I think we should start measuring government programmes in Hayden Donnell's 'metres of roading'. Lowering the age of bowel cancer screening to 45? 5 metres of road. A year of Three Waters? 63 metres of road. Reading recovery? 13mm of road.

I should add…I don’t believe we should have a night shelter, because appropriate and supported emergency housing with a longer term pathway is the much better response, but govt should be aware and helping, not growing the problem!

Oh the irony. A headline showcasing Luxon’s ignorance at the lack of appropriate social services to reduce homelessness in Auckland, accompanied by an advert for National ‘fixing the basics’. 🤬 #nzpol

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Petition link at the start of the thread, but this is the key point #nzpol

A friend of mine has built this very cool tool which will show you the impact the various parties' tax policies will have on you. Well worth checking it out. yourtax.nz #nzpol

Scenes from my Quaxing this morning in a foggy Tāmaki Makaurau

This tool made it so easy. Thanks to whoever put it together #nzpol

As an economist, the Greens' have been way better at proposing economically sensible policy than anyone else. It was a big (but not only) factor in my supporting them.

I don’t mind the cold and rain so much, but the worst part about winter is it being ‘wet cat season’ - sopping wet cats demanding cuddles, ugh 🐈‍⬛🇳🇿

I hope I don’t end up regretting cycling to work today (forecast says thunder and gales are due after I should be home again)…but the sunrise is a stunner!

Mainstream media is incapable of meeting the moment. Well-intended journalistic principles have been thoroughly gamed, resources have been starved, journos crushed with broken incentives, and ownership has been co-opted. Illiberal forces know this is their opportunity and they are going for it.

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The absolute nerve of these people, stuffing this nonsense into our mailbox this week, days after publishing a budget that offers little to anyone other than those who are already wealthy and sorted #nzpol

Nicola Willis's new household budget savings plan is to reduce the household income by 25% whilst costs go up by 10%, and then say it's the fault of the household having too many people in it...even though it's the same number as it was before

Awesome mahi. This may be a useful link to include too. It explains the science in a way people responding in good faith could easily digest and understand. Andy, of course, is not one of those. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

Talk of ignorance! Jenny Marcroft should go back to school and learn about the reality how hormones alter bodies. A trans woman who has been on female hormones for two years or more won't have measurable "male advantage" in sports. #NZpol www.transresearch.org.au/post/trans-w...

Is there any better home maintenance task than waterblasting? So satisfying

Tax the 1% #nzpol

Petition to ban character references from consideration when sentencing sexual offenders 🇳🇿

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet

Hmmmm 🕵️

Food for thought .... "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Helder Camara -

Just saw Helen Clark in Six Outfits at the Waterfront Theatre. A masterclass in stagecraft and an inspiring story of a trailblazing woman leader, while also a rallying cry to challenge everything that is still wrong with politics today. (“Winston Peters, is he still alive!?!?!” Crowd erupts!)

For those like me who immediately had to go looking… you can follow her at @helenclarknz.bsky.social I also recommend @theelders.bsky.social

If you see this, post a picture from whatever device you’re using with no explanation

Search your camera roll for hell

FEED ME! 🐈‍⬛🇳🇿

I saw Gary Stephenson speak tonight and the message was clear... If you want your children to have any chance of owning a home, we must address inequality, and that starts with taxing the wealthy

When you get home late to find that your cats have arranged their own dinner but it's still alive and kicking in your dining room... I managed to get the cats outside and trapped the rat, but then what?!?!

Great cat, here's a picture of my (sleepy) cat

I'm ashamed of our government. Today supporting an illegal war is a nail in the coffin. This is not the NZ of nuclear free, of anti apartheid, of the Treaty of Waitangi Act. This is neo-liberals and populists run amok. Not the country I want nor that I'm willing to excuse #nzpol

We have a PHEV and can mostly get around town on electric but we've just topped up our Z Sharetank to lock in today's price for next time we need to fill up... In case that's an option for others.

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

Home from work, chores done, finally sit down to open social media…straight to @delphijunkie.bsky.social to get my Mocha 😻 fix... and there's nothing! Harrumph 🙄

Homelessness is a symptom of broken systems, not individual failure. We have seen that more so through the steps this Coalition has taken to further push our whānau and communities into poverty.

"MOVE ON" TO WHERE MOTHERFUCKER?

Hey #Kikorangi. Are you enrolled to vote? Are all the people you’re in daily contact with who’ll be 18 or older enrolled to vote? It’s really easy to do. You could do it now. You should do it now. Do it now. vote.nz

Tell me your cat’s name with a gif

As the date for Election 2026 has been announced (November 7), now is a good time to check if you are enrolled to vote, and to update your details if needed. vote.nz/enrolling/en... #election #decision2026 #nzPol

Post a car picture you took

The ASSOCIATE Minister of Justice wants to rewrite The Arms Act. Sign up to our submission to tell parliament that you support strong gun laws: www.guncontrol.nz/submission

Absolute scenes! 🇳🇿☀️🏕️

The Manukau Heads lighthouse, on the end of the Awhitu Peninsula, with blue skies peaking between waves of thunderstorms #TāmakiMakaurau 🇳🇿☀️

I love my bikes, and being a cycle commuter. Even on my pushbike it is quicker to do my 15km commute by bike than by car or bus. And even in ‘bad’ weather I usually still get home with a smile on my face (unless a driver or two has tried to kill me that day)

I know Foxy’s post is about book plots, but I can tell you…I don’t need to kill my husband…he has plenty of near misses on his own accord! (Narrowly surviving through good luck, and my good management 😎)

Hi, I’m steel beam through the windscreen in the Arizona desert (one of a handful of my near death experiences, but the one with the best photos)