Oooof More of this personality please Chippy “Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.”
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
NZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi network
A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
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The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
This government have to be the biggest centralisers of power since Muldoon. Waters was at the decision of the Minister, abolishing regional councils by fiat, amalgamation at the Minister and Cabinet approval, dissolving Iwi Council agreements, overruling on planning. They're taking control
I can never understand how business-brained people who absolutely understand the idea of investment to facilitate growth are apparently unable to zoom out beyond the walls of their own corporate HQ to see that the concept applies — even stronger — at a social and national level.
This was also a great very recent explainer by @doctorow.pluralistic.net that clearly and simply states the madness of the AI costs and investment circlejerk: bsky.app/profile/dyla...
Dylan Reeve@dylanreeve.com · 3w agoIt's very hard not to love @doctorow.pluralistic.net when he gets stuck into something. This video really lays out the AI bubble clearly!
I'm happy. Not because England lost but because their media would be intolerable in the event of a World Cup victory. Jingoism cranked up to new heights, Oasis music on every highlight reel, TV presenters being smug, hastily compiled TV specials about how football came home. We've been spared.
There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · last mo.People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.
We studied the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union for two years and identified five key findings about how they construct citizenship in Aotearoa. Swipe to see what we found — and why it matters for democracy here. Full report: buff.ly/MIayuwQ #NZPolitics #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #TaxpayerCitizenship
Note to weasel seymour-I would ne so embarrassed if I protected a now convicted Pedophile,collected female childrens cell numbers, and gave ACT branded condoms to school children.
I mean, fuck the TPU in general, but especially fuck the TPU for its disgraceful role in this shitshow. (Okay, I'll throw in another "fuck the TPU" because I don't feel I've sworn enough.)
Amused at the Taxpayers Union going hard about how separating water charges from rates means everyone's got to pay more for water - this process would have been underway from 1 July 2025 had the TPU and their other shell groups not campaigned so hard to scrap Three Waters reform.
Incredulous Leaky Homes 2.0 In the last TWO years, under Chris Penk, there's been a huge influx of fake & non-conforming house build products. While often 20-40% cheaper, they frequently fake certification documents & will leak & low quality MBIE were notified at least 8 months ago #nzpol #kiwi
Alarm raised over dodgy imported building products
MBIE has raised the alarm with councils and called for urgent action about some imported aluminium windows and doors that may not be fit for purpose. It said their test reports may be incomplete, miss...
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All the times National has trashed its own campaign policies
All the times National has trashed its own campaign policies
National once derided KiwiSaver and Working for Families. Now the Labour schemes are part of its pitch to voters.<br /> <br /> <br />...
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National: Won’t somebody think of the high earning property mogels and tobacco CEO’s! #NZPol
25 years ago: "i'm sorry Mrs. Smith but your 14 year-old son Charlie downloaded a Metallica album off Napster and now he's being sued for $1 million & might go to jail" Today: "we fed every song in existence into our model what the fuck do you mean we have to pay for it? that's ridiculous!!!"
nz politicians losing their mid about 'lolly scrambles' and the lollies are called things like "effective cancer screening" and "clean water"
If Winston wants officials who mislead ministers to be 'put in prison', does he accept that ministers who break the law by not making & keeping records of their interactions, say with the board members of TVNZ & RNZ, not to mention lobbyists, should also go to jail? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Winston Peters says government officials who mislead ministers should be ‘put in prison’
The foreign minister says government officials who mislead ministers should be “put in prison”.
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If (like me) you find millions vs billions hard, try scaling down the numbers. Say Labour’s PT fare cap costs $65. Or even a hundred bucks. Then one (1) expressway = $6000 And the full set? $55,000💰 By all means count the pennies – but keep your eye on that fat suitcase of cash labelled “RONS”👀
Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland@patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 2mo agoHey RNZ when you have finished chasing every conceivable edge case for this very cheap proposal, could spare some time to look at the massive $50+billion vast hole that is the govt’s transport policy?
How could Robert Reich subskeet the NZ government this blatantly.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo agoFor those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
Not a Living Wage Employer among them. They trumpet their charitable giving when if they paid their fair share of taxes many of the charities wouldn’t be needed. Nothing to celebrate here unless, like them, unfettered greed, gross inequality, and buying political favours is your thing. #nzpol
Tech drives Rich List growth with Aotearoa's wealthiest worth total of $129 billion
There's eight more than on last year's list, and tech has a big part to play.
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If I were a journo hearing Nicola Willis's opinion on anything, I would ask her if she remembered flushing a billion dollars of public money down the toilet when she cancelled the ferries. And is someone who did that qualified to comment on financial matters?
... - and yet, Iran will be very reluctant to go further -Iran views this as an existential issue - it will be patient and exploit Trump's impatience and lack of attention to detail -no, the Strait of Hormuz will not fully reopen: it will be slow and gradual as insecurity continues...
Reaching a nuclear deal - an actual deal, not the prolonged ceasefire announed today - will be extremely hard: -both sides perceive they have the upper hand and will be intransigent -Trump will be extremely reluctant to agree to a deal that looks like the 2015 JCPOA under Obama...
the trsditional mainstream news media is almost completely captured, the Govt are putting a lot of Trump mobster style pressure on the two state broadcasters and trashing/rigging all the watchdogs. We're in a very fucked place for an election.
The only reason to STILL push on with this after <waves hands> is to satisfy donors. There is no scenario where this is in the best interests of the country when FAR better alternatives are available. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
Russell Brown@publicaddress.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is absurd. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
