Roscoe Changleen
@changleen.bsky.social
Pōneke based Pākehā.
#NZPol
Humanist. We can make everyone’s lives better with deliberate choices.
Toitū Te Tiriti.
This is the worst government ever.
⚠️ Bad fucking language warning.
#NZPol
Humanist. We can make everyone’s lives better with deliberate choices.
Toitū Te Tiriti.
This is the worst government ever.
⚠️ Bad fucking language warning.
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Here’s my Chorus podcast & email for paying subscribers. The asset sales debate is framed as 'asset recycling' & 'efficient asset use,' but that ignores the debt side of balance sheet. Luxon says Govt has a 'lazy balance sheet'. He's right, but for debt, not assets. #nzpol
Wednesday's Chorus: A lazy balance sheet
Asset sales debate framed as 'asset recycling' & 'efficient asset use,' but that ignores the debt side of balance sheet; Luxon says Govt has 'lazy balance sheet'; He's right, but for debt, not assets
thekaka.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here’s my Chorus podcast & email for paying subscribers. The asset sales debate is framed as 'asset recycling' & 'efficient asset use,' but that ignores the debt side of balance sheet. Luxon says Govt has a 'lazy balance sheet'. He's right, but for debt, not assets. #nzpol
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It’s been a year of big protests and walkouts by workers in New Zealand, fueled by rage over decades of underinvestment and privatization that have eroded public services and stretched essential workers to their limit, writes organizer Justine Sachs labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...
Mega Strike in New Zealand Demands Funding for Public Services, Raises
New Zealand’s streets filled with nurses, doctors, teachers, health care assistants, public workers, and firefighters on October 23 in a massive one-day strike demanding that the government fully fund...
labornotes.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It’s been a year of big protests and walkouts by workers in New Zealand, fueled by rage over decades of underinvestment and privatization that have eroded public services and stretched essential workers to their limit, writes organizer Justine Sachs labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...
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This asshole campaigned on their policies being good for the economy &thanks to every single one of the promises (including resignations) being broken, they now want to flog off our stuff. Not fix it, not address the cost of living via assets, sell them. To overseas interests, no doubt. What a prick
He talk about farms and other “non-performing assets” but he really means healthcare, education and water infrastructure - I mean: let’s be mature about this
NZ needs to have a ‘mature conversation’ about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in National’s manifesto for the 2026 election.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This asshole campaigned on their policies being good for the economy &thanks to every single one of the promises (including resignations) being broken, they now want to flog off our stuff. Not fix it, not address the cost of living via assets, sell them. To overseas interests, no doubt. What a prick
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"[Luxon said] I think we need to have quite a mature conversation about assets in New Zealand"
But you won't have a mature conversation about
CGT
Emissions
Health
Education
3 waters
etc.
Fuck you, mate.
#nzpol
But you won't have a mature conversation about
CGT
Emissions
Health
Education
3 waters
etc.
Fuck you, mate.
#nzpol
He talk about farms and other “non-performing assets” but he really means healthcare, education and water infrastructure - I mean: let’s be mature about this
NZ needs to have a ‘mature conversation’ about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in National’s manifesto for the 2026 election.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"[Luxon said] I think we need to have quite a mature conversation about assets in New Zealand"
But you won't have a mature conversation about
CGT
Emissions
Health
Education
3 waters
etc.
Fuck you, mate.
#nzpol
But you won't have a mature conversation about
CGT
Emissions
Health
Education
3 waters
etc.
Fuck you, mate.
