Les Edwards
@makolesedwards.bsky.social
🇳🇿 Toitu te Tiriti.
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A left of centre Kiwi guy. Whakatū, Te Waipounamu
Family first, Fun second. A Rugby, Cricket & Golf tragic. Fan of 70s/80s Kiwi / Aussie rock.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦👊
A left of centre Kiwi guy. Whakatū, Te Waipounamu
Family first, Fun second. A Rugby, Cricket & Golf tragic. Fan of 70s/80s Kiwi / Aussie rock.
This pathetic coalition🤡🤡🤡 promises reform under the guise of "making local govt fit for purpose and delivering values for ratepayers". Such glib Atlas-speak ignores the right for Māori representation on regional councils to regulate the environment as guaranteed under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Why the Government wants to get rid of your regional council
The Government wants to abolish regional councils, with step one being to replace elected regional councillors with panels of mayors.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This pathetic coalition🤡🤡🤡 promises reform under the guise of "making local govt fit for purpose and delivering values for ratepayers". Such glib Atlas-speak ignores the right for Māori representation on regional councils to regulate the environment as guaranteed under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
#nzpol
#nzpol
There are always billions available to these 🤡🤡🤡 but never for essential workers and our most vulnerable.
Vote this lot out and bring back a govt that will put working people before military spending #nzpol
Vote this lot out and bring back a govt that will put working people before military spending #nzpol
Govt pledges $4b for Devonport Naval Base in major upgrade of flood-prone, mouldy defence estate
The Defence Force warns 70% of its infrastructure has less than 20 years of working life.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
There are always billions available to these 🤡🤡🤡 but never for essential workers and our most vulnerable.
Vote this lot out and bring back a govt that will put working people before military spending #nzpol
Vote this lot out and bring back a govt that will put working people before military spending #nzpol
And we have cookers in Aotearoa who condemn the Labour Govt PM & Director of Health for going too hard and too early. Knuckleheads!
Remembering the hit of fear as Italians I respect immensely told me in early March that "you must lock down ASAP". While the British government said these were "populist – non-science based – measures that aren't any use" and "they're who not to follow".
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
And we have cookers in Aotearoa who condemn the Labour Govt PM & Director of Health for going too hard and too early. Knuckleheads!
In 1975, Bill Rowling's Labour Govt introduced a compulsory contributory scheme that would have made AoNZ the 'Switzerland of the South Pacific'.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
NZ vs Australia: Where you’re better off retiring
With more of us chasing riches in the lucky country, Damien Venuto considers which side of the Tasman offers the best retirement.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In 1975, Bill Rowling's Labour Govt introduced a compulsory contributory scheme that would have made AoNZ the 'Switzerland of the South Pacific'.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
The corrupt practice of "pork barrel" politics is alive and well with this Coalition of self-serving 🤡🤡🤡MP's.
Against the advice of officials, Bishop 💩used govt funding for housing to build a bridge in hos own electorate. The corruption of this govt is in plain sight. #nzpol
Against the advice of officials, Bishop 💩used govt funding for housing to build a bridge in hos own electorate. The corruption of this govt is in plain sight. #nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The corrupt practice of "pork barrel" politics is alive and well with this Coalition of self-serving 🤡🤡🤡MP's.
Against the advice of officials, Bishop 💩used govt funding for housing to build a bridge in hos own electorate. The corruption of this govt is in plain sight. #nzpol
Against the advice of officials, Bishop 💩used govt funding for housing to build a bridge in hos own electorate. The corruption of this govt is in plain sight. #nzpol
This Coalition of 🤡🤡🤡 is putting AoNZ in the💩
Not only are their policies forcing out our best & brightest to overseas, but now they are gutting the life savings of the good people who remain here.
30% making hardship withdrawals from KiwiSaver are taking all of their available money. #nzpol
Not only are their policies forcing out our best & brightest to overseas, but now they are gutting the life savings of the good people who remain here.
30% making hardship withdrawals from KiwiSaver are taking all of their available money. #nzpol
The KiwiSaver members wiping out their balances
Hardship withdrawals have increased substantially in recent years as cost-of-living pressure has gone on households.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This Coalition of 🤡🤡🤡 is putting AoNZ in the💩
Not only are their policies forcing out our best & brightest to overseas, but now they are gutting the life savings of the good people who remain here.
30% making hardship withdrawals from KiwiSaver are taking all of their available money. #nzpol
Not only are their policies forcing out our best & brightest to overseas, but now they are gutting the life savings of the good people who remain here.
30% making hardship withdrawals from KiwiSaver are taking all of their available money. #nzpol
This ❄️🤡said his priority for overseas investment included important infrastructure like Prisons! He thinks prisons are important infrastructure!
This is his answer to dealing with the Māori and Pacific Island presence in AoNZ. Lock Them Up!
This isn't Law & Order. This. Is. Racism! #nzpol
This is his answer to dealing with the Māori and Pacific Island presence in AoNZ. Lock Them Up!
This isn't Law & Order. This. Is. Racism! #nzpol
Luxon calls growing prisoner numbers 'a good thing' as police target slips
The prison population has surged to record highs and is now nearing 11,000 inmates
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This ❄️🤡said his priority for overseas investment included important infrastructure like Prisons! He thinks prisons are important infrastructure!
This is his answer to dealing with the Māori and Pacific Island presence in AoNZ. Lock Them Up!
This isn't Law & Order. This. Is. Racism! #nzpol
This is his answer to dealing with the Māori and Pacific Island presence in AoNZ. Lock Them Up!
This isn't Law & Order. This. Is. Racism! #nzpol
More from the Coalition 🤡🤡🤡 of eco terrorists.
Back to 70's when Kiwis drove the oldest, crap cars the rest of the world didn't want.
In the 20's we'll be the dumping ground for high-emission vehicles the world doesn't want.
Way to make your auto mates richer you useless right-wing pricks.
Back to 70's when Kiwis drove the oldest, crap cars the rest of the world didn't want.
In the 20's we'll be the dumping ground for high-emission vehicles the world doesn't want.
Way to make your auto mates richer you useless right-wing pricks.
NZ will be 'dumping ground' for high-emission cars, EV advocate warns
The transport minister is dismissing warnings from EV advocates as the government slashes the Clean Car Standard.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
More from the Coalition 🤡🤡🤡 of eco terrorists.
Back to 70's when Kiwis drove the oldest, crap cars the rest of the world didn't want.
In the 20's we'll be the dumping ground for high-emission vehicles the world doesn't want.
Way to make your auto mates richer you useless right-wing pricks.
Back to 70's when Kiwis drove the oldest, crap cars the rest of the world didn't want.
In the 20's we'll be the dumping ground for high-emission vehicles the world doesn't want.
Way to make your auto mates richer you useless right-wing pricks.
This Coalition of 🤡🤡🤡 are environmental and conservation terrorists. Vote them out!
Have to agree with the Green Party that it is foolish to be getting rid of something this effective, increasing the number of low-emissions vehicles & EVs in particular that were coming into AoNZ. #nzpol
Have to agree with the Green Party that it is foolish to be getting rid of something this effective, increasing the number of low-emissions vehicles & EVs in particular that were coming into AoNZ. #nzpol
Clean Car Discount scheme ends today removing rebates, 'ute-tax'
The Clean Car Discount scheme wraps up today, taking financial incentives for low-emissions vehicles and the so-called "ute-tax" with it.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This Coalition of 🤡🤡🤡 are environmental and conservation terrorists. Vote them out!
Have to agree with the Green Party that it is foolish to be getting rid of something this effective, increasing the number of low-emissions vehicles & EVs in particular that were coming into AoNZ. #nzpol
Have to agree with the Green Party that it is foolish to be getting rid of something this effective, increasing the number of low-emissions vehicles & EVs in particular that were coming into AoNZ. #nzpol
Sometimes his reckons annoy me but Ian Taylor has it spot on.
"If we truly want our children to see how knowledge connects globally, we don’t need to erase Te Ao Māori from the classroom. We need to start there, because indigenous knowledge doesn’t close the world off - it opens it up."\
#nzpol
"If we truly want our children to see how knowledge connects globally, we don’t need to erase Te Ao Māori from the classroom. We need to start there, because indigenous knowledge doesn’t close the world off - it opens it up."\
#nzpol
Prime Minister, I’m beginning to wonder who’s actually running the country
“Last week, a group called Hobson’s Pledge claimed victory after your government announced that school boards would no longer be required to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” said Ian Taylor.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Sometimes his reckons annoy me but Ian Taylor has it spot on.
"If we truly want our children to see how knowledge connects globally, we don’t need to erase Te Ao Māori from the classroom. We need to start there, because indigenous knowledge doesn’t close the world off - it opens it up."\
#nzpol
"If we truly want our children to see how knowledge connects globally, we don’t need to erase Te Ao Māori from the classroom. We need to start there, because indigenous knowledge doesn’t close the world off - it opens it up."\
#nzpol
White, wealthy and sorted.
