Another news article on how this govt. is killing science jobs that matter to everyone. This really is akin to them plucking out the eyes and ears of the public research system so we cannot know what is happening or prepare for disasters.
#NZPOL


Are you fucking kidding me?! 🤬
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #Election2026


Is Nicola the new Prime Minister of New Zealand? Coz I’m not sure anyone gives a shit what some Finance Minister from down under has to say, about anything…even a PM would be a stretch. 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


#NZpol Coordinated social media attacks by the coalition parties – today’s it’s "Labour and tax" day.

"Conveniently" they leave out that only the wealthy are affected, try so, so, so hard to make out the everyone will be affected, and misrepresent what Russell said.


Simeon Brown even straight-out lies that Labour’s CGT will affect "your" business, property, KiwiSaver.

- The announcement made clear, “The family home, farms, KiwiSaver, shares, business assets, inheritances, and personal items will be exempt.”

www.labour.org.nz/news/release...

#NZpol


Grim reading, but accurately maps to, and confirms what I'm studying in social media commentary - which is a world apart from what NZ govt is saying/communicating/addressing. | NZ business feedback on recent oil price moves and related disruptions www.westpaciq.com.au/economics/20... #nzpol


For when the gov says we can't afford basic fundamentals... #nzpol #wealthtax


"The 61-year-old Papatoetoe man has been charged with offensive behaviour and wilful damage, under the Summary Offences Act." #nzpol

Man arrested over Papatoetoe graffiti www.police.govt.nz/news/release...


We have gas hot water and so am contemplating the possibility that there may be a time it simply won’t be available. #NZPol


#NZpol

Sure, you average it out, just don't mention the gap between Luxon's Rich and Sorted crowd and "the bottomfeeders" and it's all good right? Just ignore the gap between rich and sorted crowd with 2+ houses and homeless... and "on average!", "basically!", "overall!"

FFS. MAKE. THE. BS. STOP.


So what was once covered by the whole country through taxes as it benefits the whole country, is now being argued if it should be covered by rates of a select few while we all benefit.

Will never understand people who vote for politicians who claim politicians shouldn't run the country...

#nzpol


Tough on crime = throwing petrol on the fire (they started).
Does the Luxon mob remember the royal commission into survivors of abuse in state care about the how and why gangs happened last century?💩🥚
Does the Luxon mob remember their fake apology to the survivors?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


Anyone else tempted to sit outside voting booths and hand out free stickers to National, ACT, and NZ1 voters that read "I'm an stupid idiot and voted like one"?

#nzpol


If a statement can't say more than "But they might do more taxes!" then it shouldn't really be a news article.

#nzpol


Nicola Willis has done it herself: opened up the Strait of Hormuz!!
#nzpol #hormuz #iran #trump


I will once again observe that Albanese is a wet noodle and yet compared to Luxon he seems like granite here #nzpol


some poli's both in America and Aotearoa need to read about the history of the Society of Jesus and intererence with nation-state politics, no coincidence that the top Jesuit is colloqially the Black Pope

#nzpol


National/ACT/NZF lie without consequence as the media regurgitate bare faced lies without context, analysis or fact checking. Who do they serve, it’s not me or mine. #nzpol


I’m not holding my breath for the PoliceNZ to do anything tbh. They’re still charging a woman for persistence because police ignored her SA complaint against the top cop for years. They’ve stopped turning up for DV victims &only 10% of rapes are reported because they’re appalling to victims #nzpol


#NZPol @greens.org.nz @nzlabourparty.bsky.social DO THIS!


Killing the economy with high energy prices and STILL not being on track to meet your emissions targets isn't a win.

#nzpol

'[NZ had] decreased emissions from manufacturing and construction, because the energy shortage forced some companies to slow and even stop production.'


📺 NZ Maori Party #nzpol
📢 As a Māori political movement we are guided by our tikanga and will always fiercely advocate for the interests of our whānau, Hapū and Iwi in Parliament and Government.

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The mortgage squeeze that tanked the economy cost $120m a week in demand. The fuel spike is costing $200m — all flowing offshore. That's 130,000 jobs worth of spending just gone. (The government's plan is to focus on defining "man" and "woman".) #nzpol


Water over exploited and pollutions are unsustainable externalisations.

NZ government is openly extractive so no surprise here nor with the dismantling of regional councils.

I hope next time, a majority people will vote for nature and people not for profit and more more more logic. #nzpol


Australia secures another 100 million litres of diesel as Anthony Albanese hustles for Australia. Aust govt also helping underwrite a number of fuel contracts to allow Aus economy to continue unimpeded, in addition to securing commitment from Singapore  #auspol #nzpol


#nzpol
Take heed Aotearoa, this is what happens when capital advises government

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Yeah, lets increase tax on goods and services instead of chasing big corporations
to pay for their fair share, seems legit. Oh lets also say IRD are considering it so it doesn’t look like a National govt initiative. #nzpol #crational #lyingluxon #red26


I'm just waiting for the yanks to wheel out some pimply Proud Boy wannabe called Frank N. Kandeed to talk to our Minister of Recessions.

#nzpol


What’s going on here? We’re in the middle of an emergency which could be improved by pursuing more sustainable policies, we’ve had multiple weather events recently, yet support for the Green party is sharply down in the last couple of polls.
#nzpol


NZ Prime Minister, Nicola Willis, went to the other side of the world to release a statement saying,

Dear Doctor Jesus,

Please open the strait of Hormuz, because my upcoming budget is looking really really badly not goodly and I could really do with a win for my utterly incompetent  govt. #nzpol


Let me get this straight, instead of encouraging young people to create the new generation of taxpayers by making it less expensive to do so, we will just tax everyone more to pay for the generations that will
continue to get older. Why are all the ideas from this govt ass about face? #nzpol


So not only do we need both parents to work to get by under this govt, we also now need side hustles and second jobs to get by. What the fuck happened to more money in our back pocket??? #nzpol #crational #red26 #lyingluxon


Aotearoa? Anyone?
#aonz #nzpol #greens


When the fuel runs out, they are gonna gaslight us eh? #NZPol


Why do we actually need lobbyists?

Fucking waste of time and her life being buttered up by business influence 🤦

What effect have they had on our governments which will listen any old bollocks.
#nzpol


MAKE IT MAKE SENSE 🤦♂ #nzpol


I can not believe how monumentally silly it is to think 4 more years of this kāwanatanga kai a te Kurī is good for Aotearoa 💔

Please vote for change #nzpol


"Do your own research" says someone parroting an attack line that was crafted by a political action group that has less than sixty seconds of scientifically-relevant training in its membership.
#nzpol


Upgrade to poltroon on a pontoon. #nzpol


"naive to the point of embarrassing" is fucking right #nzpol


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Unfortunately true. Even my lefty family and friends who understand the issues are not willing to vote Green. They rear back in horror when I suggest it.
#nzpol


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With nzoilwatch.com#/ paused I'm having a mild existential crisis. Bullshit narrative from the Govt is worthless, I can cope with how bad it is, but only if I know how bad it is

#nzpol


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Very unpopular opinion: I think Green Party needs a single charismatic leader running an economic populist platform. I wish it wasn’t like that, but I think it is. In order to get good policy, you actually have to win first, or at least get enough numbers to have more say in a coalition. #nzpol


#Nzpol

Okay, I'm guessing Rima Nakhle is positioning herself next to Luxon because she thinks it makes her look "productive" and "dOiNG tHiNgs".

See, you're only attaching yourself to a dead weight. Just stop it. It's really just getting embarrassing at this point.

It's all so f'n performative.


#nzpol


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ruuuuurrlly?

"decision to ban oil and gas"

what non-English speaking planet do some of these twatulosities come from? and who's their internet service provider, i'm impressed by the interplanetary capabilities

#nzpol


#NZpol

Apart from Beard's utter spin, how many of these same firms demanding money just stood in the way of transitioning earlier, even when it was pretty clear the geological realities of whether extraction was even feasible is against them, NOT ideology NOR politics?

A lot. Maybe all of them.


Serious business.

Head of the International Energy Agency says Europe has around six weeks of jet fuel left. Asia worst effected generally. What's this mean for tourism?

Still no plan or action from our leave it to the mart, planning is communism govt.

#nzpol


Aotearoa's answer, send our Minister of Finance Mar a Lago girl wannabe to ask America's resident dictator when things will get back to business as usual

yeah, good governance technique there, ACT NAT NZF

#nzpol


Think this is what Peters is so successful at, despite being the literal government, and equally what labour are too afraid to do - Peters has positioned himself as a fighter, and Hipkins as a folder #nzpol


I'm a man, aged 25-34, and with European ethnicity.

I have Level 1 qualifications, own my home with a mortgage, and live in an urban area.

I voted for Labour in 2023.

I place myself on the center of the left-right scale. #NZES2023 #NZPol


#NZPol #NZPolMeme


#NZPolMeme


NZ Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows Fonterra and the intensive dairy industry is fuelling climate chaos www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

#climatechange #nzpol #toomanycows


and Aotearoa's Min of Fin says no money in the budget for charging ur car, refer to Minister of Something, I'm the Prime Minister now, don't buy a new or second hand ICE vehicle, we have lotsa petrol stations and my big oil boys are fucking me so hard, oh, ooh, oooh

petroclasmic orgasm

#nzpol


so, Nicola, as Min of Fin do you support privatisation of health services

/s

absolutely dear, my health insurance will pay for my becoming Mar a Lago girl

— and my being trans girl surgery?

— oooh no, icky

#nzpol


jic my sarcasm misses, te reo English is a difficult language to express in text

i would not be discombulated by an extremist group burning all ACT NAT NZF MP's tied to a waratah in the middle of SH1

i know, it's not pleasant, i think they deserve it, i don't think i did, but they did

#nzpol


What I'd just say to you is, I can't meet my ghost whips.
#LyinLuxon #DeadPMwalking #nzpol


"I am very, very angry, and I'm just getting more and more angry that, overall, it feels to me that we have not invested in the resilience [of] our region. We always just keep things together with a bit of spit and a sticky plaster.” #nzpol

New Zealand faces coastal retreat reality


Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...


ICYMI most jet fuel is 'oil from the Middle East refined in South Korea'. 🤞🏻for South Korea getting oil!
#fuel #iran #nzpol


#NZPol Everything about 'Free Speech Union' & its presence in Aotearoa NZ needs investigating now

& David Seymour just gifted an ex FSU mouth piece a charter school

Peter Thiel’s Free Speech for Race Science Crusade at Cambridge University Revealed – Byline Times

 bylinetimes.com/2021/12/10/p...


