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Foxy<p>The work safe regulations that Cruella van Velden ACT and the Nats government are dismantling right now were put in place after 29 miners died at work at Pike River - shame on all of those who would desecrate their memory! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NZPol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NZPol</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nvbwzbwl6wwhi7kjjkbs7jvv/post/3ln7tmljzas2r" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nvbwzbwl6wwhi7kjjkbs7jvv/post/3ln7tmljzas2r</a></p>
DrD<p>Why any private individual/s would undertake travel to the US at this time defies understanding. Aside from the ever-increasing risk of being detained (and imprisoned) for god knows what, there's gun violence, unaffordable healthcare (should you fall sick) and the omnipresence of MAGA. I went to grad school in the US and lived on the West Coast for 2 years - I've long had an affinity for the US - but not now. <br>If you're really after the North American experience, there's 🇨🇦<br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>Just made my submission to phase 2 of the Royal Commission Inquiry into the Covid-19 Response in NZ.</p><p>Please remember to participate in it, as the cookers certainly will, and the results will shape the country's preparedness for the next pandemic.<br>Submissions close in April 27.</p><p>Here is Aotearoa Covid Action's helpful explainer:<br><a href="https://covidaction.nz/en/covidinquiryphasetwo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">covidaction.nz/en/covidinquiry</span><span class="invisible">phasetwo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
LCKENDRICK<p>That's the one thing that pisses me off about our defense force when we have natural disasters such as flooding where bridges get washed out or power is lost you never see them leave the barracks and deployed with the equipment that we deploy them overseas in natural disasters, things like portable bridges, power, declination units.</p><p>Now they want more money for that equipment that they never use at home we'll saying that natural disasters aren't a thing like wtf.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@BobLefridge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BobLefridge</span></a></span> </p><p>Grrrr, I remember designing packaging for a NZ export product about 15 years ago and having to come up with a cardboard solution as PVC was banned in the EU, the product’s main market. </p><p>These <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> clowns are not only bad for the environment they’re also very bad for NZ businesses.</p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>NZ's RW, anti-science, anti-fact coalition govt have rolled back yet another environmental protection -- a law due to kick in mid-2025 banning all PVC &amp; polystyrene food &amp; drink packaging.</p><p>Ironically it was announced by Penny Simmonds as "Minister for the Environment" &amp; backed by cabinet.</p><p>She says she's "working with the packaging industry to find better solutions."</p><p>An industry which has already spent three years preparing for the incoming bans.</p><p><a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/16/single-use-plastic-bans-quietly-shelved/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/16/sing</span><span class="invisible">le-use-plastic-bans-quietly-shelved/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a></p>
Ika Makimaki<p>Solidarity with the courageous protesters. ✊🏽⛺🌏</p><p>Protesters set up camp at fast-tracked coal mine<br><a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/20/protesters-set-up-camp-at-fast-tracked-coal-mine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/20/prot</span><span class="invisible">esters-set-up-camp-at-fast-tracked-coal-mine/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fastTrackWrongTrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fastTrackWrongTrack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/EndFossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndFossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/directAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/warOnNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warOnNature</span></a></p>
ClareBear :tinoflag:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@dyckron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dyckron</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/DeepSeaMiningMoratorium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMiningMoratorium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>If there's two things I dislike strongly, it's Act - the Atlas Network aligned 8% party swilling in racism - and AI.</p><p>Put them together and you get this mess.</p><p>Then lie about knowing AI was involved. Act list MP Todd Stephenson (who lives in QT) claimed:</p><p>"After Act used the image in a graphic, it was pointed out to us that the photo was likely AI-generated..."</p><p>They couldn't tell the difference?</p><p>Yeah, nah.</p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/XnnFt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/XnnFt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AtlasNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
