #nzpol

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.

Things are going about as well as always. The President of the USA is having a tantrum because one of his handpicked sycophants wouldn't continue trying to imprison an American citizen on made up charges to protect his ego.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"

Never has a single action, caught on video, ever been such a good metaphor for... *gestures very broadly* ...everything.

Adam Parkhomenko@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d ago

The caddie literally just tosses a fucking ball on the ground for Trump while never looking back

You'd have to read to the thirteenth paragraph to discover the pull quote for the title was from Marcus Siding, a 23-year-old Swedish man living in Sweden that wanted to become a cop, but his ADHD diagnosis at the age of 12 barred him by law from becoming a Swedish cop Seems relevant

This policy would directly lead to physical abuse of disabled and neurodivergent children. Tell your friends. I'm absolutely serious.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d ago

ACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on 'little shits'

We need to stop talking about the financial debt of NZ - govt has net positive assets - & talking about debt just helps Neo-liberalism We need to talk about our: Loss of community Loss of fairness Growing Poverty Loss of Government services Lack of Infrastructure Growth in inequality #nzpol

And let’s add to the list of expedited law-making and legislative shortcuts the many instances of very truncated select committee processes, such as the recent Climate Change Tort Liability Bill. #shoddylawmaking

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 3d ago

More laws rushed through Parliament under urgency than any term since 2008

In the last few weeks, we're being reminded that just because you're "[a minority group, we usually want to protect]" doesn't necessarily make you a nice person. There are evil fucks in all sorts of groups. There's no "them"; there's just all of us, with some evil fucks sprinkled in.

In today’s HeraldOnSunday

Are you worried about falling birthrates? Here's 5 simple tips! 1. Quick racism check, are you actually just worried about *white* birthrates? Maybe stop that 2. More parental leave 3. Make public spaces and services safer for parents 4. Rent: too damn high 5. No seriously do the racism check again

On the Mount Rushmore of deleted tweets.

The Kmart distribution hub is right off the Waikato Expressway. The exit is literally NEXT TO IT. ...but I thought these RONs were critical infrastructure?

Dr Bex@drbex.bsky.social · 6d ago

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Two thirds of the posts celebrating NZF's "English is now an official language" post on linkedin contain spelling mistakes 🤣 It is "Hear hear", not "Here here". And Anne didn't end her sentence with a period.

A dark day for human rights.

In fact "top 5" undersells it -- Labour seen as most capable to handle 16 of the top 20. TThe Greens get two. Te Pati Māori gets one. National gets two, including one tie with Labour (Repost because I linked to the wrong Ipsos release, this one isn't up yet) www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...