Is it just me, or do you find the establisment of a Govt Agency to look after greyhounds horribly ironic given our current treatment of homeless people?  Maybe they could repurpose the Greyhound Racing Transition Agency afterwards?  #nzpol


Mainfreight boss Don Braid can absolutely get fucked suggesting to John Campbell on Radio NZ that heavy transport trucks should be allowed to use bus lanes in Auckland as a solution to the fuel crisis (but what's the bet Nicola already has it pencilled into the unseen stage 3/4 plan) #nzpol


#NZpol New record for bills skipping select committees 😔

“more than half of the Government’s legislation has had at least one stage considered under urgency.”

“Perhaps the most significant figure is the number of bills passed under urgency entirely, without any select committee period: 30.”


Can someone tell me why NZFirst voters think they'll get a different government by voting for them at the next election? What?

You have been conned if you think voting NZFirst is a protest vote.

#NZPol


If Luxon goes, who will be PM? There’s no obvious (and intelligent) candidate. Willis? Proven useless. Bishop, ditto. Stanford can’t even be bothered to understand NCEAs. Or do they go with an unknown and cross their fingers? #nzpol
#VoteLeft


Sean Plunket called tikanga Māori "mumbo jumbo." A broadcasting complaint will be heard. Winston Peters called that "bordering on fascist." Then Plunket revealed Luxon had privately told him: "Don't worry mate, we've got your back." The Deputy PM attacking the regulator his PM backed. #nzpol


Mainfreight, who’ve made a fortune out of trucks on roads, and may have dissuaded Govts from investing in rail because of their profit, whining at underresourced underinvested Kiwirail for not being available in a crisis. Aside from not having capacity I bet he wants it on the cheap. #nzpol


#nzpol


Wtf is up
With bluesky? Keeps saying im
Forbidden 🤣 the nat bots must be working hard today #nzpol #crational #lyinglyxon #red26


Did you realise the holidays act was also removing lieu days from worked public holidays? Workers rights are being dismantled rather quickly under this govt. #nzpol #crational #red26 #lyingluxon


Caucus 100% behind luxon....
#nzpol


Europe flags potential upcoming shortage, but in New Zild it’s all good mate?  Frankly it seems implausible? #nzpol


"It suggests real economic activity is slowing - more linked to uncertainty and fear than price." - @seaqub.bsky.social #NzPol


This is the reality distortion government.

Everything looks absolutely fine right up until the last second as the fan and the shit come together.

BUT, the millisecond the shit makes contact with the fan…

#nzpol


SPULL SPULL SPULL SPULL! #NZPol


Exactly how we expect #Cluxterfcuk to handle a leadership crisis. He ran & avoided the Whip trying to warn him #PutTheNatsLast it's where they put you #NZpol #OneTermGovt #DumpNAFCoalition

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...


I understand this photo is on the front page of the Herald #NZPol


We can at least tell our school principals that AI at schools is not inevitable & teach our kids AI literacy beyond how to use it “responsibly” that includes its environmental harms, labour exploitation, intellectual property & data theft. #NZpol


This right-wing coalition government laser-focussed on growing the the economy have created stagflation in NZ. A period of:
• high unemployment
• low growth
• increasing inflation

And they did this for ideological reasons by taking away public services that every Kiwi relies on.

#nzpol


Grab the popcorn whanau #nzpol #OneTermGovermment


So a fuel crisis isn't a justification for not being able to get somewhere?

Well then, if that doesn't just highlight how they're handling this fuel crisis.

Reckon they can justify polling under 30%?

#nzpol


#nzpol Gull watch 17th April 7.10 am - 91 & 95 octane is down 4 cents per litre and diesel drops 6 cents. A bit surprising perhaps but welcome nevertheless.


Corporate wankspeak should never be a nations political roadmap

#nzpol


Luxon leadership battle at the same time as a blueksy outage?

Coincidence?

I think not

#nzpol


This post from GFANZ has links to the Radio NZ article from yesterday and the Save Science Coalition report "Underfunding our future -- the human face of science cuts". Recommended reading for anyone interested in a robust future for public research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
#NZPOL


#nzpol

I thought of David Seymour


Are you ready to see Luxon rolled?? Yeeehaaaa Rawhide! #nzpol #areyouready #lyingluxon #red26 #crational #rawhide


The opposition should be making coordinated noises right about now. How about a serious windfall profits tax to be used for grants and low-interest loans to speed up electrification? #NZPol


@thespinoff.bsky.social @robbienicol.bsky.social #nzpol #cancer #health

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This Ministry of Education deliberately ignores #inequity barriers to #education in favour of fad curriculum and ye olde knowledge.

#nzpol


Or, you know, they won't deal with either.

Why kill two birds with one stone when you can kill no birds and keep the stone all for yourself?

#nzpol


Then they're all fools, if true #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


💯 There are researchers who used to be part of the public research system that *still* very strongly support funding for that system. We know what  a difference a well funded public research system makes for everyone in Aotearoa. I'm one of those researchers not in the system.
#NZPOL


“Among the controversial bills passed under urgency are last year’s legislation scrapping 33 pay equity claims, amendments to the Wildlife Act to permit the killing of kiwi by developers and a law to disestablish the Māori Health Authority.” Vote them OUT #nzpol


How long before the NZ government copies this? #NZPol


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 😏⬇


This is good stuff from the Australian Greens.

Their candidates non-green credentials is an angle the New Zealand Green candidates need to be pushing (once we know who they are!).

#nzpol

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Thanks to everyone who came out last night! We had a fantastic time with you all. If you're keen to get involved with either of our Hutt electorate campaigns, reach out via DM and we'll put you in touch with the teams. #nzpol


Oh hell. Can you imagine him, as prime minister and head of the largest party in parliament, campaigning on challenging the status quo and demanding change from himself, while pretending to represent the loud few who call themselves the silent majority?

/shudder

#nzpol


Can we replace Chris Hipkins with Sam Neill? Imagine. The election would be in the bag…. Everyone loves Sam. #nzpol #Aotearoa #Kikorangi


Climate news #nzpol

Carbon isn't the only climate threat related to the livestock industry.

NZ has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world so we should be at the forefront of science-driven research to find alternative feed adatives that are not ozone depleting.


This is a complex issue and I'm making a pithy remark however it is incredible that without strong leadership from central govt we haven't seen "the market" simply step in to "solve the problem".

#NZPol


beautiful response from Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (as Education Spokesperson for TPM) to this week's Waitangi Tribunal Urgent Inquiry #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol


New: "Lobby for Good" is NZ First candidate Erika Harvey of Tauranga #NZPol

Regular for Reality Check Radio, big fan of "Shubz" so most likely Hobsons Pledge

Here they are *again* trying to smear Labour's Willie Jackson and wife Tania Rangiheuea

Lobby for Good is a sham


He does, however, have 17 missed calls and a dozen unread texts from Stuart Smith, but he's pretty sure that's unrelated. #nzpol


As much as I would like Luxon gone, it will be a hollow victory without the demise of these two and the rest of this loathsome government #nzpol


This is the second time the Herald has bombed Luxon on a Friday morning, who are the Herald running a white ant campaign on behalf of? #NZPol


Penny Marie Claridge is also on this grift. Yes there is a membership structure to be part of Erika's little club #NZPol

Penny Marie is Let Kids Be Kids NZ, and has had school Pride events shutdown last year with her hateful attacks on our Rainbow whanau


hate Stuff polls but felt good to get amongst this one #nzpol
"If there were to be a leadership change for National, who would you vote for?" SOMEONE ELSE 🤣 NZ public is finally seeing their collective corruption for what it is.


Wondering if the constant posting about the superiority of American cuisine over what is available in the rest of the world may abate somewhat?
#nzpol


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


Well we know WIllis is shit with numbers

#nzpol


Love this poll - 'Someone else' means 'Please god anyone but the above' #nzpol


So why did the Superfund change its investment policies in 2021?
#nzpol


If you’re a NZCorp & the owner sits on the rich list, pay your execs exorbitant salaries but contract out the staff making your money so you don’t have to pay holiday pay, sick leave or maintain the equipment they use to make your money, imo you’re a rubbish company and a rubbish employer. #nzpol


Look, there’s no plan to roll Luxon, he’s doing an outstanding job leading the national party & the country and I’m confident Luxon will lead us into a strong position prior to election day.

-The Bish

Also The Bish 👇 #nzpol #RollTheMole #OneTermGovernment #NZ #Election2026


Changing the captain mid iceberg strike will change nothing policy wise and the opposition best gift is total melt Luxon. #nzpol


More lies from luxon and upston.

The truth from Stats NZ:

Very high under the last National government.

Trending down under Labour, less an unavoidable spike during Covid.

Climbing rapidly under this Klown government.
#nzpol #NationalNotFitToGovern #OneTermGovernment #Election26


i'm impressed by the dedication to fuckyou-ness

still think it's stupid, but ponts for effort

no, my points don't count when ur consigned to hell for crimes against humanity

#nzpol


From Reddit r/nzpolitics:

Stuff is reporting internal sources are reporting Luxon has officially lost the Ieadership with no successor

Funny if true, folks #nzpol


This is what you get when you underfund your scientists.
We're heading in the same direction, with extreme weather research hit here in Aotearoa
#nzpol


Luxon hasn't got the numbers.

No one else in National has the numbers.

There's no numbers in our bank accounts.

The fuel stock numbers are getting smaller and smaller.

The only place that seems to have all the numbers is the price at checkout.

#nzpol


Hi NZ media, this is the word you are looking for in your headlines today

#nzpol


So, if Luxon's idea of getting "back on track" is building useless roads and canceling ferries, both notorious for not having tracks, what's the slogan gonna be this year?

Continuing to get back on track?

Back to more basic basics?

Screw you, I'm sorted?

Harder, Faster?

Full Throttle?

#nzpol


Leader of the National party is the poison chalice that nobody wants.

Luxon might roll into November unopposed, not because he’s any good, but because nobody wants to clean up his disasters.

#nzpol


This seems poetic, considering his bacon's cooked. #nzpol


#nzpol - well, there goes any hope for my industry

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...


MMP Inception.
No one has the numbers to lead the Nats, so is born a coalition of minority factions that lead together.
But it’s totally not co-leaders, job-share, or part-time. #strongleadership #nzpol


Nicola Willis insists the Nats need no change in leadership and are contemplating no change. So take from that what you will.

#nzpol #spull


Perhaps he's hoping she will get stuck in the US?😅
#NZPOL


Nicola Willis says the Strait of Hormuz needs to be open!

