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Les Edwards

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πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Toitu te Tiriti. Slava Ukraini πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‘Š A left of centre Kiwi guy. WhakatΕ«, Te Waipounamu Family first, Fun second. A Rugby, Cricket & Golf tragic. Fan of 70s/80s Kiwi / Aussie rock.

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He is the first NZer to realise wealth will trickle down. True story.

04.12.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That myth that "Nats are better economic managers" is perpetuated by pakeha business owners and farmers who always get a handout from the Nats. The truth is that the Nats are economic vandals now being cheered on by ACT / Atlas and Shane Jones cronies. #nzpol

04.12.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That myth is perpetrated by pakeha business owners and farmers who always get a handout from the Nats. The truth is that the Nats are economic vandals now being cheered on by ACT / Atlas and Shane Jones cronies.

04.12.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Dame Jacinda, Grant Robertson & Dr Ashley Bloomfield for prioritising people and health before profit.
I can only imagine the carnage if the right wing had been in power.

03.12.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hawke's Bay Regional Prison to get two high security units, adding 316 beds The two new high security units, scheduled for early 2027, "will add more capacity" to the prison system, says the Corrections Minister.

Rather than invest in People, this Coalition of right-wingers would rather invest in Incarceration.

I agree with Te Pati Māori on this. β€œOur plan is simple: to invest early so fewer people ever enter the justice system. That is how we build a stronger future for Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa.” #nzpol

03.12.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This govt is terribly useless at this finance and economy thing 🀑

01.12.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a great idea! But good luck finding a billionaire with the heart to help the homeless over themselves. 'Investing' in a gaudy faux gold ballroom will be much more to their liking.

01.12.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seymour says principal in mouldy mince school lunch case a β€˜frequent flyer in the media’ Christchurch parents are horrified after their children ate a contaminated meal from the government's free school lunches programme.

This Cockwomble 🀑!

In typical Trumpian fashion this smarmy bastard choses to insult the messenger rather than acknowledge and fix HIS problem.

If you pay $3 for to Compass for a kid's lunch, then they are going to have to cut corners.

Vote this and his clown mates out! #nzpol

01.12.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The anatomy of a failed coup OPINION: A would-be leadership challenge fizzled, but the tension remains. How National’s latest internal drama unfolded and why the whispers never really end.

Ha! Ha! said the🀑to the🀑.
For now .... #nzpol

29.11.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Erica is a Cockwomble 🀑

28.11.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is a Cockwomble 🀑

28.11.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is a Cockwomble 🀑

28.11.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cockwomble 🀑

27.11.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada A renowned American beer brewing school is heading north and getting ready to settle in at a new address in Montreal.

But there's always an upside
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

27.11.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Your rightful place is on Xwitter. See ya!

26.11.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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

26.11.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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

25.11.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep cutting lean meat and you get to the bone. The hollowing out of AoNZ by these 🀑🀑🀑 will continue the downward spiral.

24.11.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time for McAnulty to stand up

22.11.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And we have cookers in Aotearoa who condemn the Labour Govt PM & Director of Health for going too hard and too early. Knuckleheads!

22.11.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NZ Herald: right wingers write

20.11.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kieran McAnulty please stand up

20.11.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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.

19.11.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's a populist just sensing and going along with the shifting sands. It doesn't change who and what she is, a f*#king nasty MAGA, who will pivot back when the political climate suits her.

19.11.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's a populist just sensing and going along with the shifting sands. It doesn't change who and what she is, a f*#king nasty MAGA, who will pivot back when the political climate suits her.

19.11.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's a populist just sensing and going along with the shifting sands. It doesn't change who and what she is, a f*#king nasty MAGA, who will pivot back when the political climate suits her.

19.11.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Smug "pork barrel" politician, Chris Bishop

Smug "pork barrel" politician, Chris Bishop

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 πŸ’©used govt funding for housing to build a bridge in hos own electorate. The corruption of this govt is in plain sight. #nzpol

19.11.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

18.11.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Wear a suit!" said JD Vance

18.11.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's a populist just sensing and going along with the shifting sands. It doesn't change who and what she is, a f*#king nasty MAGA, who will pivot back when the political climate suits her.

18.11.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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