Milei's government not only received a US $20-40 billion (NZD $33-$67 billion) bailout from Trump, his government is bringing in 12 hour work days, and stripping overtime which many Argentinians rely on
Winston following in Seymour's footsteps with the Atlas Network leader
Luxon "misspoke". Three times. With prepared notes. Said the same thing three times followed by "I don't know how I could be any clearer".
That kind of misspoke.
A spike in the price of LNG because of the conflict in Iran highlights how risky the Luxon government's plan is to import LNG as a back-up.
#climatecrisis #cleanenergy
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NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins on point: Points out Pentagon briefings there was no intelligence Iran would have attacked first, and current war breaches international law.
Respecting international law v. important for the security of a country like #NZ, he adds #auspol #nzpol
A graphic with a dark green background displays the text: βPower company profits in 6 months: $1.85 billionβ in large yellow lettering. Below, on a white tornβpaper texture, green text reads: βHowβs your power bill going?β Small fine print at the bottom notes authorisation by Green MP Scott Willis
Meridian, Contact, Mercury and Genesis Energy are reporting record profits. Meanwhile, are your power bills any lower?
About 20% of all LNG travels through the Strait of Hormuz. This is the energy source the NZ Govt wants to use instead of expanding renewables. A new LNG import terminal would be paid for by a new tax on our electricity bills (electricity which is mostly renewable). Nuts.
Text in the forefront of a photo of extreme right shock jock journalist reads: Heather du Plessis-Allan on homelessness in the CBD: "Irritate themβ¦.. till they tind somewhere like a cemetery to go and sit."
Heather saying out loud what the government thinks and is effectively putting into action. Callous, cruel and inhumane. Thatβs who these people are. #nzpol
Israel lobby groups have spread doctored quotes by UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Francesca Albanese to defame her. Their desperate campaign is a testament to her work and the threat she poses by holding Israel accountable for genocide.
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#Palestine #Israel
Salvation Army Social Policy & Parliamentary Unit Director, Dr Bonnie Robinson exposes the deep poverty revealed by their damning State of the Nation report #nzpol
The Bradbury Group: Phil Goff & Matthew Hooton: Winstonβs Referendum, Gas Politics & War Tensions
Good conversation about solidarity and the power of community very much of relevance here in Aotearoa #nzpol
Zack Polanski speaks to Faiza Shaheen, economist and director of Tax Justice UK.
Why The Rich Get Richer
#BHN Tonight at 9pm
- Kieran McAnulty LIVE on infrastructure release
- Bishop's infrastructure report
- Latest 1News poll shows minor parties hold all the power #nzpol #nzpolitics
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NEW: The Infra Commission just released its official plan, and it's a massive challenge to the Govt and NZ to:
- Trim transport spending
- Double spending on renewal/maintenance
- Spend twice as much on hospitals
Food prices are rising at 4.6%, way higher than Electricity!
National - Hold my levy!
The world subsidises fossil fuels (oil and gas) to the tune of US$7 trillion dollars (NZD $11.6 trillion) a year
On the flipside, some part of Oz are investing in renewables and seeing electricity prices tumble by 30% in a year #nzpol #climate #kiwi
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Much of this new weather system hitting the east coast - again - is coming through the yellow area of ocean - some of it >3degC above normal. Marine heatwaves supercharge storms and add a heap more water vapour to the atmosphere = more rain.
Stay safe everyone xxx #kikorangi
Under the previous govt the Wellington harbour would have 2 new purpose built ferries by now.
Under luxon the Wellington harbour just has poo in it.
Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social dives behind the recently released unemployment numbers and, using the data, explains how things are much worse than those already high headline rates are hiding #nzpol
Ep32 The hidden numbers in the Government's unemployment data
#nzpol Iβm here at the release of the Salvation Army State of the Nation for 2026. Itβs a portrait of the problems facing Aotearoa, and how we are doing in tackling them. Many of the problems we face have worsened over the past two years. A π§΅
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THEY NEVER CONSIDERED RENEWABLE!?!!
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK
#nzpol
#nzpol
Donβt take your eye off the LNG scam. MUST WATCH
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Back on track yet? The Salvation Armyβs latest report paints a dire picture of worsening child poverty, high unemployment, rising family violence & cost of living #nzpol
#BHN Sallies State of the Nation | Winston's new baubles | Cynical COVID inquiry announced
So the Covid inquiry Willis is running specifies its scope as "coordination of monetary and fiscal policy"
"Fiscal" is the angle by which they will attack Labour
This is despite them agreeing to almost every single measure & asking Labour to borrow more for businesses #nzpol
This LNG terminal is such a bad idea that the government literally don't want their own Bad Idea Speeding Up system to look at it www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hands up how many people have lied consistently to their employer for the past 20 years about something pretty bloody fundamental & serious & still have the same job (nay, promoted to say equivalent of Speaker of the fucking House of Representatives) today?
Anyone, anyone?
Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee has been incorrectly declaring his property ownership for two decades Chris Knox Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism β’ NZ Herald 12 Feb, 2026
As Speaker, Gerry Brownlee is responsible for enforcing Parliament's rules, including the requirement for all MPs to correctly declare their business, property and other legal interests. Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee has been incorrectly and incompletely declaring his property ownership to Parliament for 20 years.
Turns out The Speaker, Gerry Brownlie, who has had hysterical conniptions over dress standards and a haka or 2 in parliament because they didnβt follow the rules hasnβt thought the rules applied to him for two decades.
The crass hypocrisy of yet another National MP beggars belief. #nzpol
Belich said last-minute amendment "further erodes worker's rights by locking out potential claims by employees who will be barred from taking claims anti their employer..prevents contractors from fighting to be formally recognised as an employee after the Act has passed..β Unfair to NZβers. #nzpol
Post trees you photographed⦠this is, funnily enough, the same tree
"It's vital that we spend huge amounts of public money on repeated enquiries into the actions of the previous government that we, retrospectively, disliked and that we want to use to justify our poor economic performance. Fuck infrastructure investment for public good, we need misinformed voters."
