Everything about this case is obscene. The judge is a absolute embarrassment for giving a 56% sentence discount (including for the donations). Most of all the name suppression system strikes again. Rich and want to commit crimes anonymously? Come to NZ...

Name suppression remains a goddamn plague. There's a reason no other country has this system, and it's well past time NZ scraps it

Drs (and nurses, teachers too) only ever strike as an absolute last resort - and because they care about YOU and the service they can provide to you. Unsafe staffing impacts you. Exhausted Drs impacts you. Underpaid Drs means they LEAVE. I stand with our Drs today, and always. #nzpol

Reminder that senior doctors across the country are on strike today! We're asking for a pay offer that matches inflation, but more importantly, we're asking for better staffing and funding for our public health system! Please take a minute to write your MP and let them know you support us!

New Zealand's Straight to Residence visas do a great job ameliorating this (very real and awful) problem! Fundamentally it helps make the country feel like home from the moment you arrive, instead of making you jump through bureaucratic hoops with existential stakes.

Is it really "fast-tracking" or "accelerating" when it's basically restarting some of the 100-odd projects you iced a year ago, putting the construction sector into a nosedive? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Exhibit 1274 of how the Democratic Party has no ability or desire to meaningfully oppose Trump. The party is simply not fit for purpose, and the sooner it goes the way of the Whigs, the better

Exhibit 1273 of how the Democratic Party has no ability or desire to meaningfully oppose Trump. The party is simply not fit for purpose, and the sooner it goes the way of the Whigs, the better

NZ friends, there will be a doctor strike tomorrow and Wednesday unless a miracle happens today (narrator: there will be no miracle because this govt is incompetent). This is a union action. Do not assume because 'doctors are rich' that this doesn't bite or it 'isn't a real labour action'.

Good 🧵 on how Simeon Brown's latest announcement of health funding is actually just smoke and mirrors. This government loves to make endless announcements that amount to nothing at all. It's embarrassing that reporters keep parroting them (and makes you wonder why they keep doing that...)

Is it working backwards to justify not liking Democrats if I criticize their dogshit leadership for being fascist collaborators? Because this is how Trump's junior coalition partners would act, not his opposition.

Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.

it is absolutely fair to say that hakeem jeffries has, in the last year, shown more support for charlie kirk's life work than he has for the democratic nominee for mayor in his city, the largest city in the country

No one should get violent threats. But if you’re gonna change your vote because of it, you should resign. I’Ve been getting violent threats all week and not only do I have no intention of shutting up, I think it’s evidence that we need to say it louder

New Zealand desperately needs good health workers and if you're a doctor/NP/nurse who gets a job in the public health system, you can get residency straightaway. If you're an American looking to leave, it's a good option. Happy to chat further, drop me a DM

if you work in healthcare in america, you should strongly consider looking for a job outside of america

This is why I left when I had the opportunity. Even in the best case scenario, it's going to be generations before the US gets back to where it was. And even if I wanted to stay and fight, I wasn't going to consign my young kids to that when I had an alternative...

My respect for anyone who says they're afraid of voting against this resolution is zero. You are a member of Congress. The country is being dragged to hell. 'People will threaten us.' What did you think this job entailed? Quit blubbering, vote no, and move on.

Democratic leadership again showing that they're fascist collaborators more interested in honoring a Nazi than opposing Trump. And despite months of this, exactly zero elected Dems have called for new leadership. This is what they want. Just a fundamentally irredeemable political party.

The House increasing its own personal security funding and the Senate providing unanimous consent for a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk. You really do not hate Congress enough.

When someone says one thing to gain power and then a contradictory thing when exercising that power, the most useful lens for understanding it is power, not hypocrisy.

does anybody else feel like they are watching a mass psychosis

National: I have got us back on track NZ: you fucked up a perfectly good economy is what you did. look at it, it's got recession

My entire operating theatre (surgeon, anaesthetist, nurses, techs, registrars) stayed late today so that a patient could get her procedure done instead of having to sit around waiting for a slot next week. And not that this sniveling weasel will care, but the SMOs involved did it for free.

