Ko Andrew tōku ingoa
@spudmannz.bsky.social
Dragonboater, hiker, taiko drummer and occasional mountain biker around Tāmaki Makaurau. Swerves left in golf and politics. Trained in economics, marketing and geography - so know that everything has a price and what is truly valuable can’t be sold.
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wait, ACT is going after a different member of the public EVERY day? They're actually running a direct anti- free speech campaign *targeting* people for exercising their rights?
How have they not been taken apart over this??
How have they not been taken apart over this??
June 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
wait, ACT is going after a different member of the public EVERY day? They're actually running a direct anti- free speech campaign *targeting* people for exercising their rights?
How have they not been taken apart over this??
How have they not been taken apart over this??
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Scoop here from @samsachdeva the Government is looking further at whether to loosen our own biosecurity measures for American pork newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/12/g...
Govt takes closer look at loosening US pork restrictions
As the UK pushes back against chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef in its trade deal with the US, the Govt looks further at whether to loosen our own biosecurity measures for American pork.
newsroom.co.nz
May 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Scoop here from @samsachdeva the Government is looking further at whether to loosen our own biosecurity measures for American pork newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/12/g...
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This is like some cursed Abbott and Costello bit.
May 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is like some cursed Abbott and Costello bit.
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Free, fresh and locally made school lunches. Labour will bring them back.
March 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Free, fresh and locally made school lunches. Labour will bring them back.
Bikes on Auckland buses: coming soon to an NX1 near you?
January 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Bikes on Auckland buses: coming soon to an NX1 near you?
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Morning all. Please click on the link to vote on the new name for today's holiday - currently known in this country as "Day after New Year's Day". Please share for maximum exposure.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Poll to decide on a name for 2 January
Please vote 5 times on this form. Your first pick will score 5 points, your second pick 4 points etc etc. The option with the most points is the winner.
docs.google.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Morning all. Please click on the link to vote on the new name for today's holiday - currently known in this country as "Day after New Year's Day". Please share for maximum exposure.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Want to feel old?
The last time the NZ economy was so bad, the Soviet Union still existed, and so did Yugoslavia, Windows 3.1 was out but people were still sceptical that PCs would really take off, and this was the state of the art www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWK... www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mas...
The last time the NZ economy was so bad, the Soviet Union still existed, and so did Yugoslavia, Windows 3.1 was out but people were still sceptical that PCs would really take off, and this was the state of the art www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWK... www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mas...
'Worst since 1991': NZ in deep recession after massive GDP fall
GDP data for the third quarter shows a wipeout.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 18, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Want to feel old?
The last time the NZ economy was so bad, the Soviet Union still existed, and so did Yugoslavia, Windows 3.1 was out but people were still sceptical that PCs would really take off, and this was the state of the art www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWK... www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mas...
The last time the NZ economy was so bad, the Soviet Union still existed, and so did Yugoslavia, Windows 3.1 was out but people were still sceptical that PCs would really take off, and this was the state of the art www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWK... www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mas...
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NZ Finance Minister Nicola Willis expecting sympathy for appalling state of NZ Govt finances is like a person asking for sympathy for being an orphan, while they're on trial for killing their parents. 🙄
#NZpol HT @marcdaalder.bsky.social for article
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/17/f...
#NZpol HT @marcdaalder.bsky.social for article
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/17/f...
Forecast surplus delayed two years, Willis vows earlier end to deficit
Nicola Willis says the changed forecasts are a result of unwinding "overly optimistic assumptions", not Government policies or decisions.
newsroom.co.nz
December 17, 2024 at 8:56 AM
NZ Finance Minister Nicola Willis expecting sympathy for appalling state of NZ Govt finances is like a person asking for sympathy for being an orphan, while they're on trial for killing their parents. 🙄
#NZpol HT @marcdaalder.bsky.social for article
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/17/f...
#NZpol HT @marcdaalder.bsky.social for article
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/17/f...
Puncturing the myth that Labour are poor economic managers: debt rose much higher under Key’s government than under Ardern’s, especially as % GDP. The economic impact of Covid was far worse than the GFC, requiring a bigger fiscal response. Austerity is a self-inflicted problem, and not the solution.
This is a circular thing. Nicola Willis and Christopher Luxon have caused this to happen with austerity and they are breaking the NZ economy.
They need to take responsibility.
Things were looking up under Labour.
Barb Edmonds shared this graphic this morning.
They need to take responsibility.
Things were looking up under Labour.
Barb Edmonds shared this graphic this morning.
December 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Puncturing the myth that Labour are poor economic managers: debt rose much higher under Key’s government than under Ardern’s, especially as % GDP. The economic impact of Covid was far worse than the GFC, requiring a bigger fiscal response. Austerity is a self-inflicted problem, and not the solution.
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While Nicola Willis keeps gaslighting us about "Labour's borrowing" ...
The last government borrowed for infrastructure, and to keep people and businesses alive.
This government has borrowed for landlords interest rebate, tax cuts and tobacco tax cuts.
Ask yourself, which is the best use of money
The last government borrowed for infrastructure, and to keep people and businesses alive.
This government has borrowed for landlords interest rebate, tax cuts and tobacco tax cuts.
Ask yourself, which is the best use of money
December 17, 2024 at 7:07 PM
While Nicola Willis keeps gaslighting us about "Labour's borrowing" ...
The last government borrowed for infrastructure, and to keep people and businesses alive.
This government has borrowed for landlords interest rebate, tax cuts and tobacco tax cuts.
Ask yourself, which is the best use of money
The last government borrowed for infrastructure, and to keep people and businesses alive.
This government has borrowed for landlords interest rebate, tax cuts and tobacco tax cuts.
Ask yourself, which is the best use of money
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The RBNZ lowered the OCR this week to 4.25%. It’s still too high so deep in a recession and need more deep cuts in 2025. Some thoughts here: www.linkedin.com/posts/eaqub_...
Shamubeel Eaqub on LinkedIn: The RBNZ has cut the OCR – the policy interest rate – by 0.5%pt to 4.25%…
The RBNZ has cut the OCR – the policy interest rate – by 0.5%pt to 4.25%. Further reductions are necessary to floor under a deep and long recession.…
www.linkedin.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:40 PM
The RBNZ lowered the OCR this week to 4.25%. It’s still too high so deep in a recession and need more deep cuts in 2025. Some thoughts here: www.linkedin.com/posts/eaqub_...
EmilyWrites nails it again: how to make a submission against stupid shit, aka the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’, proposed by someone who doesn’t have any principles, and supported by a party rapidly losing theirs.
emilywrites.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
emilywrites.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How to make a submission against the Treaty Principles Bill
The mahi continues!
emilywrites.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:19 AM
EmilyWrites nails it again: how to make a submission against stupid shit, aka the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’, proposed by someone who doesn’t have any principles, and supported by a party rapidly losing theirs.
emilywrites.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
emilywrites.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
Excellent Public Service Announcement from one of the better communicating MPs, on how to more effectively lobby MPs.
Great stuff @sarah4ilam.bsky.social
Great stuff @sarah4ilam.bsky.social
🧵Little thread on how to effectively advocate for issues in Parliament
1. Email your MP. This will always generate a response.
2. Get your local buddies who share an MP to write to the same MP. Three emails on the same subject will always get attention.
3. Don’t write via snail mail…
1. Email your MP. This will always generate a response.
2. Get your local buddies who share an MP to write to the same MP. Three emails on the same subject will always get attention.
3. Don’t write via snail mail…
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Excellent Public Service Announcement from one of the better communicating MPs, on how to more effectively lobby MPs.
Great stuff @sarah4ilam.bsky.social
Great stuff @sarah4ilam.bsky.social
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The events of the past week have highlighted the ACT party’s has its own krypton: people power.
It’s a well-funded party, & extremely well set up for day to day media.
It carefully manages its many astroturfs to ensure its policies are always in the news. 1/
It’s a well-funded party, & extremely well set up for day to day media.
It carefully manages its many astroturfs to ensure its policies are always in the news. 1/
November 18, 2024 at 6:31 AM
The events of the past week have highlighted the ACT party’s has its own krypton: people power.
It’s a well-funded party, & extremely well set up for day to day media.
It carefully manages its many astroturfs to ensure its policies are always in the news. 1/
It’s a well-funded party, & extremely well set up for day to day media.
It carefully manages its many astroturfs to ensure its policies are always in the news. 1/
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Here it comes.
November 17, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Here it comes.
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"Optional connected experiences" is quite a fucking euphemism in the circumstances.
November 14, 2024 at 9:21 PM
"Optional connected experiences" is quite a fucking euphemism in the circumstances.
“There is an "insurgent", populist right wing that has connections to other right-wing groups worldwide, they deal in culture war issues, shamelessly propagate fake news, claim to speak for the "ordinary folks" (all the while championing many neoliberal economic ideas that hurt ordinary folks)
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October 25, 2023 at 1:33 AM
“There is an "insurgent", populist right wing that has connections to other right-wing groups worldwide, they deal in culture war issues, shamelessly propagate fake news, claim to speak for the "ordinary folks" (all the while championing many neoliberal economic ideas that hurt ordinary folks)
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