New Zealand needs to Utterly repudiate capitalism and acknowledge that in 40 years of following the Hayek prescription, it has not worked, will not work, and leaves everyone worse off

New Zealand needs to Remove the party vote, have 127 electorates, and change the electorate vote system to STV. It’s ridiculous someone can win an electorate seat under FPTP on 28% of the vote.

New Zealand needs to Implement free GP visits for all NZ citizens. Stop directing people to ED. If it’s a cut that a bandaid is all that’s needed, a GP can charge for visit (seriously, I’ve seen people at ED for a simple knife cut that a bandaid would heal).

New Zealand needs to Implement national minimum standards for apartments Basically, a 1 bedroom (that can fit a queen bed with 2 side tables at 10sqm) must have a minimum of 45sqm living space The number of bedrooms increases the living space. So a 2bedder should have a minimum 110sqm footprint

New Zealand needs to Institute a land value tax of 50% on undeveloped commercial land 100% if it’s used as carparking only Carpark buildings non-exempt unless they have apartment buildings on top to increase accommodation numbers

New Zealand needs to Set up a long term public infrastructure fund. Use pension funds (local and overseas) to invest in public transport Ensure local ownership Use investment to increase route frequency, offer dividends And upgrade rail

New Zealand needs to Buy back public assets like power companies. Ensure that 20% of any profits go straight back into investing in renewables 30% goes into dividends 50% goes back into share buybacks Over time, the lower dividends lower shareprice 50% for buybacks brings it to 100% ownership

New Zealand needs an Employment Wage Authority. Sets minimum wage by industry Sets wage increases in public sector for ceos etc Caps MP pay rises by the minimum annual increase provided to low wage earner

MP wages should only rise by the same amount they increased the minimum wage by. #kikorangi

Wooo Stagflation on the way for NZ?

Social media is full of the most uneducated nutbars I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading their actual thoughts on.

Any overseas based registered and enrolled voters not yet received their local election voting papers from the private, for profit, ElectioNZ, that seeks to minimise local democracy where possible to maximise its profits? #kikorangi #localElectionsNZ

Overseas enrolled registered voters herez. Election enrolment details valid and up to date. Still haven’t received local body voting papers. That third party voting company “Electionz” that runs local body elections for profit really is fucking woeful.

New Zealanders seem to have forgotten that it’s always been the forgotten corner of the world where neoliberalists try their schemes first. The poor media analysis, overly generous voting rights for non-citizens, and goldfish memories ensures NZ will remain the poor cousin to other western nations.

The Electoral Commission NZ website is a wankstain on democracy (like, the actual govt electoral commission, not electionz) NOWHERE on the website is there ANY information that refers people to vote.nz Grumpy email sent that as the electoral commission, they need to do better. Absolute travesty

An unbiased review of NZs economic performance since 2018 #kikorangi

From Australia, the only reason I now open RNZ app is to see the headline as “DAVID SEYMOUR ASSASSINATED” Or equally as good “CHRISTOPHER LUXON DIES AFTER BRAIN ANEURYSM” Sadly, neither of those two headlines have appeared yet. What a crap timeline. #Kikorangi

I don’t see much of whether employees/unions have managed to make hay out of the FBT exemption for public transport for workers. The employer can provide (and top up) the relevant public transport card, with no FBT, providing a saving to employees. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/tax-...

Florist told to stop the music: 'No one out front can hear it' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... Yet another reason why a basic “are you competent to run a business” test is required in NZ. Featuring things like “what is the minimum wage” and “are you aware of a music license requirement”?

The independent wage arbiter gets it. Covid inflation sent real wages backward. Now inflation is falling, time to incrementally ensure that real wages increase above inflation to offset the covid effect. Meanwhile New Zealand raises minimum wage by 1.5% www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

A Fair Pay Agreement (Award) outlining the pay rates for anyone that works in ECE would have stopped this chicanery

#brisbane #auspol if only the federal govt said that qld purchases needed to be based on cash in the bank instead of property equity

Poland was on a remarkable rise in 1937 too

And in your final year, your super grew from $2,861,301 to $3,017,016. So it went up $155,715. How much tax would you now owe due to the super tax changes? $60,000? lol $25,000?? roflol $10,000??? oh please. Cripes, only $1,000?????? Try $14.40.