JustSaying<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@BobLefridge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BobLefridge</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@NZedAUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NZedAUS</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@CraigKendrickNZ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CraigKendrickNZ</span></a></span> <br>Let's have a LABOUR party that remembers why it's fing named LABOUR</p><p>or just vote Greens</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>And McAnulty's a genuine Labour person. I'm sure Chippy's a nice guy and all that, but his dogged centrism and stated position of not rolling back most of the Luxon Govt's excesses does nobody any favours.</p><p>Let's have a Labour Party with some gumption.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@NZedAUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NZedAUS</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@CraigKendrickNZ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CraigKendrickNZ</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a></p>
LCKENDRICK<p>The only problem with Winne bringing down the house of card's and forcing a snap election is Labour still hasn't cut Chippy lose he's not the guy they need to do what I said when they lost last election.</p><p>Give the ball to Kieran McAnulty he's the future of the Labour party probably a tad early into the breach but Chippys gotta go.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
ClareBear :tinoflag:<p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558501/energy-and-shipping-decisions-needed-before-meatworks-chatham-islands-mayor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/political/55850</span><span class="invisible">1/energy-and-shipping-decisions-needed-before-meatworks-chatham-islands-mayor</span></a></p><p>that old PPP thingy again eh?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/chathams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chathams</span></a></p>
Zeborah<p>I see the media has moved on from reporting baseless speculation about Luxon getting rolled to reporting baseless speculation about a snap election.</p><p>Fascinating!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZpol</span></a></p>
Simon 20% US tariffs<p>“McAnulty’s comments follow reports that Winston Peters’ NZ First party has begun planning for the event of a general election being called before the end of the year.”</p><p>Oh Winston, you young rascal… <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360658584/we-are-ready-go-labour-talks-potential-snap-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stuff.co.nz/politics/360658584</span><span class="invisible">/we-are-ready-go-labour-talks-potential-snap-election</span></a></p>
Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p>The most common question I am asked here in Malay Borneo, when people find out I am from NZ, is how life is in New Zealand since losing the world’s greatest leader, Jacinda Ardern ? </p><p>My answer is simple. NZ has gone from the best leader of my lifetime to the worst. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Adern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Luxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
Sam Crawley<p>So we get austerity *and* rising inflation. Lucky us. <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558431/consumer-price-index-inflation-edges-up-to-2-point-5-percent-as-import-costs-rise" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/business/558431</span><span class="invisible">/consumer-price-index-inflation-edges-up-to-2-point-5-percent-as-import-costs-rise</span></a></p>
Paul H :tinoflag:<p>"Two by Twos: MP Hamish Campbell ‘deeply embedded’ in religious group under investigation by FBI, police"</p><p>Lucky he wasn't caught shoplifting, because we would then really hear about it!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-by-twos-mp-hamish-campbell-deeply-embedded-in-religious-group-under-investigation-by-fbi-police/F5KXGKWAZNG23H4OKI73JLGTTE/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-by-twos-</span><span class="invisible">mp-hamish-campbell-deeply-embedded-in-religious-group-under-investigation-by-fbi-police/F5KXGKWAZNG23H4OKI73JLGTTE/</span></a></p>
Venetia<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@civillibertynz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>civillibertynz</span></a></span> excellent submission, thank you so much for sharing it before submissions close - I hadn't been keeping an eye on things and had no idea this bill existed. Have made a short submission on the website. <br><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCJUST_SCF_D259D3B7-961B-4D71-C262-08DD56A9BDE4/term-of-parliament-enabling-4-year-term-legislation-amendment" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-</span><span class="invisible">submission/document/54SCJUST_SCF_D259D3B7-961B-4D71-C262-08DD56A9BDE4/term-of-parliament-enabling-4-year-term-legislation-amendment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> I guess? I'm never sure if civics is the same as politics.</p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>Shane Jones and a large entourage flew to the Chatham Islands today to see what the islanders need.</p><p>While nobody asked for one, Jones himself suggested they should get a “mobile abattoir.” He told them to put in a pitch, with urgency, to his $1.2 billion Regional Development Slush Fund.</p><p>"He (Jones) dismissed questions about the propriety of the minister in charge of judging funding pitches giving his own idea for a pitch."</p><p>Of course he did.</p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360657066/shane-jones-tells-chatham-islands-he-could-help-build-meatworks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stuff.co.nz/politics/360657066</span><span class="invisible">/shane-jones-tells-chatham-islands-he-could-help-build-meatworks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ShaneJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShaneJones</span></a></p>
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