Reposted by JanineAaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Drug testing has (by design) captured all the attention, but it's nowhere near the worst bit. For more than 30 years, benefit levels have been kept lower than the cost of staying alive. On purpose. Campaigning on the back of cutting them even further is monstrous. The cruelty is the point. 316160
Reposted by JanineD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Replay: New Zealand was once a world leader on pay equity. Dame Marilyn Waring explains how the government wound back decades of progress – and why the fight to properly value women’s work is far from over. #nzpolpublicinterest.nzMarilyn Waring on how New Zealand went backwards on pay equityNew Zealand was once a world leader on pay equity. Dame Marilyn Waring explains how the government wound back decades of progress – and why the fight to properly value women’s work is far from over. ... 110041
Reposted by Janineⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fix the basics? Build the future? It's been three years. The 'basics' should be fixed by now! It's three years into the future you promised to build, and what do you have to show for it? No ferries, healthcare on its knees, environmental destruction, inequality, recession. Some future! #NZPol 4387
Reposted by JanineGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 05/10/2026We have everything we need in Aotearoa to rebuild our country 🌱 We CAN lower the cost of living. We CAN build a country where everyone has enough to live the life they deserve. There are just 20 days left to enrol to vote. Make sure your voice is heard, because your vote matters. 18338
Reposted by JanineAotearoa's Electoral Orange Guy @poti-aotearoa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026General Election 2026 Deadlines Days left to enrol for the first time: 22 days Switching rolls has closed, new enrollments can still choose rolls Enrol or update here: vote.nz/enrolling/enrol-or-update/e… Remind your Friends & Whanau #nzpol 01215
Reposted by JaninePaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 29/09/2026Aren't you just tired of it all? The fucking lies, deceit, denial, insanity, arrogance, stupidity, senseless, brazen fucking hypocrisy & worst of all, destruction, by every single fucking right wing politician walking this polluted & increasingly uninhabitable world www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claimA Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis... 56220
Reposted by JanineThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Overseas Kiwis: enrol to vote if you're eligible. Deadline to enrol is mid to late Oct. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comA tight election looms in New Zealand. This time, overseas voters could be bad news for the big partiesMore than 100,000 have enrolled to vote from abroad in the November poll, and many are unhappy with how things look back home 26138
Reposted by JanineGreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#nzpol “Offshore voter enrolments are rising… 104,164 – up a whopping 60% compared to the same point in 2023… according to the latest… data. The commission told the Guardian this is the “highest number” of enrolments it has seen in recent elections.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comA tight election looms in New Zealand. This time, overseas voters could be bad news for the big partiesMore than 100,000 have enrolled to vote from abroad in the November poll, and many are unhappy with how things look back home 1115
Reposted by JanineJennifer @jennifilm.nz · 26/09/2026Oh look another example of unquestioning platforming of a lobby group www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzThe new education group that wants to represent parents' voicesA new advocacy group has launched with the aim of giving parents a more organised voice in New Zealand's ongoing debates around education. The Parents' Alliance says it wants to be evidence-based and ... 68117
Reposted by JanineLouise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026At the Hamilton PSA debate, candidates were asked about disability NZF: Incoherent answer Labour: We don't have a policy announced Opportunities: We have no policy whatsoever Me: this govt's attacks on the disabled community are unacceptable, here's our policy, it was co-written by disabled people 619261
Reposted by JanineMickey @mickeytreadwell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The bells ringing out at St. Paul's cathedral to celebrate the return of the toroa! #dunedin 0273
Reposted by Janinekyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026yeah i can think of at least one REALLY quick way 1113
Reposted by JanineNinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fuck, this #Seymour’sSlop was truly disgusting today. Golden, my arse. As someone who loves rice, what is being served up to our rangatahi is criminal 😩 #nzpol 7369
Reposted by JanineRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They got energy policy totally wrong and now reality has bitten and they had to introduce subsidised loans to help businesses get off fossil gas and admit their stupid LNG import terminal is dead. We wasted 3 years and 1000s lost their jobs when we should have been racing to transition off gas 04516
Reposted by JanineRob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This government has been cheating every day its been in office, private emails , working to avoid the OIA, bribes from companies etc Most corrupt NZ government ever #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...rnz.co.nzChief ombudsman requests urgent meeting with head of Education Ministry after OIA subversionThe chief ombudsman John Allen has requested an urgent meeting with the head of the Education Ministry. 29739
