Alison Ayr
@alisonayr.bsky.social
New Zealander, educator, reader, sailor, gardener, definitely not a NACT voter. Enjoy chardonnay, but hope that I am more than a chardonnay socialist. 'alisona' in that other place.
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Great documentary.
Fraud is the number one crime in NZ and it costs kiwis over a billion dollars a year. And yet if we look at our TV screens and listen to our politicians you would think the only criminals are in gangs and poor kids committing ram raids
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
Fraud is the number one crime in NZ and it costs kiwis over a billion dollars a year. And yet if we look at our TV screens and listen to our politicians you would think the only criminals are in gangs and poor kids committing ram raids
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
TVNZ’s new documentary wants to challenge our idea of what a criminal looks like
Crime: Need vs Greed investigates the true cost of white collar crime.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Great documentary.
Fraud is the number one crime in NZ and it costs kiwis over a billion dollars a year. And yet if we look at our TV screens and listen to our politicians you would think the only criminals are in gangs and poor kids committing ram raids
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
Fraud is the number one crime in NZ and it costs kiwis over a billion dollars a year. And yet if we look at our TV screens and listen to our politicians you would think the only criminals are in gangs and poor kids committing ram raids
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
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Oh wow, you cannot make this up Kelly Dennett, who was on the byline for the first muckraking Golriz story is actually a lecturer of media ethics at Massey University!? #nzpol
January 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Oh wow, you cannot make this up Kelly Dennett, who was on the byline for the first muckraking Golriz story is actually a lecturer of media ethics at Massey University!? #nzpol
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Marilyn Waring, former National MP, is on the hikoi. Says the bill is intellectually lazy, betrays the party's long history of working with Maori, and upends the preamble of the Coalition agreement. See RNZ live updates #NZPol
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Marilyn Waring, former National MP, is on the hikoi. Says the bill is intellectually lazy, betrays the party's long history of working with Maori, and upends the preamble of the Coalition agreement. See RNZ live updates #NZPol
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(A Thread) Spotted on market day in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A lady with a tiny dog telling a mushroom vendor that she can't buy oyster mushrooms because her tiny dog is terrified of them. Meanwhile tiny dog is at her feet, making sure his personal mushrooms are perfectly polished. (1)
A lady with a tiny dog telling a mushroom vendor that she can't buy oyster mushrooms because her tiny dog is terrified of them. Meanwhile tiny dog is at her feet, making sure his personal mushrooms are perfectly polished. (1)
March 9, 2024 at 12:06 AM
(A Thread) Spotted on market day in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A lady with a tiny dog telling a mushroom vendor that she can't buy oyster mushrooms because her tiny dog is terrified of them. Meanwhile tiny dog is at her feet, making sure his personal mushrooms are perfectly polished. (1)
A lady with a tiny dog telling a mushroom vendor that she can't buy oyster mushrooms because her tiny dog is terrified of them. Meanwhile tiny dog is at her feet, making sure his personal mushrooms are perfectly polished. (1)
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The goal isn't to get people into work -
if sanctions actually lowered unemployment that would be a disaster.
The point is to keep unemployed people applying for jobs so that the competition keeps low wages low. (That was the point of Reserve Bank engineering higher unemployment, after all.)
if sanctions actually lowered unemployment that would be a disaster.
The point is to keep unemployed people applying for jobs so that the competition keeps low wages low. (That was the point of Reserve Bank engineering higher unemployment, after all.)
February 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
The goal isn't to get people into work -
if sanctions actually lowered unemployment that would be a disaster.
The point is to keep unemployed people applying for jobs so that the competition keeps low wages low. (That was the point of Reserve Bank engineering higher unemployment, after all.)
if sanctions actually lowered unemployment that would be a disaster.
The point is to keep unemployed people applying for jobs so that the competition keeps low wages low. (That was the point of Reserve Bank engineering higher unemployment, after all.)
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They
Told
Us
This
Is
What
They
Would
Do
Multiple times in the election they fronted their cruelty, ignorance and barely suppressed violence and hatred towards anyone different from their mirror.
And a majority voted for them, some by casting a vote, some by choosing not to vote
And here we are
Told
Us
This
Is
What
They
Would
Do
Multiple times in the election they fronted their cruelty, ignorance and barely suppressed violence and hatred towards anyone different from their mirror.
