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#nzpol HYEFU data today showed that unemployment is forecast to stay much higher than forecast by Treasury at the last election. There will be 76,000 more people on jobseekers by 2027. Wages going up by less every year than forecast at the last election.
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
#nzpol HYEFU data today showed that unemployment is forecast to stay much higher than forecast by Treasury at the last election. There will be 76,000 more people on jobseekers by 2027. Wages going up by less every year than forecast at the last election.
So much for being the superior money managers. We have seen public services slashed and landlords looked after, yet the return to surplus has been kicked down the road to 2030. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
Government’s return to surplus pushed back another year to 2030
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says discipline will be required to get the books into balance but the Government wouldn’t overreact to “modest changes”.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So much for being the superior money managers. We have seen public services slashed and landlords looked after, yet the return to surplus has been kicked down the road to 2030. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
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This under urgency bullshit has to stop
What part of foreigners buying kiwi property needs changes under urgency overnight?
#nzpol
What part of foreigners buying kiwi property needs changes under urgency overnight?
#nzpol
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This under urgency bullshit has to stop
What part of foreigners buying kiwi property needs changes under urgency overnight?
#nzpol
What part of foreigners buying kiwi property needs changes under urgency overnight?
#nzpol
So much for being the party of fiscal responsibility. The surplus is disappearing, but they still managed to prioritise tax breaks for landlords over keeping the lights on in our public services. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
No reprieve for Willis expected from Treasury forecasts, as return to surplus in question
The return to surplus may be pushed out again.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
So much for being the party of fiscal responsibility. The surplus is disappearing, but they still managed to prioritise tax breaks for landlords over keeping the lights on in our public services. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
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Okay but having Willis and Richardson debate "is the government not right-wing enough or just the right amount of right-wing?" is a trap, and it's a trap that's explicitly being run by the TPU. Y'all see that, right?
December 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Okay but having Willis and Richardson debate "is the government not right-wing enough or just the right amount of right-wing?" is a trap, and it's a trap that's explicitly being run by the TPU. Y'all see that, right?
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Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
Luxon & Seymour's new laws are a trap. Hidden in the fine print: ratepayers must compensate landowners with cash if environmental rules stop them from developing. It’s your hard-earned money going straight to the wealthy. A kick in the guts. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...
RIP RMA: Government prays for economic boom with new bills
The government is hailing a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity to finally unburden ourselves from the millstone weighing down our country'.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Luxon & Seymour's new laws are a trap. Hidden in the fine print: ratepayers must compensate landowners with cash if environmental rules stop them from developing. It’s your hard-earned money going straight to the wealthy. A kick in the guts. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...
Pretty rich seeing Christopher Luxon try to sales-talk his way to re-election by cutting ribbons for projects he didn’t even start. #nzpol
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-...
Why Christopher Luxon thinks Ikea could win him the election
National’s strategy in 2026 will be all about grand openings and major events.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Pretty rich seeing Christopher Luxon try to sales-talk his way to re-election by cutting ribbons for projects he didn’t even start. #nzpol
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-...
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You first m8
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Are NZ summers too long? The PM says we’ve got to keep moving
The summer shutdown is coming but should the Kiwi summer holiday still stay sacrosanct?
www.stuff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You first m8
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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Oh lord. You need a strong stomach to read this self-aggrandising garbage. He only sleeps 4 hours a night you know, and he talks up his own emotional intelligence.
#nzpol
#nzpol
‘Oh, hell yeah. Don’t you worry about that’ - Luxon thinks the 2026 election is in the bag
Luxon said the Government was doing ‘a serious turnaround job’, not like the ‘bit of a realignment’ carried out by the Key government in 2008.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Oh lord. You need a strong stomach to read this self-aggrandising garbage. He only sleeps 4 hours a night you know, and he talks up his own emotional intelligence.
#nzpol
#nzpol
It’s funny how climate change only seems to matter to this government when it threatens the profits of their corporate fishing mates. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/minister-...