Why has no one thought of this!?

#nzpol


No government since at least 1987 has passed 30 or more laws without a select committee vet – until the coalition last month  #nzpol


Every time I hear or read a story about Nicola Willis's trip to the Whitehouse, all I can think of is "Why would the Trump government give a flying fuck about our fuel problems?". Our government's estimation of its own importance is hubris personified.

#nzpol


I am assuming that Mainfreight have always supported KiwiRail and they are not some sort of competetor.
I don't really care for either of these arguments. Driving at night seems "reasonable" when someone else is doing it. Bus lanes with trucks seems equally bad.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...


I’m okay with this, as long as it’s someone worse than Luxon or at least someone who’s just as bad…plenty of tossers to choose from I guess. 🤷♀ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment


Kudos, photo editor #nzpol


Luxon is running late for his standup. I remember when Judith Collins was forced out of her leadership, a scheduled press conference ran rather late too.

#nzpol


The press gallery seem quite annoyed that he won't just fuck off already #nzpol


Same Politician Tipping by NZ journalists AGAIN.
#nzpol


Luxon insists he has the numbers and support of his caucus. I think it's going to get messy. Even moreso. #nzpol


I AM SO FUCKEN SICK OF THE PHRASE "CASH BAZOOKA" FUCK OFF!!!! #NZPol


I mean we know Willis is all about the text cancellation… #nzpol


BRO TALKED FOR 5 MINUTES AND CRASHED OUT AND LEFT LOL #NZPol


I'm a man, aged 65+, and with European ethnicity.

I have Level 1 qualifications, rent from Kāinga Ora or a public provider, and live in an urban area.

I voted for Another in 2023.

I place myself on the center of the left-right scale. #NZES2023 #NZPol


I'm angry at everybody who failed to spot Luxon's obvious uselessness from the beginning.💩🥚
I'm also angry at the mega-wealthy for forcing their barely sentient puppet politicians on us because of their preference for a Government of useful fools.💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


You know who would be a great leader for the National Party?

Mr Noneofthem

#nzpol


Luxon repeats that he has full support of Caucus & denies media reports if him avoiding Whip #nzpol #kiwi


My 89 year old grandma would do a better job than Luxon
Just saying
#nzpol


He’s like Temu John Key

Whereas “Teflon John” had no scandal that could stick, “Velcro Chris” can’t seem to stop sticking to them.

Just blunders his way through a “what I would say to you” and everybody resumes internally screaming that we have an airline PR guy as PM

#nzpol #OneTermGovernment


The National caucus know we all hate Luxon, but they also know we also hate all of them too.💩🥚
So, who is the least unpopular turd in that cesspool?🤔
I suspect infighting over who gains the support of the Judith Collins gang is kicking up the dust.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


I, too, have the support of Mike Hawkus, whoever that is. #nzpol


This is ridiculous.

The entire profession NZ political journalist, commentator & outright pundit community who repeatedly refocus on the gossip of leadership challenges, instead of the real world effects of government policy, deserve a collective kick up the arse.

#nzpol


this is funny, but i wish it were true .... that would be Chippy a) doing SOMETHING / ANYTHING besides just sleepwalking toward the election and b) doing something that was likely to work.

#nzpol


Luxon says he's focused on cost of living despite ignoring it over the last 2 years. Says if an election was held today "this government" would be re-elected #nzpol


What's the population of Aotearoa?
Yeah about that many.
#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...


#nzpol
They can all see the writing on the wall. Inflation is going to be through the roof come election time and none of them wants to be the leader when that happens. All happy to hide behind Luxon and Willis.
OTOH, if they'll drop to 25% a lot of list MPs will not be returning.


I think caucus may have been a typo? I have therefore corrected this, and provided a more suitable (AI-generated) image to accompany the headline. #onetermgovernment #nzpol


Luxon's strategy to distract us from the cost of living crisis and the the fuel crisis by fuelling speculation about him being rolled by his own caucus is working.💩🥚🤣
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


Ridiculous for journos to ask senior MPs about a caucus coup - try all the backbenchers who can see their job prospects evaporating with low polling. #NzPol


Umm
#nzpol


The universal unpopularity of every member of the National caucus is Luxon's only ally.💩🥚🤣
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


#nzpol
This is a horrific possibility

NZF is out and out MAGA and tugs forelock to Trump

Their policies are xenophobic and anti-Māori

And they're indebted to their millionaire and corporate sponsors: tobacco, gun lobby, gambling, private healthcare, racing, oil companies...

Please please no 😳


Is Luxon avoiding Stuart Smith because he doesn't want to be a whipped egg?🤔💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


terrible, horrible, no good, very bad caucus.

#nzpol


#NZpol

Well, what I can say to you is, another old colleague left today for Melbourne, family in tow.

Ex-DoC, ex-MoE, 'too qualified' here VS 'when can you get over?' there.

Just another culled 'uSeLeSS BuREaUcrAt' who'd rather stay helping Australians now... no return plans. Great Luxon, great.


#nzpol check in if you are unhappy with Luxons leadership!


Let's start a Bluesky #NZpol chant..

Move on Luxon! Move on!

Move on Luxon! Move on!

Move on Luxon! Move on!

Move on Luxon! Move on!

Move on Luxon! Move on!

Bluesky AoNZ has the numbers.


Look. what I say to you is this.

Not only do my own MPs think I'm not up to the job of leading New Zealand, they don't think anyone else in the caucus is either. Not even the Herald thinks we're any good. The Herald!

*Easter egg in alt text.

#nzpol


Surely ghost ships can pass through military blockades? 🤷♂ #nzpol


Luxon can't go... he needs to honour this bold statement ! #nzpol


Funnier! #NZPOL


This free webinar is Monday 20th April at 12:10 pm. Register below to get the link.

This topic is particularly on point at the moment given today's MBIE webinar on public research funding priorities.

Please boost the signal here and on other social platforms and through your networks.

#NZPOL


I struggle to believe that neither National nor Labour can put forward a more competent and inspiring leader.

Following their current leaders is like watching an Eastern European art movie with weird dialogue and absolutely nothing happening to move the story along.

#nzpol


You're going to have to be more specific !!! #nzpol


I will laugh really really hard if the next person to be issued a move on order is Christopher Luxon.💩🥚🤣
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


Scyzophoa Luxon be like "Who said that? Give me their names! I'm going to go Lee Iacocca on their ass!"

#nzpol


The unhappy
#NZpol


Only wearing a t-shirt over his suit jacket can save Luxon now.💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


CEGTFO

#nzpol


#NZPol Old White Male Fundamentalist Christian Turns Out To Be A Fucking Wanker.

News at Ten.


Is the US military using the same provider as the David Seymour school lunch programme?

#nzpol


#nzpol


This is Luxon’s face just after he’s told a lie.

This face is on regular rotation at the moment…

#nzpol

😬😬😬


I see David Seymour has told the Trump regime how much he has cut from our school's 'healthy'👀 lunches program. #nzpol


Muting the word 'polls' was an excellent plan.

#nzpol


If Nicola Willis replaces Luxon and the Nats polling keeps tanking, would the attack line then be "Nicky no boats, no votes"?

#nzpol


“Luxon, despite Friday’s appearances, is a supremely confident man. He has reportedly recently stopped reading focus group reports because they reflect criticism about him which he just doesn’t believe”

“Notwithstanding Luxon’s protestations, it is clear there are serious doubts about him “
#nzpol


No one wants to be the leader through the winter of our discontent but it is going to be quite funny to have this Weekend at Bernies-ass Prime Minister regularly turning up to press conferences to lie about his supportive caucus for the next six months #nzpol


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Here is the TAX Policy recommendations from Tax Justice Aotearoa. I haven't read it all yet. assets.nationbuilder.com/tja/pages/32...

Hoping political parties will get inspired and propose these ideas -or some of these- for next elections. #nzpol

What are the ideas you like in this doc?


Bsky NZ #nzpol you are outdoing yourselves today on the leadership commentary! Outstanding work, take a bow. Well done and thanks for the laughs ✨🙌✨


Please note the use of the word “embattled”. The official Aotearoa Embattled PM Timer is now active

#nzpol


Hey Siri do I have the numbers ?
…...........
.......

'Turning off lights now' #nzpol


Moir says "embattled"!! TEAM WE HAVE AN "EMBATTLED" IN THE WILD #nzpol


The latest data on NZ's greenhouse gas emissions just dropped, and here's what you need to know.

In 2024, the increase in emissions from the intensive dairy industry was the same as adding 100,000 more cars to NZ's roads.

Here's why that's a big deal. 🧵

Action link: greenpeace.nz/b95joo
#nzpol


To do that, we need to end dairy expansion. Sign the petition now: greenpeace.nz/b95joo
#nzpol


Not long to wait for GONEBURGER! 🎉🎊🥳 #NZPol


I'd vote for head of broccoli before this lot #nzpol


Embattled level achieved

Still not in the headline but it's a start

#nzpol
#embattled


'Notwithstanding Luxon’s protestations, it is clear there are serious doubts about him in National’s caucus. The continual leaks on this and other caucus issues are a bad omen.' @marcdaalder.bsky.social #NzPol


🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):

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'Saying he has the full support of his caucus implies he's not bothered by the rumblings and his team is behind him, but saying he has the numbers immediately suggests some of his caucus don't support him as leader, but he believes he has enough in his camp to win any challenge or vote.' #NzPol


I'm as keen on a good embattled leader stoush as the next person because I'm a petty wench and I love to see Luxon squirm.

But look at what they're doing. They're speed runnning Stephen Harper's playbook. It took him 1 1/2 terms to gut the science and info gathering functions of the state.
#nzpol


Friday afternoon entrail reading

National Caucus Luxmaxing will continue, until the skinny lady sings...

#nzpol
#embattled


Gawd do I have to do WORK now? I'm all excited about the spull #nzpol


Knows he has the numbers

And who’s unhappy ?

Are kind of contradictory amirite?

#nzpol


"If Luxon wants to secure his leadership... it will require him to turn the polling around in a meaningful way..., calm the caucus and convince them he's their best bet to win in November, and remind staffers in his ministerial offices they are valued and respected."

