Mark Mitchell says 36 emails were sent to his office but also that a protocol had been put in place by the Police Commissioner's office to prevent him seeing them. I'd love a journo to ask: 1. When was the protocol put in place? 2. When did Mark Mitchell become aware of the protocol? #nzpol

The IPCA's refusal to name anyone, even when they are public figures, is simply a tool to prevent accountability. In this case we know damn well who the Assistant Commissioner of Investigations was in September 2024: Paul Basham www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-n...

Why (some) men great til they gotta be great, again. We went through Louise Nicholas; bad apples, never again. We went through Roastbusters; bad apples, never again. We go through this every couple of years, and that’s just what gets made public. It’s not good enough. We all deserve better.

He has no name suppression, why aren’t they naming him

Several protesters were trespassed from Fendalton Mall for attempting to hold the government to account for their non-actions #NZPol www.psna.nz/press-releas...

Yes, all seems in order there. 👇 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

Lifeline goes without funding but the Govt squanders $6m so they can eat at a place with a Michelin star. Ffs. #nzpol

How trustworthy are our Police

Different set of rules for the wealthy

As Labour finance minister Grant Robertson borrowed about $140Billion between 2017 & 2023 including paying for the economic shock of Covid-19 As National finance minister Nicola Willis has borrowed >$140Billion between 2023 & 2025 what crisis has she had? Borrowing to pay for tax cuts #NZPol

“Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad told RNZ it was unacceptable to see overall harm in state care had increased - with 530 reports of children harmed over the last 12 months.” For Act Minister Chhour to present another picture is dishonest and callous. #nzpol

Just to fact check & thanks to Dave Kennedy Comparatives basic primary teacher salary scale range in NZD: NZ 61,329 - 103,086 AUS 96,713 - 161,312 UK 90,011 - 139,560 SINGAPORE 74,028 - 128,739 IRELAND 85,613 - 165,363 Other countries clearly value their teachers more through their remuneration.

Getting to a point where opposition need to be attacking whatever National's strengths are meant to be - because attacking Luxon is just free hits right now. And the uptick in negative media coverage of Luxon seems to be driven from inside the house - targeting him serves the new right.

This aged well #nzpol #kiwi Sean Plunket

Not "creative storytelling" but just Fraud. #nzpol

oh 30 years of offending? I wonder if NZ media will start interrogating Jago's connection to David Seymour and the ACT Party effectively now has been revealed www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Labour Future Fund and NZ First Fund are very different - Winston's version was about cutting taxes for offshore investors and bringing more foreign capital in. Labour's is based on NZ capital, generating returns for Kiwis and protecting asset - I'm surprised no media has picked it up #nzpol #kiwi

So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through. Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!

Today marks 53 years, over half a century, since we passed the Equal Pay Act in New Zealand... but the Luxon Government has taken us backwards. #nzpol

Kotahitanga starts NOW‼️❣️ #MegaStrikeNZ #OneTermGovernment #Kotahitanga #nzpol #ISupportTheUnions #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NationalNotFitToGovern

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Winston threatened journalists, Seymour said RNZ's budget was cut to "teach them a lesson," Goldsmith low key threatened our national broadcaster. And now they're all crying because Sean Plunket might be subject to basic scrutiny. It's becoming so farcical, it feels like we're in a sketch #nzpol

This should never have been a vote, but isn't it interesting that if this was a nationwide referendum the racists would lose?

#NZpol ICYMI "Waititi said the government and media had engaged in a "constant attack" on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, pointing to "14 inquiries in the last 18 months into Māori organisations". "Not a single allegation was upheld... Where are the apologies? That silence speaks volumes."

“They fear the future, they dream of a world that never was and never could be, they’re exclusionary, they’re humourless – they’re this coalition.”

It's unbelievable that this article "Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on" does not once mention the $12to$14Billion tax cut cost they are borrowing to cover, nor the Billions they stole from Pay Equity Fund #NZPol

Hypocrisy

I am utterly sick of the hypocrisy of the right.

#nzpol The government has announced that 18/19 year olds, who live in a household where the parents earn $65,529 or more, can't claim jobseekers support. If both parents work 27 hours on the minimum wage - $634 a week - they will be expected to now financially support their adult offspring. A 🧵

Remember when Nicola Willis campaigned on not borrowing for tax cuts? That her tax cuts would be fully funded through reprioritising money? We know they are borrowing to pay for them from the budgets, why the hell has no media challenged her on that? #NZPol

Totally Agree. Shameful decision.🤬🤬🤬🤬

NZ: 80% pay rises for board members & 10% pay rises for MP’s vs ZERO pay equity for women, 1% pay rise offers for nurses doctors teachers etc. (real wage cuts for majority). So, wearing a suit for 8hrs a day instead of a hard hat & boots automatically reduces your exposure to wage theft. #nzpol

Right wing New Zealand government decimates the construction industry then 2 years later trumpets it will help the country by helping keep what is left of the construction workforce in work. It’s been a disaster from beginning to end #auspol #nzpol #BHN www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

also, how about you restart projects because THAT'S WHAT SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AND KIDS NEED???

#NZpol Dodgy as government hires dodgy as contractor for complex build. This will end badly.

My entire operating theatre (surgeon, anaesthetist, nurses, techs, registrars) stayed late today so that a patient could get her procedure done instead of having to sit around waiting for a slot next week. And not that this sniveling weasel will care, but the SMOs involved did it for free.

National promised 1000 social homes would continue being built in Auckland each year. They've done 45. Labour oversaw 18,000 over its term. National is now at -577. Incredible #nzpol

Nicola Willis incorrectly claims economy has been growing well for the last 6 months & blames unimplemented tariffs for the monstrous ~1% GDP drop. The statistics prove Ms Willis a liar. And of note, Treasury had forecast positive growth, and zero recession as at Nov 2023 #nzpol

The president of the ACT party groomed and raped teenagers. There is evidence (and allegations) that the party leader covered it up. Is this kind of behaviour acceptable for a deputy prime minister in NZ? Was his honesty and fitness for leadership ever persistently questioned in relation to this?

A really excellent article by Kirsty Johnston about the institutional and structural failures exposed by Tom Phillips's abduction of his children.

A really good read spells out Acts policies and their true regard to inequality

The media silence is deafening. #nzpol

Our Government rules in secrecy, so unacceptable

How Russians got to Kiwis: "In the final month of the Auckland lockdown, however, according to a Microsoft analysis, the consumption of Russian disinformation was thirty per cent higher in New Zealand than in the United States." And it's bliming obvious isn't it? #nzpol #kiwi

Can we name these officials? There's no reason why not "Alcohol lobbyists pushed health officials not to raise taxes, curb supply or cut industry sponsorship of sport - despite those measures being endorsed by the World Health Organisation as among the most effective ways to reduce alcohol harm."

New Zealand lost its AA+ rating under Key, and regained it under Ardern. If political journalists were willing to include that sort of context it would be much harder for Nicky No-boats to lecture the left on fiscal responsibility. #nzpol

Fun Ferry Fact: Winston said it would have cost $120 million to maintain a wharf for the Aratere until its replacement arrives in 2029. Fun Ferry Fact: Winston gave Hyundai $144 million so the Aratere replacement would not arrive in 2026.

Agree

Business liquidations higher now than during 2020, Covid year

NO it wasnt acceptable to not be available for such an important call.