Bridget Vee
@bridget-v.bsky.social
Frustrated and/or enraged global citizen fleeing the 'X' hellscape
Pākehā
Toitū te Tiriti/Honour the Treaty
Pākehā
Toitū te Tiriti/Honour the Treaty
This news lands this morning yet Corin Dann chooses to mention it almost in passing at the very end of Luxon's weekly Monday interview by asking if Labour is "onto a winner" with the Capital Gains Tax - thereby handing Luxon an opportunity to trash Labour for the final 30 seconds. Hopeless.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Government performance rating hits new low in survey
Labour has overtaken National on perceptions of its ability to manage the economy, putting the party on top for 15 of the top 20 issues for New Zealanders.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This news lands this morning yet Corin Dann chooses to mention it almost in passing at the very end of Luxon's weekly Monday interview by asking if Labour is "onto a winner" with the Capital Gains Tax - thereby handing Luxon an opportunity to trash Labour for the final 30 seconds. Hopeless.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Reposted by Bridget Vee
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I swear this woman has no soul #nzpol
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Brooke van Velden speaks after sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped
In June, the Green Party condemned the idea as an attack on workforce morale.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I swear this woman has no soul #nzpol
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Chris Luxon on RNZ: “as you know, we inherited a recession”. Err, no you bloody didn’t; you created one, in fact. No pushback from Ingrid, as per. #nzpol
August 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Chris Luxon on RNZ: “as you know, we inherited a recession”. Err, no you bloody didn’t; you created one, in fact. No pushback from Ingrid, as per. #nzpol
Reposted by Bridget Vee
Wasn’t the focus of the of the National Party election campaign to ease the cost of living for New Zealanders?
And this is the result?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
And this is the result?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
One year, 27,850 jobs gone Stats NZ latest data shows
Young people are feeling the impact of the weak labour market.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Wasn’t the focus of the of the National Party election campaign to ease the cost of living for New Zealanders?
And this is the result?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
And this is the result?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Apparently Jacinda "owes it to Kiwis to front up". I may have told Paddy to pull his head in in the comments. So tired of this relentless bullshit.
*pours wine*
#nzpol
Apparently Jacinda "owes it to Kiwis to front up". I may have told Paddy to pull his head in in the comments. So tired of this relentless bullshit.
*pours wine*
#nzpol
Paddy Gower: The Covid inquiry should call Ardern - and she should answer
OPINION: Sir Ian Taylor tapped into the depth of feeling many Kiwis still have about the pandemic.
www.stuff.co.nz
July 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Apparently Jacinda "owes it to Kiwis to front up". I may have told Paddy to pull his head in in the comments. So tired of this relentless bullshit.
*pours wine*
#nzpol
Apparently Jacinda "owes it to Kiwis to front up". I may have told Paddy to pull his head in in the comments. So tired of this relentless bullshit.
*pours wine*
#nzpol
Reposted by Bridget Vee
To everyone who believes the National/ACT/ First view that Govt interest costs risk ‘spiralling out of control’ just like they were in the 1990s, so we need to ‘save for a rainy day,’ just print out this chart.Then give it to your friends and family. Then your MP.
Lol, absolutely nothing like the early 90s! Although I have seen quite a few young people wearing flared jeans.
June 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
To everyone who believes the National/ACT/ First view that Govt interest costs risk ‘spiralling out of control’ just like they were in the 1990s, so we need to ‘save for a rainy day,’ just print out this chart.Then give it to your friends and family. Then your MP.
Reposted by Bridget Vee
Hi folks, Ani is making a big deal out of @health.govt.nz being on Bluesky. Let's take a communal crap on her bollocks by ensuring Manatū Hauora gets a sizeable following, ne?
May 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Hi folks, Ani is making a big deal out of @health.govt.nz being on Bluesky. Let's take a communal crap on her bollocks by ensuring Manatū Hauora gets a sizeable following, ne?
👏👏👏
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
👏👏👏
Reposted by Bridget Vee
Luxon: I am here today because Tourism is 7.5% of our GDP
Hipkins: I'm speaking for women who are 50% of the workforce and make up 40% of GDP
He hit him like a flaming javelin
🔥🔥🔥
#NZPol
Hipkins: I'm speaking for women who are 50% of the workforce and make up 40% of GDP
He hit him like a flaming javelin
🔥🔥🔥
#NZPol
May 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Luxon: I am here today because Tourism is 7.5% of our GDP
Hipkins: I'm speaking for women who are 50% of the workforce and make up 40% of GDP
He hit him like a flaming javelin
🔥🔥🔥
#NZPol
Hipkins: I'm speaking for women who are 50% of the workforce and make up 40% of GDP
He hit him like a flaming javelin
🔥🔥🔥
#NZPol
Reposted by Bridget Vee
This pay equity change would be outrageous even if it went though the proper scrutiny process
Announcing it on a random tuesday and then promptly ramming it though under urgency is just taking the piss, we can't let the public forget about this!
#nzpol #nzpolitics
Announcing it on a random tuesday and then promptly ramming it though under urgency is just taking the piss, we can't let the public forget about this!
#nzpol #nzpolitics
May 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This pay equity change would be outrageous even if it went though the proper scrutiny process
Announcing it on a random tuesday and then promptly ramming it though under urgency is just taking the piss, we can't let the public forget about this!
