Catzpanz
@catzpanz.bsky.social
Middle aged, middle income, pakeha, male, moderate lefty. Migrated from X but will still tune in to ZB or X occasionally just to see what the other side is doing.
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#nzpol At 5pm yesterday, the Treasury informed the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) it has been barred from attending the Budget lock-up on 22 May. This is the first time the CTU has been prevented from attending a Budget lock-up in living memory
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#nzpol At 5pm yesterday, the Treasury informed the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) it has been barred from attending the Budget lock-up on 22 May. This is the first time the CTU has been prevented from attending a Budget lock-up in living memory
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If the operating allowance has been halved - that’s a sign of real stress on the Budget. That’s not enough money to pay for cost pressures just in the health service - nevermind anything else. This Budget will now be paid for with cuts.
April 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If the operating allowance has been halved - that’s a sign of real stress on the Budget. That’s not enough money to pay for cost pressures just in the health service - nevermind anything else. This Budget will now be paid for with cuts.
@clrenney.bsky.social Why does Trumps chart show NZ charging 20% tariff on US goods?
April 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@clrenney.bsky.social Why does Trumps chart show NZ charging 20% tariff on US goods?
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Laughable that the parties of business totally fail at their first go of delivering like a business. #schoollunch #nzpol
March 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Laughable that the parties of business totally fail at their first go of delivering like a business. #schoollunch #nzpol
Just watched @chrishipkins.bsky.social on Q&A. So refreshing to see an intelligent party leader across the detail and answering questions honestly, and not regurgitating their minders' speaking notes. No CEO word salad and lies there. #nzpol
March 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Just watched @chrishipkins.bsky.social on Q&A. So refreshing to see an intelligent party leader across the detail and answering questions honestly, and not regurgitating their minders' speaking notes. No CEO word salad and lies there. #nzpol
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#BHN really important observation.
We all know Luxon skipped Waitangi which speaks volumes…but I think this speaks more
No #2 Willis, no #3 Bishop, no #4 Simeon…they sent #5 in Erica Stanford as their most senior minister.
That’s what Waitangi Day means to National
We all know Luxon skipped Waitangi which speaks volumes…but I think this speaks more
No #2 Willis, no #3 Bishop, no #4 Simeon…they sent #5 in Erica Stanford as their most senior minister.
That’s what Waitangi Day means to National
February 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
#BHN really important observation.
We all know Luxon skipped Waitangi which speaks volumes…but I think this speaks more
No #2 Willis, no #3 Bishop, no #4 Simeon…they sent #5 in Erica Stanford as their most senior minister.
That’s what Waitangi Day means to National
We all know Luxon skipped Waitangi which speaks volumes…but I think this speaks more
No #2 Willis, no #3 Bishop, no #4 Simeon…they sent #5 in Erica Stanford as their most senior minister.
That’s what Waitangi Day means to National
South Seas Hotel, Oban, Rakiura (Stuart Island, NZ).
February 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
South Seas Hotel, Oban, Rakiura (Stuart Island, NZ).
January 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
In April Luxon said he wanted NZ to be more like Estonia. So this would be the country that ranked last in The Economists list of 37 economies. At 33 were doing pretty well then. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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NZ ranks low in global economic comparison for 2024
Only Finland, Latvia, Turkey and Estonia did worse in the 2024 rankings of OECD countries.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM
In April Luxon said he wanted NZ to be more like Estonia. So this would be the country that ranked last in The Economists list of 37 economies. At 33 were doing pretty well then. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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🔥 Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick utterly nails it in her response to yesterdays release of the Half Year & Fiscal Update (HYEFU) which saw Finance Minister #NickyNoBoats Willis walk out of the House less than halfway through her speech.
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
December 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM
🔥 Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick utterly nails it in her response to yesterdays release of the Half Year & Fiscal Update (HYEFU) which saw Finance Minister #NickyNoBoats Willis walk out of the House less than halfway through her speech.
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
Full version here: x.com/kelvin_morga...
#nzpol
I get that investing in old houses isn't productive. But honest question: if all you have is some equity in your home, what else will a bank allow you to borrow money for to invest in? @bernardchickey.bsky.social
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Labour lays groundwork for election-year capital gains tax
Analysis - Labour's all but confirmed it'll campaign on a capital gains tax next election and could announce the details as early as mid-next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I get that investing in old houses isn't productive. But honest question: if all you have is some equity in your home, what else will a bank allow you to borrow money for to invest in? @bernardchickey.bsky.social
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Unfortunately I can't make the live show but my work commute is always entertaining...
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
#BHN #bighairynews #WIWSTYI
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
#BHN #bighairynews #WIWSTYI
December 4, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Unfortunately I can't make the live show but my work commute is always entertaining...
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
#BHN #bighairynews #WIWSTYI
@patbrittenden.bsky.social
#BHN #bighairynews #WIWSTYI
"What I would say to you, is that for our next trick we will start burning books." #WIWSTY
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Government's Marsden Fund cuts: All humanities, social sciences research funding slashed
Cutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2024 at 5:57 AM
"What I would say to you, is that for our next trick we will start burning books." #WIWSTY
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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#BHN Has David Seymour been scrubbing his Twitter feed so he can be critical today of the COVID response he supported in 2020? #nzpol
youtu.be/eNvC6obs1L8
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#BHN David Seymour Twitter feed is interestingly sparce at the time COVID was at its peak
YouTube video by DOC Studios
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November 28, 2024 at 11:33 PM
#BHN Has David Seymour been scrubbing his Twitter feed so he can be critical today of the COVID response he supported in 2020? #nzpol
youtu.be/eNvC6obs1L8
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So a 'friend' tells me the lowered OCR today is a direct result of this Government's sound economic management.
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November 27, 2024 at 7:26 AM
So a 'friend' tells me the lowered OCR today is a direct result of this Government's sound economic management.
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Apologies for posting content from another platform but the recap function on reddit got my attention. Laughed (and cried) when I saw these...
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Apologies for posting content from another platform but the recap function on reddit got my attention. Laughed (and cried) when I saw these...
Love my early morning dog walks.
November 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Love my early morning dog walks.
I really want to like Shane Reti but I just can't while he keeps putting profit over patients.
November 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM
I really want to like Shane Reti but I just can't while he keeps putting profit over patients.
Go the AFC! @auckland-fc.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Go the AFC! @auckland-fc.bsky.social
Merry November Auckland.
November 21, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Merry November Auckland.
I believe we should pay tax and that money should fund things like healthcare, education etc. But this does sting a little...
November 19, 2024 at 7:31 PM
I believe we should pay tax and that money should fund things like healthcare, education etc. But this does sting a little...