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I've said it repeatedly that tax reform in AoNZ is my Roman Empire. SO MANY of our policy problems in this country come down to how badly we arrange our tax burdens & on what things. It provides so many perverse incentives, as well as chronically under-producing revenues for basic public services.

Don't get me wrong, we have a lot of other things that are wrong, but GOOD LORD do we need structural change in how we do tax (and no, Labour, tinkering won't solve this). We are not a poor country, we can do the things we want to do.

Both Labour and National can't help themselves but take the sweet sweet dividends They know the semi-privatised Gentailers are burning coal to jack up the price of renewable electricity They know it's terrible for AoNZ industry and the public Nothing will change newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/01/g...

“It’s not so much throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks as it is a half-hearted tossing of whatever was in arm’s reach, knowing it will just slide down the wall but hoping you’re not still in the job by the time starts to pool on the ground.” Great ending to this defenestration.

The gentailers are not short of capital. They give away money in dividends rather than investing, because they don't want to invest - that might lower electricity prices! So this will be a privatisation ponzi scheme instead.

The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

Yes! Get rid of the profiteering. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

If I was Chippy I'd be writing a letter to Luxon, then leaking it to media, asking for bipartisan support to commit to significantly increasing investment into renewable energy sources when Labour regain power next year. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The PM is off his rocker. The SCIENCE tells us we can’t afford to burn even known reserves let alone new ones if we want a hope of having a liveable future… Yet Luxon is asking @chrishipkins.bsky.social to support offshore gas exploration … for at least the next 10 years! #ClimateCrisis

get absolutely fucked you embarrassing clown of a man

An ooligopoly perhaps?

Honestly, what the fuck is this government smoking? www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

I'm not a film reviewer But we watched both halves of the last of the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible movies I enjoyed some of the earlier movies But I was left feeling bored and thinking Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds did it better I almost wanted the Sevastopol to sink to the depths with Ethan Hunt

Now out in @plantphys.bsky.social "Illuminating Growth: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Joanne Chory" A summary of the recent Joanne Chory Symposium, which featured talks and photos from her former mentees. doi.org/10.1093/plph... (Photo shows an excited Joanne on a roller coaster).

You may not find it on the front pages - or even sports pages - of the four big local media companies, but Niamh Fisher-Black won the silver medal in last night’s women’s road race at the world champs in Rwanda. And yes, that’s a big deal.

@thepost-nz.bsky.social editorial: Say no to less democracy “With democracy increasingly under threat worldwide, there is no tangible reason to make voting harder in New Zealand. But that is exactly what the Government has proposed.” #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/36...

It's voter suppression that he thinks he is cleverly disguising, as it was there!

NZ Public #health is being pushed to the brink as Simeon Brown diverts millions $ funding from community GPs & public health to private investors. It's Kiwis & health professionals who are paying the price as he pushes the system towards the USA model #nzpol mountaintui.substack.com/p/doctors-ki...

GST is the most regressive tax there is. Designed to be simple but hits those on low incomes most. The only justification (and I don’t think there is) for a rise MUST be accompanied with income tax reductions for lower incomes. But that’s not the neo-liberalism way

📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Plant Tissue Culture and Genome Engineering - 2026 👉https://buff.ly/rhPimQh #PlantScience

Breaking News: RNZ has discovered that cycle lanes and bicycle usage is good for people #nzpol

Maybe lower GST and tax the fucking rich instead??? #nzpol

Totally out of touch with reality. This "report" from Treasury omits any form of wealth or capital gains tax. As usual, workers would be targetted and the wealthy untouched. It should be binned. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

The Govt's stated reason for restricting voter enrolment in the last two weeks of the election has been speeding up the final count. But the Electoral Commission just told the Justice Select Committee that wouldn't happen - with or without the law change it would take 20 days. t.co/N0vRXHMbMt

So anyway, turns out plasma in menstrual blood can completely heal wounds in 24 hours. hudson.org.au/news/womb-to...

They are saying 32% GST and 72 for retirement age so we will happily accept 20% GST and 68 for retirement age. Why don’t they say 5% wealth tax and 40% corporate tax on big conglomerates? No of course they won’t say that no siree.

Someone is going to have to pay to keep the country's finances in order, says Treasury, and since it obviously can't be landlords or tobacco companies or the wealthy, we're afraid it's going to have to be you.

NZ Green Party isn't "looney left". Their fiscal policy is pragmatic. Their alternative budget is well-researched. Their income tax policy is a match for Australia's. Their proposed wealth tax is close to Norway's successful implementation. This is a principled stand unconcerned about labels. #nzpol

A milestone for plant genomics just out @natgenet.nature.com 130 bryophyte genomes! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Auckland Council votes to withdraw PC78 and move forward with PC120. Vote was 18 in favour, 5 against. (Against: Fletcher, Lee, K Turner, Walket, Watson).

Time spent scritching animals is not deducted from your lifespan

This is a big factor for me, alongside desperate need for urgent action on reducing flood risks, in considering PC78 versus PC120. One of these options is better than the other on reducing emissions (which is also action on climate shocks like extreme weather too so helps address flooding too!)

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... A 2024 study published in JAMA involving 2.4 million children in Sweden, used sibling-control analysis. When comparing siblings—one exposed to #acetaminophen in utero & one not—the researchers found NO increased risk of #autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Nicola Willis's $8.5 billion hole means that the National Party is on track to borrow $120 billion without taking from pay equity claims. That's almost double what Labour borrowed over 6 years - all while Labour managed a global pandemic & economic depression risks #nzpol #Kiwi

IT WOULD BE FUCKEN GREAT IF THE SCEPTICISM THAT THE NZ MEDIA HAS SHOWN TO "TYLENOL CAUSES AUTISM" COULD BE APPLIED TO "GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE IS BAD" BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH FUCKING LIES SPREAD BY THE FAR RIGHT

Also: Charter Schools

If you think these 'new' school projects sound familiar..

Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism. Here are two of the best. This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.

Bombshell from Sandy @SandyKnapp : Solanaceae are way older than we thought at ~98 million years! 🌍🍆🌶️🍅 #SolRub2025

I think the Stuff all day live coverage of Charlie Kirk memorial & 1News leading with the story shows that there's some heavyweight interest in pushing US culture and Republican talking points into NZ living rooms. NMZE is naturally already atuned, posting headlines painting Kirk positively #nzpol

Simeon Brown is funding private equity telehealth companies up to ~4.5 times ($65/appt) more than community GPs. These same companies e.g. Tend Health are then charging Kiwis $80-100 for a call. #kiwi

Cover story - USA tariffs! FACTS - #NewZealand trade INCREASED in Q2/25 compared to Q2/24 Luxon is full of shit, blames everyone but their own incompetence #nzpol

You know the govt are destroying the Health system on purpose right? It's an Atlas/Project 2025 thing. Completely fuck public services and then privatise them. The "charter" schools are just Seymour getting the private system started ready for fail-over. #nzpol

Government MP Joseph Mooney threatens an academic's right to academic freedom and freedom of expression, both of which are legislatively guaranteed to ensure protection from Government interference. Will Luxon discipline his out-of-control MP? #nzpol culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

I long for the day when this podcast is no longer relevant. But if you're still trying to understand sex testing and gender in sports, I made this for you. There are transcripts on the site if you don't like listening to stuff.

An ever-so-casual reminder that the bill for the leaky buildings deregulation fiasco is around fifteen to twenty times larger than all Tiriti settlements either finalised or in progress put together. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/m...