@kiwivicki.bsky.social
Regional communities south of Hamilton voting for National is like Turkeys voting for Xmas.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #nzpol
Ice cream factory moving away from a region already ‘punch drunk’ from bad news
The bad job news for the top of the South Island has continued, with reports an ice cream factory is moving production north.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Regional communities south of Hamilton voting for National is like Turkeys voting for Xmas.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #nzpol
Something to cheer us all up. Hopefully, the All Blacks will beat England this weekend, but we will never beat them on Christmas Ads. #Xmas, #AllBlacks, #England
youtu.be/9sOygyvSnMU?...
youtu.be/9sOygyvSnMU?...
Keira Knightley stars in Waitrose’s Christmas ‘mini romcom’ ad
YouTube video by Daily Record
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Something to cheer us all up. Hopefully, the All Blacks will beat England this weekend, but we will never beat them on Christmas Ads. #Xmas, #AllBlacks, #England
youtu.be/9sOygyvSnMU?...
youtu.be/9sOygyvSnMU?...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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"I'd visit your country if it had restaurants with Michelin stars.", said no foreigner ever.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"I'd visit your country if it had restaurants with Michelin stars.", said no foreigner ever.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Sadly, Trump and the awful Police cover up means that this won't get the attention it deserves. #NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Prime Minister, I’m beginning to wonder who’s actually running the country
“Last week, a group called Hobson’s Pledge claimed victory after your government announced that school boards would no longer be required to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” said Ian Taylor.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Sadly, Trump and the awful Police cover up means that this won't get the attention it deserves. #NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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The Tesla board's logic "is that Tesla suffered terribly because Elon Musk hurt the company; so the company will pay him $1 trillion to incentivize him to stop hurting the company. That’s a new kind of 'capitalism.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
www.thebulwark.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Tesla board's logic "is that Tesla suffered terribly because Elon Musk hurt the company; so the company will pay him $1 trillion to incentivize him to stop hurting the company. That’s a new kind of 'capitalism.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
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Three Waters was designed to prevent privatisation, NFACT's water 'done well', not so much, as @mountaintui.bsky.social pointed out at the time:
Tui: National Party’s Local Water Done Well – A more expensive 3 Waters with potential for privatisation
Simeon Brown is working on National’s New 3 Waters called “Local Water Done Well.” But is it just a more expensive version with a privatisation catch?
thestandard.nz
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Three Waters was designed to prevent privatisation, NFACT's water 'done well', not so much, as @mountaintui.bsky.social pointed out at the time:
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If councils or central govt talk about selling off, say water assets *Don't fall for it*
It's a slippery slope to Thames water and Yorkshire water 😬
#NZPol
It's a slippery slope to Thames water and Yorkshire water 😬
#NZPol
![With apologies to xkcd 'VOTING SOFTWARE'
THEY SAY THEYVE FIXED IT
SOMETHING CALLED ["PRIVATISATION"]
WHATEVER THEY SOLD YOU, DONT TOUCH IT.
BURY IT IN THE DESERT
WEAR GLOVES.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2a2ucpadl5c62xv3ln3wpevt/bafkreicogmrumonedlhyzykzhl356zk5mzjf2pqtgsxsrntcczznce5bqq@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If councils or central govt talk about selling off, say water assets *Don't fall for it*
It's a slippery slope to Thames water and Yorkshire water 😬
#NZPol
It's a slippery slope to Thames water and Yorkshire water 😬
#NZPol
Yes, it is very true and very scary.
“Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
👇 #BBC
👇 #BBC
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Yes, it is very true and very scary.
Future lawyers, politicians, and doctors, who no doubt in the future will be very judgemental if other communities did the same. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/otago-uni...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/otago-uni...
Scarfies dump couches, mattresses, rubbish in student quarter streets after final exams
Five large bins took more than five tonnes of rubbish off Dunedin streets.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Future lawyers, politicians, and doctors, who no doubt in the future will be very judgemental if other communities did the same. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/otago-uni...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/otago-uni...
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An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
Once again, this non-listening government is interfering in local politics and is just thinking of short-term gains. No city has ever conquered congestion by just building more roads or adding lanes. #nzpol #nzroads
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
‘Terrible idea:’ Cycling groups clash with minister over plan to scrap proposed bike lane
Cycling advocates are urging Auckland Transport not to bow to pressure from Simeon Brown and scrap a planned bike lane in East Auckland.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Once again, this non-listening government is interfering in local politics and is just thinking of short-term gains. No city has ever conquered congestion by just building more roads or adding lanes. #nzpol #nzroads
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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In fact, I think a truly mature conversation would actually assess some of our many past asset sales and consider whether re-nationalising some of those assets might be in the country's interest.
But that's definitely not the conversation he wants.
But that's definitely not the conversation he wants.
NZ needs to have a ‘mature conversation’ about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in National’s manifesto for the 2026 election.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In fact, I think a truly mature conversation would actually assess some of our many past asset sales and consider whether re-nationalising some of those assets might be in the country's interest.
But that's definitely not the conversation he wants.
But that's definitely not the conversation he wants.
We will continue to fight an uphill battle until producers are forced to share responsibly for harm done society.
theconversation.com/how-the-plas... #nzpol #plastic #waste
theconversation.com/how-the-plas... #nzpol #plastic #waste
How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer
Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.
theconversation.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We will continue to fight an uphill battle until producers are forced to share responsibly for harm done society.
theconversation.com/how-the-plas... #nzpol #plastic #waste
theconversation.com/how-the-plas... #nzpol #plastic #waste
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The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
Iwi offer shelter as firefighters battle uncontrolled forest fire on Tongariro
The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
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Another must read thread ⏬️ - Treasury are too blinkered to acknowledge this, as are our political journalists and the ecomomists they promote #nzpol
I'm old enough to remember Treasury officials setting Govt finance within a macro context. Now we get silly 'geeing up the ghouls' scare stories. For a start, all the OECD countries on the left side of this chart have run Govt deficits on average since 2010. It's normal. [🧵1/n]
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Another must read thread ⏬️ - Treasury are too blinkered to acknowledge this, as are our political journalists and the ecomomists they promote #nzpol
Mining is never without consequences #nzpol
Also the Tui mine in Te Aroha abandoned in 1975, leaving waste rock and ore dumps, tailings ruined mine workings. Heavy metals and acid leached into streams and the tailings dam was at risk of failing.
It cost $22.5 million to clean up and make safe.
DOC and district council do ongoing maintenance.
It cost $22.5 million to clean up and make safe.
DOC and district council do ongoing maintenance.
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Mining is never without consequences #nzpol
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Why is there a news article about a minister rating her own ministry highly with no critical thinking involved?
This woman has gutted education in NZ and now pats herself on the back and the news reports this as good?
Not to mention she’s throwing her advisors under the bus.
Useless
#RNZ #NZpol
This woman has gutted education in NZ and now pats herself on the back and the news reports this as good?
Not to mention she’s throwing her advisors under the bus.
Useless
#RNZ #NZpol
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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The Luxon Government's surprise move to gut the Zero Carbon Act has upended six years of cross-partisan consensus on climate change.
They are unfit to govern in 2025.
#nzpol
They are unfit to govern in 2025.
#nzpol
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Luxon Government's surprise move to gut the Zero Carbon Act has upended six years of cross-partisan consensus on climate change.
They are unfit to govern in 2025.
#nzpol
They are unfit to govern in 2025.
#nzpol
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Never been a better time for journalists and politicians to get off of X.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Never been a better time for journalists and politicians to get off of X.
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Ji9...
Watt now? Spread the word about the benefits of solar on NZ. #nzpol #solar
Watt now? Spread the word about the benefits of solar on NZ. #nzpol #solar
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Watt now? Spread the word about the benefits of solar on NZ. #nzpol #solar
Watt now? Spread the word about the benefits of solar on NZ. #nzpol #solar
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Folks...
HOSTIN: You don't believe in QAnon anymore? You've changed?
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: No, I haven't changed. I was a victim just like you were of media lies and stuff you read on social media
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: No, I haven't changed. I was a victim just like you were of media lies and stuff you read on social media
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Folks...
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Twisted
"Musk personally oversaw the design of a racy chatbot called Ani, an animated character with blonde pigtails and revealing outfits. Employees were compelled to turn over their biometric data to train avatars like Ani." www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...
Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI.
Musk’s focus on winning the artificial-intelligence arms race leads to long hours at xAI. Employees were compelled to turn over biometric data to develop controversial avatars.
www.wsj.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Twisted
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For the love of god!
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine
phys.org/news/2025-11... via @physorg_com
phys.org/news/2025-11... via @physorg_com
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao.
phys.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
For the love of god!