Simon Watts was already told in December that his Local Water Done Well is AT LEAST $9 billion more expensive than 3 Waters They were also warned by multiple credit rating agencies that repealing 3 Waters would hike rates and credit costs

Excellent policy proposal. No doubt it will be rejected by National, but it demonstrates the Green's ability to work on resolving issues with whomever it takes. A very good way to demonstrate their practical approach to facing the problem, unfettered by ideology #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Ray Chung defending buffoon of a Mayor Andrew Little having a sook in the media because his new office isn't up to the standards he feels entitled to. Which other bald buffoon of a politician have we heard similar things from in recent years 🤔 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

A year ago, ministers met to consider tightening NZ’s pay equity law. Their decisions went further than officials had advised, hardening the policy to the point some groups were cut out from ever making a claim. Why? And on what evidence? They won’t show us. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Chloe Swarbrick calls on New Zealanders to increase their economic literacy so they understand the "utter BS" most politicians spout on the economy. Here, she deals with the purely ideological 30/30 Rule that has held New Zealand back for decades #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/a-mini-hoo...

Bro bro just one more inquiry bro I promise one more inquiry will show that the cookers are right please bro I promise one more just one more

If you are an infrastructure company thinking of coming to NZ and you have to work with this clueless Coalition government, be prepared to lose millions. This cook strait ferry saga is unbelievably embarrassing. #NZPol

10 months home detention for grooming and raping a teenager. It seems that if you're a white guy with a job and a bit of money, you can get away with sexual crimes against women and children with basically a slap on the wrist, even if you have the bad luck to be found guilty.

Oddly not mentioned: support for violence against women predicts support for violent extremism. “Misogyny is often central to violent extremist indoctrination, recruitment and ideology and yet it mostly escapes scrutiny by policymakers.” We should check on that.👇 www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

This International Women’s Day/Week, my wish is simple: no creeps in the workplace and women actually being safe at work 😡🤬

"Labour councillors have already voted to delay bus and bike improvements to Courtenay Place. The Mayor also floated letting cars back onto the Kent Terrace bus lane the other week? Now, Labour councillors recommended slashing the climate action team’s budget."

Wellington please read this and not only contact your labour councillor, deputy mayor and mayor. But contact your green councillors and tell them you support them

And here we start with cancelling the wrong things Wellington peeps please send feedback via email Andrew Little is going to send us backwards www.linkedin.com/posts/jonny-...

Labour councillors told us climate change demands urgent action. Now that bike lanes are at risk, we must remind them of that promise. wellyclimatenerd.net/wellingtons-...

Luxon needs a political 🛟 right now... #nzpol

I’m obsessed with Melbourne’s PT

Our Climate Change programmes are working! Last year Wellington city reduced emissions by 5%. Now is not the time for Climate cuts! We’ll only have to pay more later!

Congrats to Wellington Labour on successfully alienating allies and potential voters in yet another attempt to woo the right and disinterested center I'm sure this pathetic attempt at appearing to be fiscally "serious" will pay off in 2028 🙄 Meanwhile, Welly continues to flounder and go nowehere

This is devastating 💔

We’re in a climate crisis, a 40 percent cut to our climate response budget makes no sense financially or for the future of the city. Next week’s proposals include a total gutting of cycleway funding, & a backdown on commercial rates for Air B&B providers www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Who’s thinking of heading into Pōneke’s Pride Parade next Saturday afternoon (7th March, from 4pm)? www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/welli...

The ground campaign won, and also in the New York mayoralty race. The same efforts are needed here, which means volunteering in the thousands Let's fucking go💚 #nzpol

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files. This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

Offering an MP money for something for any act in their capacity as an MP - like resigning - is a crime punishable by 7 years in prison www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1...

The Press framing this as a puff piece and not "crooked developer tries to bribe MPs" says everything about the absolute state of mainstream political journalism in this country.

