"Kuwait invokes ‘force majeure’ on its fuel, allowing it to forfeit delivery to NZ’s refined fuel suppliers"

Neat development #nzpol

Can anyone who knows about timings of NZ Parliament sessions say when speeches about Member's Bill Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill are likely to happen? Will that be Wed 22 April or another date?

Order Paper link below
#NZpol
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'A storm every eight days' - country's biggest insurer calls for systemic response An increasing number of severe weather events were now happening in spring and summer, IAG says.

A storm hit NZ every 8 days on average in 2025, causing claims to the country's largest insurer to more than triple. IAG's Wild Weather Tracker showed there were 46 storms between March 2025 and end of February 2026.
#NZpol #ClimateEmergency #ExtremeWeather
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We have worked bloody hard to make sure Mangatarere does not take out Carterton. But this just highlights that the eastern maunga have held the rain more and flooding our awa. I can't help but listen, that Papatūānuku has had fucken enough. This is Parawhenuamea pushing back. Enough is enough.

Exclusive: Government quietly agrees to repeal number of Treaty references in laws Ministers made the decision but until now hadn't told the public.

"It’s closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward." - Luxon

“Cremated and buried”. - Potaka

They lied. Despite over 90% of submitters opposed and massive divisions caused.

National Govt continues to roll it out. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’

Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.

diagram showing the Earth orbiting the Sun at four points in its orbit: both equinoxes and both solstices.

The December solstice is tonight - will happen at 2:03am Sydney time (we will be asleep).

The Sun has moved as far south as it will, and will now slowly climb back towards to the north/

The name has Latin origin:

Sol = Sun
Sistere = to stand still

We move into true summer!

📸 timeanddate

The man who is unwilling to wear a flu mask usually is of the kind who expects everybody to listen to him when he speaks

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

Our article in today's NZ Medical Journal - a disgraceful story of structural racism in NZ health policy. It highlights govt refusal to address a glaring inequity despite clear evidence and sustained advocacy. The result is avoidable disease and mortality for Māori and Pacific people.

WE HAVE NO RAIL ENABLED FERRIES CONNECTING OUR TWO MAIN ISLANDS.

ONE OF OUR TWO REMAINING FERRIES HAS GOT ZOOLANDER STEERING

THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS DUE FOR THREE YEARS

Seattle’s World Cup "Pride Match" Pits Two Anti-Gay Nations FIFA faces objections from Iran and Egypt as Seattle keeps its Pride-branded match tied to the city’s Pride Weekend.

Seattle will move forward with its World Cup “Pride Match” on June 26 despite objections from Iran and Egypt over the Pride branding. Both nations asked FIFA to intervene, but local organizers say the plans stand.

Shane Jones a ‘bully and hypocrite’: Sam Neill fires back over controversial gold mine

“Neill has joined others in strongly criticising Santana Minerals’ huge open-cast mine planned near Cromwell, calling it “toxic” and “an environmental catastrophe”.”

archive.today/PbFbI

#nzpol

"the House has spent 30.4 percent of this Parliament sitting under urgency, compared to 15.7 percent of the previous Parliament"

And the previous Parliament was passing life-saving legislation during a pandemic! That was necessary legislation! What is all this bullshit #nzpol

A new podcast interview out today
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Law change advances to strip powers from Māori health boards The Government's health reforms will remove independent monitoring of Māori health and centralise the functions of local Māori health boards.

Law change advances to strip powers from Māori health boards newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/02/l...

'Huge win': Passenger train to link Dunedin and Christchurch Dunedin's decades-long wait for passenger rail to return is almost over with a new service set to link with city with Christchurch and Invercargill...

Wait, what? So does that mean weekend trips per train to Christchurch? 😱😍

#dunediniswinning🙌

www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

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Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.

They aren't even subtle

For context, these were due to be published in March 2025. The NZ govt prevented their publication because they intended to ban puberty blockers and the guidelines show they are safe, effective, and standard care internationally. Today they were released in an OIA putting them in the public domain.

3179th Meeting, 116th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Consideration of New Zealand

Paul Goldsmith (44min) says NZ didn't ban #HateSpeech cos of #FreeSpeech concerns. It banned display of Gang Patches tho Freedom of Expression is in NZ Bill of Rights Act cos freedom from intimidation.
#NZpol
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🙄 Nazi symbols allowed in NZ
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How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws.

I can't understand how this didn't get more traction? Minister in bed with oil companies known for ripping off nz and its yesterday's news. He should resign, right? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

You have til Thurs 8 Jan 2026 to let NZ Parliament know views on Building and Construction Sector (Self-certification) Amendment Bill to let qualified plumbers and drainlayers self-certify their work is fine and take away building inspections.

Risks? 🤠 vs 👷
#NZpol
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Family of Te Anihana Pomana criticise police over media release on body before formal identification Police announced they found a body believed to be Te Anihana Pomana in dense bush in the Pukekohe area.

Surely police would be more cautious with their comms right now?

today the NZ climate minister implied because we signed up to transition away from fossil fuel agreement back in 2023 we didn’t need to join the 83 countries including the UK, Ireland, and the Pacific wanting to put this into action at cop 30 -leaving NZ on the side of oil states blocking action

"But public education has always served a far broader purpose for learners than academic achievement alone. A decent education is one that grows and nurtures participating members of society, who uphold societal values, and contribute to their communities."

#Aotearoa #Education #NZPol

Six people charged over violent Destiny Church-linked pride protest are named The protest erupted during a storytime event at Te Atatū library.

Six charged over violent Destiny Church-linked Auckland Pride library storytime protest are named as Phineas Mann, Hector Gardiner, Campbell Harvey, Bryan French, Karen Robinson and Tianarangi Robinson. A teenager still has name suppression.
#NZpol
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A World Too Hot for Chocolate For years, scientists have warned that the climate crisis would take food off our plates long before it wiped cities off the map.

Chocolate is disappearing. Cocoa trees are collapsing. People are dying from heat every minute. And people still shout “bacon tho” while fuelling the crisis.

We’re standing up for trans rights. 🏳️‍⚧️

The Guiding Principles for Trans Inclusion were developed by community, for community. The government threw that away without any consultation. That’s not fair.

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Govt halts new puberty blockers prescriptions for gender-affirming care Green Party MP Ricardo Menéndez March says the government is "buying into imported culture wars" .

Karen Chhour is quoted in this piece actively promoting conversion practices, after previously comparing gender affirming care to torture at Lake Alice. This coalition is evil. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...