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Oh lord. You need a strong stomach to read this self-aggrandising garbage. He only sleeps 4 hours a night you know, and he talks up his own emotional intelligence.
#nzpol
#nzpol
‘Oh, hell yeah. Don’t you worry about that’ - Luxon thinks the 2026 election is in the bag
Luxon said the Government was doing ‘a serious turnaround job’, not like the ‘bit of a realignment’ carried out by the Key government in 2008.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Oh lord. You need a strong stomach to read this self-aggrandising garbage. He only sleeps 4 hours a night you know, and he talks up his own emotional intelligence.
#nzpol
#nzpol
It’s funny how climate change only seems to matter to this government when it threatens the profits of their corporate fishing mates. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/minister-...
Minister raises concerns over fish heading south due to warming waters
Shane Jones wants fishing rules changed as boats net species new to their areas.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It’s funny how climate change only seems to matter to this government when it threatens the profits of their corporate fishing mates. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/minister-...
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'The ruling means she’ll be able to attend the party’s annual conference in Rotorua this Sunday.'
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
High Court reinstates Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori MP
The Te Tai Tokerau MP sought an urgent injunction against Te Pāti Māori’s decision to expel her from the party.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
'The ruling means she’ll be able to attend the party’s annual conference in Rotorua this Sunday.'
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
Nicola Willis is trying to spin this, but it is pretty simple: you can’t squeeze families dry while handing billions in tax cuts to landlords and expect the country to thrive. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Govt finances worse than expected as tax take falls
The government's finances are slightly worse than expected, as the tax take fell more than expenses. Treasury figures, which exclude ACC finances,...
www.odt.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Nicola Willis is trying to spin this, but it is pretty simple: you can’t squeeze families dry while handing billions in tax cuts to landlords and expect the country to thrive. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Luxon talks big about catching up to the Aussies, but National's recipe of cuts and wage suppression is just driving our people and our future straight across the ditch. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-1...
New Zealand’s Australian exodus, by the numbers
It seems like everyone's leaving for Australia, and these numbers point to why.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Luxon talks big about catching up to the Aussies, but National's recipe of cuts and wage suppression is just driving our people and our future straight across the ditch. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-1...
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Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
Seymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer'
The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
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Sure feels like crime has gone up under this National coalition. Another aggravated robbery in Chch this morning. Higher shoplifting rates. More burglaries.
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Sure feels like crime has gone up under this National coalition. Another aggravated robbery in Chch this morning. Higher shoplifting rates. More burglaries.
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
We expect a fair go for our children and safe food in their bellies, not more arrogance and excuses from ACT and National. #nzpol
Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches
Parents were horrified after their children ate contaminated food.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We expect a fair go for our children and safe food in their bellies, not more arrogance and excuses from ACT and National. #nzpol
Beautiful...
I’m a little late with this but here’s December arriving, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Beautiful...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM confirms action plan on Auckland CBD homeless 'move on orders' after mayor, minister meet
The PM said he expected an announcement to be made by Christmas.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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How shit do you have to be if you’re politically outmanoeuvred by Luxon? 🤣 #nzpol
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
How shit do you have to be if you’re politically outmanoeuvred by Luxon? 🤣 #nzpol
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
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“oddly unpopular Luxon” Oddly??, there’s nothing odd about it. Luxon is often unaware of issues, he misinforms, ignores evidence, sucks up every entitlement while many NZers have their benefits cut & social supports ripped away, he cuts jobs & services and tells us he’s wealthy and sorted. #nzpol
Winning isn't everything - it's the only thing
With no mention of education, almost nothing on the Treaty or climate change, Labour leader Chris Hipkins showed he'll go into election year hard-focused on health, jobs and the cost of living - and w...
newsroom.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“oddly unpopular Luxon” Oddly??, there’s nothing odd about it. Luxon is often unaware of issues, he misinforms, ignores evidence, sucks up every entitlement while many NZers have their benefits cut & social supports ripped away, he cuts jobs & services and tells us he’s wealthy and sorted. #nzpol
While National slashes public services and tells everyday families to tighten their belts, the top brass are walking away with a massive payout. #nzpol
David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
A $357,000 payout to the former chief executive of Pharmac was "well beyond the norm in the public sector", says Labour.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
While National slashes public services and tells everyday families to tighten their belts, the top brass are walking away with a massive payout. #nzpol
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"This is not a power grab!" gabs guy with grabby gear. #nzpol #FramersWeeklyNZ
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"This is not a power grab!" gabs guy with grabby gear. #nzpol #FramersWeeklyNZ
While Luxon and Bishop are busy scrapping over who gets the top job, the rest of us are worrying about keeping our own. Instead of fighting for power, they should try fighting for a fair go for the ordinary people paying the price for their mess. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
Luxon, Bishop and the coup that never happened
Christopher Luxon has reportedly beaten back a leadership push from Chris Bishop – for now. But the forces that fuelled the bid have not gone away.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
While Luxon and Bishop are busy scrapping over who gets the top job, the rest of us are worrying about keeping our own. Instead of fighting for power, they should try fighting for a fair go for the ordinary people paying the price for their mess. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...