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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Both Olsen and Edmunds will absolutely be aware they are manipulating the data here, and I imagine that means RNZ editorial also know and are okay with the regular publication of outright lies to support the current rightwing project in an election year
This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Both Olsen and Edmunds will absolutely be aware they are manipulating the data here, and I imagine that means RNZ editorial also know and are okay with the regular publication of outright lies to support the current rightwing project in an election year
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Someone* should interview Brad, armed with all this data and ask him to explain himself. I bet he couldn't.
* no, not Susan Edmunds.
* no, not Susan Edmunds.
This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Someone* should interview Brad, armed with all this data and ask him to explain himself. I bet he couldn't.
* no, not Susan Edmunds.
* no, not Susan Edmunds.
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Now, back in the real world (the one you'd think the pros would check against) we should see hospo jobs (and jobs overall) reach the heady heights of 0% annual growth soon. No doubt wild celebrations will ensue as we reach the bottom of the hole we've dug ourselves. Great work everyone 🥂 [Ends]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Now, back in the real world (the one you'd think the pros would check against) we should see hospo jobs (and jobs overall) reach the heady heights of 0% annual growth soon. No doubt wild celebrations will ensue as we reach the bottom of the hole we've dug ourselves. Great work everyone 🥂 [Ends]
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Always worth reading the caveats! Stats NZ have been doing work on the survey over the last few years and have issued warnings about using industry level data and annual comparisons. But, hey, why not do both for the cause of hopium? Ffs. [4/n]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Always worth reading the caveats! Stats NZ have been doing work on the survey over the last few years and have issued warnings about using industry level data and annual comparisons. But, hey, why not do both for the cause of hopium? Ffs. [4/n]
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If we check this quarterly survey data against the *administrative data* from IRD (via Stats) the picture gets clearer. The survey data used for the article swings about a lot - producing very silly annual changes. The data also looks off-track though 2023/24. Why? [3/n]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If we check this quarterly survey data against the *administrative data* from IRD (via Stats) the picture gets clearer. The survey data used for the article swings about a lot - producing very silly annual changes. The data also looks off-track though 2023/24. Why? [3/n]
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Here's the data used to generate the green shoots headline. Apparently, the last four quarters data have seen 3 of the 4 *biggest ever* increases in hospo jobs. Total hospo jobs are up 25,000 jobs (19%) with full-time jobs soaring phoenix-like by 17,000 (28%). Really? Of course fking not! [2/n]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Here's the data used to generate the green shoots headline. Apparently, the last four quarters data have seen 3 of the 4 *biggest ever* increases in hospo jobs. Total hospo jobs are up 25,000 jobs (19%) with full-time jobs soaring phoenix-like by 17,000 (28%). Really? Of course fking not! [2/n]
This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
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Opinion from Auckland University: The geopolitical conversation might be about minerals, but the technological need is for materials. The distinction is important, writes Nicola Gaston.
Critical minerals and the materials we make from them are not the same
newsroom.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Opinion from Auckland University: The geopolitical conversation might be about minerals, but the technological need is for materials. The distinction is important, writes Nicola Gaston.
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Far North District Council councillor Davina Smolders faces formal censure for false claims about Mayor Moko Tepania on social media during Waitangi Day celebrations week in Northland.
She later said she acted in good faith. 🙄
Malicious or idiot? 🤔
#NZpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/06/f...
She later said she acted in good faith. 🙄
Malicious or idiot? 🤔
#NZpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/06/f...
Far North councillor faces disciplinary proceedings after “false” Waitangi Week social media post
Councillor whose council‑issues Facebook page incorrectly claimed Mayor Moko Tepania had become Northland’s new Labour Party MP will be dealt with by the Far North District Council
www.teaonews.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Far North District Council councillor Davina Smolders faces formal censure for false claims about Mayor Moko Tepania on social media during Waitangi Day celebrations week in Northland.
She later said she acted in good faith. 🙄
Malicious or idiot? 🤔
#NZpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/06/f...
She later said she acted in good faith. 🙄
Malicious or idiot? 🤔
#NZpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/06/f...
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i've said it before and i'll say it again: rates rising are a result of underfunding and limited revenue streams for councils, not overspending and bureaucratic fat. a rates cap is worse than solving nothing - it legitimately is the worst thing they could do
“The world’s two biggest credit rating agencies have both put big New Zealand councils on notice: they say the Government’s proposed rates cap could impact on the local authorities’ finances and drive up their interest rates.”
Seeing very little media interrogation of this proposal. From Newsroom👇
Seeing very little media interrogation of this proposal. From Newsroom👇
Global credit agencies warn against council rates cap
'Be careful what you wish for': rates cap could increase council costs, the opposite effect to what's intended. Jonathan Milne reports.
newsroom.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
i've said it before and i'll say it again: rates rising are a result of underfunding and limited revenue streams for councils, not overspending and bureaucratic fat. a rates cap is worse than solving nothing - it legitimately is the worst thing they could do
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#nzpol Do you feel back on track yet?
MSD have been delaying their December benefits data release due to data processing issues but they shared headline numbers yesterday. If the data is correct, this is a huuuge increase. We now have nearly 1 in 7 adults on a working age benefit. Link in ALT. (🧵 1/n)
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 AM
#nzpol Do you feel back on track yet?
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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My kiwi friends, Happy Waitangi Day! #RecipeOfTheDay is Lamb Cutlets with Mint, Chilli and Golden Potatoes: a simple but seriously delectable feast wherever you may be. www.nigella.com/recipes/lamb...