Oh yeah, piece of piss #nzpol


Luxon deeply inferior to the end - compared to Little stepping back for Ardern or Ardern for Hipkins.
#dignity #nzpol


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Finally someone had the guts. Why it’s taken this long I have no idea. Better late than never I guess 🤔 #nzpol


"Spulls don't pay bulls" might be a new motto for the #nzpol crowd 😁


What I'd just say to you is, my caucus just needs to get to know me.
#DyinLuxon #nzpol


If Winston told us what he really thought of Seymour and Luxon, would his poll numbers go up or down?
I think we all know the answer to that one.
#nzpol


See also this. Bypassing our usual legislative process by using urgency for part or all of a bill’s progress and doing things like shortening public submission periods to avoid select committee and public scrutiny of contentious and unpopular legislation.
#nzpol


"They fear the future, they dream of a world that never was and never could be, they’re exclusionary, they’re humourless – they’re this coalition"
#nzpol


#NZpol


www.facebook.com/share/p/1B24...

G.I.Nicky looks ready for a coup once she's finished running around the park with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

#nzpol


Who isn’t happy with you? Ummmm, how about the majority of the country you out of touch arrogant ignorant wanker. #nzpol


Luxon's now in death by a thousand cuts territory. His chances are now slim to none. #nzpol #Luxon #spull #NationalNotFitToGovern


Stuff polls are giving stunning results, as usual. Bish is in second place for preferred MP if Luxon is removed, second only to "Someone else"

#nzpol


Exactly the same is true in every country #auspol #ukpol #cdnpol #nzpol


Suddenly want to watch a contemporary NZ comic-strip-presents-esque 6-episode 30minute crazed surreal punky comedy = set in the Beehive #nzpol


#nzpol


Starmer is so much like Luxon.  All the past "successes" that these guys have had are bullshit #nzpol


Anyone...Anyone...Bueller...
#nzpol


🇳🇿 #nzpol the photo they keep choosing… he makes these faces enough that it’s easy for the camera


“On ThE rIgHt TrAcK1!!1!”
🤮

#nzpol


In which the government doubles down on its classism... fuel shortages and cost-increases disproportionately impact those on lower incomes and from historically disadvantaged groups. I think we can take this as another strong indicator of how 'well' NAct1st are going to handle this crisis #Nzpol


Gosh this is what happened to AoNZ's school lunches (not the DOGE bit, obvs).
This was never about the children; it was always about scamming the taxpayer to enrich private companies.

#nzpol


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

#nzpol


💔😔 #nzpol


Will giving himself a bs portfolio, and a matai
title he requested save luxycon
from the chopping block?? Who will roll him? Bishflaps or Nikki noboats??? #nzpol #crational #red26 #byefeluxon


The latest Roy Morgan poll has the governing coalition at 47.5% — behind the Labour-Greens-TPM opposition bloc at 48%. National is at 26.5%, its lowest since taking office. Seven months out, the government that promised to fix everything is polling worse than the government it replaced. #nzpol


They hate discussion, facts or expertise… it gets in the way of their lies, giveaways to the rich and brutality for the poor and disabled.

#nzpol


#nzpol We never hear anything about this in our hospitals 🤔


Goodbye mr luxon
Goodbye you fiend
You have been the one
You have been the one who wrecked the country
Goodbye mr luxon
Goodbye you fiend
You have been the one
You have been the one who wrecked this country. #nzpol


#NZPol Man —Jenna Lynch has always been about that juicy, salacious T but recently it’s like Stuff have just gone ‘mean gossip girl is your only job’.


A practical suggestion although few people like working nights, its tough on family & justifies higher pay.
This crisis underlines the need for better rail transport for goods & passengers. Which underfunded & neglected. We have rail lines in congested regions with no passenger trains
#NZPol


record breaking 43% increase in Diesel, 18.6% increase ln Petrol. Well done National, pat on the back. #nzpol


"...All of that, however, requires Luxon to accept there's a problem in the first place - a self awareness many staffers and MPs have long declared isn't in his DNA."

#NZPol


We should be concerned that this spyware is in New Zealand, Judith Collins set is up with the FBI's office in Wellington.
The spyware's creator, Peter Theil, is a self proclaimed Nazi. He was granted NZ residency by former Orine Minister John Key.
#NZPol


Due to fuel and fertilizer shortages, we could face a food crisis.
OF COURSE WE FUCKING WILL!!!
I was saying this over 2 weeks ago. How is this news now? God this is infuriating.
#nzpol


Luxon has lost the room and the reporters are not pulling punches or taking his deflections, they are cutting him off, jumping in and insisting on a direct answer.

He doesn’t have a clear point to communicate.

Luxon is chum…

🥚🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈

#nzpol


EMBATTLED!!!

Ok ok, it’s not in the headline yet… but we are close.

#nzpol


Just imagine if we had two shiny new rail enabled ferries…

Just saying

#nzpol


must have used David Seymour's supplier... #NZPol


Worse Rodgers & Hammerstein reboot ever.
#nzpol


Is he goneburger yet?
#luxon
#nzpol


23 warehouses now...

#nzpol


23 now...

#nzpol


Relevant to #NZpol


Me When This Govt gets ousted in November #nzpol #crational #red26 #lyingluxon #byefeluxity


National party caucus right now: We don't have a leader... We’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.

#nzpol


#NZpol

"His numbers are falling, despite being front and centre managing the fuel crisis" is f'n horseshit to placate the wilfully blind 🙄🤬🤡

But as said before, unless National *itself* changes - and they *won't* - we'll just be swapping out one mask for another.

Boot the CoC *ALL* out on Nov 7.


Trying to work out which Nat MP I’d prefer to Luxon and drawing an utter blank. Haven’t voted Nat
for several elections but I did used to actually respect and even like some of their individual MPs.

But there truly isn’t anyone in Nat that I feel like that about nowadays. #nzpolitics


A whole roundabout for only $1.5M!?
Simeon is on his way...
#nzpol


"Captain Schettino's numbers were falling, despite being front and centre managing the Costa Concordia sinking."

Luxon and his govt's policies are a MAJOR contributor to our lack of resilience facing this crisis. He SHOULD wear the consequences. His CEO instincts are to slime his way out.

#nzpol


One of the fundamental pillars of human psychology that I admire the most, is the ability for an individual to deliberatively self reflect, to take accountability when required and to follow up with resolution that is aligned with public good. I fail to see those qualities at all in Luxon. #nzpol


Make New Zealand Affordable Again 💚💚💚 #nzpol. This government is a rip off. Only way to change it is voting left.


I think they should get all the National MPs into a ring and start a Royal Rumble.

Last one standing wins
#nzpol


New Zealand is following Trump's example and rewriting history for political ends and enforcing racial bias.
This shows the National and ACT parties are bending the knee to facism instead of standing tall for justice ad decency.
We urge the next Labour government to remove Thiel's residency.
#NZPol


I think they should all be paid the minimum wage only, immediately - and the last one not to starve to death gets to be Leader!
#NZPol


Checking you have the full support of your caucus on Monday #nzpol


How long is that knife Bishop has in his hand.

#juliusluxon
#nzpol


With Luxon it's always profits over people.
#nzpol


Similarities between the '93 & '26 elections:
- Same major party leaders from last election.
- LAB looking to regain strongholds in AKLD.
- Former LAB Minister looking to regain (Mt) Roskill.
- Caucus dissatisfied with PM in March-April.
- Low major party vote share.
- Winston.

#NZPol #NZPols


I personally witnessed that when he was CEO of AirNZ.
I was on the receiving end of his choosing of profits over safety.
I often wonder if I should sit down with a journalist and tell my story.

#NZPol


“Yes, there is hate, there is discrimination & there are racial issues” Randhawa said.

"As a 4th-generation member of this community,
I can say some of this feels worse."

#NZpol


Perhaps we just need to get to know him 🤦♂ #nzpol


I would also have said, "An improving economy". But, given what is happening with oil right now, I'm not sure that's going to play out in National's favour.

#NZPol #NZPols #NZPolitics #NewZealandPolitics


“Set apart from the minimum wage, the Living Wage is worker and whānau focused.

Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity.”

No excuses, just pay a Living Wage.
#nzpol

www.livingwage.org.nz


Friday today #nzpol
Let's start a sweep/bingo card
A. Randon Sunday announcement
B. Poorly kept secret caucus over weekend rolls Luxon. Announced at post cab Monday
C. It drags on another week
D. Published opinion piece eviscerates Luxon's woeful track record.
E. Bad poll leads to immediate rolling


I thought he was talking about someone else #nzpol


I’m going to watch comedy shows for the rest of this decade.
That’s all.
#nzpol #Politics #Geopolitics


National Party busy scrolling through Temu searching for a leader.

"Shop like a billionaire (donor)!"

#nzpol


The centre fucking hate him 😂
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ


This image is clearly NOT the FUTURE of AotearoaNZ.

This image is the privileged boomers last hurrah, before their precious wealth means absolutely NOTHING. 🎉 #nzpol


…”Six months in a leaky boat”

#nzpol

(Still no ferries)


"So what happens when a war becomes a stress test for a global addiction?"
#nzpol


It probably won’t improve the state of things but I will lmfao if Luxon gets rolled #nzpol


Maybe Oceania should do that too,..

#nzpol


#nzpol imitating art


#shpoli #shpolitics #nzpol #nzpolitics #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics


#nzpol


Breaking🚨 Embattled PM Luxon seen chased by police in a stolen yellow Mini onto a rail car, and is believed headed for the South Island. He is believed to have the full support of his caucus, who stated he won't repeat the mistakes of past NZ fugitive Embattled PMs #nzpol


I mean, honestly? 🤦♀ #nzpol #NZ


Ever think about it..?💭
What we could lose?
#nzpol #NZ


Last time I saw Jacinda Ardern was her last day at Parliament.
I wasn't there for Grant Robertson's last day at Parliament.
They were both regular panellists on the Back Benches show.
I miss them.✌
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


I don't generally consider politics a suitable topic of conversation at a wedding reception, but nobody needed my prompting to share their... startlingly vivid low opinions of the Prime MInister. Honey, when you've grossed out a table of country Tories you're a fucked chook. #nzpol


Austerity driven by global blowback from AI implosion and/or Trumps "Straits of Epstein" fiasco will create the conditions for facism.
 #nzpol Act/NZF/Nat need to be removed


Why doesn't most of NZ like Luxon? Because he is the perfect example of the manager we've all had in the past who took credit for everything we did and blamed us for every mistake he made.
#nzpol


#nzpol

Luxon won’t be rolled because the merger and acquisition liar was put on Notice in December 2023 that HE was the one that made the agreement with Winston.  If HE is not the PM, then a new agreement will be negotiated, or a snap election.

Election 2026 - is the Winston’s Choice election.


I'm a man, aged 65+, and with European ethnicity.