#nzpol
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He talk about farms and other “non-performing assets” but he really means healthcare, education and water infrastructure - I mean: let’s be mature about this
NZ needs to have a ‘mature conversation’ about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in National’s manifesto for the 2026 election.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
He talk about farms and other “non-performing assets” but he really means healthcare, education and water infrastructure - I mean: let’s be mature about this
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You know what's amazing? That Karen Chhour is out here on Facebook saying that the boot camp was a success because "The majority of the young people involved are no longer offending" and this is a use of weasel words I could never have conceived of in my life. Nearly all of them reoffended! #nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You know what's amazing? That Karen Chhour is out here on Facebook saying that the boot camp was a success because "The majority of the young people involved are no longer offending" and this is a use of weasel words I could never have conceived of in my life. Nearly all of them reoffended! #nzpol
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We are destroying the planet because some obscenely rich ppl want to be richer, and to distract us, they want us turning on each other. National media around the globe are happy to play along, and I find this profoundly depressing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We are destroying the planet because some obscenely rich ppl want to be richer, and to distract us, they want us turning on each other. National media around the globe are happy to play along, and I find this profoundly depressing.
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"Owning everything we own forever is not the right thing to do, I suspect."
They're happy to say this without hiding.
Aotearoa, this is extremely worrying.
#nzpol
They're happy to say this without hiding.
Aotearoa, this is extremely worrying.
#nzpol
National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
But the prime minister has ruled out asset sales this term.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Owning everything we own forever is not the right thing to do, I suspect."
They're happy to say this without hiding.
Aotearoa, this is extremely worrying.
#nzpol
They're happy to say this without hiding.
Aotearoa, this is extremely worrying.
#nzpol
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"Removed $2.53billion from the NZ economy" should replace "posted a record $2.53billion" to fully express the magnitude of this crime against everybody.😡💩
November 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Removed $2.53billion from the NZ economy" should replace "posted a record $2.53billion" to fully express the magnitude of this crime against everybody.😡💩
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Good news everybody! ANZ has posted a record $2.53Billion profit, just when we thought everything was dire and no one had any money we find out that ANZ is absolutely coining it!!! #NZPol
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Good news everybody! ANZ has posted a record $2.53Billion profit, just when we thought everything was dire and no one had any money we find out that ANZ is absolutely coining it!!! #NZPol
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Gave up on being on my bullshit about how maintaining a wall between editorial and newsdesk is important if major mastheads want their news desks to be trusted, but I'll take it for one last ride by leaving this here:
October 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Gave up on being on my bullshit about how maintaining a wall between editorial and newsdesk is important if major mastheads want their news desks to be trusted, but I'll take it for one last ride by leaving this here:
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"More than 80 percent of New Zealand's exports by value were sent to countries with mandatory climate-related disclosures in force or proposed"
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Global sustainability standards impact New Zealand exports
Exporters are under pressure to meet international standards on climate change adopted in major markets.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"More than 80 percent of New Zealand's exports by value were sent to countries with mandatory climate-related disclosures in force or proposed"
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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Just a note to say that @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social didn’t get a chair role. Ray did.
This is the standardised response you're likely to get. Sure, you cannot control the result of Ray Chung being re elected. But what is your plan to make women feel safer in politics in Wellington? Because you're not going to be subjected to racist misogynist abuse (out of sight /mind). #nzpol
October 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just a note to say that @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social didn’t get a chair role. Ray did.
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Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?
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Unlike the Herald hacks Jonathan Milne isn't buying the Luxon spin.
"What seems abundantly clear is that they spent more time talking about hair .. than they did about trade.
Indeed, it’s not clear that Luxon and Trump even broached the topic of tariffs in their 10-minute 1 on 1 meeting"
"What seems abundantly clear is that they spent more time talking about hair .. than they did about trade.
Indeed, it’s not clear that Luxon and Trump even broached the topic of tariffs in their 10-minute 1 on 1 meeting"
Luxon's Pepsi, Trump's Coke, and the failure of daddy diplomacy
Analysis: With NZ-US trade tensions spilling over into national security and intelligence, is it time now for the PM to take a tougher approach? Jonathan Milne weighs the arguments.
newsroom.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Unlike the Herald hacks Jonathan Milne isn't buying the Luxon spin.
