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a man in a suit and bow tie is smiling in front of a book called calender in the grand ALT: a man in a suit and bow tie is smiling in front of a book called calender in the grand

And finally...

"Looks like this post backfired huh Peewee 🤣 🤣"

"I support the firefighters. Maybe you should walk in their shoes for a month"

"Maybe if they had the right equipment, appropriate pay and engines that weren't almost classics they might not have to keep striking."

"No one is diminishing the incredible work of volunteer firefighters. They are absolute legends and deserve respect and proper protection too." (this one is much longer and well worth reading in full: www.facebook.com/SimeonBrownM...)

"You need to follow through on Nationals campaign slogan, "We will retain skilled New Zealanders and pay them what they're Worth" said Luxon and Willis"

"Maybe advocate to pay firefighters what they’re worth, Simeon?"

"A petty post Simeon Brown MP. Maybe pay them what they are worth ,they wouldn’t need to strike, give them up to date equipment too. I support fire fighters asking for fair pay. It’s just like nurses, both soldiering are on with well expired collective agreements." (1.2k likes)

National's decision to attack firefighters is going down like a cup of hot sick. Here's a thread with some of the comments on Simeon Brown's Facebook post... #nzpol

PM says he’s back working from home after short summer break Ahead of the summer break, Christopher Luxon told Newstalk ZB he expected to be back at work the first week of January.

New Year and National are still just as out of touch. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

#NZpol

The guy is a firehose of utterly manipulative horseshit, bullhorned by our (apparently) "paper of record" incessantly, and wall to wall Talk-Crap Radio on peoples drive to work, during the day and drive home.

Accurately summed up by the Side Eye, and in addition, this one *directly* below.

Christopher Luxon: ‘People don’t always understand the plan’ After two years in the job, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says that the media will continue to underestimate his political skills.

The Prime Minister reckons regular Kiwis just don't understand his plan. Oh, we get it alright. The plan is cutting our services to fund tax breaks for landlords and corporate mates. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Strong “I’m not failing, you just don’t understand success” energy here 🤦‍♂️#nzpol

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People might recall that when M-Bovis hit he didn't do FUCK ALL about it as a Minister and *neither did his government*.

People might also recall when farmers were losing to climate change damage he simply said "That's a shame, talk to your bank about it..."

The guy is an absolute munter.

You know it's a made up role, right?

National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital - for itself Masterton hospital has been deemed structurally unsafe with money awarded for its remediation after a long court case. Plus: Polls, National increases forecast deficit by 1500% and a Leunig Christmas

#NZPOL #Health National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital - for itself open.substack.com/pub/mountain...

'Uniquely well placed': Nathan Guy named special ag trade envoy Nathan Guy, a former minister and dairy farmer, will start the role on January 1, 2026.

Another day, another cushy job for a former National Party Minister while public services get slashed to the bone. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/...

#nzpol Data released today shows that for all the talk of green shoots, the economy hasn’t grown at all in 2 years. Unemployment is up, & the cost of living is still rising for middle and low-income New Zealanders. The GDP increase today simply balances out the fall previously. A Thread

A late poll lift for Labour as parliament calls time for the year With National now eight points behind Labour, this wasn't the send-off to 2025 the government was hoping for.

While Luxon wraps up the year cracking jokes in Parliament, families are stressing over empty fridges and sky-high rents. It is obvious that a government focused on handouts for landlords and corporate mates was never going to hold up once the bills came due. #nzpol
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The Government's 'Road Cone Hotline' to close The Government will close its “Road Cone Hotline” at the end of this week, after just six months in operation.

Well well well

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Minister Simeon Brown sets Health NZ 'efficiency targets' of $500m The savings in back-office and procurement functions would be re-invested into patient care.

National: putting the "N" in Cuts. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Chart showing unemployment between HYEFU and PREFU

#nzpol HYEFU data today showed that unemployment is forecast to stay much higher than forecast by Treasury at the last election. There will be 76,000 more people on jobseekers by 2027. Wages going up by less every year than forecast at the last election.

Government’s return to surplus pushed back another year to 2030 Finance Minister Nicola Willis says discipline will be required to get the books into balance but the Government wouldn’t overreact to “modest changes”.

So much for being the superior money managers. We have seen public services slashed and landlords looked after, yet the return to surplus has been kicked down the road to 2030. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...

This under urgency bullshit has to stop

What part of foreigners buying kiwi property needs changes under urgency overnight?

#nzpol

So much for being the party of fiscal responsibility. The surplus is disappearing, but they still managed to prioritise tax breaks for landlords over keeping the lights on in our public services. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...

Peak NuZild #hellhole

Okay but having Willis and Richardson debate "is the government not right-wing enough or just the right amount of right-wing?" is a trap, and it's a trap that's explicitly being run by the TPU. Y'all see that, right?

Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.

NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.

This sort of penny pinching just pisses me off.

RIP RMA: Government prays for economic boom with new bills The government is hailing a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity to finally unburden ourselves from the millstone weighing down our country'.

Luxon & Seymour's new laws are a trap. Hidden in the fine print: ratepayers must compensate landowners with cash if environmental rules stop them from developing. It’s your hard-earned money going straight to the wealthy. A kick in the guts. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...