Who benefits from Nats/Act/NZF #FossilFuel energy policy? Oil companies. And who just gave Nats/Act/NZF a $100k each? Oil companies- Greymouth Petroleum. And who pays the price? Ordinary people w higher cost of living. And we have to pay extra tax for the LNG import terminal.

New Zealand Aoteoroa is the same - it follows the USA footsteps in donor corruption of our democracy. It needs to STOP #nzpol

Just fucking cap donations - end of.

So just to be clear Luxon wants Kiwi families to pay a new tax on their power bills to build an LNG terminal that we don’t need & that will cook the climate, so that Methanex, a company contributing 0 dollars in tax themselves, can keep sending their profits offshore. newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/30/m...

Bizarre seeing the ghouls lambasting the apparently outrageous spending during the early 2020s. Turns out that it is not that easy to balance the books when you crash the economy. Austerity always backfires.

This is just straight neolib ACT policy dressed up as a Westpac report. We don't want the Americanisation of our health system. Any public sector woes would be dwarfed by the poverty and poor health privatisation would bring to many AoNZers. Westpac and Seymour can just fuck off with this. #nzpol

The new head of media company NZME’s editorial advisory board is Hamish Rutherford - former chief press secretary for Luxon and a current government lobbyist #nzpol

"New Zealand has a choice. It can be servile and go along with the policies promoted by the Trump administration in the hope that this will curry favour... [or we can] stand by our values as a nation, speak out as we have in the past for what is right" Phil Goff #nzpol share.google/3aYP2S3LOhB7...

If you simplify it down into principles, there is a simple question at the heart of the capital gains tax debate: who should pay more tax, minimum-wage workers or property investors? Your answer tells everyone what you value most #nzpol

Given his religion, does Luxon's support for Trump's Iranian war come from his belief in making Armageddon happen in the Middle East, in order to provoke or manipulate Jesus to come back to earth? Because that's what the US soldiers were told it was all about? I'm confused,it seems ridiculous #nzpol

Nicola Willis told us to jolly our way thru the bad economy before, now we're "impatient" for yearning for a time we can afford mince & butter Man it gets up my nose considering she owns 4 properties, earns a finance minister salary of $288,900 & is directly responsible for the bad economy #NZPol

Never trust ANYONE who says they know what God is thinking

Clark is right. The statement by Luxon and Peters is a disgrace. The attack happened in the middle of diplomatic negotiations with Iran, it is killing target civilians/children and has destabilized the whole region. It is not legitimate force. The US and Israel have violated international law #nzpol

New Zealand citizen's data handover is being considered by the government - Any information handed to the USA may end up with ICE and concerns have been raised about the opaque process, our data sovereignty and Big Brother surveillance overreach. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

“Critics warn this could effectively embed U.S. surveillance capabilities into another sovereign state’s information infrastructure.” Read this alarming article and decide whether the limited focus from NZ media on this story is acceptable given the context of US fascism and worldwide aggression.

The NZ government is considering giving our personal data to the USA - when even AI weapons producers don't agree with the mass domestic surveillance & autonomous killing machines being planned by the USA Dept of War. Anthropic have now been fired as DoW suppliers #nz #nzpol

🍃🌹🌿meanwhile #NZ #Greens “Green Budget” is fully costed & fantastic. Free GPs, Dentists & childcare. Less tax for over 90% of NZers, a little more for the richest few, who mostly avoid paying now, & the wealth tax is v similar to Australia’s! #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...

Fed Farmers: Let’s massively increase water and climate pollution. Greenpeace: No let’s cut pollution. Fed Farmers: Let’s compromise and just increase it somewhat. Greenpeace: no we must cut climate and water pollution. Right wing commentators: Greenpeace is so unreasonable.

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ

The Government is currently negotiating an Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US Department of Homeland Security that would grant US agencies, including ICE, automated, direct access to New Zealanders' biometric data and identity records.

This is the first paragraph and only gets more alarming as you read through. What the absolute fuck is the NZ govt doing: “New Zealanders’ biometric information and other sensitive data may be handed over to the United States government under a new border security agreement between the countries.”

