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Yeah that one. Leftie. Wildly underrated. Auckland, NZ πŸ₯

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Seymour knew about impending Libelle collapse for five days - and still didn’t tell education minister Erica Stanford only found out about the liquidation of the lunch provider through news reports, despite the ACT leader and the PM knowing for days

This is something you get fired for.

20.03.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

POWER TO THE PROLES!

19.03.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Grim from the latest Westpac-McDermott Miller survey of consumer confidence in NZ:
"Only two in ten men and fewer than one in ten women expect good economic times in New Zealand over the next year."
That's going into an election year.

19.03.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

I was going to make a smart comment about your desk but I can’t think of one 🀣

19.03.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla removed from Vancouver Auto Show

Tesla has been kicked out of the Vancouver auto show on the eve of the event.

Elon Musk’s company will no longer be an exhibitor and all references to Tesla have been removed from the show’s website. #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakedown

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

19.03.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15396    πŸ” 2939    πŸ’¬ 585    πŸ“Œ 390
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Seymour refuses to let Christchurch school ditch lunch provider Haeata Community Campus has had β€œenough” of sub-par school lunch deliveries, but David Seymour says he won’t let it get out of the Government contract.

The Associate Education Minister, David Seymour, tells schools that there are no exemptions - basically the state will serve you inedible, under or over cooked food, fit only for pigs - and the children will eat it.

Massive overreach by ACT's leader here:

www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

18.03.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

Yes I agree. Across the board people are pissed off.
I’ve seen a few comments on social media like β€˜I’m embarrassed to admit I voted National’

16.03.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The little girl drops her doll into the bakers dough and when they pick up the loaf of bread it says β€˜mama!’

15.03.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best ones are apple and cinnamon from bakers delight πŸ˜‹

14.03.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love these books. I still have mine and read them to my son.
Favorite was the talking bread πŸ₯–

14.03.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Govt nearly $800m in the red over cancelled interisland ferries - NBR | The Authority since 1970 The National Business Review Online is New Zealand's authority in breaking business news and analysis.

David Seymour's failed lunch program 'saved' us 130 million which has resulted in non-delivery, liquidation of a major provider, 2nd degree burns to a child, and more food is being wasted than the previous scheme.

Nicola Willis cost us ~800m according to NBR.

Both still ministers.

13.03.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

Saw that, what a twat

12.03.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The School Lunch Collective is now a live living example the left can use forever more of how getting a private company to "do it for less" is a failed philosophy lol #NZPol

12.03.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Watch: Peters hits out after questions over NZ First’s own diversity policy NZ First’s constitution requires that MPs are ranked with consideration of their gender, social groups, ages and ethnic groups.

Very stable genius …

β€œWhen Stuff read the NZ First diversity clause to Peters, which includes four terms - β€œgenders, social groups, ages and ethnic groups” - he walked away while shouting: β€œListen moron, I’ve just told you once.””

12.03.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7

It is quite challenging at the moment!

12.03.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, eggs are expensive but Trump has made stocks affordable for everyone.

12.03.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1448    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 17

New draft government procurement guidelines would remove wage protections for thousands of low-paid workers in New Zealand - taking away the gains they have made from the Living Wage. Why? A 🧡https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/going-growth-new-procurement-rules

12.03.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

Great thread. The centralised too-big-to-fail corporate contract Seymour chose for school lunches is *everything* these fools always say about the public sector. It's beyond irony.

12.03.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If I call my 86yo mother close to 6pm and she has to hang up to go watch the news, I know it’s been a really bad day for this government πŸ˜†

12.03.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All entirely predictable

12.03.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, what a shame. Luxon was stupid enough to agree to Seymour’s demands without thinking through any of the consequences.

12.03.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re in the shit either way. It’s going to keep haunting them, but if they reinstate the programme it’s going to make them look completely useless (which they are of course)

12.03.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is more like a tsunami

12.03.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you think they will reinstate it?

12.03.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poll result: Voters want the old school lunches back A strong majority of voters say the Government’s new school lunches aren’t working.

Talbot Mills Poll School Lunches: March 3 and March 12

65% think new school lunches programme is not working

60% want Government to reinstate the previous Ka Ora, Ka Ako system

This is emphatic, until Luxon lances the Seymour Lunches boil it will cut them πŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺ www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

11.03.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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This is as close to saying embattled without saying it as you can get #NZPol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

11.03.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

Yes exactly. Self-absorbed and utterly clueless.

11.03.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I agree I think Luxon agreed to Seymour’s demands without giving any thought to the repercussions. Very on brand.

11.03.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t see them being able to turn this around now, once you’ve lost it like this it’s very hard to come back imo

11.03.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad In 2005, Sony spent over a million dollars to swarm SF streets with 250,000 bouncy balls, breaking windows and destroying cars in the process.

Clearly, it is unacceptable to remind us that 2005 was 20 years ago, but this is quite fun

11.03.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 14

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