The obvious way for the Govt to save fuel now as the US war on Iran threatens supply is to make public transport free. Will they? #IranWar

Robin Williams once said "Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like Nascar drivers, then we know who owns them." It’s no joke though.

A quick reminder that lower speeds don't just save lives, they cut fuel use and therefore emissions - nearly a quarter less fuel consumption by dropping from 110kph to 90kph. Similar with dropping from 50kph to 30kph in urban areas too. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

It also seems timely to note that these were ferries with hybrid engines, which would’ve helped wean us off our fossil fuel reliance. Do we know if the new ones have hybrid engine tech? #nzpol

Our problem AONZ is we are at the END of the supply train - it was our saviour during Covid - we could see carnage to shut down weeks before the wave it. It’s the opposite with oil and gas - we have the lowest reserves & are furtherest away. We will hit crisis first We have no leadership

Ways the govt could quickly help New Zealanders reduce fuel usage, but probably won’t 🤷, for reasons: ⚠️ Lower speed limits 🚌 Encourage PT (eg bring back half-priced fares) 🚲 Encourage active modes (eg pop-up bike paths) 🛤️ Move freight from road to rail (eg ramp up KiwiRail) 🏡 Support work-from-home

All stuff Nat Donors hate BTW

I can't believe we have no household solar and no ferries and 43 days of fuel left We are so dumb We have the dumbest government but also we are very dumb

#NZpol From a few days ago: New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas - doubts the logic of “imposing a levy on electricity to fund an LNG terminal”, “because New Zealand also has a goal to achieve 100% renewable electricity generation by 2030,”

We dumped $671 million in the toilet ditching iRex, so add that to the $1.8 billion this wasteful vandalism has cost AND YOU GET TO ABOUT WHAT IREX COST IN 2023. AND THE WORK HASNT PROPERLY STARTED YET. AAAAAAAAAAGH

21 days of fuel left in Nz - what’s the plan Luxon. Should we be - working from home - opt for bus - cancel optional travel

Many people reckon Simeon Brown should have asked more questions about the risks of his mandatory higher speed limits in neighbourhoods, around schools & on dangerous highways — evidence that was readily available to him at the time, and that continues to accumulate in the form of injuries & deaths.

Henry is spot on ... electrification of our energy needs is not just about green requirements (though of course it is) it is about our national security and economic functioning as a nation. As a net importer of fossil fuels currently, that poses a massive insecure & volatile risk (increasingly so)

National lamenting $60 billion Covid spend while they are on track to borrow $120 billion with no pandemic. Labour saved 20,000 lives. National are saving landlords and tobacco

So 2 Covid-19 Royal Commissions now find Labour did an excellent job & led NZ to one of the best outcomes globally. The report also vindicates the economics. If $30 billion was spent on schools, infrastructure etc that's amazing and supportive. National are borrowing $120 billion w/o a pandemic

Luxon’s attitude to polls saying - “ we don’t want you “ Is r*py - in that ignoring says- “ I don’t agree with your opinion” “ my desire supersedes your will” “Your needs are 2ndry to my ego” - it’s called gas lighting & we are in an abusive relationship

The thing happened, it is happening, it will happen. It also might not happen, or maybe it didn't happen but should have happened, or it won't be allowed to happen.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609... Stuff article - Covid enquiry Noted hefty impact that the pandemic had on our society & economy, ( the commission ) ultimately reasoned that decisions made at the time were “balanced and reasonable”.

The Government has a responsibility to ensure that technologies launched from New Zealand soil are not being used to help other countries wage war. If Rocket Lab launches from Aotearoa are supporting the illegal war on Iran then the Government must be transparent about this.

Now’s the time to slash the price of public transport. The buses are still running as per same timetable - so no additional costs to operator

Found the Luxon as preferred PM poll on stuff - in case you have an opinion www.riddle.com/embed/share/...

