It's actually deeply insulting and completely unacceptable. They hate Wellington because Wellington doesn't vote for them. It's exactly what Trump does in refusing disaster assistance to blue states.

Maybe Ministers should stop campaigning on said projects..?

There has never been a better time for the Labour Party to declare that there will be no Labour/NZ First coalition, regardless of the election results.
Make it clear to voters that Winston Peters and NZ First are 100% National's problem.
It's so easy. Do it.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol

Carter removed from caucus over anonymous letter Labour Party MP Chris Carter has been removed from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at destabilising Phil Goff's leadership.

In the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Ten, a senior but quite ineffectual backbench Labour MP called Chris Carter started briefing against then-Oppn Leader Phil Goff. It was a shitshow, characterised by an expenses scandal and a fake "anonymous" letter www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...

The insurance companies are more aligned with the Greens view of climate change, adaptation, and the locked in effects than the current Government of New Zealand.

Luxon’s attempt to refocus the media is constitutionally misplaced. Confidence is the lifeblood of government. And the media have a legitimate interest in interrogating changing dynamics in confidence.

You know what really got on my fucking goat this morning

Chris Hipkins refusing to rule out working with racist Winston Peters & the racist Shane Jones 'the people need to speak first' - NO the people need to know if a vote for Labour is a vote for racism

NOT HARD

Blandly reading a prewritten statement and refusing to take questions will surely put all this behind us. A masterful gambit, sir.

Something fitting about a party which has spent this term trashing Wellington at every opportunity being consumed today with internecine dramas, indifferent the city's attempts to dig itself out from a disaster.

NB Stuart Smith National whip at the centre of NZ PM future debate has denied climate change for years & was lead whip who blocked the NZ climate minister from attending the world adaptation conference NZ was hosting last October - you couldn’t make this stuff up www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/science-o...

“2 thirds of ute trips took place in urban areas – that’s according to where drivers lived and the duration of the trips.

Most were short, which produce disproportionately higher rates of emissions than longer trips, and mostly not for work purposes. Usually, there’s only 1 occupant, the driver.”

'Alarmist' - Prime Minister criticises Shane Jones' 'butter chicken' comments Luxon stopped short of saying whether he thought the comments were racist.

One thing you can guarantee with Luxon, he will always ‘stop short’ of calling racist comments racist.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Arriving shortly

Another win for our gormless, embattled, CEO Business Daddy Prime Minister

ANALYSIS: Government set to reduce Treaty in legislation to lowest possible standard - what it means Sweeping changes to Treaty clauses across 23 laws could lower te Tiriti to its weakest legal standard, reshaping how it influences decisions in health, environment and beyond.

yes we've all been frothing with the coup, meanwhile Mani Dunlop is out here reporting on this fuckery and what it means.

www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/04/20/a...

Of course we lose electricity as soon as we log off work for the day...

Indeed

To make money, would be my guess

RNZ is the statutory civil defence broadcaster

Christopher Luxon's freehold house that he uses as his electorate office and charges us rent for with a sign outside that reads "FOR SALE Owner returning overseas in December. Offers"

FOR SALE
Owner returning overseas in December
Offers
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol

The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned to honor Napoleon in 1806. By the time construction had really begun in earnest, Napoleon had suffered a disastrous military defeat and had been forced into exile.

'Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember': missing taonga found in Germany Tāwhaki, an ancestor, a demigod, and a tōhunga, has been reunited with his people after mysteriously disappearing more than a century ago.

A fascinating story that sheds light on the dark story of the stripping of marae and cultural vandalism perpetrated against Māori, including here that one of our former national museum directors may have been responsible for the departure of Tāwhaki from Aotearoa. www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture...

NZ First is cutting the left’s lunch: structural separation of both the gentailers and the supermarket duopoly. This is actually based

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/...

So the PM is Chris and he succeeded Chris. Now Chris is Opposition Leader and he wants to have another crack at Chris in November. The only problem is that Chris wants to replace Chris before then if he can get the numbers, so he can face Chris at the election.

Oooof. What’s dumb?
To the tune of $8-10billion a year in wealth sent to Gulf Princes.
Fossil fuel dependency, that’s what.
Electrify now, with urgency:

Great to see my old friend standing up for Ngā Tapuwae New Zealand First World War Trails ngatapuwae.govt.nz on @NZQandA today www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/qa-... (56:55) While the website is being archived by the National Library what’s most useful on the ground overseas is the app. Lest We Forget.

The head of the FBI isn't supposed to be getting blackout drunk. He's supposed to be cross-dressing