The campaign against the fast track bill forced govt to backtrack on having ministers as the decision-makers on individual applications, replaced by independent expert panels. Ministers would have approved seabed mining but the expert panel rejected it.

Another Trump "accomplishment." Under Trump, the national debt now exceeds 100% of US GDP for the first time since WWII. Not only that, but the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office predicts it will soon hit 120% of GDP. That is not sustainable. The US is Trump's next bankruptcy.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's court filing was rebuked by a federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump, who said that it was likely created by artificial intelligence and cited a case that does not exist.

This bit by Giles Dexter,RNZ,should be mentioned in EVERY media report: >>>Upon entering government, the coalition pulled the plug on the previous government's iReX project. The total costs of the cancellation, which included fees paid to formerly-contracted Hyundai-Mipo shipyard, came to... (1)

I have wasted countless hours in the past applying for jobs that were too senior or too junior for exactly this reason. It's not a house auction. It's a bloody job.

the fucking disclaimer OH MY GOD

So corrupt www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/b...

[Taxpayers’ Union] claim distorts impact of Greens' tax plan on households www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz... via @aapfactcheck.bsky.social #nzpol #disinformation

Among the documents released by the White House tonight is this claim that Colorado's voter registration rolls were "compromised" by China. Colorado's voter registration rolls are public records. You can order a copy here: www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/electio...

'Kupe' and 'Cook' are still THREE YEARS AWAY. Hey, Winnie, we can't sail in your ghost ships. Monique sez you're dumb. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Nerw Zealanders: "We need to improve our recycling!!" NZ First: "Totally! We got Harete Hipango-Brownlie, Stuart Nash, and Michael Laws!" Act: "And we dug up Paul Henry!" New Zealanders: 😳

“A mature country doesn’t run from its history” says Winston Peters, one of the Coalition Government Leaders in that stopped NZ History being taught in schools and removed the foundational document - Te Tiriti o Waitangi - from countless legislation and spent millions removing Te Reo. #nzpol

We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:

And so it shall be forever henceforth.

The FDA has asked Raw Farm to recall the cheddar cheese linked to the outbreak and "it has declined." But E.coli 0157 H7 is a very pathogenic bacteria. So buyer be aware and beware here. 1/3

Pete Hegseth seems *obsessed* with the appearance of the men in our military. He monitors how much facial hair they have. He wants them to get bigger muscles by doing pull-ups. And now he wants them to take testosterone. Is he running a military or a stable of porn actors?

Meanwhile SecDef is sharing almost certainly classified attack details with random journalists on the groupchat.

„Some trade unions and many Labour MPs argue Miliband’s determined pursuit of net zero is harming the economy“ If you think ‚net zero’ is expensive, try 2.0 C of warming - and see what it does to wages and your cost of living. Climate denial comes in many flavours. www.ft.com/content/54d1...

The president who's been widely accused of sexual assault is calling military strikes on civilians "love taps" and "bitch slaps," but please remember that gender studies is a useless field these days.

Wherein the NZ Minister of Disabled People fails to realize that Cerebral Palsy is not a progressive condition. I just. This is basic disability sector knowledge. How do you get this so wrong IN A WRITTEN PRESS RELEASE??? #nzpol www.beehive.govt.nz/release/powe...

He should just appoint someone.

President Donald Trump's comments on Wednesday about legislation passed under former President Joe Biden left the internet stumped.

We absolutely need to do the opposite of what this corporate stooge proposes. Many of our issues arise from the unregulated introduction of novel technologies. #nzpol

3 times what they are saving on school lunches $323m on non rons $700m on non ferries Coalition of wasteful spending #nzpol

We're attacking ships now, too, that tried to go around the blockade. apnews.com/article/iran...

Within an HOUR after being legally appointed by the federal judges as Western WA's top prosecutor, Trump fired Roger Rogoff. Not because he isn’t qualified (he is), but because the President wants a sock puppet who puts Trump above the rule of law. It’s a disgrace.

The Trump administration wants to soften one of the strongest legal protections American workers have over their retirement. “What they have done is lower the standard for everything,” said one former senior official at the Department of Labor.

It has been that way since 1985, Tennessee v Garner, USSC ruling ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenness... ). Most police follow this ruling, but it seems to have been left out of the Noem/ICE training academy. Just cause you can’t keep up don't mean you can shoot him.

Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“‘That is RIDICULOUS,’ one person with knowledge of the planned golf trip said in a message. ‘Pence and Harris never pulled anything like that.’” www.ms.now/news/veeps-s...

'The Government has no worst-case modelling for the impact a major bird flu, they (MPI) haven’t tried to come up with models for various scenarios' We're prepared but we've not modeled how bad it could be How the absolute fuck can both things be true #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Embarrassing. Embarrassing for him. Embarrassing for the legal profession. Embarrassing for the Justice Department. Embarrassing for his former law partners (who have been embarrassed more than they deserve lately). Embarrassing for his family. And embarrassing for the country.

CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?

The judge found that the government declaration mentioned above was so bad that it actively undermined the government’s case. The footnote calls out DOJ for choosing not to file a reply brief explaining why they submitted such a bad declaration that undermined their case.

Ninety percent of the 71 detainees contacted in the concentration camp on Fort Bliss say they were beaten by guards are witnessed beatings, in addition to inedible meals and lack of access to medication or lawyers.

Trump admits who his bill really helped…

Tim Jago got one month off his sentence "to take into account two emotional harm payments of $1,500 each." According to today's Herald piece, he's promising an equal amount to his latest victim. The kicker? He hasn't paid the first two yet.

Labour, previously the party of workers and unions, is now "non-committal". Reminders of their 1951 betrayal. Chickenshits. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Using “news” and “content” interchangeably here really gives the whole game away, doesn't it?

This is not sustainable.

I’m old enough to remember when a BJ paralyzed the country for nearly a year.

Stranded at BP Mana. 🛑 Porirua firefighters aren't going anywhere after our truck refused to start. If you're nearby, pop by to say hello and see the #DireEmergency fleet crisis play out in real time. This is the reality our crews face every single day. 🛠️ 👉 www.direemergency.nz

Paul Henry becomes ACT Party candidate. #nzpol

The latest RW boomer retirement grift in NZ, announce to run for political office in the upcoming general election so you can openly scream and yell at the clouds while promoting racist populist BS while having the taxpayers fund your grift. #nzpol

"We started this war, but we did it for your sake, so you should be required to go in and clean up our mess." This is one of those times when I find myself wondering if a Republican politician is truly an idiot or just a feckless and cowardly kiss ass.

No, Luxon is not primarily the problem. The problem is record poverty, unemployment, homelessness, a health system on its knees, a plan to strip conservation lands, and zero effort towards climate action while we are being pummelled by a weather event every 8 days. Great angle, RNZ.

Holy shit that is hard to listen to

The completely DERANGED President now says *MULTIPLE* NON EXISTENT “slashes” from vandals in the reflecting pool are *1000 feet long*!!!! Get a strait jacket! How can anyone pretend this man has a shred of sanity at this point? This is beyond delusional lying, this needs its own new category. Yikes.

The biggest prick on NZ TV joins the biggest prick in NZ politics. What could possibly go wrong? #NZPol