Pounamu 🦜
@pounamu.bsky.social
Gday, kia ora from Aotearoa NZ. Toitū Te Tiriti. Ngāpuhi/Pākehā. He/him. Rangimariē/Peace✌🏼🍉🥝
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The sole reason we have high electricity prices right now is because the gentailers got privatized
He talks as if we’ve not done this before and suffered the shitty consequences. Fuck of you empty suit, you’ll be overseas living the high life while the rest of pay the price for your stupid decisions.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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NZ needs to have a ‘mature conversation’ about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in National’s manifesto for the 2026 election.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The sole reason we have high electricity prices right now is because the gentailers got privatized
The Secret Diary of .. The Chase NZ newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/08/t...
The Secret Diary of .. The Chase NZ
All the excitement of the new quiz show The Chase NZ
newsroom.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Secret Diary of .. The Chase NZ newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/08/t...
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My friend Kristina and I were driving down the coast from Astoria and pulled off the road and ran to the beach when we saw these colors! Cape Kiwanda at Pacific City, Oregon. #BlueSkyArtShow #Evening
November 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My friend Kristina and I were driving down the coast from Astoria and pulled off the road and ran to the beach when we saw these colors! Cape Kiwanda at Pacific City, Oregon. #BlueSkyArtShow #Evening
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Ardern and Shaw, willfully or no, were taken for a ride by National and Fed Farmers on climate change. Nats/Feds delayed climate action with false promise of seeking 'consensus'. As soon as they had the power they ditched He Waka Eke Noa and 'Zero Carbon Act'. Don't get fooled again.
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Ardern and Shaw, willfully or no, were taken for a ride by National and Fed Farmers on climate change. Nats/Feds delayed climate action with false promise of seeking 'consensus'. As soon as they had the power they ditched He Waka Eke Noa and 'Zero Carbon Act'. Don't get fooled again.
Dave Dobbyn is a national treasure
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Dave Dobbyn is a national treasure
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“The govt doesn’t owe people food” well fuck then I don’t owe the govt taxes either what the fuck. Stop fucking giving my money to fucking landlords.
October 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“The govt doesn’t owe people food” well fuck then I don’t owe the govt taxes either what the fuck. Stop fucking giving my money to fucking landlords.
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Just lost my election as the Mayor of Dale. My opponent said my 2% wealth tax on Smaug the Terrible was communism, and spread a rumor that I wanted to spend some of the money on healthcare for Dwarves.
Anyway, now they shutting down the program that gives bread to the poor to pay for new ballroom.
Anyway, now they shutting down the program that gives bread to the poor to pay for new ballroom.
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just lost my election as the Mayor of Dale. My opponent said my 2% wealth tax on Smaug the Terrible was communism, and spread a rumor that I wanted to spend some of the money on healthcare for Dwarves.
Anyway, now they shutting down the program that gives bread to the poor to pay for new ballroom.
Anyway, now they shutting down the program that gives bread to the poor to pay for new ballroom.
1939: Michael Joseph Savage declares war on Nazi Germany
2025: Luxon invites fascists to play golf
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
2025: Luxon invites fascists to play golf
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Maybe tariffs, definitely golf: What Luxon and Trump discussed in first meeting
The prime minister has met the US president for the first time.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
1939: Michael Joseph Savage declares war on Nazi Germany
2025: Luxon invites fascists to play golf
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
2025: Luxon invites fascists to play golf
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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Can't afford:
Ferries
Hospitals
Pay equity
Intercity passenger rail
Fair pay increases for doctors, nurses, teachers
Feeding kids
😕😕
Can afford:
Roads
Military hardware
Landlord tax cuts
Pay rises for MPs
Billionaire subsidies
Support for tobacco & alcohol industries
💩💩
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Ferries
Hospitals
Pay equity
Intercity passenger rail
Fair pay increases for doctors, nurses, teachers
Feeding kids
😕😕
Can afford:
Roads
Military hardware
Landlord tax cuts
Pay rises for MPs
Billionaire subsidies
Support for tobacco & alcohol industries
💩💩
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
October 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Can't afford:
Ferries
Hospitals
Pay equity
Intercity passenger rail
Fair pay increases for doctors, nurses, teachers
Feeding kids
😕😕
Can afford:
Roads
Military hardware
Landlord tax cuts
Pay rises for MPs
Billionaire subsidies
Support for tobacco & alcohol industries
💩💩
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Ferries
Hospitals
Pay equity
Intercity passenger rail
Fair pay increases for doctors, nurses, teachers
Feeding kids
😕😕
Can afford:
Roads
Military hardware
Landlord tax cuts
Pay rises for MPs
Billionaire subsidies
Support for tobacco & alcohol industries
💩💩
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
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#nzpol
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#nzpol
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
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October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Wonderfully pedantic letter in today’s @financialtimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Wonderfully pedantic letter in today’s @financialtimes.com
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How the CoC undercuts legislative processes then gets shirty when the public responds to their shenanigans
How the CoC undercuts legislative processes then gets shirty when the public responds to their shenanigans
"He did not believe the coalition Government’s use of urgency and truncated select committee processes was behind the rise in submissions..."