Methanex didn't pay ANYTHING in taxes for the last 2 years though! However it received $300 million in ETS subsidies from the government newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/30/m... IMO it would've been better to just give every employee $1 million each and shut it down - freeing up 45% of our gas supply #nzpol

Can we stop underage woman - for 14 yr old child Thanks.

This is very good news. 💚 #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

#nzpol. Shocking #Q&A story of The international criminal court judge here in Nz talking about online targeting by US affiliated companies - throughout the digital world - electronic payments disrupted , audio books deleted online access subscriptions canceled. Alarm bells should be ringing

Is he in hiding?

In an unexpected twist, the US-Israeli attacks on Iran may trigger regime change in New Zealand. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...

Another poor tax. - time poor shopping at busy times - working poor - how do you budget if cost is fluid Democratisation of food - fair prices, ease of access, safe, local

So we get fucked waterways and heaps of methane emissions and WE DON'T EVEN GET OUR OWN BUTTER IN RETURN. I have to check a website to see if my kids can swim in a river. Fuck this. #nzpol

Hoooooooly Christ this man is a dipshit (not you Henry) #nzpol

Say no to mining #aonz #nzpol Too precious to mine Sam’s creek - above the Devine Te Waikoropupu Springs & Denniston plateau on the West Coast Public Meeting Sunday 15th March 3.30pm Victory Community Centre, Nelson

The reason why we can afford to put homeless people in prison but not housing is because if you house them the homeless person benefits but if you put them in prison we can funnel public funds to a private prison corporation. It’s always about funneling public funds to the wealthy. Always.

The people in power right now in #NewZealand are proposing ministers have sole authority on projects next term These ministers are often severely compromised by connections to the industries they are governing We wont get any meaningful change on this with the grifters in power

“The passing of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill is a dark day for Aotearoa, and shows this government is on the side of big corporates and against the workers.” says Green Party Workplace Relations spokesperson Teanau Tuiono. www.greens.org.nz/government_r...

Government’s plan to import LNG for electricity generation would cost households and businesses up to $8.3bn Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...

Luxon is in the running for the dumbest National Party Think Big Project, with his LNG import terminal. He is competing with Muldoon's Motunui synthetic petrol plant which was obsolete before it was completed. But I reckon a $2.7 billion attempt to lock NZ into fossil fuels is in the running.

Short-sighted, to say the least.

Oh, so just caught up with the news - new taxes can just disappear by calling them levies. Sweet. That wealth levy of ours should now be supported by everyone. Labour can go bolder with its CGL

Uh…how about put the levy on fukn GAS being that it’s to pay for y’know…gas. Why the fuck should I pay more for my electricity so someone else can an have cheap gas? #nzpol #

Imported LNG? Why, oh why, are we under the thumb of absolute #fossilfools? We could have energy independence with cheap offshore wind and solar power. We could phase out fossil fuels and transition to a carbon free economy. But not with these crapitalist bootlickers in charge. This is tying […]

NZ building a fossil gas import terminal in the #climatecrisis could be Luxon’s most STUPID idea yet. Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation? Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly. #nzpol

More rooftop solar in NZ would help solve the energy crisis – and build disaster resilience. Sign the petition and pass it on! action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/sol...

Ok peeps - let’s respond to Nats rates cap with saying - and central govt picks up the tab for the cost of running a city or town beyond what rate payers can afford - oh - tax the rich to pay for it !!

This is so wrong, *Auckland* is sewage in the water, Wellington is sewage in the *streets*.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)

What was the date on the NZ Uni guy’s letter? 2012?

Time to discuss the risk of the Law commissioner being a National ideologue diehard who is prepared to disregard other opinion or lore for party view We are safer from Collins when she is bound by the political process. What ideological hell can she unleash on us in the commissioner role

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

YES AND: over 50% of voters think the level of Treaty of Waitangi influence on government decisions is about right *or could be even stronger* - same poll (Support is closer to 60% if you set aside the “don’t knows”, and just look at those who have particular feelings one way or the other) #nzpol