Mandy Hager
@mandyh.bsky.social
Writer, Greenie Granny worrying for my grandkids future
mandyhager.com
mandyhager.com
Reposted by Mandy Hager
The Opportunity Party still hates beneficiaries.
If you dismantle welfare, you push many New Zealanders into desperate poverty.
#nzpol #NZPolitics
thestandard.nz/the-opportun...
If you dismantle welfare, you push many New Zealanders into desperate poverty.
#nzpol #NZPolitics
thestandard.nz/the-opportun...
The Opportunity Party still hates beneficiaries
If you dismantle welfare, you push many New Zealanders into desperate poverty.
thestandard.nz
February 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The Opportunity Party still hates beneficiaries.
If you dismantle welfare, you push many New Zealanders into desperate poverty.
#nzpol #NZPolitics
thestandard.nz/the-opportun...
If you dismantle welfare, you push many New Zealanders into desperate poverty.
#nzpol #NZPolitics
thestandard.nz/the-opportun...
Reposted by Mandy Hager
A very good explainer piece on economic vision #nzpol
Week in Review:
Comment: There is an alternative to the machine view of the economy that more accurately reflects life, and which is less dogmatic and rigid, says Rob Campbell
Comment: There is an alternative to the machine view of the economy that more accurately reflects life, and which is less dogmatic and rigid, says Rob Campbell
The economy splutters on, whichever Chris is driving
newsroom.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
A very good explainer piece on economic vision #nzpol
Reposted by Mandy Hager
It's wild that the right-wing media are starting to do a better job of examining the CoC than most of the moderate or the left. This absolutely smacks of corruption because there is essentially zero financial or environmental case for it #nzpol
I don’t usually agree with either of these guys, but…ya think? 🤔🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #CaputredCoalition
February 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It's wild that the right-wing media are starting to do a better job of examining the CoC than most of the moderate or the left. This absolutely smacks of corruption because there is essentially zero financial or environmental case for it #nzpol
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Are we just supposed to accept that every heavy rainfall event will result in death? #nzpol
How many more people have to die before the central government understands we’re in a climate crisis in little old NZ? (Rhetorical, I know 🙄😑)
Vote these fuckers out & get everyone else you know to vote them out too #nzpol
Vote these fuckers out & get everyone else you know to vote them out too #nzpol
📢 A member of the public called emergency services, alerting them to the submerged car on State Highway 39 near the intersection with Kiwi Rd at Puketotara last night.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Are we just supposed to accept that every heavy rainfall event will result in death? #nzpol
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Who would have imagined
I still think that the government's decision to put everything on LNG might be a tad silly🤦🏻♂️
#kikorangi
I still think that the government's decision to put everything on LNG might be a tad silly🤦🏻♂️
#kikorangi
Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas - Carbon Brief
The UK government has secured a record 7.4 gigawatts of solar, onshore wind and tidal power in its latest auction for new renewable capacity.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Reposted by Mandy Hager
It's like the gov want a ferry disaster... #nzpol #govhomicide
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It's like the gov want a ferry disaster... #nzpol #govhomicide
Reposted by Mandy Hager
#LNG Liquefied natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing & shipping are taken into account.
Natural gas & shale gas are all bad Liquefied natural gas is worse," #nzpol #climate #ghg news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...
Natural gas & shale gas are all bad Liquefied natural gas is worse," #nzpol #climate #ghg news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...
Liquefied natural gas carbon footprint is worse than coal | Cornell Chronicle
Liquefied natural gas leaves a carbon footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account, according to a new Cornell study.
news.cornell.edu
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
#LNG Liquefied natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing & shipping are taken into account.
Natural gas & shale gas are all bad Liquefied natural gas is worse," #nzpol #climate #ghg news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...
Natural gas & shale gas are all bad Liquefied natural gas is worse," #nzpol #climate #ghg news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...
Reposted by Mandy Hager
You want lower electricity prices? Check our South Australia where these are down 30% in 1 year as the State nears 100% renewables - proving to the world that relying on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables
South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 per cent in a year and sometimes ...
www.newscientist.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Reposted by Mandy Hager
#nzpol New unemployment data from Stats NZ today, showing the impact of an economy that isn't working. An additional 5,000 people became unemployed during the quarter, rising to levels last seen in 2015. 164,000 people are now unemployed, up 39,000 in just 2 years. A🧵
February 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
#nzpol New unemployment data from Stats NZ today, showing the impact of an economy that isn't working. An additional 5,000 people became unemployed during the quarter, rising to levels last seen in 2015. 164,000 people are now unemployed, up 39,000 in just 2 years. A🧵
Reposted by Mandy Hager
A list of key dates for the 2026 General Election.
elections.nz/media-and-ne...
Next up is August 6:
* Last day for registration of parties and logos
* Last day for Māori who are already enrolled to change roll types (midnight)
#NZPol #NZElection
elections.nz/media-and-ne...
Next up is August 6:
* Last day for registration of parties and logos
* Last day for Māori who are already enrolled to change roll types (midnight)
#NZPol #NZElection
elections.nz
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A list of key dates for the 2026 General Election.
elections.nz/media-and-ne...
Next up is August 6:
* Last day for registration of parties and logos
* Last day for Māori who are already enrolled to change roll types (midnight)
#NZPol #NZElection
elections.nz/media-and-ne...
Next up is August 6:
* Last day for registration of parties and logos
* Last day for Māori who are already enrolled to change roll types (midnight)
#NZPol #NZElection
Reposted by Mandy Hager
There’s the shonky process & I’d thought her short tenure as Leader of the National Party should have disqualified her from the post. Petty, vindictive, sneery & openly manipulative. It was a trainwreck and I think the Law Commission and NZ should be concerned. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'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 other candidates.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
There’s the shonky process & I’d thought her short tenure as Leader of the National Party should have disqualified her from the post. Petty, vindictive, sneery & openly manipulative. It was a trainwreck and I think the Law Commission and NZ should be concerned. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Reposted by Mandy Hager
"Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the government is still waiting for advice from officials"...
This delay means AoNZ will have no input to shape the foundational rules being debated at the April UN meeting
#nzpol
This delay means AoNZ will have no input to shape the foundational rules being debated at the April UN meeting
#nzpol
New Zealand still dragging its feet while Pacific nations lead the way.
Bit embarrassing, eh?
High Seas Treaty takes effect as New Zealand misses the first vote
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/12/high-seas-treaty-takes-effect-as-new-zealand-misses-the-first-vote/
#ProtectTheOcean […]
Bit embarrassing, eh?
High Seas Treaty takes effect as New Zealand misses the first vote
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/12/high-seas-treaty-takes-effect-as-new-zealand-misses-the-first-vote/
#ProtectTheOcean […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the government is still waiting for advice from officials"...
This delay means AoNZ will have no input to shape the foundational rules being debated at the April UN meeting
#nzpol
This delay means AoNZ will have no input to shape the foundational rules being debated at the April UN meeting
#nzpol
Reposted by Mandy Hager
LNG vs rooftop solar.
LNG requires a $2.7B infrastructure investment, most of the work will happen in one place - Taranaki.
Us consumers will pay for LNG generated power FOREVER.
If the Govt subsidised $2.7B of rooftop solar, there'd be work across the motu.
The electricity would be FREE forever.
LNG requires a $2.7B infrastructure investment, most of the work will happen in one place - Taranaki.
Us consumers will pay for LNG generated power FOREVER.
If the Govt subsidised $2.7B of rooftop solar, there'd be work across the motu.
The electricity would be FREE forever.
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
LNG vs rooftop solar.
LNG requires a $2.7B infrastructure investment, most of the work will happen in one place - Taranaki.
Us consumers will pay for LNG generated power FOREVER.
If the Govt subsidised $2.7B of rooftop solar, there'd be work across the motu.
The electricity would be FREE forever.
LNG requires a $2.7B infrastructure investment, most of the work will happen in one place - Taranaki.
Us consumers will pay for LNG generated power FOREVER.
If the Govt subsidised $2.7B of rooftop solar, there'd be work across the motu.
The electricity would be FREE forever.
This, 100%
On RNZ's woeful editorial standards. #NzPol
Anatomy of a hit piece
RNZ launders Nicola Willis's spin with help from fellow traveler Don Brash
weareunderused.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
This, 100%
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Now imagine if we lived in say a small island with the 9th longest coastline in the world at 15,000 km (36% more than Great Britain), & that island happened to protrude into the roaring 40s, a continuous wind pattern spanning the entire globe, boy wouldn't that be cool.
Or fucking import LNG
Or fucking import LNG
#NewZealand has 1.2GW of installed generation from Gas, the new LPG terminal wont be up and running until 2028
UK are installing 1.3GW of new wind power before 2029
#nzpol
UK are installing 1.3GW of new wind power before 2029
#nzpol
The UK will support 28 new onshore wind farms in its latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction 🇬🇧
The projects add 1.3 GW of new #windpower by 2029, taking total CfD-supported onshore wind capacity to 5.3 GW.
Our graphic maps the planned sites across the country.
The projects add 1.3 GW of new #windpower by 2029, taking total CfD-supported onshore wind capacity to 5.3 GW.
Our graphic maps the planned sites across the country.
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Now imagine if we lived in say a small island with the 9th longest coastline in the world at 15,000 km (36% more than Great Britain), & that island happened to protrude into the roaring 40s, a continuous wind pattern spanning the entire globe, boy wouldn't that be cool.
Or fucking import LNG
Or fucking import LNG
Reposted by Mandy Hager
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Veolia multinational company operating Wellington NZ’s wastewater plant is implicated in overseas legal cases over maintenance failures that saw raw sewage discharged into seas.
Can NZ councils replace incompetent #Veolia with inhouse service? Get $ back?
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Can NZ councils replace incompetent #Veolia with inhouse service? Get $ back?
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Wellington wastewater plant operator has faced overseas legal action over failures
The multinational company contracted to operate Wellington’s failed wastewater plant has been the subject of several legal cases overseas.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Veolia multinational company operating Wellington NZ’s wastewater plant is implicated in overseas legal cases over maintenance failures that saw raw sewage discharged into seas.
Can NZ councils replace incompetent #Veolia with inhouse service? Get $ back?
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Can NZ councils replace incompetent #Veolia with inhouse service? Get $ back?
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Hearing a foreign-owned gold mining company CEO is calling Otago "the new West Africa of mining"
To help stop mine start by adding your voice to the thousands of people who have already at eepurl.com/jsaheU and you can also find out other ways to help here: sustainabletarras.com/nomine/ #nzpol
To help stop mine start by adding your voice to the thousands of people who have already at eepurl.com/jsaheU and you can also find out other ways to help here: sustainabletarras.com/nomine/ #nzpol
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Hearing a foreign-owned gold mining company CEO is calling Otago "the new West Africa of mining"
To help stop mine start by adding your voice to the thousands of people who have already at eepurl.com/jsaheU and you can also find out other ways to help here: sustainabletarras.com/nomine/ #nzpol
To help stop mine start by adding your voice to the thousands of people who have already at eepurl.com/jsaheU and you can also find out other ways to help here: sustainabletarras.com/nomine/ #nzpol
Reposted by Mandy Hager
#BHN This is where we left off the saga of the CoC LNG conversation yesterday
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#BHN This is where we left off the saga of the CoC LNG conversation yesterday
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
- Luxon says it's not a tax
- Watt says it's not a levy or a tax
- Seymour says it is a levy
- Winston says it is a tax
Are we all clear now? #nzpol #nzpolitics
Reposted by Mandy Hager
#NZpol Dear Christopher Luxon,
A 'levy' is defined as ‘a tax raised by levying’
The example used in the Dictionary app (source OED) is very appropriate:
"we all pay a fossil fuel levy in our electricity bills."
A 'levy' is defined as ‘a tax raised by levying’
The example used in the Dictionary app (source OED) is very appropriate:
"we all pay a fossil fuel levy in our electricity bills."
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
#NZpol Dear Christopher Luxon,
A 'levy' is defined as ‘a tax raised by levying’
The example used in the Dictionary app (source OED) is very appropriate:
"we all pay a fossil fuel levy in our electricity bills."
A 'levy' is defined as ‘a tax raised by levying’
The example used in the Dictionary app (source OED) is very appropriate:
"we all pay a fossil fuel levy in our electricity bills."
Reposted by Mandy Hager
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Some governments raise taxes to fund public health and education. Not Luxon. He is literally raising taxes to subsidise fossil fuels. He is putting a levy on our electricity bills to pay for his LNG import terminal.
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Reposted by Mandy Hager
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Was going to paywall but too much critical information to do so - I'll never be a good business man but who cares? Public interest first. I'll give up my days for that.
New electricity tax to subsidise private corporations & fossil fuels #nzpol #kiwi
New electricity tax to subsidise private corporations & fossil fuels #nzpol #kiwi
New Electricity Tax To Subsidise Private Corporations & Fossil Fuels
National Party, laser focused on the cost of living, threw away ~$1 billion on ferries, introduced Paywave changes that will increase fees & are now levying a new tax on Kiwi families and businesses
mountaintui.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Reposted by Mandy Hager
Is Luxon trying for a Pick Me favour from Trump with move to buy USA's LNG?
Sounds like Amazon paying Melania for movie!
Dubious product to buy favour!
#NZpol
Sounds like Amazon paying Melania for movie!
Dubious product to buy favour!
#NZpol
The US is looking for new markets for its liquified natural gas. Fancy that. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
US LNG export dominance to be tested as sellers look beyond Europe
A potent mix of American ingenuity and full-throated political backing has propelled the U.S. to the top of global LNG exporter rankings, and promoted a narrative that shipments of "freedom gas" will ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Is Luxon trying for a Pick Me favour from Trump with move to buy USA's LNG?
Sounds like Amazon paying Melania for movie!
Dubious product to buy favour!
#NZpol
Sounds like Amazon paying Melania for movie!
Dubious product to buy favour!
#NZpol