Where are Luxon & co? MIA #nzpol Usually when the country in the grip of severe weather events that cause slips, evacuations, floods and power outages the PM and government Ministers are fronting. Sometimes they’re in the area making sure people are fine and the Council has the resources it needs.

Laser’s broken bro

“She said people were not opposed to intensification, but it had to be done properly.” Properly for who Christine Fletcher? PROPERLY FOR WHO!? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Maybe it's time we sent troops to Waiheke?

Reminder

Nothing beats a cycling themed toast at my local.

That was probably me- I did a bunch of analysis in 2019 that business confidence for NZ was least correlated to their economy in all the world, matched party in power & PM gender and length of office, and we would all be better just looking at other countries confidence.

46 days until Omloop!

Welcome, new followers who have stepped away from the pedo app. Whether you’re here for bike racing, commuting, cargo bikes, urbanism, or anything else bike related, we have a really strong community here, and everyone agrees with me that Wout van Aert is washed. That’s all you need to know.

"Conventional economic models, Farmer argues, have typically overestimated the cost of reducing emissions and underestimated the benefits...modelling suggests the green transition will actually save the world around $12 trillion compared to business as usual" www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Ban Roads. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world" And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually. arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...

It's started! The 2026 #kakapo breeding season is under way, with the first nest found on Whenua Hou today. Pearl is on two eggs. #conservation #parrots #birds

I accompanied my child to Avatar 3: Burnination. All i can say is that if Avatar 4 is not a “my two greased up muscly dads” homoerotic love story, I will be sorely disappointed

Do not doubt for a second, we just bullied the prime minister of new zealand into making a statement as to why he wasn't back at work yet #NZPol

Where's Chris?

Vibes are bleak. Try to take a deep breath, and then find something (small or big) that you can do to help someone who needs it

The magnitude of effect and reaction to and consequences faced by Grok and its image generation vs "protecting girls sports"

climate change owns, we should definitely get into several wars along with our 5 eyes partners so we can hoon more petrol

“I've always been used to going back to work on the 3rd or 4th of January," - Hon Christopher Luxon PM 9/12/2025 www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...

Context for those not involved in cycling: this is basically the same as Bob Ross or Mr Rogers retiring. Calvin has been a fixture of bike mechanic content for my entire adult life. www.parktool.com/en-int/blog/... #cycling #bikes

Scene: train over water scene in Spirited Away Movie: Ponyo. Dunno why but I just love it.

I try not to be surprised anymore, and I shouldn't really give a shit as a non-US citizen, but it is kinda weird how _literal_ violations of the first amendment are glossed over nowadays, given how much screaming there has been about pretend violations (by private businesses) previously.

“why are you still on twitter” -> whiny, makes you sound like a scold “oh you post on the pedophile app” -> makes them sound like a pedophile

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

LEEROY JENKINS @penfoldsfiv.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/penf...

We had a good run

*extreme mom voice* We don't need to go pick up a criminal president to punish. We have a criminal president at home.

Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.

The only real bipartisanship is produced by National. Otherwise it’s just sparkling “we don’t give a fuck about climate change”

It would be political malpractice for Labour to vote for this because of bipartisanship right after National tore up a bipartisan climate agreement. Labour has leverage: Luxon desperately wants this, and NZF won't play ball. Restoring the climate agreement would be a good price for Labour votes...

Last Christmas I gave you my heart. The very next day You gave it a weigh.

A PERMANENTLY LOWER GDP?! “Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.” Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment

Lovely spot for a morning swim 🤩🇳🇨

This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄

My response to anything over the next two weeks

Tim: This is Tim from accounting Me: Hi Tim from accounting Tim: Just say Tim Me. Tim Tim: How are you today? Me: Tim

Little bit of context for those GDP figures. Self-flaggelation champions are down the bottom. Have you seen any of these international comparisons in the media? I might have missed them.

THIS! If … IF we’re going to allow wholesale destruction via mining, can we at least stage the financials like Norway does?

These articles always talk about the billions of dollars of gold - but that is effectively the money that is going overseas, leaving kiwis with pennies in the dollar. In 2024/2025 the NZ Govt received a total of $143 million from all mining, all sources. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

A rare and fascinating close reading of what was said in the NZ Parliament about the Bondi attack. Reading carefully from prepared remarks, PM Chris Luxon referred to “mass, uncontrolled immigration”… …drawing an off-the-cuff rebuke from Labour’s Chris Hipkins: #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I gave an interview to Henry Cooke of The Post. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

the layoffs will continue until the number of people on benefits improve

Gonna thread the needle and ride home in about 15 minutes. Like Tom Cruise flying his F15 down a canyon.

#nzpol Just catching up with the HYEFU data today - but the data looks grim pretty much across the board. One data point stood out to me - the economy will be cumulatively $28.3bn smaller at the next election than predicted by Treasury at the last election.

Survive til '25 Stay in the mix til '26 Fuck your pension in '27 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...