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#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because this awful National/NZ First/ACT coalition government considers you and your loved ones expendable. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation:
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because this awful National/NZ First/ACT coalition government considers you and your loved ones expendable. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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So naturally, you know what to do…👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
December 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So naturally, you know what to do…👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
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Oh they understand alright
December 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Oh they understand alright
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I suppose as a True Hater ™️I must read Luxo's latest puff piece interview in The Post but the thought of it is so enervating. He's going to lie and be an oblivious weird stupid asshole, and I am going to get increasingly infuriated and post about how much he sucks, rinse, repeat #nzpol
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I suppose as a True Hater ™️I must read Luxo's latest puff piece interview in The Post but the thought of it is so enervating. He's going to lie and be an oblivious weird stupid asshole, and I am going to get increasingly infuriated and post about how much he sucks, rinse, repeat #nzpol
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#NZpol
So basically, the way Aotearoa achieves success is [checks notes]
The National Party: Shit on your workers, let loose unchecked Corp takeovers!
The NZF Party: Police peoples genitals!
And the ACT Party? Increase access to guns and soak yourselves blind in piss!
HATERS AND WRECKERS ALL.
So basically, the way Aotearoa achieves success is [checks notes]
The National Party: Shit on your workers, let loose unchecked Corp takeovers!
The NZF Party: Police peoples genitals!
And the ACT Party? Increase access to guns and soak yourselves blind in piss!
HATERS AND WRECKERS ALL.
Because we definitely need more ways for people to access alcohol 🙄
Of course McKee is responsible for keeping her backers in the alcohol industry happy.
#nzpol
Restaurants may be able to sell take-home alcohol under revised law www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Of course McKee is responsible for keeping her backers in the alcohol industry happy.
#nzpol
Restaurants may be able to sell take-home alcohol under revised law www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Restaurants may be able to sell take-home alcohol under revised law
The Associate Justice minister says the current rules for restaurants are "nonsensical".
www.rnz.co.nz
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
#NZpol
So basically, the way Aotearoa achieves success is [checks notes]
The National Party: Shit on your workers, let loose unchecked Corp takeovers!
The NZF Party: Police peoples genitals!
And the ACT Party? Increase access to guns and soak yourselves blind in piss!
HATERS AND WRECKERS ALL.
So basically, the way Aotearoa achieves success is [checks notes]
The National Party: Shit on your workers, let loose unchecked Corp takeovers!
The NZF Party: Police peoples genitals!
And the ACT Party? Increase access to guns and soak yourselves blind in piss!
HATERS AND WRECKERS ALL.
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So, turns out 'low productivity' isn't the fault of us lowly worker drones after all, who would have thought...
#nzpol
#nzpol
New Zealand’s economic complexity has fallen over the last two decades🧵🧪
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
So, turns out 'low productivity' isn't the fault of us lowly worker drones after all, who would have thought...
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Post-war period fascinates me - we built *loads* of infra and houses but public debt levels fell. There must be things we can take from that era to inform what we do next.
Also fascinates me that the 1980 to 2008 period is considered a success - we maxed out our private debt, and what did we build?
Also fascinates me that the 1980 to 2008 period is considered a success - we maxed out our private debt, and what did we build?
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Post-war period fascinates me - we built *loads* of infra and houses but public debt levels fell. There must be things we can take from that era to inform what we do next.
Also fascinates me that the 1980 to 2008 period is considered a success - we maxed out our private debt, and what did we build?
Also fascinates me that the 1980 to 2008 period is considered a success - we maxed out our private debt, and what did we build?
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Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
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Get Ready for 2026! Get the word out!
The government's Electoral Amendment Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, & allows for larger anonymous political donations.
They want to stifle your voice. Tell everyone to enrol at least 13 days before the election. #nzpol
The government's Electoral Amendment Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, & allows for larger anonymous political donations.
They want to stifle your voice. Tell everyone to enrol at least 13 days before the election. #nzpol
Electoral Amendment Bill passes its third reading in Parliament
The bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, allows for larger anonymous political donations, and clarifies the ban on giving out food at voting places.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Get Ready for 2026! Get the word out!
The government's Electoral Amendment Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, & allows for larger anonymous political donations.
They want to stifle your voice. Tell everyone to enrol at least 13 days before the election. #nzpol
The government's Electoral Amendment Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, & allows for larger anonymous political donations.
They want to stifle your voice. Tell everyone to enrol at least 13 days before the election. #nzpol
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I don’t know man if capitalism has just resulted in a small network of pedophiles destroying all life on earth then perhaps we should consider that it is a complete and utter failure as a system
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I don’t know man if capitalism has just resulted in a small network of pedophiles destroying all life on earth then perhaps we should consider that it is a complete and utter failure as a system
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On NRT: National has fucked the economy - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/12/nati...