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
White, wealthy and sorted.
What a govt of 🤡🤡🤡
Unemployment up to 5.3 percent (the worst in 9 years as businesses halt hiring).
18,000 jobs lost over the past year.
Youth unemployment up, with more quitting the job search & going back to study (probably fearing that Lux-flakes ❄️ will come after their parent's income) #nzpol
Unemployment up to 5.3 percent (the worst in 9 years as businesses halt hiring).
18,000 jobs lost over the past year.
Youth unemployment up, with more quitting the job search & going back to study (probably fearing that Lux-flakes ❄️ will come after their parent's income) #nzpol
Unemployment rises again to near nine-year high of 5.3%
160,000 people are now without jobs, the highest number since 1994.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
What a govt of 🤡🤡🤡
Unemployment up to 5.3 percent (the worst in 9 years as businesses halt hiring).
18,000 jobs lost over the past year.
Youth unemployment up, with more quitting the job search & going back to study (probably fearing that Lux-flakes ❄️ will come after their parent's income) #nzpol
Unemployment up to 5.3 percent (the worst in 9 years as businesses halt hiring).
18,000 jobs lost over the past year.
Youth unemployment up, with more quitting the job search & going back to study (probably fearing that Lux-flakes ❄️ will come after their parent's income) #nzpol
Spread the word: Labour's CGT is a simple, targeted tax on residential & commercial property to fund 3 free doctor's visits for every Kiwi.
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Spread the word: Labour's CGT is a simple, targeted tax on residential & commercial property to fund 3 free doctor's visits for every Kiwi.
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
The family home is exempt. Farms are exempt. KiwiSaver is exempt. Businesses are exempt. Nine in 10 Kiwis will not pay a dollar on any property they own #nzpol
I stand with all our striking essential service workers today. Better wages and conditions should be a priority, rather than the misguided economic priorities of this Coalition of 🤡🤡🤡 to aid and abet their rich silent backer mates. #nzpol
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I stand with all our striking essential service workers today. Better wages and conditions should be a priority, rather than the misguided economic priorities of this Coalition of 🤡🤡🤡 to aid and abet their rich silent backer mates. #nzpol
The hollowing out of AoNZ by these 🤡🤡🤡 continues.
For migrant departures the largest groups were citizens of New Zealand at 73,900, China: (7600), India (5500) and the UK (5100).
Even the Brits are fed up! More citizens of the UK left the country than arrived in the year to 2025. #nzpol
For migrant departures the largest groups were citizens of New Zealand at 73,900, China: (7600), India (5500) and the UK (5100).
Even the Brits are fed up! More citizens of the UK left the country than arrived in the year to 2025. #nzpol
Migration slump deepens as record numbers of Kiwis head overseas
Annual net migration has fallen again as fewer migrants arrived in the year to August.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The hollowing out of AoNZ by these 🤡🤡🤡 continues.
For migrant departures the largest groups were citizens of New Zealand at 73,900, China: (7600), India (5500) and the UK (5100).
Even the Brits are fed up! More citizens of the UK left the country than arrived in the year to 2025. #nzpol
For migrant departures the largest groups were citizens of New Zealand at 73,900, China: (7600), India (5500) and the UK (5100).
Even the Brits are fed up! More citizens of the UK left the country than arrived in the year to 2025. #nzpol
Who in the US can explain to me under what principle or mechanism of govt can a Speaker refuse to allow a democratically elected person take their rightful place to represent their constituents?
Adelita Grijalva
VOTE HER IN
Come on Mike, what are you afraid of?
What happened to “for the people”?
VOTE HER IN
Come on Mike, what are you afraid of?
What happened to “for the people”?
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Who in the US can explain to me under what principle or mechanism of govt can a Speaker refuse to allow a democratically elected person take their rightful place to represent their constituents?
What a cruel Govt this is!
The parental income test limit will be $65,529, so parents earning more than $65K will now have to support their 18- and 19-year-old children while they look for work.
The ave. household income at the end of June 2024 was $134,599, so let's bash the poor again. #nzpol
The parental income test limit will be $65,529, so parents earning more than $65K will now have to support their 18- and 19-year-old children while they look for work.
The ave. household income at the end of June 2024 was $134,599, so let's bash the poor again. #nzpol
What you need to know about the Jobseeker eligibility changes
Explainer - Thousands of young people will no longer be eligible for Jobseeker payments. Here's what we know.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
What a cruel Govt this is!
The parental income test limit will be $65,529, so parents earning more than $65K will now have to support their 18- and 19-year-old children while they look for work.
