D Jukic She/her
@dejanajuk.bsky.social
Enthusiastic amateur gardener. Dalmatian. Croatian. Pākehā. Tangata Tiriti. Parent. Partner. Baba. Teta. Cis. She/her. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Oh look! Public money being spent to provide National and ACT with a *completely neutral* report with which to beat Labour in the run up to the election.
A new release is available from Hon Nicola Willis.
Independent review of Covid-19 monetary policy
The Government has instigated an independent review of New Zealand’s monetary policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
www.beehive.govt.nz
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Oh look! Public money being spent to provide National and ACT with a *completely neutral* report with which to beat Labour in the run up to the election.
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Look. What I say to you is this.
We'll levy a tax to underwrite the most expensive and polluting form of generation and change market rules to accommodate it.
But we will never do that for the cheapest and cleanest generation.
#nzpol
We'll levy a tax to underwrite the most expensive and polluting form of generation and change market rules to accommodate it.
But we will never do that for the cheapest and cleanest generation.
#nzpol
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Look. What I say to you is this.
We'll levy a tax to underwrite the most expensive and polluting form of generation and change market rules to accommodate it.
But we will never do that for the cheapest and cleanest generation.
#nzpol
We'll levy a tax to underwrite the most expensive and polluting form of generation and change market rules to accommodate it.
But we will never do that for the cheapest and cleanest generation.
#nzpol
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ON TOP OF A TAX TO PAY FOR A LNG TERMINAL - wonder if they factored that into their spreadsheets?
Lines charges to increase every year until 2030.
Consumer NZ issues power price warning
Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5 percent this year, after a 12 percent increase in 2025.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 PM
ON TOP OF A TAX TO PAY FOR A LNG TERMINAL - wonder if they factored that into their spreadsheets?
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First tee of 2026 and it's a BANGER: Trees Please, feat. seven Aotearoa native tree species in a three-colour screenprint of verdant greens, plus painstakingly hand-lettered text (nearly killed me ngl).
Pre-order open: please do pre-order to help gauge demand and secure your size: pepperraccoon.com
Pre-order open: please do pre-order to help gauge demand and secure your size: pepperraccoon.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:57 AM
First tee of 2026 and it's a BANGER: Trees Please, feat. seven Aotearoa native tree species in a three-colour screenprint of verdant greens, plus painstakingly hand-lettered text (nearly killed me ngl).
Pre-order open: please do pre-order to help gauge demand and secure your size: pepperraccoon.com
Pre-order open: please do pre-order to help gauge demand and secure your size: pepperraccoon.com
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he's almost certainly been put on the review at the advice of the NZ Initiative by the way, similar history to some of the members, similar outlook and will be approaching the review from a viewpoint that people like Hartwich and Crampton have been arguing for years
Athanasios Orphanides is a Milton Friedman acolyte so it's got a pre-determined outcome.
He has argued against central banks having a mandate for protecting employment, so is likely to damn any such policy.
He has argued against central banks having a mandate for protecting employment, so is likely to damn any such policy.
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM
he's almost certainly been put on the review at the advice of the NZ Initiative by the way, similar history to some of the members, similar outlook and will be approaching the review from a viewpoint that people like Hartwich and Crampton have been arguing for years
I wonder😬, "embarrassing" for who?
On reading the decision it seems clear that the Panel were not convinced that the "economic benefits" were as large (or as significant, or as transformative) as was being claimed.🤔
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/m...
On reading the decision it seems clear that the Panel were not convinced that the "economic benefits" were as large (or as significant, or as transformative) as was being claimed.🤔
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/m...
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection 'embarrassing'
A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final
www.1news.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Para 332: "The Panel … agrees that employment and economic activity of the project would not be of sufficient scale to be transformative for the national economy. The Panel therefore does not place any particular weight on claimed transformative or catalyst economic benefits."
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Para 332: "The Panel … agrees that employment and economic activity of the project would not be of sufficient scale to be transformative for the national economy. The Panel therefore does not place any particular weight on claimed transformative or catalyst economic benefits."