"What seems abundantly clear is that they spent more time talking about hair .. than they did about trade.
Indeed, it’s not clear that Luxon and Trump even broached the topic of tariffs in their 10-minute 1 on 1 meeting"
"What seems abundantly clear is that they spent more time talking about hair .. than they did about trade.
Indeed, it’s not clear that Luxon and Trump even broached the topic of tariffs in their 10-minute 1 on 1 meeting"
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88% of Fonterra farmers vote to cash out and take the money. We've lost a huge Kiwi asset and Fonterra's damage to our environment, waters and health will forever be repaid by Kiwis. Pandering to farmers in the way ACt/Nat does is BS. NZ First's posturing all saddle, no horse #nzpol
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
88% of Fonterra farmers vote to cash out and take the money. We've lost a huge Kiwi asset and Fonterra's damage to our environment, waters and health will forever be repaid by Kiwis. Pandering to farmers in the way ACt/Nat does is BS. NZ First's posturing all saddle, no horse #nzpol
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Should be going all in on this line - unearned income is a drain on our economy.
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Should be going all in on this line - unearned income is a drain on our economy.
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it would be cool if we had a functioning media who could ask this dipshit if he agrees with *that* dipshit's regime disappearing citizens of his own country illegally, instead of sycophantically asking about golf and how much they flattered each other.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
it would be cool if we had a functioning media who could ask this dipshit if he agrees with *that* dipshit's regime disappearing citizens of his own country illegally, instead of sycophantically asking about golf and how much they flattered each other.
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Prime Minister associates with known child rapist.
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Prime Minister associates with known child rapist.
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I guess we're also supposed to forget that the media defending the fiscal honour of Triple-Dipper Luxon weren't quite so fastidious eight year aso, when it came to Metiria Turei's trial by media for benefit fraud almost thirty years before. She was fair game. #nzpol
What a bell end. The "attack" highlights the unfairness of someone uber-wealthy realising $600,000 in untaxed gains.
It's not diverting attention at all, but highlighting precisely why we need this policy.
Chippy should respond with "Rate dodger says what?"
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It's not diverting attention at all, but highlighting precisely why we need this policy.
Chippy should respond with "Rate dodger says what?"
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Luxon fires back at Hipkins for 'attack' on his finances
The Prime Minister says criticism of him is aimed at diverting attention from Labour's "fourth failure" on policy.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I guess we're also supposed to forget that the media defending the fiscal honour of Triple-Dipper Luxon weren't quite so fastidious eight year aso, when it came to Metiria Turei's trial by media for benefit fraud almost thirty years before. She was fair game. #nzpol
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NEVER NOT FURIOUS ABOUT THIS. #nzpol
I guess we're also supposed to forget that the media defending the fiscal honour of Triple-Dipper Luxon weren't quite so fastidious eight year aso, when it came to Metiria Turei's trial by media for benefit fraud almost thirty years before. She was fair game. #nzpol
What a bell end. The "attack" highlights the unfairness of someone uber-wealthy realising $600,000 in untaxed gains.
It's not diverting attention at all, but highlighting precisely why we need this policy.
Chippy should respond with "Rate dodger says what?"
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It's not diverting attention at all, but highlighting precisely why we need this policy.
Chippy should respond with "Rate dodger says what?"
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
NEVER NOT FURIOUS ABOUT THIS. #nzpol
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Rapist
Felon
Fascist
Closest friend to Epstein
Sending military into his own cities
Murdering people in international waters
Luxon loves him
#nzpo
Felon
Fascist
Closest friend to Epstein
Sending military into his own cities
Murdering people in international waters
Luxon loves him
#nzpo
October 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Rapist
Felon
Fascist
Closest friend to Epstein
Sending military into his own cities
Murdering people in international waters
Luxon loves him
#nzpo
Felon
Fascist
Closest friend to Epstein
Sending military into his own cities
Murdering people in international waters
Luxon loves him
#nzpo