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ANZ chief 'wildly exaggerates' bank competition claim Antonia Watson has pinned her defence of bank profits on a single, incorrect claim: that one in four home-owners is switching lender, every time their loan's up for refix. Jonathan Milne reports.

ANZ Antonia goes the pork #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/12/a...

Yes

It is just that, thanks for sharing. Predictable, I suppose, that she's already been rissoled

Meta trousers billions of dollars a year from scammers, and knows it. Stunning revelations from Reuters that should curl the toes of Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram users www.reuters.com/investigatio...

I went through life and mainly a LW govt not complaining where my tax was spent as long as EVERYONE in NZ benefits from it

But now paying tax to a donor corrupt, climate denial govt has really pissed me off.
Squandering billions on subcontracting services and support that were already set up
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This is standard procedure for the Seymour-Luxon Govt. See housing crisis, health crisis, employment situation etc. Pontius Pilate appears to be their philosophical role model

15 reasons why the Michelin Guide arriving in New Zealand is a bad idea The tyre man is here to judge our food. Nick Iles argues why this is terrible for New Zealand cuisine.

The Old Masters - Luxon, Seymour and Peters - and the art of pissing away money while pretending you don't have any #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-11-20...

Prisons operator Serco eyes NZ's public health infrastructure needs The outsourcing firm tells the Government it is uniquely positioned, and its services could be of great value

Notorious private prison and immigration detention centre operator, Serco, sets sights on New Zealand's health system #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/p...

'Irresponsible', 'creepy': Watchdog probes 50 complaints about KFC hacker ad; Inside the race for 6pm – Melissa Stokes speaks Troy Bowker buys Stuff printing-press building; Screen Production Rebate changes revealed.

Millionaire and property speculator, Troy Bowker, who exited Hurricanes board under racism cloud puts big squeeze on media organisation, Stuff #nzpol This follows the rich-lister's recent efforts to radically remodel board of company that publishes NZ Herald
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Inquiry finds National's Carl Bates followed Parliament's rules in declaring property interests An inquiry into the declaration of National Party MP Carl Bates' interests in 25 properties has found he followed Parliament's rules.

Green light for publicity dodging property speculator #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Govt answers fishing chief's billion dollar question on climate disclosures There are just a handful of corporates that stand to benefit from Commerce Minister Scott Simpson's unexpected call to dramatically loosen climate reporting requirements; some are political donors. Jo...

Govt running out of fingers to give Kiwis, and other Pacific Islanders, likely to be affected by climate change #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/05/g...

#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread

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"d. took into account irrelevant considerations;
e. failed to take account of relevant considerations; or
f. did not act “fairly” in that they failed to hear from or consult with persons or groups who would be affected by, or otherwise had an interest in, the particular decision."
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Israel's top military lawyer leaks video, resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown in jail Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted she leaked a video at the centre of an investigation into allegations of severe abuse against a Palestinian prisoner.

Israel jails military whistleblower to cover up abuse of Palestinian prisoners #auspol #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

This is a point the media should really be making #nzpol

Labour's job now is to communicate its capital gains policy Comment from Victoria University: Labour’s proposed capital gains tax is a start, but comes with problems both political and of fairness. Step one, however, will be making it make sense.

Better than nothing newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/30/l... #nzpol

Settlement gets Z Energy out of court – not 'out of the petrol business' After a long legal fight the fuel giant, consumer and environmental groups find one thing to agree on: the Govt must step up to ensure NZ's emissions targets are achieved, they say. Jonathan Milne rep...

Z for Z Energy, and, Z for government's energy transition efforts #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/02/s...

Beyond pathetic

How Albanese triumphed, Trump got his deal and Ley was left with egg on her face The federal opposition needs to change its tactics – the current ones aren’t working.

We are all Imperial Tories now, Alabanese #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

It's complete bollocks. Flies in the face of 40 years of evidence. Maybe they will be able to raise more cows, fk over a few more rivers and generally give climate change a bit of a leg-up

$3 billion worth of landlord tax cuts hasn't reduced rents #nzpol #kiwi

Should we regulate all kinds of broadcasting – or nothing at all? As Sean Plunket and his backers vow to fight the BSA, calls are growing to either build a super-regulator for the online age or abolish the agency entirely.<br /> <br />

Important debate. We need standards that enshrine basic journalistic ethics - fairness, accuracy, sound sourcing etc. The Broadcasting Standards Authority has never been up to that task. Establish a new regulator, with teeth #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...

Dipping the tax collector's fingers in tar, so fewer coins slip between

Analysis: The failure to balance the tax package on which National was elected has left the finance minister grasping for revenue levers, writes Jonathan Milne.

Ministers set to take big pay rises, right after wiping 33 pay equity claims In July, taxpayer funds will top up MPs' pay by $669,100, despite the tight fiscal environment that's led to some big Budget trade-offs.

Dang. They need to retroactively address that 2-2.4% increase that slipped through then, for, uh, MPs? newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/13/c...

There is no good faith bargaining by this government. Christopher Luxon on RNZ, this morning, confirming teachers, nurses and doctors have the right to strike but warning it is possible his govt might take that "right" away #nzpol

Neil Young still rocking for a free world www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Truth, justice and the (TV) New Zealand way TVNZ is held to account for holding power to account. Beyond the claims of poor safety, lies, cheating, animus, misquotes and anonymous sources in this decade’s most notable defamation case lies one c...

This reeks of lawfare - a corporate giant firing a warning shot over the bows of the media. The obvious question, in these situations, is what are they trying to hide? newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/18/t...

Chris Bishop & David Seymour's Very Real Likeness Bishop & Seymour share an intimate history and similar beginnings. Plus: David Seymour's $153 million private school pot partially distributed to John Key & Jamie Beaton linked Crimson Education group

Chris Bishop and David Seymour may sit in different parties, but their similarities are rooted in a common past and ideology. While Seymour's star starts to fall, Bishop hopes to become NZ's next Boris Johnson - affable on the outside, nefarious in substance #nzpol #kiwi

She did say she stabs from the front. What she didn't say, of course, is that she would be stabbing nurses and teachers. The blatant dishonesty of this response gives the public some understanding of what it must be like trying to negotiate with them

That is a great example of a person of good intent being frustrated by a crappy system. And the PM says "it works". It might work for him and his cronies but it does not work for the people whose votes should matter