kyle
@kyledchurch.bsky.social
Critical view from the imperial periphery Co-founder and Executive Producer for https://www.1of200.nz/podcast Described as "NZ's Early Edition" Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
At some point we — all of us — have to have a serious conversation about priorities. We can't just keep squeezing corporate profits out of everything and insisting everyone just make do somehow.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 19h agoOlder Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite
I'm running late for work in the morning. Can the defence force give me a lift? #nzpol
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot 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...
RNZ framing this as a wily Peters evading comments, rather than as a coward who refused to answer questions and abused the rules of the house to do so is just par for the course in the current media environment, sadly
Still running this line as of July 2026. Every accusation is a confession.
The Public Service Commissioner is in one corner trying to tell the Public Service Association what they can and cannot say politically, and then we have Mr CEO of the country using public services to get to and from party political events like that’s just fine and ok
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot 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...
I have a busy job and a full schedule too. Think the Air Force will fly me around?
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot 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...
I'm a bear of little brain, but in my book taxpayers should not be picking up the bill for any MP to travel to and from party political events, like election fundraisers or party conferences. Either they do it at their own expense, or from party funds. End of line. #nzpol
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot 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...
When it was Ardern for official duties and preallocated funds- attacked! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
Ardern opens up on Nauru flight backlash
"What surprised me the most is how hard I took that," she told the New York Times.
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Party events & electioneering cannot be billed to he taxpayers. He needs to pay this back
The lack of self reflection from media on their own biases absolutely results in the current government being held to lower expectations - to the detriment of the public, particularly vulnerable communities, and consistent, escalating erosion of democratic norms.
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agohate to keep doing this, & it has ALWAYS been true, but the double standard for left vs right politicians by the media & other institutions has become WAY too stark now if this was a left wing PM we would have rolling coverage for WEEKS - hauling in veterans & air force supporters to attack etc etc
Hard agree, the ‘it doesn’t cost the taxpayer anything’ line doesn't fly here! Because it sure as shit costs the taxpayer money. The fact he criticised PM use of military assets when in opposition, and stated he wouldn’t really shows you his true colours.
Can you imagine if Ardern had done the same thing? She would have been on the front page for weeks on end and nobody would have talked about anything else until they had her resignation.
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".
rnz.co.nz
Of course he is. He’s the king of entitlement, not the Prime Minister - he gives nothing of substance except cliches and jargon - Luxon is the Prime Taker. #nzpol 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".
rnz.co.nz
this is only the *beginning* of how bad the media ecosystem for the election will get if there continue to be no consequences
Morgan Davie@fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 17h ago#nzpol Coalition advertisement that is plainly misleading #1
I’m prepared to go to jail for free speech, they can’t tell me what to do! What’s the speech? I took it down to comply with court orders
By the way anyone defending Martyn Bradbury should consider that he's probably in court because of a Harmful Digital Communications Act request for a Civil Order.
CEO Johnny Cans@oldmatecans.bsky.social · 2d agoAnd it's absolutely the HDCA which sets a maximum fine of $5000 or six months in the clink if you do not do What The Court Tells You To Do. Which means this has gone by Netsafe, could not be resolved, and the plaintiff has requested a Civil Order under the HDCA.
This guy behaving abusively and like an abuser you don't say wow
CEO Johnny Cans@oldmatecans.bsky.social · 2d agoSo yes going to absolutely say "I told you so" and a straight read of this whole thing indicates that Bradbury has misled people about what's happening.
![In an interim decision, released to the NZ Herald by the court yesterday, Judge Kate Davenport said the applicant had complained to Netsafe in March and May about posts on Bradbury’s The Daily Blog.
The complainant - whose name cannot be published because of a court order - believed the posts had breached the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
“Netsafe has completed their investigations and assessed the complaint against: (a) Principal 4 – a digital communication should not be indecent or obscene [and] (b) Principal 5 – a digital communication should not be used to harass an individual," said the judge.
“Having read the posts complained of, it is clear that the applicant has established a breach of those communication principles on an interim basis.”
The complainant had set out in their affidavit “the significant personal emotional distress” that they had suffered, said the judge in her interim decision.
The complainant said the “multiple posts had a profound impact” on their mood and they were “depressed”, “fearful” and worried for their safety.
The complainant said they had asked Bradbury to stop, “but he made further harmful comments” and suggested that if the person had been abused, then they should contact Netsafe or the police, according to the interim decision.
The complainant wanted the material taken down or disabled.
They also wanted Bradbury to stop what he was doing or not do it again; that he not encourage any other person to engage in similar communications; and that he publish an apology.
The judge granted an interim order for the removal of the posts, but was not prepared – on an interim basis – for an apology to be issued.
The judge noted in the interim decision that the Harmful Digital Communications Act “exists not to restrict free speech but to restrict harmful digital communications”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfv4566rg2djk5uquyxmbrea/bafkreicwnj2gcizhdqbam6umzsus67qxhjb4e23mclc3dmtmd53ye3vj5y)
Just to get this clear, it's more politically disqualifying in the UK to have been a supporter of the Leader of the Opposition between 2015 and 2019 than it is to have been a neo-nazi convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and inciting racial hatred against Jews.
'I gave both my votes to National. I wasn't looking for a conservative government.' ok, i think i may have an idea where you went wrong www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Sauce. This was the solution considered. Give me strength.
BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · 21h 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.
said it numerous times over last 5 years but if either Peters or Seymour had even 10% of the pressure put on them that leftwing MPs deal with theyd absolutely implode given that this has never happened, its partly why i believe that National/ACT are briefing media against NZF & giving “permission”
Phil Stewart@philbstewart.bsky.social · 18h agoMedia's mission should be to keep on prodding the bear - we need to see more of the thinly veiled racist so there's no doubt just how deep in the swamp these fuckers have sunk
Imagine if electricity gentailers had to list their shareholders and dividend payments on the back of every power bill. #nzpol
I went to remonstrate and discovered a bunch of vile old boomers vomiting up the usual stuff about "cockroaches" and actively fantasising about injuring people with their cars. It was a salutary glimpse into another world. And then I unfriended Digby Paape. Fuck these people are weird.
in every context ive seen AI used the number one overwhelming result has been the users becoming loudly and confidently wrong about whatever theyre using AI for at some point you just have to consider that its the purpose of the technology to create people like this
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · yesterday"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
power companies heavily increased prices a few months back, even before it was seriously cold and people were using more power. and yet here we are again with another energy infrastructure failure despite being rorted for the last decade. where the fuck is NZers money even going??
Tom Isaacson@parsley72.bsky.social · 19h agoEverybody get solar. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
