<And yet here we are. Politicians punching down.> "Given the short time frame, and the personal time cost, it was amazing there were 855 unique submissions. They comprised a collective outpouring of rage (only two thought the bill had merit)." Susan St John #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/12/a...

Phew, lucky we've got Luxon's pledged 'supercharged' network of EV infrastructure across the country.. What the f..! #nzpol

Will 2026 be a climate election in NZ? Unfortunately not, according to my reading of the data - in spite of the weather disasters throughout the summer In my new post, I show that most NZers are won't be voting with climate in mind #nzpol #climatechange threelongyears.crawley.nz/blog/nz-clim...

New Zealand Aoteoroa is the same - it follows the USA footsteps in donor corruption of our democracy. It needs to STOP #nzpol

This seems like a good idea #nzpol

"Mum/Dad/Aunty/Uncle (over 50s), I want you to do the children a favor. You know things have been going rapidly downhill. Right & centralist led government austerity policy is making things worse. I want you to think about the next generation & consider voting Green in the upcoming election." #nzpol

#NZpol Spinoff’s article is one of the better takes ⬇️ Royal Commission inquiries are "fact-finding, providing the best possible response to future challenges", non-political & non-partisan. It’s sad the coalition partners have little respect for that. Instead it’s exploitative cheap shots.

Thank you @rodemmerson.bsky.social so many of us are glad Brooke van Velden/ACT weren’t anywhere near the Government of the day too. We’d be dead, and BvV wouldn’t and couldn’t care less. #nzpol

Institutional collapse: How 10,000 public sector job cuts threaten New Zealand’s national, and human security #nzpol

'It's a struggle': 17,000 people descend on Auckland job fair #nzpol

In the last two years queues for food assistance have grown so much in Wellington. I see people lining up in the street for weekly faith community handouts when I travel past on a bus. Great to see the help but sad so many people need it. #NZpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

why is it that when it's some cryptofascist white dude doing the most heinous shit he's an expat, and when it's a poor brown person literally just trying to not die they're an immigrant. #nzpol

From Kassie, Nadia and the team at ActionStation #nzpol 🧵 Over the past week, the leadership of Christopher Luxon has been called into question in the polls and the media.  Aotearoa is no longer buying what his government is trying to sell us, and here’s 99 reasons why:

Hipkins explained on #BHN that Bloomfield would give cabinet a right-up-to-date verbal briefing alongside the written cab papers that have to be prepared and circulated in advance. The Covid inquiry somehow only considered the written papers, not the verbal advice. #NzPol

National's misrepresentation of the Covid Royal Commission's findings is some of the most pathetic, dishonest, and irresponsible campaigning NZ has seen. #nzpol

While the pathetic grifters are whining about Labour 'ignoring advice' regarding COVID, here's a quick reminder #nzpol Advice ignored - Smokefree Legislation - Emissions Targets, etc - Māori Health Authority - Fast-track Bill - School Lunches - iReX - Landlord Tax Breaks - Significant Natural Areas

Grumpy Granny (me) having a rant about the government's disgraceful Move On orders and their other heartless polices www.instagram.com/p/DVubkcljgNJ/ #nzpol

This is the global movement we need. Our survival depends on it, it really does. #NZPol #TaxTheRich #EndBillionaires #StopTheCapitalistMadness

New Mexico investigators search Epstein's former ranch #reuters #news #rnz #epstein #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

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Luxon's social media video on the Covid inquiry is all lies. The man has no shame.Talk about desperate #nzpol

Deserves a #nzpol tag

Quote of the day because of course they do. "Inland Revenue said that in the six years to 2025, nearly 15% of all companies removed from the Companies Register were owed money by their shareholders at the time they were removed. Collectively, shareholders owed these companies $2billion."!!! #nzpol

Fuel shortages and rising prices. A proposal to import expensive and dirty LNG and impose a gas levy. And then there’s Methanex, sucking up 45% of our natural gas. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Fuel #FossilFuel

