Can’t see the water for the well - crony capitalism and the RMA - Greenpeace Aotearoa The Government's two bills to replace the Resource Management Act will accelerate the destruction of nature and embed the crony capitalism endemic under this Government.

#NZGovt has introduced 2 bills to replace Resource Management Act. These bills will accelerate the destruction of nature & embed the crony capitalism that has become endemic under this Govt. How the #RMA really works in practice, & why Govt is changing it #nzpol www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Believe it or not, tobacco lobbyist MP Chris Bishop says he can't say how many #jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger as more #Kiwis are made unemployed at #Christmas by this #Neoliberal #austerity #AtlasNetwork #NZGovt. Bishop is #WorseThanLuxon !! #nzpol
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#nzgovt response to fuel crisis

#nzgovt is one big lie, start the process with them

Govt needs to find billions for Budget 2025 to add up – where is it coming from? KiwiSaver, emergency housing, pay equity are where the Govt has found cash for Budget.

Nat Budget 2025: #NZGovt needs to find billions of dollars for the numbers to add up: What we know so far: KiwiSaver, emergency housing & pay equity, tolls & privatisation, are some of the places #NZ Govt have stolen money for mega landlords, corporate welfare, etc www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

#nzgovt kalalition
Pathetic squeak to the genocide in iran by usa and israel

The Christian Right in #NZ & Australia:
Unholy Alliance: the far right religious network attacking reproductive & lgbtq rights in NZ & Australia #Israel #Zionists #NZGovt #AtlasNetwork #abortion www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022...

Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead? Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity

Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
#NZGovt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30
'levy' ( #tax ) per household per year. That $2.7b would build 4 Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

The Legacy of Friedrich Von Hayek:
#Fascism Didn't Die With Hitler- by Jeffrey Steinberg: #AtlasNetwork & #Trump #Project2025 #Israel #Epstein #Gaza #NZGovt
archive.schillerinstitute.com/educ/hist/19...?

#IAmBrieElliott
#BrookeVanVelden #NZGovt

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Where is #ChristopherLuxon & the #NZGovt on the issue of #Trump kidnapping the #Venezuelan first couple? Where is #Luxon & co on the illegal regime overthrow?

*C*R*I*C*K*E*T*S

#nzpol #TrumpisaWarCriminal

#NZGovt grinches #nzpol

Labour, Greens In The Hot Seat Over India Free Trade Agreement John Key's government tried and failed to get negotiations with India over the line, and Labour in the last term did not get to the point of launching formal negotiations.

Before finalising a position on #India FTA, #NZGreens are demanding the full details, & want it publicly released.

"If #NZGovt is signing us up for something as big as this, then the people of NZ deserve a chance to look & make meaningful contributions," Xu-Nan said. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO25...

Democracy Briefing: Sneaking in turbocharged Muldoonist powers to the Fast Track Act There’s something deeply off about the way the Government is trying to re‑wire its controversial Fast Track Approvals Act.

New powers give #NZGovt ministers an even bigger say over which big #corporate projects get waved through. It’s happening in haste, & mostly out of sight. If you were designing a system of political favouritism & crony capitalism, you would struggle to it better
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Māori MPs Driving the Rollback of Māori Rights and Te Tiriti By Dr Harpreet Singh | drhsinghnz.substack.com | FB: @DrHSinghNZ

The #Mãori RW bloc in #NZGovt isn’t defending Mãori rights. It’s actively dismantling them. Mãori MPs are giving political cover to policies that weaken #TeTiriti, marginalise Maori, & undermine the principles their whakapapa connects them to #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/drhsingh...?

Chris Bishop can't say how many jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger A plan was unveiled today to merge housing, transport, and local government functions into one ministry.

Believe it or not, tobacco lobbyist MP Chris Bishop says he can't say how many #jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger as more #Kiwis are made unemployed at #Christmas by this #Neoliberal #austerity #AtlasNetwork #NZGovt. #nzpol
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Chris Bishop can't say how many jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger A plan was unveiled today to merge housing, transport, and local government functions into one ministry.

Believe it or not, tobacco lobbyist & Snapchatting-girls MP Chris Bishop says he can't say how many #jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger as more #Kiwis are made unemployed at #Christmas by this #Neoliberal #austerity #AtlasNetwork #NZGovt. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Chris Bishop can't say how many jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger A plan was unveiled today to merge housing, transport, and local government functions into one ministry.

