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#nzpol In the house today, Nicola Willis said that in my recent book I thought the debt limit for the government should be 80-90% of GDP. As is clear in the book - that is the Treasury's position, not mine. See P.14 of www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/defaul...

nz media intentionally failed to learn the lesson that reporting PR verbatim is bad, now we're here neither Seymour, OR any people reporting on him, would have a career in a half-decent society. But that's not where we are. Both the far-right and nz media have been inching towards outright libel

BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:

Nicola Willis used 2 supplementary questions (from her own party) to review @clrenney.bsky.social 's new book #nzpol

An early Christmas gift from the nasty party.. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This one’s important e hoa mā - a few of our orgs are collaborating on this fund to ensure that no trans young person in Aotearoa misses out on lifesaving care. Alternative treatment pathways exist but are expensive and we need your help. givealittle.co.nz/cause/we-got...

David Seymour in a roundabout way implying that politicans (I wonder who) have allowed and encouraged antisemitism #nzpol

Uncomfortable at Luxon mentioning 'unchecked migration' in his parliamentary speech on the Bondi Beach terror attacks. Generally ok speech but that stood out. Hipkins stood against anti immigrant rhetoric #nzpol

For someone who won't answer hypotheticals, Luxon sure makes up a lot of them #nzpol

Does this government realise how little legitimacy it has to critise other parties for not having a plan? Because the only plan they appear to have is to repeal everything. What were their plans and solutions before the election? #nzpol

Okay now nz labour stop looking at uk labour and look at Mamdani instead of

"We are looking at a range of things in order to clean up the CBD" is a particularly putrid way to answer whether or not you're going to ban homeless people from city centres. They're people not garbage. #nzpol

Mamdani: "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."

The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night: - Decoupling the ETS from Paris - Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years - Delaying the public sector target by 25 years - Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

And just in from Seymour. This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.

Hipkins made the point that this was Hobson’s Pledge policy. I’m pleased to see him being reasonably forceful about this and I’m pleased to see his words leading the article.

Does Erica Stanford have connections to school resource books, because she sure does think they'll solve everything. It is patronizing to act as if school books in reo absolves their actions against maori language, culture, history, ect, in our curriculum #nzpol

This all aligns with Stanford's new curriculum that has her racist paws all over it, ditch the requirement to teach NZ history & Maori culture with the pyramids... #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Louise Upston on benefit targets, 23 Oct 2025 "We will not lower our targets because they're challenging" Louise Upston on child poverty targets, 25 July 2024 "Unfortunately, with the previous government numbers going up it's really challenging" #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/523...

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'If Upston is reading these same reports, how does she get from “structural inequality” to “lazy youth ruining the economy”?' www.emilywrites.co.nz/the-governme...

From Auckland University - Opinion: How much did the Govt pay for a curriculum that is so inferior to the version already mandated in our schools? And how else might we have spent that money?

Well that’s certainly the headline the government wanted when they drew it up on the whiteboard, cheers NZME, job done.

I'm almost finished reading a book about this guy, and yeah, he's a dangerous fool. If his NZ citizenship is any indication of the 'investment' the coalition's golden visas will bring then they'll be duds. www.nzherald.co.nz/world/peter-...

#nzpol As ever, Anne Salmond is on point "When Act mounted its despicable Victim of the Day campaign, delivered by Act’s parliamentary staffers at the taxpayers’ expense and attacking individual scholars as ‘deranged,’ that was another attack on institutional autonomy and academic freedom."

"Everyone has challenges" Paul Goldsmith says when asked about leaving young jobseekers with medical certificates with no safety net. I'll add that line to the list of ways this government sounds like a invalidating and gaslighting abuser. #nzpol

Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target. My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol

Essential services are not suited to "the market" — the objectives of private capital are too misaligned with the nature of the inelastic demand for the services.

This government's understanding and curiosity about solving societal issues is as shallow as a dinner plate.

Louise Upston says she doesn't want to leave "young people to *rot* on welfare". So what has she done about that other than boot people off of a system that awful? #nzpol

My analysis: The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/08/g...

It's unbelievable that this article "Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on" does not once mention the $12to$14Billion tax cut cost they are borrowing to cover, nor the Billions they stole from Pay Equity Fund #NZPol

The president's antifa expert tells Holocaust jokes and uses neo-Nazi codes like 1488. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

This needs more attention. #nzpol #LyingLuxon #Luxon #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand

It was the second thing? *shocked pikachu* #nzpol

Benjamin Doyle's final speech really got under Casey Costello's skin. She's made a connection between Doyle's speech and the attack on Winston Peters' home. #nzpol

Get your local election votes in by noon on Saturday! Why? To ensure a great future for your city, of course. And also, to help make politics civil again. We owe it to each other to lift the standard of discourse, keep it evidence-based, and avoid falling for conspiracy and abuse. Here’s the thing🧵

Emily Writes - (Facebook). We all know it when we see it.🐂💩 We can all smell it.🐂💩 #EndGenocide #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

Over 21,000 votes, yes not scientific but it tells you as much about public mood as TV News vox pops #NZPol

Whether against Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Ghahraman, Ardern, other MPs, Wiles, Bloomfield, & others involved in pandemic response, transgender activists, drag queens, judges, lawyers or academics - effects of doxxing are inherently harmful, & often leads to kinetic violence or vandalism.

Look at this bullshit from NZ First and the kind of comments it incites! #nzpol

Calling people attack dogs is not at attempt to deescalate and maintain civility, it's a attempt to escalate to distract from a failing economy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I left home to study in another city when I was 18. It was a huge challenge. And that was staying in a hostel where I didn't have to worry about bills (except for hostel fees) or cook my own food. It's too easy to suggest that young people should just move. They need a heap of support. 1/3

Luxon said multiple times during the announcement of these Jobseeker changesand the following interviews is; "we're sending a message". Aside from being an unnecessary change it's just vice signalling to the conservative voting base and a threat against anyone struggling #nzpol

"If you can't find a job GO study to be a care worker or a librarian or a teacher, y'know those positions we've been shitting on while axing pay equity" - this gov #nzpol

#nzpol The government has announced that 18/19 year olds, who live in a household where the parents earn $65,529 or more, can't claim jobseekers support. If both parents work 27 hours on the minimum wage - $634 a week - they will be expected to now financially support their adult offspring. A 🧵

It is completely unconscionable to require job losses for the economy to function (supposedly) and then to blame them for their own unemployment that they DID NOT CHOOSE.

the idea that jobs are what will fix poverty is morally and factually broken #nzpol