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rnz.co.nzPrivate sector gets 80% of increase in public health funding, unions' report findsEighty percent of the increase in public health funding from the government over the past three years has gone to the private sector, according to a new report.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/... I would describe this as acute mismanagement of our tax money and our health system #nzpol

List of people criticising Greens/TPM for meeting Mongrel Mob members when they themselves have had meetings with Mongrel Mob members: - Don Brash (formerly Act and National) - Nicole McKee (Act) - Willie Jackson (Labour) #nzpol

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Tama Potaka (National). Not sure of the context of the photo but here he is, in a photo, meeting gang members. #nzpol

Christopher Luxon. With Black Power members. Gosh, what bad optics. #nzpol Source: newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/13/a...

Tama Potaka (National). Not sure of the context of the photo but here he is, in a photo, meeting gang members. #nzpol

S/o @laura-kiwi-birb.bsky.social for the photo of Mr Potaka with the gangs.

Add Casey Costello (NZF). She met with the "ministerial advisory group on international and organise crime", which includes: gang members. Thanks @kaimataara.bsky.social for spotting this @chrishipkins.bsky.social position on gangs is senseless - and playing into the hands of racists #nzpol

Add Mark Mitchell (National - Luxon hates gangs and won't talk to them right?) Nat's Police minister. Met with 3 gang members. Thanks again @kaimataara.bsky.social you're on a roll here!

rnz.co.nzElection live: Hipkins faces questions as MP caught on video with gang membersFollow our daily live coverage of all the happening on the 2026 election campaign trail. We'll have updates, breaking news and analysis from Political Editor Jo Moir, Deputy Editor Craig McCulloch and...

Oh sheesh. If you hadn't bought into the stupid moral panic pushed by National @chrishipkins.bsky.social there wouldn't be egg on your face right now. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Now he's fired her. Totally backed himself into a rhetorical corner by going along with stupid and VERY right-wing nonsense "gangs bad never talk to them" Depiction of Chris Hipkins:

The appropriate thing to do with the right bloc attempting to frame perfectly acceptable things such as meeting mongrel mob members to work towards a better society as "fringe lefty" is to REJECT THE FRAMING. #nzpol

Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷@paullecomtephoto.nz

Lady Muldoon

It's so frustrating to see @chrishipkins.bsky.social buying into the right bloc's framing of things over and over, such as on this, and on tax policy.

youtube.comElection 2026: Disability DebateYouTube video by The D*List

www.youtube.com/live/3GjP8Eo... Disability debate on now. National, Act and NZF all pulled out, which should be no surprise. #nzpol

REAL grassroots. Real hard-headed economics. Greens are the party for our current situation. Greens will make the most meaningful difference, improvement, to the most NZers. Vote Green #nzpol

Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷@paullecomtephoto.nz

I mean thank goodness for @greens.org.nz Arts & culture is 10x larger fiscally to the economy & employee 2300x more people... #NZPol

BRUH #nzpol This is "explaining is losing"

💚🇵🇸What The Fukc Is Happening?🇵🇸💚@dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social

@jordanriversnz.bsky.social This is brilliant Jordan. #ChrisLuxon's epic failure to comprehend yes/no answers is comedy gold. Not forgetting his govt's support of #Israel. #FreePalestine #FromTheRivertoTheSea #nzpol #nationalnotfittogovernnz

Anyone voting for any of the current govt parties... Needs to reconsider. EVERYTHING is worse. With no pandemic to recover from. #nzpol

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National congratulating themselves (as usual) for finally outperforming increasingly pessimistic Treasury forecasts (thanks to inflation). Treasury forecast for the outgoing Labour govt in 2023 was 2.6% annual growth and a return to surplus THIS YEAR. #nzpol www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pref...

Good to see this banger doing the rounds again #nzpol

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youtube.comElection Hoon: How should the supermarkets duopoly be broken up?YouTube video by The Kākā with Bernard Hickey

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/24-... Turns out the "tax bad" rhetoric isn't selling so well this year #tax #nzpol

#taxwealthnotwork

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQS... Actually impressed with this detailed, well thought out strategy and the promised quick action to control prices #nzpol ...one of the things not often taken into account is considered here: distance. Making small local stores more competitive is great for many

"Tax Payers Union" (funded by tax avoiders, not a union) instigating their own takedown is poetry #nzpol

Russell Brown@publicaddress.bsky.social

Ha ha.

17 Sept

#nickynoboats

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bhnshop.nz#BHN 'Nicky No Boats' t-Shirts (as seen on 1News)As seen on 1News Nicola 'Nicky No Boats' Willis has given us a lot of content this year especially after the disastrous decision to cancel the ferries. Here's a way you can show your displeasure whils...

17 Sept

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14 Sept

FORMER ACT PARTY PRESIDENT AND CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER, SHIELDED FOR OVER A YEAR BY DAVID SEYMOUR PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, says he has "grown out" of his attraction to CHILDREN. He has been declined parole. #nzpol

Rob✅✅@robdickinson.bsky.social

They cant even put his name or former position in the title, still.. #nzpol

rnz.co.nzAI extinction is only one way the future is frighteningAnalysis - Over the weekend the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, published an essay with the headline We Must Pace the Frontier.

Newsmedia is foolishly amplifying this hype train by the desperate AI industry who are desperate to sell AI as this scary doomsday thing... Because this helps them get more investor money. Anyone actually working with current AI models knows this isn't true. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1...

@rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy is not really doing journalism here (nor the sources they get it from). It's just "powerful people say..." with minimal analysis, even more minimal investigation, minimal facts More accurate headline: AI CEOs try to scare investors into investing more

@jordanriversnz.bsky.social

Or how about: "As AI bubble grows, AI CEOs try to scare more money out of investors"

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@charleskeener.bsky.social

% of income spent on food Latest OECD data US: 6.7% Ireland: 8.4% UK: 8.6% Switzerland: 8.9% Canada: 9.6% Australia: 9.8% Austria: 10% Germany: 11.5% Norway: 11.6% NZ: 12.7% <--- us

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Charles Keener

I know a poll doesnt matter, but sheesh. If we want a change of government we need a real opposition. The "small target strategy" isnt working. @chrishipkins.bsky.social #nzpol

rnz.co.nzWhy renting retirees might be better to save nothing if they don't have $200,000New Zealand's current settings mean renting retirees who do not have at least $200,000 saved may be better off to have nothing.

3 Sept

www.rnz.co.nz/news/persona... @chrishipkins.bsky.social , please campaign on doing something about this. It would be a huge win for Labour, and for everyone.

31 Aug

It might be a rogue poll but how rogue is it? I amd many others have been saying for some time Labour needs to be speaking to non-voters instead of this weak centrist postioning. It just looks weak. #nzpol

31 Aug

Denying the Nat's claims that Labour will introduce new taxes isn't opposition. It's still accepting Nat's narrative "tax bad". When we know taxing those who can afford it for investment that will reap returns for everyone is a good idea. People in straw polls are even saying it. #nzpol

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@thegodshow.com

25 Aug

May Dolly Parton's legacy continue to aid and inspire many generations to come. Welcome to Heaven, Dolly.

1news.co.nzGovt says no time for social media bill after Labour backs itChris Hipkins said today he wanted a greatly improved version of National's legislation "implemented" by the next government after the election.

25 Aug

www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/25/g... 🤦 @chrishipkins.bsky.social 🤦 @chrishipkins.bsky.social is buying into National's spurious moral panic yet again. The only way social media giants can confirm age is more of our personal data. It's to their benefit, not ours. #nzpol

25 Aug

Good analogy from @chewienz.bsky.social - keeping kids out of the poisoned river doesn't help anyone else still swimming in it. The river is still poisoned. Also if it's not even effective at keeping u16s out of the poison river, and verifying age means giving up privacy... terrible idea #nzpol

Perhaps i shouldn't just single out Chippy here, tbf. Their caucus backed it too. Wtf guys. The u16 social media ban is failing in Aus, upwards of 80% are still online. And it doesn't solve the problem. We need better education, and social media companies need to be held to account. #nzpol

rnz.co.nzEVs could 'reshape' the entire energy system - reportA massive, co-ordinated effort to help more people into electric vehicles could reshape the country's entire energy system, a new report says.

24 Aug

A few years ago there was talk of how EVs could put "too much strain" on the electricity grid. Now it turns out the opposite is true: they could flatten out peaks in demand. Fascinating... www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

rnz.co.nzPotential to unlock consumer role during electricity peaksIt's driven calls to speed up consumers' ability to feed back into the grid via their electric vehicles. And to pay households for cutting electricity use at peak times.

24 Aug

Potential to unlock consumer role during electricity peaks www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

autofile.co.nzAutofile - News / Labour rules out ‘ute tax’Leader dismisses suggestions it will reintroduce policy that hits high-emissions vehicles with fees.

18 Aug

@chrishipkins.bsky.social is letting National set the narrative. He's going along with "tax bad". He calls it a "ute tax". Its so frustrating. New taxes can be good and useful. It's not a ute tax it's a clean car discount. Chippy, set your on narrative. #nzpol autofile.co.nz/labour-rules...

youtu.bePARODY: Tova O'Brien and Kieran McAnulty call Chris Bishop out after attempted coupYouTube video by SimonCHulse

13 Aug

The most charismatic "neh" ever #nzpol youtu.be/0tjUh5R2b7o

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Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

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11 Aug

Labour MP Damien O’Connor has been handing out popcorn to the media who are waiting to hear what’s happening at Parliament *guffaws* #NZPol

rnz.co.nzSpeaker will not take action over Winston Peters' 'racist' commentsThe Speaker will not be taking action on a request from the Green Party that New Zealand First leader Winston Peters be asked to withdraw and apologise for his comments to their MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.

6 Aug

Speaker will not take action over Winston Peters' 'racist' comments www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... Speaker Brownlee should resign. Peters should be fired. #nzpol

16 July

This is exactly what i thought too #actnz #nzpol

Daniel Vernon@yeehawtheboys.bsky.social

Breaking out the emergency Paul Henry to distract from your former Party President! I dive more into how our media outlets seemingly continue to act as PR outlets over at my Substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/breaking-o...

rnz.co.nz'Christchurch is my tomb': From homelessness to hopelessnessTormented by transience, Caitlin McDonald's life was as fragile and fleeting as the butterflies she saved from the street. Surviving less than two years homeless in Christchurch, she chronicled her jo...

15 July

I don't like to play the blame game but in this case it's necessary. THIS GOVERNMENT IS KILLING PEOPLE. Kicking them out of social housing, underfunding an already overstretched health system. Please tell anyone you know planning to vote for them. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

15 July

Just been told there is an actual term for it. What the current NZ govt is doing is named social murder. #nzpol

Heard last night on RNZ: the average lifespan of a homeless person is 55 years. We can do better.