The first application for offshore oil & gas exploration permit has been lodged since the repeal of the ban. It's in a marine mammal sanctuary & seismic surveying is currently illegal there - the govt would need to change another law. #nzpol

EnZed Energy would be eligible for $200 million in government subsidies for gas generation. Any new gas drilling would likely take over a decade to go online - and new gas hasn't found around Aotearoa for two decades or longer. #nzpol act.350.org/s/2988932.wQ...

Making the Fast-Track even less democratic? Not my cuppa tea submission guide here  www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Brooke Van Velden gets 3 stars, Keir Starmer only has 1. NZ wins!

Mondelez brands in NZ include - belvita, Cadbury, Pascall, Oreo, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Ritz, Sour Patch Kids, The Natural Confectionary Co. and Toblerone. According to BDS, Mondelez also invests in Israeli start ups in Occupied Palestine and has businesses with Israeli-based Strauss group.

It's Time -- To Fight May 9 this Friday - 1pm seems to be a standard but will depend on your city. Nelson 11am, Rolleston 1pm, Auckland 1pm, Dunedin 1:30pm #nzpol #kiwi

9 May protests around the country. Connect to your union and protest movement for more details and updates. #newzealand #kiwi

What ceasefire? Nice one Donny and Marco! www.state.gov/military-ass... #gaza #israel #palestine #ceasefire #hostages #us #usa

“NZ’s current lack of action is deeply rooted in its problematic approach to this issue in the past — a past which straddles an involvement in Palestine since the First World War, through to today.” — John Hobbs.

The Tim Jago story is now gone from the front pages of RNZ, Stuff & NZ Herald. As yet there has been no serious effort to question David Seymour. I think it's fair to call this an unprecedented level of protection by media outlets It is increasingly fair to ask why that is

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