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Criminal. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/10/g...
Govt to rush climate target change through Parliament under urgency
The public will not have their say on the Govt's weakening of the methane target, even though it could raise household bills by $270 a year.
newsroom.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Criminal. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/10/g...
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Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
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Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
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#NZpol
"What they are proposing is that concessions may be granted up to 60 years for critical infrastructure and that essentially means that, on public conservation land, it's going to be privatised by stealth.
...alienating Māori, alienating Ngāi Tahu, alienating New Zealanders from the whenua."
"What they are proposing is that concessions may be granted up to 60 years for critical infrastructure and that essentially means that, on public conservation land, it's going to be privatised by stealth.
...alienating Māori, alienating Ngāi Tahu, alienating New Zealanders from the whenua."
Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to High Court over proposed changes to Conservation Act
Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to High Court over proposed changes to Conservation Act
Proposed changes include streamlining and centralising conservation land management, and a review of Section 4 of the Conservation Act.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
#NZpol
"What they are proposing is that concessions may be granted up to 60 years for critical infrastructure and that essentially means that, on public conservation land, it's going to be privatised by stealth.
...alienating Māori, alienating Ngāi Tahu, alienating New Zealanders from the whenua."
"What they are proposing is that concessions may be granted up to 60 years for critical infrastructure and that essentially means that, on public conservation land, it's going to be privatised by stealth.
...alienating Māori, alienating Ngāi Tahu, alienating New Zealanders from the whenua."
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Note from my notebook (2016)
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Note from my notebook (2016)
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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this should surprise absolutely no one at all.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
this should surprise absolutely no one at all.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
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Te Pati Maori burn a paper in front of Parliement steps. Brownlee is livid.
When David Seymour drove a Land Rover up Parliament steps then lied that he wasn't warned not to, until footage emerged, Brownlee said "Let the public decide what they think of it, not me" #nzpol
When David Seymour drove a Land Rover up Parliament steps then lied that he wasn't warned not to, until footage emerged, Brownlee said "Let the public decide what they think of it, not me" #nzpol
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Te Pati Maori burn a paper in front of Parliement steps. Brownlee is livid.
When David Seymour drove a Land Rover up Parliament steps then lied that he wasn't warned not to, until footage emerged, Brownlee said "Let the public decide what they think of it, not me" #nzpol
When David Seymour drove a Land Rover up Parliament steps then lied that he wasn't warned not to, until footage emerged, Brownlee said "Let the public decide what they think of it, not me" #nzpol
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#BHN The government keeps telling NZ that the unions need to get back to the negotiating table, while the government also refuse to accept a date for the unions to get back to the table to negotiate #nzpol #NZPolitics @chewienz.bsky.social
This is an important video to share today #megastrike
This is an important video to share today #megastrike
October 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#BHN The government keeps telling NZ that the unions need to get back to the negotiating table, while the government also refuse to accept a date for the unions to get back to the table to negotiate #nzpol #NZPolitics @chewienz.bsky.social
This is an important video to share today #megastrike
This is an important video to share today #megastrike
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Genuinely appalling to see Collins cosying up to Noem, who is a climate change denying, no abortions for anyone ever, anti-state funded health care, anti-immigration Republican. AND the current boss of ICE.
#nzpol
#nzpol
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Genuinely appalling to see Collins cosying up to Noem, who is a climate change denying, no abortions for anyone ever, anti-state funded health care, anti-immigration Republican. AND the current boss of ICE.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Genuinely horrifying malevolence. NZ is being pulled into violence and complicity in Trump administration crimes. We didn’t ask for this and it’s not in our name.
October 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Genuinely horrifying malevolence. NZ is being pulled into violence and complicity in Trump administration crimes. We didn’t ask for this and it’s not in our name.
