Cathy

Emergency department’s worst winter sparks fears code red will become the norm Christchurch’s ED is spending almost a third of its days in “code red”, and doctors fear it could become the new normal without urgent fixes to the health system.

Christchurch’s ED is spending almost a third of its days in “code red”, and doctors fear it could become the new normal without urgent fixes to the health system.

One cool thing about being Christopher Luxon, is that if his house suddenly became an underwater eel cave following a climate catastrophe, he still has 4+ other homes to choose from, and they’re all insured. Wealthy & sorted, better living New Zealand. 😎🙄 #WealthyandSorted #nzpol #OneTermGovernment

I listened to Brooke ven Velden's little speech in the house and it has strengthened my opinion that she ain't no feminist, she is however an opportunistic cunt

The victims are the women whose wages you've stolen #NZPol

a man with curly hair and a beard says and i will strike down upon thee ALT: a man with curly hair and a beard says and i will strike down upon thee

Dr Gary Payinda on #BHN last night
#nzpol @chewienz.bsky.social

The government is considering removing the Living Wage guarantee for government contractors who are caterers, cleaners, and security guards. This data shows why that protection is so important. Everyone would lose – except the companies hiring those workers.

What the Royal Commission really said about the Covid response Special report: Five years on from the first lockdown, Newsroom reads the entire 716-page Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response and examines the findings.

Paywall now lifted: Five years on from the first lockdown, Newsroom reads the entire 716-page report of the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response and examines the findings.
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When should you use a PPP? – A bluffer's guide Blame Val – she asked “Craig could we please have a column on how PPPs work?”

Economist Craig Renney explains the risks of PPP’s, as Luxon flashes his frilly knickers at a room full of foreign private equity firms, as opposed to govt borrowing & full ownership of said projects/assets… interesting read. #nzpol #Aotearoa #nz

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ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ve arrived in Delhi and I’m glad to announce that New Zealand and India have agreed to announce the launch of the announcement to announce the start of negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement.

Oof, that’s gotta hurt 😂 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #Aotearoa #NZ

YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame School lunches: David Seymour defends beleaguered programme | Q+A 2025

Brazen-faced lying from Seymour here as its clear issues have NOT been sorted; 6wks in and we have frozen meals, flies, nutritionally inadequate meals, inedible meals fit only for pigs, all needing hours for work from teachers to sort out.

It's shambolic - not sorted

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Absolutely this Aotearoa! 👇
They’re all applauding the appalling behaviour going on in US politics right now too. They are in fact embolden by the pure ‘Profect 2025’ christo-fascism being pushed by the Trump regime…sorry, Kingdom 🙄
#nzpol #Aotearoa #nz

Behold the current Finance Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand! Here she is demonstrating her fiscal capabilities by heading her waka directly toward an oncoming CRASH…quite poignant, I thought? 💭 #nzpol #NikkiNoClue #Aotearoa #nz #OneTermGovernment

Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa Hui Whakaū I Te Tiriti ki Ōnuku Waitangi Day 2025 Commemoration Speech

Luxons weak leadership and cowardice running away from Waitangi was the main story, unfortunately it overshadowed the excellent speech that was made...to him

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With the greatest disrespect, Shane Jones can go fuck himself.

Former ACT Party president named for sexually abusing boys The allegations were brought to ACT Party leader David Seymour two months before Timothy Jago’s arrest, Stuff can reveal.

"Stuff can now reveal the wife of one of Tim Jago’s survivors contacted ACT Party leader David Seymour in November 2022, two months before Jago’s arrest, warning the party that their president was a 'sexual predator'." - by Edward Gay.

'Futile attempt': Labour responds Labour has branded National's reshuffle as a "futile attempt to turn around a failing Government". Labour leader Chris Hipkins said the changes were akin to rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. "The Government is failing miserably at managing health, economy, race relations, climate - you name it. A reshuffle isn't going to change that." Labour's health spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall said putting Brown in charge of health was another blow to New Zealanders' faith in the health system. "Replacing Dr Shane Reti as Health Minister after only one year shows what a mess they've made of the health system. Sport

"Dr Reti is a decent man who never stood a chance because of the budget he was given. Recruitment freezes, cuts to frontlines services and other budget cuts have left New Zealanders with little trust that they will get the care they need." Verrall said this would only get worse under Brown, who would have to prove he cared about people "and not just roads". Hipkins added that appointing Willis to economic growth begged the question of why she hadn't been focused on that all along. "National's reshuffle demonstrates what New Zealanders already know - that Christopher Luxon's inexperience and inept leadership are taking New Zealand backwards."

Some decent comments here from Labour seeing the light of day

Word on the street is Simeon Brown is fired up and ready to go eliminating gurney speed limits in the hospital hallways and jumping on potholes in GP clinic carparks instead of properly staffing and funding the health system.

Not convinced appointing an evangelical Christian & staunch anti-abortionist to be in charge of our nations health system is going to go down well…especially given the other curious moves they’ve made with women’s health recently. #nzpol #Ffs 🙄

Regulatory Standards Bill: Submission Guidance & Assistance [Updated] Submission form: https://consultation.regulation.govt.nz/rsb/have-your-say-on-regulatory-standards-bill/consultation/intro/ [Update 8-Jan-20...

Updated submission guide:

1: Awesome quick guide to all the Bills from Emily Writes, I've pulled out what she said about the Regulatory Standards Bill

2: BusinessNZ and their draft submission agreeing with the Bill

DEADLINE: 13 January 2024 (do it by 12th)

#NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand

NZ is totally off the track now with Nicola Willis spiralling our country deeper into recession. 🧵

I’ll just leave this here…are we back on track?

The Overshadowed Bill Poised to Rewrite New Zealand’s Legal System While Attention is Fixed on the Treaty Principles Bill, Another Bill Threatens Sweeping Change

I know you've heard of the Treaty Bill… but it is a distraction. ACT is going to fuck us so many ways...

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#NickyNoBoats Sticker Nicola Willis famously cancelled the ferries ordered by a previous government and as of today we still have no replacement ideas for what happens with our aging stock running between Picton and Wellin...

I'm just going to leave this here for no reason:

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Remember how when the pandemic hit we got to see who the real essential workers in our society were? Those people still earn the least.

Our system is designed around greed not need.

Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.

This from the Spinoff and Anne Salmond's piece at Newsroom are both very good on why the Marsden decision is awful.

Someone please point me to something if I've missed it, but I don't think any of the big media players have similarly given space for expert comment.

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Just a nudge that this is on tonight! An excellent way to do an effective submission

If I did not wish to be accused of cooking the books I simply would not cook the books #NZPol

Well fancy that…🙄 #nzpol #nz #ToitūTeTiriti

What Lester Levy did, and why, in a nutshell.
WHAT: He moved a approx $200m from this year's Health accounts to last year's.
WHY: to make this yr's numbers look better than they really are, and last year's worse.
WHY?? So his performance this yr vs last yr would look $400m better than it really was.