So Luxon 'cut and run' from questions during a leadership /oil / inflation /skills /employment / cost of living crisis... To get a photo-op of himself allegedly talking to his 'friend' the Japanese P.M. Going by his habit of running away, I'm surprised that he's not half way to Japan. #NZPol

First rule of fight club.... #NZPol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Just a reminder that the current parliament of 123 MP's own or have trust interests in around 300 properties, including residential, rental investment, commercial investment and farms. Are we likely to see balanced legislation any time soon? #NZPol www.propertynoise.co.nz/how-much-pro...

Totally irresponsible for RNZ to specuate that 'rough sleepers' are responsible for an attack on a person at Manurewa without any evidence from the arresting authorities. Gutter journalists trying to project the lie that the victims of homelessness are violent crims. www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

Watching two of the vilest politicians in NZ going at each other on the deck of their sinking ship leaves me in no doubt that they aren't going to make it to November. #Willis is determined to be the fly-weight in a bout with #WinstonPeters. Meanwhile, #Luxon..... tinyurl.com/msb5utrs #NZPol

" Nicola Willis told Morning Report while she did not know who voted for or against Luxon, the vibe was that the vote was emphatic." Hold on...The supposedly most important accountant in NZ admits to making emphatic statements BASED ON A VIBE??? Not data? She's in the wrong job. #NZPol #circus

#NZPol Secret footage smuggled out of yesterday's caucus meeting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6XI...

Applies to the Treaty as well. It's apalling that we should have to spell it out to the far right, but apparently we do.It's time for a Constitution of New Zealand that not only sets out the basic expectations of the Treaty, the expectations of equal pay for work of equivalent value, and 1/2 #NZPol

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

Delighted to see Tom Scott back making content again. It's been 2 years since he quit racing around the world making quirky, intelligent, independent documentaries. You can catch up weekly on YouTube. This new season focuses on Britain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpaN... #tv #TomScott #culture #art

So the Titanic has hit the iceberg, the Captain has ordered the crew of caucus to load as much of the ship's valuables into the lifeboats, so that the ships owners can make off as the passengers and most of the crew drown. The junior crew tried to mutiny, but there are too many loyal idiots. #NZPol

#Antiques #design #bathtub #weird The Mosely folding bathtub. From the late 1800's before indoor plumbing was common. Water would be carried to fill the water heater,and top up with cold and the dirty water would be disposed of by hand Several family members would share the same bathwater.

The Prime Minister has no control over the deputy prime minister, and his party has no succession plan for if he leaves. Seymour would appear to have a claim to the throne if Luxon was rolled by his own party. Winston would dissolve a Seymour-led coalition in a heartbeat. National are stuck. #NZPol

if that’s your pardner why are they howdying at me

#NZPol Enough with failed privatisation. Renationalise, build jobs, and skills, and wages, and cut out the parasitic multinational middlemen, being paid billions to spend offshore, to deliver inferior services.

Does anyone else relish the idea that the coalition of Kakistocrats has just been served notice that they are well short of the numbers required to form a government if an election were held this week, and the longer the Iran conflict goes on, the harder it will be for them to recover? #NZPol

🌿☕The term Magnolia was coined in 1703 by French botanist Charles Plumier honouring Pierre Magnol (1638–1715) a physician & botanist from Montpellier, France It combines the surname Magnol with the botanical suffix -ia, used to name plants Before then it had regional names like the Beaver Tree 🦫🌿

Labour is exactly right to ensure that they don't harm the near certainty of leading the coalition after the next election. Say nothing and keep gaining! Keep the cards close to the chest until the real election date is called. I can't see this crumbling shower of shit lasting until November. #NZPol

In my case that excludes the NZ coalition government and anyone who funds and lobbies them. #NZPol

In other words, not maga.

Still raining here in Taranaki. Both roads north are closed by slips, Mount Messenger is under constant surveillance. It's time to get the new route finished. One good underslip will finishing the main link north forever. The only question is when. #NZPol

If you want to see the results of large scale mining, this video is a shocking wake-up call. They are now testing the toxic water and sludge for rare earth minerals, so that they can come back and mine some more. This is what Shane Jones wants to do to NZ. #NZPol www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Ej...

Is it time to buy an iceberg lettuce to race against Chris yet? #NZPol slate.com/technology/2...

#NZPol New Verian poll at 6pm. Can't wait. Brace yourself, you short, bald, two-faced sack of shit. Those of us who don't like you should get extra credits for the depth and passion of our dislike.

Is it not just a tiny bit disturbing that the President in charge of the world's most lethal forces needs someone to dumb down enriched uranium as 'nuclear dust', and is now using that term, like a five year old, in public announcements? #Trump #MAGA #Politics #Science #Iran #oil

2am. Exausted. What an omnishambles. I shall have an early night. The extra 2 hours sleep might fix me.