National has fucked the economy
National's core promise as a government is to be "better economic managers" (meaning: bald men in blue suits). And they made specific promis...
norightturn.blogspot.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
On NRT: National has fucked the economy - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/12/nati...
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“The proposed debate on economic management between Ruth Richardson and Nicola Willis was, or perhaps is, a farce. They are, to borrow an epithet from UK politics, two cheeks of the same arse.” #nzpol
A sentient arse that lacks the self reflection to recognise it is sitting in shit it created.
A sentient arse that lacks the self reflection to recognise it is sitting in shit it created.
Economic management should be about economics, not marketing
Opinion: The macro-economic problems NZ faces are challenging, and to deal with them we must address the whole picture, not cartoon excerpts
newsroom.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“The proposed debate on economic management between Ruth Richardson and Nicola Willis was, or perhaps is, a farce. They are, to borrow an epithet from UK politics, two cheeks of the same arse.” #nzpol
A sentient arse that lacks the self reflection to recognise it is sitting in shit it created.
A sentient arse that lacks the self reflection to recognise it is sitting in shit it created.
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#nzpol ⬇️
If you’re looking for a lift- and for policy that doesn’t hide bare minimum ideas behind the rhetoric of progress - take a look at the Greens platform.
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
Complete Party Policy
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
December 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
#nzpol ⬇️
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The handling of Health NZ feels like it sums up modern #nzpol
- Commit to not outsourcing - then outsource
- Implement cost savings - which increase costs
- Lay of hundreds of people in Data and Digital - while implementing telehealth and digital health initiatives
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
- Commit to not outsourcing - then outsource
- Implement cost savings - which increase costs
- Lay of hundreds of people in Data and Digital - while implementing telehealth and digital health initiatives
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Consultants hired to run Health NZ’s IT service desk after layoffs
Critics say a restructure gutted the health department’s IT service team, then it had to hire consultants to fill the gaps.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The handling of Health NZ feels like it sums up modern #nzpol
- Commit to not outsourcing - then outsource
- Implement cost savings - which increase costs
- Lay of hundreds of people in Data and Digital - while implementing telehealth and digital health initiatives
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
- Commit to not outsourcing - then outsource
- Implement cost savings - which increase costs
- Lay of hundreds of people in Data and Digital - while implementing telehealth and digital health initiatives
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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good bit of snooping and mathing by Mountain Tui here
i-Rex ferries would have started arriving today
NZ previously secured next-gen, hybrid ferries for 40% less than market price during Covid. The cancellation of these partially built 2026 ferries resulted in a loss of $700m to more than $1bn
mountaintui.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
good bit of snooping and mathing by Mountain Tui here
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Vote for Chlöe
68 privileged people, some swallowing large rats to pass awful legislation under urgency.
Look at yr National MP & think.. u voted Treaty Principles bill to 1st reading, removed Te Tiriti from legislation, watered down climate change, killed pay equity, ripped the poorest #nzpol
68 privileged people, some swallowing large rats to pass awful legislation under urgency.
Look at yr National MP & think.. u voted Treaty Principles bill to 1st reading, removed Te Tiriti from legislation, watered down climate change, killed pay equity, ripped the poorest #nzpol
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December 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Vote for Chlöe
68 privileged people, some swallowing large rats to pass awful legislation under urgency.
Look at yr National MP & think.. u voted Treaty Principles bill to 1st reading, removed Te Tiriti from legislation, watered down climate change, killed pay equity, ripped the poorest #nzpol
68 privileged people, some swallowing large rats to pass awful legislation under urgency.
Look at yr National MP & think.. u voted Treaty Principles bill to 1st reading, removed Te Tiriti from legislation, watered down climate change, killed pay equity, ripped the poorest #nzpol
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A thousand times this
If the project is really to move politics left by presenting a moderate message to get people on board THEN do progressive things (something I have literally been told by multiple Labour strategists), why would you keep drawing angry lines through any idea even *slightly* more radical than your own?
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A thousand times this
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BONKERS!
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
BONKERS!
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
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It's worth noting that, at this point, the neoliberal socio-economic model put into place in NZ in the 1980s has lasted almost as long as the more social-democratic and protectionist model established under the first Labour government in the 1930s-40s. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's worth noting that, at this point, the neoliberal socio-economic model put into place in NZ in the 1980s has lasted almost as long as the more social-democratic and protectionist model established under the first Labour government in the 1930s-40s. 🧵
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A few years from now as councils wallow in debt, water infrastructure fails, trade agreement partners impose penalties on NZ for failure to meet climate change clauses, extreme weather event costs surge and new roads remain clogged with traffic you just know the Nats will be like …
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: We’re all trying to find the guy who did this
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A few years from now as councils wallow in debt, water infrastructure fails, trade agreement partners impose penalties on NZ for failure to meet climate change clauses, extreme weather event costs surge and new roads remain clogged with traffic you just know the Nats will be like …
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