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I did not know this, and it's clearly time to stop buying their products.

Side by side comparison image showing two politicians seated together in 2024 smiling with overlaid text that reads 2024 and Were stopping 3Waters And replacing it with Nothing. Below in a 2026 press setting the same two people appear more serious with microphones visible and text that reads 2026 and Yea look unfortunately Wellington is covered In poo now.

The ACT Party is the enemy of working people. All working people.

This is called shoddy journalism

Cartoon. Title: “Boys’ Trip” The image shows a flooded landscape, with hills, trees, a dead cow, and a car plowing through the muddy floodwaters. In the car are Deputy PM David Seymour, NZ First leader Winston Peters, and PM Christopher Luxon. Seymour is saying, “We’ve gotta be realistic - we can adapt. Well, the ones that matter can” Winston Peters is saying, “It’s climate hysteria! It’s just a bit of rain” And Luxon, who is driving, says, “Hey, anyone wanna hear my Spotify?”

More extreme weather more often. What do our leaders think we should do? In a word, not much.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Climate

In today’s NZ Herald

Moa Point shows why critical infrastructure shouldn’t be outsourced OPINION: Rongotai MP Julie Anne Genter argues Wellington’s sewage collapse is the predictable result of decades‑old privatisation models.

'In my opinion, the most serious question we need to ask is whether it’s a good idea to have multinational, profit-seeking companies designing, building and operating critically important public assets like wastewater treatment plants.' - local MP Julie Anne Genter.

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And I see David Seymour is going to provide a state of the nation address from Christchurch tomorrow, entitled ‘Telling it like it is’. I wonder if that means he’s going to tell everyone not to drink the water if they want to avoid talking to god on the porcelain telephone

#nzpol

Yeah, Three Waters was a pretty good plan.

🥺 Such a beautiful moving film. Thank you Veranoa ❤️

My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass.

It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.

I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.

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Serendipity in two parts
I am overwhelmed

Here's part one

When Seymour said there are always a small group of people that turn up and ruin it for everyone, for a brief moment I thought he'd developed self-awareness.

This just in from Waitangi (courtesy of Dr Gary Payinder’s adventures so far)

Explains the true nature of Hobsons Pledge…and the current coalition government 🤨😡 #TangataTiriti #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol

"If these parties come together with courage and compassion, they can help Aotearoa move forward in a way that honours the spirit of Te Tiriti and upholds the mana of all who call this land home."

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)

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#nzpol

Rātana: Māori willing to work with any political party, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa Politicians were welcomed to Rātana Pa with a pōwhiri this afternoon.

“, with election year looming, Peters used his speech to attract votes - saying NZ First was the party that had done the most for Maori in the last half-century.”

Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol

UK greens have hit the nail on the head-applies equally here in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Large mural titled “Lion Heart” by SwiftMantis on the side of a pale blue building at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, painted for Dunedin Street Art. A realistic male lion with a golden mane rests its paws on a ledge, gazing upward with amber eyes, while gently holding a single red rose with green leaves against a smooth blue background; a parked car and metal fence sit at the base of the wall under an overcast sky.

New mural in New Zealand! 🇳🇿

"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.

Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.

Take a doom-scrolling break. This is worth five minutes of your time. It's what real vision and political leadership sounds like.

Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.

#nzpol

This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament

This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.

Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation The procedure related to an old rugby injury, a spokesperson said.

Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol

What the hell is going on between the Coalition Government and the Public Service Commission? It's not normal for public servants and the Government to collude against unions like this.

A must read to start the year. #nzpol

“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”

Pause Charter-School Approvals Until Transparency & Safety Are Guaranteed Our children deserve access to safe and integrity-driven education. Right now, companies like Crimson are pushing charter schools through with almost no oversight, while making money off private tutor...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pa...

Australian arts festival decision to bar Palestinian author after Bondi attack spurs boycott The Adelaide Festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

I always thought she'd do the right thing:

"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...

#nzpol
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.

Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories

www.propublica.org/article/okla...

Spotted outside the US Embassy nr Vauxhall, South London 🥳
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein