Comment: Begging and rough sleeping aren’t crimes of disorder. They’re symptoms of an under-resourced, under-performing security net.

For the first time in my life, I ticked the option to say I would like to speak before the committee. I owe my safety and freedom to be the type of woman I choose to be thanks in large part to members of the trans and nonbinary community. I will not let my identity be weaponised to harm them.

Feb 22,2023 "There is no room for climate deniers or climate MINIMALISTS in the twenty first century" The current ( for now ) Prime Minister of New Zealand, now entirely responsible for the current NZ Trumpist pro-fossil-fuel policy coalition government. [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiVF... ] #nzpol

Nothing to see just the Prime Minister & Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand threatening NZ journalists within 24 hrs of each other. We are $1 shop America

I've always thought the system was odd, but since it worked, I left it at that. But it barely works and it's getting worse. Much like dental, ambulance services are an anomaly outside our public health system. And since this govt is pushing everything to breaking, we need to push back. #nzpol

new zealander everlee wihongi - kidnapped by ICE 41 days ago - was meant to take the stand today in front of a wisconsin judge. but ICE had other plans. webworm has the latest on this story - please RT, and share: www.webworm.co/everleemay21/

This is painful to read. Lawry defused a situation, did everything right and the police escalated over and over again. It's disgusting, and I wonder how often it's swept under the rug. We all must not look away. Shine a light on this or it will only grow and get worse. #nzpol

"They Gave Them a Permit to Destroy It - The Waiaua River swimming spot" - 21 May 2026 www.themaorigreenlantern.maori.nz/they-gave-th...

Content warning, death threat. Turning the latest round of death threat into a blog post. Because colonial legacy. For anyone that still thinks the FSU promotes free speech. culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/05/from...

This is of critical importance... www.emilywrites.co.nz/how-are-we-a...

Hey Fonterra we’ve found your missing nitrate: Lumsden water supply nitrate contamination above preterm birth risk level www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

I'm sure Luxon thinks with a handshake and a quick tour he can guarantee us preferred customer access to the reduced supply. Despite the fact we don't have the pull nor the money to actually demand it. His LNG terminal will sit idle, a gigantic shining Beacon of National Waste. #nzpol

The National Party, promising everything and delivering nothing since forever #nzpol

Hey NZ Labour, this goes for you too. Either undo the structural damage to our democracy that NACT1 are doing, or get the f' out of the way and let Greens and TPM do it. #nzpol

NZ was the envy of the world, until voters said "Eh, nah, time for a change bro" and handed it to the most incompetent, malicious heartless group of vandals we've ever had in charge. Only the 1% benefit from these clowns. Do *not* let them lie to you again. #nzpol

winston peters told reporters that new zealander everlee wihongi has been in ICE prison for nearly a month because she didn't declare something on a form. the thing is - there *is no form*. please RT: www.webworm.co/winstonpeters/

#nzpol Also hey @chrishipkins.bsky.social this will resonate here as well. Stand for progress. Undo the harms this government has done. Don't just count on being "not luxon" because if that's all you bring to the campaign, if you even win, you will go down as the worst labour leader in decades.

"Our kids will inherit a world rife with conflict. I am introducing a bill developed with Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to change school corriculae to be focused on weapons system and how to operate them." What the actual f'...

We *must* pivot to renewables hard, immediately. Every dollar wasted on fossil fuels does unforgiveable harm to us all for no reason. The last hurdle (financial) has fallen. Renweables are cheaper, as well as more reliable and better for us. Anyone still pushing fossil fuels is a sociopath. #nzpol

Jones blames The Green Party. 🥳Heck yeah, thats an endorsement imo. That’s why I’m voting for them Jonesy, and not men like you that’d sell our environment down the toilet for donors and dollars. #nzpol Party vote Greens for a greener NZ 🎉🎉 #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Remember that time Jacinda Ardern pulled out of Mike Hosking’s show and he (and others) proceeded to have an absolute meltdown about it for weeks. Weird that the Luxon situation this week hasn’t warranted a breaking news banner and a similar level of vile commentary, wonder what the difference is🤔🫠

Let's get Louise and as many others on the Greens list as possible a seat this November. Make sure you're enrolled to vote nice and early since our current government is trying everything it can to stop YOU from voting, including closing enrolment early. enrol.vote.nz/app/enrol/ #nzpol

love the way NZ @greens.org.nz MPs use SM to communicate to young & old, #nzpol geeks & *non-voters* alike. complex issues are demystified, distilled. motivation, focus & hope are offered. 🟢 MPs take what truly matters, seriously. (they can also be very funny & sassy af. have to go to IG for that 🤣)

Excellent summary from Russell Norman about what this gov't has done to worsen our energy resiliance, destroy our environment, and amplify the impact of this oil shock. And they are continuing on despite the overwhelming evidence of this harm. It's not mere incompetence, it's sabotage. #nzpol

Don't forget investors: "This is a bubble that will pop but I am a skilled and savvy trader and I will sell before it does."

