In New Zealand we vote 'for' so we can pretend we're not climate deniers but then we just change all the laws so that nothing can ever come of this #nzpol

This is the email that most NZers need to read, I reckon. ✊🩷🤍🩵 #nzpol

🧵 No country has fully replaced its civil service/public servants with Ai. The most successful integration of Ai into the civil services was done to improve workflow & automate repetitive tasks while freeing up staff to engage in more complex work & oversight.

Hey good people of the internet, I'm fundraising to get my PHEC (Pre-Hospital Emergency Care) certificate so I can more effectively help people at events and protests, if you can donate that's awesome but even just sharing the link will help make it happen! 💜 givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-m...

🌱 At a time when 4,000 of our native species are at risk of extinction, the Luxon Govt want to sell off 67% of our precious #conservation land to #corporations to make a quick buck. Sign our #petition to oppose the Conservation Amendment Bill #nzpol action.greens.org.nz/protect_cons...

Oh sincerely, sod these people. What a petty and pointless thing to do.

Kids should be at school instead of having to protest about their government's failure to do its job of protecting their futures. But good on them! #nzpol #schoolstrikeforclimate #climatechange

Missed it? Still time, but not much. #nzpol #ToitūTeTiriti

This disingenuous cunt. "If it's about hunger, why only on school days?" It's a SCHOOL lunch programme. Do you propose kids should be at school on not school days? But sure, I'm open to the govt giving them two more frozen meals for them to bring home. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Nice!

I can think of a number of acquaintances who should be banned from Meta products. None of them are under 16.

The Balmoral Fire Station truck that broke down on the way to an emergency in the CBD this morning remains stranded on Symonds Street #DireEmergency

We are deeply concerned with the NZ Government’s announcement today that it plans to change the Climate Change Response Act to prevent courts from hearing claims about climate harm. www.eli.org.nz/updates/clim... #nzpol #climate #climatelitigation

My new Substack is launched! It’s called Hopetown: follow or subscribe for free and tell me what you think simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/publish/post...

Surprise!

Govt changes law to halt climate lawsuits – Expert Reaction

Watching this govt racing around making threatening noises re state broadcasters, removing the right to seek legal remedies for harm, disdaining evidence/ public feedback/ peer-nation advice etc etc... It's hard not to wonder, what exactly are they so *afraid* of? Truth? (And consequences?) #nzpol

An important message from The Spinoff’s chief executive

#mothersdaydilemma. My daughter gets me flowers every year from some online florist here in Auckland. They are really awful, but she thinks they are great. The flowers have just been grabbed off the bench and are often burnt on the edges or half wilting. Shall I just say "don't bother"? #kikorangi

My Dad, and his peers at the local bowls club, received 4 years of “fees free” university, allowing them to start their working lives completely debt free. Choices. 💭 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

#NZpol Deciding “to abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority is, frankly, curious. In an election year when ministers are hyping up concern about news coverage, with 1News particularly in their sights, the decision to shut down the most powerful media regulator seems to go against the tide.”

#nzpol Important week in nz media Mr 4% has a problem apparently www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Happy Mothers day and quick reminder that National cut womens pay to make up for their massive screw up last year and then shortly afterwards those Mps got pay rises 👍

Please please please share this post. There is some bizarre magic spell on the words "pay equity" that makes people's eyes glaze over but there's nothing boring about working women being robbed of BILLIONS of dollars by the chaos coalition

This government is noxious to nursing - an explanation of why nurses are so vexed with Simeon Brown and others. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/07/n...

Comment from Auckland University: Liquidations should worry us not just because firms fail but because we’re letting too much talent disappear.

🧵My take here is that the coalition government has decided to abolish the BSA because it has advice that the authority's assertion that the Broadcasting Act gives it jurisdiction over online broadcasting is well-founded and would prevail in a court. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

2meke immigrant check in English from Treaty partner PM Luxon. Tangata whenua te Tiriti partners would like to see a citizenship test in te reo for all Pākehā back dated to 1769 to remind migrants of Māori values.

Dammit TVNZ. I expected better. #nzpol

I am trying to get in touch with the whānau of Dave Terangi, a Ngāpuhi fella who lived in Margaret St, Papakura. We did some research with Dave, and we know he has since died, but we would like to return a taonga. If anyone knows his whānau, pls DM me. Also Pls retweet (so to speak).

I mean, there's definitely something to be said about the group actively trying to erode the value of our country's founding document that we all hold dare, going on about values as a country... #nzpol

#nzpol Unions, Pay Equity Coalition Aotearoa and the Human Rights Commission have lodged a formal complaint with the United Nations, asking it to investigate whether the Government's changes to New Zealand’s pay equity laws amount to systemic discrimination against women.

New Zealand’s threadbare lattice of intercity passenger train services is the product of decades of decisions to prioritise cars over other means of travel #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-0...

Disabled people shouldn’t have to beg for healthcare, housing and food. They shouldn’t have to “prove they matter” to access services needed to survive. They shouldn’t have to explain their disability to every single person who asks. Disability is a minority group you can join any time.

this just fucks me off so much … #nzpol i’m gonna need a list of brands to avoid . And new accounting software 😡

Act trying to split the vote with national in another Auckland seat, vote for the labour candidate instead and tell all your friends. #nzpol

3 simple graphs that explain New Zealand's economic crisis.

Excellent summary.

Please stop buying Zuru toys for your children (or yourself). Aside from the awful environmental impact they have, you’re also indirectly supporting the ACT Party. #zuru #mowbray #nzpol #act #aonz Via Tee To.

New Zealand, a colony built upon being as tight as a fish's arse, where generations of colonisers have taken pride in DIY, bodged repairs, and being cheap as fuck, and spend their dotage complaining about people not spending money on their rentals, businesses etc etc

The Government is planning to weaken legal obligations to the Treaty of Waitangi. Seems it’s really about erasure. (The quote is from Ministers Goldsmith and Jones). Thought about calling this “Eraserhead” My #cartoon today #NZpol #ToitūTeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritiOWaitangi

And even more good news from Parliament, Kahurangi Carter's second members' bill this month - the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill - has just passed its first reading. #NZPOL

I have updated the TVNZ+ app. It was effortless. But unfortunately, it won't play anything. 😂😂😂😂

This is exactly why NZ's medical societies have been sounding the alarm about the expansion of NP/PA roles here. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

…having private equity involved in any care industry is incompatible with quality care. “Whether it’s at the end of people’s lives or it’s right at the beginning of their lives, the risks are just too high and we’ve seen that in Australia.” nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/21/a...

I just voted! Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2025: interactives.landcareresearch.co.nz/foty/

Interesting article by @nicgaston.bsky.social in Newsroom, if you have a sub. newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/24/t...