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"...whoever they are." #nzpol Ah, you've nailed it. ( and pre-empted my coming blogpost!)😬🤪😆

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ive seen it mentioned a few places now that its apparently an "open secret" in the parliamentary precinct (including among media) that Winston Peters is struggling. If this is the case, then NZ voters are owed clarity on that, and it raises EVEN MORE questions about the constant PR coverage for NZF.

Well #ACT can get in the bin! Cutting #disability benefits. If everyone who is #disabled, our friends, families, people who work with us, and allies did not vote for them, it would at least mean something, even if it makes little difference to the outcome. #NZpol

Game over. We can give up on substantial tax reform for at least another three years then. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/opportunit...

You first #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

Labour and Green supporters need to keep the focus on the coalition’s terrible record on cost of living, assault on public health and rising crime. Naidoo’s texts release feels like another daily but quirky distraction? So what? 1 of weirder National moves this election. #nzpol

She spent more time whining about what Labour will do than what they will do with the books. I was surprised Jack didn’t call her out on it. And fingers crossed that she isn’t there post Nov 7.

Yet Nicola claimed that these were not accurate, that the 2023 figures had been changed & this was old data and the real data was worse so Labour still bad. Disinformation Nikki refuses to take responsibility. #nzpol

In economics we call this failure. In politics its called object failure and omnishambles. PREFU stands for Pre Election Fiscal Update and is given before each of our elections. You can work out who was in power for each PREFU yourself

Austerity's only goal is to bring about further conditions that demand austerity. #nzpol

"Over the past two weeks, a generation of French school students has taken to the streets in protest against a school system blighted by inequality." [Guardian newsletter] "protest can be traced to years of austerity" Austerity. Does. Not. Work. Lack of investment *will* come back to bite you.

Heaven help creditors as the 'church' Bishop Brian built liquidates its general phone line #Destiny newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/09/s... #nzpol

traditionally, livestreaming people getting murdered has been the remit of mass shooters. but what's good enough for them is good enough for the US government. if you can't beat them, join them: www.webworm.co/publicexecut...

is that part of their 3 waters alternative one plan here another plan here here's a plan, there's a plan, every where a plan plan Nothing new from the three blokes of the coalition #NZpol

Your reminder that agriculture accounts for roughly 6% of NZ's GDP & yet 53% of New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions. I bloody love our farmers, but some of them don't half mind being beneficiaries of Govt money at times.

Reminder that last time he negotiated a coalition agreement there was almost nothing Christopher "I won't do a deal with TOP" Luxon wasn't ready to do

Another bright young candidate close to winning her electorate off money machine National. Consider a donation or helping if you live in her electorate. sophiehandford.co.nz #nzpol #nzpolitics #TurnItRed

It would be really nice if, next time a Nat mouths off about “no new taxes”, a reporter would do a journalism and ask them “so what existing taxes,fees and levies are you gonna put up then?” #nzpol

Hey, hey it’s Monday that wonderful day of the year where we celebrate all that is good! Small to big wins with everything in between. Mine is that Ash got home this morning after playing for the NZ U17 team in Australia, they couldn’t quite pull off a medal and came 4th. What’s yours?

Regret to inform that multiple correspondents on RNZ's Facebook page suspect that the Green Party staged the whole thing. (By, I guess, hiring an anonymous stunt driver to drive around the barriers in front of an oncoming train, just as they announced the policy.) We live in the stupidest of times.

Oh that is sad Louise Upston. Last resort appeal to MP’s to help with MSD for constituents is impotent.🥀 Even MP’s cannot get closure for clients who have tried everything else. Trouble is the effect of delay always creates huge difficulty for the victims. #nzpol #nzpolitics #MSDBroken

"Restoring commuter rail will give smaller regions and towns the benefits of more travellers stopping at their town stations, creating more economic opportunities and connecting them to main centres and other towns." @julieannegenter.greens.org.nz #NzPol

So MBIE officials recommended spending less, but targeting the money towards local music festivals. And Louise Upston chose to spend much more, but hand it all to multinational companies and overseas artists.

“Van Velden extinguished thirty-three pay equity claims, then stood in the House and objected to being called a name. Both things happened. Only one of them led the news for a fortnight.” #nzpol www.klaut.media/single-post/...

Part of our lives here is assessing new cultivars from Mark's breeding programme. There are a couple of rather nice yellow magnolias in flower today. However, it is a very long way from first bloom to selection. If you think you have not seen a magnolia like these before, you are right. .

What?! who could have possibly seen this coming? Oh yea, everyone. I literally made a video saying exactly this, the day they announced it. Ponsonby this includes you. Enjoy, Luxons gift.

A slightly misleading headline – the bills are now before select committee. They won't pass this term. Urgency in this case reduced time between intro and first reading and was otherwise used similarly to extended sitting. Fair to critique this but don't conflate with skipping select committee.

Goldsmith hides while his anti-Māori laws are rushed through. (paywalled) #NzPol

The three bills went through first reading on a rare Saturday sitting.

Epic auntie powers here: Confronts armed mob, disarms nephew of his knife by merely recognising him, sends shotgun-weilding assailant fleeing after telling him not to point it at her and to get lost. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lom...

TVNZ appoints new political editor!!! Just joking. @1NewsNZ has no political editor in run up to election. Just Jason RW Walls doing PR puff pieces for the coalition. BS TV. #nzpol

I, who had never even heard of Macklemore and whose life was untouched by Ed Sheeran, find myself riveted by the furore. And heartened. Maybe we have reached the turning point at last. #FreePalestine

The NZ Govt's doubled down on fossil fuels in a climate crisis. It weakened fuel efficiency standards on imported vehicles, did a go-slow on EV chargers, removed incentives for EVs, ended all funding for cycleways. Now petrol and diesel price rises are driving cost of living and inflation.

“NZ is probably one of the only countries in the world where owning a supermarket can put someone on the rich list, a grocery supplier & distributor says” and, like landlords, still bleat it isn’t enough. The more more more for me crowd have champions in Govt at present may it be shortlived #nzpol

Amazing. Verity Johnson has acknowledged the Green Party and she even likes one of their policies, although she seems to think this is their only policy. Maybe one day she will check out their website? #nzpol

Indeed, what does happen when the person who saves us in a crisis quits their job? What happens when person who repeatedly saved us was driven from their job by a segment of the population fueled by disinformation created by foreign influence & amplified local right leaning news media? #nzpol

Labour needs to be clearer that it will rip up any agreement this govt signs during election with zero compensation. Counterparties need to be clearly warned. Weakness on this invites LNG gamblers to frame deal simply for a payout. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

"This Bill removes the focus on the four ‘well-beings’ and puts councils back on core services like roading, infrastructure, water and rubbish" The four well-beings—no scare quotes needed!—were: the social, economic, environmental & cultural well-being of communities. Alas; no longer a local remit.

As fuel prices climb again imagine if the government hadn't rolled back EV subsidies and taken up the Greens call for cross party support for immediate roll out of solar subsidies....oh that's right THEY LOVE FOSSIL FUELS AND DONT CARE! #nzpol