Janet Greig
@janetgreig.bsky.social
Vegetarian. She/her 🏳️⚧️ #FuckThePatriarchy #TeamSussex
Levin, NZ Aotearoa 🇳🇿
Levin, NZ Aotearoa 🇳🇿
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Janet Greig
@janetgreig.bsky.social
· Dec 9
NZ #GreenBudget Highlights:
Free GP and free dental care ✅
Free early childhood education (35hr/w) ✅
Income guarantee ($395/w baseline) ✅
(And more!)
Paid for by:
Raise corporate tax (28% -> 33%) ✅
Wealth tax ✅
Private-jet tax ✅ #nzpol #Greens
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
Free GP and free dental care ✅
Free early childhood education (35hr/w) ✅
Income guarantee ($395/w baseline) ✅
(And more!)
Paid for by:
Raise corporate tax (28% -> 33%) ✅
Wealth tax ✅
Private-jet tax ✅ #nzpol #Greens
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
Green Budget
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
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Luxon's mad plan to start importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges.
It's absolutely BONKERS!
With the same investment in rooftop solar panels and batteries, we could have cheaper electricity, a more resilient grid and a more reliable energy supply.
It's absolutely BONKERS!
With the same investment in rooftop solar panels and batteries, we could have cheaper electricity, a more resilient grid and a more reliable energy supply.
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 12:29 PM
Luxon's mad plan to start importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges.
It's absolutely BONKERS!
With the same investment in rooftop solar panels and batteries, we could have cheaper electricity, a more resilient grid and a more reliable energy supply.
It's absolutely BONKERS!
With the same investment in rooftop solar panels and batteries, we could have cheaper electricity, a more resilient grid and a more reliable energy supply.
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Let's embrace clean solar generation and reject dirty fossil fuels!
Join the call for investment in distributed solar for Aotearoa!
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/sol...
Join the call for investment in distributed solar for Aotearoa!
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/sol...
PETITION: Solarise NZ to make fossil fuels history
We can power our homes, transport and economy with clean energy and end our reliance on dirty fossil fuels.
action.greenpeace.org.nz
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Let's embrace clean solar generation and reject dirty fossil fuels!
Join the call for investment in distributed solar for Aotearoa!
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/sol...
Join the call for investment in distributed solar for Aotearoa!
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/sol...
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"How on earth can we possibly say that somebody was appointed because they were the best person for the job, when there was a decision to not even consider anybody else for that job?" - Chloe Swarbrick. #NzPol
'Nakedly political': No rivals considered for Judith Collins' new job
The outgoing minister was the only person considered for Law Commission president - with no recruitment process and no others candidates.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"How on earth can we possibly say that somebody was appointed because they were the best person for the job, when there was a decision to not even consider anybody else for that job?" - Chloe Swarbrick. #NzPol
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50% of families living payday to payday, 40% of people at 65 have no savings, so we should work longer seems to be their answer.
Why is it never "pay people enough to be able to live an enjoyable life and save money too" ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol
Why is it never "pay people enough to be able to live an enjoyable life and save money too" ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol
Retirement age will rise to cover superannuation cost, investment company predicts
Milford Investments CEO Blair Turnbull said unless the retirement age rises to 72 or 73, New Zealand can't afford to pay superannuation.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
50% of families living payday to payday, 40% of people at 65 have no savings, so we should work longer seems to be their answer.
Why is it never "pay people enough to be able to live an enjoyable life and save money too" ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol
Why is it never "pay people enough to be able to live an enjoyable life and save money too" ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol
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Paywall now lifted: Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
Most economic damage from gas crisis 'locked in', officials warn
Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether or not the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead, new modelling has found
newsroom.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Paywall now lifted: Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
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The only reason there's an 'affordability' issue as the population ages is because the government refuses to tax rich people. The richest 350 families only pay 8% tax, and if Nicola Willis changed that, then the affordability problem goes away
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The only reason there's an 'affordability' issue as the population ages is because the government refuses to tax rich people. The richest 350 families only pay 8% tax, and if Nicola Willis changed that, then the affordability problem goes away
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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In today’s NZ Herald
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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BREAKING
Power prices could rise at least another 5% this year, after a 12% increase in 2025.
And Luxon's lot wants to add an extra charge to build a billion-dollar fossil gas terminal that we don't need and may not ever use.
Make it make sense!
Power prices could rise at least another 5% this year, after a 12% increase in 2025.
And Luxon's lot wants to add an extra charge to build a billion-dollar fossil gas terminal that we don't need and may not ever use.
Make it make sense!
Consumer NZ warns of possible 5% power price hike
Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5% this year, after a 12% increase in 2025.
www.1news.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
BREAKING
Power prices could rise at least another 5% this year, after a 12% increase in 2025.
And Luxon's lot wants to add an extra charge to build a billion-dollar fossil gas terminal that we don't need and may not ever use.
Make it make sense!
Power prices could rise at least another 5% this year, after a 12% increase in 2025.
And Luxon's lot wants to add an extra charge to build a billion-dollar fossil gas terminal that we don't need and may not ever use.
Make it make sense!
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Hmm this doesn't look like a clean process. It also looks extremely political. That Judith Collins exit from electoral politics can be described as "Dirty Politics" is just too on the nose
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Nakedly political': No rivals considered for Judith Collins' new job
Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president - with no recruitment process, no selection panel and no rival candidates.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Hmm this doesn't look like a clean process. It also looks extremely political. That Judith Collins exit from electoral politics can be described as "Dirty Politics" is just too on the nose
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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I hope David Seymour is renaming school lunches to SLOP so it’s completely clear exactly what we are giving to the kids.
