Kiwi on your left
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Kirikiriroa Hamilton. East of the river, left of the centre. Environment. Treaty. Trans rights. Healthcare. Education. Tax wealth not work. All of it.
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Action Alert ‼️
Luxon is doing secret deals with Trump to give US access to critical minerals in Aotearoa.
Think out-of-control mining of the seabed, conservation land, mountains and beaches. Would anywhere be safe?
Sign the petition and pass it on👇
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/no-...
Luxon is doing secret deals with Trump to give US access to critical minerals in Aotearoa.
Think out-of-control mining of the seabed, conservation land, mountains and beaches. Would anywhere be safe?
Sign the petition and pass it on👇
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/no-...
PETITION: No minerals deal with Trump
Join the call. Tell Luxon you don't want a minerals "deal" with Trump
action.greenpeace.org.nz
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Action Alert ‼️
Luxon is doing secret deals with Trump to give US access to critical minerals in Aotearoa.
Think out-of-control mining of the seabed, conservation land, mountains and beaches. Would anywhere be safe?
Sign the petition and pass it on👇
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/no-...
Luxon is doing secret deals with Trump to give US access to critical minerals in Aotearoa.
Think out-of-control mining of the seabed, conservation land, mountains and beaches. Would anywhere be safe?
Sign the petition and pass it on👇
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/no-...
This goes hand in hand with rampant un- and under-employment. Desperate people will take underpaying jobs despite horrible conditions and a terrible contract, and if you complain, you're gone, and some other desperate person will step in.
All part of the nact1 "destroy all workers" plan.
#nzpol
All part of the nact1 "destroy all workers" plan.
#nzpol
February 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
This goes hand in hand with rampant un- and under-employment. Desperate people will take underpaying jobs despite horrible conditions and a terrible contract, and if you complain, you're gone, and some other desperate person will step in.
All part of the nact1 "destroy all workers" plan.
#nzpol
All part of the nact1 "destroy all workers" plan.
#nzpol
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Radical: Selling income-earning assets for a song. Destroying work towards a knowledge economy. Lowering healthcare standards to cause exponential cost increases later in life. Incentivising companies poisoning our air and water and food sources.
It's not us who are radical, it's the right.
#nzpol
It's not us who are radical, it's the right.
#nzpol
February 3, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Radical: Selling income-earning assets for a song. Destroying work towards a knowledge economy. Lowering healthcare standards to cause exponential cost increases later in life. Incentivising companies poisoning our air and water and food sources.
It's not us who are radical, it's the right.
#nzpol
It's not us who are radical, it's the right.
#nzpol
So the police think they can just say "nah" to the rare IPCA report that goes against them now?
Wonder how long it'll be before someone here gets shot by a cop on a power-bender for something like a thumbs-down gesture...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
Wonder how long it'll be before someone here gets shot by a cop on a power-bender for something like a thumbs-down gesture...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
Police push back after watchdog slams ‘thumbs down’ stop
The incident occurred on December 22, 2022, after the officer pulled alongside the woman and later signalled her to stop, claiming he believed she may have been impaired by drugs or alcohol.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 PM
So the police think they can just say "nah" to the rare IPCA report that goes against them now?
Wonder how long it'll be before someone here gets shot by a cop on a power-bender for something like a thumbs-down gesture...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
Wonder how long it'll be before someone here gets shot by a cop on a power-bender for something like a thumbs-down gesture...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
Even the Annoying Orange picked a side. Saying "I don't do politics" in 2026 is either saying "I'm OK with fascism" or *at best* "I don't want to get my hands dirty, someone else should fix this.".
Fascism relies on an apathetic majority. Do not give them that.
Fascism relies on an apathetic majority. Do not give them that.
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Even the Annoying Orange picked a side. Saying "I don't do politics" in 2026 is either saying "I'm OK with fascism" or *at best* "I don't want to get my hands dirty, someone else should fix this.".
Fascism relies on an apathetic majority. Do not give them that.
Fascism relies on an apathetic majority. Do not give them that.
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Today on NewstalkZB, Mike Hosking said it's a "reality check" for the Government to not have a proper response for climate hit areas.
Some examples of his previous work that may point to how we got here.
Some examples of his previous work that may point to how we got here.
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Today on NewstalkZB, Mike Hosking said it's a "reality check" for the Government to not have a proper response for climate hit areas.
Some examples of his previous work that may point to how we got here.
Some examples of his previous work that may point to how we got here.
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This Saturday in Tāmaki Makaurau, join the call to unite and stand up for Māori, Transgender, Palestinian, Sikh communities and more who have faced attacks from govts and far right groups.
Rally begins at Te Kōmititanga Britomart at 11am then march to Te Waihorotiu Myers Park.
