#NZPol #AUSPol Albanese talking to a short, bald, egotistical, rookie.

Urgency this term: Pay Equity rollback, Fast-Track Approvals, Three Strikes, gang patches, MSD welfare automation. All bypassed scrutiny. Public servants flag risks. No wonder they keep cutting them — they keep trying to stop lobbyist bills going through. #nzpol

each year I ask new students what they expect in a political leader. This year the expectations were startlingly modest: ‘To be honest’ To act for ‘people not donors’ Understand the Treaty/Te Tiriti -themes repeated over & over That corruption/constitution is a growing concern troubles me a lot

I'm beginning to think that we need a new line in our new constitution. A 66% house majority shall be needed on any government project that requires any contract of four years or more. A 75% house majority shall be required on any government contract exceeding 6 years. #NZPol

Deathly silence on the billion-plus LNG terminal. Loud noises on a small port upgrade on the West Coast. Luxon's bach is worth over 10 million. ['reduced' to 7 million]. Greymouth gets full page news for repairs worth less than the Prime minister's Waiheke bach. #NZPol tinyurl.com/peanuts-for-...

When Corrections comes under scrutiny for systemic crime, suddenly parole law changes are 'vital'. Not as 'vital' as the landlord tax cuts, ferry infrastructure cuts, hospital cuts? The Minister should know which rapists are due for early release. Why did he not act sooner? 'Blame Labour' #NZPol

A long running dispute between DOC and an iwi is suddenly front page news. There's no mention when the DOC review started, only dates that iwi were approached by RNZ for comment. Pretty sure that since ACT kneecapped DOC, any disputes review would be a lengthy process. tinyurl.com/dirty-ACT #NZPol

National is ACT Lite. #NZPol Greens are mostly militant left minorities, camping on a good brand. They need Labour. Winston Is a populist . He will need Labour. #Labour chose between Winston and the Greens in 2017. Neither is a good option until the real Greens TAKE BACK CONTROL of their brand.

This is a fantastic statement from Labour's rainbow spokesperson Georgie Dansey (who i don't think is on bsky yet!). I've been critical of the way Labour have talked about trans issues so here's me giving credit where it's due again - this is exactly what we need to see from them, thank you Georgie!

#NZPol Response of the week to #Hegseth attempt at harassing #NewZealand "He's a dumb **nt who's been divorced twice. I **cking hate the guy, let's stop talking about him." Guy Montgomery, 7days [4:25] www.threenow.co.nz/shows/7-days...

Gerry is up in arms about this photo, he claims. He's really just HARASSING journos for questioning the ethics of MP's. She gets an "accomodation allowance" in excess of $150K per term to live in her own Wellington home. National claim that the country can't afford basic services. Please share!

#NZPol 6 months of absolute hell From #ACC including removal of home support that contributed to emergency hospitalisation of my 70+ year old wife, suspension of physiotherapy, and cancellation of a claim for a severe sepsis injury, is over. They've reinstated me one month before the appeal. 1/2

Nancy Lu's Office got attacted. Luxon's name is outside as a sop to the Botany deplorables,but he's never there. Does the government pay Nancy Lu an allowance to pay rent on her office to Luxon?

The media is turning against National. Too many critical stories to mention, but when the CEO of a government controlled gentailer comes out and says that LNG is nort needed for the elecrtricity industry, rather it is wanted for other purposes, that's kind of a biggie #NZPOL tinyurl.com/bde4jacr

How long do we have to wait for an opinion poll post-budget? These companies have the numbers down to a fine art, and only usually survey around 1000 people, but still tentd to get roughly the same numbers [except unaccredited operator Curia, or Spurious, as I tend to think of them]. #NZPol

Lest we forget the current NZ Government thinks AI can be rolled out as quickly as possible to discard public service workers #nzpol

For those who STILL can't see the same 'values' staring them in the face. #NZPol

How Fuel Price Shocks Rattled a Remote New Zealand Village www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/w... Gift link. #nzpol

The Government Budget is a big document that can sometimes be hard to understand. Here are 4 numbers you should know to understand where we are as we enter the final stretch of this Governments term.

PEDOS Disgust me. No quarter, no excuses, no hiding. Karla Cardno's killer is about to be released with after 27 years of being denied parole. He gets to hide behind suppression. This guy gets large face shots in the media. Who were the pimps? Who were the NZ customers? This is political. #NZPol

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Happy King's faux birthday! As usual the media is giving the current government a leg up by promoting the popular recipients of Kings Birthday Honours, and barely mentioning the numerous civil servants and corporate supporters who get a pointless token of colonialism as feel good payoff. #NZPol

Getting a bit tired of this brigading of the site by an unknown group of people faking concern about Labour. They're not subtle and AI is a powerful analysis tool. If you're concerned about any party's intentions, engage with them directly, don't just whinge on the forums. tinyurl.com/59pxz7hm

Good grief, the new mayor of Ngamotu is a right wing cretin. He's crowing because Willis has thrown Taranaki a bone over the apalling state of SH3 at awakino gorge. 50 million over 4 years will barely scratch the surface of what is needed. #NZPol 1/2

Looks like New Zealand's first greenfields 'resort town for the rich'Pegasus, is one step closer to failure, and those who paid a fortune for section with their own private golf course and a lake, and a host of other promised resort amenities are about to realise it. #NZPol tinyurl.com/last-res0rt

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Can we please have some confirmation well ahead of the election that none of the senior leadership of any of the parties currently in opposition would give the faintest consideration to working in coalition with Winston Peters once this mob gets booted? #NZPol

#NZPol Which sources of truth do you reccomend to those who still believe that the media isn't biased?

Copied from Reddit. Please push it out to friends and family who haven't picked a side yet. Where #Trump leads, our useless pack of bastards follow. It's embarrassing. #NZPol

It's so much worse than just automated decision making open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...

sorry for the delay, this budget was depressing me open.substack.com/pub/huhana62...

Looking for a picture for my last meme, I found this Herald article from 2024. I don't usually visit the site because it's paywalled vacuous garbage... This article was crass in 2024, but definitely hasn't aged well. I wonder if they'd print it again tomorrow? #NZPol tinyurl.com/filthy-rich-...

Best summary of our situation in 2026. #NZPol Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi said the Budget was not about the "haves and have-nots" but about the "have-nots and have yachts". *This may be the origin of the theme tinyurl.com/inspired-by-...

"Budget 2026 introduces a new levy on banks, insurers and financial firms to fund their own regulation ...... recovering $209 million over four years. Willis noted the levy would shift costs away from taxpayers." With the bank mark up, It will cost us a lot more. Willis thinks we're stupid. #NZPol

ACT has released its first party political message.... #NZPol