@blackrain667.bsky.social
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Families fight to put food on the table. Meanwhile the ACT Party and Coalition Government spent $150,000 on a 'Road Cone hotline'.
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Families fight to put food on the table. Meanwhile the ACT Party and Coalition Government spent $150,000 on a 'Road Cone hotline'.
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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OK, Tāmaki Makaurau, the hornet army is on the march. Time to saddle up, cut up some bottles and trap the little bastards before they do any more damage.
MPI has bumped up the zone so if you're inside that purple line it's time to get busy.
More info here: www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-r...
MPI has bumped up the zone so if you're inside that purple line it's time to get busy.
More info here: www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-r...
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
OK, Tāmaki Makaurau, the hornet army is on the march. Time to saddle up, cut up some bottles and trap the little bastards before they do any more damage.
MPI has bumped up the zone so if you're inside that purple line it's time to get busy.
More info here: www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-r...
MPI has bumped up the zone so if you're inside that purple line it's time to get busy.
More info here: www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-r...
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I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law:
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law:
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
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#nzpol Today the government announced that the minimum wage will rise by 2% in April 2026. On current forecasts this will represent the 3rd successive year in which minimum wage workers will face a real terms cut in pay. Over 3 years full time workers are $4,184 worse off. A 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
#nzpol Today the government announced that the minimum wage will rise by 2% in April 2026. On current forecasts this will represent the 3rd successive year in which minimum wage workers will face a real terms cut in pay. Over 3 years full time workers are $4,184 worse off. A 🧵
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Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour | Frances Ryan
Starmer’s ailing government is happy to pursue ideas like cutting Motability, but all ministers will do is damage lives and themselves, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
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Coalition Govt ministers insist their removal of regional councils is not a power grab - but all the evidence suggests the opposite, and it’s damaging to our democracy.
#nzpol
Anne Salmond: They’re ‘reforming’ the wrong part of government
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/a...
#nzpol
Anne Salmond: They’re ‘reforming’ the wrong part of government
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/a...
Anne Salmond: We're reforming the wrong part of government
Coalition Govt ministers insist their reform of regional councils is 'not a power grab' - but all the evidence suggests the opposite, to democracy's detriment
newsroom.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Coalition Govt ministers insist their removal of regional councils is not a power grab - but all the evidence suggests the opposite, and it’s damaging to our democracy.
#nzpol
Anne Salmond: They’re ‘reforming’ the wrong part of government
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/a...
#nzpol
Anne Salmond: They’re ‘reforming’ the wrong part of government
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/a...
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Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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BREAKING
It's been revealed that fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken New Zealand's oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban.
It's been revealed that fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken New Zealand's oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban.
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING
It's been revealed that fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken New Zealand's oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban.
It's been revealed that fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken New Zealand's oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban.
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Imagine all the good stuff we could do if we put a fair tax on billionaires!
#TaxTheSuperRich
Sign the petition 👇
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
#TaxTheSuperRich
Sign the petition 👇
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Tax the super-rich - Greenpeace International
Are you done watching billionaires hoard wealth and power while the world drowns in growing inequality and climate chaos?
www.greenpeace.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Imagine all the good stuff we could do if we put a fair tax on billionaires!
#TaxTheSuperRich
Sign the petition 👇
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
#TaxTheSuperRich
Sign the petition 👇
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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We are paying more for worse ferries
A $596m deal on top of the $300m contract break we had on two better ferries for $550m
$nzpol
iRex was slated to cost about $2bn for 100 year infrastructure
A $596m deal on top of the $300m contract break we had on two better ferries for $550m
$nzpol
iRex was slated to cost about $2bn for 100 year infrastructure
A $600 million deal with a Chinese shipyard will bring the cost of replacing the Interislander ferries to $1.86b. How does this stack up with the cancelled iRex project?
Replacing Cook Strait ferries to cost $1.86b
A $600 million deal with a Chinese shipyard will bring the cost of replacing the Interislander ferries to $1.86b. How does this stack up with the cancelled iRex project?