#nzpol
Rally begins at Te Kōmititanga Britomart at 11am then march to Te Waihorotiu Myers Park.
#nzpol
January 29, 2026 at 8:16 AM
This Saturday in Tāmaki Makaurau, join the call to unite and stand up for Māori, Transgender, Palestinian, Sikh communities and more who have faced attacks from govts and far right groups.
Rally begins at Te Kōmititanga Britomart at 11am then march to Te Waihorotiu Myers Park.
#nzpol
Rally begins at Te Kōmititanga Britomart at 11am then march to Te Waihorotiu Myers Park.
#nzpol
Quick #nzpol we'd better build a special terminal so we can import expensive (and getting more so) LNG from an unstable and untrustable America, before solar gets too popular!
So angry. 🤬
So angry. 🤬
Australia's grid just hit record Q4 demand, but renewables supplied MORE power than fossil fuels for the first time ever! Rooftop solar smashed records at 61% share. Batteries tripled output. Coal & gas? Down low. Who said clean energy can't handle it? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Grid hits major milestone as coal, gas shrink amid ‘tripling’ battery discharge
Amid fits and starts, Australia's energy transition turned a big corner in 2025, as renewables shot past fossil fuels despite demand records.
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Quick #nzpol we'd better build a special terminal so we can import expensive (and getting more so) LNG from an unstable and untrustable America, before solar gets too popular!
So angry. 🤬
So angry. 🤬
If you have to go, going in such a way that Bruce Springsteen writes a song memorialising you is a hell of a testament.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 2:56 AM
If you have to go, going in such a way that Bruce Springsteen writes a song memorialising you is a hell of a testament.
Here we go again, name suppression for a "former political figure".
A blanket ban from all bars in the Octagon. Must be pretty serious.
Anyone taking bets on whether suppression gets lifted after? I bet no, even if found guilty, 'cos that's just how we roll.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
A blanket ban from all bars in the Octagon. Must be pretty serious.
Anyone taking bets on whether suppression gets lifted after? I bet no, even if found guilty, 'cos that's just how we roll.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Here we go again, name suppression for a "former political figure".
A blanket ban from all bars in the Octagon. Must be pretty serious.
Anyone taking bets on whether suppression gets lifted after? I bet no, even if found guilty, 'cos that's just how we roll.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
A blanket ban from all bars in the Octagon. Must be pretty serious.
Anyone taking bets on whether suppression gets lifted after? I bet no, even if found guilty, 'cos that's just how we roll.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
#nzpol
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This is the large domino, with the small domino being some random quack in the UK in 1998 trying to undermine the existing MMR vaccine so his business partner can swoop in with his own. Instead he lost his work credentials and now kids are dying needlessly all over the world, so great job everyone.
Austria loses its WHO status as measles-free, too, together with Armenia, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan and Spain. This comes as no surprise, considering the rise in numbers in recent years and the decline in MMR vaccine coverage
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is the large domino, with the small domino being some random quack in the UK in 1998 trying to undermine the existing MMR vaccine so his business partner can swoop in with his own. Instead he lost his work credentials and now kids are dying needlessly all over the world, so great job everyone.
If this doesn't seem significant now, remember that this is exactly the kind of structural weakening of norms, standards, and processes that has let trump bring American democracy to the brink of destruction.
Do not be fooled, nact1 would absolutely love to be allowed to do that here.
#nzpol
Do not be fooled, nact1 would absolutely love to be allowed to do that here.
#nzpol
Paul Goldsmith says his illegal appointment of Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow & Race Relations Cr Melissa Derby is "not the end of the world". Both failed the selection process but Derby is a founding member of FSU.
Rainbow failed too then texted David Seymour to get the job #nzpol
Rainbow failed too then texted David Seymour to get the job #nzpol
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If this doesn't seem significant now, remember that this is exactly the kind of structural weakening of norms, standards, and processes that has let trump bring American democracy to the brink of destruction.
Do not be fooled, nact1 would absolutely love to be allowed to do that here.
#nzpol
Do not be fooled, nact1 would absolutely love to be allowed to do that here.
#nzpol
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Remember when payment processors 'stood up' to the gaming industry?
They caved for grok's CSAM
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
They caved for grok's CSAM
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
January 26, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Remember when payment processors 'stood up' to the gaming industry?
They caved for grok's CSAM
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
They caved for grok's CSAM
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
This annoys me more. I'm here because no algorithms. Do not algorithm at me. I've even got all the trending trash turned off in settings. GO AWAY!
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 AM
This annoys me more. I'm here because no algorithms. Do not algorithm at me. I've even got all the trending trash turned off in settings. GO AWAY!
Cuts to things we need.
Spending on things we don't.
Subsidising and accelerating climate change.
Undermining clean energy initiatives.
