Meta trousers billions of dollars a year from scammers, and knows it. Stunning revelations from Reuters that should curl the toes of Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram users www.reuters.com/investigatio...

I went through life and mainly a LW govt not complaining where my tax was spent as long as EVERYONE in NZ benefits from it But now paying tax to a donor corrupt, climate denial govt has really pissed me off. Squandering billions on subcontracting services and support that were already set up #nzpol

The Old Masters - Luxon, Seymour and Peters - and the art of pissing away money while pretending you don't have any #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-11-20...

Notorious private prison and immigration detention centre operator, Serco, sets sights on New Zealand's health system #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/p...

Millionaire and property speculator, Troy Bowker, who exited Hurricanes board under racism cloud puts big squeeze on media organisation, Stuff #nzpol This follows the rich-lister's recent efforts to radically remodel board of company that publishes NZ Herald www.nzherald.co.nz/business/med...

Green light for publicity dodging property speculator #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Govt running out of fingers to give Kiwis, and other Pacific Islanders, likely to be affected by climate change #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/05/g...

#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread

4.23 ... "d. took into account irrelevant considerations; e. failed to take account of relevant considerations; or f. did not act “fairly” in that they failed to hear from or consult with persons or groups who would be affected by, or otherwise had an interest in, the particular decision." #nzpol

Israel jails military whistleblower to cover up abuse of Palestinian prisoners #auspol #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

This is a point the media should really be making #nzpol

Better than nothing newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/30/l... #nzpol

Z for Z Energy, and, Z for government's energy transition efforts #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/02/s...

We are all Imperial Tories now, Alabanese #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

$3 billion worth of landlord tax cuts hasn't reduced rents #nzpol #kiwi

Important debate. We need standards that enshrine basic journalistic ethics - fairness, accuracy, sound sourcing etc. The Broadcasting Standards Authority has never been up to that task. Establish a new regulator, with teeth #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...

Analysis: The failure to balance the tax package on which National was elected has left the finance minister grasping for revenue levers, writes Jonathan Milne.

Dang. They need to retroactively address that 2-2.4% increase that slipped through then, for, uh, MPs? newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/13/c...

There is no good faith bargaining by this government. Christopher Luxon on RNZ, this morning, confirming teachers, nurses and doctors have the right to strike but warning it is possible his govt might take that "right" away #nzpol

Neil Young still rocking for a free world www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

This reeks of lawfare - a corporate giant firing a warning shot over the bows of the media. The obvious question, in these situations, is what are they trying to hide? newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/18/t...

Chris Bishop and David Seymour may sit in different parties, but their similarities are rooted in a common past and ideology. While Seymour's star starts to fall, Bishop hopes to become NZ's next Boris Johnson - affable on the outside, nefarious in substance #nzpol #kiwi

"We've got a system, it works," Christopher Luxon after the privatised voting system attracted 25% voter turnout for this year's local body election #nzpol Raising the obvious question - why is the Prime Minister so resolutely anti-democratic? thespinoff.co.nz/politics/15-...

Moohoo - Seymour-Luxon Govt drops a steaming turd on New Zealand's chance of maintaining climate consensus #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/f...

Can't see any factual basis for this Swing to the Right narrative of Jonathan Milne's - Starting and finishing your article by quoting ACT is not evidence #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/11/r...

Coalition of Cowards steps up its beef with climate science #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

She's not Donald Trump but does she have any more to do with peace? #NobelPrize www.codepink.org/nobel_peace_...

Why do we pay CEOs so much should be one of the great philosophical discussions of our age. I see TVNZ's CEO got a $100k plus bonus for increased profits which involved axing "Sunday" and "Fair Go". Completely contrary to TVNZ's purpose but here we. SMDH...

New Zealand media coverage of #WWC is woeful - newspapers, Sport Nation radio (awol) and Sky Open, alike. Sports fans and NZ Cricket should demand better

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested. Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

This does not go nearly far enough #LabourNZ We need concrete policy that restores the basic healthcare rights of all New Zealanders, and cuts corporate healthcare out of the picture www.labour.org.nz/openletter-h... #nzpol

South Africa kicking some decent ass after horror start to the Women's World Cup #cricket #WCC Mlaba might be the real left-arm deal

Van Velden sets up hotline, does nothing - blames councils #ACT Inaction #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/v...

experiencing a swell of patriotism over our officials repeatedly losing secret government documents at second hand stores

Tik Tok for Oligarchs - seriously oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/tiktoks-ne...

This is a must-read - New Zealand's role in US preparations for war with China newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...

One of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters on Wall Street owns a stake in the tiny mining business that tripled overnight on news of the government’s investment.

Exactly the issues unions tried to raise in Australia for 20 years but were unable to raise any interest from Cole and Hayden Royal Commissions which confined themselves, almost entirely, to carrying out political hatchet jobs for their paymasters #auspol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Former National MP concedes the old men of the 1970s knew more about equality than the Luxon Government #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...

One New Zealand is a disgrace - from its commercial tie-up with Elon Musk to the fact it treats its customers like shit. I know this because I was one and could not wait to escape www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

RNZ almost never publishes "political opinions" but today they & Stuff/The Post published one defending Nicola Willis's handling of the economy. The author is Dennis Wesselbaum - from lobby group NZ Initiative, where Luxon/Willis reportedly get economic policies from RNZ is shot #nzpol #kiwi

Nicola Willis's RNZ & Stuff opinion piece writer Wesselbaum, an Atlas Network NZ Initiative fellow, has updated his disclosure statement this arvo. Of note, Willis was a Director with NZ Initiative, making this conflict of interest even starker How could both Stuff & RNZ ignore this? #nzpol #kiwi

It is something. These are young adults not children. These are the young adults they’ve closed polytechnics on, ended apprenticeships and jobseeker programmes for, taken away housing security and the jobs of their parents all so the richest NZers can have more.

Harry Grant and Jahrome Hughes on grand final fire #NRL What a combo!

Not a shoulder charge - on report #NRL player welfare propaganda is just that

it is my position that the role of government should be public service, a position wherein you serve the public and work for their benefit. if you are doing harm to people by, say, cutting benefits for no good reason, then you are clearly not serving the public, and should resign in disgrace #nzpol

In Aotearoa NZ, 18-19yo people are unlikely to be seen as children. - parents are no longer legal guardians; - they can get married w/o parents’ consent; - they can vote + can stand as election candidates; - they will be charged as adults if they commit crimes. #NZpol youthlaw.co.nz/rights/legal...

Netball NZ wilfully shoots off another couple of toes

Just over a month ago, Newsroom published this piece about how well NZ Police have done at not shooting people lately In the five weeks since then, our cops have shot three people, killing two of them I'm sure it's just random clustering and not a trend but still. Damn. Fuck

The billions Rupert Murdoch spent to suppress the real story of how badly his organisation behaved #auspol #nzpol New Zealand must make sure the Murdoch poison is not injected into our landscape johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...