Yesterday I posted about my new web tracker of how often the parliament has gone into Urgency this term. #nzpol seemed to appreciate it and this evening I added a way to see the percentage of bills passed under urgency by each parliament. The results are interesting! See for yourself: nzpt.cjs.nz

Wow this is something else. What is a good collective noun for Act politicians.

❤️ Bailey ❤️

$6.3 million WTAF. Meanwhile funding for disabled people has been cut, lifeline has had to cut hours and homelessness is increasing daily. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.

Elizabeth fucking Rata Contracts only matter when they suit us. Otherwise they’re just make believe. These people have to be removed from power. Arrgh

#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand. This 🎯 UK comment is a must listen.

I just drove this electric Polestar 3 from Auckland to Wellington on one charge! I've wanted to do this for a decade and now I finally can because the technology exists. Combustion is dead!

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Impressive example of what quality tailoring can do. A client came in with an asymmetrical pelvic tilt, a considerable spinal misalignment, a bent knee in one leg, and an overhanging tummy. But properly tailored trousers create a clean line. He now looks great. IG dylanandson

If an incumbent councillor running in 2025 claims they support Māori wards please check receipts - there was a councillor vote on Māori wards in 2023. 11 voted against, & most are seeking your vote again - Fletcher, Lee, K Turner, Williamson, Baker, Newman, Walker, Watson: all said no.

Confirmed that Samuel Leason and Rana Hamida have been abducted by the IDF from the Global Sumud Flotilla We’re waiting for confirmation re Yousef Sammour All three are from Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa As at 11.00am NZ Time #NZPol

URGENT: Sam Leason on peace flotilla detained by IDF. 🧵1 Please email now! It takes five minutes and could save multiple lives [email protected] ⸻

Yes, this feels EXTREMELY not good. Especially considering this post from the official Israel Foreign Ministry account on Twitter pre-loading justification. (First 2000 characters in alt text) Makes us real proud Kiwis, aye Luxon? 🤦‍♂️ #nzpol

Israel is about to do war crimes, including against NZ nationals, and I haven't seen a single NZ outlet livestreaming this. If they can somehow do a Charlie Kirk livestream, on multiple occasions, you'd think this would garner some journalistic attention

In April 2025 Chris Bishop increased the speed on the Otaki to Levin Road from 80 to 100kmh, against community opposition. Yesterday he called the road a 'death trap'. Yet he increased the speed on this 'death trap'. www.levinnews.co.nz/2025/04/23/c... www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

This is a great clip! JA just gets better and better on the world stage. youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...

The machinations of the right. Am I naive to think that this sort of political interference doesnt happen in leftwing politics? mountaintui.substack.com/p/taxpayers-...

This is interesting. I can’t stand artificial sweeteners, I’m one of those people who think they taste funny.

“Private care does not "free up a bed" because the same limited pool of doctors and nurses work in private as well as public care. … Who will really benefit from an influx of government money into the private system - patients in need of vital healthcare or business owners?” Vital question to ask👇

It’s amazing how people’s memories work especially after traumatic episodes but Emily is 100% right here.

Like David Farrier, Emily Writes has now left substack, if that was a (valid) reason you weren't supporting the hugely important work she does, consider this a sign. Why are people lying about Covid-19 lockdowns? feat. @sassypolitico.bsky.social www.emilywrites.co.nz/why-are-peop...

So as I understand it politicians get a pay rise every year to keep up with inflation. This year it was 2-2.4%. Surely if this is a “just” country then every person working for the govt should also get that same pay rise. Including teachers, health professionals, cleaners etc etc.

The National Government's handling of iRex should be treated as one of New Zealand's greatest political scandals. An impulsive Government got power and immediately made an ideological decision to cancel an existing project, ultimately costing hundreds of millions and creating worse infrastructure!

Our kids are hearing te reo from their earliest educational experiences. Erica Stanford is plain wrong.

The tale of how National broke our 3-5th largest industry so quickly is truly extraordinary. 18,000 jobs gone, ~40% increase in business liquidations, tens of thousands of businesses destroyed, infrastructure capacity and skills lost. Give it up for Chris Bishop once again #nzpol

"I’m so looking forward to the use of some generic farmer’s image when, consistent with its support for the principle of all people being treated equally, HP releases its campaign against rural wards." Prof Richard Shaw | I doubt this is what Hobson had in mind e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

How influential NZ schools hastened the demise of NCEA

I disagree. I will tell you what's wrong with his jeans. 🧵

Comparing the sales spiel with what's actually delivered. @davidslack.bsky.social (Subscribe if you want more like this)

Yesterday I went shopping for a job I’m on. I went to a large plastics supplier, a company that wraps cars, 2 antique shops, a coffee shop, a vege shop and furniture trader. At each shop as I was paying with my eftpos card I asked what they thought about the govt plan to ban surcharges and this is

Sol-Wah Power!!! We’re making history, with the first solar powered One NZ Warriors match. Another big step forward for sustainability in our city. 1600 panels on the roof at Go Media Stadium. Reducing emissions and saving money overtime. 60% power saving $150k a year.

Find me a future Govt that helps NZ’ers to go solar. #nzpol

If Fonterra is going to charge us global prices for butter, we should charge them the full price for their pollution

A play-by-play of Ray Chung’s train wreck interview with Sean Plunket

This is an absolute must-read.

Remember this.

Immigration also flowed in the other direction. For instance, Abraham-Louis Breguet was born in 1747 in Neuchâtel, then a Prussian principality (now part of Switzerland). After his father died, his mother remarried Joseph Tattet, who came from a watchmaking family.

Bringing people sheltering outdoors inside is a big step toward stability and helps keep communities safe. That’s why we’re providing a safe, indoor space for nearly 70 people in Abbotsford--with the support they need to move forward. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

So so dangerous.... #nzpol

1/5 Did you know? The ACT Party and the Government have been plotting to shut down pay equity claims since April LAST YEAR...

This is very interesting. A filibuster would definitely make the kind of statement I’m looking for from the Oppn. norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/05/brow... for-democracy.html

No Fisheries Officer would come up with that banger #nzpol

Chippy managed to get Luxon to admit that his government agreed to backdated pay equity payments as part of salary negotiations when they already KNEW they would be overturning those claims. Scumbags. #nzpol www.facebook.com/gerard.otto/...

#NZ “People like her are so out of touch with how the poor are just getting poorer. I think it’s the inequality that’s killing the economy.” #PayEquity #WarOnWomen e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Exactly #nzpol