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Great post at another place from @richardhills.bsky.social who nails the actual story of Marsden Point. No, it wouldn’t have helped. This is something media could be constantly pointing out to NZ First #nzpol (Full txt in Alt)

The National/ACT/NZFirst Govt would decommission your mum under a strategic decision to reducing spending & taxes. This is only half a joke, as I wouldn't be surprised if they did. #nzpol

#NZPol How is started How it's going

“Section 14 of the Press Law ordered editors ‘to keep out of the newspapers anything which…tends to weaken the strength of the German Reich, outwardly or inwardly.’” - William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 405

"Te Tiriti protects culture because without culture, we are devoid of humanity." — Dominic O’Sullivan.

In the seven years since March 15 I'd like to think NZ tried to maintain the warm kindness and solidarity with our Muslim communities that was found in the days, weeks and months after the horrors of the Christchurch terror attack. I don't think I can though.

It’s hard to blame woke DEI when the military is losing a war because of the straits.

Damien Grant's latest word salad has some truly unhinged statements. #nzpol

"How did your PM cause an international incident?" "He asked for another country to give him an award, and then he realised he looked like a twat, so he said he didn't actually ask for the award and that the PM of the other country was lying" Truly, we are led by a man of greatness #nzpol

ACT showing yet again that they care more about money than the welfare of others, in this case greyhound dogs. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/589...

The Covid Inquiry should have been an opportunity to see how we might respond to the next pandemic, or similar large scale emergency, better. For the greatest public good, not political point scoring, with the benefit of hindsight. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #PublicHealth #Covid #Fuel

The real spend by jacinda and labour Missing nothing Absolute lies by the nz kakalition govt

National/ACT/NZ First: Labour ministers didn't take official advice they didn't see into account when keeping Auckland in lockdown for the last week. Also them: We're going to ignore all this official advice because we don't like it. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol

I mean I wouldn't trust Winnie either, he is a senile old windsock who will change his mind as soon as the election results are up #nzpol

Back in 2024 as part of the coalition agreement with NZ First, the govt commissioned a Fuel Security Study from Castalia and Envisory. It was released in Feb 2025 along with the government's Fuel Security Plan. They make for interesting reading - especially seeing what's missing from the plan. 🧵 1/5

Officials slammed move-on orders in just-released advice, warning they would add: - 6 people to the prison pop - 200-800 court cases - Make homelessness worse www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown "FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…"

Here's the stupid thing about the AI's being pushed on us: they wouldn't exist without the skills they're aiming to replace, both in actually building the AI and the data they're trained on.

Reality has a left-wing bias

NZ First leader Winston Peters calls for another inquiry into Covid-19, this one to examine vaccine injuries. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Covid #PublicHealth

No way to predict this, says Government of nation whose media outlined exactly this scenario 16 months ago.

Remembered to rejoin InternetNZ, in case the Free Speech Onion tries their entryism scam again.

Whānau, remember how the far-right tried to take over Internet NZ last year and we kicked their butts? They haven't learned, and they're trying to do it again this year. Register by March 31st ($21 for a year) so you can vote in the AGM and send them packing again. members.internetnz.nz

I can't say that I'll be boycotting Chili's as it has been years since I've been in one, and you can't really boycott a restaurant you already don't go to. That said, I'll be happy not to change my habits, transphobia leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

The iRex project cost $671m when it was cancelled/closed. The new program is at $1867m, overbudget, and still lacks port deals. We're now at $2538m total, so only another $1462m in cost overruns to get to the inflated $4b total #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

This is the same 2020 study you might have seen before, but it's true. I was gamely riding a lightweight street bike when and where I could, but it wasn't until I got an e-bike that the bike became my main means of transport.

How things change

While the pathetic grifters are whining about Labour 'ignoring advice' regarding COVID, here's a quick reminder #nzpol Advice ignored - Smokefree Legislation - Emissions Targets, etc - Māori Health Authority - Fast-track Bill - School Lunches - iReX - Landlord Tax Breaks - Significant Natural Areas

Hipkins explained on #BHN that Bloomfield would give cabinet a right-up-to-date verbal briefing alongside the written cab papers that have to be prepared and circulated in advance. The Covid inquiry somehow only considered the written papers, not the verbal advice. #NzPol

People going on about "vaccine injuries" are using the same logic as people complaining about being injured by seat belts.

The truth is not the average of a fact and a lie.

Colour me surprised 😑 I’ve been reading the cabinet paper on the ferry procurement released in March 2025 (for study purposes!) and this feels like the next chapter in a dystopian novel. #nzpol

While we might wish politicians wouldn't destroy the social fabric for gain, & might wish media quote the report itself to add context when repeating claims, we can at least invite those we know personally on-spreading claims to read aloud key report statements & judge politicians trustworthiness

So the main point that Nats have gleaned to kick Hipkins/Labour with from the Royal Commission into Covid is that Hipkins/Labour ignored official advice to keep Auckland in lockdown a week longer isn't even true? lol #NZPol

This is a short paper but it’s really worth reading. Florence sets out in really clear terms what a pragmatic approach is for all areas of health with limitations in evidence quality, not just gender affirming care.

So Chris Hipkins not only took advice & kept the economy afloat and jobs and businesses alive through #Covid-19, he pushed to keep Kiwis healthy and alive at a time when corpses were piled up across Italy, UK, US, and India. Kudos @chrishipkins.bsky.social #nzpol #newzealand

Current NZ coalition messaging: "The recovery from the economic downturn caused by our incompetence has been set back by the actions of a US president whose policies we completely support." #NZpol

Not a single right-wing NZ politician has said that the Covid Inquiries will provide useful research for dealing with future pandemics, making their criticisms transparently and exclusively about discrediting the previous government and not about concern for the population. #nzpol

National MPs saying "We respect Luxon" are probably saying "We don't want to roll him and kill our own chance to be Prime Minister" #nzpol

Huge shoutout to @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social for raising awareness on this. Amazing use of her platform. See the stats: nzpt.cjs.nz #nzpol #onetermgovt

Time to pass a law that any party spokesperson of media outlet that opines with hindsight reckons on pandemic management has to show this chart in the background at all times #nzpol

Prepare for meltdowns from any VFF or similar people in your life. I think they genuinely convinced themselves the phase 2 report was going to prove them right. Reader, it did not.

Did you think NZME's Ryan Bridge, in a column titled "On oil shock, people want more self-reliance" would criticise the govt's LNG deal? God no. No, instead he blames Labour for Marsden Point closing, even though that was a business decision made by private companies.

What does David Seymour have to say about his buddy?

Excellent TLDR of part 2 of NZ's Covid-19 Inquiry by @marcdaalder.bsky.social 1. Vaccine safety & approvals process successful 2. Some mandates lasted too long or went too far 3. The need for a changed testing strategy could have been foreseen 4. Lockdown decisions were ‘reasonable & evidence-based’

Cis people need to pay attention to the way they communicate this. They freely admit that after all of their research, they came up with zero evidence that HRT was harmful. Then they banned it anyway, claiming their inability to find a reason is a reason in of itself.

This is an absolute must-watch if you want to be brought up to speed on the state of trans rights in the UK. Ever wondered why two successive governments have promised to ban conversion practices and then reneged on those promises? This video reveals all.

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