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Am I the only one who doesn't give a rats arse about this? National has had an almost coup, the same leader says dumb shit daily, they've passed a bunch of terrible legislation AND they're still about as popular as

Hasty fast-track changes so councils can claim back infrastructure costs (newsroom.co.nz)

It will always cost us and benefit private profit #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/14/h...

#nzpol Gull watch 7.05 am, 15th August. Groundhog Day with no change overnight even as Brent Crude edges toward $90 a barrel. You still get diesel at $2.55 a litre at Gull Taharoto Road if you're looking for a bargain.

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Opportunities lost: Learnings from a big political week (open.substack.com)

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New bidding round opens at site of declined Golden Bay mining permit (rnz.co.nz)

Just when we began to think the Waikoropupu springs might be safe a new version of the threat appears, this govt has no shame nor any care for our environment. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

'Send help': Doctor's plea to Health NZ as hospital struggles to cope with demand (rnz.co.nz)

bAcK oN tRaCK

Happy Friday, mainlanders!

National's South Island plan: Restrictions on data centres, Queenstown gondola funding, clearer river gravel rules (interest.co.nz)

Just to spell it out: National has NOT announced new funding for a Queenstown gondola. What it has announced is a gondola could get funding from the national land transport fund. Any funding for the gondola is less funding for busses & trains elsewhere www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...

This Weeks The News: 14 August, 2026 (youtu.be)

This Week's The News

If a job is worth being done/needs to be done it’s worth being paid enough to live. All else is exploitation. You’re part of the problem if you don’t have a plan to get a Living Wage over the line and/or you’re on the rich list opining about inequality but pay staff less than a Living Wage.

The online campaigning arm of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (together.org.nz)

“A living wage isn't a luxury, it is the minimum that every worker deserves: money enough to cover the cost of living. Any large employer should have a LW accreditation…If you will not pay your workers a living wage, then you are exploiting your workers” #nzpol Please sign and share.

Instagram (instagram.com)

I’d missed this: Hooton saying none of five - willis, bishop, stanford, brown and mitchell - were willing to stand down for another to take PM position, so they let Luxon stay. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙄 pathetic, if true. #nzpol www.instagram.com/reel/Db7gALL...

good peeps of #nzpol, please help spread the word about this upcoming event, Digital #hate, real #harm: Mapping the landscape of online #misogyny. WLG CBD, Sept 3rd, or online. Register here: events.massey.ac.nz/digital-hate...

Whenever I see a NZ National Party billboard, all I see is; “Omg, how inconvenient are those bottom feeder poors, ew”

Flights for National’s failed coup likely cost taxpayers $35k+ (stuff.co.nz)

I bent over and Luxon again used his taxpayer credit card to swipe it for a 3 hour meeting about absolutely nothing 35k gone, just like that 1x entitled PM gone in November #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

RNZ's The Detail with a very free and frank assessment of the current state of the play with National and Luxon. A sample:

Sivle Talk - Bottom Feeder (Music Video) (youtube.com)

Sivle Talk with Bottom Feeder. As we head towards the election this is a short reminder of some of the crap this government has put us through, set to music. #nzpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1FW...

Privatising healthcare: Govt spends $300m on first long-term contracts with private hospitals (nzherald.co.nz)

$300 million that should be going into adequately funding & staffing public hospitals is being funneled into FOR PROFIT private hospitals. Legit making money off sick & dying New Zealanders. US healthcare system here we come! 🤬 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Original post on mastodon.nz (mastodon.nz)

Just learned the national coup flights alone would have cost us taxpayers $35k. So who wants to submit an OIA request for the meeting notes and results of the vote, since we paid for it after all? I don’t know how to submit it. #NZPol […]

PILLAR’S FIT BILL ENTERS NZ PARLIAMENT — PILLAR. (nzpillar.com)

Everyone who was getting exercised abut FSU motions & directors at the InternetNZ AGM last night should be paying attention to this. Their sister Atlas org, PILLAR, has had a bill regulating international NGOs adopted by a National MP with government backing: www.nzpillar.com/news/pillars...

No mention of climate change in new curriculum until Year 11 (rnz.co.nz)

@rnzrss.bsky.social 'Both curriculums dropped all mention of climate change, despite it being in the earlier drafts, meaning students would not study the topic in any depth until the senior secondary school.' #nzpol #nzed #ClimateCrisis #2026Elections www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...

At least 35k for flights, plus meals and accomodation. This is what not using the taxpayer as a piggy bank apparently looks like

"Let's Not Use Good AI Data Centre Water On Putting Out Forest Fires" (youtu.be)

#nzpol 🇳🇿 water for AI data centers vs… youtu.be/jNA9yF9OFnc?...