The problem with Labour (NZ) is that they've painted themselves into a corner with what they can do, and refuse to use the "Increase Taxes" door because National will attack them on it.
This is why the CGT has very specific funding purposes.
#nzpol
This is why the CGT has very specific funding purposes.
#nzpol
November 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The problem with Labour (NZ) is that they've painted themselves into a corner with what they can do, and refuse to use the "Increase Taxes" door because National will attack them on it.
This is why the CGT has very specific funding purposes.
#nzpol
This is why the CGT has very specific funding purposes.
#nzpol
The difference between my neighbourhood and others is that in mine the loud noisy neighbours are the local community church. In this case their youth band is practicing real hard.
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The difference between my neighbourhood and others is that in mine the loud noisy neighbours are the local community church. In this case their youth band is practicing real hard.
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The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
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Regardless of where you stand in terms of political party allegiance, or even just on the political spectrum ... rhetorically positioning a commitment to Te Tiriti as inherently "anti-government" speaks a lot to how you view the policy positioning of the government you're a part of.
Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Regardless of where you stand in terms of political party allegiance, or even just on the political spectrum ... rhetorically positioning a commitment to Te Tiriti as inherently "anti-government" speaks a lot to how you view the policy positioning of the government you're a part of.
In the same week we get justification for the Ministry of Regulation cutting costs to businesses we also get the government being in favour of more regulation/red tape when voting, which will have no impact on what they're trying to achieve.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
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Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In the same week we get justification for the Ministry of Regulation cutting costs to businesses we also get the government being in favour of more regulation/red tape when voting, which will have no impact on what they're trying to achieve.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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No, sorry, I mean, fucking Christ, how many nurses is that we could have kept in ANZ? How many radiologists/radiographers is it? Enough to clear the eight-month wait list for a basic CT?
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
No, sorry, I mean, fucking Christ, how many nurses is that we could have kept in ANZ? How many radiologists/radiographers is it? Enough to clear the eight-month wait list for a basic CT?
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"New Zealand currently feels like it’s at a dead end; our heartless government has gutted our public sector, welfare system, indigenous rights and more, the cost of living is so expensive, and there just aren’t a lot of opportunities in general."
god if that isn't the mood
god if that isn't the mood
Captures the mood of much of the country under this government - bleak, with a sense that everything is broken, that there is no opportunity for young people to get ahead, and that the government simply doesn't care.
‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand
As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"New Zealand currently feels like it’s at a dead end; our heartless government has gutted our public sector, welfare system, indigenous rights and more, the cost of living is so expensive, and there just aren’t a lot of opportunities in general."
god if that isn't the mood
god if that isn't the mood
They're not even doing a proper overhaul of local government, they're just removing a layer they don't like without any serious plans to handle what those regional councils do.
If they were doing a proper overhaul it'd start with how councils are funded.
#nzpol
If they were doing a proper overhaul it'd start with how councils are funded.
#nzpol
the state of it, they even took their photographer out to stage a mock photo of them rocking up to a council building like they're heavies collecting rent arrears or some shit
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
They're not even doing a proper overhaul of local government, they're just removing a layer they don't like without any serious plans to handle what those regional councils do.
If they were doing a proper overhaul it'd start with how councils are funded.
#nzpol
If they were doing a proper overhaul it'd start with how councils are funded.
#nzpol
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The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Jodie is a highly respected professor of teaching mathematics. Jodie understands every aspect of pedagogy & assessment.
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
"it's very problematic to say that these children have made one to two years progress, when potentially looking at what has been released, they are only testing the children in one very small area of mathematics, which is numbers," Hunter said."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Just like UBI & Medicare for All would be much better uses of taxpayer dollars.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Just like UBI & Medicare for All would be much better uses of taxpayer dollars.
So many 2026 election ads are going to be clips of National MPs advocating for local choice, followed by the same MPs advocating for taking away local choice.
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
So many 2026 election ads are going to be clips of National MPs advocating for local choice, followed by the same MPs advocating for taking away local choice.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
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I hope all you nzers know that my mum was instrumental in food labelling changes in the 80s. me and my sister were allergic to dairy - the rule then was that if it was under 5% you didn't have to put it on the ingredients list. after 2 anaphylactic shocks and a bunch of phone calls shit got changed
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I hope all you nzers know that my mum was instrumental in food labelling changes in the 80s. me and my sister were allergic to dairy - the rule then was that if it was under 5% you didn't have to put it on the ingredients list. after 2 anaphylactic shocks and a bunch of phone calls shit got changed
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Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.
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lmao so the building designers have to get insurance and the consumer has to buy building insurance, but the lazy crooked tradie who half-arse builds the leaky house has to...nothing?
penk still a moron too stupid to understand how insulation works
penk still a moron too stupid to understand how insulation works
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
lmao so the building designers have to get insurance and the consumer has to buy building insurance, but the lazy crooked tradie who half-arse builds the leaky house has to...nothing?
penk still a moron too stupid to understand how insulation works
penk still a moron too stupid to understand how insulation works
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If you have a dairy that got ramraided six times by the same kids and then they turned up one day outside asking everyone to contribute to “help make the dairy good again” then you’ll know what it feels like to hear National pledge to make our super savings as good as Australia’s
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you have a dairy that got ramraided six times by the same kids and then they turned up one day outside asking everyone to contribute to “help make the dairy good again” then you’ll know what it feels like to hear National pledge to make our super savings as good as Australia’s
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Freepost it back to them!
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Freepost it back to them!
9 ram raids in 90 minutes overnight in Christchurch. I thought National had fixed crime?
#nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
At least nine Christchurch businesses hit in ramraids in 90 minutes
Police are trying to piece together an alleged youth crime spree that targeted businesses across Christchurch.
www.thepress.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
9 ram raids in 90 minutes overnight in Christchurch. I thought National had fixed crime?
#nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Of all the faith based philosophies, the one that has the most evidence against it is privatization.
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Of all the faith based philosophies, the one that has the most evidence against it is privatization.
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I’m delighted to announce I'm standing as the Labour candidate in Wellington Bays/Rongotai in 2026. I'm thrilled to fight for better jobs, housing, and health services in our community. Look in the bio to donate, volunteer, and help us deliver a better government next year.
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I’m delighted to announce I'm standing as the Labour candidate in Wellington Bays/Rongotai in 2026. I'm thrilled to fight for better jobs, housing, and health services in our community. Look in the bio to donate, volunteer, and help us deliver a better government next year.
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Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol