Kieran L

#NZPol It's not that they can't improve things, it's that they won't.

A vision of the 90s: James Cameron’s Vision for Wellington event, reviewed The new political group's first event drew a large crowd whose ideas for the city's future mostly involved going back to the past.

So many wealthy people who don't actually live in Wellington seem very keen to tell us how Wellington should be.

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Spotted in Te Whanganui a Tara, harsh but ultimately fair

#nzpol
#radicalgraffiti

YouTube video by Led By Donkeys Heil Tesla

The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin

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Picture of the Tesla gigafactory in Berlin with Elon Musk projected and the words Heil Tesla

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin

(Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )

Every right-wing podcaster discussing Elon Musk

How low will British politics go? Ask Elon, master of the Muskoverse – he’ll decide | Marina Hyde The unedifying spectacle of would-be strongmen bickering over how to protect women and girls is just the beginning, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Do you have any ideas for how they can attract those groups?

Cartoon shows Ruth Richardson, Minister of Finance for National government from 1990 to 1993, in three stages of being sucked down into a blue whirlpool "We must reduce spending...The tax-take is down... So, we must reduce spending"

Flashback cartoon: Ruth Richardson, Minister of Finance, National Party, 1990 to 1993. Dismissed as Finance Minister following the 1993 election. Later joined the Act Party. #cartoon #Listenermag #nzpol

I’m not sure any of our recent PMs really had a vision for NZ. That’s something I noticed in the UK they talk about PMs in terms of blairism, cameronism etc. Clark and English… maybe but I couldn’t tell you what the others stood for or the distinct direction they wanted to take the country.

It’s not their ‘overt’ policy

A box - whisker plot would be interesting to compare though.

The big difference between good and great batsman is the ability to turn a start into a big score. I’ve never looked at it, but i am guessing the median wouldn’t be that helpful. Probably around 25-30 for a top order batter. And the mode would most likely be a really low score.

Picture of man riding bike

“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...

He is not right wing

Government quietly defunds transport climate work Transport Minister Simeon Brown wouldn't say whether the Government will completely scrap the targets for reducing private car usage.

There was no press release about it, but Transport Minister Simeon Brown has quietly told officials to stop work on policies that would provide transport alternatives to private cars.
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Fair. Hard to complain about all things equally at once!

Wait until you find out about cars

Alternatively, vote for the party that actually has progressive policies.