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Judith Collins calling open fascist Kristi Noem a friend and posing for photo ops with her would have her hounded out of politics in any reasonable democracy - and a functioning, non-propagandistic media would lead that charge
Unfortunately we have neither of those things in NZ
Unfortunately we have neither of those things in NZ
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Judith Collins calling open fascist Kristi Noem a friend and posing for photo ops with her would have her hounded out of politics in any reasonable democracy - and a functioning, non-propagandistic media would lead that charge
Unfortunately we have neither of those things in NZ
Unfortunately we have neither of those things in NZ
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Govt says it can't afford to fund health and education properly but found $200m to subsidise fossil fuel cos, $200m for tobacco cos, $2 billion for five new US war helicopters, $3 billion for landlord tax cuts; $1 billion subsidies to dairy cos via ETS etc
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Govt says it can't afford to fund health and education properly but found $200m to subsidise fossil fuel cos, $200m for tobacco cos, $2 billion for five new US war helicopters, $3 billion for landlord tax cuts; $1 billion subsidies to dairy cos via ETS etc
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Bernard Hickey wielding a Monday morning flamethrower.
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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In a time of AI slop and 90 second attention spans, it's good to take 10 minutes and read a well-crafted, human crafted, story.
Becky Manawatu brings us a rich and melancholy glimpse of time in a setting that is very Kiwi, but also very universal.
Becky Manawatu brings us a rich and melancholy glimpse of time in a setting that is very Kiwi, but also very universal.
Becky Manawatu's short story 'The Vase' has won the 2025 Sargeson Prize
Winning story of the Sargeson Prize, by Becky Manawatu
newsroom.co.nz
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In a time of AI slop and 90 second attention spans, it's good to take 10 minutes and read a well-crafted, human crafted, story.
Becky Manawatu brings us a rich and melancholy glimpse of time in a setting that is very Kiwi, but also very universal.
Becky Manawatu brings us a rich and melancholy glimpse of time in a setting that is very Kiwi, but also very universal.
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Mind blowing.
The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol
The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol
October 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Mind blowing.
The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol
The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol
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‘Rustle in Feilding’ – Cat mural by SwiftMantis at Manawatū Street Art Festival in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
‘Rustle in Feilding’ – Cat mural by SwiftMantis at Manawatū Street Art Festival in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
My review of the Chris Knox biography.
Book of the Week: To Chris with love newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/b...
Book of the Week: To Chris with love newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/b...
Book of the Week: To Chris with love
NZ's best book reviewer on a major biography of the caustic, abrasive, sarcastic and loveable Chris Knox.
newsroom.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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"This is the worst we've seen in New Zealand since 2005."
The 'longest, deepest, slowest' job market - recruitment agency
The prime minister claims jobs for young people are still out there, but one of NZ's largest recruitment agencies says the employment market is the tightest it has been in decades.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"This is the worst we've seen in New Zealand since 2005."
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Young people aren’t owed a living but landlords are owed accommodation supplement & subsidies, & employers are owed WfF so they don’t have to pay workers a decent wage & shareholders are owed $$ even if it means 120,000 households can’t afford electricity. #nzpol
Luxon&Co represent the worst of us
Luxon&Co represent the worst of us
October 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Young people aren’t owed a living but landlords are owed accommodation supplement & subsidies, & employers are owed WfF so they don’t have to pay workers a decent wage & shareholders are owed $$ even if it means 120,000 households can’t afford electricity. #nzpol
Luxon&Co represent the worst of us
Luxon&Co represent the worst of us
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Genocide intensifies & Winston Peters is still a yellow bellied chicken shit COWARD
BREAKING: At least 60 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, including 37 people in Gaza City, medical sources in the besieged enclave told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ofj8ow
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ofj8ow
October 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Genocide intensifies & Winston Peters is still a yellow bellied chicken shit COWARD
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So National MP Chris Bishop wrote to Penny Simmonds to push the Environment Minister to intervene in local councils for the benefit of National MP Suze Redmayne's private farm.
National Party say this is all cool and above board for them. #nzpol #kiwi
National Party say this is all cool and above board for them. #nzpol #kiwi
Environment minister accused of using position to influence council's legal process
Penny Simmonds says it is "wholly appropriate" to engage with the primary sector.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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It's genuinely like the MPs in this government have never heard of conflict of interest #NZPol
Environment Minister accused of conflict of interest over water consents dispute
Penny Simmonds waded into a dispute involving farmers in the Manawatū – including the family farm of MP Suze Redmayne.
www.1news.co.nz
October 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
It's genuinely like the MPs in this government have never heard of conflict of interest #NZPol