We need a video sharing website that has a structure similar to Bluesky #YouTube is becoming unuseable due to the sheer volumes of AI slop being dumped and monetised. The robotic drone of AI text to speech, the AI dramatised thumbnails, the tidal wave of copycat reccomendations....It's broken.

Watch out for this guy. This is patently fraudulent. Actors cosplaying 'concerned citizens' with well produced videos and nicely printed banners can only appear overnight with premeditation. If you've not heard of Stephen Yaxley aka #TommyRobinson Wiki him for details. This looks similar. #NZPol

1979. Queen were huge. You're in Brighton. Last stop on the Crazy tour before 7 nights in London.Small venues, multiple dates. You've worked a half day Sat. in the shop, and earned enough for a ticket. 1 price all tickets, buy it at face value from the council. what went wrong? #concerts #gigs

The USA, UK, and NZ are under siege from trojan horse rich pricks who have lied, lied by omission, bribed and promised their way into power. Populism, greed have never been more blatant Does anyone care that an ex soccer player and a former girl band singer are having dramas with their kid? #NZPol

So is this a plausible coup, or is it a handful of the most useless list MP's fretting that they'll be jobless while the high profile twats get to secure their careers with high list rankings? There's no obvious successor to Luxon, and he's not been upskilling anyone to take over. They're fucked.

So many good ideas being put forward by people to save fuel. So much evidence that people are hurting. So much evidence that govt is raking in extra while refusing to subsidise fuel price or save fuel. The coalition wants this pain to draw focus away from their awful new bills. Bastards. #NZPol

#NZPol #NZPolMeme

Anyone remember that scene from Pulp Fiction where Jules quotes a *ficticious* bible quote to a bunch of small-time drug swindlers before killing them all? Pete Hegseth was giving a sermon at the Pentagon, and this happened. JFC. x.com/i/status/204... #Hegseth #MAGA #Cult #USA #OMG #LOL #Jesus

Turned on the TV on a whim. Gave up several years ago. Too inane. British girls from somewhere on an estate in Essex, trying on a wedding dress. "Your bum looks too big" Curvy Brides Boutique ,on Eden. Goodbye, TV. See you next time Bluesky is down. #uktv #trashtv #yuck #BlueskyOutage #Hashtags

Sir Rod Dury Has been made New Zealander of the Year. I'm trying to understand just exactly what this means. The nomination is linkedin gibberish. He's a knight with a net worth of #2 billion out of selling accounting software. A parasitic product that trickles costs down to us all. #NZpol

Absolutely not. "We're not competitive against someone sending goods halfway around the world, so if you want freedom of choice , we want the government to take money from you to make us rich." Aside from the issues of already paying import levies, this is still arrogant bullshit. Bastards. #NZPol

#Trump #usa #blasphemy #meme #politics

For those wondering why Ambulances have been systemically vandalised in two locations in Auckland, St John NZ is a charity whose main beneficiaries are Israeli hospitals in Jerusalem. Most of their income come from government payments, charges to patients, and corporate training. #NZPol

More #nz #SupermarketDuopoly tales. We're disabled/ rural,we food shop online regularly. Last week they damaged most of our order. We used what we could, we needed it. All delivery is contracted out. Head office must approve before $50 'free' replacements can be added to next weeks' order. #NZPol

One News is now trying to teach the 'squeezed middle'. tinyurl.com/this-tip This little phrase cracked me up.... "Many staples – including olive oil," They don't inhabit the real world. Why not suggest sending the butler to buy fillet mignon instead of Wagu.? #NZPol #nzmedia #poverty

Come on guys....How much evidence do your representatives need before they 25 this senile gibbering lunatic off to a nice cosy rest home for the criminally insane? #Trump #25thAmendment #MAGA #FuckTrump www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/14/t...

Remember how the people made homeless by this coalition were criminalised for rough sleeping because #Luxon said , "Won't Someone Think of the Tourists?" Well, now the tourist industry is effectively blacklisting whole regions because they can't get reliable ferry crossings.... #NZPol #FerryFiasco

One News downplaying the toll on renters when a cheap suburb suddenly becomes 'trendy'. The time, stress and cost of moving, the bond hassles, the pressure to find a new landlord, the new schools.... Renters are not disappearing. THEY ARE BEING FORCED OUT. #NZPol www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/13/t...

The Irish are blockading refineries, despite being given some fuel relief from their government. The protests are starting to cause fuel shortages, Ireland may possibly turn oil away Madness! New Zealand is like ,"Tax me harder ,Mummy Willis" We are not the same. #NZPol tinyurl.com/2hn3j74s