Unemployment at its highest level for 11 years, did I see? And THAT INCLUDES THE COVID AND LOCKDOWN TIMES. Thanks to the Ardern government that protected jobs and businesses at the time.

Didn't this govt raise defense spending? They said it was regarding China. Turns out they needed more space in the helicopters for Luxon's damn ego. But National are better with the economy? Ha! Get bent. #nzpol

Luxon wants an American style presidential motorcade so bad lol it would be funny if it wasn’t so sad

Wait, there's mental health data in this country? #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 13h ago

Fears young people slipping through gaps in mental health data

Luxon would defend any action he did, because he did it. He'd be the first to attack someone for the same actions, but that's never acknowledged during his defense. Strange that... #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 15h ago

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

Abusive father defends his actions raising his kids as he wonders why they never talk to him. #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 18h ago

National backs its policies as unemployment rises to 11-year high

Surely it shouldn't matter what anyone thinks. When the Foreign Minister is creating affairs with foreigners and not solving the affairs of foreigners, he's not a good fit as Foreign Affairs Minister. Simple really. So why can't the most simple minded PM ever not get his head round it... #nzpol

Ah. Nothing like people who work in politics claiming that the govt does a shit job. Same thing happens here. And then people who would do an even worse job vote them in! Other people's cognitive dissonance is painful to watch. #nzpol

onion person@junlper.beer · 21h ago

suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile

suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile

Wait, how are you a legitimate political party if you're still needing members!? Members!? Like the people who we vote for!? You're having to find them online!? Did you know that the best way to do it is to have ideology people want to get behind, not scrambled together by donor PR teams? #nzpol

Opportunity@top.org.nz · 2d ago

👀 👀 This just in…. 8% in today’s Roy Morgan poll. There’s never been a better time to: ✅ Become a member ✅ Volunteer ✅ Donate Join the teal wave www.opportunity.org.nz

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 · 19h ago

Media'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

So we've gotta stupid Education Minister. We've gotta racist Foreign Minister. We've gotta Finance Minister acting like a spoiled bratty teenager who thinks she's spending Daddy's money. We've gotta Prime Minister who can't lead. And they're arguing that they're who we need going forward? #nzpol

The major party in govt not being "legally" allowed to share a bill with another major party in parliament in order to get their support to pass it, has to be the most stupidest excuse I've ever heard. Oh look, and it came from our Education Minister... #nzpol

National wants to show Labour the social media ban bill, but 'we can't', education minister says

The education minister says she hopes to get a copy of the social media ban bill to Labour's caucus this week, after previously saying legal reasons were preventing her from doing so.

rnz.co.nz

Hang on. Hold up. Wait just a minute. A graph is a graphic way of presenting the data in the first place. How is "it's not a graph, it's a graphic" an argument? They're the same damn thing. #nzpol

ACT's 'visually misleading' post: Is it a graphic or a graph?

An ACT Party post about the gap between new medicines funded in Australia and New Zealand is "visually misleading," according to a statistics professor.

rnz.co.nz

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

If both sides of the conversation are more concerned with how it's being said than what is being said, then what is even being said?

I'm sure there's something to be said about the people who believe in diversity the most, are upset their platform wants to diversify. I don't know what. But I'm sure this'll get read into and I'll get told.

The kids are alright. And the photographer too. The side eye - it burns! 🔥

Idk. Something about "AI is stealing our IP and regurgitating it back up to sell to us" and "You're an idiot for using AI because Reddit said so" being said in the same sentence that makes me think it's AI generated.

So. NZ1st is full of Nazi's, you say? Pitch forks and torches ready people? #nzpol

Spongebob Angry Mob Gathers Torches & Pitchforks

ALT: Spongebob Angry Mob Gathers Torches & Pitchforks

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Wonder if this is who Peters had in mind when he said he'd pay us to have kids... #nzpol

Surprised Pikachu Meme

ALT: Surprised Pikachu Meme

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The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3d ago

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.

Programming something to love you doesn't mean that it actually does.

Bahahaha!! How does that foot taste now that you know you've been sucking it this whole time? If business leaders are equal to govt, why didn't you wanna talk to govt as a CEO? Yeah, shut up Luxon. #nzpol

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

Business leaders equal to govt, Christopher Luxon says, days after 'parent-child mentality' comments

"I said I was wrong now. Let's not get ahead of ourselves and say I was wrong my WHOLE life, and it turns out National was shit this whole time..." Labour bad. National bad. Sounds like a TOP advert. #nzpol

'Dumb and dumber': Company boss says Labour destroyed economy, National hasn't fixed it

The manufacturing boss has voted National all his life. He won't be doing so this time.

nzherald.co.nz

What's this? Someone going on about echo chambers and not listening to a different perspective? Well I never! That would never happen in MY echo chamber.

Why is one of the biggest issues in our politics currently whether the foreign affairs minister should be fired over attacking foreigners? The fuck is this shit? Kids are starving. Homelessness is rising. And yet that bloody Business Man™ can't fire an idiot not doing his job!? #nzpol

Timon: Hold Me Back!

ALT: Timon: Hold Me Back!

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Anyone know the marketing team for Peaches and Cream? I just had an idea. Set up stalls outside political debates selling half priced dildos. "Tell a politician to get fucked this election" I'll see myself out... #nzpol

Say what you want, but my head canon is that Winston needed to define what a man and woman were before he offered us money to have kids. It's been so long since he's been anywhere remotely near that aspect of life, he needed a refresher. #nzpol

It's 2026 and we're still telling the idiot, saying he was hit as a kid and he turned out fine, that he didn't turn out fine if he can't communicate and has to beat his point across. Guess he isn't gonna listen unless you're beating it into him. Seymour! I've got something to tell you... #nzpol