Reposted by JanineRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The fish rots from the head. When the Prime Minister’s office is actively and deliberately breaking the Official Information Act (Fonterra case) then it becomes normal for all ministers. www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...rnz.co.nzEducation Ministry whistleblower claims OIA subversion not an isolated incidentThe person who leaked a video of an Education Ministry official apparently attempting to subvert the Official Information Act (OIA) claims it was not an isolated incident. 28436
Reposted by JanineGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 22/09/2026Politics should work for all of us, not the just the wealthy few. 38931
Reposted by JaninePERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 20/09/2026Party vote Green💚 #nzpolstuff.co.nzGreens unveil their plan to create ‘thriving towns and cities’The Green Party is promising to help small businesses get a fair deal on commercial rents if elected in November. 14811
Reposted by JanineKelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm sure it's obvious to anyone; if they cared about nutrition, we wouldn't have Seymour slop. If they cared about healthcare, we wouldn't have the current staffing crisis. If they cared about research, they wouldn't have cut funding to the bone. Look at what they do, not what they say. #nzpolrnz.co.nzNew Zealand First reveals plan for 'bold shift' in healthcareNew Zealand First has released its plan to "Make NZ Healthy", promising to put prevention at the centre of healthcare if re-elected. 916156
Reposted by JanineClint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Craig Renney's analysis of the cost per person was astonishing. 1183
Reposted by JanineRobot Muldoom @robot-muldoom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In light of Simeon Brown’s latest spin, it’s worth repeating: under this government there are *fewer* nurses per capita to serve the population of NZ than when they came into power. #nzpol 02718
Reposted by JanineDoctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 28/04/2026Our new report finds that Israel uses water as a weapon of collective punishment against Palestinians in #Gaza, by destroying infrastructure and imposing restrictions on aid access. Watch patients supported by MSF share their story: Read the report: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is... 4149140
Reposted by JanineCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Lmao has the latest economic data derailed the recovery? WHAT RECOVERY. ITS BEEN 3 DEAD YEARS BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT CUT THE SHIT OUT OF PRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, SACKED THOUSANDS OF WORKERS, SAW MORE FLEE OVERSEAS TANKING THE ECONOMY AND THEIR SOLUTION IS TO FRANKENSTEIN HOUSING GROWTH 16118
Reposted by JanineKa pū te ruha - Toitū Te Tiriti @kaputeruha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As fuel prices climb again imagine if the government hadn't rolled back EV subsidies and taken up the Greens call for cross party support for immediate roll out of solar subsidies....oh that's right THEY LOVE FOSSIL FUELS AND DONT CARE! #nzpol 23311
Reposted by JanineAndrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Great reporting in The Post on the 'softened' school sick-day guidance. Reports how Health NZ did not assess the risks. Now, hospitals are cancelling surgeries while late-winter flu surges. Prioritising bums on seats over public health has consequences. 1/4 www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...thepost.co.nzSeymour called for softer rules for sick days without health risks being assessedAssociate Health Minister David Seymour’s call for language around sick days to be softened to boost attendance was done without assessing the health impacts. 18349
Reposted by JanineE-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes have selected an overwhelmingly Pākehā student cohort.” — Professor Papaarangi Reid.e-tangata.co.nzDavid Seymour is afraid of MAPAS because it’s working | E-Tangata“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav... 18244
Reposted by Janinete kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this kind of policy announcement should be treated as if this stupid fuck is threatening us and our younger generations with death cos he is 1357
Reposted by JanineHayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Imagine what it would be like if Mr Fix It wasn't on the case 1215768
Reposted by JanineNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems like a good way to lose votes in Aotearoa right? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNZ First to campaign for conservation land to be open for economic developmentNew Zealand First says it will be campaigning for conservation land to be opened up for economic development. 54316
Reposted by JanineMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Last year, I warned Kiwis are dying in hospital corridors. Sean Plunket said it wasn't true. Today, news that 2 patients in 2 months died in ED toilets and doctors & nurses continue to tell of alarming deterioration of public health. National diverting millions to private care #nzpol #kiwi 59045
Reposted by JanineSharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Cutting JobSeeker Support for 18- and 19-year-olds who can’t find work, and whose parents earn as little as $67,225, during a cost of living crisis and high youth unemployment. My #cartoon today #NZpol #JobSeeker #YouthUnemployment 721683
