Very true, thank you D Jukic for your good coverage of #nzpol and for sharing the unprivileged stories.

Whatever data sharing they come up with, New Zealand should require the same information about the Americans who're coming to NZ. #nzpol #NewZealand #Privacy

#nzpol This is soooo freakin unethical and wrong. Why isn't our cowardly government setting standards to stop this sort of thing?

The IOC decision allows for surveillance and scrutiny of women’s gender identity. It’s not a fucking complex issue, it doesn’t bring clarity, it’s gaslighting. Protect women, cis and trans. #nzpol #bhn #transrightsarehumanrights www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/5...

The plan would have seen an extra 70 million litres but Jones also showed his hand back then, saying that Marsden Point was too expensive to operate and re-open. Now it's their new election pledge. These populists are all hat, no cattle.

Rare moment of insight by Shane Jones saying govt isn't Nostradamus & they can't forsee all scenarios. Two points: 1. The hypocrisy is rich after hate-mongering Labour despite them working on far less info & much more fast paced situation during Covid while corpses piled up around the world.. 🧵

under any other government this would collapse the government

Remarkable watching Govt inch slowly towards understanding magnitude of the fuel situation, so obviously blinded by optimism bias & ideological aversion to intervention... constantly a week or so behind those that have, errm, read the briefings. Some sense of what 2020 would have looked like I guess

6th June 2024 "The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will halt work on procuring reserve diesel stock and explore other ways to bolster New Zealand’s diesel resilience," Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says. Repost this high and low #nzpol www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

Never forget: Nats/Act/NZF made the oil crisis worse by putting more gas guzzlers on the road, instead of more fuel efficient transport: www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/133...

Since it was evident New Zealand would, like many other countries, face fuel shortages because of the Iran war, studied related discourse in far-right, anti-establishment, anti-government, anti-authority, & disinformation ecologies led by what I'd call 'anxiety entrepreneurs', stoking fear. #nzpol

There’s a limited supply of oil. It’s very expensive and wars are fought for it. There is endless sunlight. It’s free and no wars are fought for it. Let’s choose solar.

NZ First stopped diesel reserves for #NZ in 2024

Thanks @maramadavidson.bsky.social and @greens.org.nz for pushing this.

i've been trying to work out why the whole 'we want people to decide for themselves' thing during this crisis makes my skin crawl. i realise now it's because rich people have far more options in what they decide leaving poor people with no choice. Wealthy, sorted and not panicking.

Now is the time to shift as much as we can to locally produced electricity ⚡️ for increased energy security! With at least 3 years of high fossil fuel prices, that essential for our economy. #nzpol

You impatient, wet, whiny, bottom-feeders are so ungrateful for no ferries, no plan. #nzpol

#NZPol There’s no words to describe how stupid, shortsighted and craven our government is. A fucking billion dollar LNG import terminal in a climate crisis during the sunset of fossil fuels. Tying our energy prices to international prices and ‘stability’.

Fuel crisis could get ugly, Bishop warns infrastructure sector Paywall #nzpol

It's a tale as old as time. Company is founded. Company becomes successful. Company is sold off to overseas entity. Overseas entity closes down company. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

A place-based approach to food systems asks the question: what could work for our own local (or regional) area? This approach normalises access to locally or regionally grown food, and acknowledges that what works in one area might not work in another.

#nzpol Greedflation

The NZ Govt just spent the last two years introducing policies to make NZ more dependent on fossil fuels, and proudly overturning policies that were reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Now they have some Mickey Mouse national fuel plan. What a joke.

Filched from Reddit Alert level 1: - Do nothing Alert level 2: - Do nothing Alert level 3: - Straight to level 4 as we did nothing in level 1 & 2 Alert level 4: - Hunger games #nzpol

New Zealand is in an even worse position than Australia on this (we're smaller, even more isolated and have even less of our own fossil fuel reserves) and we're still not remotely close to having a serious national conversation about it 🫠 #nzpol

Nikki No Boats really is terrible at this ain't she. Also, why is the finance minister doing this any of this, it's got nothing to do with her. She is not the ergency response minister, or the energy minister .... she can barely do her job as it is. Also, WHERE THE FUCK IS OUR PM!?! #nzpol

Nobody wants this braindead LNG terminal. Not even Act voters. LNG prices have doubled since this conflict in Iran began. A total loser policy that only a government who isn't democratic would ram through. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/25/l...

Good piece by Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, 1News Māori Affairs Correspondent, on the chilling effects brought about by billionaires propping up racists, and their lawfare. | Opinion: What I learned from Julian Batchelor’s defamation case against TVNZ www.1news.co.nz/2026/03/27/o... #nzpol

Concerns aired as miner outlines expansion plans #nzpol

#paddygower has gone completely out of any relevance Praising BV from #act as having contributed hugely to government She's a good riddance to bad rubbish & only Marama Davidson has been honest in her appraisal of the destructive contribution this #nzpol viper has done

Whilst the world burns around them the government ministers are speaking from exclusive private clubs reserved for the Epstein class. Fucking gross on so many levels. #nzpol

#nzpol I've been thinking about how Treasury, NACT, NZ Initiative, Hooton etc are raising alarm bells about affordability of NZ Super in 20 years whilst simultaneously saying fuck-all about the costs of climate change. Anything "saved" for NZ Super later is literally being washed/burned away now.

ChargeNet is a part of Genesis energy, that was just given millions of taxpayers dollars by Willis, regardless of the massive profits they already make from kiwi consumers, & the very same company that is 51% owned by the government. As they say; Never waste a good crisis…to rip off kiwis. #nzpol

"Minister Shane Jones, responsible for fuel security, said the updates were developed alongside the fuel industry." The one thing that never comes to mind when describing the actions Hon Shane Jones since the election is the word "prudent". Working alongside shouldn't mean subsidising profits #nzpol

The government is busy telling everyone about fuel shipments headed to NZ. I want to know about shipments of EVs, eBikes, eBuses, trains, and solar panels, so we don't need to worry about that other shit anymore.

A great breakdown of the failure of our MSM and the dangers this poses as we head towards the 2026 DTP election... (thanks PaulTheOtherOne) #NZPol #BHN #DTP26 open.substack.com/pub/paulbarl...

And it was NEVER hidden, this is who they have always been and it showed I'm sure there are older ones than this, but it'll do for now

It’s past time to give a damn about our trans whānau, Pacifica whānau, whānau on benefits, homeless whānau, the unemployed, wahine in politics & disabled whānau too. They’re either coming for someone or cutting off their life support, and we should all care not just because we could be next. #nzpol

I know its not a magic bullet, but THIS is why I keep screaming about the urgency of a public facing register of ALL lobbyists, mandatory prompt and full disclosure of all ministerial and official contacts and REAL consequences for non compliance. #nzpol

“NZ’s rejection of near-unanimously adopted changes to global health rules was decided by just two ministers without Cabinet approval.” Thank you to Marc and Newsroom for staying on this story - a clear & despicable abuse of power that absolutely has harmful implications for the New Zealand public.

Our hearts are with communities across Northland and the Far North currently reeling from yet another climate disaster. While families have been evacuated from their homes, the Luxon Government is still focused on fossil fuels.🧵 #nzpol

If not already the way seasonal & migrant workers are treated in Aotearoa then definitely where this government will take us back to. Let vulnerable folks work under less safety regulations to build houses then report/make fake accusations that get them taken away & never have to pay them #NZpol

Chorus out: Retailers set to force Govt to reverse ban on card surcharges after lobbying campaign with ACT & NZ First; Another example of vested interests blocking pro-consumer reform that would lower inflation #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

The americafication of nz is almost complete. Thanks in part to the absolute morons that have continued to swing between two different flavors of right wing for the last idk how many decades. Well done guys. Blood on your hands, you are all guilty of social murder. Legislative death

"This ‘factualising’ aims to steer the frame away from the large profits they typically make, despite these justifications." newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/26/h...

I'm not linking the Hooton article but it's interesting to see that these guys can and will press the panic button if they think this stuff is going to affect them. (Also once again shows me these clowns absolutely don't understand the urgency of climate change) #nzpol

Unbelievable! NZTA, or as I prefer to call them, Waka Kotahi, are consulting on lowering speed limits on some Horowhenua roads to 80km. The same roads that had their limits increased from 80 to 100 two years ago when Simeon Brown wanted higher limits and the government wanted English names. #nzpol

Tama Potaka proud National reduced social housing accomodation in Auckland from 890 to 39 in one year & cut emergency housing grants by 70-80%. Also proud of increasing rejections 9 fold while homelessness doubles & triples around the country AG recommends more fairness, consistency and clarity