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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

“Not going to be great” is quite the understatement by Fox here.

Tweet by FactPost (@factpostnews) reading: “Fox: The tariffs, 10% for lumber, 25% for cabinets, vanities, upholstered furniture. On January 1st, the tariff for cabinets and vanities increase to 50%, all the rest of the furniture to 30%. The cost of building materials has increased 34%. There is a concern that this is not going to be great for the home buying industry.” Below is a Fox Business screenshot showing a reporter in a lumber workshop with the headline “New tariffs on furniture & lumber take effect.”

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chairmanknow @chairmanknow.bsky.social · 16h

Another poll, same result... Can I get an 'embattled'?

From grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/local-gove...

#nzpol

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 15h

Luxon -Number 13 (In Cabinet ratings) has just been promoted to Mr 1% by this survey.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 19h

I got Jim Bolger.I'm not a fully fledged member of the Murphia but with a Kennedy Mum close enough to recognise him as a kindred spirit when I interviewed him.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 19h

Unlike David Lange who failed to turn the monetarist tide of Roger Douglas Jim Bolger stopped Ruth Richardson when he realised what she was working toward.A fascinating man who history will be kind to.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 1d

They don't seem to dent their polling significantly.Fortunately.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 1d

Now there's a dress code to support.Earlier this year the ODT magazine ran a piece on the many and varied, and spectacular, robes the Chinese civil service wore back in the days of Emperors.Ttey was amazing.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to see a good resolution there.I think the other two potential coalition partners need to up their game and try and get the numbers for govt going between them.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 1d

The grumpy right vote often takes a holiday with Uncle Winston when the Nats are being useless.My great dread is facing yet another "Peters holds the balance of power" election next year.

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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 1d

As much as I'm delighted by National ↘️, I'm despising NZF and ACT ↗️

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 1d

It’s raining polls:

New Talbot Mill/Anacta is the second in two weeks to show National below 29

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 1d

Net-zero is a pipe dream: civilisation now faces an existential threat newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/14/n...

Net-zero is a pipe dream: civilisation now faces an existential threat

Opinion from the University of Auckland: Crops now grown will no longer survive, water shortages will become widespread, and food will be scarce. Are we ready for widespread environmental refugees?

newsroom.co.nz

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 1d

It's about time!

RBNZ in direct antithesis to Treasury's head-in-the-sand fantasising.

RBNZ closer to Real Life than the pimply kids at Treasury.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway defends money-printing during Covid pandemic

Paul Conway told a Sydney investment conference the much-maligned strategy essentially paid for itself.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 1d

Wednesday's Chorus: Going for Growth. House price growth. Without warning, consultation or a Governor, the RBNZ loosens LVR restrictions to allow more debt to pump up house values, which it says are sustainable; Nicola Willis & landlords are happy #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/wednesdays...

Wednesday's Chorus: Going for Growth. House price growth.

Without warning, consultation or a Governor, the RBNZ loosens LVR restrictions to allow more debt to pump up house values, which it says are sustainable; Nicola Willis & landlords are happy

thekaka.substack.com

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 1d

Agree with Sacha below. Māni is always offering a masterclass. One caveat, though, and this is absolutely not for Māni or Mihi or the other journalists skilled in Te Ao Māori me Te Ao Pākeha politics.

Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 1d

The masterful Māni Dunlop on where things are at with Te Pāti Māori, with context.

Analysis: Te Pāti Māori turmoil exposes a deeper hurt for Māori

Te Pāti Māori faces turmoil over leaked allegations, financial overspend, and leadership rifts, undermining its kaupapa and risking wider harm to Māori amid unresolved internal strife.

www.teaonews.co.nz

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2d

More waves crashing on the sandcastles of hopium. I'm famously pessimistic, but the data continues to surprise me to the downside. It's relentless. We've not seen anything like this for 45 years. Compounding, mutually reinforcing, job-killing dynamics. (1/2)

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 2d

"Mike Johnson" a doormat's doormat.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 2d

A thread about why this is a vital survey: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Terminally ill patients rank the businesses and government agencies worst to deal with

Terminally ill patients reflect on their experiences across 14 sectors - from energy providers and insurance companies to employers, gyms, hospitals and rest homes.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting to see the Kremlin-financed erstwhile Tenet Media's Lauren Chen still focussed on New Zealand through the promotion of anti-Māori frames which gel with ascendant, & already well-established domestic, & transnational white supremacist, & far-right narratives. Cui bono? #nzpol

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 3d

Let's flip Luxon's local body candidate snark and ask ourselves who would vote for him as mayor, a councillor or community board member?

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 3d

You probably didn't notice that the archived Public Address has been down for several weeks – something was sucking up the CPU on the hosting server. But it's back, thanks to the kind folk at CactusLab – who, by the way, also had a great 25th birthday party last week. publicaddress.net

Public Address

publicaddress.net

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Stephen Clarke @stephenclarkenz.bsky.social · 3d

50 years ago today thousands crammed into Parliament grounds in Wellington at the end of a 1100 km historic Māori land march from Te Hāpua in the far north led by Ngāpuhi leader Whina Cooper to protest against the continuing loss of Māori land. #TeRōpūOTeMatakite 🏳️

Photograph of Māori Land March demonstrators outside the Parliament Buildings in Wellington. Heinegg, Christian F, 1940- :Photographs of the Maori Land March. Ref: PA7-15-12. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 3d

New Mayors plan 2nd round of local austerity after voters punish rates hikes due to Govt's first round of austerity; Less than a third of enrolled voters voted; Methane goalposts shifted to halfway; Net interest costs barely 1% of Govt revenues. #nzpol
thekaka.substack.com/p/mondays-ch...

Monday's Chorus: A new round of austerity

New Mayors plan new round of local austerity after voters punish rates hikes caused by Govt's first round of austerity; Barely a third of enrolled voters voted; Methane goalposts shifted to halfway

thekaka.substack.com

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 3d

Revelling in all the "What I'm gonna do's" from Mayors old and new who actually have exactly one vote like all other Councillors.

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