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Luxon says the answer to his Chief Policy Advisor telling Fonterra & Z to take their anti-climate wish list (Which they got) into private emails is: "We're going to take it very seriously" But Erica Stanford did the same for one year. Last year Luxon said: "I'm very relaxed about it" #nzpol #kiwi

Incredulous that Luxon is saying "I didn't know corruption is happening in my office, from one of my closest advisors - Atlas Network NZ Initiative's Matt Burgess" What's the bet they wanted to pass this anti-climate law under urgency too?

Pete Hegseth meets NZ Defence Minister Chris Penk meet in Singapore to discuss "rising China military concerns" After this, Penk tells Bloomberg it would be "interesting" to review NZ's nuclear free status #nzpol #auspol

Luxon says National's post-natal stay announcement was 'incorrectly characterised' and it's not the case all mothers get 3 days of post-natal care But Government Ministers, including Simeon Brown, Casey Costello and Louise Upston, were unequivocal just days ago

Of course they did. NZ Government scrapped English requirements for all Golden Visa applicants i.e. the wealthy Not only that, these wealthy don't have to stay in NZ much at all, but are allowed to buy our sensitive lands, houses and farms

In NZ, central government takes 90% of all public tax revenue. Councils across NZ are struggling. The most significant cost drivers are: water infrastructure, roads & other infrastructure. Councils have few revenue options and National is pushing them to sell assets & privatise

David Seymour's new Ministry of Regulation cost ~$20 million every single year - that's $200 million over a decade & 4 times bigger than the Productivity Commission Seymour was also given $153 million for private schools which he gave to Jamie Beaton, John Key & FSU's Jonathan Ayling etc

Nicola Willis admits AI plans put Kiwis and our data at the mercy of offshore companies and overseas regulation

Bernard Hickey "This is a clear income transfer from state tenants to private landlords of ~$500 million and this is on top of the $12.5b tax breaks that have been handed to landlords in the last 2 years, and that was taken from the Climate Emergency Response Fund" www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5u0...

David Seymour, NZ Broadcasting Minister, calls TVNZ a "bad actor" for covering Mark Cameron's comments about hanging those he disagreed with a "short rope". He later says TVNZ caused ACT to do more poorly in the polls than it could have

So Louise Upston owns a Wellington apartment but claims a $52,000 a year tax free accommodation allowance for the city But she wants accommodation allowance cut for the poorest Kiwis. This is the same Upston who relied on the benefit & now maligns beneficiaries www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

He's right. Domestic violence now highest level since 2018 but National excluded DV from their crime statistics. And National cut paedophile hunters last time in their front line cuts. This time 25% of customs & conservation officers are all on the line. Ditto fisheries, MPI etc

Spot on Chloe

Hey Pak n'Save, good news, you don't need any one in the back rooms stacking or counting inventory or checking quality or scheduling transport. You can all be replaced with AI and we only need a greeter at the front door and a few stackers - you know, the "front office"

National speed running economic crash & private tech displacement in NZ: "We're going to bring AI and digitisation to the public sector like private businesses are doing"

Jack Tame calls out Labour's 2026 Election Strategy as "Do Less Wait More" while Hipkins outlines his vision of the NZ Future Fund #NZFutureFund #nzqanda #nzpol

Stuff's Political Editor & ex ACT Party Chief of Staff's wife Jenna Lynch runs down Labour leader Chris Hipkins about a toaster Story relates to a social media parody account run by a 3rd party firm employee Labour hired in the past Stuff's Lloyd Burr still silent over racial slur #nzpol #kiwi

I just looked up Luxury Marmite Sandwich. How the **** is this account comparable to what Ani O'Brien does or even newsworthy from an ex-staffer? It's a clear political parody account Stuff & Jenna Lynch clearly covering for Lloyd Burr who allegedly made a racial/sexual slur to Maiki & for the gov

