Laura Wattie

happy national pig day!! 💫

I wonder if Jacinda went to Australia to live because her protection and security in New Zealand would be compromised by middle aged white New Zealand men.

So sad we live in a misogynistic country
#nzpol

𝕬𝖗𝖈𝖊𝖚𝖘 ✦

今もまだ 掴めない
#イラスト #透明水彩 #ふる絵

It really warms my heart whenever I see this 100% accurate chart I made out in the wild of comic discussions on the internet

Winston using Whenuapai airbase backdrop to look tough.. is him just standing in front of wheelie bins and a road cone. #nzpol

These arseholes are absolutely going to give all our data to the states

#nzpol

KiwiSaver rule change to help farmers, diplomats and soldiers buy a first home Withdrawals to be allowed for the purchase of farmland.

National-led government tapping Kiwisaver to juice the property market. #NzPol

Somewhere in Mt Eden Helen Clark has her face in her palm #NZPol

#nzpol The National/NZ First/ ACT coalition government has failed another basic test of its understanding and adherence to international law.

Our govt's announcement on Iran was another shameful kowtow to Trump. What's happened to our once respected national independence? How much was it sold for?

Sorry I’m dumb but is “retaliatory strikes” not just um self defense lol? What is this random phrase being trotted out?

'As has been demonstrated time and time and time and time again throughout history, any progressive reforms within a liberal democracy will be reversed with time because they constitute an existential threat to the capitalist class’s ability to maximize profit and hoard wealth.'

Live: Iranian Trump warns attacks on Iran to continue after death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran would have 40 days of public mourning after Khamenei's death, state media reports.

As others more familiar with Iran have suggested, killing the Supreme Leader will not knock over the regime,

“Iran has threatened the "heaviest offensive" in its history, following the death of its supreme leader” (From Mar 1, 2026 3:52 PM brief)

RNZ live feed: www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

And we have followed Starmer's lead, by condemning Iran for being bombed🤦🏻‍♂️
#nzpol

Looks as if “Free Palestine” has just been bleeped at the Brit Awards.

I abhor this argument because the issue actually isn't how leftwing Labour is. When I express a wish for Hipkins to be stronger in his statements or speak out on critical issues it's not "you should say the same thing as Chlöe Swarbrick!" it's "say something that will GET PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR YOU"

Interesting analysis here of the structural limitations the left currently faces.
#nzpol

We are deeply concerned by the situation in Iran. Our first thoughts are with the people caught up in this conflict - in Iran, in the countries in the wider region, and the New Zealand families worried about loved ones. We recognise the courage of Iranians who have taken to the streets demanding change, at enormous personal risk and we condemn the serious human rights violations that have been perpetrated against them. Military escalation does not produce the stability the region needs. The attacks on Iran and the retaliatory strikes undermine international peace and security and put civilian lives at risk. New Zealand must urge all parties - including close allies - to show restraint, pursue diplomatic solutions and first and foremost, protect the rights and safety of Iranian civilians. New Zealand must use its voice on the world stage to call for de-escalation, for a return to negotiations, and for the right of the Iranian people to determine their own future.

That’s a proper Labour/Labor party statement from Chris Hipkins, leader of New Zealand Labour.

Speaks to values, values of peace, international law, and the values of the people of Aotearoa.

Aotearoa New Zealand is a country with a big heart, this is how I’m used to that place responding.

A country surrounded by the ocean, with active geothermal zones, buffeted by winds and basking in sunshine should not be relying on tanker loads of oil, gas and coal shipped half way across the world to run its energy network.

can't stop listening to it..
youtu.be/s78w5bJokMU?...

I mean if citizens protesting is the measure as to whether we unilaterally kill world leaders.
There's this American guy....

#justsaying

The state of our gov's US stooging is off the scale. Going with the weapons of mass destruction lie.. Iran signed up to a US nuclear treaty in 2015 that Trump ripped up in his first term. #nzpol

Same old Winston, always lying.

'The vote might come after the attacks start'

Sounds like a line from Dr. Strangelove.

do you think the problem with the labour party is that every 10 years they have a competent woman leader who has to basically do everything herself and then she leaves and nobody thought to learn how to be good at anything so they're like a divorced man learning how to use the washing machine

He's like a fluffy sunflower.

LOL... all these richlister kiwis that fucked off to the middle east gonna be flocking back to their little safe havens in Queenstown now.

Quick. Pass a Wealth Tax.

#nzpol
Pay attention Aotearoa NZ.
The National/NZ First/ACT coalition govt are 'considering' giving your legally protected private biometric data to a foreign country being led by white supremicist fascists who are rounding up 20 million US residents for mass deportation via concentration camps.🧐🤬

go out in the streets as we are dropping bombs. a brilliant call to action.

You know, I thought when we invaded Afganistan, “war is awful but at least we’ll free those poor women and girls from the Taliban.” Because I was an extremely naive 18 year old. Anyway, let’s check in on how that’s going