Normal person: The normal policy process exists for a reason, and this will lead to a decline in policy quality Rimmer, a weirdo: "our constant ignoring the policy process shows we don't need safeguards. Slash red tape!"

On NRT: More attempted voter suppression from National - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/10/more...

A short notice protest was called in Ōtautahi Christchurch today when Israel intercepted civilian ships in international waters detaining those aboard, including Aotearoa New Zealand citizens. Columbia has expelled Israeli diplomats. Aotearoa should do the same

A good thing for New Zealanders to consider every time a local politician starts to make noises about moving toward privatized healthcare, or a "competitive insurance market"

"It’s hardly surprising that students taking the ‘hard’ route of learning the work by themselves learn more than those taking the easy and convenient route of using AI tools from the outset." newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/02/w...

Here’s my daily newsletter, podcast and email. Why didn’t the Government look at a solar and battery option instead of LNG? It would have been much faster and cheaper and the new Ruakaka battery shows it can soften wholesale price inflation. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...

That's a weird way of saying they've deliberately gone out of their way to suppress votes. #nzpol

Unchecked airborne infections cost billions in lost health and productivity each year – likely more than the cost of better ventilation to clean up indoor air.

Nice democracy you got here. But don't worry, we're only planning to disenfranchise an entire electorate's worth of people This time www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Eating ice cream in his honour today. Sad about Jane Goodall too.

*BREAKING: PLEASE REPOST* The Media Council has upheld complaints against RNZ, finding that the article about Alex lacked balance and failed to present alternative perspectives, particularly once information about Alex's own voice became publicly available. www.mediacouncil.org.nz/rulings/park...

The Israelis have started their usual disinfo campaign to smear the activists on the flotilla on their way to try and break the starvation siege of Gaza.

Best thing about this fuck-up by the PR cohort is we can now assume Ensor is a prime leak candidate for when National want a willing reporter to run PR & interference for them. Wild to get a glimpse of how NZ media are participants in these back channels www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Was surprised to learn on Waatea News recently that the deputy PM doesn’t think politicians should change election rules without a public vote, and am expecting that Act will withdraw its support for restrictions on voter registration any day now thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-...

(1) The NZ govt rejected 8 of 10 recommendations from its own Frontier Economics review. Even worse: peer reviewers found existing Huntly capacity sufficient for dry years - no new thermal needed. They commissioned a report, then ignored it. #NZEnergy

Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand - Public Webinar 14th October @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social will be giving a public webinar on myth busting de-exctinction. The webinar will run from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm including time for questions. Please boost this to help reach a broad audience. 🙏

In my opinion openness to being wrong and correcting it when good faith interventions come in from actual experts or people with direct knowledge of facts INCREASES trust. RNZ seems to see such interventions as attacks, and in my opinion this decreases listener & reader trust in their reporting.

Media council said RNZ should have recognised the story was pushed by a group with an anti-trans agenda and been more careful about balance as a result. Rnz have basically just said “no, we refute that entirely” in a way that shows an absolute misunderstanding of the context we currently operate in

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Our full media statement here: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO25...

Concerns are being raised about privatisation after Health Minister Simeon Brown met representatives of a controversial multinational company that runs prisons and hospitals. “The Minister must immediately & fully disclose the nature, purpose, & content of his discussions with Serco.” #nzpol

A myth and/or an outright lie by too many economists and think tanks. #nzpol

Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.

I don't care how many times I see this ... every single bit of it was perfect. No notes.

Electricity now costs 267% more (!!) for 1 month vs. what it cost 5 years ago near data center hotspots. Awesome reporting from Josh Saul @dinabass.bsky.social Leonardo Nicoletti @naurtorious.bsky.social Demetrios Pogkas (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Waiting for the moment when the lightbulb goes on at Labour HQ & Hipkins stands up and says “ you know the billions this Govt has promised to the oil companies? Well, we’re going end that & invest it in YOU with subsidised solar on every roof in 10 years.”

“New Zealand hasn’t had a significant new discovery of gas for over 20 years. Rather than doubling down on past failure, we should be focused on developing renewable energy, which is cheap and abundant.” Good to see reality based leadership in energy from Labour. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

#GeneralStrike Sexiest thing you'll read all day

My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608... Shame. What an utter shame. Our government votes NO to recognising Palestine as a statehood. They do not represent a large proportion of our country. #Palestine #NzPol #Caricature #Coalition

EXC: Plans are underway for a coordinated strike across the public sector on October 23 featuring: - Nurses - Teachers - Doctors - and more If the ballots go ahead it could well be the biggest coordinated strike in NZ history www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

National wants "bipartisanship" only on its terms. Meanwhile, thys piss all over agreements they made on climate change. Fuck them. Revert everything. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

More kiwi heroes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

And can outrun douchebags wearing multiple fanny packs any day of the week.

New Zealand joins vassal nations

‘Most people are just toughing it out’: shortage of drugs leaves Gaza’s wounded without pain relief

So ... Hamas controlling part of Gaza precludes any NZ recognition of Palestine, but the fact that all of Israel is under the control of a government widely recognised to be committing genocide and whose leader is wanted by the ICC is no barrier to continued recognition of the State of Israel? 🤔

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'Green MP', but not 'former ACT Party President'... The framing is so fucking obvious, & they want us to take them seriously.

I didn’t have readymade postcards so I made these 4”x6” printouts and wrote on them. UN report for Luxon and Peters, flowers and support for my local MP who is already on the right side of the issue. #NZPol

In case anyone has forgotten what happened in Christchurch only 14 years ago

lol. Pays to have fluent members of staff

Via Bruce Mahalski

More reasons to wear a mask Aotearoa....

such a great open letter from Bali Haque www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

I want this for my dental visits (and doctor's appointments too - white coat hypertension would float away).

I can't even come up with something pithy to say because I want to scream so fucking loud. Fire safety and earthquake strengthening legislation is written in blood.

ACT - the party elected bc it protected a pedophile.