Hope *someone* is checking to ensure there are sufficient competitive market pressures to ensure profits reflect "value" delivered in service to producers/suppliers of economic activity and outputs ... ... but not holding my breath ... sigh ☹️😠😡

Well, well, well.🤔 "Turning the corner", "has peaked" with "green shoots", AND "fixed the foundations" ... all at the same time. Wow! Unclear of evidence of *actual* achievement. But, awesome clickbait☹️. Can we wait for next deliverable to be communicated? 😠😡 www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

“New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, run by an immigrant.” - Zohran Mamdani

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

Refreshing to hear a leader who can competently and coherently string whole sentences together. (And, yes, it's a low bar ... result of desperation and frustration). For just good vibes, and for your soul, wairua, and wellbeing have a listen. Hope is alive! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BTW ... all those New Yorkers that said they would leave if this happened ... ... yup, is your choice, but you are NOT welcome here in Aotearoa .. end of.

.... Ouch ... is suspect that 'other place' will be in turmoil ... 🤣.

For those believing we’re “turning the corner” … Number unemployed, other jobless, or wanting to work more hours all at 21-yr Sept high. Total 394,000 people - with families, whānau, mortgages/rent to pay, & food to put on table. No way we should accept this as feature of economy. 💔😢☹️😠😡

📢 A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights.

Tautoko 😡

Just a note to say that @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social didn’t get a chair role. Ray did.

This is very true. If/when The Felon croaks, evil Criminal Johnson & the rest of the crew will continue the destruction. They're a disease that must be 100% eradicated.

The direction where this administration wants to take our health service in its next term is clear. This should be central to the next election campaign. But if clickbait nonsense continues to prevail, the outcome is unlikely to be welcome by many💔. ganeshnana.substack.com/p/sucers-for...

I can actually see this happening…🤦🏻‍♂️

#nzpol The first term of this administration has strengthened the foundations for Subsidised Unregulated Corporate Enterprise Rentiers (SUCERs) to thrive, with our future now set to be increasingly dominated by SUCERs. open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...

Yeah ... for my people, (generalising😁) it is inappropriate to call anybody older than you by their first name. Either they are "kaka" (uncle), or "kaki" (aunty). Or, Aja or Aji (grandfather, grandmother). Or, if they're the similar 'generation' as you, then it's bhai/ben (brother/sister).

Woke up to the most incredulous top 4 possible ... seriously ... Arsenal, Bournemouth, Tottenham, Sunderland 🤣 ... the world is well and truly off its axis ... #YNWA ...

An important read for all ... mihi to Sacha for putting these insights together so clearly ❤️🙂❤️ e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

In bleak times you always have to search for light ... today it is thanks to the Welsh for providing that glimmer of hope ... 🙂 ... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

"He did not believe the coalition Government’s use of urgency and truncated select committee processes was behind the rise in submissions..." Of course he would say this, but he's wrong, and disingenous. The evidence suggests that an overall poor legislative process IS significantly implicated.

Tautoko. The insinuation in the comment that "co-ordinated online campaigns" are not "good faith submissions" is insulting. They believe the 'individual' is paramount. "Community" is to be discouraged. (Recall "there is not such thing as community"). Is why they don't like trade unions either. 😡

Oopsie, another big one landed. My look back at the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 for the NZ Drug Foundation. I did a lot of reading for this. The real eye-opener was the two Board of Health reports that preceded the legislation. They are flawed but also admirable. drugfoundation.org.nz/news-and-rep...

It's what happens when you specialise in fostering an economy built on low-wage, low-quality jobs. It really is a design feature. Perhaps we should tell these companies we are going to re-design our economy around well-paying, *good* jobs❤️.

Happy Diwali to all 🙏❤️

Presume new RB Governor will be chomping at bit to take up residence 🤔. www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

Now, don't ask 'where will we find the money', Govt creates $ with votes. Ask instead, where will we find the resources? Do we need fewer people doing bullshit jobs and more well-trained kiwis teaching and doctoring? Well, put up wages and design some taxes to rebalance the economy ffs! [Ends]

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Irrespective of the politics (which I'm happy to leave to others more expert in that field🙂), the economics of this letter is just plain irresponsible misinformation. The homilies ... "we can't afford it", "debt is bad" abound😡. But, we are not stupid ... ganeshnana.substack.com/p/spending-b...