February 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I hope David Seymour is renaming school lunches to SLOP so it’s completely clear exactly what we are giving to the kids.
I played squaredle.com 02/12:
50/50 words ( 13 bonus words)
📖 In the top 6% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 424
50/50 words ( 13 bonus words)
📖 In the top 6% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 424
Squaredle
Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!
squaredle.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I played squaredle.com 02/12:
50/50 words ( 13 bonus words)
📖 In the top 6% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 424
50/50 words ( 13 bonus words)
📖 In the top 6% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 424
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The media will now chase him out of parliament right? RIGHT?
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The media will now chase him out of parliament right? RIGHT?
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i am not hiding anything, just "made multiple repeated mistakes for 20 years" on something that's pretty damn hard to be mistaken about.
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
i am not hiding anything, just "made multiple repeated mistakes for 20 years" on something that's pretty damn hard to be mistaken about.
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
i mean when you own as many properties as these poor fuckers do it must be hard remembering all of them when it comes time to declare and register them.
#nzpol
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Luxon's govt have introduced voting restrictions for 2026. They removed day enrolment for voters. This means that you, your friends and your whānau have to actively enrol by the end of October. Please check your enrolment status at vote.nz and encourage everyone you know to do the same. #NZPol
vote.nz
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Willis wants bipartisan support? Journos please ask her which policies Labour started is she committed to maintaining. #NzPol
Willis calls for bipartisan consensus on investment boost policy
‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
www.interest.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Willis wants bipartisan support? Journos please ask her which policies Labour started is she committed to maintaining. #NzPol
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So the Covid inquiry Willis is running specifies its scope as "coordination of monetary and fiscal policy"
"Fiscal" is the angle by which they will attack Labour
This is despite them agreeing to almost every single measure & asking Labour to borrow more for businesses #nzpol
"Fiscal" is the angle by which they will attack Labour
This is despite them agreeing to almost every single measure & asking Labour to borrow more for businesses #nzpol
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
So the Covid inquiry Willis is running specifies its scope as "coordination of monetary and fiscal policy"
"Fiscal" is the angle by which they will attack Labour
This is despite them agreeing to almost every single measure & asking Labour to borrow more for businesses #nzpol
"Fiscal" is the angle by which they will attack Labour
This is despite them agreeing to almost every single measure & asking Labour to borrow more for businesses #nzpol
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A reminder Willis's policies have wiped $28.8 billion off GDP since 2023
A new speech is available from Hon Nicola Willis.
Backing ambition, building growth
[Keynote delivered at the New Zealand Economic Forum, 12 February 2026] Tēnā koutou katoa, and good morning.
www.beehive.govt.nz
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
A reminder Willis's policies have wiped $28.8 billion off GDP since 2023
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Big grid batteries are pushing dirty, expensive fossil gas out of the power grid, and Australia has joined the party.
"Batteries are picking up daytime solar and dropping it on evening gas like an anvil being dropped on a cartoon character."
#nzpol
"Batteries are picking up daytime solar and dropping it on evening gas like an anvil being dropped on a cartoon character."
#nzpol
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Big grid batteries are pushing dirty, expensive fossil gas out of the power grid, and Australia has joined the party.
"Batteries are picking up daytime solar and dropping it on evening gas like an anvil being dropped on a cartoon character."
#nzpol
"Batteries are picking up daytime solar and dropping it on evening gas like an anvil being dropped on a cartoon character."
#nzpol
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So on this topic - China is installing NZ's TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY in new renewable every 10 days
We compared importing LPG to diesel, coal, and a power plant thats literally dead
@chewienz.bsky.social
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
@clrenney.bsky.social
#nzpol
We compared importing LPG to diesel, coal, and a power plant thats literally dead
@chewienz.bsky.social
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
@clrenney.bsky.social
#nzpol
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
So on this topic - China is installing NZ's TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY in new renewable every 10 days
We compared importing LPG to diesel, coal, and a power plant thats literally dead
@chewienz.bsky.social
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
@clrenney.bsky.social
#nzpol
We compared importing LPG to diesel, coal, and a power plant thats literally dead
@chewienz.bsky.social
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
@clrenney.bsky.social
#nzpol
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Good talk. | Phil Goff: NZ’s shameful silence in face of Trump’s insults www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tuj... #nzpol
Phil Goff: NZ’s shameful silence in face of Trump’s insults
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Good talk. | Phil Goff: NZ’s shameful silence in face of Trump’s insults www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tuj... #nzpol
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#NZpol LNG
If you haven’t read it before, it’s worth reading @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social’s piece, The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
If you haven’t read it before, it’s worth reading @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social’s piece, The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
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 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
#NZpol LNG
If you haven’t read it before, it’s worth reading @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social’s piece, The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
If you haven’t read it before, it’s worth reading @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social’s piece, The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
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It’s time, again, to revive this myth buster - and do some fact spreading
Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧵
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM
It’s time, again, to revive this myth buster - and do some fact spreading
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If only Casey Costello had written in her diary who gave her the mystery documents #NZPol
Astonishing how Costello recalls events from an evening nearly 15 months ago (www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...), yet still can't recall the source of the tobacco industry friendly "mystery document" she passed on to the MOH to inform tobacco policy.
Judge called Winston’s speech ‘disgusting’ during disruption at club event, minister recalls
NZ First Minister Casey Costello told the panel Judge Ema Aitken yelled “he’s lying” during Winston Peters speech.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 5:48 AM
If only Casey Costello had written in her diary who gave her the mystery documents #NZPol