Minister raises concerns over fish heading south due to warming waters
Shane Jones wants fishing rules changed as boats net species new to their areas.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It’s funny how climate change only seems to matter to this government when it threatens the profits of their corporate fishing mates. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/minister-...
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'The ruling means she’ll be able to attend the party’s annual conference in Rotorua this Sunday.'
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
High Court reinstates Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori MP
The Te Tai Tokerau MP sought an urgent injunction against Te Pāti Māori’s decision to expel her from the party.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
'The ruling means she’ll be able to attend the party’s annual conference in Rotorua this Sunday.'
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
Meanwhile, the country's public broadcaster appears to have no story about this on its website. #NzPol
Nicola Willis is trying to spin this, but it is pretty simple: you can’t squeeze families dry while handing billions in tax cuts to landlords and expect the country to thrive. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Govt finances worse than expected as tax take falls
The government's finances are slightly worse than expected, as the tax take fell more than expenses. Treasury figures, which exclude ACC finances,...
www.odt.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Nicola Willis is trying to spin this, but it is pretty simple: you can’t squeeze families dry while handing billions in tax cuts to landlords and expect the country to thrive. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Luxon talks big about catching up to the Aussies, but National's recipe of cuts and wage suppression is just driving our people and our future straight across the ditch. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-1...
New Zealand’s Australian exodus, by the numbers
It seems like everyone's leaving for Australia, and these numbers point to why.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Luxon talks big about catching up to the Aussies, but National's recipe of cuts and wage suppression is just driving our people and our future straight across the ditch. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-1...
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Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
Seymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer'
The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
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Sure feels like crime has gone up under this National coalition. Another aggravated robbery in Chch this morning. Higher shoplifting rates. More burglaries.
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Sure feels like crime has gone up under this National coalition. Another aggravated robbery in Chch this morning. Higher shoplifting rates. More burglaries.
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
Before you start on backhanders, tax avoidance and selling things that don’t belong to you. #nzpol
Vote them out!
We expect a fair go for our children and safe food in their bellies, not more arrogance and excuses from ACT and National. #nzpol
Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches
Parents were horrified after their children ate contaminated food.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We expect a fair go for our children and safe food in their bellies, not more arrogance and excuses from ACT and National. #nzpol
Beautiful...
I’m a little late with this but here’s December arriving, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Beautiful...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM confirms action plan on Auckland CBD homeless 'move on orders' after mayor, minister meet
The PM said he expected an announcement to be made by Christmas.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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How shit do you have to be if you’re politically outmanoeuvred by Luxon? 🤣 #nzpol
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
How shit do you have to be if you’re politically outmanoeuvred by Luxon? 🤣 #nzpol
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360903547/chris-bishop-behind-failed-national-leadership-coup-report
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“oddly unpopular Luxon” Oddly??, there’s nothing odd about it. Luxon is often unaware of issues, he misinforms, ignores evidence, sucks up every entitlement while many NZers have their benefits cut & social supports ripped away, he cuts jobs & services and tells us he’s wealthy and sorted. #nzpol
Winning isn't everything - it's the only thing
With no mention of education, almost nothing on the Treaty or climate change, Labour leader Chris Hipkins showed he'll go into election year hard-focused on health, jobs and the cost of living - and w...
newsroom.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“oddly unpopular Luxon” Oddly??, there’s nothing odd about it. Luxon is often unaware of issues, he misinforms, ignores evidence, sucks up every entitlement while many NZers have their benefits cut & social supports ripped away, he cuts jobs & services and tells us he’s wealthy and sorted. #nzpol
While National slashes public services and tells everyday families to tighten their belts, the top brass are walking away with a massive payout. #nzpol
David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
A $357,000 payout to the former chief executive of Pharmac was "well beyond the norm in the public sector", says Labour.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
While National slashes public services and tells everyday families to tighten their belts, the top brass are walking away with a massive payout. #nzpol