Reposted by JanineCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The cost of the PPP Warkworth boondoggle would have; - gold plated iRex and battery electric ferries - full Dunedin Hospital build - fed every schoolkid around the country for a decade - funded the flu jabs for U-12s - half price public transport for U25's AND HAVE WALKING AROUND MONEY SPARE 214271
Reposted by Janinekyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The National coalition is openly, and actively, trying to kill people and create a significant underclass and the fact we aren't seeing consistent coverage putting pressure on them for that shows exactly how our institutions are set up to *support* those policies rather than hold power to accountrnz.co.nzThousands of youths set to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law changeThousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night. 97825
Reposted by Janinekyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026what the FUCK are NZ media EVEN DOING ANYMORE 10498
Reposted by JanineMarc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A leaked report obtained by Newsroom finds health workers in the South Island are owed months of annual leave as they keep services running through overtime and deferred leave. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/27/l...newsroom.co.nzLeaked Health NZ report warns of severe South Island health worker shortageHealth workers are keeping South Island services running through overtime and deferred leave amid staff shortages, a leaked report finds. 37446
Reposted by JanineD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Defunding vaccines for under 12s in the middle of a cost of living crisis has been catastrophic. National/ACT/NZF didn’t fix the basics they f**ked them and we’re all paying. Starship Hospital defers less urgent cases to cope with 'flood' of kids with flu symptoms #nzpolrnz.co.nzStarship Hospital defers less urgent cases to cope with 'flood' of kids with flu symptomsStarship Children's Hospital is deferring less urgent cases to cope with a "flood" of very young children in hospital with flu symptoms. 110244
Reposted by JanineChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I really despise these hideous suits. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #ToitūTeTiriti 3269
Reposted by JanineAndrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Wow, demanding sick kids go to school to improve attendance is working so well. 111132
Reposted by JanineMs Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Tuiono said - “this is is voter suppression by stealth," he told RNZ Pacific. "Every eligible New Zealander should be able to vote, regardless of how busy their lives are or how often they move. So these changes are literally locking people out of decisions that govern their lives." #nzpolrnz.co.nz'Voter suppression by stealth' - NZ govt accused of locking out Pasifika voteThe Minister for Pacific Peoples has denied that a recent law change ruling out late enrolment will disenfranchise Pasifika voters. 14616
Reposted by JanineMandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is outrageous to the point of criminality 2277
Reposted by JanineGrant McDougall @grantkmcdougall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So National can't afford to build new Dunedin Hospital to its original planned scale, but three months before an election suddenly find $100m for (checks notes), a gondola in Queenstown ? Utterly incompetent. #nzpol #NationalNotFitToGovern #onetermgovernment #CoC #LuxonOut 813243
Reposted by JanineRob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026We dont have money for school lunches, we cant afford power or groceries but we have ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS suddenly appear for gondolas in Queenstown? #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...stuff.co.nzQueenstown gondola in National’s $100b South Island growth planNational leader Christopher Luxon has unveiled an election policy to bolster growth in the South Island. 2011244
Reposted by JanineRobot Muldoom @robot-muldoom.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Rotorua hit -5.6°C — coldest since records began. Salvation Army, Love Soup, Tūmanako Project running hypothermia triage for people in cars, overcrowded homes, couch-surfing. Meanwhile Kāinga Ora waitlist at 19,704 households; Bishop cancelled 3,500 planned builds. The state left the room. #nzpolnzherald.co.nzHomeless adults and children at risk of hypothermia in freezing conditionsRotorua's coldest temperature on record has social agencies worried for vulnerable people. 13216
Janine @janoodlenz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Though i dont like this notification from RNZ this morning 2100
Reposted by JanineWatershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Nats deserve to all sink clinging onto Luxon.. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...rnz.co.nzDisability transport subsidy cut 'feels like being targeted'People with disabilities have been left feeling financially squeezed after a transport subsidy they rely on has been cut. 03512
Reposted by JanineCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Huh I wonder why my power is so god damned expensive www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...rnz.co.nzContact Energy's net profit climbs to $423 million, up 62 percent on last yearGentailer Contact Energy's full-year net profit has climbed to $423 million, up 62 percent on its underlying earnings last year. 129635