Of course he would say this, but he's wrong, and disingenous. The evidence suggests that an overall poor legislative process IS significantly implicated.
Of course he would say this, but he's wrong, and disingenous. The evidence suggests that an overall poor legislative process IS significantly implicated.
Tighter rules may be needed to stem flow of public submissions, says MP
'Coordinated, largely online campaigns' make it harder for politicians to consider good-faith submissions on laws
newsroom.co.nz
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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How the CoC undercuts legislative processes then gets shirty when the public responds to their shenanigans
How the CoC undercuts legislative processes then gets shirty when the public responds to their shenanigans
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#National and the Gutting of Local Democracy | The Standard
We have remarkably little #democracy left in New Zealand. #nzpol
thestandard.nz/national-and...
We have remarkably little #democracy left in New Zealand. #nzpol
thestandard.nz/national-and...
National and the Gutting of Local Democracy « The Standard
We have remarkably little democracy left in New Zealand.
thestandard.nz
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
#National and the Gutting of Local Democracy | The Standard
We have remarkably little #democracy left in New Zealand. #nzpol
thestandard.nz/national-and...
We have remarkably little #democracy left in New Zealand. #nzpol
thestandard.nz/national-and...
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So lemme get this right, we burned 50k jobs, lost 90k citizens, fucked the energy, retail, hospo, manufacturing businesses, murdered worker rights and equal pay, set fire to public services and threw the entire health service in the dumpster
And we didnt fix inflation?
#Nzpol
And we didnt fix inflation?
#Nzpol
October 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So lemme get this right, we burned 50k jobs, lost 90k citizens, fucked the energy, retail, hospo, manufacturing businesses, murdered worker rights and equal pay, set fire to public services and threw the entire health service in the dumpster
And we didnt fix inflation?
#Nzpol
And we didnt fix inflation?
#Nzpol
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A special leopards rendition in honor of the 10 year anniversary of @cavalorn.bsky.social’s famous tweet!
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A special leopards rendition in honor of the 10 year anniversary of @cavalorn.bsky.social’s famous tweet!
As a kid in the 1970s I was a wild creature who never wore shoes, hardly ever washed, roamed freely for miles with my friends, climbed everything, explored forbidden places, almost died once or twice, absolutely didn’t care what I looked like
October 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
As a kid in the 1970s I was a wild creature who never wore shoes, hardly ever washed, roamed freely for miles with my friends, climbed everything, explored forbidden places, almost died once or twice, absolutely didn’t care what I looked like
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Can a qualified off-roadologist tell me if this is normal?
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Can a qualified off-roadologist tell me if this is normal?
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Excellent piece by @mountaintui.bsky.social
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
Prime Minister, Unions ARE Workers
Chris Luxon, Erica Stanford and Simeon Brown continue to gaslight Kiwi workers, in their latest instalment of divide and conquer
mountaintui.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Excellent piece by @mountaintui.bsky.social
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
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Hyundai should take the Coalition muppets to the cleaners for breaking the contract.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
New Cook Strait ferries to be built by large Chinese shipbuilding company
The two new 200m ferries will accommodate 1500 passengers, and include both road and rail decks.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hyundai should take the Coalition muppets to the cleaners for breaking the contract.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
The NZ public are like whiny ungrateful 3 year olds. Took everything Labour did for granted.
People and businesses who thought they had it bad during Covid are finding out how it is during bad times when the government actually does abandon you. The differences couldn't be more stark #NZPol
October 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The NZ public are like whiny ungrateful 3 year olds. Took everything Labour did for granted.