Culture wars kill people too.

got a couple of these ourselves - this is *literally* what the FSU, TPU and Batchelor did with three waters and anti-Maaori sentiment in the lead up to the 2023 election, and it was almost only covered from that angle by... @1of200.bsky.social

Latest tax data is depressing. The economy has stalled and we've got a recessionary wave coming towards us from overseas. Govt and their ghouls think the solution to global volatility and the widening gap between income & expenditure is to reduce spending! Why are they fking idiots? Read on. [🧵 1/n]

Time for some hard truths from a tech bro: the Stephen Collins cartoon

Let's stop treating accumulated money as proxy for wisdom.

Who knew that - and stick with me, here, because this gets complex and difficult to understand - the cure for poverty turns out to be *money* #nzpol

Iran just reportedly hit an Oracle data center in Dubai and i can't stop thinking about how good it would feel to see my tax dollars spent firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at data centers.

given the political environment in NZ, and the world, at the moment - i'm very comfortable saying that Matthew Horncastle is doing stochastic terrorism when he uses his platform, money and influence to make statements like this By presenting and amplifying like this The Press is taking part in that

If any party or candidate doesn't clearly, strongly and explicitly denounce NZ First's bullshit transphobia they do not deserve your vote It is nothing but shit-stirring scapegoating to distract from their abject failure to run a country

nz media again showing symptoms of being seriously unwell by framing up this pedophile predator in *his own words* instead of, you know, "pedophile predator" or "convicted criminal" etc dude only got 10 months and a small fine. What the fuck is wrong with nz reporters and editors in msm??

I'm up to the 'embarrassment of riches' stage of feijoa season. The old, small, guava-moth spotted and squashed fruit on the lawn are moldering away in a thick, lawn killing carpet while I leap from gap to gap, bandicooting only the big ones.

This all feels like a pretty sensible response, and makes the NZ government's "everything is fine, maybe we'll consider some other measures in the future eventually, in the meantime here's $50 for a few of you" approach seem very lacking.

new zealand's 47-page govt report on science, out today, uses the terms "basic science", "discovery science", and "fundamental science" zero times "curiosity-driven research" appears only in regard to cutting it a foolish report released on April Fool's Day www.mbie.govt.nz/assets/repor...

Another @nzpsa.bsky.social win Join your union✊🏻 #nzpol

I think a more accurate way of putting it is that media is a component of capitalism, owned and controlled by the ruling class. Ownership is the root of their power.

Tasmania and Victoria have gone fares free for their public transport system Meanwhile in NZ? Oh no goes NACT1's Finance Minister Nicola Willis we cant be seen supporting the poors using public transport What will our donors in their 6 litre fuck off urban wank panzers think

Three stage plan: Short term: Reduce our reliance on oil-based products. Medium term: Secure enough supply to transition. Long term: migrate to other products where possible. That means more solar/wind/thermal/whatever and less oil/LNG/nitrogen/helium/whatever where we can.

just this week: -- OpenAI killed Sora -- Disney subsequently cancelled its investment in OpenAI -- Wikipedia is now banning LLM-generated content ...tell me again how this is all "inevitable" and you have to "get on board or get left behind"?

This video shows the process of tapping a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) for natural latex, which coagulates quickly. Done right, this is non-harmful to the tree, which heals over at the scar. Let's talk about why trees make latex & what it has to do with condoms & heroin.

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...

The week just gets better.

The Salvation Army lady was quite clear on RNZ. Beneficiaries also work, volunteer, take their kids to school, go to doctors appointments/grocery store and are going to be the worst hit by this crisis. She also said kids don’t choose where to be born.

Meanwhile...the Māori shafting will continue until polling improves

"When it came to COVID, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I’ve never seen such a high value on life.” - BVV www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/opin...

Let's recap some of Brooke Van Velden's greatest hits (on working Kiwis)

Movie in 5,4,3,2,1,...

Hon Chris Finlayson on transparency changes to improve NZ democracy: 1) upper age limit on politicians 70yrs (like judges) 2)consider impact of law on future generations (backs Gareth Hughes) 3)reform OIA to stop withholding info commercially/frank advice 4)create indept parliament budget office

Cameras on boats revealed massive under-reporting of wildlife deaths: +700% more dolphin captures, +1250% undersized snapper, +950% kingfish discarded, +350% albatross bycatches & six endangered dolphins killed just in 3 months NZ First & Nat banning public access to cameras #NZ

Good to see someone has a plan, thanks NZ Greens.

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

Again my election year promise to NZ media: you will get so much snacky viral brand-enhancing footage *your advertisers will vomit money at you* simply by asking our politicians, "is that true? What do you mean by that?" when they spoonfeed you their key messages You'll also be doing democracy good

Labour governments consistently see improved credit ratings - with all but one of Labour's govt achieving a higher rating National consistently has NZ credit ratings reduced: 1991, 1998, 2011, 2026, meaning higher credit costs. John Key borrowed $50b, Ardern $80b, Luxon $120b. Courtesy Frank

Every damn time.

Cost of driving 15km in Auckland nearly double that of public transport - AT 15 km is soo doable in a bicycle… and you burn 300 calories 🚲 www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

This is the most straightforward example of environmental, economic, and cultural vandalism this govt has yet proposed, and there is no shortage of candidates And in addition, it will destroy the govt's moral authority to enforce any other fishing laws www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bill-woul...

Be on your guard, New Zealand. Right wing governments love a crisis. It gives them an excuse for austerity and asset sales. #nzpol #oilcrisis #shockdoctrine

Clever. These are popping up all across the USA.

So $716m for the 2 new worse ferries plus the $670m we lost canceling iRex means the 2 new ferries now cost us $1,386 million Thanks better business managers! /s #nzpol

With one in three Jobseeker beneficiaries now over the age of 50, there are calls for the government to scrap ‘ageist’ student loan policies, reports Alex Casey.

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We would be naive to think that this poll conducted by #AtlasNetwork affiliated NZ Taxpayers Union is not strategically constructed in favour of the #AtlasNetwork founded ACT party led by #AtlasNetworkThintankMBA™️ David Seymour, which is governing the country on behalf on 7-8% of the popular vote.

Govt fast tracks a housing devt on a flood plain and this is the thing you need to know: "In total, entities associated with Meehan donated about $206,000 to the two governing parties:" www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

Has any smart NZ reporter had a really good look into the backing and financing of the datacentres springing up around the country? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

The point of a racist dog-whistle is that it's meant to be silent. Ol foghorn leghorn here though.

Cost of cancelling iRex is quoted at about $671 million. $222 million of that went to Hyundai for no ferries, or 40% of the deal for the 250m battery diesel electric ferries. This money is not included in the current $162 million overspend on the replacement, $1.86 billion dollar project.

I’m reading the most extraordinary editorial in the Herald calling for a rethink of our approach to traffic and recommending people use bikes and scooters or run. I had to check I hadn’t had a stroke. Of course it’s only in response to natural disaster but imagine if they take the next step!

my editor told me that people were calling Trump’s foreign policy the Jolene doctrine bc he’s taking things “just because he can” and I said it was unfair to Jolene to name a doctrine after a motivation a third party projected on her and he got annoyed and said I should “go tweet that”