Janet Greig

Add high youth unemployment and history tells us that this ends badly

Government passes retrospective law codifying debt for beneficiaries The Government has passed a controversial law that will codify more than $63 million in debt owed by beneficiaries with ACC claims.

What the fucking fuck??
They voted down and amendment that would excluded victims of abuse in state care.
They are Tory scum

Government passes retrospective law codifying debt for beneficiaries The Government has passed a controversial law that will codify more than $63 million in debt owed by beneficiaries with ACC claims.

Hate them more every day. They’re not just mean spirited and callous, they’re actively and intentionally unkind…

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He aroha whakatō He aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown, Then kindness you shall receive.

He aroha whakatō He aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown, Then kindness you shall receive.

He aroha whakatō
He aroha puta mai.
If kindness is sown,
Then kindness you shall receive.

When assessing #kakapo chicks we weigh them, check their respiration rate and hydration. We usually do this twice in the first four days (this chick is less than a day old), and then every 5-7 days. The frequency of checks depends on their genetic priority. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

Investing in homegrown solar and wind energy is now a matter of national security.

The big online harm SC inquiry report is out. As expected it recommends an under-16 ban. It also suggests a new regulator explore banning VPNs…

Greens and ACT both very against that and caution against the social media ban.

Families Will Pay More Without Clean Car Standard We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

#nzpol

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

I played squaredle.com 03/04:
46/46 words ( 8 bonus words)
📖 In the top 28% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 444

NZ spy chiefs warn of extremism risk as teenage boys dominate investigations Our national security agencies are worried about New Zealand’s young men.

In 2022 a group of us (experts) tried to explain to the joint security group that extreme misogyny was the fastest growing form of violent extremism www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Children’s Minister Karen Chhour says a big spike in the use of motels to house children in care is “unacceptable”, and she’s raising the issue with Oranga Tamariki. Oranga Tamariki’s use of motel rooms to house children is sky rocketing, with more than 4000 nights of accommodation booked last year because it couldn’t find better places for the kids in care. Motel and hotel use jumped by almost 1500 nights between 2024 and 2025, according to a report from the Independent Children’s Monitor - Aroturiki Tamariki, which investigated the experiences of children in care. Children’s Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad told Stuff she wasn’t happy with Oranga Tamariki relying on motels.

I am not happy with Oranga Tamariki housing children in motels but if it is the best possible option, it's certainly better than the children being homeless - and yes this is the same with adults #NZPol

Woohoo 🎉

Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word Politicians have long used the phrase ‘I misspoke’ when backpedaling for verbal inaccuracies or blunders. Now it’s used as a euphemistic recasting of lying as an inadvertent mistake.

“Misspoke’s euphemistic recasting of lying as an inadvertent mistake calls for deeper linguistic scrutiny.” theconversation.com/misspoke-the...

Are welfare reforms leaving vulnerable New Zealanders with nowhere to turn? New data reveals that emergency assistance is getting harder to access – and that benefit sanctions aren't reducing the number of people on the dole....

Are welfare reforms leaving vulnerable New Zealanders with nowhere to turn?

Do you want to be in the 1%???

Great, then be in the 1% of old men over 50 that vote for Te Pati Māori.

Grumpy old men and ignorant young men are literally what is wrong with this country.

Patriarchy, greed and racism are LITERALLY holding Aotearoa hostage.

😬😰😖

💚💚💚
♥️🤍🖤

#nzpol

Spanish PM Sánchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures The government has been accused of scaremongering about overstayer numbers after Erica Stanford told reporters there were "tens of thousands more" than she had expected last month.

Is there anything coming from the lips of any CoC govt minister that isn’t a lie? With the level of ‘misspeaking’ occurring this week if it’s not lying it’s gross incompetence #nzpol

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

US submarine sank Iran’s warship off Sri Lanka coast, says Hegseth Sri Lanka says it recovered several bodies and rescued 32 wounded sailors after the frigate sank.

No war has been declared by the USA. A US submarine sinking a warship posing no immediate threat to anyone on the high seas 1000s of km from the combat zone is just cold blooded murder. This is the illegal, immoral shit that Luxon refuses to condemn #nzpol

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A government so regressive they are driving us back to the 20th century - what cretins. What an embarrassment.

If poverty is a leading cause of crime, what does ‘tough on crime’ look like? New Zealanders are in agreement about what causes crime. But how to tackle it is a different question.

#NZ: If poverty is a leading cause of crime, what does tough on crime look like? #nzpol #poverty #beneficiaries #jobcuts #sanctions
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This isn't a sunset. It's the LNG tanker that a drone exploded in the Mediterranean that you might not of yet heard about. More details to follow. Note that anything nearby was obliverated - New Plymouth would not stand a chance if this happened in #NewZealand #Nzpol

In a blaze of no publicity, the AoNZ COVID vaccine is being updated

10,000 EV chargers in Amsterdam. Where is NZ's rollout?

NZ has 'healthy stock levels' of fuel - MBIE Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 million barrels of the world's traded oil moves each day, is closed.

We have just 3 weeks supply of Diesel before our country grinds to a halt

Know what we dont have a limited supply of? Wind and Solar.

#nzpol

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Government considering scrapping entire clean car standard An EV advocate says if the proposal goes ahead, Kiwis will be sold "the high-emitting leftovers" that manufacturers can no longer sell in Australia.

Its like this inept govt is trying to do the wrong thing in every possible way...

National - the Pollution Party

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Private landlords needed to help house rough sleepers With the government limiting further social housing builds, Housing First providers are eyeing up market rentals - but the perfect properties, and owners, are hard to find.

Housing First is a programme which can work very well across private, community and social/ public housing.

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Invest in housing people, not “move on” orders! #nzpol

The dumbest people on earth, ie our current government #nzpol

THIS. This governments runs on the Three Bs - bluff, bluster and bullshit. It is a collection of LIARS who LIE about everything. Great and small, trivial and critical. All the time.

The problem is this cynical dishonesty has consequence. People don't believe in anything. but nothing. #nzpol

Exciting times on Anchor Island as we check #kakapo nests for hatching. We’re letting eggs hatch in nests to reduce management intensity. Last night I found these two newly-hatched chicks in Konini’s nest, along with a fertile egg I carried back under a lunar eclipse. #kakapo2026 #conservation

NZ Politics - Move-on orders didn't get backing of Housing or Justice ministries
#nzpol #homeless #poverty #jobcuts #austerity #BenefitCuts
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