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An essential read for anyone in #nz - the fuel crisis is far, far worse than the govt is letting on energyandresilience.substack.com/p/every-coun...

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In today’s Weekend Herald

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/st...

“NZ’s rejection of near-unanimously adopted changes to global health rules was decided by just two ministers without Cabinet approval.” Thank you to Marc and Newsroom for staying on this story - a clear & despicable abuse of power that absolutely has harmful implications for the New Zealand public.

Hey, Bish. Isn't it your job to come up with a plan? That's what a responsible government does. Not just scare the bejesus out of people. Or like your mate Nicola, waffle on about "personal responsibility." Ffs. #nzpol

CW #nzpol I love how when the problem is a worldwide shortage of crude oil the brains trust in the CoC’s solution is “we need our own refinery!” WTF are you going to refine Einstein?? Cow shit???

Oh boy, wait till they hear the Coalition cancelled additional diesel reserves 😳 #nzpol

This gov. could act now but is only implementing head in sand approach. Mainly because they've spent 2 years undoing everything Labour did while cementing our future into fossil fuels & calling environment & strategy "woke". Incompetent, unserious and a likely corrupt group

The worst part of this particular capitalism crisis is that there's absolutely no reason for anyone at all to suffer or die, and yet they will

Anxiety is at levels similar to the day/s before they announced the first L4 lockdown, when we didn’t quite know what was going to happen…..except this time I don’t think we’re going to get a plan to help navigate it

Makes me reflect on the COVID response. I've always associated the irreparable cracks in our social unity (minus the real cookers) with the shift from Ardern's "team of five million" framing to the "personal responsibility" messaging of... some other guy www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hearing Luxon say “we mustn’t repeat the mistakes of covid” made me feel sick to my guts - what a fucking nerve - compared to what he’s doing I WISH we’d repeat the mistakes of covid

Thanks @maramadavidson.bsky.social and @greens.org.nz for pushing this.

Since it was evident New Zealand would, like many other countries, face fuel shortages because of the Iran war, studied related discourse in far-right, anti-establishment, anti-government, anti-authority, & disinformation ecologies led by what I'd call 'anxiety entrepreneurs', stoking fear. #nzpol

There’s a limited supply of oil. It’s very expensive and wars are fought for it. There is endless sunlight. It’s free and no wars are fought for it. Let’s choose solar.

Nothing at all useful. Not a single mention of working from home for instance. Basically do fuck all and we’ll be right

Filched from Reddit Alert level 1: - Do nothing Alert level 2: - Do nothing Alert level 3: - Straight to level 4 as we did nothing in level 1 & 2 Alert level 4: - Hunger games #nzpol

My term on InternetNZ board is ending soon after nine long years. In my seat please prioritise those with a broad lived experience & real technical knowledge. We have values driven people, we need DNS/Domain name knowledge. I had real-world expertise with internet scams, phishing, abuse etc.

The govt back-tracked on part of the Fisheries Amendment Bill – removing minimum size limits for commercial fishers – and then squabbled over credit. But all the other issues remain. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Fisheries #Environment #MarineLife

In today’s NZ Herald

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123 countries just agreed that the transatlantic slave trade was a grave crime against humanity, and called for reparations. Shameful: New Zealand was one of the 52 countries that abstained. Three countries actually voted against. Guesses? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

‘Winston Peters misrepresents global pandemic rule changes’ The WHO amendments, which NZ has just rejected, do not threaten our sovereignty. Without being able to see the analysis that the decision was based on, this looks like a party-political election stunt: #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/25/p...

National's Water Plan is $9,000,000,000 more than 3 Waters - Simon Watts lied …yes, that’s the one thing this NZ government is good at…lying!Like Trump, they are pushing the #AtlasNetwork #Israel & #MegaCorp agenda #nzpol

A former political adviser for Winston Peters lifts the lid on the two decades of collusion and between party and primary industry. Interventions this term include legalising deep sea trawling, hiding camera footage, removing environmental protections

I get it. It's not COVID. It's not a pandemic. But a quiet observation is that 'fuel crisis' is doing a lot of heavy lifting as a frame, whereas 'global supply chain risk and resilience' would be more accurate and lead to rather different policy responses. Asking for a friend. The friend is me.

National have had two and a half long years and all they've done is complain about Labour. Do something or fuck off, the time for blaming and avoiding is over #NZPol

@bernardchickey.bsky.social said it. We need to be on a war footing and moving to radically transform our reliance on fossil fuels at pace if we want to survive what is coming #nzpol

We have asked 11 financial institutions if they will temporarily allow staff to work from home and for transport cost subsidies for on-site staff. These are achievable solutions that would provide some relief and peace of mind in challenging times. We will update you on their response. #nzpol

Reducing inequality is a political choice made more difficult by “fragmented electorates, under-representation of workers, and the outsized influence of wealth. The tools exist. The challenge is political will.” 👇

The Government has no credibility talking about the “international rules based order”. It criticises Iran at every turn but says nothing about the US-Israel illegal war of aggression. #StoptheWar Full speech here youtu.be/aiusHG5NOoU 2/3

An absolute betrayal from ACTs Brooke van Velden. The H&S Bill should not progress. We must kill the bill in honour of the 29 men killed at Pike River and the estimated 10,000 people in NZ who have died from work-related diseases or workplace fatalities since the Pike explosion in 2010. #nzpols

I hope all the MPs in Aotearoa who think a ban on social media for under-16s is the answer are paying attention. It’s not the kids fault, but the platforms, so we should regulate platforms not people. Especially when the latter is an interference with their right to freedom of expression. #nzpol

And while the government can kill the pay equity claims of 180,000 women overnight, in secrecy, and under urgency, Nicola Willis can't apparently do a single solitary thing about bringing grocery prices down for everyone in the country

According to the Commerce Commission in 2022, the supermarket duopoly was reaping >$1 million a day in unjustified and unearned profits, by gouging consumers and suppliers alike. Since then, their margins have increased

We are now at the stage of Govt ineptitude that their decision making is bordering on the criminally insane, if not muti-generationally disastrous. The Prime Minister is unaware of high level decisions made bypassing Cabinet by ministers, the coalition is infighting & electioneering. Unforgivable

A Bolt From the Blue. We’re on our hands and knees, and still sucking up fossil fuels. Seems like we wouldn’t know an alternative if it bit us on the bum. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #FossilFuels #EnergyCrisis #Climate

In today’s Weekend Herald

In today’s NZ Herald

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Rent increases should not be more than the rate of inflation. This unfortunately is not the norm here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Because landlords get tax breaks, while renters can get evicted without notice. A Green Government will give renters a better future to live AND thrive in. #nzpol

“it’s absolutely disgraceful to exclude beneficiaries, who are already among the lowest-income households and doing it the hardest”. “People on benefits still need fuel, to get to job interviews, take their kids to school, and attend medical appointments.” #nzpol

From the minister that has a chaffeur driven flash, paid for by the taxpayer, car. 😒 #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

The Fisheries Amendment Bill is 'rotten to the core' - the small back down today from the government is not the end. We think this bill needs to be voted down - and not pass it's first reading in parliament. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-jon...

Red Cross Levin is looking for FIVE sewing machines for former refugees. If you're in the lower North Island, could you please put out some feelers ? We can help with transport and checking machines, so please make any offers to us at [email protected] Thank you! Please share!

As poorly led as FENZ is, this is ultimately on a govt that a. offers no leadership to this dispute and b. is withholding the resources needed to resolve it... #Election26 #OneTermGovernment