Looking at Luxon's Facebook page, of the 9 latest posts 1 is for the current weather, another is a repost of another MPs post on the weather, and the other 7 are about the State of Origin or Chinese New Year.
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#nzpol
February 17, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Looking at Luxon's Facebook page, of the 9 latest posts 1 is for the current weather, another is a repost of another MPs post on the weather, and the other 7 are about the State of Origin or Chinese New Year.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Not to say "we told you so"... but we did, indeed, tell you so:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/21/r...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/29/m...
It's clearly time for urgent and robust discussions about value, access, climate, well-being, transport choice & more.
We are extremely here for it.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/21/r...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/29/m...
It's clearly time for urgent and robust discussions about value, access, climate, well-being, transport choice & more.
We are extremely here for it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Not to say "we told you so"... but we did, indeed, tell you so:
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/21/r...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/29/m...
It's clearly time for urgent and robust discussions about value, access, climate, well-being, transport choice & more.
We are extremely here for it.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/21/r...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/10/29/m...
It's clearly time for urgent and robust discussions about value, access, climate, well-being, transport choice & more.
We are extremely here for it.
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#nzpol No worries, the National/NZ First/ ACT coalition govt has made sure that Auckland and Queenstown's wealthy and sorted are financially cushioned. As for the rest of us, we're on your own. But, don't worry, Chris Luxon has a Aussie game to watch so he's really positive we're back on track. 🙄🤬
Residents, business owners and emergency services all agree, it’s the “worst’ flooding they’ve seen in decades.
‘Raging river’ storms through Little River, cafe flooded, farmers scrambling
Residents, business owners and emergency services all agree, it’s the “worst’ flooding they’ve seen in decades.
dlvr.it
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
#nzpol No worries, the National/NZ First/ ACT coalition govt has made sure that Auckland and Queenstown's wealthy and sorted are financially cushioned. As for the rest of us, we're on your own. But, don't worry, Chris Luxon has a Aussie game to watch so he's really positive we're back on track. 🙄🤬
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Food prices are rising at 4.6%, way higher than Electricity!
National - Hold my levy!
National - Hold my levy!
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Food prices are rising at 4.6%, way higher than Electricity!
National - Hold my levy!
National - Hold my levy!
If we need $100-200b to fix infrastructure why are we spending $55b on building new highways? Why would we not borrow to invest in infrastructure that can endure future bad weather?
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
‘Many people will be quite shocked’ by the cost to fix NZ, minister says
With infrastructure crumbling, and being literally washed away by yet another summer storm, the Government is set to release its infrastructure plan.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
If we need $100-200b to fix infrastructure why are we spending $55b on building new highways? Why would we not borrow to invest in infrastructure that can endure future bad weather?
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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This is the National Party I know.
Pasting ChatGPT to Facebook. Campaigning, not helping.
While storms battered the country, they posed for photos — made for social media. ✨
No action. No leadership. Just fluff.
That's National.
Vain. Lazy. Useless.
Sometimes the smallest gestures say the most.
Pasting ChatGPT to Facebook. Campaigning, not helping.
While storms battered the country, they posed for photos — made for social media. ✨
No action. No leadership. Just fluff.
That's National.
Vain. Lazy. Useless.
Sometimes the smallest gestures say the most.
February 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This is the National Party I know.
Pasting ChatGPT to Facebook. Campaigning, not helping.
While storms battered the country, they posed for photos — made for social media. ✨
No action. No leadership. Just fluff.
That's National.
Vain. Lazy. Useless.
Sometimes the smallest gestures say the most.
Pasting ChatGPT to Facebook. Campaigning, not helping.
While storms battered the country, they posed for photos — made for social media. ✨
No action. No leadership. Just fluff.
That's National.
Vain. Lazy. Useless.
Sometimes the smallest gestures say the most.
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Come on guys, wait until the 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓻𝓭 one-in-a-hundred year storm to hit in a couple of weeks, 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓷 you can bring up climate change ❤️❤️❤️
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Come on guys, wait until the 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓻𝓭 one-in-a-hundred year storm to hit in a couple of weeks, 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓷 you can bring up climate change ❤️❤️❤️
People who care about environmental issues move to the left side of politics because they are rooted in the same basic philosophies.
You don't see pro-environment right wing politicians because they don't want to impose regulations/costs on businesses.
#nzpol
You don't see pro-environment right wing politicians because they don't want to impose regulations/costs on businesses.
#nzpol
February 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
People who care about environmental issues move to the left side of politics because they are rooted in the same basic philosophies.
You don't see pro-environment right wing politicians because they don't want to impose regulations/costs on businesses.
#nzpol
You don't see pro-environment right wing politicians because they don't want to impose regulations/costs on businesses.
#nzpol
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As a nurse I take this shit personally.
Throughout history there are huge leaps forward in our ability to reduce mortality & morbidity. Running water & sanitation. Transplants. Antibiotics. Reliable life support systems.
Vaccination is arguably the highest reward for lowest cost of ALL OF THEM.
