Kieran L
@nzkieran.bsky.social
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#NZPol It's not that they can't improve things, it's that they won't.
Last year, the Treasury told the Government it … it could comfortably borrow $80 billion, invest in long term infrastructure projects, put money in the economy and stimulate growth. But National didn’t want to.
Verity Johnson: ‘Running the country like a household’ is a political con
OPINION: Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#NZPol It's not that they can't improve things, it's that they won't.
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So many wealthy people who don't actually live in Wellington seem very keen to tell us how Wellington should be.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-0...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-0...
A vision of the 90s: James Cameron’s Vision for Wellington event, reviewed
The new political group's first event drew a large crowd whose ideas for the city's future mostly involved going back to the past.
thespinoff.co.nz
February 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So many wealthy people who don't actually live in Wellington seem very keen to tell us how Wellington should be.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-0...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-0...
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January 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Every right-wing podcaster discussing Elon Musk
January 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Every right-wing podcaster discussing Elon Musk
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Flashback cartoon: Ruth Richardson, Minister of Finance, National Party, 1990 to 1993. Dismissed as Finance Minister following the 1993 election. Later joined the Act Party. #cartoon #Listenermag #nzpol
December 19, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Flashback cartoon: Ruth Richardson, Minister of Finance, National Party, 1990 to 1993. Dismissed as Finance Minister following the 1993 election. Later joined the Act Party. #cartoon #Listenermag #nzpol
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“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
November 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
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There was no press release about it, but Transport Minister Simeon Brown has quietly told officials to stop work on policies that would provide transport alternatives to private cars.
newsroom.co.nz/2023/12/17/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2023/12/17/g...
Government quietly defunds transport climate work
Transport Minister Simeon Brown wouldn't say whether the Government will completely scrap the targets for reducing private car usage.
newsroom.co.nz
December 17, 2023 at 4:28 AM
There was no press release about it, but Transport Minister Simeon Brown has quietly told officials to stop work on policies that would provide transport alternatives to private cars.
newsroom.co.nz/2023/12/17/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2023/12/17/g...