I could have made you Wellington folk a website that passes basic web standards for a hell of a lot less just an fyi #nzpol

Turns out this was wrong and they never did drop below it…

Although parliament is still sitting for budget related urgency, here are the latest urgency stats (57% OF BILLS URGENT!). If you are curious why the stats are so much higher, keep reading this thread, I have something to admit ⤵️ #nzpol #aonz 🧵 1/x Source: @nzpt.cjs.nz

My favourite sign from the Ōtautahi Fees Free Protest #savefeesfree #nzpol

Just in case you don't appreciate just how fucking awful everything is.

I’m sure today’s budget will fix this as operating expenditures are expected to increase despite cuts

Happy Budget Day Urgency will be used to pass the budget as with every other year - this is normal

NZPT Changes 27 May: Finances shows donations in order. Urgency historical page now shows parties in government instead of prime minster.

For the first time in about a year, the %age of bills urgent has dropped below 50%, with an all time peak of 58%. Budget is normally passed urgently, so this may not be true after this week. Source @nzpt.cjs.nz #nzpol #aonz

Awesome! Now about the paedophilia…

Why the fuck does Acrobat install McAfee bro I don’t want this shit

Imagine being so bad at your job that the only way to 'balance the books' is to take money from poor people.

Urgency Tracker: Again the urgency tracker has decided to stop working. Here’s the current plan: - A patch for the urgency tracker should be out today, with the tracker returning to normal from next sitting day. - A new tool is in the works that tracks the Hansard for more than just urgency. 1/x

Erica Stanford says she has done more for Māori than any Education Minister in NZ, and blames the "left" and "media" for her actions, and ignorance. She also didn't know school boards are crown entities, and boasts the MoE requires micro-managing Quite extraordinary stuff #nzpol #kiwi

I thought this felt familiar… #nzpol #politics #AoNZ

Two Cabinet ministers made the decision to reject the latest global health rules against official advice, just before the eruption of the hantavirus outbreak. - Newsroom Pro - $ -

It has been a week and the Parliamentary Service have reformatted the way their sites work again. This is getting suspiciously repetitively coincidental.

I don’t normally write blog posts so excuse the poor writing, but I feel it is an important enough issue to share. Feel free to share this, or provide feedback, and if anyone knows someone at the Parliamentary Service who may have answers, please reach out #nzpol

#nzpol it’s been a long two working days but I’m sure they’ll get back to me soon…

Since NZPT first went public, small changes to the Parliament website have rendered many civic-tech applications useless. I’ve written a blog post about this in order to air my frustrations and concerns, and I’m sharing here in case anyone is curious. #AoNZ #NZPol #NZPT

NZPT has been reworked, if you enjoyed the earlier tool, I hope you’ll enjoy this new rework. Feedback welcome. nzpt.cjs.nz

[AUTO] NZPT has been updated with brand a new backend, better error handling, and more tools and features. Check it out today on nzpt.cjs.nz #NZPol

Intriguing. Act and NZFirst between them gained just over 57% of donations. Vested interests. Money talks. nzpt.cjs.nz/finances/

nzpt.cjs.nz/finances I have expanded on the @nzpt.cjs.nz site to have live party donation information. See the totals, top donors, and it’s live + easily shareable This site is still rolling out and will be fully integrated with the rest of NZPT in the coming days. Feedback welcome! #nzpol #AoNZ

My first time using community services concession with Motu Moves Very efficient paired with Apple’s Transit mode. Will drain my MetroCard and then switch over I think. #motumoves

Anyone from #auckland here? Can you explain to me how this works… I’m from Christchurch so my fare is $1.50 no matter where I go, but I have definitely never heard of on-the-spot legal fines from bus drivers before? #nz

STOP POLITICAL DONORS NOW #nzpol

Just posting this here too #nzpol Surely just a coincidence (don’t be fooled by the name or cheap ahh website, GMP Environmental is owned by a petroleum and mining company)

Over the next couple of days, some changes will be coming to NZPT. There may be some intermittent downtime as the web-app completes its updates. The updated system will be more efficient, less prone to errors, and feel nicer to use. Please report any issues to @cjs.nz as normal. Cheers!

Hello, world!

My next #nzpol tracker is underway Gonna be pretty cool – Feedback welcome but please know this is early stage.

After @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social posted about the use of urgency on Instagram, I was told that the reason for so much urgency is Willis balancing the budget. Needless to say, I ran the numbers and put it on NZPT, as well as added a search and filter option. ➡️ nzpt.cjs.nz/bills #nzpol

It’s the year just you wait #nzsports #nz

So it seems Electric Ave has priced itself out of fashion this year. Last presale tickets were available for less than an hour, this year it’s surpassed 12 and there’s still tickets available!

First time seeing these new road safety ads. I thought community policing was about safety, not training people to be scared of police. What happened to ghost chips? #nzpol

Everything is “urgent” because Fuxon, 8% David, and Nicola No Boats have comprehensively fucked it up… and they see the end coming. …No matter how much money Peter Thiel pours into secret social media campaigns. Expect it to go up.

(Yes it is true, we are 82.28% of the way through this Government’s first term!) #nzpol

We are now 80% of the way through this Parliamentary term, and still more than half of the bills passed by the 54th Parliament have been rushed under urgency. The latest stats are live on nzpt.cjs.nz now. Do you think it will drop below 50%? #nzpol ⬇️🧵

Yesterday an urgency motion was used to pass the Resource Management (Auckland Housing) Amendment Bill in one day. This will be reflected on #NZPT soon. #nzpol

This morning at Te Kaha. The new One NZ stadium getting final touches! #christchurch #newzealand

Willis saying that as there is no current fuel emergency, there’s no need to pass legislation under urgency raises interesting questions about why they have used urgency so this term…

Today I learned: We owe a great debt to Grant Robertson

This is exactly what I think needs to happen. Interest Free loans to support Kiwis to buy EVs/Hybrid Vehicles. Allows those who can to upgrade, while decreasing demand which allows no impact on those who can’t. I fear this would be a no brainer for a lot of people. #nzpol

Would love to see an economic modelling of the govt temporarily providing loans (or backing for low rate loans) for drivers to upgrade to EVs or Hybrid Vehicles. I know if there was a lower rate for an EV, I would trade in and upgrade today. Just a thought to address the oil ‘crisis’ #nzpol

Check out the latest NZ Parliament urgency statistics. #nzpol via nzpt.cjs.nz

#nzpol check out the latest urgency stats from nzpt.cjs.nz

New on nzpt.cjs.nz: - Countdown to the election. - Nicer homepage with article style information. - A click to share image stats (see screenshot below). This should work on any device. Feedback welcome #nzpol. Thank you for your support!

Gaging interest for the next project. Does anyone here have an issue with the way VoteCompass and similar apps run? I’ve heard in the past the questions aren’t specific to New Zealand, but is there anything you’d like to see from an alternative VoteAlignment tool? #nzpol

Huge shoutout to @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social for raising awareness on this. Amazing use of her platform. See the stats: nzpt.cjs.nz #nzpol #onetermgovt

Cutting dialysis just to save a couple of dollars is truly toxic behaviour. But let's ask ourselves the question: where did the money that used to be available to keep people alive actually go? A short thread. #nzpol