Ah yes, clearly, it didn't grease the old palms in the way that gumboot King did.

In today’s Weekend Herald #nzpolitics

“Every time a police officer fabricated a EBA testing procedure they potentially committed an act of fraud. Let's call it for what it is." “ the implications were potentially "far-reaching", as the integrity of the past and current work of any officer involved was called into question.” #nzpol

#NZPOL www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

NZ Professional Firefighters Union keep responding to David Seymour’s lies about the state of fire trucks. #nzpol

If the official unemployment rate for Pacific people is 12%, dollars to donuts the rate for Pacific youth is closer to 20%. Then there's this cn*t 'I am very confident we are in a recovery. All of the economists I speak to think that the economy is currently growing...' Oh please #nzpol

16 When the question "What do you think of New Zealand?" costs $857,143 dollars a word to ask.

I hope a useful portion of the $61.6 million Doocey magically found down the back of the couch after some negative publicity will go to both Lifeline and Whakamātūtū. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Priorities??? #nzpol Grifters in government

One restaurant critic: $50,000 to cover flights and accom for two weeks. Sorted. We don't have that many possible restaurants, surely? Why $6,000,000? (Yes, it *may* add value to our tourism sector + profits for a few restaurants) #nzpol

Right when we're all gonna need a Lifeline the most... At least the people to blame for Lifeline having their funding cut are the same people who are likely to make us ring. Let's make it so less people need a Lifeline and enroll to vote if you haven't already. #nzpol

Making sure that everybody has opportunities to experience mental health issues without any hope of support is Matt Doocey's job as Minister for Mental Health, and creating mental health issues is the job of the coalition.😒💩 Just like Trump, they think they're the best ever.😡

Thank God there’s a NZ leader doing something significant about climate change wrecking havoc on the world atm Head in sand Climate Minister Simon Watts puts finger in air & replies “Can we be sure about anything in life?’ What a toser. How on any level is that an answer on climate change? #nzpol

New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate of all the 38 countries in the OECD #nzpol

Isnt Doocey worst ever Mental Health minister? 1 portfolio only. NZ’ers are setting up scary MH wards in their own homes as there are no facilities, he won’t find funds for places up & running doing the mahi like Whakamātūtū What was $24M for Gumboot, 1 match up organisation, all about? #nzpol

Rather telling that NZ Luxon and Upston announce $6 Million towards possible Michelin stars for Kiwi restaurants while respected Lifeline cuts Mental Health services due to $2 Million funding shortfall. Priorities. #nzpol

#nzpol - In episode 27 of Locked Out with Craig Renney, we take a look at the recent Labour Market Data, and look at what’s happening with unemployment, underemployment, and wages. Who is losing, and is anyone winning right now? Hint - it's unlikely to be you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Ex...

Wobble wobble #eqnz

There is a bunch of rain over Ōtepoti right now, and more importantly it is not dark yet, but for the southern South Island there is enough interesting Aurora indications it is probably worth keeping an eye on conditions. See www.dunedinaurora.nz auroraalert.otago.ac.nz/aurora/index... and ...

MY FAMILY CAN'T EAT FOUNDATIONS NICOLA

Thousands of people are homeless in this country thanks to Chris Bishop and his cronies. As Chlöe says "They have intentionally chosen to make more people homeless" and now they want to push homeless people into places they can't be seen by the wealthy #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

So.. we move urban traffic snarl 1 junction forward for just $152m and the drivers complain? This.. this is always going to happen? It does nothing to reduce trafic? #nzpol

Asked whether he’s sure technology will allow the Government to meet its climate goals, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts replies: ‘Can we be sure about anything in life?’ newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...

This is Nicola Willis's vision of the "foundations" of Aotearoa/ New Zealand #nzpol

Asked whether he’s sure technology will allow the Gover ment to meet its climate goals, the climate change minister replies: ‘Can we be sure about anything in life?’ newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...

The Luxon Government's surprise move to gut the Zero Carbon Act has upended six years of cross-partisan consensus on climate change. They are unfit to govern in 2025. #nzpol

Diluting history curriculum risks 'leaving our past to chance' - Academic www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

Good listen if you regularly take Panadol. New NZ study.

I'll vote for whoever sets a target to get youth unemployment back below 10% in one year. I can't do ten years of centrist, round the next corner drivel. Waiting for businesses to get desperate enough to give young, disengaged or disabled people a job is fkng stupid. There is loads that needs doing.

The print I entered in the Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition has been sold. “Summer nights in the New Zealand bush” will be staying overseas … I don’t know where the buyer comes from. Maybe I should put the other pieces up for sale here in NZ.

Heads up, I’m putting together a great lineup for a special concert on Sun Mar 8, 2026 at the Akld Town Hall to mark International Women’s Day. My band Moana & the Tribe 1/

A bonfire of the climate policies. An emissions Guy Fawkes Day

This government promised to get the economy back on track & tackle the cost of living. On both measures, it is failing. Working New Zealanders & their families are hurting – and the promised recovery keeps being pushed back. New Zealand needs a plan – not more promises of green shoots

Wages are falling behind the cost of living, and the government’s response is to cut the real value of the minimum wage, and ask essential workers like Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, & Fire Fighters to take another real pay cut. The Government is dangerously out of touch with the reality right now

This data should be a wake-up call for a complacent government that is doing nothing to alleviate the problems being faced by working New Zealanders. Ministers are removing benefits from 18- & 19-year-olds, at the same time as youth unemployment is ballooning

Unemployment in NZ is now well above the OECD average (4.9%), the UK (4.7%), Oz (4.3%), and the US (4.2%). There were 2.58 million fewer hours worked than 2 years ago, and 39,000 fewer people are in full-time work. 160,000 people unemployed – the highest number since March 1994

Wages increased at their lowest rate for 5 years, the Labour Cost Index showed wage inflation of 2.1% - well below CPI inflation of 3%. 44% of workers saw no pay increase and 68% saw a pay increase below inflation. Both public & private wages are growing at less than inflation

Unemployment is particularly acute for young people – with 15,500 more 15-24 year olds unemployed than at the election. Māori unemployment is 10.5%, Pasifika is 12.1%. A record 406,000 people are underutilised – meaning that they want more work or access to work but can’t get it

#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread

#nzpol - when candidates have an authentic, principled position, this is what happens.

Our next government needs to be ready to reverse a whole lot of harm immediately. No pissing around. #NzPol

There are more of us than there are of them.

Okay now nz labour stop looking at uk labour and look at Mamdani instead of

We need to do much, much more to reduce emissions. Instead we're doing much less. Please can we take this seriously at the ballot box next year? World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high - UN www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

Somebody put roundup on the green shoots Unemployment up from 5.2% to 5.3% 160,000 unemployed Underutilisation up from 12.8% to 12.9%, up 1.2% in a year Wage inflation 2.1% vs inflation at 3.0% #nzpol

But, but the green shoots. I was assured.

"It's not coincidental there has been a visible rise in the number of street homeless." #nzpol

Love how National proudly opposed the Treaty Principles Bill, and wore it like a badge of honour. Then basically rolled it out anyways. They’re dismantling and removing anything that honours the treaty, and undermining Māori. Without consultation too like yesterday. Depressing.