'National’s Nicola Willis warned of tax increases, radicalism, and chaos under Labour and the Greens together' Radical things like feeding kids? #nzpol

I really wish Labour would come out and say: We will undo all the shitty coalition policies We will enshrine Te Tiriti We will not protect abusers and do deal with the criminal Presidents We will tax wealth We will look after the voters not the donors. I will still vote Green.

in "what the fuck is wrong with NZ newsrooms" item number infinity you *simply do not have to run the PR of a predator as a headline*

The left need to get comfortable with taking a flamethrower to the rights absolute bull shit Nact had no second thoughts ending everything including contracts

Just imagine if the only photo they ever used for Mr Seymour was him twerking These are conscious choices made by editors and they are not without agenda

Photograph selection once again suggests that the political economy behind local media is terrified of the Greens #nzpol

The current reforms of the research system are now on track for another failure. They double down on mistakes that undermine long-term growth, well being & safety. We must ask for accountability and transparency about three key issues as we go into the election year. scientists.org.nz/news/13593197

Motherfucking wind farms…

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

Some NZ journalists are still writing about increasing storms but not providing any context: ‘as our climate changes’ I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change

Slane sums it up. Luxon’s lot is leaving us badly exposed.

See AI or ML doesn't have to be shit

The largest randomized trial of medical A.I. —Over 100,000 women in Sweden —radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up —AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and —Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New Mata doco from Mihi Forbes and Annabelle Lee looking at the influences that shaped David Seymour. Pretty concerning for the health of NZ democracy and future. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y?...

We had a $6B climate resilience fund and Nationals squandered it all on tax cuts for their mates so now we get boxes of KFC after weather events instead of properly funded supports and help. Yay for us I guess??

But looked at their shoes and mumbled when asked for an example

good riddance to Minister Judith Collins, who orchestrated the present gutting of New Zealand's science funding establishment I've not seen or heard any coverage today that mentions this tiny detail, affecting 100s of millions of public dollars and endangering NZ's entire intellectual community

/sarc Wait that can't be right? Surely they mean he was a drag queen not a pastor www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

There is nothing apolitical about this situation. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

If only the NZ news media gave as much oxygen to the Green Party as they do to Seymour and Peters... but I guess that isn't the RW way, is it?

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609... There's been loud voices in the media saying it's too soon to talk about the impacts of climate change... 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲? #ClimateChange #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Caricature #Luxon

Shouldn't Winston Peters stick to his own lane when it comes to discussions of worldwide health expertise and advocacy from WHO World Health Organization? #NZpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Can we just once and for all say that if National had been the government (with NZ1st and ACT albeit smol versions) they would not have done exactly the same with Covid They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine

For now you have one job. NO EXCUSES. Enrol now.🙂 vote.nz/enrolling/en...

This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” - 1984, George Orwell

#NZpol I would hope this latest outburst makes it extremely clear that Peters, in raising this conspiracy theorist "reasoning" that threw him back into power in 2023, makes him NO DIFFERENT to the hideousness Stephen Miller/JD Vance/Trump spew up. It needs to be firmly excised out of the next Govt.

Al Jazeera actually mentions climate change in the article

This is the system ACT want to establish in AoNZ It is great for the rich at the expense of everyone else

Danz nailed it.

The really disgusting thing is later this year the insurance payouts from these disasters that have killed people and destroyed livelihoods WILL stimulate the economy And National will claim credit

We need to move beyond reactive BaU—“what to do do in a flood emergency”—towards future preparedness—“how do we build resilient architecture, transport networks, and (more abstractly) local democracies that are grounded in community and indigenous leadership?”

The tragic loss of lives in NZ flooding events this week are climate change deaths. Media and govt are avoiding the topic. Leaders and commentators must acknowledge the emerging reality of ordinary summer rainstorms carrying volumes of water akin to tropical cyclones of previous decades.

Personally if I was the PM I wouldn't have announced a nice rosy election with positivity as a disastrous weather system kills people around the country. I'd have waited.

First thought about the election date: November 7 is right when a lot of university students (mostly first time voters) will be finishing up and heading home for the summer. It’s really important to make sure your young people know what to do if they are out of their electorate on election day.

Fiscal conservatives should be clamouring for cycleways

Fun question, which electorate has the most train stations and urban rail service in New Zealand? - A: Epsom, with 7, serving every line on Auckland’s Metro network: Newmarket Parnell Grafton Maungawhau Remuera Orakei Greenlane (just) - Karanga-a-Hape and Meadowbank catchments reach into Epsom too

Yo @ninjakitty.bsky.social Tokyo Urbanism at its absolutely finest here as every bit of land space and interior space is used as expected with Japanese Efficiency. Ironic this tiny home would meet the requirements of the incoming Planning Act better than Anglosphere designs :P

Imagine how that proposal would go down here, where we can’t even have a capital gains tax because “what about mum and dad landlords”

This government's effective cuts are causing our healthcare system to haemorrhage incredibly experienced clinicians and we're unlikely to ever see a true recovery from this.

Remember the 38yo unexpectedly pregnant woman who had to deal with a terrorist massacre, a volcanic eruption and a global pandemic while raising a baby? Did anyone cut her one tenth of the slack this POS is getting?

Excellent analytical thread.

Green MP Julie Ann Genter: "For a city like Wellington it just make sense to have trains to the planes."

for those of us of a certain age

Want a cheer-up this morning? The Mood of the Workforce is out, and man is it funny: www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360... “Luxon is our weakest prime minister ever and I’m old enough to remember Bill Rowling!”

Could we replace the government with the wonderful people and mana from a marae. Because those communities care about people ❤️

The problem is a brutal economic system that demands abject poverty as a warning to everyone else to carry on working shit jobs for shit pay to spend on shit products for an illusory happiness. All while that underpaid work steals time your family.

This article is a "great" example of whose experience is Important, and whose existence is Not Wall-to-wall "I saw Mrs Krapabbel and Mr Skinner making babies in the closet and one of the babies looked at me" anecdotes with no further questions asked and a bit of handwaving about the cost of living

Aotearoa could very easily transition to solar taking up all the energy production currently occupied by gas. Hydro is basically a huge water battery. The more solar we have, the less we need to use gas and hydro, and the more efficient the existing hydro gets. Monopolies suck.