I have Level 4 qualifications, own my home mortgage-free, and live in an urban area.

I voted for National in 2023.

I place myself on the right of the left-right scale. #NZES2023 #NZPol


#nzpol

Finally realised today why NZ businesses fail in Australia, but Australian businesses succeed in NZ

NZ - one low minimum wage, minimum compliance, minimum fines, minimum effort

Australia - multiple awards, hour penalties, shift allowances, other allowances, high fines, maximum enforcement


Does anyone in #nzpol want some anti AI stickers to put up all around the place


MTA head of advocacy James McDowall described reforms as "well-intentioned" - motorists would end up paying more in larger maintenance /repair costs. “Not to mention insurance, ACC levies & cost to the taxpayer - increased enforcement/education.”
- association was also concerned about safety.
#nzpol


Interesting that the Hormuz Strait has been reopened and possibly oil will be "flowing" once more.

But I bet Luxons govt won't learn from this experience (just like COVID) and will refuse to build resilient infrastructure and still won't touch EV or solar.

For them it's all about me, me, me
#nzpol


Let's decimate the National Party come November.
Let's never see those smarmy entitled faces ever again.

#nzpol


Nationals advertising through Stuff online this morning is illegal.
If they want to announce they helped 1m NZders then it should be under a NZ govt banner and not the National Party.
How many months from the election are they allowed to advertise
#nzpol


This is a HUGE mistake. We already have an older car fleet than many countries and now they’re going to be less well maintained - and more likely to be in accidents. #nzpol


The page linked below has been updated to better explain what the talk is about and why it matters to you. 🤔
#NZPOL


Hey, @chrishipkins.bsky.social, here's an idea that would win you some votes in November! I'm sure anything a capitalist capital like NYC can do, we can do in AoNZ #nzpol


What applies to us from Green Party leader Zack Polanski's words Aotearoa New Zealand?
Like their opposition parties Nact work for their donors not you...
#nzpol #Election26


#nzpol Gull watch 18th April 7.45 am - another 4 cents lower across the board. I might be sceptical about the long-term but happy to pay less for now.


Luxon kept telling anyone who'd listen, all day yesterday that he has Th'fuls'portamaicawkis. I think there's an ointment for that, bro... #nzpol


The government's public research funding pivot incentivises this kind of investment bleeding. The received wisdom narrative requires overseas investors for commercialisation. Those investors extract much of the value out of the country.

How this all works is in Monday's webinar below.
#NZPOL


Papatoetoe's Indian community has voiced frustration at what appears to be growing anti-Indian sentiment in Auckland at a public meeting on Friday. #nzpol


So the changing climate is ruining the crops - and therefore incomes - of Canterbury arable farmers, who are now eyeing dairy as an alternative, which will have a much bigger impact on the climate…
#nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...


#nzpol I can see it now

"What I would say to you is I used to run an airline" then looks nervously around the room to see if Tova is there


First signal of an imminent snap election? #nzpol


What I'd just say to you is, at least there's one loyal Luxxie left who's holding the  l̶i̶e̶ line at that traitorous rat infested Herald rag.
#DyinLuxon #NZpol


Year in, year out RSE workers continue to be exploited, and vulnerable to all manner of abuses and NOTHING substantial changes. This is employment in NZ, the businesses should be named and shamed I don’t want their product and I’d like the choice  #nzpol

  www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/18/g...


This is fundamental to how we plan for preventing Covid #nzpol


And when that inevitably goes pear-shaped, they'll want taxpayer subsidies.

#nzpol


Sal updates us on what gwan with blockades of blockades and actual oil shipping, vs 'this is fine' NZ Govt narratives

#nzpol


Meanwhile, over on tiktok... #nzpol


“My business will go under if I pay a Living Wage” is a poor excuse for poverty wages. You need a better business plan. #nzpol


Cf #nzpol


If you own your soul to the company store... If you and your peers are prevented from having freedom of movement and participating in wider society after hours... That is not employment, that is slavery.

#nzpol


If you own your soul to the company store... If you and your peers are prevented from having freedom of movement and participating in wider society after hours... That is not employment, that is slavery.

#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


#NZPol Confidence from the man with more hair than charisma.


This is a future crisis waiting to happen.

What are these people going to do when they hit retirement and have nothing?

A ticking timebomb that's being ignored
#nzpol


With the focus on “cost” of fuel, those looking to save money have been spending their money at Gull, NPD etc. However, I can’t help but note that none of the “low cost” providers are installing EV charging…

Infrastructure costs…who’s building our future?
#nzpol


Not the best phrasing #NZPol


This is interesting commentary on Labour’s continued support of our racist, abusive uncle Winston.

I think it’s true that Labour has hugged the “center” so hard that they have compromised and made deals with a populist authoritarian.

Thanks liberal aunty and racist uncle.. 👍🏾

Thoughts #nzpol?


#nzpol


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


This is so true and so f*cked...
#nzpol #NationalNotFitToGovern #OneTermGovernment #Election26


#NZPol There’s an unfortunately high number of real dumbasses in this country. People who are apparently totally unable to ask themselves ’and then what?’. Fucking depressing knowing we have all the tools to make the world a much better place for everyone but so many refuse to pick them up.


🤔 #nzpol


"It seems every month now there’s some media fracas about rolling the PM,& it may happen but this month we’ve also seen the perfect circumstances for the longest serving MP to make a move...-if he calls a snap election-& that’s bad for those not enrolled to vote."
[ vote.nz/enrolling/en... ]
#nzpol


They've had this vague, Parliamentary Services paid, advertising all over the place for a while now.

Idk, you'd think with all the "progress" and how well they are at getting us "back on track" that they wouldn't need to vaguely advertise it.

#nzpol


Great. Telling the guy that uses polls to jump a burning boat that he's getting a surge in the polls.

Make sure your details are up to date, just in case Winston gets trigger happy and we can get rid of Luxon before his party kicks him out.

#nzpol


A good read. We are being let down by our Govt & @healthnz.govt.nz  in our Covid response.

Covid19 is still very much with us.

Long Covid has high prevalence and impact: Where is the Government response?

#nzpol


#nzpol
Despicable but typical nzfirst. Patterson strutting around south dunedin fishing for a populous anti council vote when hes part of the central govt who declined climate change mitigation and devel support for a very carefully produced council long plan for nz most flood prone low econ suburb.


Cut the public service to the bone, complain that the public service are taking too long

Bishop is an absolute cunt, if he does end up as PM then we're fucked

Please Mummy, make it stop!
#nzpol


Who knew "embattled" means saying nothing but buzzwords and having to contend with his coworkers wanting him to say other buzzwords.

Well, cover me in scars then, I'm definitely embattled if that's all it takes...

#nzpol


So is Chris Bishop the Kenneth Williams of the NZ National, ACT & NZFirst Coalition Carry on?
#nzpol


"He became I think a caricature he became a parody of himself and perhaps that's what upset him most about himself."
#nzpol


#nzpol ⬇⬇⬇ This comment applies to our situation too, Aotearoa New Zealand. Money spemt on paying exorbitant rents and bank interest demands is sucking money out of the hands of the very people who would spend that money in our consumer economy creating more jobs and saving struggling businesses.


Only a matter of time before the anti-Māori sentiment of this Coalition Govt translated on to other races.  There ARE racial issues.

So sad this is happening in Aotearoa. #nzpol


I'd support this, who wouldn't?
#nzpol


The thing about polls is, they don't change *anything* about the actual material work that needs to be done.

The danger of polls is that they can make that work seem *pointless,* or cast the work that's *already* been done as futile, and that is absolutely how they can be deployed.  #nzpol


Legitimately crazed levels of cope here as Jonathan Milne decides that Luxon is incredibly brilliant at dealing with fuel crises but for some reason isn't telling us about it #nzpol


"Just gonna chime in here and say.... I like everyone's flags' Luxon #nzpol


If NZ First pledges ends the Health NZ hiring freeze, I'd probably vote NZ First. Are Abby parties pledging to role back the coalition attack on public services yet? #nzpol


We live in a country which allows debt peonage. If they aren't free then nobody really is. #nzpol


i'm shocked at the recent wave of BSky #nzpol posts making demands of @greens.org.nz & their individual MPs to 'do more' on this here miniscule platform of LW Pakeha.

the "but cater to MEEE" vibes are gross & privileged.
you're all capable of supplementing your news intake by visiting other sites.


#nzpol

Swap "coalition government" for "President".


I'm a man and with European ethnicity.

I have a university qualification, own my home with a mortgage, and live in a rural/remote area.

I voted for Another in 2023.

I place myself on the center of the left-right scale. #NZES2023 #NZPol


March poll. Polls after the fuel crisis really kicked off will be very very interesting 🔥
#nzpol


www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

With more rain expected this week across the north island too, there is now a members bill written up by Act expressively dismissing climate change, not withstanding the multiple states of emergency already.
#nzpol

bills.parliament.nz/v/1/d8488cdf...


We now have a weekly once-in-a-decade weather event.

And still politicians refuse to take climate action, because it's too woke or something.

thisisfine.gif :fine:

#NZPol #FossilFools #ClimateCrisis


JFC!!!!!🤬🤯
They haven’t fucked our economy over enough, or caused enough chaos, so now they decide to pick a fight with our LARGEST TRADING PARTNER?! WTAF!
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment


National is as tough on crime as it is on unemployment...
#nzpol #NationalNotFitToGovern #OneTermGovernment #Election26


Want to know where the extra money you're paying at the pump is going?

To the fkn rich of course!

It always does, that's why they have so much money. *Slaps forehead..

They have done nothing to earn this fire hose of money from your account to theirs.

Tax them FFS.

#nzpol


Join the dots time....
#nzpol #NationalNotFitToGovern #OneTermGovernment #Election26


So you think your schooling's phony
I guess it's hard not to agree
You say it all depends on money
And who is in your family tree
Right (right), you're bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
Ha, ha, bye National #nzpol #red26


National’s problem isn’t that they lack MPs with the ambition to be leader. It’s that those MPs also want to be more than a footnote in the history of NZ prime ministers. #nzpol


Trump <-> Iran
Luxon <-> Caucus

Same perception.

#nzpol


So we have here an issue that was addressed by the Environmental groups but was fast tracked probably by Gillies mate Chris Bishop.
#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...


OR the evidence shows too many people not voting at all over the last decades made things far worse. #nzpol

Demanding, criticising and withholding your vote doesn't help a party do better. You're not saying anything new.

Participating and supporting might.
#nzpol

teara.govt.nz/en/interacti...