Lamb Cutlets With Mint, Chilli and Golden Potatoes
If you put halved baby potatoes on to steam before you get started on the lamb chops, you can fairly effortlessly rely on a proper meat-and-potato supper in around 20 minutes (plus a little marinating...
www.nigella.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My kiwi friends, Happy Waitangi Day! #RecipeOfTheDay is Lamb Cutlets with Mint, Chilli and Golden Potatoes: a simple but seriously delectable feast wherever you may be. www.nigella.com/recipes/lamb...
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RNZ's lapses are concerning. Australia's TTR wasn't going to make $1 billion earnings for #NZ through seabed mining. TTR made that claim but retracted it once they got onto fast track. RNZ even reported it back then but in the last 2 days, RNZ have republished the $1b claim as fact twice #nzpol
Seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources retracts claim it will earn $1 billion a year
It comes after the plan was included in the list of projects up for Fast Track Bill approval.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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#NZPol Back in 2021 when RNZ did real journalism. Now they’re responding to RW bullshit with comments from the TPU and brad olsen on the regular. WTF happened?
Timely reread.
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
Ex-ACT staffer Grant McLachlan says party created fake grassroots groups
Political pundits and media experts are warning that artificial grassroots organisations - nicknamed "astroturfs" - are being used to manipulate and mobilise public opinion for political gain.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
#NZPol Back in 2021 when RNZ did real journalism. Now they’re responding to RW bullshit with comments from the TPU and brad olsen on the regular. WTF happened?
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… Part II
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The definition of dark money on Dictionary.com is: “Money donated to politically active non-profit organisations or anonymous corporate entities, which spend this money to influence political campaigns or other special interests but are not required to reveal their donors.) #nzpol
The definition of dark money on Dictionary.com is: “Money donated to politically active non-profit organisations or anonymous corporate entities, which spend this money to influence political campaigns or other special interests but are not required to reveal their donors.) #nzpol
Chiding in plain sight, Part II
Our investigation into influence takes us to the battleground electorate of Ilam
newsroom.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
… Part II
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"... the Taxpayers’ Union’s links to the Atlas Network are almost never mentioned in the New Zealand media." Quote from Cindy Baxter, researcher
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"... the Taxpayers’ Union’s links to the Atlas Network are almost never mentioned in the New Zealand media." Quote from Cindy Baxter, researcher
Timely reread.
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
Ex-ACT staffer Grant McLachlan says party created fake grassroots groups
Political pundits and media experts are warning that artificial grassroots organisations - nicknamed "astroturfs" - are being used to manipulate and mobilise public opinion for political gain.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Timely reread.
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
A timely reread on the TPU.
“Imagine if an organisation that raised millions of dollars from unknown donors and employed almost as many people as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment tried to influence the election.”
Millions pouring in misinformation pouring out. #NZpol 1/2
“Imagine if an organisation that raised millions of dollars from unknown donors and employed almost as many people as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment tried to influence the election.”
Millions pouring in misinformation pouring out. #NZpol 1/2
Chiding in plain sight
Inside the Taxpayers’ Union’s in-your-face push for change. Part 1 of a 2 part series.
newsroom.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
A timely reread on the TPU.
“Imagine if an organisation that raised millions of dollars from unknown donors and employed almost as many people as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment tried to influence the election.”
Millions pouring in misinformation pouring out. #NZpol 1/2
“Imagine if an organisation that raised millions of dollars from unknown donors and employed almost as many people as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment tried to influence the election.”
Millions pouring in misinformation pouring out. #NZpol 1/2
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"Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea"
Big clap for 👏💩👏 Jordan Williams & NZ Taxpayers Union for generating anti-Maori bigotry to kill the 3 Waters reform forbidding water privatisation for his #AtlasNetwork investors
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Big clap for 👏💩👏 Jordan Williams & NZ Taxpayers Union for generating anti-Maori bigotry to kill the 3 Waters reform forbidding water privatisation for his #AtlasNetwork investors
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea"
Big clap for 👏💩👏 Jordan Williams & NZ Taxpayers Union for generating anti-Maori bigotry to kill the 3 Waters reform forbidding water privatisation for his #AtlasNetwork investors
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Big clap for 👏💩👏 Jordan Williams & NZ Taxpayers Union for generating anti-Maori bigotry to kill the 3 Waters reform forbidding water privatisation for his #AtlasNetwork investors
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Fossil fuel companies gave millions to buy political access and influence before the 2025 election
(It me)
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/05/f...
(It me)
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/05/f...
Fossil fuel companies gave millions to buy political access and influence before the 2025 election
Prior to the 2025 federal election, Labor received more than $1.06 million from the fossil fuel industry, while some $2.92 million went to the Coalition.
www.crikey.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Fossil fuel companies gave millions to buy political access and influence before the 2025 election
(It me)
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/05/f...
(It me)
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/05/f...
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Jewish Council of Australia petition to Aust Govt. Good on them #Herzog #Israel #warcrimes #jewishcouncilfoaustralia
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/01/jewi...
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/01/jewi...
Jewish Council calls on Albanese to rescind Herzog invitation
The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, has confirmed today that he will visit Australia from 8 to 12 February and […]
www.jewishcouncil.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Jewish Council of Australia petition to Aust Govt. Good on them #Herzog #Israel #warcrimes #jewishcouncilfoaustralia
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/01/jewi...
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/01/jewi...