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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 3h

Meeting the fabulous @sassypolitico.bsky.social and GBM for one!

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 3h

"Hudson told Stuff his client wanted to be clear that he was not part of any protest activity outside Peters’ house." And he's being charged with burglary. So, er, not a deranged left-wing protester after all? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 3h

Did you see this in Sunday's Herald? Tossing up about filing a complaint.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon abolished the Govt fund to help industry decarbonise, as he said he didn’t want to subsidise them and carbon price signals were the answer. Then he gave $200m for more fossil fuel exploration and abolished price signals for agribusiness, the biggest polluter.

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 4h

Here's the full maths - in short the cruelty is the point. Shameful.

"as of November 2026, when this new regime takes effect, a household earning $65,528 with an 18-year-old beneficiary will lose $13,942 – the annual Jobseeker income after tax – if the household’s income increases by $1 a year.

Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 5h

Latest Irish Presidential update

"Landlords are highly trusted" 😀

youtube.com/shorts/r0ETt...

Irish presidency update

YouTube video by Garron

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 6h

Latest podcast transcript reviews the OECD's fascinating Tax Policy Reforms 2025 report, reflects on the 40th anniversary of Australia's introduction of capital gains tax & what visiting lecturer Professor Michael (Mick) Keen thinks of our tax system.

www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...

Te wiki o te tāke: What tolerance for a 22% GST?

The New Zealand Tax Podcast – tax policy changes around the world. A happy 40th birthday to Australia's Capital Gains Tax. And an international expert gives his views on the challenges facing our tax ...

www.interest.co.nz

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 9h

"Any EMTR over 100% is seriously distortionary; the government’s new regime introduces an effective marginal tax rate of 1,394,200%." www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

PM Christopher Luxon seemingly transmutes political gold into sh*t

PM seemingly fluffs the coalition’s beneficiary-bashing surefire vote winner.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 9h

This is great. Also, let’s do away with private election companies. They continue to do a garbage job and excluding Māori candidates from the booklet this year was unforgivable.

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-...

Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

thespinoff.co.nz

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 9h

Re-upping this. I am VERY interested to find out if this Danish Carbon Tax was ever discussed in the Regulatory Impact Statement (assuming one is prepared)

Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

In related news I am presently transcribing a podcast episode covering the OECD's report "Tax Policy Reforms 2025". And guess what Denmark did? Introduce a carbon tax on agriculture aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from agriculture & forestry by 30% by 2030.

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 22h

BTW have you seen this?

www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 23h

Seconded.

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

A "Gotcha" media culture which presumes a level of knowledge even tax specialists struggle with?

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .

ALT: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .

media.tenor.com

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

In related news I am presently transcribing a podcast episode covering the OECD's report "Tax Policy Reforms 2025". And guess what Denmark did? Introduce a carbon tax on agriculture aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from agriculture & forestry by 30% by 2030.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 1d

Mind blowing.

The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

I'd take that bet...

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

There was some news about farmers I hear. Is this it?

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think it's occurred to the Govt & Federated Farmers that farmers in other countries have lobby groups too, and this decision gives them an opportunity to lock us out of those markets? Maybe the regulatory impact statement will comment on this? 🙄

Also, would MFAT have had some input?

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

Literally guns not butter, or hospitals...

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 1d

It still saddens me to my core that so many of us are OK with asking the majority if the minority should have a voice. Talk about stacking the deck. #nzpol

Nandor Tanczos @nandortanczos.bsky.social · 1d

MĀORI WARDS
40% of areas chose to keep Māori wards. Some by a wide margin.

A better result than I expected, given the demographics and embedded racism in our country.

In areas that lost, I'd love to know whether the numbers have improved since any previous referendum.

Aotearoa on the move.

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

Guns not butter eh? Where have I heard that line before?

Really would like a journalist to ask Collins or Luxon that because since they've cut funding for school lunches and food banks it's EXACTLY the choice which is being made.

Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 1d

We’re gonna build a Death Star!

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

NZ defence strategy explores space weapons export potential

Defence Minister Judith Collins insists NZ-produced technology could compete internationally.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 1d

Pitch: A movie star whose moves always bomb, just pure box office poison, who studios use as a sort of franchise hitman to tank any tentpole movie for tax purposes. ENTOURAGE meets THE PRODUCERS. And make sure you rack up the budget on this thing because I've got the perfect guy to play the lead

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we pay CEOs so much should be one of the great philosophical discussions of our age. I see TVNZ's CEO got a $100k plus bonus for increased profits which involved axing "Sunday" and "Fair Go". Completely contrary to TVNZ's purpose but here we. SMDH...

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