Upston claims $1k a week in parliamentary accommodation allowance – $52k a year on top of her $320k salary – while jointly owning a Wellington apartment with no recorded mortgage debt. She declined to answer whether she would meet the 40% threshold she is seeking to enforce for other NZers. #nzpol

Kia ora e te whānau, We welcome all to join us on Monday 25 May, 11am for karakia as we commemorate the stand at Takaparawhau - Bastion Point, 48 years ago. Takaparawhau Day, 48th Anniversary of Eviction at Bastion Point Memorial (end of Kupe Street, Ōrākei) 📆 Mon 25 May 11:00am

National MPs, with their six figure salaries, who claim accommodation supplements that are more than some state housing occupants earn in a year, stripping away accomm support for state housing tenants is some next level hypocritical cruelty. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360... #nzpol

The last time John Key strongly promoted a candidate we ended up with Luxon as PM. Is this a dream replacement?

Just here quietly cheering bc a judge threw out Alberta separatists petition to hold a referendum on separating from Canada because they failed to consult with ….First Nations! (Treaty 7 & 8) go mana whenua! Elbows up.

Research shows that if a political left party tries to win votes by adopting versions of radical right policies, they lose votes to the right. It doesn’t work. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

She got out after 2 years. I doubt she learned anything.

So Ani O'Brien, ex-National Party staffer, denies Nicola Willis is her source. Credible? Why didn't O'Brien report on Lloyd Burr's slur to Sherman that started the spat? Why did it come out days after National complained about Sherman & wanted her punished? Questions abound

A bright spot of good news for when you need a break from shouting at the eejits that control our lives

SO WHY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO GET AN EDUCATION Mrs WILLIS? The student benefits Their family benefits The country benefits through taxes/knowledge And possibly the world may benefit #nzpol

check out these gorgeous photos of our sea floor where a fast track application to mine claims there is nothing blog.shaunlee.co.nz/the-sand-is-...

Having heard all the racism and endless fears about this project, it is so good to see it proudly come to fruition, thank you and huy chexw to the Squamish Nation!

What's interesting is Maiki's statement confirms: 1. Lloyd Burr may have made the alleged racial slur to Maiki 2. Nicola Willis knew & despite it being closed a year ago, in the same week National complained about Maiki, its story was leaked by Suit & Tie & Ani O'Brien 1/2

Lloyd Burr what did you say to Maiki Sherman.

If Lloyd Burr is not willing to repeat whatever vile comment he made to Maiki Sherman, the least he could do is publicly admit her comment was provoked by him and they were both equally responsible. If not he will become a pariah among press gallery journalists.

Aotearoa NS’s fishing industry is unusual in being the only sector where the incidental killing of a wide range of protected species is routine. For species such as the Antipodean albatross or Māui & Hector’s dolphins, it is a primary driver of their decline. This rightly concerns many NZers.

Just be glad you don't live in New Zealand where the price is over $12/gallon.

Mike Hosking just called Chris Hipkins "a pillock, a pratt and a prick” but apparently that's fine Media standards is what National truly care about

"There is no benefit in New Zealand in destroying the biodiversity off in South Taranaki just so that an Australian mining company can dig up vanadium and give it to the US military." - Russel Norman www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

So tired of wanting to buy from kiwi companies only to find out the “mother/daughter team” from Tauranga is actually shipping your goods from China,

How embarrassing that the Ambassadors of Spain & Switzerland had to listen to listen to his cheap shots & chest thumping at this important economic milestone

A new report is warning New Zealanders the “country’s social fabric is fraying on almost every measure”, amid growing isolation, financial stress and institutional distrust. #nzpol

Did no one tell #USpoli #DonaldTrump that if there is no new agreement, that the #CUSMA stays status quo and remains in place "as is" for a few years. #cdnpoli

Shane Jones commented on Nicola Willis's body to undermine her politics. @chrishipkins.bsky.social made an uncharitable remark about her behaviour in the House. These are not the same thing. Most of the coverage has treated them as if they are. A thread. 🧵 #nzpol /1

BABIES! 🥰

Or even respond with "you're in coalition with us Winston, you can't pretend to be in opposition right now"

Applies to the Treaty as well. It's apalling that we should have to spell it out to the far right, but apparently we do.It's time for a Constitution of New Zealand that not only sets out the basic expectations of the Treaty, the expectations of equal pay for work of equivalent value, and 1/2 #NZPol

We are 6 months away from an election. We do not need National trotting out a shiny new leader that will lull voters into forgetting just how disastrous this 3 headed monster coalition has been. Luxon is our best chance to ditch this gang

📢 Sharon was just 52 when she passed, and is the daughter of renowned Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leaders, Joe and Rene Hawke.

I reckon right wing USA might follow Trump anywhere, but they are going to be completely undone by his compulsive lying about every damn thing. Even fascists hate uncertainty

Can’t tell you how very happy it made me to see the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Canada lace up their skates & play a game of ice hockey as part of their first bilateral meeting in Canada

We are going to have to do some of this in NZ. The tactics are the same

New study links glyphosate to ‘superbug’ spread – Expert Reaction www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/03/25/n...

one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result: Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine

... And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race, lost in time, and lost in space - and meaning...

Still holding my breath!

Hungary has a population just shy of 10million - about the size of Michigan. Over 6million showed up to vote - almost 75% of the pop. That's some serious commitment!

Polls are open in Hungary 😱

Meanwhile, our government cancelled or rolled back virtually all electrification plans and is busy sucking up to the US to try and get a few tankers of oil #nzpol

"Keat said that had two components - 100 percent renewable electricity generation and slowly electrifying the transport fleet. "Most other countries in the world outside MAGA US states and New Zealand are doing that now, at pace. For some reason, New Zealand's going down the 1980s path."

I know we need to prepare for the tail end of Cyclone Vaianu but jeez the devastation that has crippled Fiji. Have not heard a word about that from our politicians or media!

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Just getting my flu shot in case the planet doesn’t burn up in nuclear fire today.

Fun to just go about your normal day doing normal stuff living your normal life all while wondering if the president is going to destroy an entire civilization in a few hours.

I think everyone in Aotearoa should know where our foreign minister is right now: standing next to Rubio as he dodges questions about war crimes

What happened to 'Mr Line by line' 'Ringing the CEO's every day at 4pm' Luxon?

Captain Willis on the Titanic. The iceberg will move aside. Full steam ahead.

The threat to the opposition taking over doesn't really seem to be National or ACT anymore. The threat seems to be NZF. Chippie could probably get a lot of people onside by actually attacking them instead of playing low profile and pointing out why they want a Labour govt without NZF.