Meta has recently unveiled a multi-year agreement to deploy six gigawatts of AMD’s graphics processing units across its AI-focused data centers. Traditional artists, making a living from selling drawings and paintings, don't stand a chance against AI. Its images will be cheaper - but will it be art?

#nzpol needs to note - Countries that have strong primary care systems spend less overall on health, have better health outcomes, and enjoy greater equity. Those that neglect primary care pay for it through hospital pressures, workforce burnout and widening inequities. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

When John Key sold 1000 state homes, it made headlines & sparked debate Now Chris Bishop has cancelled 3500 builds & selling 900 houses (with land extra) in what's been called a private developers' lolly scramble, it's hardly making a splash How #NZ has changed #nzpol

Resene factory workers walked off the job yesterday for a Living Wage. E tū members at Resene have been fighting for a Living Wage since September. They're struggling to pay bills and put food on the table. Resene needs to do the right thing and pays its staff enough to live a decent life. #nzpol

Kieran McAnulty stood up against racism in Parliament and was thrown out by the speaker for doing so. Kieran is my latest hero as he has a spine. Brownlee represents the bloated colonial attitudes of privilege which are killing our country #nzpol Peters is a race baiter, dancing for his audience

Racist Winston Peters yesterday "Why is [the minister] answering a question from someone who comes from Rarotonga...". The someone from Raro is MP Tuiono, who was born in NZ. #nzpol

I miss Jacinda Ardern and her comforting words in trying times like these. But naaaaah. People don't like the way she talked. Now we got an out of touch thumb walking around. #nzpol

I'm shocked that he didn't say the obvious - why isn't this number of applicants recognized for what it is - an indicator of the still unravelling job crisis in NZ? We are desperate! #nzpol Company boss shocked as 2500 apply for one job | RNZ News share.google/fJSVppFXeRDe...

More extreme weather more often. What do our leaders think we should do? In a word, not much. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Climate

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For households on the lowest incomes, annual inflation is 3.4%. For pensioners, its 3.8%. For the richest its 1.2%. The minimum wage goes up by less than inflation for 3 consecutive years in 26. That laser-like focus on the cost of living seems to be pointing at the wrong people

#nzpol Prices for basics are rising again at a rate much faster than wages, new data from Stats NZ shows. 70% of workers got a pay rise less than 3% last year and 44% got no pay rise at all. Food prices rose 4.6% overall, with the price of white bread rising 58% this year. A 🧵

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.

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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

Uh yes Stuff I do actually have a question, why did you start something called 'The Forever Project' in 2019 where you promised much more coverage of an issue that you yourselves labelled as 'existential' and now you don't give a shit and just rag on cycleways while the world burns? #nzpol

So, we've a boil-water notice in Christchurch. Sewerage being blown inland from the South Wellington coastline, and deadly floods in the King Country? These must be the three waters they warned us about.

NZ has normalised inequality. As the cost of living rises, Govt has to expand into every corner of life so people don't starve and end up homeless. We need to reduce inequality and rampant rentierism so that people and communities have the resources they need to look after themselves.

Gee, Universal Basic Income recoups more than it costs AND the recipients are happier and healthier. Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.

Jayme Hoiness sings with a voice of an angel with a message of love - great protest song 💗 youtu.be/fO-9JrPtj3Q?...

“Moderna’s CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: ‘You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market.’ Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”

🤷 Research is clear: Airborne infection risk is measurable, predictable, and modifiable - and governments must act on that knowledge. 🤦 Ventilation, crowding, and what people are doing in a space are not abstract ideas - they’re practical things we can change to reduce spread of airborne infections.

Virus control: In Sept 25 the United Nations launched the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air. The key goal is to develop a framework to enable advocates, health-care workers and politicians to co-operate at a national level in establishing standards for indoor clean air. Hurry up now! #nzpol

'Essentially, what they’re doing is putting a new tax on every New Zealander’s power bill to subsidise an expensive sunset industry. This is a political choice this government is making.' Alva Feldmeir #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...

Aotearoa NZ would be less effective if it left the WHO - the WHO is a global advisory body and cannot override New Zealand law. No WHO instrument has any legal force in NZ unless it passes through a domestic implementation process like any other international treaty. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople