Pazienza
@pazienza82.bsky.social
Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington.
Interest in politics and journalism. Did not vote for the coalition of chaos.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington.
Interest in politics and journalism. Did not vote for the coalition of chaos.
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Is this not just restarting all the stuff they stopped in 2023 and 2024? You know, when they stopped projects with builders literally on site to save money for their tax cuts?
I assume this is just more existing money, funded by cuts elsewhere in the education budget, announced as a desperate attempt to distract from the regime's complete failure www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Watch: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford announce $413m investment in school infrastructure
The pair are are holding a press conference at Auckland's Albany Junior High School after making the announcement.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Is this not just restarting all the stuff they stopped in 2023 and 2024? You know, when they stopped projects with builders literally on site to save money for their tax cuts?
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
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My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Erica Stanford & her ministry are axing Art History in Aotearoa for senior school students.
This cartoonist wouldn't be the person I am without it. I thank all those who've come before me, who work now, and to future artists.
Erica Stanford & her ministry are axing Art History in Aotearoa for senior school students.
This cartoonist wouldn't be the person I am without it. I thank all those who've come before me, who work now, and to future artists.
September 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Erica Stanford & her ministry are axing Art History in Aotearoa for senior school students.
This cartoonist wouldn't be the person I am without it. I thank all those who've come before me, who work now, and to future artists.
Erica Stanford & her ministry are axing Art History in Aotearoa for senior school students.
This cartoonist wouldn't be the person I am without it. I thank all those who've come before me, who work now, and to future artists.
Recommend this detailed long summary of NZ's decisions around debt and housing.
We need fresh thinking.
Bernard Hickey is a national treasure. #nzpol @bernardchickey.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuI...
We need fresh thinking.
Bernard Hickey is a national treasure. #nzpol @bernardchickey.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuI...
DeepDive Bernard Hickey -The 'Housing theory of everything'
YouTube video by CHA Hub
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Recommend this detailed long summary of NZ's decisions around debt and housing.
We need fresh thinking.
Bernard Hickey is a national treasure. #nzpol @bernardchickey.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuI...
We need fresh thinking.
Bernard Hickey is a national treasure. #nzpol @bernardchickey.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuI...
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Spine? Have a good rummage through your pocket's and see if you can find some balls.....👀👀👀 #NZPol
PM Christopher Luxon says famine declaration will not speed up Palestinian state decision
The Prime Minister has not confirmed whether New Zealand will recognise a Palestinian state.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Spine? Have a good rummage through your pocket's and see if you can find some balls.....👀👀👀 #NZPol
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This closeness is perhaps why the coalition is looking to stop people enrolling to vote during the voting period. Special votes usually break left. At the last election, National ended up with 2 fewer seats than on election night after special votes were counted.
#nzpol
#nzpol
New political poll predicts hung Parliament
The Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll also puts Christopher Luxon level with Labour's Chris Hipkins in preferred prime minister ratings.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This closeness is perhaps why the coalition is looking to stop people enrolling to vote during the voting period. Special votes usually break left. At the last election, National ended up with 2 fewer seats than on election night after special votes were counted.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Kia Ora Earthlings!
You know how Luxon kept saying that our inflation was caused by massive gov spending? Well, that's BS. Our Inflation followed global trends, in fact slightly below global average.
NB: We are the yellow line
#nzpol #economics #inflation
You know how Luxon kept saying that our inflation was caused by massive gov spending? Well, that's BS. Our Inflation followed global trends, in fact slightly below global average.
NB: We are the yellow line
#nzpol #economics #inflation
Quick video for the 'we saved too many lives, spent too much $, sent inflation to the moon, made interest rates go up, and now we have to pay for our sins 😢' crowd.
The idea that NZ could have 'opted out' of global inflation surge is daft. Almost as daft as NZ opting almost uniquely for a recession.
The idea that NZ could have 'opted out' of global inflation surge is daft. Almost as daft as NZ opting almost uniquely for a recession.
August 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Kia Ora Earthlings!
You know how Luxon kept saying that our inflation was caused by massive gov spending? Well, that's BS. Our Inflation followed global trends, in fact slightly below global average.
NB: We are the yellow line
#nzpol #economics #inflation
You know how Luxon kept saying that our inflation was caused by massive gov spending? Well, that's BS. Our Inflation followed global trends, in fact slightly below global average.
NB: We are the yellow line
#nzpol #economics #inflation
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Three individuals. Three narratives. One coalition. Zero coherence.
July 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Three individuals. Three narratives. One coalition. Zero coherence.
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Shane Jones has been given $200 million in taxpayer money for a fossil fuel slush fund. But he's used wildly inaccurate gas data to justify it!
If you don't want to see new oil and gas exploration here in Aotearoa, take action and sign the petition to resist Big Oil 👉 greenpeace.nz/x4e6gq #nzpol
If you don't want to see new oil and gas exploration here in Aotearoa, take action and sign the petition to resist Big Oil 👉 greenpeace.nz/x4e6gq #nzpol
July 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Shane Jones has been given $200 million in taxpayer money for a fossil fuel slush fund. But he's used wildly inaccurate gas data to justify it!
