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I'm running late for work in the morning. Can the defence force give me a lift? #nzpol

kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 23h ago

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...

What else is there to say, utter incompetent management by the business daddy party #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Unemployment rises to 11-year high of 5.6%

Unemployment rose to its highest level in nearly 11 years as the growth in the workforce outpaced the number of jobs being created.

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man what are we even doing here

BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · yesterday

As 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.

Now squirming over which hat he was wearing when he attended the party fundraiser, because its not the hat which entitles him to military transport. #nzqt

Gods, he’s embarrassing. If he had skerrick of self-awareness he would be mortified by his own haplessness, but he’s just truculent and aggrieved, and pissed off about being called to account by people he holds in contempt. #nzpol

Idiot/Savant@norightturnnz.bsky.social · yesterday

Now squirming over which hat he was wearing when he attended the party fundraiser, because its not the hat which entitles him to military transport. #nzqt

This isn't some sort of free choice. The media should reject that bullshit framing. New Zealanders forced to go without food and heat as government drives more and more into poverty. There. Fixed it for you. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/weather...

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite

An advocate for older people says recent cold temperatures combined with the cost of power and other goods have produced a crisis point, with many people forced to choose between food and heating.

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Brownlee is a hypocritical partisan shit. He was useless in government and is useless in Parliament. We need reform that makes the Speaker unbiased and independent of party. #nzpol

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa@sanjanah.bsky.social · 16h ago

The Speaker’s selective severity: Rules for Swarbrick, rank for Peters www.linkedin.com/pulse/speake... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/t... (WordPress) #nzpol

Wide screenshot of the RNZ website this afternoon, with my arrow added for comparison… even the automated “related stories” column is calling Luxon out on his BS now. #NZPol CC @BobLefridge

Shouldn't that be "right-wing" Free Speech Union? Same writer, same paper, but only the tax group gets called out as "left-wing" huh? (And if your response is everyone knows the FSU is right-wing: a) they do not, and b) some people think the Nazis were socialist because of their name.)

Daily Indignation@dailyindignation.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Oh are we identifying the ideology of lobby groups now? That's great! I look forward to the NZ Initiative, Free Speech Union, Taxpayers' Union, and every bank economist being called right-wing in the headlines of their numerous self-generated stories from now on.

Seems to me that not just Brownlie but also the msm is afraid of Peters. They seem incapable of holding him to the same standard they'd have required of everyone else. If anyone is appalled at the comments he makes or the disruption and bile he injects into politics, look to those spineless enablers

Huia Sue@huiasue.bsky.social · yesterday

Chloe to Speaker re 'lie' "You have punished me - personally - multiple times for the use of that word. "I'm seeking your guidance as to whether this rule applies universally, or there's one rule for us and another for him" she said, pointing at Peters." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Fundraising forn the National Partty is not his paid job right now and therefore Luxon has no excuse for using Defence Force resources to fly him around. Fuck I’m sick of this prick.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · yesterday

Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight to attend National Party fundraiser

The Speaker’s selective severity: Rules for Swarbrick, rank for Peters www.linkedin.com/pulse/speake... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/t... (WordPress) #nzpol

Free & open for all: Unemployment rate up to 11-year high of 5.6%; Underutilisation rate up to 13-year high of 13.8%; Youth underutilisation up to 37% of workforce; Yet 111,000 work visas were granted & the RBNZ hiked to take 'heat' out of the economy. #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

Unemployment worse than forecast & real wages fall

Unemployment rate up to 11-year high of 5.6%; Underutilisation rate up to 13-year high of 13.8%; Youth underutilisation up by 21,500 in a year to 37% of youth workforce; Yet 111,000 work visas granted

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Permanently Disabled kids shouldn’t have to face a future living on a benefit that’s not enough to survive on, where bi-yearly they have to prove they still have an incurable condition. That’s not a future they deserve, it’s dehumanising, it’s depressing & it’s unacceptable. They have worth. #nzpol

Thing about this is it is't hypocrisy (which is trivial anyway) It isn't even insincerity (which is not) It's just another example of how he had genuinely no fuckin idea of the job of PM that he thought "I will simply fly commercial" was viable in a job that requires him to travel constantly

ardrigh@ardrigh.bsky.social · 21h ago

This has aged worse than sour milk. "Luxon rejected suggestions that a Defence Force flight allowed greater flexibility." #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

“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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In today’s NZ Herald

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]

Sauce. This was the solution considered. Give me strength.

BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · yesterday

As 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.

This has aged worse than sour milk. "Luxon rejected suggestions that a Defence Force flight allowed greater flexibility." #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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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A vote for National or NZ First means returning ACT to power again. ACT are gunning for workers, disabled people, and children. They will actively and intentionally make all our lives worse, except ofc for their wealthy donor class.

PERFECTLY NORMAL@nzpom.com · 22h ago

Today's chart after ACT got another $25k The system is rigged

A vote for National, NZFirst, or ACT is a vote to keep older kiwis in poverty, and to make their poverty worse. This coalition government has actively passed policies that have made things tougher for everyone who isn't in the wealthy donor class. It will only get worse if they are voted back in.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · yesterday

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite

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

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 · 23h ago

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...

This is the crux of the issue: the right value their angry feelings over actual facts. We like numbers, they like vibes. "You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves in to"

Rata - Toitu Te Tiriti@ratamiller.bsky.social · 21h ago

Hello NZ govt 👋, maybe this is a better approach than building more prisons & punishing beneficiaries? Hard to argue with the numbers #nzpol

Hello NZ govt 👋, maybe this is a better approach than building more prisons & punishing beneficiaries? Hard to argue with the numbers #nzpol

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 22h ago

hate 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

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".

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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 · yesterday

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite