Articles like this make me so angry. As someone who understands electricity, it's market, and late stage capitalism, everything about this project is grubby and corrupt. This will be a thread on this mess. #nzpoll thespinoff.co.nz/business/15-...

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...

I know he's talking to his audience of business leaders, and they just want to hear right wing talking points, but Auckland deserves better than just "bipartisan support". The only thing that will end NZs slump is radical change to the status quo. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

This is why we can't have nice things in NZ. We let people like this guy put perfection in the way of good. Lake Onslow wasn't a perfect plan, but it was *A* plan. It didn't rely on fossil fuels or foreign affairs. We need 100% control over our energy supply yesterday. #nzpol

Whiny NINBYs complaining about solar never stops infuriating me. They are moaning about glare off the panels affecting drivers. Bro, Christchurch Airport Kophai Park is literally next to an airport. It doesn't affect the planes, and they are at least in the sky. www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/595...

I really hate when Winston Peters is right about things, because it makes us forget about all the terrible things he does. But he's 100% correct that we shouldn't be raising retirement age. Broken clock is right twice a day and all that. www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/13/p...

Can you say "Dunning-Kruger effect"? Seriously, this thumb of a man is completely brain broken and medically stupid if he still thinks that the LNG terminal is a good idea, and pumped hydro is "Kumbaya mush". #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I'll be the first in line to bash Labour. That being said, I'm sorry but I couldn't give a crap if a Labour (current or former) staffer is running a troll account. Are we supposed to pretend Nats and Act DON'T do this as well? This is just modern politics. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Chris Hipkins won't make any decisions on reinstating this until AFTER the budget. Who gives a fuck about what's in the government's budget? This is an attack on our educated youth, the future of our country, and Labour/Hipkins can't even say he's undoing it. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...

Young people: we feel betrayed by the government NZ Labour: we will absolutely not fix this for you Why would young people vote for a party that treats them with contempt?

I am not a stupid man, but I am struggling to make sense of how a "self-managed but compulsory" system would work. You expect to have a (hypothetical) 50L limit at BP, and a 50L limit at Z, what the fuck is stopping people going to more than one station? Braindead govt policy. #nzpol

This country had a smaller tax base in the past, so how did we build hospitals, rail, roads and bridges and at the same time have world class education and healthcare? We taxed the wealthy hard. They were still wealthy, and society was better off.

Greens: we will give you free dental, free food, free healthcare in general, better housing etc etc Nz labour sycophants: WE ARE THE RED ARMY, FUCK GREENS, I LOVE AUSERITY BUT IN RED. Please I love eugenics and I'm addicted to it when it's done in a way i like

I missed this when this was news, but they pull this shit every election, and I have the same response every time. Fuck right off. It's all well and good for useless cunts who never worked a day in their life to make it harder for working class to retire. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

BREAKING NEWS: People who voted against centralised three waters are angry that they now have to pay for three waters themselves. Very "I didn't think the leopards would eat my face" vibes here. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/regions/nort...

Labour is VERY MUCH campaigning, just not in any way, or for any THING, that their members and supporters actually want 🤷‍♀️

I'm sorry but Ani O'Brien is one of the least trustworthy sources of news possible, and her saying there was "no collusion" just makes me question her motives more. She didn't need to talk to the Nats about this, she knows they would have wanted it out. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Pardon my French, but this guy is an absolute fuckwit cockwomble. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Luxon wanted to fully support Iran war? What an asshole #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Say hello to a long winter of potholes nationwide as the government will be increasing maximum weight of trucks. They can only blame themselves for this crisis. They chose to do nothing until now, and still are doing basically nothing. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

While I personally am against the idea of reducing RUCs and excise tax to combat rising fuel prices, the rhetoric of "deep sympathies" isn't going to help people pay for fuel, you fucking ghoul. How about... actually doing something. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...

From the people who said that the four COVID response levels were too complicated, I bring you the four phases of fuel crisis response. Not a serious government. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

I've worked in this store, albeit it was pre-COVID. This fine would be about 20-25% of ONE DAY of trading. Again, that was pre-COVID, pre-cost of living crisis, pre-inflation boom. So hardly a slap on the wrist... www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Fuck you, Nicola. You're willing to spray money aimlessly on a $50 boost to WFF, but you won't spend money that actually IS targeted on public transport. So fucking counterintuitive. This not only would save money, it'll save on fuel consumption. #nzpol www.tickaroo.com/e/GzkdMckmxV...