Believe it or not, tobacco lobbyist & Snapchatting-girls MP Chris Bishop says he can't say how many #jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger as more #Kiwis are made unemployed at #Christmas by this #Neoliberal #austerity #AtlasNetwork #NZGovt. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Fast and fudged: Crimes bill omits crimes In most things pushing hard and pushing fast can lead to mistakes. Legislating is no different, as the government keeps showing - under record urgency.

Fast & fudged: #CrimesBill omits crimes: "Officials, both from Ministry of Justice & from Police warned #NZGovt this is a dangerous piece of legislation. They say it would escalate low-level theft into more violent crimes & endanger lives of business owners #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehous...

An increase of $270 a year in energy costs for householders - Government pushes choice under urgency Climate: Under a series of science driven policy options, National / ACT and NZ First unanimously choose "catastrophic peril". Anything for the fossil fuel and farmer industry, but at what cost, NZ?

An increase of $270pa in #energy costs for Kiwi householders as #NZGovt pushes #fossilfuels under urgency in a #climatecrisis #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/mountain...?

UN on racial discrimination in New Zealand The UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva has expressed concern over continuing reports of racially motivated attacks on Maori, Pasifika and other ethnic and religious c...

🍃🌹🌿 1. The UN on racial discrimination in New Zealand: The UN committee asked NZ to 'uphold its commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi", work to counter any misinformation & engage in 'full consultation & partnership with Mãori.’ #nzpol #racist #NZGovt #AtlasNetwork
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A Secretive Tory donor with the
NZ #GoldenVisa -& the ear of the Beehive:
A British #billionaire with links to offshore #taxhavens & a history of controversial #political #donations has been granted NZ residence, & he's been meeting with #NZGovt ministers in Wellington #nzpol #AtlasNetwork takeover

A Secretive Tory donor with the
NZ #GoldenVisa -& the ear of the Beehive:
A British #billionaire with links to offshore #taxhavens & a history of controversial #political #donations has been granted NZ residence, & he's been meeting with #NZGovt ministers in Wellington #nzpol #AtlasNetwork takeover

Pensioner left in agony as taxi to clinic takes three hours to arrive St John and Age Concern Auckland are now investigating the lengthy delay.

Another #NZGovt failure though admittedly, this has been past govts' fault too.
#nzpol #stjohn

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Trust drops hostile takeover for Auckland state school Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust wanted to convert Kelston Boys’ High School into a charter school.

#NZGovt changed the law so unregistered unqualified #teachers can teach at #charterschools, & random groups can do hostile takeovers of #public #schools. Led by 'Doc' an ex-GP, with criminal convictions, whose medical license was taken away-but still tutors minors www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/20/t...

From undermining democracy to destabilising the climate: a brief history of the neo-liberal Atlas Network - Alliance magazine The mythical Atlas carries the world on his shoulders. This one tries to put it under its thumb. The most impressive aspect of the Atlas Network is probably its combination of effectiveness and obscur...

Yes. #NZGovt = ACT, National & NZF are #AtlasNetwork-captured, with a war on #Democracy, #Nature, & #ClimateAction, a war on #Workers, a war on #Māori, a war on #Women, a war on the #Rainbow community & a war on the #Poor, Sick, Disabled & #Vulnerable! #nzpol www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/und...

200,000 signatures on the longest petition ever presented to parliament, saying to #NZGovt protect, fund & staff our free #public #health system - & pay proper living wages #nzpol
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New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

New Zealand has just halved its #emissions target!
A country once seen as a #climate leader is now walking backwards into collapse.
This is what betrayal looks like - polished, polite, and deadly

#nzpol #AtlasNetwork & #BigOil & #Israel capture of #NZGovt
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Yes- #NZGovt is full of #Oil, Gas & Coal (& tobacco & guns & weapons) lobbyists, members of #AtlasNetwork of toxic megacorps which is led by Koch & #BigOil

Undermining Democracy to Destabilising the Climate: A brief history of the Neo-liberal Atlas Network: www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/und...

This is great - & sadly so true.

#NZGovt - You work for us - NOT the US. Forget Michelin madness & start working for the #wellbeing of all NZ #people & the #environment, & a safe #climate future! #nzpol