I was wondering if someone could make the National Party into a Monty Python sketch.

Oh, okay, someone just told me they were already a Monty Python sketch.

#nzpol


Trigger warning
#nzpol

www.facebook.com/share/p/14cz...


i do understand. i believe my thread concluded with a clear statement that i was speaking about LW folks demanding more BSky posts by Green MPs. people can search #nzpol if they wish to see them.

"weird" = it's a shame to me, in 2026, when LW peeps take up any opportunity to moan about NZ Greens.


#Nzpol

Perhaps they should have applied for private helipads.


$50bn on more roads aye...

#nzpol


I love a good Edgling! #NZPol


#IWillVote for someone who stops that and instead adopts equitable universal redistributive tax.

Let's imagine and create a society who puts people and planet first. Always, let's do it #together, at each level 🫂🌳☮🌏🍓

Thank you @mshooper.bsky.social for your sharing of #nzpol, worth knowing 👀


Well done Allied (and it seems Tasman & NPD) for reacting quickly to oil prices dropping
95 down 24c & diesel over 40c since yesterday
#oilprices #nzpol


Holy shit 😳🤦♀ #nzpol


#nzpol


look familiar, Aotearoa?

still need any convincing that ACT NAT NZF are a buch of self-aggrandising thieves following Atlas Network policy

#nzpol


agreed

i'm still waiting for @greens.org.nz  presence here on bluesky

and pls pls pls, native content not links to insta

i refuse to use meta's apps, no debate

#nzpol


Looks atrocious for Wellington folks! Hang in there!

When can we get anything like the flood mitigation and urban planning required to better ride out the inevitable disasters coming our way, regardless of whether the world wakes up? #nzpol


#NZpol


He’s a narcissist & a weak fool - But Bishop, Brown & Willis are much nastier than Luxon. They are more ‘inner-AtlasNetwork-Zionists’ #nzpol


'Surendran predicts that staple foods will become expensive, and some will run short or simply disappear from shelves. Prices of other goods and services will soar …because every industry is tied to those failing supply chains.' #nzpol #fuelCrisis
@nzgeo.bsky.social
www.nzgeo.com/newsletter/t...


I can't do a lot but I helped make quorum on a zoom call so Tāmaki electorate has a Green candidate, unlike last election.

Donald Mayo www.greens.org.nz/donaldmacken...
#nzpol


Under this government, NZ will lag behind #nzpol


We could be headed in this direction were National not so minded to slash and burn what was coming along nicely.

The way in which the coalition tore up the clean car discount is analogous to Trump trashing stuff simply because it had Obama's name on it.

3 waters, ferries, hydro.. torn up.

#nzpol


David Seymour was involved
#nzpol


Every morning Luxon gets in the front of a mirror and says to himself
"Whose a good little Prime Minister"
#nzpol


Ruby @ActionStation Aotearoa is sending a weekly selection of petitions, worth following.

I just signed this one, of course! Please.
#equity #nzpol #climateaction

identity-inbound.actionstation.org.nz/clicks/link/...


I'd love to see Greens, Labour & Te Pāti Māori show more directly on Bluesky.

There is something id like to see Bluesky become for the good folks of these parties.

I want/will promote Bluesky to become a supportive community comms sanctuary for these wonderful opposition party folks
#NZpol
1/2


When they're being hounded on other SM  & at their limit & may need somewhere they can stay for a bit to patch wounds & recharge & get back in the ring.

My challenge to myself & all us AoNZ folks is..can you do this with me?
Hold your venom for the enemy? Be a better level of follower?
2/2
#NZpol


#NZpol

That would require a Foreign Minister who hasn't clearly decided to throw his lot in with our Five Eyes partner which, despite causing havoc globally, he seems keen to encourage more goosestepping as "the fix, the whole fix and the only fix" to global issues...

Until then... we're fucked.


Can’t wait to see the look on NZ first (worst)
Supporters faces when the govt their prophet Winnie joined with has a female leader after rolling Luxon. #nzpol


"NZ Seniors need more support to stay in the workforce over 65 (if they want to)."
I absofuckinglutely DON'T want to ... I can't wait to stop working.
#nzpol


⚡
#nzpol


#nzpol. Are you all proud of this? Because labour has had a lot to do with why all the water is polluted too


Media:
Sadly my lazy days of using SM as news aggregators as I did on Twitter are well over.

Far right wing messaging is suited to/caters for the lazy news absorber.
Well Researched, public good news folks & stories require more effort/$ from the many folks who have less time/$
But must/will
#NZpol


youtu.be/waitbMy-WTA?... #nzpol


#nzpol ⬇⬇


Chris Bishop was stripped as National's campaign chair last month. Tomorrow he fronts Q+A while his leader faces the most dangerous 100 hours of his tenure. If Jack Tame asks whether Luxon is safe, Bishop has to answer it on live television. Appointment viewing. #nzpol


Not *if* he finally falls.

*When* he finally falls.
#nzpol


#nzpol this is just as relevant for here


#NZPol youtu.be/QkF_G-RF66M


Worth bearing in mind as NZ ramps up for a general election this year.

The very wealthy are extremely against anything that might create a level playing field for the rest of us

#nzpol


#nzpol The National Party always beaks its campaign promises. Please vote more astutely this time around Aotearoa New Zealand.


positive idea for GREEN LAB TPM

find one person within your respective marketing groups who gets Bluesky

let them run with adding everything that your crazed insistence on staying with Aotearoa's MSM bias toward Meta and Elon's thingy make so difficult

#nzpol


this thread set me off

#nzpol


the quiet connections will surprise you

Bluesky's heritage is embedded within the trans community, we do second, third intention as a matter of survival

so no facile marketing pitches, that'll get you blocked, as would tend to happen with ACT NAT NZF denizens who try to take us on

#nzpol


#NZPol "The progressive candidate was outspent 4-1, said Sanders, but proved unstoppable “because she had the courage to stand up for the working class in her area and throughout this country.”


i think looking into the some of the other numbers on that Talbot Mills poll there's clearly some portion of voters who want to vote for Chloe Swabrick's Labour Party lol

#nzpol


diplomat-speak from a country with an ancient political culture

translated

"we have your inter-island transport by the balls, stop being a whore for that irritating dictator"

#nzpol


I just watch the doco ‘Prime Minister’ about Jacinda Ardern.

It made me cry. We had such a fantastic, empathetic, intelligent and hardworking PM.  It would be great to have that again. And Grant was amazing in finance. They left it in such good shape.
#nzpol


Maybe we can think of this as political metaphor* -

The cone – representing the coalition government – is drifting down the floodwaters to goodness knows where. Perhaps out to sea?

——
*I wish
#NZpol


#nzpol FYI, the current government scrapped Labour's plan to increase the fuel storage capacity at Marsden Point after its closure.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AXq...


If NZ MP gets tired of politics, there's a career waiting for him with US Defence Forces sorting out their meals!

Grey meat and carrots sounds better than NZ #SchoolLunches
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...


What’s wrong with having an extensive raccoon dick collection? 👀
#nzpol


#NZpol

Oh yeah, I was talking about this with some friends tonight cos they actually did a demo (or planned one) here in Aotearoa (not sure what became of that but the post from 2021 is still on their site).

Anyhoo, yeah, things "out there" are moving. Even if this govt insists *we* don't...


I'm a woman, aged 35-44, and with European ethnicity.

I have a university qualification, own my home with a mortgage, and live in a rural/remote area.

I voted for National in 2023.

I place myself on the right of the left-right scale. #NZES2023 #NZPol


Ah, yes. The National Blue, what's wrong with it?

What's wrong with it? It's DEAD.

Nah it's not. It's just resting.

Resting? Alright then, if it's just resting, I'll wake it up. "Luxon! Your polling below 30%!" See, dead.

*Fluff piece about being "embattled."

Nah. Look, see? It moved.

#nzpol


Ah, yes. The National Blue, what's wrong with it?

What's wrong with it? It's DEAD.

Nah it's not. It's just resting.

Resting? Alright then, if it's just resting, I'll wake it up. "Luxon! You're polling below 30%!" See, dead.

*Fluff piece about being "embattled."

Nah. Look, see? It moved.

#nzpol


I’m sure the fact that people have resorted to eating donkey meat in Argentina is the lesson David Seymour and his companions in ACT wanted you to know they learned from meeting with Milei.

He probably thinks it’s fine for kids school lunches. Or maybe that donkey meat is the new brioche.

#nzpol


If NZ MP David Seymour gets tired of politics, there's a career waiting for him with US Defence Forces sorting out their meals!

Grey meat and carrots sounds better than NZ #SchoolLunches
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...


What I'd just say to you is, et tu Heather?
#DyinLuxon #nzpol


I need to get one of these for Christopher Luxon
#nzpol
#luxongoneski


God I wish we had Aldi or asda in New Zealand
I'm sick of this duopoly bollocks

Hey Mrs Gunna do this Gunna do that, it's fucking April 2026
#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


Have we hit rock bottom yet with this Luxon government?

#nzpol


And well done ECan for this public transport initiative which suits medium size towns much better than big buses on set routes. #nzpol


Concerns like our Prime Minister, Finance minister and Foreign Minister being all to keen to suck up to the unhinged authoritarian regime in the USA and fail to condemn globally destabilising genocides, attacks and invasions by terror state Israel #nzpol


Luxon could take a few speech writing lessons from Sánchez:

"Spain is the daughter of migration and will not become the mother of xenophobia.”

Powerful stuff. 🧵 👇
#nzpol


The world has reached an inflection point. How governments respond in the next weeks to the energy crisis will set in place either transformation to renewables energy systems, or a collapse (with the linked crises) from the current fossil fuel system. Will policymakers recognise this in time?
#nzpol


#nzpol I expect Bishop's not the only one counting votes this weekend...


Luxon: I have the full backing of the caucus.
#nzpol


“Extreme climate events are increasingly affecting our homes, communities and health, but there is work underway in our region to combat these challenges, writes research fellow Lucy Cassels. #nzpol
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...


#nzpol It's official, Luxon has lost Heather du Plessis-Allan (and by extension Barry Soper?). Sadly no sighting of "embattled" in her column but the headline says it all.


Lucy Cassels: "There’s no certainty about which government will be delivered by the ballot box this November. What is clear, though, is that future governments (of any stripe) must continue to prioritise climate resilience."

💯
#nzpol


#nzpol
Our submission to the US is being noticed. Winston is a threat to national security

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


#nzpol Winston’s talking points… they’re purposeful, they mimic  far right talking points and catch phrases from overseas. He’s not original, just opportunistic in the worst way. if there was ever any doubt about his character or those in his party or those who would vote for him.


