Woolworths engaged in ‘marketing magic’ to trick customers, consumer watchdog tells court The trial between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the supermarket giant began in the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday

Australian consumer regulator takes Woolworths to court - alleging deceptive marketing & price gouging

Meanwhile in NZ, regulators are toothless while right wing governments keep moving to remove their powers/roles

"Free market" is BS ideology

Thanks for your mahi, Julie

New Zealand Firms Gloomy as Iran War Hits Costs, Profitability New Zealand businesses expect to fire workers and reduce investment as the Middle East conflict drives up costs and hits profitability, according to a new business survey.

New Zealand businesses expect to fire workers and reduce investment as the Middle East conflict drives up costs and hits profitability, according to a new business survey.

Yet National, NZ First & ACT are still trying to claim there's no impact

Nothing says "I'm a confident and secure Prime Minister" like reading a pre-written statement, which includes snarky attacks on the media, then walking out of your press conference without taking questions.

Yeah I know just not enough text space in these things

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Just a pic I found of Brownlee - not from today but obv some official event

Gerry Brownlee could have been summoned in near the end to break a stalemate leadership vote

Luxon has changed his wording from "full support of Caucus" to "support of Caucus" #NZPOL

NZ PM Christopher Luxon swipes at media for leadership coup reporting YouTube video by Mountain Tui

NZ PM Luxon attacks media for reporting on successive National Party leadership coup attempts

What an idiot . Of course it's relevant #NZPOL

How Trumpian - which tracks

Luxon now threatening the media for reporting on his party's dissatisfaction of him.

a man is standing in the snow holding a sword while another man stands behind him . ALT: a man is standing in the snow holding a sword while another man stands behind him .

After spending all morning threatening and bullying MPs, and saying outspoken MPs will be disciplined, Caucus emerges to swear allegiance to Mr 17% PM #NZPOL

LOL

Caucuses only behave like this when they are very distressed

Winston is attacking the DOC while claiming that environment and economy are mutual goals.

NZ First brought back this - in a move even the USA criticised

Wellington NZ hospital carpark flooding picture as IAG warns that weather events are increasingly erratic, frequent & intense - just like the climate scientists warned

A storm every 8 days: weather insurance claims up by 256% New data released today in the AMI, State and NZI Wild Weather Tracker reveals a record 46 storms over the past 12 months, driving a sharp rise in claims. Phil Gibson, AMI, State and NZI CEO, says...

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NZ Coalition Govt cuts flood protection money by almost half as 'notorious' woke insurance companies call for urgent action

Weather claims rise by 256% and IAG says storms are increasing in intensity and volume: "Every 8 days"

Below is Berhampore in #NZ capital Wellington

'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 every eight days' - country's biggest insurer calls for systemic response

Famous W0kE 1nZuranCE companies strike again

Inflation CPI at 3.1%.

This encompasses prices BEFORE the US/Israeli attack on Iran and Hormuz straight closure.

So the economic geniuses Luxon and Willis cant blame others for their incompetance.

As for NZers who still believe National are "prudent fiscal managers" - f****n grow up!!

Regional households face power price increases double the rate of major cities While the national average power price is rising by up to 10%, some regions are being hit much harder. In the Far North, households are facing increases of more than $400 a year, worsening energy hard...

Remember when RogerDouglas, Richard Prebble, Ruth Richardson, Max Bradford, et al, promised us cheaper power through competition?

How's that working out for us?

Send them your household bills.

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Bullying & MAGA doesn't earn you discipline in the National Party, but speaking up against Dear Leader does

Fuck off Shame Jones, you appeared on a radio show that promotes Christchurch terrorist ideology

NZ First is depraved

There is an insane and disturbing amount of vile Anti-Indian sentiment about and parties need to respond to it. They can respond by trying to capitalize on it like NZF, or they can reject it. Ignoring it and hoping for the best only rewards those capitalising on it. It's also moral cowardice.

Screenshot of a Substack note by account 'JoJoFromJerz' that says: 'In a sane administration, the FBI Director doesn’t go on the morning news to prove he’s not a drunk, the Defense Secretary doesn’t quote Tarantino to prove he’s a man of God, and the President doesn’t take multiple cognitive exams to prove he’s not insane.'

None of this is normal.

The fact that Hosking read these names out loud and Hosking is a Luxon ally says it all. Also who leaked the MP names? Did Thomas Coughlan not protect his sources or did it come from elsewhere? What a mess this party is.

Missed: Barbara Kuriger: tied up with an SFO investigation and an animal abuse case and persistently abused MPI staff due to family involvement in the abuse case

Winston Peters could stop the FTA Indian agreement being signed by withdrawing from the Coalition now

But of course NZ First won't - all they will do is keep inciting racism and anger because that's what powers his party

I see Shane Jones appears on far-right network that regularly platforms, & promotes Christchurch terrorist's violent extremist ideology (rebranded as 'remigration'), & amplifies the same anti-Indian racism, & xenophobia through his "butter chicken tsunami" framing. Dangerous, & disgusting. #nzpol