“If Luxon really thinks people are going to buy his claim that things are even remotely back on track in terms of the cost of living, then, to borrow a phrase from Gordon Ramsay, the man is more of an idiot sandwich than I thought he was” #nzpol nickrockel.substack.com/p/white-brea...

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Starting with this Greenland insanity, with the diminishment that would cause to our military's worldwide ability (maybe not the worst thing at this point...) and moving down the list, Jim Wright again asking the right question(s) about who benefits from all the chaos this regime is unleashing.

They are telling us exactly who they are. Believe them.

This map shows the erosion susceptibility for Gisborne & Wairoa. It's from 2018 i.e. BEFORE Cyclone Gabrielle so it's likely the areas of high & very high erosion have increased. The forestry companies know this too, yet want a pass from the effects of slash? Talk about selfish & destructive.

2021: “Asking for vaccination status in a global pandemic is Nazi Germany” 2026: “Would you like my birth certificate before or after I tongue your boots, sir?”

Foreign Minister Winston Peters pulls over NZ Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman after she signed a letter of support for US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USpol #JeromePowell

Add your name. #fightback at every turn (even though I'm tired and would like a nap #nzpol greenpeace.nz/stop-the-fas...

And what does it mean for Governor of the RBNZ, who is a woman? A predictable cascade of gendered harms. Her competence is questioned, appearance mocked, legitimacy challenged, and fundamental right to hold position attacked. This is a Trumpian cadance, that now has foothold in New Zealand. #nzpol

Very interesting thread. I hope political journalists are taking note #nzpol

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#NZpol Now read, and remarkably, managed to not throw a chair through the window. I will however leave you with Craig's warning. And I too will IMPLORE people to send this kind of analysis to people they know... print it out, do whatever — to just get it *out there*, for the same reasons...: ⏬

#NZpol In due respect to Gentleman Craig's more temperate demeanour, gonna put this on ice for a few hours and read later as I'm on my way home. Really don't wanna throat punch anyone on the way outa here if they continue the same BS some were talking up this morning about "pEoPLe aRe JuSt LaZy".

#nzpol Dw guys. Im sure this doesn't mean anything at all

All Government coalition MPs who attend Waitangi should be served a school lunch.✊ #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

bAcK oN tRaCk #nzpol

Business confidence up just in time for 61 businesses to close 😒 #nzpol

Well worth a listen. Especially in an election year, with a disempowered press and well organised and cynical lobby groups #nzpol www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

#nzpol Anyone seen the prime minister yet? Is he still working from home this week? Teachers are heading back to work, same hours during the year on 25% of the salary....just saying. $170m promised for EV chargers yet to materialise newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/24/1...

Boycott the USA & FIFA Matches, don't repeat the same mistake of half a century ago. #nzpol

Small NZ charity takes decisive action to protect Maui dolphins. Winston Peters and co. will no doubt tell them to stay in their lane despite this (again) being clearly their lane & the govt being derelict in their duty of care to marine life and the environment #nzpol

I’ll definitely be voting for a party/parties with universal dental care as one of its policies. Political parties that fail to address this are not in politics for every New Zealander. #nzpol Why are teeth left out of public healthcare? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

That’s a far more eloquent way to say “Winston is a fuckin knob”, but yeah. #nzpol

Will the NZ Govenment of the day also stand up? #nzpol

...and Christopher Luxon, the waste-of-space Prime Minister of New Zealand, not only doesn't comment on what is happening in the US, but also, is nowhere to be seen!! Still holidaying on Waihiki no doubt!! #NZPol

Still no sign of Luxon, in spite of the international situation, Grok CSAM and MMH. This is typical behaviour by him though. At Air NZ he laid low and let minions take the blame/shit when things went wrong. Success belong to him, failure to his minions. #nzpol

#nzpol While the US Congress is pushing back on steepest science cuts, the science situation in NZ feels increasingly bleak. 🇳🇿 Hard to "go for growth" when you're cutting the literal foundation of innovation. We need a long-term funded vision, not just a commercial filter. 🧪

Scary but important “I’ll tell you this: We need to be a nation of believers that aren’t afraid,” he told the crowd assembled at the Christian summit. “Are you willing to be broken and burnt? Because that’s the army that God is looking for.” www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/on-the-top...

open.substack.com/pub/nickrock... "We do not exist in isolation, and you would fully expect the head of the RBNZ to support the ongoing independence of equivalent roles worldwide, especially the one related to the largest economy on earth."

From March 2025. Just gonna leave Luxon’s “I trust Donald Trump” here to remind you how f&$@‘d we all are. #nzpol

This is how we, as ordinary and worn out people, can make a difference in the months leading up to the election Volunteer for, donate to or join the Party that most aligns to your values and actually DO SOMETHING An hour or two of your time delivering flyers or phone canvassing is not a lot #nzpol

Oh, look what Rio Tinto is up to #nzpol

Message to all Kiwis: See here your 'so- called' National MP with Defence responsibility: National= Nazis #NZPol

Greetings Earthling! In my NOT humble opinion I think the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill is the Trojan horse to privatizing our schools. Here is my Public submission against this bill. #education #nzpol #civics #economics substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is how you write a headline. 100% truth. No fluff dressed as reality. Taking notes yet, NZ media? No? You should start. #nzpol

This is a shameful indictment on the competency of everyone involved in this Who is the Prime Minister? Is he going to accept the he actually might have to manage the fallout of this? #nzpol #luxon

There wouldn't be a gamble if there wasn't a strike. There wouldn't be a strike if the govt had listened to the workers for what is needed. What did they think was gonna happen with the fire fighters striking? This blame game is beyond stupid. #nzpol

Marc Daalder knows full well how vile this sort of thinking is and the irreversible damage it will inflict on NZ's environment. But he still takes the King's Shilling so he can pay his mortgage. Other jobs are available. I guess some people just have no scruples. #nzpol

anyone photo opping with fascists, especially like this, should be driven out of NZ politics basically forever

I’ll just leave this here… #nzpol

Criminalising poverty and mental health #nzpol

Also relevant #nzpol Labour is a right wing party. We dont even have a two party system any more. You can support more leftist parties but you wont because youve been taught that only going rightwards is valid, not left.

Now lets see if Luxon can do the same…? bsky.app/profile/chad... #NZpol

Related commentary from the US - bsky.app/profile/aoc....

It's illegal. That's all that matters. Any NZ 'journalist' trying to both-sides this should be isolated from civil society. If you work in the media and remain silent, you're complicit. #nzpol

Worth the 1h 28m watch. #nzpol

Just imagine the whirring coming from inside Winston Peters' head as he furiously tries to work out the position that suits him the best #nzpol

Minor point, but will any AoNZ journalists being asking questions of Luxon and Collins about whether Rocket Lab's increasing entanglement with the US regime means that rocket launches of satellite technology from Mahia are supporting the USA's illegal incursions into sovereign nations? #nzpol

Plus Iran in 1953, Indonesia in 1965 ....