Come on. Let’s be honest, the success of globalisation in economies is predicated on cheap labour. Why else do businesses like conservative governments? They encourage open borders (until they don’t like the influence of “their” culture on say the “Kiwi” culture) so cheaper hungrier labour comes in.
📢 Erica Stanford says some employers aren't working with MSD to find job-seeking locals first, but an immigration adviser says the rules are too unclear.
Minister gets tough on employers choosing migrants over New Zealanders
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October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Come on. Let’s be honest, the success of globalisation in economies is predicated on cheap labour. Why else do businesses like conservative governments? They encourage open borders (until they don’t like the influence of “their” culture on say the “Kiwi” culture) so cheaper hungrier labour comes in.
Am I the only one that sees what conservative / right leaning governments are doing? Manufacturing the burning down economies so a reset occurs and only growth can come from there. #Dystopia #GreedyReset
October 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Am I the only one that sees what conservative / right leaning governments are doing? Manufacturing the burning down economies so a reset occurs and only growth can come from there. #Dystopia #GreedyReset
Funny how some politicians & economists still lament how unproductive the NZ workforce is though.
#WhatWorkLifeBalance #Productivity
#WhatWorkLifeBalance #Productivity
📢 One in two New Zealanders are reporting feeling burnt out from their job, so is the solution to push through, or take a pre-Christmas breather?
Bothered and burnt out: Why the New Zealand workforce needs a break
www.rnz.co.nz
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Funny how some politicians & economists still lament how unproductive the NZ workforce is though.
#WhatWorkLifeBalance #Productivity
#WhatWorkLifeBalance #Productivity
October 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Love the honesty and work ethic of this Wahine Toa #WellDone
📢 Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has become the first New Zealander to claim a Cross Country World Series title.
History made as mountain biker Sammie Maxwell wins Cross Country World Series title
www.rnz.co.nz
October 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Love the honesty and work ethic of this Wahine Toa #WellDone
Great choice and ironic given the US has blown up a few boats (with no real evidence or proof as to why) from 🇻🇪
BREAKING
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
October 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Great choice and ironic given the US has blown up a few boats (with no real evidence or proof as to why) from 🇻🇪
It certainly feels like conservative governments are shrinking economies through their policies, so when it grows from such a low base that they can say “see we’ve grown 20%!” given their approach has meant jobs have been lost, household spending has taken a hit & kiwis leaving in droves 🫠🤔🤦🏽♂️
October 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It certainly feels like conservative governments are shrinking economies through their policies, so when it grows from such a low base that they can say “see we’ve grown 20%!” given their approach has meant jobs have been lost, household spending has taken a hit & kiwis leaving in droves 🫠🤔🤦🏽♂️
When you have a current Government signalling to an independent body what they want to see in an #OCR announcement then getting a huge cut you have to question the #RBNZ’s independence. The current government have been asking for more cuts as their current policies aren’t driving economic growth.
October 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I hadn’t really heard of Charlie Kirk until his passing. What struck me was the number of Pasefika people who revered him through social media. I found this article very enlightening on explaining how Pasefika views would get here 👇🏼
open.substack.com/pub/marliwes...
open.substack.com/pub/marliwes...
When Pasifika Weep for Empire
What our grief for Charlie Kirk exposes about faith, survival, and misplaced allegiance
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September 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I hadn’t really heard of Charlie Kirk until his passing. What struck me was the number of Pasefika people who revered him through social media. I found this article very enlightening on explaining how Pasefika views would get here 👇🏼
open.substack.com/pub/marliwes...
open.substack.com/pub/marliwes...
Is Jacinda sponsored by Whittakers? Miss this type of genuine candour from a leader and representing Aotearoa
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youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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September 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Is Jacinda sponsored by Whittakers? Miss this type of genuine candour from a leader and representing Aotearoa
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
The bomb on Hiroshima happened 80 years ago yesterday. Listening to the report on @rnzrss.bsky.social & how Hiroshima locals want to remind the world about the horrors of nuclear fallout & long term implications of war. We as a species just can’t learn from the past.
August 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The bomb on Hiroshima happened 80 years ago yesterday. Listening to the report on @rnzrss.bsky.social & how Hiroshima locals want to remind the world about the horrors of nuclear fallout & long term implications of war. We as a species just can’t learn from the past.
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“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
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oh my god it's literally alien vs. predator
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
oh my god it's literally alien vs. predator
Great read and summary of sitting through the Treaty Principles Act.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...
Well done The Spinoff! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...
Well done The Spinoff! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Fifty things I learned from nearly 80 hours of submissions on the Treaty principles bill
Lesson 48: There are so many New Zealanders who just want what’s best for each other.
thespinoff.co.nz
April 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Great read and summary of sitting through the Treaty Principles Act.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...
Well done The Spinoff! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...
Well done The Spinoff! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Reading between the tea leaves of Adrian Orr’s resignation (current Governments criticism (historic & current) & their lack of solutions) it astounds me that ACT & National supporters when asked what they would have done during COVID, conveniently shut up & raise their hands like “I don’t know!” 🤷
March 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reading between the tea leaves of Adrian Orr’s resignation (current Governments criticism (historic & current) & their lack of solutions) it astounds me that ACT & National supporters when asked what they would have done during COVID, conveniently shut up & raise their hands like “I don’t know!” 🤷
Love this from @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“… the relative stability of American democracy in the late twentieth century allowed politicians to win office with the narrative that the government was stifling individualism, taking money from hardworking taxpayers to provide benefits to the undeserving.”
“… the relative stability of American democracy in the late twentieth century allowed politicians to win office with the narrative that the government was stifling individualism, taking money from hardworking taxpayers to provide benefits to the undeserving.”
February 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Love this from @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“… the relative stability of American democracy in the late twentieth century allowed politicians to win office with the narrative that the government was stifling individualism, taking money from hardworking taxpayers to provide benefits to the undeserving.”
“… the relative stability of American democracy in the late twentieth century allowed politicians to win office with the narrative that the government was stifling individualism, taking money from hardworking taxpayers to provide benefits to the undeserving.”
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WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
Alt: a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
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February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This is how people resist any Government policy 👏🏼👏🏼 #USPolitics
February 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how people resist any Government policy 👏🏼👏🏼 #USPolitics
When you look at the history of fascism, why is it always male leaders that have led the movement?
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
When you look at the history of fascism, why is it always male leaders that have led the movement?
The way I see it, Te Tiriti was an agreement between Tangata whenua & the Crown (indigenous people & coloniser) to govern over their own people at the time of signing. I’d imagine any indigenous peoples who have had treaties with colonisers (who have not respected or honoured their side of the 1/n
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The way I see it, Te Tiriti was an agreement between Tangata whenua & the Crown (indigenous people & coloniser) to govern over their own people at the time of signing. I’d imagine any indigenous peoples who have had treaties with colonisers (who have not respected or honoured their side of the 1/n
Low key highlight of the visit to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds was this Easter egg from a carving about the partnership between the British Crown & Māori. This is Hobson with his fingers crossed when making promises to Māori #SneakyColoniser
December 29, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Low key highlight of the visit to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds was this Easter egg from a carving about the partnership between the British Crown & Māori. This is Hobson with his fingers crossed when making promises to Māori #SneakyColoniser