#nzpol #nzpolitics
Announcing it on a random tuesday and then promptly ramming it though under urgency is just taking the piss, we can't let the public forget about this!
#nzpol #nzpolitics
Reposted by Bridget Vee
I don't know how the orange menace doesn't get crushed under the weight of his own ego.
April 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I don't know how the orange menace doesn't get crushed under the weight of his own ego.
Reposted by Bridget Vee
THE song of 2025, courtesy of Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com, @indivisible515.bsky.social, Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke!
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
THE song of 2025, courtesy of Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com, @indivisible515.bsky.social, Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke!
"I think he's better for the economy".
Thoughts and prayers for John Key and the millions wiped off his share portfolio today.
#nzpol #trumpsupporterssuck
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Thoughts and prayers for John Key and the millions wiped off his share portfolio today.
#nzpol #trumpsupporterssuck
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Why Sir John Key thinks Donald Trump should win the US election
Sir John says Kamala Harris' economic views are radically to the left of Joe Biden - and for all his faults, Trump is the better choice.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"I think he's better for the economy".
Thoughts and prayers for John Key and the millions wiped off his share portfolio today.
#nzpol #trumpsupporterssuck
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Thoughts and prayers for John Key and the millions wiped off his share portfolio today.
#nzpol #trumpsupporterssuck
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Nicola Willis gaslighting minimum wage workers on RNZ right now. Apparently the removal of a living wage from govt procurement rules is really to help them all out. FFS. The mental gymnastics required. #nzpol
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Nicola Willis gaslighting minimum wage workers on RNZ right now. Apparently the removal of a living wage from govt procurement rules is really to help them all out. FFS. The mental gymnastics required. #nzpol
$300M on *the break fee*
We'd be receiving a modern, fit-for-purpose ferry next year (1st of 2) if they'd stuck to the original contract. Instead we get a pair of vastly inferior, smaller ferries ~2029. Now watch the costs blow out. But Nic got her tax cuts in. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
We'd be receiving a modern, fit-for-purpose ferry next year (1st of 2) if they'd stuck to the original contract. Instead we get a pair of vastly inferior, smaller ferries ~2029. Now watch the costs blow out. But Nic got her tax cuts in. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Interislander ferries: Government's iRex break-fee costed at $300 million, documents reveal
New documents reveal how much was set aside after ministers ended a contract to build two new Interislanders.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
$300M on *the break fee*
We'd be receiving a modern, fit-for-purpose ferry next year (1st of 2) if they'd stuck to the original contract. Instead we get a pair of vastly inferior, smaller ferries ~2029. Now watch the costs blow out. But Nic got her tax cuts in. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
We'd be receiving a modern, fit-for-purpose ferry next year (1st of 2) if they'd stuck to the original contract. Instead we get a pair of vastly inferior, smaller ferries ~2029. Now watch the costs blow out. But Nic got her tax cuts in. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Reposted by Bridget Vee
…okay, who did this? and what’s your beverage of choice, because you should drink for free for the rest of your life
www.opmreply.com
www.opmreply.com
OPM Reply
Automate response to OPM emails
www.opmreply.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
…okay, who did this? and what’s your beverage of choice, because you should drink for free for the rest of your life
www.opmreply.com
www.opmreply.com
Reposted by Bridget Vee
Reposted by Bridget Vee
Yes, I know things are quite shit at the moment, with little immediate prospect of deshittification. But here's Marlon Williams and Lorde's new duet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLej...
Marlon Williams - Kāhore He Manu E feat. Lorde (from 'Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds')
YouTube video by Marlon Williams Music
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Yes, I know things are quite shit at the moment, with little immediate prospect of deshittification. But here's Marlon Williams and Lorde's new duet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLej...
Hmmm, could it be they no longer wanted to be the political pawns of Minister "I've never seen such a high value on life" van Velden? #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Covid Inquiry hit by top level resignations
What is going on at the Covid Inquiry? Executive director and two legal counsel quit.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Hmmm, could it be they no longer wanted to be the political pawns of Minister "I've never seen such a high value on life" van Velden? #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
The purge of NZ's health officials is almost complete. Is it a coincidence that the latest resignation is made public the same day that Minister Simeon Pee-wee Brown trumpets the benefits of "partnering with the private sector"? Fck this bunch of Tory clowns.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Director-General of Health Diana Sarfati resigns
It's the latest in a rapid series of resignations in top health jobs.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The purge of NZ's health officials is almost complete. Is it a coincidence that the latest resignation is made public the same day that Minister Simeon Pee-wee Brown trumpets the benefits of "partnering with the private sector"? Fck this bunch of Tory clowns.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360555...
Weren’t tax cuts for landlords supposed to put downward pressure on rents? 🤔 Or perhaps Luxon was just full of shit again.
#nzpol
Weren’t tax cuts for landlords supposed to put downward pressure on rents? 🤔 Or perhaps Luxon was just full of shit again.
#nzpol
Inflation does not budge
Economists were expecting inflation to drop to four year low.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360555...
Weren’t tax cuts for landlords supposed to put downward pressure on rents? 🤔 Or perhaps Luxon was just full of shit again.
#nzpol
Weren’t tax cuts for landlords supposed to put downward pressure on rents? 🤔 Or perhaps Luxon was just full of shit again.
#nzpol