Everything they do is the worst possible option, and always against expert advice.
They are destroying our country, for their mates' short term gain.
#nzpol
Spending on things we don't.
Subsidising and accelerating climate change.
Undermining clean energy initiatives.
Everything they do is the worst possible option, and always against expert advice.
They are destroying our country, for their mates' short term gain.
#nzpol
Tax cuts for the wealthy was the luxon led government priority raiding the climate change emergency fund of 6 billion.
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Cuts to things we need.
Spending on things we don't.
Subsidising and accelerating climate change.
Undermining clean energy initiatives.
Everything they do is the worst possible option, and always against expert advice.
They are destroying our country, for their mates' short term gain.
#nzpol
Spending on things we don't.
Subsidising and accelerating climate change.
Undermining clean energy initiatives.
Everything they do is the worst possible option, and always against expert advice.
They are destroying our country, for their mates' short term gain.
#nzpol
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Lest we forget: “Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations”
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations
It comes despite a Climate Change Commission warning that New Zealand is being hit sooner and more severely than expected.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Lest we forget: “Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations”
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
NZ Election day Nov 7 2026. With national's new trumpist voter suppression in place, you HAVE TO be enrolled by October 24th to be eligible to vote. Make sure you check your enrolment at vote.nz
We MUST get a government that distances us from the US.
#nzpol #DitchThePricksIn26
We MUST get a government that distances us from the US.
#nzpol #DitchThePricksIn26
January 21, 2026 at 1:31 AM
NZ Election day Nov 7 2026. With national's new trumpist voter suppression in place, you HAVE TO be enrolled by October 24th to be eligible to vote. Make sure you check your enrolment at vote.nz
We MUST get a government that distances us from the US.
#nzpol #DitchThePricksIn26
We MUST get a government that distances us from the US.
#nzpol #DitchThePricksIn26
The most frustrating thing is that it was always going to happen. A vote for national is a vote to defund and destroy public services, forcing privatisation, and funnelling the profits to the 1%.
People sold us out for a $20 tax cut that disappeared instantly on user-pays-everything.
#nzpol
People sold us out for a $20 tax cut that disappeared instantly on user-pays-everything.
#nzpol
#nzpol New Zealanders want a health system that we can count on. But more and more we're hearing from frontline workers that the system is at a breaking point.
This is just a fraction of the response we got from health workers in our Mood of the Workforce survey—read the full report at union.org.nz
This is just a fraction of the response we got from health workers in our Mood of the Workforce survey—read the full report at union.org.nz
January 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The most frustrating thing is that it was always going to happen. A vote for national is a vote to defund and destroy public services, forcing privatisation, and funnelling the profits to the 1%.
People sold us out for a $20 tax cut that disappeared instantly on user-pays-everything.
#nzpol
People sold us out for a $20 tax cut that disappeared instantly on user-pays-everything.
#nzpol
Caught RNZ news on the radio on my way to work. Item 1: Massive bushfires in NE Australia. Item 2: Scorching temps across the motu (a boon for icecream sales, yay!).
Just random news, of course. Completely unrelated.
Wish someone there would have the guts to say climate change just once.
#nzpol
Just random news, of course. Completely unrelated.
Wish someone there would have the guts to say climate change just once.
#nzpol
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Caught RNZ news on the radio on my way to work. Item 1: Massive bushfires in NE Australia. Item 2: Scorching temps across the motu (a boon for icecream sales, yay!).
Just random news, of course. Completely unrelated.
Wish someone there would have the guts to say climate change just once.
#nzpol
Just random news, of course. Completely unrelated.
Wish someone there would have the guts to say climate change just once.
#nzpol
Took a lot of effort to avoid using expletives in my feedback, but I figure there's a pretty good chance they'd discard it without reading if there's any foul language in there.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Took a lot of effort to avoid using expletives in my feedback, but I figure there's a pretty good chance they'd discard it without reading if there's any foul language in there.
Rules for thee, not for me.
Every time a conservative opens their fucking mouths it's a confession.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Rules for thee, not for me.
This would probably be the one thing worse than letting hackers steal our medical records.
#nzpol #mmh
#nzpol #mmh
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Hey NZ news outlets, would you like to demonstrate some journalistic intentions? How about an article headlined "Where is the Prime Minister?" with the byline "The world is on fire and nobody in government is answering the phone."
Or do we only dig into parties on the left?
#nzpol
Or do we only dig into parties on the left?
#nzpol
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Hey NZ news outlets, would you like to demonstrate some journalistic intentions? How about an article headlined "Where is the Prime Minister?" with the byline "The world is on fire and nobody in government is answering the phone."
Or do we only dig into parties on the left?
#nzpol
Or do we only dig into parties on the left?
#nzpol