The ave. household income at the end of June 2024 was $134,599, so let's bash the poor again. #nzpol
The parental income test limit will be $65,529, so parents earning more than $65K will now have to support their 18- and 19-year-old children while they look for work.
The ave. household income at the end of June 2024 was $134,599, so let's bash the poor again. #nzpol
It's a sad time that the question even needs to be asked.
However, if you keep oppressing and disrespecting the first people of Aotearoa, perhaps it's no wonder the young and supporters of Te Pati Māori are more inclined to agree.
The 🤡🤡🤡 coalition needs to stop their dog whistle politics #nzpol
However, if you keep oppressing and disrespecting the first people of Aotearoa, perhaps it's no wonder the young and supporters of Te Pati Māori are more inclined to agree.
The 🤡🤡🤡 coalition needs to stop their dog whistle politics #nzpol
One in seven Kiwis believe violence may be needed to 'get country back on track'
The research showed one in seven Kiwis believed violence may be necessary in order to “get the country back on track”.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's a sad time that the question even needs to be asked.
However, if you keep oppressing and disrespecting the first people of Aotearoa, perhaps it's no wonder the young and supporters of Te Pati Māori are more inclined to agree.
The 🤡🤡🤡 coalition needs to stop their dog whistle politics #nzpol
However, if you keep oppressing and disrespecting the first people of Aotearoa, perhaps it's no wonder the young and supporters of Te Pati Māori are more inclined to agree.
The 🤡🤡🤡 coalition needs to stop their dog whistle politics #nzpol
Full steam ahead for these coalition 🤡🤡🤡 despite 99% opposition by submitters.
Here's hoping the Labour Party will announce their intention to repeal ACT's bill as soon as it's passed. #nzpol
Here's hoping the Labour Party will announce their intention to repeal ACT's bill as soon as it's passed. #nzpol
Likely changes to compensation clause in Regulatory Standards Bill
The coalition's Regulatory Standards Bill, championed by the Act Party, is full steam ahead despite almost 99 percent of 159,000 submitters opposing the ‘good lawmaking’ legislation
newsroom.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Full steam ahead for these coalition 🤡🤡🤡 despite 99% opposition by submitters.
Here's hoping the Labour Party will announce their intention to repeal ACT's bill as soon as it's passed. #nzpol
Here's hoping the Labour Party will announce their intention to repeal ACT's bill as soon as it's passed. #nzpol
The state of the 🤡🤡🤡 coalition’s books has been made plain. Expenses have increased and continue to exceed revenue.
The numbers reflect a tough economy and tightening the belt on expenditure.
Their only plan is to continue to slash public services #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The numbers reflect a tough economy and tightening the belt on expenditure.
Their only plan is to continue to slash public services #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The state of the 🤡🤡🤡 coalition’s books has been made plain. Expenses have increased and continue to exceed revenue.
The numbers reflect a tough economy and tightening the belt on expenditure.
Their only plan is to continue to slash public services #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The numbers reflect a tough economy and tightening the belt on expenditure.
Their only plan is to continue to slash public services #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The tikanga of Parliament and its protocols really needs to change to allow elected members to celebrate in whatever manner they choose whether that's a jolly good round of applause or a haka. #nzpol
Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended
Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew about the haka, after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The tikanga of Parliament and its protocols really needs to change to allow elected members to celebrate in whatever manner they choose whether that's a jolly good round of applause or a haka. #nzpol
Nats clutch their pearls and sanction Chloe in the house then call everyone a snowflake when they spout shit #nzpol
October 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Another Lux-flakes 🤡 dog whistle to divert addition from his failing economy. Bloody lazy, young people!
Craig Renney ""We're seeing more and more people want more work and can't get it .. the number of unemployed 15 to 19 year olds had risen by 10,000 in two years, to 37,200."
#nzpol
Craig Renney ""We're seeing more and more people want more work and can't get it .. the number of unemployed 15 to 19 year olds had risen by 10,000 in two years, to 37,200."
#nzpol
How many job hunters are there for each job ad?
Finding work may not be as easy as "getting off the PlayStation", data on jobs and job hunters shows.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Another Lux-flakes 🤡 dog whistle to divert addition from his failing economy. Bloody lazy, young people!
Craig Renney ""We're seeing more and more people want more work and can't get it .. the number of unemployed 15 to 19 year olds had risen by 10,000 in two years, to 37,200."
#nzpol
Craig Renney ""We're seeing more and more people want more work and can't get it .. the number of unemployed 15 to 19 year olds had risen by 10,000 in two years, to 37,200."
#nzpol