Final figures in for Māori wards "referendum"😠. A resounding margin of nearly 74,300 (over 7%, 53.7% v 46.3%) in favour❤️. But, of course, lots more to do. Toitū Te Tiriti. Take care all, keep well, be safe, stay strong. Kia kaha.

#nzpol We need to replace more than 3 decades of manufactured debt hysteria, with sound, robust, prudent *economics* as our basis for fiscal management. Spending, borrowing, taxing - it's called fiscal policy open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...

#BREAKING Rā Whakamana locations have just DROPPED. On the 28th of October we're gathering across the motu as iwi and unions to mark the signing of He Whakaputanga and the first Labour Day. Go to together.org.nz to find an event in your rohe and sign up for email updates. #nzpol

Votes for Māori wards District and region roll of honour - from top to bottom

Aotearoa ... where are we heading💔 ... ... hoping 'ratepayers' that voted for 'candidates/parties' promising rates caps/cuts are not surprised when * sewers spew direct to ocean * toxicity levels of tap water & rivers soar * blocked drains flood continuously * communities require gated security 😢

Saddened, that after yet another election day, I wake to have to concede (again) that - as one great person once said - "NZ is racist af"😢😡. But - on the glass half-full side - there were some heartening results yesterday ...❤️ So - my friends - keep well, be safe, stay strong✊🏾.

#nzpol Introductory Accountancy ACCY101: (A) Debts that are owed *to* us are *assets*. (B) Debts that are owed *by* us are *liabilities*. If you are selling (A), then you are selling our assets. If you are selling (B), then yay😀 ... and good luck (yes, we'll need goof luck then!)

#nzpol ... apropos of nothing in particular ... ... I continue to remain amazed and astounded at how sophisticated our economic understanding has developed over the past decade-and-a-half ... 🤔😢☹️😠😡 www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos...

The NZ Drug Foundation has a major new report pressing the case for a replacement of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which turns 50 this month. Thing is, its recommendations – for a complete realignment to health, not criminalisation and punishment, are ... drugfoundation.org.nz/topics/polic...

#nzpol Sigh ... bang bang bang (sound of my head against brick wall🤕). Yet another morning with (bank) economists talking about recovery without once mentioning fiscal policy (incl govt spending). What *do* they teach in economics classes these days? www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/08/t...

#nzpol Yup, add this to your reading list. Vocal vested interests distract us from the need for economic change newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/06/v...

Data and evidence always outweighs "reckons" ...

Awesome ... perfect ... in pictures ... ... precisely ... Treasury (and Govt) only see one tool in box ... has other tools, but don't want to use ...😢😠 bsky.app/profile/gane...

#nzpol 1/3 Wonder why all those "expert (bank) economists" are calling for more OCR cuts? Remember, Reserve Bank's *sole* job is monetary policy to fight inflation. Or, is RB allowed to change its target whenever it likes? Presume role of fiscal policy wasn't in "expert's" economics degree. 🤔😠😡

Group of 20 economists ... "change course urgently". Text of letter at link. ganeshnana.substack.com/p/group-of-2...

#nzpol Group of 20 economists 😬.. "Not sound economics" www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

As a student of a social science, i have collated recent obsevations and made a (qualitative) finding: It is wet outside☹.

#nzpol The least-wealthy are being punished the most by education (student) loans🤔. The powerful keeping the powerless in "their" place.💔😠 ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...

#nzpol "... it is a cliche to talk about the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. But, ... we - as a nation - have seemingly become so immune to this utter failure of our economy and ... the dereliction of our duty to our people & communities." open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...

#nzpol "as the least-wealthy sought further education over the years to 2024, in a perversity that I can only describe as incredulously cruel, a noticeable component of the loss of wealth of the least-wealthy was a disproportionate increase in student debt." ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...

Looking forward to sharing and participating in kōrero. Come and be with us if you can, or join in on line🙂. events.humanitix.com/democracy-an....