And, most importantly, buy the vinyl

Might save our waterways as well

Ētahi tāonga harikoa o te ata: All the whanau hanging out in Moire Park playground as the sun shines and the tui squawk and chirple away in the trees #harikoa

Self-made in my mind means I inherited a shit load

So... this is when govt steps in to stimulate the demand eg clean car subsidy. Sort of like the same stimulation given to farmers with that depreciation thing on their new equipment. THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO!

Another one who recently ‘misspoke’, I.e., lied. If Nats hope she’ll be their Ardern they’re very much mistaken. The crap she’s pulled over the curriculum, shows her up for what she is.

Hit the nail on the head! Tautoko.

And this, this is the reason why we have no chance if this coalition of muppets are in power, no matter who is their leader, "and all available actions are outside the tiny parametres of their ideology". Their ideology, no matter how they wrap it up, is the issue

Erica Stanford just joined him with the misspeaking

New Zealanders support more taxes on ultra-rich, new poll shows Half of New Zealanders also agreed that billionaires shouldn't exist while people still struggled with basic necessities like housing, food and healthcare.

Begging @barbedmonds.bsky.social to revisit the taxation policy and the diluted, weak sauce, everything is exempt CGT that Labour have proposed

People want stronger action, the country (world) needs it. Be like Nike and JUST DO IT

It's not a "cost of living crisis", it's an inequity crisis
#nzpol

Green Budget We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

🍃🌹🌿meanwhile #NZ #Greens “Green Budget” is fully costed & fantastic. Free GPs, Dentists & childcare. Less tax for over 90% of NZers, a little more for the richest few, who mostly avoid paying now, & the wealth tax is v similar to Australia’s! #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...

Quick reminder that The Dawn Raids only targeted brown people at a time when our largest group of overstayers came from England.

Love your work for us

Flushed with success of prohibiting homeless people, the Luxon govt moved on to prohibit poor people. By Xmas we were the richest fuckers in the world

Lead story in this morning’s NZ Herald: “‘Rough night and a wild morning’: Evacuations, thousands without power as storm hits North Island. Wellingtonians have been warned to stay indoors if possible.”

A snippet from the Herald’s live blog this morning showing PM Christopher Luxon with an umbrella: “Meanwhile, at Eden Park in Auckland, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is about to make an announcement, under some heavy rain.”

Front page of Stuff News website this morning: “Wellington Wales to chaotic scenes and major disruption as storm rages on.” A breaking news banner adds: “Major disruption for highways, trains, planes, ferries and power as storm rages on.”

Another top story on the stuff page, filed under “Breaking” and “Rugby league”: “History-making State of Origin match confirmed for New Zealand.”

This morning in (heart)breaking news:

New Zealand: Multiple states of emergency, right now

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon: State of Origin footy match, 2027 🎉

NZ: Wellington cut off, digging out from huge storm

PM: Yeah gidday from Auckland, it’s raining here too ☂️

NZ: Help?

Luxon: Catch! 🏈

Reflecting that tawhitimatea is angry for very good reasons
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Change to Consumer price indexes since Q1 2015 by country.

It certainly doesn't sound like the "suddenly new covid enquiry" setup to provide a report to the government a few weeks out from the election has a lot of space for nuanced analysis of the "while lessons can be learned we need to keep what was happening elsewhere in mind" variety.

Kia ora. Kei te pai ahau. Nō Tamaki Makaurau ahau. Me koe?

Kia ora. I am Maurie. One of the 1.2k.

NZ building a fossil gas import terminal in the #climatecrisis could be Luxon’s most STUPID idea yet.

Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation?

Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly.

#nzpol

Labour cosying up to the Greens makes them look desperate - Heather du Plessis-Allan

I know this is about the press conference that Labour held, but also funny to read this with the firm belief that Labour being more progressive instead of centrist at best will be the only thing that wins them the election - and the hint of fear in the headline may indicate others believe that, too.

What a sad, sad wāhine she is. So many of us hanging out for a Labour Greens coalition. The cosying up between Labour and Greens much more preferable than the National Act coziness we're being subjected to now.

Waitangi 2026. A government of Atlas Network slogans confronts a complex nation unwilling to be neoliberal roadkill. Toitū te Tiriti Toitū te Taiao

So long since I heard the word 'nuddy'. Brought a smile to my dial.

Guys I enjoy hating on National's shitty economy as much as anyone but I just want to once again say that the racism, climate denial, stripping the country for parts, destroying education, screwing over women plus loads more should still be a massive problem even if the economy was great #nzpol

2020 is an anomaly precisely because the Labour government put public health ahead of everything for a hot second. People felt cared for and also like their lives mattered. We reverted back to our factory settings once that was taken away.

Definitely worth voting against it. 🗳️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment

Health chief blames ageing tech for 12-hour hospital IT meltdown The outage reportedly caused 'chaos' in emergency departments.

How is it that infrastructure can age to breaking point, www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-nz...

Students learn better in uniform, headmaster says, brushing off cost concerns The head of an Auckland high school is defending high uniform costs, arguing it is in students' best interests - and cheaper for parents overall.

What an absolute BS headline www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Can’t get all the way through the Springsteen song for Minneapolis because heart breaking. To quote Bob Marley - so much trouble in the world!

Please Aotearoa let’s vote for a better world. One where we are not complicit in global atrocities and genocide #NZPol #USPol #Kikorangi