#nzpol Pay attention Aotearoa, New Zealand, because our horrid government sure isn't. “It’s really sad, frankly,” he said. “As an Australian, I wish the alternate government of Australia was much more persuaded by 97% of the world’s scientists, by the economics, and we’ve had a sensible approach.”

Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals Viewing original works of art can relieve stress, cut heart disease risk and boost immune system, first study of its kind finds

Submission on fast-track amendment bill: sent; tone is "fucking mutinious". If parliament wants to public to take the select committee process seriously and treat the outputs as legitimate, it needs to do so itself.

I'm not sure why they're not naming him. Apropos of nothing, RNZ named a 'well-known New Zealander' accused of sexually assaulting someone in 1995 last month as Act's Tim Jago. Prominent New Zealander charged over further alleged sexual offending www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prominent...

Have Nats forgotten how serco's running of Mt Eden prison ended in disgrace when it came out they'd been running fight clubs with the prisoners? Because I doubt the media have forgotten #NZPol

Love her! Chlöe Swarbrick to Seymour: “You’re a nasty little man.” Wholeheartedly agree: nasty, arrogant little prick. Jacinda and Chlöe - combined comments. #nzpol

Wonderful response in comments…..there are enough of us to make change happen. Smart people see what is happening. We need Labour to hear loud and clear that they need to step up with #climateaction #bethechange #nzpol #greed #climatedenial #resist #organise

There's another prominent New Zealander up on charges for historical sexual abuse. I would not be surprised if this is former ACT party president Tim Jago again, and that the Herald mysteriously forgets to return to this story if it is. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prominent...

Millionaire and property speculator, Troy Bowker, who exited Hurricanes board under racism cloud puts big squeeze on media organisation, Stuff #nzpol This follows the rich-lister's recent efforts to radically remodel board of company that publishes NZ Herald www.nzherald.co.nz/business/med...

wow, what a surprise, who could've seen this coming? anyway, a minister should be penning their resignation now. #nzpol

National's bigger bulldozer for its corrupt Muldoonist fast-track law has been given a full six months select committee consideration - but you have only 10 days to submit. This is what the regime calls "consultation" www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

The next government might make your power bill cheaper - and capitalism thinks that is a Bad Thing www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...

"Routinely, all three coalition parties rail against Big Government. It is part of their political DNA. In reality however, the centralised power of the corporate state has vastly increased under this government" ... and not in a good way #nzpol werewolf.co.nz/2025/11/gord...

Coalition of cruelty still "laser focused on the cost of living" and planning to force unhoused people away from where all the (defunded) social services are #nzpol

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"…7% of [Deputy Police Commissioner McSkimming’s] internet searches, during the work hours … were either intended to return or highly likely to return objectionable content and the quantity is reasonably consistent over each day across the whole 4.5 years assessed." #nzpol

At every turn, the Government has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Government’s other priorities. The long retreat: newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...

Boy if you think our health system is stretched now, just wait til Serco “known for abusing prisoners” get their hands on it

when you definitely are a normal person who cares about other people.

I wonder how many stars Michelin will give our food banks? #NZPol

Wow it defaults to hiding quite a few things. Many probably for the best, but for now I'm switching most to warn (and I remain willing to see rude posts - I follow @dimsie.bsky.social after all)

We are the outlier NZ - when we don't tax capital gains #nzpol

Maybe time to quit Wordle and such, huh folks? Those NYT games all pay for... this.

I believe in a green|TPM wave for Aotearoa. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 🖤🖤🖤🤍🤍🤍♥️♥️♥️ 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 #nzpol

Government priorities have never been so stark as this. "Let them eat cake" - in a Michelin star restaurant... (1) www.facebook.com/NZNATS/video...

Employment lawyer here: the number of male employers who genuinely believe they should be able to sleep with their female employees and pay working mothers less than working fathers is most of them. They genuinely believe that it is an injustice against them that they might face repercussions.

Also, note the use of AI (and intersection with Nazi shit) "The searches included AI material, including references to nude toddlers and nude nazi girl. Other words typed included 'slave', 'abuse' and 'extreme'."

The crown has done reprehensible things to minimise victims claims and chance of redress. It is still happening but now with financial redress. #nzpol “The Crown lawyer was musing on the idea of psychological stress and its impact on the victim’s mental health as a means to win the legal fight.”

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A report from the Minister for Growth, on the unemployment rate. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #unemployment #joblessness

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ANALYSIS: The academic who first proposed the Lake Onslow power scheme believes two of the country’s largest power firms may be poised to announce an alternative.

Priorities??? #nzpol Grifters in government

Enlaces a mis publicaciones, etc sobre la historia de #AtlasNetwork y su financiación con combustibles fósiles para políticas anticlimáticas, campañas antiindígenas y políticas neoliberales y autoritarias en #Auspol #NZpol y a nivel mundial. Mi trabajo académico disponible en ResearchGate y en UTS

Relevant to #NZpol right now, too! It's almost as if there's an ongoing, global pandemic.

Hi internet. When you see a nzlander telling you that no one, including healthcare workers go to work sick, be very aware that theyre lying, nz is now one of the most backwards anti science anti mask countries in the world. 10-15% of hospital patients are dying from hospital acquired infections 1/2

2/2 everyone goes to work sick, including healthcare workers, we have very few sick days available, a country that rejects science and worships austerity measures and right wing governments. That is not a good mixture for effective disease mitigation. They are lying to you #nzpol

#NZpol So "we have no money", cancel those ferries, smash jobs, cut benefits and housing, trim hospital builds, axe chunks off the science sector, etc., but we can buy military helicopters (but not tied-in with Australia), and now "ooh" what about this frigate, and double-oooh that satellite? 😑

That NAF Coalition insists abuse survivors complete criminal check for their claim is bad enough. Not making an exception for a terminally ill claimant is disgusting. She had weeks to live. Died the day she got the form #PutTheNatsLast it's where they put you #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

‘I’m not paying’: His disabled brother died, then he was hit with $1100 bill www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #nzpol

Isnt Doocey worst ever Mental Health minister? 1 portfolio only. NZ’ers are setting up scary MH wards in their own homes as there are no facilities, he won’t find funds for places up & running doing the mahi like Whakamātūtū What was $24M for Gumboot, 1 match up organisation, all about? #nzpol

Seymour cynically used NZ suicide to attack lockdowns in opposition while giving zero fucks now when it comes to his govs hard austerity targeting the young & most vulnerable kiwis #nzpol

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

Free water testing for nitrate contamination – next stop Southland, Canterbury www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol #toomanycows #waterislife

Lifeline has been trying to get a meeting with the Minister for the past year to no avail. There's money for landlords, tobacco companies, and dodgy guys like Mike King, but when it comes to saving lives this government doesn't give a fuck #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Thank God there’s a NZ leader doing something significant about climate change wrecking havoc on the world atm Head in sand Climate Minister Simon Watts puts finger in air & replies “Can we be sure about anything in life?’ What a toser. How on any level is that an answer on climate change? #nzpol

#nzpol - In episode 27 of Locked Out with Craig Renney, we take a look at the recent Labour Market Data, and look at what’s happening with unemployment, underemployment, and wages. Who is losing, and is anyone winning right now? Hint - it's unlikely to be you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Ex...

Gov having to pay poor Michelin to come down under while cutting food banks is totally on message . #nzpol