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@norightturnnz.bsky.social
Reading @marcdaalder.bsky.social 's big analysis of the Boston Consulting Group electricity sector report, and I think this is the money quote. we are already driving gas out of the electricity sector, which will mean lower power prices.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Reading @marcdaalder.bsky.social 's big analysis of the Boston Consulting Group electricity sector report, and I think this is the money quote. we are already driving gas out of the electricity sector, which will mean lower power prices.
Another bill comes back from committee 3 months early, because national says "fuck democracy"
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Another bill comes back from committee 3 months early, because national says "fuck democracy"
And some stuff about setting policy priorities and compromising on them.
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
And some stuff about setting policy priorities and compromising on them.
Also some very basic HR and time-management advice...
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Also some very basic HR and time-management advice...
What did DPMC try to hide as "free and frank", the release of which would inhibit similar future expressions? Anodyne bullshit, basic explanations of the role, statements of the obvious, and advice to ask agencies if they get along with DPMC and Treasury...
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
What did DPMC try to hide as "free and frank", the release of which would inhibit similar future expressions? Anodyne bullshit, basic explanations of the role, statements of the obvious, and advice to ask agencies if they get along with DPMC and Treasury...
Corrupt as fuck.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Corrupt as fuck.
The IPCA's refusal to name anyone, even when they are public figures, is simply a tool to prevent accountability. In this case we know damn well who the Assistant Commissioner of Investigations was in September 2024: Paul Basham www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-n...
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The IPCA's refusal to name anyone, even when they are public figures, is simply a tool to prevent accountability. In this case we know damn well who the Assistant Commissioner of Investigations was in September 2024: Paul Basham www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-n...
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
I am so glad I turned off notifications for likes by non-followers.
I am so glad I turned off notifications for likes by non-followers.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
I am so glad I turned off notifications for likes by non-followers.
I am so glad I turned off notifications for likes by non-followers.
Breaches are investigated by the Waitangi Tribunal, a specialist body, which produces huge, detailed reports on historical claims. The TL;DR here is that it found that yes, the NZ state breached te Tiriti over Te Poupouwhenua...
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Breaches are investigated by the Waitangi Tribunal, a specialist body, which produces huge, detailed reports on historical claims. The TL;DR here is that it found that yes, the NZ state breached te Tiriti over Te Poupouwhenua...
In 1845 there was a land dispute with some settlers. Local hapu conducted reprisals under tikanga - Māori law. A settler farmhouse was burned down, they accused a local chief, the Governor stole the hapu's land as "compensation" despite believing they were innocent)
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In 1845 there was a land dispute with some settlers. Local hapu conducted reprisals under tikanga - Māori law. A settler farmhouse was burned down, they accused a local chief, the Governor stole the hapu's land as "compensation" despite believing they were innocent)
And naturally...
And of course the committee won't accept submissions by email. So what are people supposed to do?
And of course the committee won't accept submissions by email. So what are people supposed to do?
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
And naturally...
And of course the committee won't accept submissions by email. So what are people supposed to do?
And of course the committee won't accept submissions by email. So what are people supposed to do?
Oh, wait - they're going to use a partisan vote in the committee to shorten the report-back period, thus bypassing standing orders requiring parliamentary oversight of abbreviated processes.
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Oh, wait - they're going to use a partisan vote in the committee to shorten the report-back period, thus bypassing standing orders requiring parliamentary oversight of abbreviated processes.
The next government might make your power bill cheaper - and capitalism thinks that is a Bad Thing www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The next government might make your power bill cheaper - and capitalism thinks that is a Bad Thing www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
a minute's terrible work with a terrible paint program...
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
a minute's terrible work with a terrible paint program...
Primary production committee has reported back on the Valuers Bill. We did not submit in vain.
selectcommittees.parliament.nz/v/6/50867ff2...
selectcommittees.parliament.nz/v/6/50867ff2...
November 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Primary production committee has reported back on the Valuers Bill. We did not submit in vain.
selectcommittees.parliament.nz/v/6/50867ff2...
selectcommittees.parliament.nz/v/6/50867ff2...
First time I've done this since 2019
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
First time I've done this since 2019
This looks very much like "a committee set up by the Government or a Minister or Ministers to inquire into or advise on any matter", making it a "ministerial inquiry" and free of copyright.
October 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This looks very much like "a committee set up by the Government or a Minister or Ministers to inquire into or advise on any matter", making it a "ministerial inquiry" and free of copyright.
I guess check with a lawyer to see if it falls under this then? If so, there's no copyright, and you can just scan it, upload it, ebook it, set it to music, do interpretive dance etc.
October 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I guess check with a lawyer to see if it falls under this then? If so, there's no copyright, and you can just scan it, upload it, ebook it, set it to music, do interpretive dance etc.
The additional material they have released (on p27). This was originally redacted under s6(a), "national security". It was both obvious and had almost certainly previously been disclosed.
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The additional material they have released (on p27). This was originally redacted under s6(a), "national security". It was both obvious and had almost certainly previously been disclosed.
Meanwhile, random poster seen in Awapuni this morning...
October 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Meanwhile, random poster seen in Awapuni this morning...
The Trump of the North's complaint about the election which will see his chosen successor ousted: an iwi organisation hosted a polling place / ballot drop, and it had signage for a _different_ election.
October 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Trump of the North's complaint about the election which will see his chosen successor ousted: an iwi organisation hosted a polling place / ballot drop, and it had signage for a _different_ election.
Meanwhile, Simeon Brown is quite clear: the problem in parliament is men.
October 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Meanwhile, Simeon Brown is quite clear: the problem in parliament is men.
Anyway, Menéndez March has a real point here. Aotearoa has changed. who is represented in Parliament has changed with it. Our Parliament should accept those changes and keep up with them, not try and deny that they happened by forcing people to wear some foreign uniform.
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Anyway, Menéndez March has a real point here. Aotearoa has changed. who is represented in Parliament has changed with it. Our Parliament should accept those changes and keep up with them, not try and deny that they happened by forcing people to wear some foreign uniform.