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I wonder😬, "embarrassing" for who?
On reading the decision it seems clear that the Panel were not convinced that the "economic benefits" were as large (or as significant, or as transformative) as was being claimed.🤔
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/m...
On reading the decision it seems clear that the Panel were not convinced that the "economic benefits" were as large (or as significant, or as transformative) as was being claimed.🤔
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/m...
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection 'embarrassing'
A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final
www.1news.co.nz
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I wonder😬, "embarrassing" for who?
On reading the decision it seems clear that the Panel were not convinced that the "economic benefits" were as large (or as significant, or as transformative) as was being claimed.🤔
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/m...
On reading the decision it seems clear that the Panel were not convinced that the "economic benefits" were as large (or as significant, or as transformative) as was being claimed.🤔
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/m...
Sigh😢😠☹️😡.
Presuming "inquiry" will find RB did too much.
So, the RB should have "stayed in its lane", and allowed more jobs & more lives to be lost.
And, that would have been OK, 'cos the jobs & lives lost were "someone else's" problem, not RB's.
Speechless.
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
Presuming "inquiry" will find RB did too much.
So, the RB should have "stayed in its lane", and allowed more jobs & more lives to be lost.
And, that would have been OK, 'cos the jobs & lives lost were "someone else's" problem, not RB's.
Speechless.
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Sad, as it is, given today’s announcement of the imminent re-writing of history (sigh, again😠), seems pertinent to repost my thoughts from last year.
The Value of a Statistical Life
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
The Value of a Statistical Life
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
The Value of a Statistical Life
"... I've never seen such a high value on life"
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Sad, as it is, given today’s announcement of the imminent re-writing of history (sigh, again😠), seems pertinent to repost my thoughts from last year.
The Value of a Statistical Life
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
The Value of a Statistical Life
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
The Value of a Statistical Life
"... I've never seen such a high value on life"
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Sad, as it is, given today’s announcement of the imminent re-writing of history (sigh, again😠), seems pertinent to repost my thoughts from last year.
The Value of a Statistical Life
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
The Value of a Statistical Life
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
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Please send this to every Labour politician you can and (obviously only if it's true for you) tell them that this encapsulates how you feel about our country and their party.
Then keep sharing it because it's so good. Absolute masterclass in big picture coverage done in an accessible way. #nzpol
Then keep sharing it because it's so good. Absolute masterclass in big picture coverage done in an accessible way. #nzpol
“Wellington's sewage spill is just one of many examples of public service and infrastructure enshittification, begun by Roger Douglas and Ruth Richardson, and continued by neoliberal factions across government, business, media, finance, and the public.” - Josh Drummond
A must read folks #nzpol
A must read folks #nzpol
Time to end the enshittification of New Zealand
I live in the great green heartland of New Zealand; a biologically ruined grassy waste created to serve cows. And when out in this countryside – dead rivers rich with brown foam, man-made fountains of...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Please send this to every Labour politician you can and (obviously only if it's true for you) tell them that this encapsulates how you feel about our country and their party.
Then keep sharing it because it's so good. Absolute masterclass in big picture coverage done in an accessible way. #nzpol
Then keep sharing it because it's so good. Absolute masterclass in big picture coverage done in an accessible way. #nzpol
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Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
“If we want a de-enshittified country and the ability to mitigate and adapt to the changing climate, we have to embrace this reality. The Coalition cannot be allowed another term, & if Labour will not voluntarily be aspirational and transformational, they must be forced into it.” #nzpol
#plans
#plans
Time to end the enshittification of New Zealand
I live in the great green heartland of New Zealand; a biologically ruined grassy waste created to serve cows. And when out in this countryside – dead rivers rich with brown foam, man-made fountains of...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM
“Wellington's sewage spill is just one of many examples of public service and infrastructure enshittification, begun by Roger Douglas and Ruth Richardson, and continued by neoliberal factions across government, business, media, finance, and the public.” - Josh Drummond
A must read folks #nzpol
A must read folks #nzpol
Time to end the enshittification of New Zealand
I live in the great green heartland of New Zealand; a biologically ruined grassy waste created to serve cows. And when out in this countryside – dead rivers rich with brown foam, man-made fountains of...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Wellington's sewage spill is just one of many examples of public service and infrastructure enshittification, begun by Roger Douglas and Ruth Richardson, and continued by neoliberal factions across government, business, media, finance, and the public.” - Josh Drummond
A must read folks #nzpol
A must read folks #nzpol
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My investigative piece today on Nicola Willis's surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry announcement. She has set it up so that the results are released 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ
Did Nicola Willis just appoint Atlas Network connections to her surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry?