#kikorangi #Wellington Vime’s boots theory is writ large when you compare the performance of a Blunt Umbrella with those other shoddy things referred to as umbrellas in Wellington.

#kikorangi Andrea Vance’s only mistake was calling Willis, Van Velden et al “cunts” Doing so indicates they have depth and warmth. The women of the coalition who voted to cancel pay equity claims, absolutely don’t.

#kikorangi The Regulatory Standards Bill makes it easier for a private company to override corporate social responsibility and if a future govt limits that, taxpayers have to reimburse the private entity for the entire loss of their future predicted earnings with no right of reply for the crown

Absolutely. When the opposition party offers milquetoast reasons why they should be government, people just stay home thanks to non-compulsory voting.

@chrishipkins.bsky.social if Labour don’t run a campaign next year on the following lines, what even is the point “If you’re a Woman, don’t vote National They think you’re worth less. Vote Labour instead.” Or “National Lies. Every time. You can’t trust National. Vote Labour”

Tourists: come to NZ, but if you’re served by a female, please tip them 20%. They are paid less than a male doing the same job. #kikorangi TRENZ conference: Prime Minister wants to see tourism industry grow www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Another New Zealander fails upward www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

New Zealand really needs to stop letting “opinion” columns be dominated by end stage Boomers

@jimchalmers.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social Labor needs to hammer hard in the next few days that Labor will make Australians (and those who have chosen to live here and can’t vote) better off in three years. Make it a guarantee. Stake 2028 on it.

TRA says trans people should never be defined by their sex. Is fact checked with a known health issue. Decides to block instead of engage. And TRAs wonder why so many “left” their cause. Grow up. Explore why you think people are wrong with repeating what health professionals are saying.

And in a Jubilee year no less

Can an economist actually explain logically why tariffs imposed on imported goods in USA should result in increased prices in the country of export? (see Brad Olsen and others saying that NZ and Australian consumers domestic meat prices will rise) Supposedly the importer’s citizens pay the tariff?

Left vs Left violence. Some in the NZ Left prefer dividing rather than band together to address a range of issues. Many on the left disguise self-interest as concern, but it’s performative as evidenced in this exchange. The right recruit, knowing they’re all self-interested, but don’t hide it.

Huh

Looks like King Shark from Harley Quinn (great adult themed animation too btw - highly recommend if you’re a fan of the BatVerse).

Appeared in my kikorangi feed and I thought I was having a stroke

I never fail to be amazed by National types who consistently cannot understand that as a relative minnow of a country, NZ can only grow with government spending. Labour understands that to some extent. But both parties absolutely fail to tax out the excess growth borne from govt spends.

TIL

Luxoff is pretty lame-o too. A lame duck.

Disney+ sends me an email saying the annual fee is going from $130/pa to $220/pa? What. The. Hell. Yeah, nah. See ya Disney+

Murder suicide for Gene Hackman and wife and dog? Who poisoned who? What a sad end.

Gosh Emmy Rakete is a self absorbed twit Me me me me All about me And before I finish my opinionated rant on newsroom here is more about me Its about me & people on the left wonder why people on the left get hoha with people on the left who profess to be on the left but are really “about me”

When is the day that RNZ headlines are “David Seymour Assassinated With Gun ACT Party Wants Everyone To Buy” #kikorangi

this is genius, apple released an 8 hour mix of the severance theme song as an ambient track to use while you get shit done i wish they’d add this to apple music

Bahn Mi is basically a filled roll with coriander at a 40% premium because it’s “bahn mi”. Despite tasting like soap. #Brisbane

Not a single economist suggested temporarily raising the profit tax rate on companies that recorded mega profits after claiming govt subsidies #kikorangi 'Group think': These were our Covid-19 mistakes, economists say www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...