Dogs are amazing! www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...

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Taken literally, the TPU position seems to be that rich people should not be taxed at all. That they should be exempt from taxation and not even pay the same as other people. This is the truly radical position, not the idea that rates of taxation should increase according to income.

My friend Manisha Bhikha calling for us to get our shit together. When she says "This is the first time I can remember seeing anti-Indian hate expressed with this level of visibility and confidence" be aware that *she's been in govt counterterror & preventing violent extremism for decades*.

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Umm bug ger?

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A storm every eight days needs a systemic response- I could not agree more - and hope people are ok here in NZ in the Wellington region after last night - www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

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These are the kind of people we will be needing more of as climate change worsens. The extreme weather events around the country are a stark reminder that the coalition govt. is plucking out the eyes of our research system by reducing $ / shifting $ to things they think will make $$ fast. #NZPOL

Quiet, sweeping changes to Treaty clauses could lower te Tiriti to its weakest legal standard in #NZ. The change shifts the Treaty to just another factor that can be considered before any decision Govt ignored advice from its advisory group, which recommended no substantive changes and no repeals

"It’s closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward." - Luxon “Cremated and buried”. - Potaka They lied. Despite over 90% of submitters opposed and massive divisions caused. National Govt continues to roll it out. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has foolishly cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, and homelessness is predictably now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if lazy political ideology doesn’t get in the way.

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We already KNOW how to make super babies, you eugenicist creeps! And it's all the things you fucking fucks are fucking up! THREAD!

Not if that job is physical comedy

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Shocked I tell you! Vaping likely to cause cancer, Canterbury University study shows www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...

Benefits data day 🧵 MSD are having a few issues with their systems but they seem happy with the last two data points. Well, happy that they're accurate, probs not so happy with the numbers being 10,000 above the HYEFU forecast from December! [1/n]

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Surveys of ‘business confidence’ don’t measure the economy—just “how the business community FEELS about the economy.” And the data shows that business confidence is “systematically higher under National-led governments, irrespective of the actual economic conditions.” newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/15/b...

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David Seymour says government should abdicate responsibility for people/communities that need to relocate because of climate change. #nzpol ACT priorities: Lower wages, dismantle the public service, assist landlords, the uber wealthy & corps. Vote ACT so your taxes aren’t spent on you.

This template could easily be applied to certain ministers in the NZ government who moved from roles where they lobbied for an industry to being ministers responsible for regulating that industry, and have made industry-friendly law changes.

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This stuff seems like such a no-brainer. We could be doing this - starting with new parking lots and moving toward requiring retrofitting. Parking lot designs are pretty standard — it wouldn't be hard for a few businesses to stand up turnkey offerings.

A good question for parties to answer in election season: Extreme weather scientists warn of impending funding drought www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

A way to get past the collapse of trust in current political processes? My experience is that it does exactly what it says in the tin...(when done well). The House: Citizens assemblies - an alternative to select committees? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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On Sunday, Hungary will hold parliamentary elections. These elections loom large the world over. Viktor Orbán is a central figure in the international far right and his loss would be blow to familiar figures like JD Vance and Donald Trump, who are his pupils. snyder.substack.com/p/the-hungar...

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While energy prices spike, a new investigation shows oil CEOs pocketed $1.4B selling stock during the Iran war. Chevron’s CEO alone netted $104M! 🛢️ This record-breaking windfall highlights who really profits when global tensions rise. #EnergyNews #OilProfits #Economy #auspol tinyurl.com/27wec2p5

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This made me cry in a good way - I think we are all yearning for this. Thanks Emily and Josh

ACT choosing today to turn up the volume on its colonialism is quite something. Perhaps Israel’s unlawful invasion of Lebanon has got them excited at the thought of invading Te Uruwera.

First, I am not a massive fan of GDP as a measure, but make no mistake, 2024 and 2025 were spectacularly bad. We skewered ourselves good. RBNZ knocked the economy out and Luxon and Willis kicked it in the head as it fell. Lowest average QoQ growth in the OECD 🫡 [2/n]

This is simply genocidal language and is a horror in itself.

"It is not too late to say stop. If we don't, we shouldn't be able to fucking call ourselves human" Greta Thunberg on Trump's threat to commit genocide www.instagram.com/reel/DW1rOY5...

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More than 150 million lives. Saved by vaccines. Since 1974. That is health and science in action. This #WorldHealthDay, Together for Health #StandWithScience 💙

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The govt and media “nothing to see here” industry perhaps reaches its apogee in Liam Dann: “Markets will get bored with the war” Oh yeah our economy, including food supply, will get bored with its structural liquid fossil fuels dependency, and…?! This is journalistic mogadon.

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There has been shockingly little coverage of the American regime’s demands for access to personal data on New Zealanders. MPs need to be tabling written PQs and demanding information in question time.