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We are paying more for worse ferries
A $596m deal on top of the $300m contract break we had on two better ferries for $550m
$nzpol
iRex was slated to cost about $2bn for 100 year infrastructure
A $596m deal on top of the $300m contract break we had on two better ferries for $550m
$nzpol
iRex was slated to cost about $2bn for 100 year infrastructure
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Carbon capture is a ploy, a distraction, a nefarious deception by the fossil fools, no different than the tobacco industry telling consumers not to worry: they’ll put filters on their cigarettes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Carbon capture is a ploy, a distraction, a nefarious deception by the fossil fools, no different than the tobacco industry telling consumers not to worry: they’ll put filters on their cigarettes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
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Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
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A bonfire of the climate policies. An emissions Guy Fawkes Day
The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government quietly loosens climate rules
An announcement at 8pm on Tuesday saw the Government delinking the ETS from the Paris Agreement and extending another emissions deadline by 25 years.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A bonfire of the climate policies. An emissions Guy Fawkes Day
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What are they doing over the ditch? They could have had a flacid Emissions Trading Scheme instead of these ridiculous, distorting subsidies. Idiots.
October 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
What are they doing over the ditch? They could have had a flacid Emissions Trading Scheme instead of these ridiculous, distorting subsidies. Idiots.
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What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
Thank you @polgreen.bsky.social
Thank you @polgreen.bsky.social
Opinion | What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
Thank you @polgreen.bsky.social
Thank you @polgreen.bsky.social
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Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
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Join in team, all signatures welcome here! #nzpol #NoRSB #NZpolitics #ToitūTeTiriti #TangataTiriti #Aotearoa #NewZealand
Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Join in team, all signatures welcome here! #nzpol #NoRSB #NZpolitics #ToitūTeTiriti #TangataTiriti #Aotearoa #NewZealand
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Paywall now lifted: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
$5b-plus blowout for eight Roads of National Significance
The Government's 17 Roads of National Significance will cost it at least $44 billion – enough to rebuild Dunedin Hospital 23 times over. Marc Daalder reports.
newsroom.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Paywall now lifted: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
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Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.
These philistines need to hear from you all.
Thank you
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
These philistines need to hear from you all.
Thank you
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
October 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.
These philistines need to hear from you all.
Thank you
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
These philistines need to hear from you all.
Thank you
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
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The UK has trained Israeli soldiers in Britain throughout the genocide
Then it was forced to announce a "pause" in training
Now, the government appears eager to continue training as normal: it's keeping the "pause" "under review" and is "mindful" of a resolution to the conflict.
#DCUKparliament
Then it was forced to announce a "pause" in training
Now, the government appears eager to continue training as normal: it's keeping the "pause" "under review" and is "mindful" of a resolution to the conflict.
#DCUKparliament
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The UK has trained Israeli soldiers in Britain throughout the genocide
Then it was forced to announce a "pause" in training
Now, the government appears eager to continue training as normal: it's keeping the "pause" "under review" and is "mindful" of a resolution to the conflict.
#DCUKparliament
Then it was forced to announce a "pause" in training
Now, the government appears eager to continue training as normal: it's keeping the "pause" "under review" and is "mindful" of a resolution to the conflict.
#DCUKparliament
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I’ve made a professional Instagram for videos on politics and whatnot. www.instagram.com/reel/DPstenh...
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I’ve made a professional Instagram for videos on politics and whatnot. www.instagram.com/reel/DPstenh...
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PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MY GOD THERE ARE LUNATICS STANDING FOR SEATS
Only one in five Aucklanders have voted in local elections
Only one in five Aucklanders have voted in local elections
With two days remaining until polls close, only 21.9 percent of eligible voters had returned their papers.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MY GOD THERE ARE LUNATICS STANDING FOR SEATS
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Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit
The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Starmer's enthusiastic partnership announcement suggests policy capture at the highest levels.
This isn't ordinary foreign investment; it's a systematic acquisition of control over the infrastructure backbone of the UK's economy by one the most criminally corrupt shadow banks in the world.
This isn't ordinary foreign investment; it's a systematic acquisition of control over the infrastructure backbone of the UK's economy by one the most criminally corrupt shadow banks in the world.
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Starmer's enthusiastic partnership announcement suggests policy capture at the highest levels.
This isn't ordinary foreign investment; it's a systematic acquisition of control over the infrastructure backbone of the UK's economy by one the most criminally corrupt shadow banks in the world.
This isn't ordinary foreign investment; it's a systematic acquisition of control over the infrastructure backbone of the UK's economy by one the most criminally corrupt shadow banks in the world.