Te wookie o te tangata
@chewienz.bsky.social
Contributor to Big Hairy News #BHN.
https://www.youtube.com/@DOCNZStudios
Occasional Stand up Comedian
Ōtepoti I Dunedin NZ
https://www.youtube.com/@DOCNZStudios
Occasional Stand up Comedian
Ōtepoti I Dunedin NZ
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Lol, Minister promises to release data showing gas plan will lower power bill when she finds a way to get Craig Renney out of the country OR after the next election #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Finance Minister promises to release data showing gas plan will lower power bills
The government is pushing ahead with plans to build a $1b gas import facility, funded by a levy.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Lol, Minister promises to release data showing gas plan will lower power bill when she finds a way to get Craig Renney out of the country OR after the next election #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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#BHN This is where we left off the saga of the CoC LNG conversation yesterday
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#BHN This is where we left off the saga of the CoC LNG conversation yesterday
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
#BHN Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal | Chippy on Moa Point | Not so Sunny #nzpol
www.youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
www.youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
#BHN Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal | Chippy on Moa Point | Not so Sunny
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#BHN Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal | Chippy on Moa Point | Not so Sunny #nzpol
www.youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
www.youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
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Bit late to it but if you want to know the chain of events that led to us importing gas (and charging electricity users to pay for it!!), I did this deep dive for RNZ last year www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bit late to it but if you want to know the chain of events that led to us importing gas (and charging electricity users to pay for it!!), I did this deep dive for RNZ last year www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
I love a montage music video, Alkaline Trio's most recent give me FEELS
yucky doomed feels
youtu.be/5UiM7m9tQ80?...
yucky doomed feels
youtu.be/5UiM7m9tQ80?...
Alkaline Trio - Oblivion (Official Video)
YouTube video by riserecords
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I love a montage music video, Alkaline Trio's most recent give me FEELS
yucky doomed feels
youtu.be/5UiM7m9tQ80?...
yucky doomed feels
youtu.be/5UiM7m9tQ80?...
original post may be prompted by the fact I put "battle of los angeles" on LOUD as soon as I got home
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 AM
original post may be prompted by the fact I put "battle of los angeles" on LOUD as soon as I got home
a lot of competition for the worlds most fragile man, but he's up there for sure
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 AM
a lot of competition for the worlds most fragile man, but he's up there for sure
I can smell this video
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I can smell this video
christ yes, late career carlin was taking a flamethrower to EVERYONE
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
christ yes, late career carlin was taking a flamethrower to EVERYONE
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FYI I’ve opened this up for full public reading, listening & sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate & poverty in public. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
thekaka.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
FYI I’ve opened this up for full public reading, listening & sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate & poverty in public. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...
Rage against the machine were right about everything
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Rage against the machine were right about everything
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#BHN Tonight 9pm
- Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal
- Chippy on Moa Point
- Is it a tax? Is it a levy?
- Not so Sunny after all as the ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime is to end
#nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
- Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal
- Chippy on Moa Point
- Is it a tax? Is it a levy?
- Not so Sunny after all as the ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime is to end
#nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
#BHN Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal | Chippy on Moa Point | Not so Sunny
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
#BHN Tonight 9pm
- Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal
- Chippy on Moa Point
- Is it a tax? Is it a levy?
- Not so Sunny after all as the ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime is to end
#nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
- Craig Renney on the hidden truths in the LNG proposal
- Chippy on Moa Point
- Is it a tax? Is it a levy?
- Not so Sunny after all as the ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime is to end
#nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/QM1hcb8...
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I absolutely guarantee you that the below and Luxon announcing a gas terminal isn't a coincidence. Corrupt piece of shit #nzpol
The US is looking for new markets for its liquified natural gas. Fancy that. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
US LNG export dominance to be tested as sellers look beyond Europe
A potent mix of American ingenuity and full-throated political backing has propelled the U.S. to the top of global LNG exporter rankings, and promoted a narrative that shipments of "freedom gas" will ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I absolutely guarantee you that the below and Luxon announcing a gas terminal isn't a coincidence. Corrupt piece of shit #nzpol
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Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
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ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
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We should not be subsidising fossil fuels.
And it's a whopper of a subsidy: The fuel+capital+operating cost of LNG (via BCG "Energy to Grow" report) is $44/GJ, half of that capital+O&M costs, if its for dry-year cover only. So paying the fixed costs with a levy HALVES the LNG price... 1/-
And it's a whopper of a subsidy: The fuel+capital+operating cost of LNG (via BCG "Energy to Grow" report) is $44/GJ, half of that capital+O&M costs, if its for dry-year cover only. So paying the fixed costs with a levy HALVES the LNG price... 1/-
New Zealand set to build LNG import facility to boost energy security reut.rs/4ryvRYF
New Zealand set to build LNG import facility to boost energy security
New Zealand has shortlisted contractors to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility to boost energy security, provide a reliable backup power source and support economic growth, Energy Minister Simon Watts said on Monday.
reut.rs
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
We should not be subsidising fossil fuels.
And it's a whopper of a subsidy: The fuel+capital+operating cost of LNG (via BCG "Energy to Grow" report) is $44/GJ, half of that capital+O&M costs, if its for dry-year cover only. So paying the fixed costs with a levy HALVES the LNG price... 1/-
And it's a whopper of a subsidy: The fuel+capital+operating cost of LNG (via BCG "Energy to Grow" report) is $44/GJ, half of that capital+O&M costs, if its for dry-year cover only. So paying the fixed costs with a levy HALVES the LNG price... 1/-
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Why not celebrate with traditional songs, such as DARTZ - one outs captain cook
youtu.be/luhCD_o5Ebk?...
youtu.be/luhCD_o5Ebk?...
DARTZ - 1 OUTS CAPTAIN COOK (official music video)
YouTube video by DARTZ
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Why not celebrate with traditional songs, such as DARTZ - one outs captain cook
youtu.be/luhCD_o5Ebk?...
youtu.be/luhCD_o5Ebk?...
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So we are going to rely on a highly volatile global supply chain instead of just investing in more clean renewables employing more people. Can't see this ever coming back to bite NZ. #nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
So we are going to rely on a highly volatile global supply chain instead of just investing in more clean renewables employing more people. Can't see this ever coming back to bite NZ. #nzpol
#BHN Govt Plan to Build Gas Reserve | Tama Potaka MATA Interview | Phil Goff on Q+A #nzpol
www.youtube.com/live/Q_I0j_n...
www.youtube.com/live/Q_I0j_n...
#BHN Govt Plan to Build Gas Reserve | Tama Potaka MATA Interview | Phil Goff on Q+A
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
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February 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
#BHN Govt Plan to Build Gas Reserve | Tama Potaka MATA Interview | Phil Goff on Q+A #nzpol
www.youtube.com/live/Q_I0j_n...
www.youtube.com/live/Q_I0j_n...
sounds like he needs another pop in the mouth
February 9, 2026 at 6:53 AM
sounds like he needs another pop in the mouth
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Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [🧵 1/n]
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [🧵 1/n]
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watching mamdani get into office and just start flipping the switches labeled "good things" makes me think about this post a lot
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
my worldview changed drastically when i internalized that most problems are fundamentally just choices humans make. we could just *decide* to do better things, but instead we decide not to.
it is always a *choice* to let poor people suffer and die.
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
watching mamdani get into office and just start flipping the switches labeled "good things" makes me think about this post a lot
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are