Julia Davies

It's lovely to see some colour! Great job

FFS!!!!

well this is supposed to happen 2nd half 2026. Coincidentally there will also be an election then. We all know Dunedin doesn't vote National so what's the point?

#nzpol Remember this when it's time to vote because the next epidemic and/or pandemic will be sooner than you think.

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In today’s Weekend Herald #Fonterra

Cartoon. Title: “Economy” Image shows Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters holding out his phone at arms length, using X, and retweeting PM Luxon’s tweet. Winston is saying, “Two letters and an ellipsis” Down the right hand corner by the phone is the word “SLAP!”

PM Luxon: "I've just done a deal with Southeast Asian nations that will help grow our economy at home." And Winston was like: “…
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol

good on Chris Hipkins for pointing out the absurdity of the govt handing out awards to businesses that resulted from NZ science funding, while also gutting NZ science funding

I'd like to see Labour, the Greens et al making more of a fuss about this every day, though

Hey google, define: pork barrel politics

#nzpol

How Bad Will It Get? An honest answer.

Really, genuinely, honestly, if you are not in a good mental state, or at least resilient, do NOT chase this link

As a lifelong active pessimist, none of this is news to me, and I am fairly used to the anticipatory grief that it triggers, but I have a wife who shares this with me, and I have cows

Actually he'll probably sell it before that and go buy in Hawaii

He had his Waiheke place valued down to decrease rates. By 2027 he'll want it up again so less CGT - if he hasn't sold it first.

Nailed it!

I heard NZ Labour Economics Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds on the radio today, giving the excuse that they can't tax wealth too much because it would cause rich people to leave the country (and somehow take their factories with them???)

#NZpol #CGT #wealthtax

This poll really needs attention too because they've been so obvious! 1/2

Link in Thread #NZPol

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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Can it get the power back on faster for all those in Southland still without power? Can it put the poles back up and reconnect? Put the roofs back on? Clear up the debris?

Can't afford:
Ferries
Hospitals
Pay equity
Intercity passenger rail
Fair pay increases for doctors, nurses, teachers
Feeding kids
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Can afford:
Roads
Military hardware
Landlord tax cuts
Pay rises for MPs
Billionaire subsidies
Support for tobacco & alcohol industries
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#OneTermGovernment
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Essential watching in the wake of this.
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Total bullshit numbers coming from the government on their childcare rebate scheme. Including denied claims in the stats.
Paywalled but you can get the headlines if not yhe details or examples
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#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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A cartoon 3 working class characters with "strike more pay" signs. Luxon Standing on top of a pile of cash labelled "+11% MPS $". Luxon is saying "We can't afford it" to the strikers. Behind Luxon is two bigger piles of cash, one labelled "+80% statutory boards $" the other labelled "+$ land lords"

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Rules of the game Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is attempting to run the nation using the wrong operating system. If he fails, it will be for structural reasons, not moral ones. The CEO’s structural mandate is efficiency: decisions are fast, metrics are quantitative, and accountability is limited to shareholders. Democracy, on the other hand, is structurally designed to be inefficient and slow. With the latter, a prime minister’s primary job is not to eliminate resistance, by “firing the electorate”, but to persuade, negotiate, and incorporate the disapproval of the populace. So, what we’re actually seeing is a fairly predictable outcome: the political system proceeds with its own dynastic cycle, looking to replace a leader who fundamentally misunderstands the structural rules of the game. Nina Price, Raumati Beach

A very fine Letter to the Editor at The Post #NZPol

Petition request That the House of Representatives urge the Government to withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill from the legislative programme. Petition reason I am petitioning the House because nearly every submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill opposed it, yet the Government plans to pass it anyway. I believe this shows disregard for public participation and democratic integrity. I think the Government is ignoring the 98.7 percent of submitters who oppose the bill and cannot be trusted to listen. I feel that Parliament must act to restore public trust by urging the Government to withdraw this Bill.

Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please

petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...

Don't tell your Mum or she might want to start charging

Military bases!!! WTF?

From the good old Instagram pages
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how long can your call volumes be "higher than expected" until it's your fault for not adjusting your expectations?