#nzpol This is more than disappointing from Treasury. Is not by any means "talking truth to power" through "free and frank advice" that is core role of public service officials. Is just echoing the status quo scare-mongering that we're broke and can't afford anything. Extremely disappointing.

So let me get this right… please help me because I live in Australia. The NZ government recently has: -disenfranchised large numbers of voters off the electoral roll. Mainly Māori -banned school books that have any Māori -suspended a female MP for a week for asking if MPs had a spine. #nzpol

Always helps me to sleep better at night, safe in the knowledge that our government is focussed on the really important things… 🤦‍♀️ #ThisIsRacist www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/confirmat...

"Dropkicks" and Prisoners Deserve the Right to Vote, I dive into this over at my substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/dropkicks-...

I'm not sure where this falls on deterring travellers (I was already deterred), but I guess for those not deterred by the current fascism but concerned about an additional $250 USD per person, it could be a reason.

The cunts! Fucking go to hell you evil mutherfuckers. May a 1000 Giardia outbreaks bestow your holiday home water supplies for the next 1000 generations.

Christopher Luxon’s legacy summed up with 1 headline

A Bill that no one wanted / months of disruption and protests / the Haka / the disproportionate penalty that reeks of colonialism - so much vitriol and wasted energy. ACT has a lot to answer for IMHO #nzpol

Pō mārie, e te whānau. Our MPs are heading home tonight. Their suspensions may silence them in the House, but not in the movement. Aroha nui to the kaimahi who stand behind them every step, & to every supporter who amplifies their voice outside the chamber. We are unapologetically whānau. #NZPol

Well what happened today in Parliament makes complete sense when you realize bullying and subjugating Māori was core tenet of the coalition agreement. Every policy every budget decision leads back to that.

Of course it is. God they will do anything they can to reduce feedback and dismiss what comes in.

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety’s announcement today on gutting WorkSafe’s enforcement capability signals a return to a failed approach, that will weaken our health and safety system. Read the full release here: union.org.nz/government-guts-worksafe/

On an entirely different note from auroras, I befriended a seahorse today. At least I thought I did, but I don’t think the seahorse agreed.

Nearly gave up after just sitting staring at a very static green arc for two hours, and then suddenly it was all go, send visible to the naked eye.

"Putting aside the myth that government debt is always a bad thing, the fact that Nicola Willis’s incurred debt is now higher than 6 years of the Ardern Labour government combined is another extraordinary feat of hypocrisy - and indeed, in context, incompetence."

Under attack from the Trump administration, Harvard is offering free online courses on the US Constitution, US government, democratic institutions, public engagement, etc. 😉 Do browse. pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

David Seymour just introduced a bill to make “ignoring Māori” legally consistent. Horrid day. The Regulatory Standards Bill isn’t about better law. It’s about burying Te Tiriti under bureaucracy. It’s slick, it’s dangerous, Don’t be fooled. #NZPol

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One thing that may get missed from today. Erica Stanford admitted in response to a question in parliament that she knew the teachers pay equity claim would be affected by the move from 60% to 70% because she knew the ratio for those teachers.

In today’s HeraldOnSunday #nzpol

"The committee report now appears partisan, indefensible and open to attacks of racism." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Do you know what I find “uncivil” in parliament, what I think brings it into disrepute? A sneering PM who refuses to answer questions with anything more than a snide substanceless one liner or outright lies; his deputy and deputy-to-be, serving overseas pressure groups and their own lust for power.

What a horrifyingly unjust decision. I feel deeply ashamed of our parliament and our nation for this.

The Coalition Machine. My Stuff #Cartoon today #NZpol #Women #PayEquity #TeTiriti

If kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help? “What I really like about David Seymour is…”

As it seems my local paper isn't going to publish my letter to the Ed (TBF it has published a lot of similar opinion in the last few days) so I just want to say it think it is rhetorically useful to spread "The National government is passing laws to remove rights faster even than the current US one"

This POS "bill" has been around in AoNZ since the 80s, failing at every turn. It's Atlas to its very core & it must be stopped. Prof Jane Kelsey has made it a focus of study ALL THIS TIME. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Not providing answers to these questions would suggest that the government has something to hide - or that it hasn’t done the basic level of due diligence that would be expected of any competent Minister holding a warrant. We deserve better.

@nationalparty.bsky.social @actpartynz.bsky.social @actparty.bsky.social @nzfirst.bsky.social You do something affecting 100s of 1000s of workers, under urgency, without consultation, never flagged the possibility publically, answers to these questions are the very *least* you owe your constituents.

Having declared war on the environment, the Government is now declaring war on women.

I think what the man who owns seven (7) houses, who has just signed off on the status quo of women being less likely to be the sole owner of a home in Aotearoa, as well as the fact that women earn nearly $900,000 less than men over a lifetime, means is: “Women need to keep paying for my lifestyle.”

Don’t magic up $2billion out of nowhere for military helicopters one week and tell me this the next, shit-licker.

These are the pay equity claims that the government wiped out in just two days to make its budget balance. It's appalling that tax breaks for tobacco companies are being funded by cutting women's pay rises and backpay. (Also listed in alt text)

The Minister has halted all existing pay equity claims, and lifts the hurdle they have to pass. 65,000 Care and Support workers have already been waiting more than 1,000 days for their settlement – losing $145 a week. They will now have to start again www.psa.org.nz/news-media/1...

If you think that Ginny Anderson and I look pissed off, that’s because we are seriously pissed off. The government is ripping our pay equity legislation apart, kicking low paid women down in order to balance their books. The Labour caucus turned out in force at the snap protest at Parliament today.

Part of what really disturbs me about the sudden end of pay equity is the democratic implications - National did not say before the election that they would do this. It is now being passed under urgency, the same day as announcement, with no public input. NZers quite simply have not had a say.

Chris Bishop is a hypocritical piece of shit who will always sit on the side of political expedience. He will find out just how bad his judgment of “political expedience” is after today.

#nzpol The pay equity decision today – just before Mothers Day – takes employment law back decades. It will likely impact the earnings of hundreds of thousands of women, often working in some of the most poorly paid work. It will cost us all in the long-run. A 🧵 www.beehive.govt.nz/release/chan...

@nznationalparty.bsky.social how do your MPs justify standing up in favour of obliterating pay equity today after these speeches. What a disgustingly two-faced, sexist, actively harmful, anti-democratic about-face.

Excerpts from Nicola Willis & Erica Stanford’s third reading speeches in FAVOUR of the landmark Equal Pay Amendment Bill. The government should be ashamed of this surprise attack on women under urgency in their fight for equal pay. Link to speeches here: www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...

I think we in AoNZ may be about to see what happens when women get really really angry. Taking money from the women we rely on to make this country work is perhaps not the best way to pay for this corrupt National led government’s incompetence and handouts to their rich mates. #nzpol

#NZ “The government will save billions through this decision. But we should be clear that this is money that has come directly out of the pockets of low-paid female workers. I didn’t think the National Party would stoop this low to pay for its tax cuts.” ~ @clrenney.bsky.social

Hey if cancelling pay equity settlements is about saving money, why don’t we just pay men and white people less and equalise that way

www.theguardian.com/environment/... “We are at a crossroads, with humanity draining the life from the ocean.”

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We’re just home from a three week trip to the UK, our first away from our ginger boy, and I’m honestly moved by how happy he is to have us back.

I was SO delighted to see gender neutral toilets at Warner Bros @warnerbrospictures.bsky.social Harry Potter Experience near London.