"Most other countries in the world outside MAGA US states and New Zealand are doing that now, at pace. For some reason, New Zealand 's going down the 1980s' path." Sir the reason is because our right wing government is focused on doing the bidding of their oil company sponsors.

“Documents reveal Health NZ knew IT job cuts would risk patient care, hospital resilience” It’s a shame they were forced to DO IT ANYWAY.

How are your plans to do nothing whatsoever about electrification of New Zealand going, National?

Tin of UK made baked beans at UK Asda: 27p Tin of NZ made watties baked beans at NZ Paknsave: $2.29 Stop blaming imports, Watties.

“…the opposition has sensibly refused to interpose itself between Luxon and his public, letting his perceived charisma deficit do the job.” 🤭

Yeah burn some jet fuel on the public funds no worries bro

Olsen’s mask slips “The government doesn't have a lot of spare money to all of a sudden magic up a whole bunch of jobs..”

Back on track with National #67

Guess the timing of the report coming out just before the election was good after all, eh Winston

I am sad

Chloe: The ACT party and right wing parties make the argument we should be selling state assets whether they’re making money or losing money, so it’s not a logical argument it’s an ideological and dogmatic argument. (Not paywalled)

Bring back carless days! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carless...

Lucky we have 60 days of supplies before prices go up, eh.

“Nicola Willis says a Labour government be terrible for the New Zealand economy.” As opposed to your government, which has been so awesome for the economy.

OPEN THE CRL

Is the economic recovery in the room with you now, Liam Dann?

NZ has an unspecified reserve greater than ”28 days of petrol, 24 days of jet fuel, and 21 days of diesel onshore or in transit” “In transit” probably includes trapped ships in the firing line. How reassuring.

GOOD. If he’s still pm at the election National will be out the door.

Starting to think Opp might be able to pull off the unimaginable.. lots of disillusioned voters around

Seems Bluesky has changed the algo, “Discover“ feed now has NZ and followed posts being drowned out by US ones.

OPEN THE CRL “A 2025 estimate put the cost of being stuck in traffic in Auckland at $2.3 billion a year, measured in lost time and stifled economic growth.”

Other think tanks like the many Atlas sponsored ones must hate this particular think tank that dares to put the question about billionaires being taxed into national headlines

Crying a river for McDonald’s and all the other Trump boot lickers

Would be great timing for whoever to pull their finger out and get the CRL open

Seems Spain has 10 x the balls than Luxon

Is ”babbling moron” too strong? 🤔

Shame the ultra rich own so much of the media and fund so much of the right wing parties to ride roughshod over public opinion and ensure precisely that there are not more taxes on the ultra rich

Why do they get to say this shit unchallenged. There are these things called BATTERIES. Willis defended the LNG plans, as "ensuring that we can generate electricity when the lakes are low and the sun isn't shining"

Employers emboldened by sky high unemployment not inclined to bother with pesky pay rises

“The documents noted Australia's "solar revolution" was aided by A$11.5 billion in government grants” So scale that down to NZ and we could reach far more rooftop solar penetration than Aus for less than the LNG terminal.

Woods: "Why is it that the government won't even release the names of the documents that they've received in terms of solar policy?" she said. "What are they trying to hide?"

Skin cream the cause (needed to moisturise reptilian scales)

We should be doing the opposite, making Chuck & Mary walk past rough sleepers to round out their cultural experience

How are the initiatives to reduce our reliance on fossil fuel and price shocks going, National?

You just know the security will be utter shit

They should have signs up at the airport warning tourists not to park their van full of laptops in west Auckland

“Minister of Finance Nicola Willis told Newsroom young Kiwis have always headed overseas for opportunity and adventure,” In other words “you’re overreacting“

"Retail spending has consistently risen over the last five quarters“ Wow. We’re saved!

We needed more right wing influence in the world’s film and TV cool cool

It sure as hell wasn’t going to be central govt that helps the homeless

Almost as if submitting the bill was just a dog whistling exercise in the first place. 🤔

Air New Zealand CEO describes reasons for steep airline losses which coincidentally began soon after he started

In other news, the government sacked 50% of Health IT workers

Perhaps crime has dropped due to the criminals and their children starving to death.

Younger people are drinking as much, they’re just doing it in their new home Australia

Back on track with National #66

If you tank the economy with a manufactured recession it seems less people spend on flying. Whoda thought. “Air NZ said the half-year loss was largely driven by global engine maintenance delays, slower-than-expected recovery in domestic demand, increasing costs, and a weaker New Zealand dollar.”

The oil company shill speaks. “Get woke, go broke. We hear about electric planes, glossy reports on climate change, paper cups in the Koru Lounge.” How does oil company sponsor boots taste, Seymour?

"We wouldn't give other countries like China or Russia full access into our police and biometrics databases, would we?"

ARE YOU KIDDING