Veteran NZ journalist: "Maiki Sherman won't be the last" Newsroom's David Williams once interviewed whistleblowers, insiders & comments from Jordan Williams to confirm there are deep ties between ACT, Atlas Networks Taxpayers Union etc Ani O'Brien's employer, Jordan Williams, is the common link

Bro love Obvious why this is the only program NZ PM Luxon never misses weekly and enjoys being on - he can be himself

Veteran 55 year old NZ journalist speaks out about the rot in NZ politics & Atlas Network / Jordan Williams linked groups & is now a target (Their sights on Richard Harman) As to Ani, she admitted she reported only half the conversation of a private spat 1 year ago, let alone the rank hypocrisy

This guy, the PM of NZ, just can't answer a question - nor can he bring himself "down" to say he feels for the young despite 25% youth unemployment, 23% underutilisation & ~15% NEET rate #nzpol

Andrea Vance on why National's new strategy ‘is not a great idea She was on RNZ

Labour's Vanushi Walters has a double Law degree from #Auckland Uni & Masters in International Human Rights Law from #Oxford And it shows Credible person & the points she raises aren't surprising esp. given Luxon wanted to publicly side with the US on Iran & Winston tried to kiss Trump's ring

Intelligent presentation by Greens Party MP candidate @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social What's also true is that Te Tiriti protects from rampant foreign corporatisation & privatisation - and that it's why it is a must take down for the current Government, something Seymour previously admitted

The intersection of NZ politics hit jobs appears to have a name: Ani O'Brien Linked w/ Nat Party X account Suit & Tie, Liam Hehir, Cam Slater & Jordan Williams, Ani is no stranger to attacks but also claims victim often Many of Ani's associates attacked Jacinda too but didn't appear to care

Here's a hypocrite if I ever saw one: Ani O'Brien saying people should be able to say what they want in their free time, even if "crude" Maiki's wasn't even a public case like this one Jordan William's "Free Speech Union" should abolish itself - was always obviously a fake

How a coordinated far-right network — The Platform, NZ First, ACT, Free Speech Union — took down NZ's only media regulator with statutory teeth. An excellent article by Mohan Dutta, who is frequently attacked by the alt right in NZ: culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/05/how-... #nzpol #auspol

Ani O'Brien tries to justify National Party hit as media's sweet desserts. Media hold public figures to account. 4th estate is key to safeguarding democracy & public interest scrutiny. A private spat at drink, apologised for immediately & accepted, doesn't meet standard of care

Winston Peters tells Heather du-Plessis this govt will cancel 1-2 year youth education & work support - a hallmark of Labour It comes as youth unemployment hits 25% & youths not in education & training is now the highest in 20 years An expensive & short sighted "saving" & cut

Scrapping #BSA first step to opening Pandora's Box #NZ

Winston Trump ladies and gentlemen - lie & deny Auckland Council doubling is on record & well reported. A Councillor confirmed they reduced social housing accommodation in from 890 places to 39 in one year, and cut social home grants by 70-80% - resulting in doubling. Even Luxon/Bishop didn't deny

Simeon Brown calls Luxon Singapore signing a "World first" Australia signed a deal last month - almost 4 weeks ago. Not to mention the NZ deal doesn't guarantee anything - it's a commitment of spirit, not detail or numbers

What's extraordinary about this is how Q&A bent over backwards to try to accommodate NZ PM Luxon who has only appeared once on Q&A Jacinda Ardern appeared twice a year, John Key up to 3. Not a good look & doesn't illicit confidence - esp. when Luxon fronts Newstalk ZB weekly

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown: Central govt is withdrawing funding while capping rates & telling lies about it Council costs are going up thanks to central gov decisions & withdrawing funding eg for public transport, social services, homeless Nat's plan is to force Councils to privatise & sell assets

"It's important NZ always maintains an independent foreign policy line. We need to speak to NZ values" It's why the right attack Jacinda Ardern, from Fox News in the USA to Sky News in Australia to NZME here Ardern is a threat to their ideology; her empathy & integrity is real #nzpol #auspol