Some of the country’s best doctors and healthcare workers have been driven offshore by seeing their patients die unnecessarily because of a dire lack of modern medicines, the Prime Minister has been warned. #nzpol

In the 2023 general election, Luxon promised to stop "wasteful spending" AND help ease the cost of living Luxon has failed to deliver on BOTH Now the reality of their failure is something National, ACT, and NZ First want you to forget. Never forget. #nzpol

Ensuring everyone has decent housing, food and healthcare is the responsibility of government. They have failed #nzpol

So Chris Hipkins not only took advice & kept the economy afloat and jobs and businesses alive through #Covid-19, he pushed to keep Kiwis healthy and alive at a time when corpses were piled up across Italy, UK, US, and India. Kudos @chrishipkins.bsky.social #nzpol #newzealand

Wouldn't that be nice... The thing is, Simple Simeon's only setting is "trolling shitposter" - and when, not if, the next once in a century global health crisis rolls into town it won't care how slick your memes are. #nzpol

You’re nearly there, Newsroom… Now ask: “So why did we do all this a SECOND time at all this expense?” Bonus round: “Why did Luxon, 8% Melted Rimmer, and their chucklefuck MP’s keep demanding Labour STOP doing the best COVID response in the world thereby damaging public trust in it?” #nzpol

The Covid-19 Royal Commission has broadly backed the decisions taken during the pandemic, while identifying areas for improvement.

PRESS RELEASE: Renewed calls for Govt to lower nitrate contamination limits, following Danish precedent www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol

The comparison of how long the gallery hounded Luxon compared to say Metiria Turei, Golriz Gharaman, Kiri Allen or an INCREDIBLE LIST of non-white non-dudes seems... interesting. Let's go with 'interesting.' #nzpol

"There’s another even more dangerous fantasy at play, because this is a war being waged with a new generation of AI-guided missiles. Gaza was the laboratory, this is the next stage… US military is using the “Maven Smart System” built by Peter Thiel’s Palantir..."

I won't be taking any lectures from this government about the previous government's ability to communicate complex issues clearly. #NZPol

Reading through the 4 enumerated items in particular, it is super clear that robust public research capability is needed to address them all. At the same time, this government is further destroying that very capability and the pathways for training up the next generations. #NZPOL

2023 "This paper, from Treasury, said the government has quietly suspended Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIA) for some proposals in its 100-day plan, meaning they will not go through the proper process before becoming law. The former government also briefly suspended RIA during the pandemic." #nzpol

Bahahaha the end. #nzpol

Shane Reti was no overt friend of our public health system. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

#nzpol NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President @sandragreynzctu.bsky.social is calling on Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden to pause the proposed reform of the Holidays Act and listen to the concerns of workers:

Surf Life Saving deals to former Act party president, Tim Jago. #NzPol

Anything to delay the important job Winston Peters & Coalition delayed. Acting on the Covid 19 Reports’ recommendations Will they - quickly - because like climate change, pandemics are now with us and we need to be ready. #nzpol

It seems the throughline of the COVID inquiry is that if the government of the day had had perfect information, then they would have made some different decisions. But, in retrospect, they acted appropriately on the available evidence for the most part

#nzpol #icc #warcrimes

Simeon Brown on about “warnings not being heeded” Have you seen the state of our health system you little twerp? #nzpol

All good points. *Every single one of them* (& far, far more!) are those that The Disinformation Project, led by Kate Hannah, consistently, & in near real-time provided grounded, & gendered insights, & warnings around - incl. in our 1st public report. static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9c... #nzpol

The Phase 2 report's out www.covid19lessons.royalcommission.nz/reports-less... Inter alia, it flags how mis/disinfo significantly impacted NZ's pandemic response. Both undermined efficacy of vaxx campaign and implementation of lockdowns, contributing to a measurable decline in public trust. #nzpol