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Greenpeace Aotearoa's avatar Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeacenz.bsky.social
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This STINKS!

The cronies, with numerous conflicts of interest, paid $1200/day, are appointed to decide without scrutiny, which projects will be fast-tracked.

The list of projects was not made available to anyone to consider in their submissions
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350... #nzpol

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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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Aotearoa could really use a fact checking service available for parliamentary procedures.
All MPs should be able to tag statements recorded in Hansard for fact checking & have it noted in the Hansard document when any statement contradicts fact checked evidence. ( see quoted thread )
#nzpol

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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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The inconsistencies & outright lies Aotearoa's current coalition used to sucker a quarter of the voter in the last election & rapid adoption of Liz Truss style policy is leading to an inevitable collapse.
The previous election NZ Labour won a majority of seats in parliament as well,under MMP!
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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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Everyone should get familiar with the actual figures of the election results over the last few elections.

It would be interesting to compare the amount of anti-labour disinformation pushed online & through the mainstream media over the last two election cycles.

www.electionresults.govt.nz

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Mark's avatar Mark @maetl.bsky.social
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Something big we haven’t fully processed or reflected on is the massive amount of time and effort people around NZ have contributed towards long term curriculum changes, science system changes and local govt reforms, amongst others. All rejected by current govt. The deep engagement meant nothing.

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Richard Hulse's avatar Richard Hulse @richardhulse.bsky.social
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In 2016 Social Development Minister Tolley said there was no evidence of systemic abuse in care. I wrote about this back then (below).
This week, the Mental Health Minister did not read the report and the PM thinks that questions about that are 'unfair'. <SIGH>
richard.hulse.nz/2016/12/07/w...

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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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For example ...
"This is going to impact a lot of those on lower income who have taken in boarders into their own homes to assist in paying the mortgage."
#nzpol

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Lilith Grace's avatar Lilith Grace @lilithgrace.bsky.social
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IIRC that’s 60% of tenants who get the AS

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Sarah 's avatar Sarah @destructokea.bsky.social
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Something something downward pressure on rental prices?

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Tom V's avatar Tom V @tomwv.bsky.social
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Our current cluster fuck of a housing speculation based economy can be traced back to that budget. And we still haven't learned.

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LouieTheRed's avatar LouieTheRed @louiethered.bsky.social
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"The Accommodation Supplement was introduced in July 1993 as a part of radical change in welfare policies announced by then Finance Minister Ruth Richardson in 1991 in her so-called 'mother of all budgets'.

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LouieTheRed's avatar LouieTheRed @louiethered.bsky.social
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The very ones that National just gave a $2.9b tax cut

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NinjaKitty's avatar NinjaKitty @ninjakitty.bsky.social
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That’s going to piss off a lot of landlords who are the direct recipients of said supplements

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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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This is going to impact a lot of those on lower income who have taken in boarders into their own homes to assist in paying the mortgage.
#nzpol

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Sarah's avatar Sarah @nzclover.bsky.social
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Freedom of “their” speech and policies is all they care about. Fuck the rest of us.

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LouieTheRed's avatar LouieTheRed @louiethered.bsky.social
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Thought NZ First were all for 'freedom of speech'?

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Lotographia 🃠's avatar Lotographia 🃠 @lotographia.bsky.social
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"One of the new board members - Ceinwen McNeil - is also a member of the three-person team who reviewed the organisation"

Imagine if I reviewed your job and gave you a failing grade that got you booted out, and then I immediately took over your job... that would look a bit odd, right?

#NZPol

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 's avatar Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social
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Search for the Minister of Housing saying the words "build" or "more" or "houses"
A (not)fun game anyone can play.😒
#nzpol

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Jonathan's Daughter's avatar Jonathan's Daughter @contusion.bsky.social
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Looks promising to turn political lying – knowingly misleading the public – into a criminal offence could not be more timely or desperately needed
#nzpol

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LouieTheRed's avatar LouieTheRed @louiethered.bsky.social
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'Legislative amendment, and further policy design work, is required to implement this adjustment'

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𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™ 's avatar 𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™ @dallasnz.bsky.social
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omnibus repeal package, under urgency, day 1

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LouieTheRed's avatar LouieTheRed @louiethered.bsky.social
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Bishop's going to take an axe to accommodation supplements as "it is a costly form of housing support"
1st up, those receiving the accommodation supplement etc, (not just beneficiaries) who have boarders to help make ends meet. There's been no media reports on this
www.msd.govt.nz/documents/ab...

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LouieTheRed's avatar LouieTheRed @louiethered.bsky.social
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"Ceinwen McNeil - is also a member of the three-person team who reviewed the organisation, alongside former National Party prime minister Sir Bill English"

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D Jukic's avatar D Jukic @dejanajuk.bsky.social
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“There are a great many Pākehā who, like me, are very supportive of tino rangatiratanga . . . We know that Tiriti justice will remain our most enduring protest issue until the Crown catches up with this reality.” — Sarah Hopkinson. #nzpol

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PERFECTLY NORMAL 's avatar PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com
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On transparency, this is an easy fix.

Put Todd McClay and Andrew Hoggard down in the area where the livestock are for the duration of the maiden voyage of the new regime.
#nzpol

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NinjaKitty's avatar NinjaKitty @ninjakitty.bsky.social
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Over 140 suppliers to Hyundai are impacted by Nicola Willis’s decision to cancel the ferry contract. That will cause HMD much shame & embarrassment. I must underscore how absolutely humiliating this is for New Zealand. We look unreliable & untrustworthy

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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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Some of the New Zealand News Media are just not asking the right questions.

Paul Barlow's ( @paulbarlownz.bsky.social ) latest drop on YouTube is well worth watching & considering.

We all need to vary our News Media Diet to be informed enough to push back when people parrot the spin.

#nzpol

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D Jukic's avatar D Jukic @dejanajuk.bsky.social
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All the health promises left out of Budget. National provided no $$$ for these now broken promises:
-Cancer medicine
-Pay parity for nurses
-Mental health specialists
-More doctor training places
-Bonding for nurses and midwives
-Increased medicine funding
-increase Bowel cancer screening
#NZpol

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D Jukic's avatar D Jukic @dejanajuk.bsky.social
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Quelle surprise, the industry that will financially benefit from destruction of the environment and the planet is estatic they can do it unimpeded. #NZpol

RNZ, can we have a headline that reflects the reality and not the celebration of those looking only at $$$.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard)'s avatar Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social
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#NZpol

Had this convo just today, friend repeated some trash from Simeon Brown who's relied on the 'ban' framing. Said it was 'a big reason I turned away from the Left'.

Told him to stop being a useful idiot for RWers.

Good faith disagreement is one thing, but wilful stupidity gets both barrels.

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💟💜💙📚 's avatar Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💟💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social
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Typical of Shane Jones to apologise to oil and gas industry not to people of Aotearoa New Zealand for the devastation he is heralding for our environment! Re-opening NZ waters and land to oil and gas exploration is heading down a highway to hell 🔥 #nzpol
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...

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Katya's avatar Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social
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Never forget that Josie Pagani wanted the misogynistic grifter Shane Jones to become the leader of the Labour Party. #nzpol

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Jonathan's Daughter's avatar Jonathan's Daughter @contusion.bsky.social
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"In New Zealand, it’s the Prime Minister’s job to discipline errant colleagues, and to set high standards for integrity. Instead, we are seeing in this Bill a concerted effort to roll back ministerial accountability to the electorate."
#nzpol

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Grant Brookes's avatar Grant Brookes @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social
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#BREAKING The NZ govt has been secretly using Israeli spyware to search encrypted platforms for audio, video, images & text - collecting info without a person knowing - including family details, financial, health, political & religious information.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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