Throughout history there are huge leaps forward in our ability to reduce mortality & morbidity. Running water & sanitation. Transplants. Antibiotics. Reliable life support systems.
Vaccination is arguably the highest reward for lowest cost of ALL OF THEM.
Vaccines are truly one of the most incredible things in all of human history. We founds ways to literally defeat communicable deadly diseases at almost no cost and at no harm to ourselves.
And someone who had literal brain worms is working to undermine that and get people killed.
And someone who had literal brain worms is working to undermine that and get people killed.
September 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
As a nurse I take this shit personally.
Throughout history there are huge leaps forward in our ability to reduce mortality & morbidity. Running water & sanitation. Transplants. Antibiotics. Reliable life support systems.
Vaccination is arguably the highest reward for lowest cost of ALL OF THEM.
Throughout history there are huge leaps forward in our ability to reduce mortality & morbidity. Running water & sanitation. Transplants. Antibiotics. Reliable life support systems.
Vaccination is arguably the highest reward for lowest cost of ALL OF THEM.
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He held an umbrella
This is the crap they are trying to get us excited about now? Fuckin' hell, whadda man 🙄
This is the crap they are trying to get us excited about now? Fuckin' hell, whadda man 🙄
This might be the most sycophantic piece of pumping someone up outside of the porn industry I've ever read.
This can't be fucking serious?
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
This can't be fucking serious?
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
February 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
He held an umbrella
This is the crap they are trying to get us excited about now? Fuckin' hell, whadda man 🙄
This is the crap they are trying to get us excited about now? Fuckin' hell, whadda man 🙄
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The Trump years were dark. But in little NZ they never lost hope. For NZ had a leader of rare and inspiring character.
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
February 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Trump years were dark. But in little NZ they never lost hope. For NZ had a leader of rare and inspiring character.
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
It really feels like Luxon keeps to his schedule and won't change it because he's delegated disaster response to others & will only swoop in for photo ops.
#nzpol
#nzpol
We're all hunkering down in our homes with widespread flooding, transport disruption and damage.
Luxoff announcing this🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
Luxoff announcing this🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
Announcement: Auckland to host NZ's first State of Origin league match
Auckland will host the first official State of Origin match ever played in New Zealand in 2027, with the NRL confirming Eden Park as the venue for the history-making clash.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
It really feels like Luxon keeps to his schedule and won't change it because he's delegated disaster response to others & will only swoop in for photo ops.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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American culture of the 1840’s would have been *very fucking surprised* to see the Irish considered as co-founders.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
American culture of the 1840’s would have been *very fucking surprised* to see the Irish considered as co-founders.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
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We're all hunkering down in our homes with widespread flooding, transport disruption and damage.
Luxoff announcing this🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
Luxoff announcing this🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
Announcement: Auckland to host NZ's first State of Origin league match
Auckland will host the first official State of Origin match ever played in New Zealand in 2027, with the NRL confirming Eden Park as the venue for the history-making clash.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
We're all hunkering down in our homes with widespread flooding, transport disruption and damage.
Luxoff announcing this🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
Luxoff announcing this🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
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If you are in a perpetual cycle of response and recovery with inadequate preparation, planning and mitigation, no we are not getting good at this.
February 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
If you are in a perpetual cycle of response and recovery with inadequate preparation, planning and mitigation, no we are not getting good at this.
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Vaguely recall how Biden admin emails to Twitter were the biggest attack on free speech ever. There was a whole twitter files thing about that.
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Vaguely recall how Biden admin emails to Twitter were the biggest attack on free speech ever. There was a whole twitter files thing about that.
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
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Quick, dirty and expensive. The govt is going to build a $1 billion liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal, instead of investing in clean energy. And as for the levy…if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
My #cartoon today #NZpol #FossilFuels #Climate
My #cartoon today #NZpol #FossilFuels #Climate
February 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Quick, dirty and expensive. The govt is going to build a $1 billion liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal, instead of investing in clean energy. And as for the levy…if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
My #cartoon today #NZpol #FossilFuels #Climate
My #cartoon today #NZpol #FossilFuels #Climate
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Huh, would you look at that.
*stares directly at the camera lens*
*stares directly at the camera lens*
New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tl/cl/eyJ2Ij...
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Huh, would you look at that.
*stares directly at the camera lens*
*stares directly at the camera lens*
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It’s not like study after study has shown this for decades, there, Anderson
Anderson Cooper: “So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”
Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…” #HousingFirst
Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…” #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It’s not like study after study has shown this for decades, there, Anderson
It almost feels like someone said "Hitler was the worst human ever" and Trump said "Hold my beer"
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It almost feels like someone said "Hitler was the worst human ever" and Trump said "Hold my beer"
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February 13, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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There's a lot of useful numbers in this post.
More reasons why the government's LPG plans are strategically stupid:
#nzpol
theconversation.com/importing-ga...
#nzpol
theconversation.com/importing-ga...
Importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges
Even as the US steps back from Paris and New Zealand flirts with imported gas, the global energy transition is gathering speed.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
There's a lot of useful numbers in this post.