Dr Hu

luxon is quite correct.

His abject leadership failure is so complete and obvious, it needs nor deserves, any further discussion....

Covid hospitalisations climb as New Zealand enters new wave There’s been an increase in hospitalisations and in wastewater detections, and it’s expected to last another month or two.

Covid 9th wave is rising, it hasnt gone away and NZ’ers are still dying from it. Nearly 200 hospitalisations and 18 deaths last week.

Take care Bluesky people Those at risk dont need this.

Still only 1 vaccination available. Pity the poor folk who cannot tolerate it.

#nzpol

I saw Gary Stephenson speak tonight and the message was clear... If you want your children to have any chance of owning a home, we must address inequality, and that starts with taxing the wealthy

TVNZ board chair rang senior minister to discuss negative coverage Justice minister won't reveal exactly what the public broadcaster's board chair said, while police minister doubles down on concerns about bias.

“A senior Cabinet minister has confirmed the board chair of public broadcaster TVNZ discussed concerns about its journalists’ reporting of crime statistics, in a private call days before the outlet ran a follow-up story to outline the Government’s successes.”
#nzpol

Former financial adviser fined $15,000, investors remain out of pocket David McEwen was convicted of four charges of breaching a banning order, but investors remain out of pocket.

Former financial adviser, David McEwen, has been convicted and fined $15,000 for breaching a banning order by the financial markets regulator, but investors remain out of pocket and he remains out of reach. #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Here's a gift link to this story, which recounts the multiple times US federal agencies failed to appropriately act on evidence of Epstein's crimes. SDNY, which did prosecute Epstein and Maxwell, had some jurisdictional obstacles, the Florida office was plain corrupt. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

i know we tend to “keep religion out of it” in nzpol, but think it’s actually an ideological & *corruption* issue to have a PM that is a member of a richlister prosperity gospel church & a *moral* issue that there are both National & ACT MPs with connection to a group known for sex crimes (2 by 2s)

US and Israel launch co-ordinated attack on Iran Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown.

US and Israel launch co-ordinated attack on Iran

www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

Looks like Israel got tired of waiting for Trump to start a war with Iran for them and got the bombing party started themselves.

Imagine my surprise.

Can this please be the last time media treats a NZF members bill ballot submission as a good faith attempt to change the law rather than a cheap headline hook?

(As the story notes, Joel at the Spinoff is one of the few who've already stopped giving NZF what they want)

This 🧵 ⬇️ is really umportant, Aotearoa New Zealand. So please bookmark it, read it, and share it widely. We need to stop the further rise of white supremism. #NotOnOurWatch #nzpol

And Labour joined them on this…. #nzpol

Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’

Utterly chilling insight into how Keir Starmer's team has been operating from the beginning. As others have been pointing out for years, the Labour Party and the country have been taken for a ride. There was a coup within the party, using a host of dirty tricks.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Came out of the fugue state enough to write about it. What a fucked up time in the movie theatre that was. LOVED IT.
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Winston Peters is receiving Super while also getting a high salary. Is he double dipping?? How is it OK for him, but not OK for ppl who have been injured or abused? #NZPol

Nz can't bring itself to mandate wheel chair access. But they will mandate anything for cars.

Mārama was confronting and disturbing and then to learn that this shit was common place and happened has really fucking done a number on me. Fuck colonisation.

But it’s a great movie. Go watch it. Especially if you’re Pākehā.

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Doctors, nurses at South Island hospitals plagued by IT issues "It's all very well to have plans, intentions and work-around but when this is a daily issue it becomes very difficult, demoralising and dangerous."

Doctors, nurses at South Island hospitals plagued by IT issues

Government considers $9 Auckland Harbour Bridge toll to help pay for second crossing The government continues to mull over its options as to what a new crossing would look like, such as a tunnel or second bridge.

Government considers $9 Auckland Harbour Bridge toll to help pay for second crossing

#Canada branch of the #AtlasNetwork

Fraser is the oldest (est 1974) founded by Imperial Oil (ExxonMobil) Shell et al. and other (oil) companies. The most aggressive promoter of climate denial & anti-First Nations agit prop is now the Frontier Centre. Hello David Seymour & Roger Douglas!
#NZpol

Investing in infrastructure is expensive. Not investing in infrastructure is even more expensive, eventually.

The “Nicola Willis only has a BA in English lit“ crowd are feeding the same misogyny as “Nicky No Boats”. Cullen had an MA, Bill English an Honours degree in English lit, Robertson a BA and Joyce a BSc in zoology. These dudes educational background is same or even less suited but barely mentioned.

Lorde donates merchandise proceeds from Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights groups Pop singer Lorde will donate money she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups, she shared in a post on Instagram on Tuesday.

Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.

Just another disaster day in the National marketing lab....

Fred Trump had dementia and his family set up a fake office so he could think he was in charge while other people made the decisions. Mentioning this for no particular reason at all. Not even sure what made me think of it.

Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.

It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.

Disastrous strategy by Labour.

A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Your digital identity is not under New Zealand jurisdiction Our most important data is stored on US-owned cloud infrastructure and subject to US laws.

Louder for the folks in the back:
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-01-2...

It's a trap! Everyone knows gardening is illegal in New Zealand. You're just trying to get people to incriminate themselves!