Nicola Willis is literally still getting puff pieces after making multiple generational mistakes, openly lying to the public, and arguably being directly involved in corrupt policy implementation Media could've destroyed her career with ease, should they have wanted to

“Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t doing politics right.” —Ezra Klein

genuinely crazy that this is happening on behalf of charlie kirk of all people

Watching the press hagiography of Charlie Kirk is the first time I viscerally felt like they were in all respects the enemy of truth and democracy

Who is this even for? The racists have plenty of options on the right - they're not going to go for this. Hipkins is a proven electoral loser, he can't reliably outpoll Luxon for preferred PM, and he inspires no enthusiasm whatsoever. It's an indictment of Labour that they keep him as leader...

Name suppression remains a fucking plague. It would be better to get rid of it entirely than to continue on with case after case of this.

They've done it. The National/ACT government has found the most unpopular policy proposal of all time. Seriously "reduce training requirements for pilots" must poll less than 10 percent...

One of my completely apolitical friends asked me about the Maori Wards referendum after we saw some posters about it. I explained it briefly to her (tried to be as neutral as possible), and her reaction was "why would anyone be against them?" I suspect most people have no problem with them...

I don't have any particular insight here, but I will say that as a relatively recent immigrant to NZ, it's pretty cool that permanent residents can vote (not just citizens), and it's nice that even this right-wing government isn't trying to roll that back.

Sent Joseph Mooney MP a little note inquiring as to his views on Charlie Kirk, and I encourage everyone else to do so as well.

The mask has slipped from Better Wellington www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/better-we...

People attack Rebecca because she actually gets shit done, she’s across all the issues and a formidable Councillor. Everyone should be telling their friends that live in the Western Ward that their only good option is #1 Rebecca Matthews

This is why WCC should have just demolished the damn bridge right after the court decision came out in their favor. Now it's become this long drawn-out process that's basically guaranteed to make everyone unhappy, cost more money, etc.

@espiers.bsky.social cooked.

THIS is how you do it As of tonight, NZ media was still outright lying about the killer while sanitizing Kirk's legacy

Why the fuck is Stuff running this nonsense glorifying a dead white supremacist? There is absolutely no argument that this is newsworthy for an NZ audience either. Fundamentally, Stuff's owners and editors just want to run Nazi apologia

The thing about Charlie Kirk is that it's so easy to just report the words he said and let your audience form their own opinion. Pitching him as a martyr while refusing to quote him is a deliberate choice, and yet it's one that basically every NZ media outlet has made.

Would love a journalist to ask David Seymour which of Charlie Kirk's views he himself supports, and why he thinks a tribute to Charlie Kirk in NZ parliament would be appropriate.

Why the fuck is Stuff running this nonsense glorifying a dead white supremacist? There is absolutely no argument that this is newsworthy for an NZ audience either. Fundamentally, Stuff's owners and editors just want to run Nazi apologia

Reading this, then looking at their over-the-top Charlie Kirk obsession over the past 48 hours...

Keith my man this would all hold a lot more water if you guys fully interrogated the motives and backing of people who hate cycleways or if you held Peters and Seymour to account for stuff. As it is, this is just you abusing your platform to write a defence for yourself. #nzpol

going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable

Now watch how quickly NZ media follows US media in doing the "look at the poor misguided white kid" routine about Kirk's killer. Either that or they will just quietly drop it altogether. Will they have any introspection about their disgraceful conduct here? They will not.

The thing about Charlie Kirk is that it's so easy to just report the words he said and let your audience form their own opinion. Pitching him as a martyr while refusing to quote him is a deliberate choice, and yet it's one that basically every NZ media outlet has made.

Yesterday I called out NZ media for focusing on this American nonsense, and the media defenders came at me saying "you don't understand media, they have to give it saturation coverage" Well they didn't fucking have to do this. Seems like their judgment and competence are completely lacking!