Pepper Pot Kitten has grown soooo much since I got her in early February. I swear she's tripled in size at least. It's amazing she still fits under the bookcase... not for much longer I reckon.

There is neither a moral nor an economic justification for a minimum wage below a living wage. There is only greed and politicians that facilitate it.

#LivingWage
#ForAFairerAotearoa

Friday today #nzpol
Let's start a sweep/bingo card
A. Randon Sunday announcement
B. Poorly kept secret caucus over weekend rolls Luxon. Announced at post cab Monday
C. It drags on another week
D. Published opinion piece eviscerates Luxon's woeful track record.
E. Bad poll leads to immediate rolling

Trust me - you need this in your life.
Be sure to watch until the very end.

Too cute.

Tortypus has the freedom to go outside while Im at school. But Pepper still has to be spayed before she can be outside during the day... so she is confined to the kitten containment unit so she doesn't destroy the house.

Since Rob Muldoon.

One of the best pieces I've read in a while on the political calculus.

If parliamentary politics is about learning to count, this article presents some interesting numbers.

Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's loosey-goosey retort may come back to haunt him Analysis: The Prime Minister was clearly schooled up ahead of his media conference in Pōkeno on Friday to bat away any questions about his leadership.

'Saying he has the full support of his caucus implies he's not bothered by the rumblings and his team is behind him, but saying he has the numbers immediately suggests some of his caucus don't support him as leader, but he believes he has enough in his camp to win any challenge or vote.' #NzPol

Pepper will be so sad when school starts again next week.
She's been having so much fun being a menace!!

I'm as keen on a good embattled leader stoush as the next person because I'm a petty wench and I love to see Luxon squirm.

But look at what they're doing. They're speed runnning Stephen Harper's playbook. It took him 1 1/2 terms to gut the science and info gathering functions of the state.
#nzpol

Is this the first embattled for the coalition?!

How much longer til we have a gone burger?!!

ENROL YOUR TEENS PEOPLE! You can pre-enrol a 17 yo too. Just do it! Go to vote.nz

What I'd just say to you is, my caucus just needs to get to know me.
#DyinLuxon #nzpol

Rumours swirling in Wellington at fever pitch.

CLUXON is toast.

History will record him to be one of the most ineffectual Prime Ministers NZ has ever had.

Just observing that parties who consistently say they back vulnerable communities now have an opportunity to actually back that up in practice by loudly committing to policy to support those impacted by Long Covid, if elected - this is what aligning to the values you say you have actually means 💡🤔

When one of your oldest friends becomes a grandparent and they are over a year younger than you it makes you feel so old!!

Jonathan Ayling is helping ACT to raise money. This is the same Jordan Williams affiliated guy who [ushes libertarian causes & received millions from ACT's David Seymour to start his "We're not a white supremacist US religious school" charter school in #Wellington. Pure corruption #nzpol

The fact media seems to be arguing over whether or not a state of emergency is woke shows just how idiotic a dog whistle term it is and how frustrating our media can be to make this the headlines leading the news.

This is the gamble. They like the extra tax take to make the books look better for the election. And they're hoping the country can absorb the abuse. All falls down when there's no one left in business. #nzpol

Tortypus is not amused by her.

Too cute!!

I am covered in scratches and bite marks from her.

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It's been a while.

I want to highlight this: the PMSITAC report uses AoNZ's relatively high funding of ag/environmental research vs other economies as a reason to recommend very significantly cutting them, and our relative extreme underfunding of social research as...a reason to even MORE significantly cut it. 🧪

Porirua man granted Supported Living Payment after ongoing battle The man was deemed "no current capacity to work" due to diabetes complications, but Work and Income needed some convincing.

#nzpol Are we all going to have to ring the media to get a fair to get a fair hearing and decision out of MSD? 🤬

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Text from Helen Clark. Looks like the smear attacks and falsehoods aren't working.... #nzpol

Helen Clark sticking the boot in on Twitter.

I'm enjoying her no fucks left to give era. I'd like a few current lefty pols to follow her lead.
#nzpol

Pepper Pot Kitten may be rather manic.

This is just sad. Luxon is trying to take credit for the Income Retirement Act of 2001 🤦 This happens annually regardless of whos in govt.