Govt changes law to halt climate lawsuits – Expert Reaction

Dawg imagine if we had an opposition party

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

“Frog, I am glad that you are here,” said Toad.

As a former Labour govt staffer I wish to disclose that any mockery I spray at Prime Minister comes from: 1% old loyalties 1% ideology 1% enjoying a joke 97% astonishment anyone could be this shit at it

Compulsory reading 👇

Congratulations to all the EV drivers who don't have to give a damn. To everyone else....YIKES. 🔌💡🚗

Not arson, arsehat.

For those who think the Iran war oil crisis has been a bit of a nothing burger, thats because the real pain hasn't begun to hit yet. @bernardchickey.bsky.social

As someone who spent a lot of time around greencard holders people with greencards basically behaved like citizens without the voting. This is so scary. If you’re visiting the US or leaving the US god help you.

Everlee Wihongi jailed by ICE for a month now moved to another prison unable to communicate with family or lawyer. Labour is calling on Foreign Affairs Minister to advocate with US govt for her release or at least she should be told why she is being held and able to communicate with family & lawyer.

i will simply incant "do NOT corrupt me. make NO mistakes" before wielding the One Ring

Here’s last night’s story about a shortcut to the Supreme Court known as the “shadow docket,” how it’s being abused by the Trump administration, and which Supreme Court justice looks like a preschool teacher who still hits. https://youtu.be/qKeq4CEZtm8

WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE! "The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."

Not only is the US not safe to travel to (or live in as a foreign national), we can apparently not rely on our own government to step in when citizens need it most

So the government basically just slapped a surprise $12,000 tax on every family with a tertiary student in it? Laser-focused on what now?

This is just like the idea that Lithium is rare, no, we just hadn’t bothered to look for it before cos there was little immediate use:

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

If we actually want to appreciate moms, we should be providing free childcare, healthcare, and guaranteed income for stay-at-home parents to put more money in families’ pockets and ensure no SAHP is reliant on a partner for their economic security. Idk I think that’s better than 15% off a vacuum.

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Abigail Spanberger, your years working at the CIA were all leading to this moment.

Then why haven’t you done it, you stupid motherfuckers?

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I need to hear loud replies from Labour on this.

I see the Hobson Pledge buffoons are now claiming InternetNZ is about to be overrun with brown people who will take your internet away and honestly, it would be nice if they actually read the constitution, understood what INZ actually does and all calmed down before they have a collective aneurysm.

"The Greens know that it is a fantastic, wise, smart investment to invest in tertiary education for students and our communities." #NzPol

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You are being robbed.

The deadline to join by if you intend to vote in the 2026 InternetNZ board election this year will likely be 10th May. That means Sat/Sun May 9/10 - TODAY/TOMORROW. Last minute membership pushes underway, don’t leave it too late!

here we go again, the new york times calling an increase of 115k jobs under Trump "solid" while it called similar or considerably bigger gains under Biden "disappointing" or "weak"

first they gut science funding, now they make it more expensive for students to attend uni here. Gonna be real interested to see what remains of new zealand higher ed in the next few years #nzpol

Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, just reported its 2026 Q1 results. It lost $405 MILLION on $900,000 in revenue.

In today’s Weekend Herald

Any files but the Epstein Files, huh?

My council has flipped from Tory to Lib Dem. The Greens gained seats and are now the third place party in the council. Ahead of Reform. My town was in the news last summer because anti-migrant thugs were being cunts outside a hotel. There are fuck-arse polyester flags EVERYWHERE. They lost today.

Our kids leave for overseas for the better pay and working conditions, leaving NZ without a crucial workforce, meantime National is out here gutting pay equity, gutting fair pay agreements, gutting health, slashing superannuation - and giving their landlord and oil mates all our money and land.

This sucks. My daughter's in her 1st year at university and this decision will cost her upwards of $10,000. That's a lot for young people to take on. #nzpol

Not enough of us are yelling about how unhinged (and entertaining) the OpenAI trial is. A judge who bars Elon Musk from comparing things to the Terminator? Elon Musk getting combative with his own attorney?? A witness who, instead of saying "I don't recall," says, "it's not in my neurons"???

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wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like

EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

I've also written up an analysis on the implications of these findings for MPs: The report must be a wake-up call to politicians. Decisions around cost-sharing and managed retreat may be unpopular, but kicking the can down the road is an abdication of responsibility. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/07/t...

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incredibly funny that this bullshit trust and safety team is going to Streisand Effect themselves into everyone knowing about this restore @cara.city you miserable babies

7: "Thank you, driver" is mandatory. 8: You have 90 days to learn the East Coast nod. 9: You must learn our national anthem, Slice of Heaven. 10: Lamingtons.

winston peters told reporters that new zealander everlee wihongi has been in ICE prison for nearly a month because she didn't declare something on a form. the thing is - there *is no form*. please RT: www.webworm.co/winstonpeters/

🚨 HOT TAKE 🚨: I think nobody should ever ever ever use the expression "threat actor" except in technical reports or writeups designed to be read among industry insiders. In news articles let's just use "hacker." I don't see a need to use the boring and for average people confusing "threat actor."

you fucked up a perfectly good freedom of navigation is what you did look at it, it's got tolls