Worried about the fall out from the war on Iran, Finance Minister Nicola Willis goes to Washington DC, seeking answers.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Trump #IranWar #Jesus


You simply cannot fault this logic, if only we had incentives to electrify Ao/NZs transport fleet, oh wait, we did, and this guvmint cancelled them #EV #nzpol

youtube.com/shorts/2QYf6...


I have figured out why Damien Grant has such a perverse view of the world

I'm sorry his life has been so narrow.  And that he still feels comfortable pontificating about what everyone else is doing wrong

#nzpol

P.S. It's not worth reading. I did by mistake.


I thought for a moment this was Judith Collins 🤣 #nzpol


#nzpol Gull watch 19th April 7.35 am - prices down again overnight three cents/litre each for 91 and 95, five cents for diesel.


#NewZealand could and should have dirt cheap electric power

Most of our generation is renewable and built decades ago paid for by the country

The $10bn+ in dividends could have been invested in new renewables also

#nzpol


All about choices NZ. It's all about the choices..

#nzpol


PSNA Ōtautahi rally 18 April 2026 against Israel's barbaric new death penalty.
#NZPol #FreePalHostages

youtu.be/ZWIvOxsEKaM?...


He has the same effect back home in NZ.
#NZpol


A Dairy Farmer from central NZ tried to school me about 'Trickle Down' economics yesterday. Stated that clearly NZ's economy (currently in the toilet) always does better under a National Government and that we don't want those weird Greenies getting into power.

The stupid must be genetic? #NZpol


John Minto leads #BDS action at Noel Leemings to #BoycottSodastream.
#NZPol


SO MUCH THIS

Vote @greens.org.nz
#nzpol


The Govt seems pretty comfortable on doing things urgently when it comes to passing regulation.   Much more relaxed when it comes to exploring failures

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...


#nzpol


I had to step away when I first saw this story. An Ontario proposal to include attendance & participation in high school final grades. High schools that ofc are not taking steps to prevent/reduce covid spread.

Do not be surprised if David Seymour tries this before the election, New Zealand. #nzpol


So do I because the underlying message is “it’s your fault, you’re not trying hard enough to reduce costs, be self reliant” so it’s not the failed electricity model, the price gouging supermarkets and greedflation - it’s you not growing crops, weaving your own clothes and chopping wood. Ffs. #nzpol


The lovely egg farm people at the Avondale market were apologetic about their $1 per tray price rise next week. Other stalls had raised their $5 for 3 items to $6.

More blank spaces as people juggle fuel prices (or forecast storms) vs making a return.

It all feels a bit fragile. #NZPol


We could do with an updated version of this. There's been a good few more to add in already! #nzpol


Tame interview..
So is Bishop playing the long game? Watch Luxon take the off ramp after the election ...
#nzpol


The entire pattern we see again and again from the local media landscape is

"Looks like you're experiencing structural problems: have you tried individual solutions?  If you did and they haven't worked, then you didn't do it right!" #nzpol


I'd love OneRoof to spend even a 10th of this energy talking about the ordinary kiwis who can't get a house

But instead it's the sad story of a foreign buyer not being able to buy here, so a bargain getting picked up by someone who left NZ

#nzpol

www.oneroof.co.nz/news/kiwi-ex...


#nzpol
This election season let’s be positive and hopeful for the future. Present green policies that resonate with people who are struggling with cost of living. Avoid us and them and anger.


 The problem is a combination of :
1) the finance industry morphed from a symbiotic to completely parasitic relationship with all other industry & government;
2) the singular focus on short term profits to the detriment of any opportunity cost to the environment & community.
#politics #nzpol


"To that end, I want to say to this House with complete surety that the neoliberal experiment of the 1980s has failed. The economics of creating unemployment to manage inflation is farcical when domestic inflation in New Zealand has been driven by big corporates making excessive profits. "
#nzpol


The TOP folks were at the Avondale Market, & tentatively tried to engage in conversation, but I CBF. They’re not my people. I don’t want billionaires interfering in my politics. 👀 #NZPol


This needs to be an election policy. True reform of electricity sector. Comes up every week LOL. #nzpol

"The gentailers have now reported 2023 results, meaning we now have a decade’s worth of data to evaluate the costs of privatisation in the electricity sector"

union.org.nz/wp-content/u...


I thought @mtroskill.bsky.social Michael Woods handled himself very well on Q&A this morning. Bishop on the other hand appeared quite embattled & defensive by comparison, amid the same old broken record blaming labour for all of his government’s epic failures. 💭 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment


NEW ARRIVAL. Pacific Violet 50000 DWT arriving at Marsden Point from Singapore.

#nzpol #nznews #tankers


FFS…. Michael Wood is the epitome of EVERYTHING I hate about Labour.

Don’t watch his Q+A interview unless you want to see the most out of touch person whine about how he suffered the consequences of his actions and then went on a PILGRIMAGE WALK in FUCKING ITALY.

I spat my coffee out!!! 🤮

#nzpol


20+ years in some cases, if there is ever a case to show a case for diversifying the transport options that surely is something let alone what we see right now with the australia fuel fire and the iran bombings. im sure someone can find the road damage vs rail damage. #nzpol #nztransport


Tax the super rich, ffs. 🤦♀ #nzpol #TaxWealthMore #TaxWorkLess #NZ


In case you were wondering why the next government should revoke Peter Thiel’s NZ citizenship… example #846:

(He meddles in elections with lies… as he will do in our next one, he’s also a weird, ridiculous, insane, self-hating sociopathic fuckwit who thinks the Antichrist is coming…)

#nzpol


This headline reads like a recipe for a human centipede…don’t Google that.🤦♀ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment


There's no way polls are helpful, thinking about it.

They either make progress feel impossible, which will discourage people from getting involved, or make progress feel like it's happening anyway *even if you don't get involved,* which will ALSO discourage people. #nzpol


We are seeing push back via major appointments by the likes of John Campbell in the prime morning report slot, etc.
Yes its a problem. like it is in most Mainstream News, but it's better to keep supporting the better platforms(
sneakery changing folks radio frequencies from NewsTalkZB to RNZ)
#nzpol


I get extremely worried when ministers sign us up for big expensive toys or infrastructure projects and then leave politics months later

Were they bribed by tenders?
Is there an issue coming up?
Are we going to be financially strained for years?

Judith Collins is a classic example.
#nzpol


Pay attention #nzpol

Not only is the idea to build a LNG storage facility mindbendingly stupid for our energy independence, saddling our energy costs to more fossil market volatility — the fuel is also a climate disaster


📺 NZ First Party #nzpol
📢 New Zealand First is today announcing an election policy to end the supermarket duopoly - breaking their stranglehold, backing kiwi suppliers, and delivering fairer prices at the checkout for kiwi families.

👉more news/weather bots


Michael is a strong unionist and has always been very supportive of left wing causes. Judge him for what he does not one personal statement. His election will help move the Labour Party leftward. I am a Green Party member but without Labour the Greens cannot get into government #nzpol


Can I say that the last 2.5 years has gone incredibly quickly.
Trying to work out why.

Is it because I have been extra busy at work and at home and some volly stuff.

Or is it because I have been super excited about November and hopefully seeing the end of those coalition idiots.

🤔
#nzpol


#nzpol


Even if the Greens do really well this election they are unlikely to get more than 15% of the vote. Maybe one day they will get enough support to be the dominant party but that is not the reality now. I prefer to put my energy into attacking the current government #nzpol


Yeah, nah.

Their presser fails to address the price gouging behaviour. Breaking up Foodstuffs but leaving Woolworths intact? Also, how do they think the Commerce Commission (or any regulator) can enforce open access to shelves and fair payment to suppliers?
(1/2)

#nzpol


This is such a chaotic govt. The minor parties announce and denounce each others policies while the major party has a leadership vacuum and all other candidates go “not it” #nzpol


Gross. Watch this kind of thing trickle through to other 'western' countries.
Although it's probably already on ACT's to-do list! #nzpol


I have no idea why people have convinced themselves that Winston Peters is a competent operator as our Minister of Foreign Affairs.🤷
Sucking the tiny orange mushroom-dick of Trump appears to be his only skill.🤮😡
...unless we count needlessly pissing-off China as a skill.😒
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


And that spike probably includes people who cut back on their purchases too. #nzpol


I'm a woman, aged 45-54, and with European ethnicity.

I have a university qualification, own my home with a mortgage, and live in an urban area.

I voted for National in 2023.

I place myself on the center of the left-right scale. #NZES2023 #NZPol


Another winner from the careful spending coalition

"Environmental Protection Authority admits cost of running government's fast-track process in excess"
#nzpol


Yes. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ


Chris Bishop says Luxon isn't hurting the National Party and in fact is doing a great job (said multiple times during Q&A)

I guess coup time is over

#NZPOL


Wow, is Heather du Plessis-Allan one of the worst writers in our media? Even the dunks on Luxon were not eloquent, who struggles to dunk Luxon with pinaz? I mean read it for they hate him now too but lower your expectations #NZPol


If only they'd been in govt and had power to do it before after the next election 😢

#nzpol


Michael dear sir, talk about the party, talk about what you will do for NZ, for its people what the future holds, give us some hope.

But don't talk about yourself.
That's what right wing politicians do and it's bloody nails on a blackboard awful.
#nzpol


Michael Wood is a union worker committed to helping people. He also stuffed up as a Minister in not managing or declaring some investments. He's also a Christian who believes in his faith. A pilgrimage may have meaning for him. Complicated? Like being human. Still a good guy.
#NZpol


The markets in town have damaged fruit and vegetables due to the weather on the Horowhenua coast😥

But of course Luxon will be alert to these climate changes as he heads to his local market to pick up his fruit&veges
#nzpol


He might be the worst person on the entire planet and currently engaged in war crimes and promoting global fascism, but Trump is still more progressive about evidence based drug law reform than our pathetic reefer-madness Minister of Health Simeon Brown will ever be.😒🤬
#EndProhibition
#nzpol


Beware Aotearoa

Tactics coming to social media near you…

#nzpol
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...


Starts soon! #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


Is it wankstein, wanksteen, or wankstain?
I need it for a professional letter to an MP, and don't want to be describing them incorrectly #nzpol


People need to be reminded of this regularly, right up to election day.
Selling Kiwibank, remember the Postbank gobbled by ANZ?
Privatising TVNZ, let's not forget the history of TV3.
Power companies? Well, see your latest power bill!
Reject the CoC. #nzpol #assetsale
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/11/t...