Willis launches a surprise Covid inquiry with results to come out 6 weeks before the election. Most NZ publications noted her hiring of "independent" experts. I looked further into it.
mountaintui.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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It certainly doesn't sound like the "suddenly new covid enquiry" setup to provide a report to the government a few weeks out from the election has a lot of space for nuanced analysis of the "while lessons can be learned we need to keep what was happening elsewhere in mind" variety.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
It certainly doesn't sound like the "suddenly new covid enquiry" setup to provide a report to the government a few weeks out from the election has a lot of space for nuanced analysis of the "while lessons can be learned we need to keep what was happening elsewhere in mind" variety.
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It's totally weird that it's people like David and Musical Chairs I see highlighting that the inflation issue was global, not a result of Grant Robertson making money printer go brrrrr. NZ opposition parties seem to find it difficult to go "look, same for EVERYONE".
It certainly doesn't sound like the "suddenly new covid enquiry" setup to provide a report to the government a few weeks out from the election has a lot of space for nuanced analysis of the "while lessons can be learned we need to keep what was happening elsewhere in mind" variety.
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM
It's totally weird that it's people like David and Musical Chairs I see highlighting that the inflation issue was global, not a result of Grant Robertson making money printer go brrrrr. NZ opposition parties seem to find it difficult to go "look, same for EVERYONE".
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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They are trying to tap into the public's impatience.
They themselves don't give a shit about the waiting.
The reason they don't want it slow is because they don't want it done well. They want the results to be challengeable. They want us to lose faith in the democratic process.
They themselves don't give a shit about the waiting.
The reason they don't want it slow is because they don't want it done well. They want the results to be challengeable. They want us to lose faith in the democratic process.
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 AM
They are trying to tap into the public's impatience.
They themselves don't give a shit about the waiting.
The reason they don't want it slow is because they don't want it done well. They want the results to be challengeable. They want us to lose faith in the democratic process.
They themselves don't give a shit about the waiting.
The reason they don't want it slow is because they don't want it done well. They want the results to be challengeable. They want us to lose faith in the democratic process.
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We always receive them relatively quickly anyway and these changes wont affect the timing.
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
We always receive them relatively quickly anyway and these changes wont affect the timing.
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It’s that the votes are counted that’s the problem.
It’s like actually having to deliver goods and services to a reasonable standard after you’ve been paid.
It’s like actually having to deliver goods and services to a reasonable standard after you’ve been paid.
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 AM
It’s that the votes are counted that’s the problem.
It’s like actually having to deliver goods and services to a reasonable standard after you’ve been paid.
It’s like actually having to deliver goods and services to a reasonable standard after you’ve been paid.
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It's doubly stupid because we get a good preliminary count within about 4 hours of the polls closing. Usually that's going to give us the info we need. We can wait for the precise details.
And if it's so close that the preliminary results are ambiguous, then we should absolutely take our time!
And if it's so close that the preliminary results are ambiguous, then we should absolutely take our time!
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
It's doubly stupid because we get a good preliminary count within about 4 hours of the polls closing. Usually that's going to give us the info we need. We can wait for the precise details.
And if it's so close that the preliminary results are ambiguous, then we should absolutely take our time!
And if it's so close that the preliminary results are ambiguous, then we should absolutely take our time!
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Also like lol in Belgian where it can genuinely take over a year for a govt to form after an election
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Also like lol in Belgian where it can genuinely take over a year for a govt to form after an election