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BREAKING:
Labour has announced a tax policy that includes a tight Capital Gains Tax:
- 28% on profit after 2027 for residential and commercial property
- Family home, KiwiSaver, farms, financial assets excluded
- Would pay for a medicard for three free GP visits a year
It’s a good start!
#nzpol
Labour has announced a tax policy that includes a tight Capital Gains Tax:
- 28% on profit after 2027 for residential and commercial property
- Family home, KiwiSaver, farms, financial assets excluded
- Would pay for a medicard for three free GP visits a year
It’s a good start!
#nzpol
October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
BREAKING:
Labour has announced a tax policy that includes a tight Capital Gains Tax:
- 28% on profit after 2027 for residential and commercial property
- Family home, KiwiSaver, farms, financial assets excluded
- Would pay for a medicard for three free GP visits a year
It’s a good start!
#nzpol
Labour has announced a tax policy that includes a tight Capital Gains Tax:
- 28% on profit after 2027 for residential and commercial property
- Family home, KiwiSaver, farms, financial assets excluded
- Would pay for a medicard for three free GP visits a year
It’s a good start!
#nzpol
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Farmers feel ‘picked on’, says agriculture minister after ECan’s declared a Nitrate Emergency … but imagine how it feels for the Canterbury families that can’t trust the water from their kitchen tap is safe to drink!!
#TooManyCows #nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#TooManyCows #nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Nitrate emergency: Farmers feel ‘picked on’, minister says
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay, who called ECan’s nitrate emergency declaration “a gimmick”, says more than 80% of farms have environmental plans.
www.thepress.co.nz
September 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Farmers feel ‘picked on’, says agriculture minister after ECan’s declared a Nitrate Emergency … but imagine how it feels for the Canterbury families that can’t trust the water from their kitchen tap is safe to drink!!
#TooManyCows #nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#TooManyCows #nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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My friends who were observing at Davos say the masks were off and the narrative was set at, ‘we have 7 years left before it’s too late, so make a f*ck-tonne of money and party while we can’.
And it felt a lot more authentic than all the greenwash years. Sadly.
And it felt a lot more authentic than all the greenwash years. Sadly.
September 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
My friends who were observing at Davos say the masks were off and the narrative was set at, ‘we have 7 years left before it’s too late, so make a f*ck-tonne of money and party while we can’.
And it felt a lot more authentic than all the greenwash years. Sadly.
And it felt a lot more authentic than all the greenwash years. Sadly.
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So, has the "mainstream media" picked up on how Contact Energy is increasing what they're paying their directors from $350,000 to $500,000?
September 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
So, has the "mainstream media" picked up on how Contact Energy is increasing what they're paying their directors from $350,000 to $500,000?
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Love this for him. Above the fold in NZ 'papers' as well.
USTA to Broadcasters: DO NOT show Trump getting booed.
Streisand effect:
Streisand effect:
September 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Love this for him. Above the fold in NZ 'papers' as well.
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Unbelievable.
The New Zealand government is rolling back clean-up liabilities for offshore oil drillers
newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/30/g...
#nzpol
The New Zealand government is rolling back clean-up liabilities for offshore oil drillers
newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/30/g...
#nzpol
Govt rolls back clean-up liabilities for offshore drillers
Five years after the taxpayers got left with a $300m clean-up bill for an oil field, Shane Jones is weakening the rules put in place to prevent a repeat.
newsroom.co.nz
July 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Unbelievable.
The New Zealand government is rolling back clean-up liabilities for offshore oil drillers
newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/30/g...
#nzpol
The New Zealand government is rolling back clean-up liabilities for offshore oil drillers
newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/30/g...
#nzpol
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July 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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New Zealand #Tsunami forecast map issued at 1pm this afternoon
We have issued a NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY following the M8.7 Kamchatka, Russia earthquake. Go to civildefence.govt.nz for more information.
We have issued a NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY following the M8.7 Kamchatka, Russia earthquake. Go to civildefence.govt.nz for more information.
July 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
New Zealand #Tsunami forecast map issued at 1pm this afternoon
We have issued a NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY following the M8.7 Kamchatka, Russia earthquake. Go to civildefence.govt.nz for more information.
We have issued a NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY following the M8.7 Kamchatka, Russia earthquake. Go to civildefence.govt.nz for more information.
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Fucken badass!!!!!!
June 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Fucken badass!!!!!!
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I can’t take credit for but a round of applause to the person who created this iconic image 👏👏👏
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I can’t take credit for but a round of applause to the person who created this iconic image 👏👏👏
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Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command…
“This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.”
“This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.”
![OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
June 8, 2025
Hon. Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense Washington, DC 20301
Via email only
Re: Federalization of the California National Guard
Dear Secretary Hegseth:
On June 7, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum to your office entitled "Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions." The memorandum purports to invoke 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to "call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard ... to temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions, including the enforcement of Federal law, and to protect Federal property." The memorandum further directs "actions as necessary for the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with the Governors of the States and the National Guard Bureau in identifying and ordering into Federal service the appropriate members and units of the National Guard under this authority."
Section 12406 states that "the President may call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard of any State in such numbers as he considers necessary" to (1) repel an invasion of the United States by a foreign nation: (2) suppress a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States; or (3) execute the laws of the United States when the President is unable to do so with regular forces. Section 12406 further states that "[o]rders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States."
Last night, the Adjutant General of California received a memorandum from your office with the subject line "Calling Members of the California National](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/bafkreigyd4t6dkuoxepkslwgfbeyv2rkk3g3wlvvrz7ocyv5o6eqbicjjy@jpeg)
![Guard into Federal Service," which states that "[t]wo thousand members of the California National Guard will be called into Federal service effective immediately for a period of 60 days." Notably, this directive did not issue
"through the governor] of the State[l" as required by section 12406; the Department of Defense did not transmit this directive to the Office of the Governor, nor was it approved or ordered by the Governor of California. This directive is also inconsistent with the President's memorandum, which anticipates "coordinat[ion] with the Governors of the States" in identifying and ordering units of the National Guard into federal service.
At present, law enforcement authorities from the City and County of Los
Angeles are safeguarding public safety, and, as demonstrated by the robust law enforcement response yesterday evening to protect federal facilities, local law enforcement resources are sufficient to maintain order. In dynamic and fluid situations such as the one in Los Angeles, State and local authorities are the most appropriate ones to evaluate the need for resources to safeguard life and property. Indeed, the decision to deploy the National Guard, without appropriate training or orders, risks seriously escalating the situation.
There is currently no need for the National Guard to be deployed in Los Angeles, and to do so in this unlawful manner and for such a lengthy period is a serious breach of state sovereignty that seems intentionally designed to inflame the situation, while simultaneously depriving the State from deploying these personnel and resources where they are truly required. Accordingly, we ask that you immediately rescind your order and return the National Guard to its rightful control by the State of California, to be deployed as appropriate when necessary.
Sincerely,
Saud Of
David Sapp
Legal Affairs Secretary
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
cc. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (via email only)
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June 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command…
“This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.”
“This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.”
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Good to see the Christchurch City Council carry on with pay equity for our librarians despite the Government's theft of pay equity claims.
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Good to see the Christchurch City Council carry on with pay equity for our librarians despite the Government's theft of pay equity claims.
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We’ve heard the rage. The shame. The heartbreak. Channel it, let it fuel your fight. Make a submission: for yourself, your whānau, or your group. The #RSB is a right-wing attack on our rights. Anti-diversity, pro-corporatisation. They suspended our MPs now it’s your turn. Submit. Fight back
#NZPol
#NZPol
Regulatory Standards Bill - New Zealand Parliament
Public submissions are now being invited on this Bill
www.parliament.nz
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight
June 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight
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This gets the story wrong on a fundamental level because it assumes DOGE was about what Musk claimed.
DOGE was about stealing data, getting Musk contracts, shutting down investigations and regulations of Musk’s companies, and terrorizing federal workers. On that front, it succeeded.
DOGE was about stealing data, getting Musk contracts, shutting down investigations and regulations of Musk’s companies, and terrorizing federal workers. On that front, it succeeded.
“Musk came to Washington all Cybertrucks and chain saws, ready to destroy the bureaucracy,” write Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer. But as he winds down his service, “he has found himself isolated within the upper reaches of the Trump administration”: https://theatln.tc/ckySMUOS
May 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This gets the story wrong on a fundamental level because it assumes DOGE was about what Musk claimed.
DOGE was about stealing data, getting Musk contracts, shutting down investigations and regulations of Musk’s companies, and terrorizing federal workers. On that front, it succeeded.
DOGE was about stealing data, getting Musk contracts, shutting down investigations and regulations of Musk’s companies, and terrorizing federal workers. On that front, it succeeded.
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I have long said that the ideological dogma at the political intersection of roads, cars/trucks and petroleum will drive NZ to economic collapse unless we diversify and plan for resilience. Roads being destroyed faster than we can repair them is not sustainable.
theconversation.com/nzs-over-rel...
theconversation.com/nzs-over-rel...
NZ’s over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit even harder. But there is a fix
Despite thousands of kilometres of coastline, 93% of domestic freight is transported on New Zealand’s roads. But shipping – and rail – can help build resiliency.
theconversation.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I have long said that the ideological dogma at the political intersection of roads, cars/trucks and petroleum will drive NZ to economic collapse unless we diversify and plan for resilience. Roads being destroyed faster than we can repair them is not sustainable.
theconversation.com/nzs-over-rel...
theconversation.com/nzs-over-rel...
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I guess the first patriotic duty to maintain health is to get out of their trucks and walk. 15-minute cities ftw!
Second would be for companies to ensure health and safety regulations.
Second would be for companies to ensure health and safety regulations.
This is, weirdly, the most purely fascist shit anyone in the administration has said so far
- Your health is an asset of the fatherland
- Illness is a failure or a moral failing
- You have a duty to maintain your health
- Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource
- Die for the fatherland
- Your health is an asset of the fatherland
- Illness is a failure or a moral failing
- You have a duty to maintain your health
- Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource
- Die for the fatherland
Now it's your fault if you get sick?
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
April 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I guess the first patriotic duty to maintain health is to get out of their trucks and walk. 15-minute cities ftw!
Second would be for companies to ensure health and safety regulations.
Second would be for companies to ensure health and safety regulations.
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12th century Self-portrait by German nun Guda, possibly the earliest surviving self-portrait of a woman in Western art #womensart
April 20, 2025 at 5:42 AM
12th century Self-portrait by German nun Guda, possibly the earliest surviving self-portrait of a woman in Western art #womensart
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The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
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Another huge housing win today! We've just voted to upgrade over 800 social homes in Wellington City. Everyone is entitled to a safe, secure and dignified place to call home. This also shows our ongoing efforts to strengthen our communities and shows who we are: a compassionate city. 🏠 #nzpol
April 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Another huge housing win today! We've just voted to upgrade over 800 social homes in Wellington City. Everyone is entitled to a safe, secure and dignified place to call home. This also shows our ongoing efforts to strengthen our communities and shows who we are: a compassionate city. 🏠 #nzpol
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A #crab in a fish tank discovered the air pump… and turned it into a personal jacuzzi. Crabs are curious creatures and often interact with their environment in surprisingly playful ways.
April 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A #crab in a fish tank discovered the air pump… and turned it into a personal jacuzzi. Crabs are curious creatures and often interact with their environment in surprisingly playful ways.
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The little tuft of feather 🪶 on his beak 😲
April 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The little tuft of feather 🪶 on his beak 😲
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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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The idea that criticizing this stunt is "disrespectful" is a good indicator of the role it was supposed to play as a propaganda message and its intended audience
Gayle King Defends 11-Minute Space Flight After ‘Disrespectful’ Backlash:
"My question is, have y’all been to space? Go to space or go to Blue Origin and see what they do and then come back and say, ‘This is a terrible thing.'"
"My question is, have y’all been to space? Go to space or go to Blue Origin and see what they do and then come back and say, ‘This is a terrible thing.'"
Gayle King Defends 'Expensive' 11-Minute Space Flight After 'Disrespectful' Backlash
Gayle King defends Blue Origin space flight after herself, Katy Perry, and the other participants received backlash for going to space for 11 minutes.
rollingstone.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The idea that criticizing this stunt is "disrespectful" is a good indicator of the role it was supposed to play as a propaganda message and its intended audience
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Class -A drugs are not technologies.
White House science advisor Michael Krastios says the US has technologies that can “manipulate time and space.”
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
April 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Class -A drugs are not technologies.