#nzpol
"Magyar campaigned almost exclusively in rural areas talked on issues relevant to the majority. A rigorous focus on a narrow list: cost of living, collapse of state-run services education healthcare transport. And enrichment of Orbán-friendly families while everyone else experienced a decline


Of course they will. Winston will lie about anything for votes.

NZF will campaign on breaking up the duoply and then do nothing AGAIN but blame the coalition agreement. We see you Winston you’re 100% bluster, bigotry and bullshit #nzpol


Happy Bicycle Day✌😵💫🚲🥰
19/04/1943
#AlbertHofmann
#LSD
#OutOfItBikeRide
#EndProhibition
#nzpol


How many times announcements will Govt Ministers need to make before actually doing something?  Why do we only hear of the supermarket duopoly and cost of living crisis as we get near elections?  It affects the rest of us all the time...

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...


Chlōe is a fantastic speaker. Felt quite tearful at the end #nzpol


NZ Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) admits costs of running #FastTrack process well in excess of budgeted funds. EPA NZ was granted $10M loan for the set-up costs to run the process. EPA would need 50 applications a year until 2029 to pay loan back.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...


Not campaigning to create the state owned not-for-profit nation wide supermarket chain that is the obvious solution and what we all need.
It's all bullshit anyway.
People being sucked in by it should be ashamed of themselves and switch their bullshit detectors back on.💩
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


#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.


#nzpol @greens.org.nz

As the latest thunderstorm sweeps over Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland…

www.youtube.com/live/hwoaSEM...


roll roll roll the egg💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol


📺 NZ Green Party #nzpol
📢 We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

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Cuts to lab staff.... #FarmersWeeklyNZ #nzpol


Just got home from visiting my very RW boomer Dad & I am truly shell shocked at how much political misinformation he is consuming. He proudly told me that Mr Luxon is the best Prime Minister New Zealand has ever had…I’ve decided to just accept his delusions & shout at brick walls instead. 😔🤦♀ #nzpol


The real “grown ups” in the room. 💚
#nzpol #ElectricElection2026 #NZ


#NZpol

Nicola, you've had more than enough time to get the process underway if you *were* serious. But you're not. And that's why this comes across as a "Fuck! Winston said something about supermarkets! You there, rustle up something for the chuds to feed on for 24 hours, cheers?" to an aide.


💯, let's get out and volunteer

The ground campaign is what won it, same as the Greens in the UK
#nzpol


Instead of yelling at the clouds, volunteer some time to help
#nzpol


Is it time to buy an iceberg lettuce to race against Chris  yet? #NZPol

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Party vote Green💚
#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...


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


#nzPol The only majority in this country is the working class.
The rich pay for right leaning parties to exist for their interests. Voting for them rarely work for the working class.
Voting for working class parties rarely doesn't.
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I find it odd that the RW parties claim to be best at business, which involves making good investments. Strangely, they won't invest in things that are good for the country. It's almost like they're not working in our best interests, but maybe for corporate profit interests. #nzpol


This govt's headline actions to make the energy, climate and cost of living crises worse are already clear.

Underwrite fossil fuels
$200m gas subsidy
Billions for LNG
Scrap clean car standards
Destroy EV market
Defund e-busses, PT, walking & cycling and raise speed limits

#nzpol


NZ @greens.org.nz ELECTRIFY EVERYTHING #nzpol
Press release, 19 April 2026 www.greens.org.nz/greens_state...


#nzpol

Wait until ACT and National find out about this cost saving measure

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFJs...


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


Lots of people are getting quotes to put solar on rooftops, me included.

With talk of subsidies from some parties, that may make people pause. If they do eventuate, I hope they're targeted so lower income households can take advantage, rather than those who can just add to the mortgage.

#nzpol


Hey @greens.org.nz why can't I share a link to BlueSky? I see you have X/Twitter there. #nzpol


Fully re-nationalising electricity supply will protect New Zealanders from electricity suppliers doing (more of) what they and fuel companies are doing to do us now. Demand your preferred political representatives stand for re-nationalisation now, before it is too late.
#nzpol


Absolutely makes sense. Why not, Aotearoa? #nzpol


Gone by lunchtime

#nzpol


Media obviously wants Luxon out. Their choice of photos makes him look fatter, redder and more stupid than usual.

Interesting to hear Winnie start to talk more centrist-left. He’s repositioning. #Nzpol

#VoteLeft


Our govt lied to us? About exactly how racist and regressive they really are?
No way!
😱😱

#nzpol


Goldsmith's work is beginning to show.  #NzPol


#nzpol The racism doesn't stop...
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How long is Luxon going to cling on? Place your bets…
#nzpol


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Interesting that Paul Goldsmith is only coherent and confident when he’s being a racist cunt.

#nzpol


It’s disgusting that this #CoC wants to weaken Te Tiriti. Wrong on so many levels. We need to stop foreign influence in our elections! #nzpol


Another attack on #theTreatyofWaitangi.
"Taking into account" is not enough, we signed to agree.

Another move of the government against people ! ☹

#nzpol


Luxo go bye bye…

#nzpol


Pretty sure Paul Goldsmith is a member of the Heritage Foundation and has been for many years. His actions don’t prove me wrong.

What do we need to do to enshrine #TeTiriti, protecting it from politicians like Goldsmith & his ilk? #nzpol


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The results of the poll suggest that if an election were held today, the left bloc would knock the coalition out of power, which would make it the first one-term government in New Zealand in more than 50 years.

#NZPol


Should lead with this:

"We can lower the cost of living by rolling out rooftop solar and batteries for all, homeowners, renters, marae, schools, farms. ..

We know this will save the average household a $1000 on their power bill" - Chloe Swarbrick. #NzPol


Poll: National and PM nosedive to new lows, left bloc would gain power
#nzpol


A good thing that the only poll that matters is on 7 November and so Christopher Luxon will be sleeping easy, not shitting bricks at all, no itchy feeling between his shoulder blades, no sir. #nzpol


#nzpol


📺 NZ Green Party #nzpol
📢 We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

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I can't trust Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith not to be racist.

I can't trust Minister for Oil, Coal and Fish Shane Jones not to be a climate denier and grifter

#NZpol
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Why has it not been made a requirement that every new home built in AoNZ has solar panels and a water tank installed?
After all, new homes are required to have double glazing and installation!

C’mon Labour! Get some real policies out there and smartly!!

#nzpol
#kikorangi


Whoof, the Greens are really gunning for Luxon with that slogan!

*hand to earpiece*

I am informed they were talking about something different. #nzpol


I don't trust any of the NZ politicians serving as Ministers in this government.
#NZpol


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Pretty sure he owns a white hood at this point.  #nzpol #OneTermGovernment


1News Verian Poll
#NZPol 1/2
Media stop pretending Nats are acing the crisis challenge

Labour: 37% ⬆5%
National: 30% ⬇4%
Greens: ↔11%
NZ First: ↔10%
ACT: 7% ⬇2%
Te Pāti Māori: ↔2%

PPM

Hipkins: 19% ⬇1%
Luxon: 16% ⬇4%
Peters: 12% ⬆2%
Swarbrick: 6% ⬆1%
Seymour: ↔4%


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#NZPol
#ElectrifyAotearoa


"A Labour TPM Greens Coalition would put a wrecking ball through this economy" says PM Luxon.

No reaction from record number of unemployed, the kiwis kicked off hospital or housing waiting lists, the owners of all the businesses in liquidation

Not too much self awareness from our PM then

#nzpol


I don't know what more there is to say about TOP, really.

Last election they alternated between a collection of not-enormously-ambitious policies that HAD been tried and tested overseas...

And swerving to complete swivel-eyed lunacy like saying they wanted to replace parliament with an AI. #nzpol


Vote them OUT  #nzpol


There is no such thing as 'blue-green' politics. The two are opposites.

It's a lie to sell you capitalism under a cover of greenwashing. #nzpol


Electrify Everything! #nzpol

https://action.greens.org.nz/electrify_everything


Can the media just stop pretending that the public think Nats are doing a great job handing the fuel crisis now? Apparently what New Zealand likes in a crisis is a bit of socialism actually #NZPol


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It's going to be SO FUNNY if Mr CEO insists on staying despite the vast majority of NZ's shareholders wanting him gone #nzpol


Luxon tells us he's not racist but you can't lead a government like this and not be very comfortable with racism in its ugloiest forms
#nzpol


Interviews with JC and Tova, he'll be gone by breakfast
#nzpol


Are the membership numbers of each AoNZ political party a known public thing or no?

Would be an interesting metric to play with, perhaps.

#NZpol


On Q+A this morning Chris Bishop went from being definitive that he was unaware of discontent within the National caucus, to saying it was unhelpful that people in the caucus were talking to media about rolling Luxon. The reality of his position is he doesn't want the coup to be televised. #nzpol


Hey @dimsie.bsky.social, in the recent history of the National Party just once has the party had a worse poll than tonight's 30% on the 1News Poll, and that was when Judith Collins rode in on 28% 😁

You're welcome #NZPol


#NZpol So much for the current coalition government representing us… 😔


I don't care if Luxon sits at the top of the National Party. He's a figurehead only.
🥚
I'm far more interested in getting rid of Goldsmith, Shane Jones, Winston Peters, David Seymour, Nicole McKee, Brooke Van Velden, ...
🚮 🗑
#NZpol


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FBI nattering in the ears of NZF and NACT, perhaps? Why else would we be getting called out by China? We’re being used, plain and simple.
#nzpol


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Pretty lame how the Herald inserted this rejoinder, and added the 'staunchly' adverb, as though they felt the need to provide some sort of defence for the govt against Davidson's obviously correct statement.

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#nzpol


#NZPol Fuck Stuff. Absolute shitrag. You should be ashamed if you work there.


Luxon still has options #nzpol


NZ Government's highly touted Fast-Track laws expensive to run; expected to exceed $10 million budget

Most applications doubling to $500,000 per case #nzpol


Did Winston use phrasing close to Labour's election theme on tv news this evening?

What kiwis want according to -
Labour: jobs-health-homes
Winston First: health-housing- education

No mention of police, crime, cost of living etc, etc

What could this mean?

#nzpol


#NZpol

"This is plainly sensible..."

And those 4 words tell us why it will now be "debated" by rivals / haters / shit stirrers and shuffled as hard as is possible into the "loony, wrecking ball unicorn economics as usual!", as fast as possible.

So Greens? Just *SHOUT HARDER* and *KEEP SHOUTING*.