Kowtowing to Trump by not recognizing Palestine has gained us an extra set of tariffs. Coalition of fuckwit cockwombles strikes again

#Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because we definitely need to do this.

Out of a long long list of stupid fucking ideas, this has to be one of the fucking stupidest. Dont build an LNG terminal, spend the $200+million to buy out methanex and free up a metric shit fucking ton of gas to buy us time to transition.

Who’s your favourite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

#nzpol The CTU has today released its report on electricity in NZ. We are calling for electricity generators to be brought back into public ownership - and to recognise electricity for what it really is - a public utility - not just a source of profit. 🧵 www.reimagineaotearoa.nz/publicly_own...

Hey @dimsie.bsky.social I got a reply. Not sure they really read it, if they have they hate him as well as they've forwarded it for his attention. Also note surprising use of Te Reo.

I will reiterate as someone with field and specific knowledge of New Zealand’s oil and gas sector, there is no giant untapped field out there. Even if Labour agrees to this, not a single drop of oil or gas will be produced in the next decade because it’s not there. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

August 1939. Poland can have peace if it just agrees to be governed by a governing board including Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. Why wouldn't Poland accept this magnanimous peace deal - unless it WANTS war? www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

Forgetting that this has a 5-10 year development phase costing a fortune when we can switch to renewables faster and cheaper

"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED

Jones should be automatically tried for corruption and likely spend a decade in prison given his remarks His comments have no place in our democracy www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

Morning Bluesky. Spain has blocked US planes and ships carrying weapons to Israel from stopping at bases in Cádiz and Seville.

Good piece by Robert Patman on the damage done by the coalitions cowardice

Remember David Seymour covered up for this man #nzpol

Buried in the detail about reducing earthquake strengthening is the removal of requirements for disabled access and fire safety. You know who does that? Sociopaths.

Cabinet papers are typically written by ministerial staffers with direction from Ministers. But the paper canvassing the options on recognising Palestine and deciding on one was written by Winston Peters' office instead. From my colleague Thomas Manch: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Plans for 18,000 more dairy cows in Canterbury have been revealed. In a nitrate emergency, the there should be a reduction in cow numbers, not MORE dairy expansion.

oi, you missed hop federation brewery btw. goneski.

RNZ naming the party in it's headline unlike Boucher's anti-union website and the Grenon which is (currently) ignoring the story.

So just like that time National made more of our rivers swimmable by allowing dirtier rivers to be classed as safe, their plan to make Nelson hospital not be earthquake prone is just to change the definition rather than build us a new hospital?

Luxon "South Island economy is going great" Reality -

Luxon and meaningful leadership #NZPol

In case anyone has forgotten what happened in Christchurch only 14 years ago

Getting a grifting war criminal to clean up after another grifting war criminal. What could possibly be wrong with that?

To celebrate the kārearea winning bird of the year here's a couple of pics I took of one on a fence in Ligar Bay, Te Tau Ihu. #boty #falcon #birds

get absolutely fucked you embarrassing clown of a man

John Campbell's takedown of Luxon is worth watching. Particularly strong on Luxon's Christian heroes not being performative handwringers waiting for every condition to be met before they acted. Ouch. www.tvnz.co.nz/news/breakfa...

Who changed the senior English curriculum just before it went out for consultation? Why did they erase Māori and Pacific authors and replace them with Shakespeare and 19th century texts?

“To refuse to provide a symbol of hope and promise during these dark days is akin to arguing that we need to wait for the genocide to be completed before we recognise the place Palestinians can bury their dead,” he said. “Shame on us.”

Some action shots of the yellow-footed rock-wallabies at Boolcoomatta.

🇬🇷 Greece has joined Spain and Italy in protecting Sumud Flotilla. #SumudFlotilla #freePalestine

Excellent bit of fact checking by Liz McDonald and Charlie, takes Seymour's claims apart. It would be great if this kind of rigourous journalism was the norm not the exception.

I'm on RNZ this morning talking about the Government's decision to continue enabling genocide. Safe to say I'm pretty furious about it.

Good thing our decision on recognition won’t be manipulated for propaganda effect by anyone - that was a bullet dodged by our wise political masters!!!

This will surely get him to job of Secretary of Defence.

From me this morning - Coalition’s Palestine cop-out puts pragmatism above principle: newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/28/c...

I can’t help but wonder how the officials at Mfat are feeling about the coalition’s decision on Palestine: we’ve seen officials in other countries their govts’ policy, and NZ is now a real outlier on the issue

Why do I keep coming back to kakīānau (black swans)? One big reason is the endless number of shapes they make… 🪶🇳🇿

Billboard not visible: heavy fog Billboard no longer there: very high winds

At least my DNA kinsmen have got it right. “To do nothing is not neutrality. It is complicity,” youtu.be/-YqoY7xAluY?...

"the coalition’s decision will leave a sour taste in the mouths of many New Zealanders, and a sense that pragmatism (bordering on cowardice) has trumped principle when it comes to the future of a territory that a United Nations commission has determined is being subjected to genocide."

New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice

I have never in my life felt as ashamed of the settler state of New Zealand as I am today. #FreePalestineNow

Some first reactions from me and Dayenu: NZ Jews Against the Occupation.

While this cowardly Government refuses to recognise Palestine, our Council has already signed an agreement with Ramallah and approved an investment policy that excludes Israeli companies and government bonds. Who's lamo now? #nzpol

He was named after the wrong British PM