20 years later, Councillor Goldsmith (now Minister) finally got his wish, he gets to see homeless people arrested. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Will Scoop,, Ryan Bridges, Democracy Project, Taxpayers Union & all those who fanned lies about Tamatha Paul, WCC, and the Wellington Moa Point disaster now apologise? Peter Basset not only doesn't exist, the vote NZCPR described never happened #nzpol #kiwi

Please can you guys share this piece or if not the piece, the information in it, on social media. #nzpol NZCPR Author on Tamatha Paul Cycleways vs Water Piece Doesn't Exist. Minutes from the meeting and those there, on the left & right of council, have confirmed the vote never happened as described

But when councils spend the money they need to on infrastructure, including water the TPU runs media campaigns complaining about wasteful council spending. It needs to be noted that the NZ media is utterly complicit in this smoke & mirrors. #nzpol

This is on friday, Whaingaroa/Raglan people with brains who don't support bad parties.

Great read about misinformation around Moa Point @mountaintui.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/mountain...

I only joined the Greens a year ago (although I've party voted for them for years) and have been very impressed by their democratic processes and inclusivity. There are many ways to express disagreement without complaining anonymously to the media and making spurious claims about the process #nzpol

The Green Party is finally taking its job of candidate selection, vetting, and pastoral care seriously and it is causing turmoil among the people who saw nothing wrong with the previous status quo that resulted in the party losing three MPs in two years thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Kieran was ejected because he told the truth: "Failing to require Winston Peters to withdraw and apologise for something that was quite clearly an offensive comment, when you have required that of other members — indeed, other party leaders — runs the risk of you applying different standards"

Brownlee lays down the law on Winston's racism, but refuses to force him to withdraw and apologise because "the moment has passed". Of course, he applied different rules to Chlöe Swarbrick back in August, because he's a partisan, misogynistic hypocrite.

A month later, in February 2025, the xenophobia, homophobia, and racism associated with Peters got even worse. Beyond Parliament: Antipathy’s amplification through political speech in Aotearoa New Zealand sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/b... Documented evidence of unacceptable, dangerous speech.

This is not in the least surprising. Just over a year ago, in January 2025, wrote this, studying Peters' xenophobia (in parliament). When Ministers mock: The rise of a violent political speech in New Zealand sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/w... #nzpol

Dreaming of a parallel news universe where our print journalism has the same potency as our cartooning. [outstanding work from both scribblers, next to each other on my tl this morning]

Running the government is a lot like playing recorder – it doesn’t work if you suck. #makeitstop by letting those in power know just how many people care about primary education in NZ. Share this film, sign our petition, or just make some noise for teachers & educators at makeitstop.co.nz

The anti-cycleways talking points and spittle-flecked Facebook rants are putting cyclists at risk from aggressive car drivers. They get so angry and feel entitled to take revenge, cutting bike riders off at roundabouts, parking in bike lanes, close passing, yelling "get off the road". It's bullying.

Tangata Tiriti whanau, this is where we need to be a buffer. We need to be a bold, loud buffer so when these buffoons try hijacking the conversation we need to stand up and tell them to shut up. Yes, they will then tell us to not be divisive, so the response need to be - you first. #nzpol

Fed Farmers also have an absolutely deranged Facebook post with this nonsense.* It's coordinated astroturf bullshit, and I would almost certainly lay the blame at the feet of Jordan Williams' lot. *don't ask me why I was looking at Fed Farmers FB. For reasons.

“You will never get good leaders in this country if that’s the way you treat women.”

Straight up we have a coordinated, intentional pattern that explicitly intends to push overwhelmingly wahine Māori from public and political life - not just from members of the public, but hugely from our media outlets. Do you know how fast this racist disinformation turns into outright fascism?

As per usual, a loud and feral minority hijacking the conversation with misinformation. Also seeing a disturbing & very familiar pattern of hostility toward Tamatha Paul. Our community must stand behind her. We can’t allow another Māori leader to be worn down and pushed out. #nzpol

WOW 🤯 The number of times a State of Emergency has been declared this year in New Zealand ALREADY matches the 2025 total. It’s February. This is what the Climate Crisis looks like.

As always Marae meet the moment. Hospitality, generosity and care for locals and stranded travellers. If only Luxon and co had 1/100 of the leadership these Iwi show it would be an improvement. Taihape's Winiata Marae steps up for stranded travellers #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Any chance of a follow up @henrycooke.bsky.social

So, WTF is #tvnz on? Their poll coverage teased "one party surging ahead" and that's all about NZF going +1%. In a poll where the Greens went forward 4%. What the actual fuck? #nzpol

Editorial standards #NzPol