In my latest for @newsroom.co.nz, I argue the government should make public transport free for at least three months. The $50 fuel payment costs $373M/year and doesn't cut a single litre of consumption. Free fares would cost less and actually reduce petrol demand. newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/27/f...

The ancient scrolls tell us that, in the Before Time, a president's admission that his administration had not considered the obvious likelihood of the war widening when they first attacked Iran would lead to immediate congressional hearings.

Let’s do this #nzpol

Wait! I may have figured it out! Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said today that he brought $100 million of gold back from a recent trip to Venezuela (where he stole it.) www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/v... Venezuela, Iran, what's the difference? Amirite?

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Uh oh #nzpol

QatarEnergy declares force majeure on some LNG contracts due to Iran war https://aje.news/02lju8

Getting ready for the fuel shortage in Australia.

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why aren't they calling for governments to invest in public transport to reduce reliance on cars?

An opportune moment to remind ourselves that countries with central banks that went full macho on rate hikes to 'tame inflation' (caused by a supply shock) did no better than those that didn't. But, boooy, it felt good to make poor people unemployed.

Petition: tax the super rich #nzpol greenpeace.nz/pqg968

Please just do trains to the airport instead.

Fuck Fiji

The American people deserve to know why this Administration dragged us into war in Iran. Joe Kent should come before Congress. If even officials like Joe Kent do not believe Iran posed an imminent threat, why are we sending more Americans to die in this war?

If you're passing through Makutoku for whatever reason, avoid the Black Dog tavern if you don't want your money going to book burners aka nazis.

Anyone affected by this in Aotearoa can take action under the Consumer Guarantees Act Nissan sold cars into the NZ market. Those cars are required by the CGA to be of "acceptable quality", which means (among other things) "durable". How long is a car "meant" to last? In NZ at least 20 years.

Luxon's being working "incredibly hard" preparing for his visit to Samoa.

I’m feeling a theme coming on #nzpol

If only we could have nice things #nzpol

Brilliant

Go @greens.org.nz say this every week loud as you can til election day. And all through any stages of the fuel crisis traffic light announcements #NZpol

Still blows my mind that a sector that contributes only 5% +/- to the economy is responsible for 50% +/- of our climate destroying emissions.

FYI, my husband's company has requested he fill up before midnight tomorrow because Z told them there will be a massive petrol hike after that time. #nzpol

Read it and weep dialysis patients 😞

Ahem

Like clockwork.

They know this is a catastrophe.

Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

Why does the owner have to give permission?

The block list on LinkedIn gets longer with this bullshit. #nzpol

Brilliant

Morning. You can now move your Bluesky profile to EU servers under EU jurisdiction. Its the same front, but EUropean behind, where it matters. eurosky.tech

#nzpol Child poverty data from Stats NZ out today. All political parties except Act agreed to the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, creating legally mandated targets for child poverty reduction. Right now, we are missing even the looser targets the government has set. A 🧵

This is more like it…. #nzpol www.instagram.com/stories/mrge...

Wow there is a huge level of support FOR…. I’m shocked. Go do the survey peeps #nzpol

Take heed #nzpol

a guy who claimed to be named John Barron and sounded a lot like Trump called into C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court's tariff decision and call Hakeem Jeffries "a dope" (John Barron is a pseudonym Trump has used for himself when talking to journalists)

Trigger warning I strongly suggest everyone reads this, not just Australians. As horrific as this is, it will not be an isolated case by any means. As for the people of Balmoral that sided with the rapists, take a good, hard look at yourselves. The town that turned its back on a rape victim

This is fantastic

Visualising AI spending: How does it compare with history’s mega projects? https://aje.news/yy4vh8

About time

They’ve realise it won’t make any difference at all to the consumer…. #nzpol

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The cicadas are so loud, it’s like my tinnitus is now in stereo 🙉