And a majority voted for them, some by casting a vote, some by choosing not to vote
And here we are
February 20, 2024 at 5:53 AM
They
Told
Us
This
Is
What
They
Would
Do
Multiple times in the election they fronted their cruelty, ignorance and barely suppressed violence and hatred towards anyone different from their mirror.
And a majority voted for them, some by casting a vote, some by choosing not to vote
And here we are
Told
Us
This
Is
What
They
Would
Do
Multiple times in the election they fronted their cruelty, ignorance and barely suppressed violence and hatred towards anyone different from their mirror.
And a majority voted for them, some by casting a vote, some by choosing not to vote
And here we are
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Horrifying questions being which is malice or wilful ignorance?
Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence.
There seems is overwhelming evidence either way in each of the 49 actions I covered in the quoted thread
#nzpol
Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence.
There seems is overwhelming evidence either way in each of the 49 actions I covered in the quoted thread
#nzpol
Prime Minister Luxon reveals his '49 actions' for first 100 days
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/29/p...
#nzpol
The 49 prioritised actions announced this afternoon include:
www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/29/p...
#nzpol
The 49 prioritised actions announced this afternoon include:
Prime Minister Luxon reveals his '49 actions' for first 100 days
"People have put their trust in National, ACT and New Zealand First to steer them towards a better, more prosperous future," he said.
www.1news.co.nz
February 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Horrifying questions being which is malice or wilful ignorance?
Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence.
There seems is overwhelming evidence either way in each of the 49 actions I covered in the quoted thread
#nzpol
Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence.
There seems is overwhelming evidence either way in each of the 49 actions I covered in the quoted thread
#nzpol
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“The October election in NZ was a… constitutional coup in which an authoritarian coalition gained a majority of votes without revealing its full policy agenda.
It is now implementing that … agenda by rewarding its allies and ignoring the public good. That approach … is precisely how juntas govern”
It is now implementing that … agenda by rewarding its allies and ignoring the public good. That approach … is precisely how juntas govern”
For those who have not seen it, here is my polemic about the current NZ government. Some people did not like it. www.kiwipolitico.com/2024/02/the-.... #nzpol
February 9, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“The October election in NZ was a… constitutional coup in which an authoritarian coalition gained a majority of votes without revealing its full policy agenda.
It is now implementing that … agenda by rewarding its allies and ignoring the public good. That approach … is precisely how juntas govern”
It is now implementing that … agenda by rewarding its allies and ignoring the public good. That approach … is precisely how juntas govern”
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Watch Nancy Maclean from Duke University talk about how Charles Koch (part of the Atlas Network) has used James Buchanan's (who advised Pinochet) ideas to create the libertarian world most of us absolutely do not want. ACT uses these ideas.
youtu.be/B_CnzsSeJyU?...
youtu.be/B_CnzsSeJyU?...
January 7, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Watch Nancy Maclean from Duke University talk about how Charles Koch (part of the Atlas Network) has used James Buchanan's (who advised Pinochet) ideas to create the libertarian world most of us absolutely do not want. ACT uses these ideas.
youtu.be/B_CnzsSeJyU?...
youtu.be/B_CnzsSeJyU?...
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If you only read one thing today, make it this one. Savagely beautifully and empathetically brilliant. And do watch her maiden speech (see end). It’s spine-tingling. #nzpol
John Campbell: Are we on the cusp of something new or something old?
Goodbye 2023 - but is it out with the old and in with the even older?
www.1news.co.nz
December 29, 2023 at 11:37 PM
If you only read one thing today, make it this one. Savagely beautifully and empathetically brilliant. And do watch her maiden speech (see end). It’s spine-tingling. #nzpol
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Well I suppose the next Left-wing Government can just rush through Capital Gains, Wealth Tax, Rent Controls, Emissions Tax and Legalize Marijuana under urgency without announcing any of those policies during election.
#NZpol
#NZpol
December 19, 2023 at 10:27 AM
Well I suppose the next Left-wing Government can just rush through Capital Gains, Wealth Tax, Rent Controls, Emissions Tax and Legalize Marijuana under urgency without announcing any of those policies during election.