Companies used to design products that you "couldn't live without". Something so brilliant that you'd never want to go without again. Now they simply buy up something you actually can't live without. Shelter. Healthcare. Monopolise it and there's need to make it good. You'll buy it or die. #nzpol

#NZpol Enough of this f'n gaslighting and vote it ALL out. Keep Winston "lifetime limit for welfare of 2 years max" Peters OUT. Keep the "can't believe how much we spent on keeping people alive" ACT party OUT. Keep the 'we're not honest enough to admit we can't control them" National Party OUT.

My son (18), is buying CDs from op shops, pre-phone era digital cameras as well as film cameras, and even a typewriter. He sees damn well that big tech is trying to convince you that you get to own nothing, and he does not want a bar of it. 👍

The National Government have made it harder for you to vote. It's important you make sure you are enrolled as you won't be able to enrol in the two weeks before election day anymore. The best time to enrol is right now - so head to vote.nz online, call 0800 36 76 56 or free text 3676. Pass it on 😉

Share a preacher, nun or priest.

I can't wait to see who next year's recipient of the #fifapeaceprize is going to be. I bet Putin's in the running. Wildcard entry from Kim Jong Un maybe? Whoever it is, they have a hell of an act to follow on from.

Winston Peters reaffirms our commitment to kowtowing to war criminals! I chat more about this over at my Substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/winston-pe...

Never let Key and National in general forget this. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol

The Luke Malpass article in The Post (paywalled, sorry) seems to be getting some attention, because he links the Iran war to the fiscal state of the government - but then turns the whole thing into The Greatest Hits of Neoliberalism Vol 20. A thread. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

I wonder how much our GDP will improve when we're not sending billions every year to the fossil fuel industries killing our planet. Just picture every kilometer travelled on fossil fuel having a tax on it, going straight overseas, zero benefit to us. Let's free ourselves. #nzpol #renewables

I'm pretty sure that if someone gave me a billion dollars I wouldn't immediately turn into some right-wing shitlord, but I'm available should someone wish to test that hypothesis...

Hey Stuff.co.nz maybe you should consider what the fuck you're publishing as opinion and then reporting on.

The worst kept secret in Hamilton is out! 💚 😎 Politics can be different, it can be better. Sign up to change the government here: www.greens.org.nz/volunteer

If my household spends a dollar, it's gone. I go to work to earn more. If the gov't spends a dollar, it comes back as tax. It's earned and spent repeatedly, taxed each time. Gov't spends more, tax take goes up. Spend it well and you get growth. But CEO Luxon cannot grasp this. #nzpol

Regular reminder to visit bsky.app/profile/did:... and set nothing to a setting higher than "warn". Bluesky defaults to fully hiding posts from accounts they have arbitrarily labelled as "rude". Let your normie mutuals know too. They're missing half the conversations.

If you’ve been wondering why Shane Jones and Winston Peters have been pushing the lie that Labour were responsible for the closure of the Marsden Point refinery, look no further than this. thestandard.nz/why-did-nz-f...

36% of Americans still think "Hell yeah! Racism! War! Everything unaffordable! Billionaires out of control! MORE OF THIS SHIT!".

Ever had your GP warn you something's not good for you and you say "Yeah, I know..." but you keep going? Then you have a massive issue, and your GP says "I told you." and you go "Maybe it's time to quit." That's oil. Let's quit. We could have phased it out slowly, but we didn't. Cold turkey time.

Making a note, labelled "Franz Josef: F' Around". Coming back in a few years to collect the "Find Out" receipts. #nzpol

Who are the responsible economic managers or *checks notes* the “grownups” in the room again, Nicky No Fucking Clue? 🤔🤨 Looks like the radical “wokesters” in charge were a whole lot better at this nation leading shit than you clowns🤦‍♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Every day I am grateful we didn't have this lot of incompetent, selfish, moronic clowns in government when Covid started. But every day I am resentful that they are in charge now, with their incompetent, selfish, moronic clownshow. Nothing they do ever helps 95% of the people of Aotearoa NZ.

So glad we're hitching our energy security to LNG via a NZ$2.7bn white elephant terminal. 🙄 Of course, NACT1 are never wrong and will probably charge forward with this clearly idiotic course of action. They'd rather destroy this country entirely than ever admit that they've made a mistake. #nzpol

So, how is everyone enjoying the #EpsteinWar? Bombing schoolgirls, genocide, indiscriminate murders, destroying the global economy, just to cover the tracks of some geriatric megalomaniac pedo sociopath in the US. #nzpol

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