If you don't want to see new oil and gas exploration here in Aotearoa, take action and sign the petition to resist Big Oil 👉 greenpeace.nz/x4e6gq #nzpol
If you don't want to see new oil and gas exploration here in Aotearoa, take action and sign the petition to resist Big Oil 👉 greenpeace.nz/x4e6gq #nzpol
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3,500 organic signatures in 4 days. People are tired of the constant bullying and belittling from this government. This is only the start. We deserve better from our country’s leaders. #nzpol
Sign at our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
Sign at our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts and when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and ma...
our.actionstation.org.nz
June 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
3,500 organic signatures in 4 days. People are tired of the constant bullying and belittling from this government. This is only the start. We deserve better from our country’s leaders. #nzpol
Sign at our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
Sign at our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
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Indeed, as you pointed out in the thread below.
#nzpol
#nzpol
I've just spent the last four hour going through Jane Kelsey's opuses of
Jane Kelsey's submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill 2025, ( quoted below )
and
Jane Kelsey's Submission on the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill (2024)
[ melanienelson.substack.com/p/jane-kelse... ]
WOW 👏👏👏👏👏
#nzpol
Jane Kelsey's submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill 2025, ( quoted below )
and
Jane Kelsey's Submission on the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill (2024)
[ melanienelson.substack.com/p/jane-kelse... ]
WOW 👏👏👏👏👏
#nzpol
June 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Indeed, as you pointed out in the thread below.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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“I was recently quoted as saying the Regulatory Standards Bill ‘will stop lawmakers considering broader public health.’ This exchange led Minister Seymour to question my sanity in a public forum. I stand by my statement.” — Dr George Laking. #NZpol
The RSB is bad for your constitution
The RSB is bad for your constitution
George Laking: The RSB is bad for your constitution | E-Tangata
“I was recently quoted as saying the Regulatory Standards Bill ‘will stop lawmakers considering broader public health.’ This exchange led Minister Seymour to question my sanity in a public forum. I st...
e-tangata.co.nz
June 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“I was recently quoted as saying the Regulatory Standards Bill ‘will stop lawmakers considering broader public health.’ This exchange led Minister Seymour to question my sanity in a public forum. I stand by my statement.” — Dr George Laking. #NZpol
The RSB is bad for your constitution
The RSB is bad for your constitution
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This needs to be screamed from the rooftops. If Luxon agrees to let this through, I think we should have a nationwide strike - and ask the Governor General to intervene, in the long-term interest of the country.
Official advice confirms that Regulatory Standards Bill is a fundamental threat to our ability to regulate polluting companies to achieve collective goods like clean rivers and a stable climate : www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Damning advice warns red-tape bill risks cost blow-outs, climate backsliding
Regulation Minister David Seymour argues good regulation pays for itself and that public servants don’t like the bill because it will make more work for them.
www.thepost.co.nz
June 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This needs to be screamed from the rooftops. If Luxon agrees to let this through, I think we should have a nationwide strike - and ask the Governor General to intervene, in the long-term interest of the country.
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Great watch. #nzpol
Mata Reports | ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda | RNZ
YouTube video by RNZ
youtu.be
June 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Great watch. #nzpol
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What could possiby go wrong?
"Inland Revenue admits, in its regulatory impact statement, that there’s been no consultation on the design of this scheme."
Govt's 'Think Big' Investment Boost: There. Is. No. Limit.
"Inland Revenue admits, in its regulatory impact statement, that there’s been no consultation on the design of this scheme."
Govt's 'Think Big' Investment Boost: There. Is. No. Limit.
Govt's 'Think Big' Investment Boost: There. Is. No. Limit.
Tower buildings; gas rigs; irrigation dams – by the Govt's own admission, this is Muldoon's Think Big reinvented
newsroom.co.nz
May 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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You just have to read this.
Willis and Stanford speaking passionately in FAVOUR of the bill they are now junking under urgency.
#nzpol
Willis and Stanford speaking passionately in FAVOUR of the bill they are now junking under urgency.
#nzpol
Excerpts from Nicola Willis & Erica Stanford’s third reading speeches in FAVOUR of the landmark Equal Pay Amendment Bill.
The government should be ashamed of this surprise attack on women under urgency in their fight for equal pay.
Link to speeches here: www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
The government should be ashamed of this surprise attack on women under urgency in their fight for equal pay.
Link to speeches here: www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
May 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
You just have to read this.
Willis and Stanford speaking passionately in FAVOUR of the bill they are now junking under urgency.
#nzpol
Willis and Stanford speaking passionately in FAVOUR of the bill they are now junking under urgency.
#nzpol
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If the citizens do not have a say then New Zealand Aotearoa has now become a country with a Dictatorship
#nzpol
#nzpol
Part of what really disturbs me about the sudden end of pay equity is the democratic implications - National did not say before the election that they would do this. It is now being passed under urgency, the same day as announcement, with no public input. NZers quite simply have not had a say.
May 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
If the citizens do not have a say then New Zealand Aotearoa has now become a country with a Dictatorship
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Well worth watching. We are so lucky to have had the calibre of scientists and their teams working during the first years of Covid. Very worrying that our preparedness for the next one and public health work around infectious diseases is not a priority of the current National led government #nzpol
April 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Well worth watching. We are so lucky to have had the calibre of scientists and their teams working during the first years of Covid. Very worrying that our preparedness for the next one and public health work around infectious diseases is not a priority of the current National led government #nzpol