Nicola Willis: It's not as if beneficiaries have anywhere to go, except when we order them to WINZ courses to be mean and under threat of sanction or you know if they have interviews and are desperately trying to find work in this economy #NZPol

Nicky No Boats claimed she wanted to have a targeted approach to the fuel crisis. This is as dumb, if not more dumb than Labours fuel excise tax cut. The solution is encouraging people to use less fuel, not to keep them buying it. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Jesus fucking wept... Is this the tagline that was used to get consent for this absolutely fucking dumb idea? That we are 'AI illiterate'? I think that's a good thing. AI is a bubble that will burst so hard that it will take the economy with it. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Stuff polls are absolute garbage and mean nothing, but it's still amusing nonetheless that 59% of the respondents have said anyone but Luxon. Also of note, Hipkins is not seen in this poll as a viable alternative. #nzpol

This is good news for Labour, but not really good news for the left. Good news because he is basically the only reason Labour are climbing in the polls lately. Bad news because Labour have no forward or progressive policies, just weak milktoast lib BS. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

My uninformed opinion on the latest #nzpol TPU Curia poll and its disastrous result for Nats/Luxon: It's too late to roll him because his incompetence has damaged Nats image and people are pissed at status quo. But it's also too early to do a Andrew Little -> Jacinda hype moment. Nats are fked.

"lOcAl wAtEr dOnE wElL!1!1" I'm beginning to think maybe centralisied three waters handled by and funded by a larger entity, perhaps some kind of... central government, could be a better option. We could call it Three Waters. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/regions/nort...

www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin... A good reason to be hopeful in 2026: the Greens are making a real push to take Dunedin and Taieri from Labour. #nzpol

Good to see the private market that the government floated as a solution to the Interislander woes is working really well. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Among Milei’s ‘enormous achievements’ is having the US bail out Argentina with an unprecedented $20 billion bailout, buying pesos to prop up the currency ahead of elections to help Milei out. Seriously, Seymour is so full of shit he can’t even find a real poster boy for his idea of economics.

WHO THE FUCK WANTS MY COPY BABY!

In today's NZ news: - Nats are fucking the economy according to the HYEFU - Nats are fucking the govt by merging incompatible ministries - General Nat fuckery Meanwhile, Labour are telling us to be not so aspirational. Steady as she goes. Fuck off, Chris Hipkins. #nzpol

NZers do not hate Chris Hipkins enough. Seriously, this guy needs to be PM now so that he can be thrown out of office again so people learn that rhetoric like this can fuck right off back to the 1980s. Labour are NOT a centre-left party anymore. They're barely even centrist. #nzpol

Yes more shit from Chris Hipkins that proves Labour deserves to lose the next election if it means we can get rid of this milquetoast liberal bullshit and finally have a progressive back in charge of Labour. Seriously, fuck off Chris. #nzpol

An OIA confirms it: the Ministry of Education are using AI - Copilot- to develop the new school curriculum. Article here, more as it develops. Please share widely: www.emilywrites.co.nz/yup-theyre-u... #nzpol #kikorangi

I'm going to be the one to say it, and I don't care if I'm called negative for saying it: Labour deserve to lose the election in 2026 with this sort of rhetoric. Fuck right off, Chris Hipkins. #nzpol

Putting aside for a moment the disgusting actions of David Seymour shooting the messenger and blaming the principal for his own failures, the comments from the children saying that they are put off these lunches now is the govt getting exactly what they wanted. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...

I...have no words. #nzpol

This policy is EITHER: - willfully destructive because there is no way councils can manage this thanks to Local Water Done Well AND/OR - developed by morons who don't understand what councils do or how they work There are no other options. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...

#NZPol Just vote Green. This is such bullshit.

Things that Labour will say 'yes' to: 1. We need 120,000 people unemployed (at least) to stop wages going up by too much. 2. Banks can extract $8bn a year in profits, because that's the price we should pay. 3. The market will eventually deliver affordable energy / food / rent - be patient comrades.

National plan on bringing back matching employer contributions to KiwiSaver, and credit where it's due, this is a good thing. HOWEVER These fucks took this away under John Key. They are merely putting back a policy they got rid of. We'd be richer now if we kept it how it started. #nzpol

You know what would "disembowel" Otago's economy more than closing farms? More floods and natural disasters devastating local farms and infrastructure caused by climate change from us not divesting from fossil fuel. Fuck you, Shane, you anti-woke prick. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Let this be a good omen for today. apnews.com/article/dick...

Just a polite reminder that Labour had the mandate and the political capital in 2020 to implement radical tax reform, but Jacinda Ardern ruled it out because she was trying to appease to RWers that would never vote for her anyway. Let's stop revising history and pretending she was great. #nzpol

Don't let these articles confuse you about STV vs FPP. STV is designed so that people can rank candidates that are the less of several evils. This is a good thing. It means we aren't wasting votes when we rank ideal candidates #1 but also rank centrists #13. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...