#NZpol
#NZpol
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Proof from the horse’s mouth that the government doesn’t read and won’t read. No need for bookcases; no need for papers written by Wellington bureaucrats; no need for thinking, research, evidence. We know what’s good for you: the grandpappy state #nzpol
Government decision to suspend policy process called 'reckless' by Grant Robertson, David Seymour sa...
Luxon said he's here to do things differently.
www.newshub.co.nz
December 11, 2023 at 9:19 AM
Proof from the horse’s mouth that the government doesn’t read and won’t read. No need for bookcases; no need for papers written by Wellington bureaucrats; no need for thinking, research, evidence. We know what’s good for you: the grandpappy state #nzpol
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Free prescriptions
$618 million over 4 years*
Accelerating landlord tax deductibility
$900 million over 4 years*
🧐🧐🧐🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
*See links in comments
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/11/c...
$618 million over 4 years*
Accelerating landlord tax deductibility
$900 million over 4 years*
🧐🧐🧐🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
*See links in comments
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/11/c...
Christopher Luxon insists fees-free prescriptions will go
Prime Minister defends scrapping free prescriptions for people who can afford it.
www.1news.co.nz
December 11, 2023 at 12:37 AM
Free prescriptions
$618 million over 4 years*
Accelerating landlord tax deductibility
$900 million over 4 years*
🧐🧐🧐🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
*See links in comments
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/11/c...
$618 million over 4 years*
Accelerating landlord tax deductibility
$900 million over 4 years*
🧐🧐🧐🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
*See links in comments
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/11/c...
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STOP USING THE PASSIVE VOICE YOU FUCKING COWARDS.
he did not 'appear' to take credit, his words were literally ""By the way, in my career, I made three women Prime Minister"
He *literally* took credit for it you fucking hacks.
he did not 'appear' to take credit, his words were literally ""By the way, in my career, I made three women Prime Minister"
He *literally* took credit for it you fucking hacks.
Winston Peters appears to claim credit for making 'three women PM' in speech, audience member calls ...
"He was trying to convey he wasn't being sexist whilst being sexist," one said.
www.newshub.co.nz
December 9, 2023 at 5:31 PM
STOP USING THE PASSIVE VOICE YOU FUCKING COWARDS.
he did not 'appear' to take credit, his words were literally ""By the way, in my career, I made three women Prime Minister"
He *literally* took credit for it you fucking hacks.
he did not 'appear' to take credit, his words were literally ""By the way, in my career, I made three women Prime Minister"
He *literally* took credit for it you fucking hacks.
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He's fine with commoditizing it as a product to sell for NZ. It's the culture they hate.
December 6, 2023 at 6:06 AM
He's fine with commoditizing it as a product to sell for NZ. It's the culture they hate.
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I feel like CLux is ok with Māori cultural elements at state occasions and to impress visitors a la AirNZ - it's Māori having any power that he's not in favour of
December 6, 2023 at 4:10 AM
I feel like CLux is ok with Māori cultural elements at state occasions and to impress visitors a la AirNZ - it's Māori having any power that he's not in favour of
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I get why people just get overwhelmed and desensitized (by design) to this Government's "flood the zone with random bullshit" antics.
But here's why we all need to stay awake: If they'll lie about the stuff so small it hardly matters, they won't be on oath for the big politically hard stuff. #nzpol
But here's why we all need to stay awake: If they'll lie about the stuff so small it hardly matters, they won't be on oath for the big politically hard stuff. #nzpol
December 6, 2023 at 4:36 AM
I get why people just get overwhelmed and desensitized (by design) to this Government's "flood the zone with random bullshit" antics.
But here's why we all need to stay awake: If they'll lie about the stuff so small it hardly matters, they won't be on oath for the big politically hard stuff. #nzpol
But here's why we all need to stay awake: If they'll lie about the stuff so small it hardly matters, they won't be on oath for the big politically hard stuff. #nzpol
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New Zealand: Thousands march against new government's reversal of Indigenous policies
New Zealand: Thousands march against new government's reversal of Indigenous policies
The new right-wing government wants to re-interpret the nation's Indigenous treaty.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2023 at 9:50 AM
New Zealand: Thousands march against new government's reversal of Indigenous policies