I wonder what our new RBNZ governor thinks about gold. RBNZ holds no gold. #nzpol

Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent. Leavitt: Why was she killed? Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.

Forget Greenland, Iran, collapsing cranes or data breach fallout …. let’s focus the first 7.5 minutes of the 6pm TVNZ news on the ABs coach bring sacked. 7.5 minutes FFS with live cross and extended coverage. NZ get a grip. #nzpol

What part of "independent" does Winston Peters not understand? I was pleased to see RBNZ governor Anna Breman appears to have integrity to support an international peer. More than Ministers in NZ govt are showing. #NZpol

One of the most profound things I’ve heard recently was that the advantages of solar and wind power is that you don’t invade other countries for their wind or their sunlight…

It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize

Young people give me hope. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25... #nzpol

TGIF. Looking forward to the end of this week. I’ve got the house to myself tonight so it’ll be me, Graham, Jacinda with poached eggs on toast and a glass of sauv. Bliss.

What is the purpose of austerity? And who benefits? One of the impacts measured in the UK is that children are now shorter (avg 5 year old). Do we want that for our kids? #nzpol

Still time to sign the Iwi Chairs’ petition against removing requirement to promote te Tiriti in schools. Be good to crack 25,000 our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr... Protect Te Tiriti in Education | OurActionStation #nzpol

My son’s school had been quiet on the supporting te Tiriti debate. The Board Chair’s speech at prizegiving made it clear that te Tiriti is a foundation and they will continue to promote and honour it. I couldn’t be happier. #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week ? Not wanting to “rage-bait” anyone. No, it’s been cathartic for me to highlight the destruction of things I hold dear. Hating that I might be a rage-baiter, my last ever Worst NACT act comes early and is disempowering of iwi-Māori partnership boards for health… #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week for me was Erica Stanford’s “frankly disgusting” rant about schools supporting Te Tiriti. We are meant to be a democratic nation and the power are speaking. #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week IMHO is the banning of puberty blockers. The targeting of our young people and m trans community is truly vile. Leave these life changing decisions where they belong. #nzpol

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Worst NACT act of the week ? Passing the Regulatory Stds Bill into law despite 99% of 156,000 submissions opposed to a bill spearheaded by a party with just 8.64% of the people’s vote. This is not democracy and it really saddens me. #nzpol

NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

There are some good eggs amongst those bad apples. Revealed: The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police 'cover-up' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol

Woeful coverage of COP30 by NZ mainstream media. #nzpol

Humans forget that we too are animals, & that we only survived thru eons on this planet because of the “Goldilocks Zone”. If we continue to increase temperatures, that “just right” zone will become unliveable, not just for Amazon’s dolphins but for most/all of us. Act now to cut emissions.

And this is what we have created #nightmare #climatecrisis

This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Worst NACT act of the week - well yes there’s the Cromwell goldmine “progress” and RSB passing a 2nd reading … but there’s something grotesque about lobbing $6m at Michelin stars when Lifeline can’t afford to be staffed 12am -7am. A time when people are most desperate & alone. #nzpol

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The Greens don't fucking accuse them of it, it's literally a thing they did FFS. #nzpol

Head of Amnesty International’s views on NZ and demise of rules-based order podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/3... #nzpol

NZ English teachers: The rights to The Essential Shakespeare: Macbeth have reverted to me. I have updated with mātauranga Māori teaching & learning resources. Send me a message if you would like to know more. I attach a screenshot of some of the extra material as well as the contents page.

Figuring out the worst NACT act of the week is getting harder. Sticking to the Atlas playbook of suppressing indigenous rights, curriculum-setting must not be in the hands of politicians. www.act.org.nz/news/new-cur... #nzpol

I wonder if this has been substantiated now? Utterly disgraceful if the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel was given an audience here. #nzpol www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO25...

Picking the worst NACT act of the week is an overwhelming prospect because I disagree with 90% of what they’re doing. But this is cruel and callous. www.facebook.com/share/r/17Vx... #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week is pushing through changes to the Marine and Coastal Areas Act when it is so clearly undermining tāngata whenua rights. Shameful. #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week #nzpol On top of not recognising Palestine and walking back progress on indigenous rights, I have never been so embarrassed of my country.

PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MY GOD THERE ARE LUNATICS STANDING FOR SEATS

Jane ….wait …. NZ has 3 more for the Musk hosted spaceship. #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week has to be lettergate which is like the icing on the cake of regressive sustainable energy decisions. A close second is the doubling down disrespect of Gaza protestors at home and on the flotilla. #nzpol

How does a convicted pedophile get a good character discount? Community service time at the surf club? #nzpol In a decision published on Monday the Court of Appeal dismissed Jago's appeals. It said the starting point for his sentence was stern but he was given a generous good character discount.

NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... A disgrace and a sad day for the people of Aotearoa. #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week has to be Winston Peters’ hypocrisy on climate change at the UN. Shameful. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/26/w...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Then the economy had a great fall All the PM’s donors and all of his zen Couldn't get NZ GDP increasing again.

The worst NACT act of the week is the ongoing refusal to reveal the position on Palestine - we live in a democracy and we shouldn’t be waiting for a big reveal at the UN. I was also horrified to learn art history will no longer be a subject for our young people. aje.io/6ttxqi #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week was this press release paving the way for RSB next week. “In a high-cost economy, regulation isn’t neutral – it’s a tax on growth.” It’s growth at all costs and we all know who will suffer. And insulting to public servants. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mini... #nzpol

Worst NACT act of the week ? Apart from treatment of striking nurses….allowing rich overseas investors to buy houses in NZ. Sure but let me do the character test. #nzpol

Excellent article - and everyone should be worried about this #nzpol

So the worst NACT act this week was to propose a 4km tunnel under Wellington. Second worst would be doing away with the last Carillon bellringer. Hell bent on destroying Pōneke. #nzpol

So I had to defer my jury duty call up for today because of work commitments. I see it is the Loafers Lodge case so I have had a heavy heart today 😢

Wish I hadn’t started trying to pick the worst NACT act of the week. Can’t even keep across it all but these forestry changes look bad to me. newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/23/a... #nzpol

#nzpol Tamantha Paul explains homelessness under this government

Let's compare teachers and mps shall we? From a friend's post on FB. Sorry, don't know author.

The very worst thing from NACT this week was the local government reforms IMO. Rides roughshod over all the evidence around the funding challenges of LG. Second worst was the treatment (and misinformation) of nurses and teachers. I need a weighted assessment framework for this shitshow. #nzpol