Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20hNewstalk ZB media boss moves to RNZ Jason Winstanley is Newstalk ZB's head of radio, overseeing Mike Hosking & Heather DPA. He will be RNZ's new CEO The shift of RNZ is complete as predicted by David Seymour in 2024. Jaso Walls, TVNZ, is also from NZME Mihi Forbes recently left RNZ too #NZ #Kiwirnz.co.nzJason Winstanley named as RNZ’s next chief executiveJason Winstanley has been named as RNZ's new chief executive and will take up the role in 2027. 4258
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nicola Willis on Inter-islander ferries: "I've delivered" The cancellation cost Kiwis about a billion dollars. Emblematic of the Coalition's last 3 years in power. 1286
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Erica Stanford's delusion on display (and inaccuracy on multiple counts) "I've done more for Maori than any Education Minister in history"youtube.comErica Stanford: I have done more for Māori than any MinisterYouTube video by Mountain Tui 93411
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Erica Stanford's Education Ministry banned "Aotearoa" from new education curriculum Same Minister banned books with 7 Māori words, like "kai", as too complex for kids to understand Insanity and notice how subdued the headlines are #nzpol #kiwirnz.co.nzMāori words in curriculum shouldn't be controversial, principals sayPrincipals and a Māori language advocate are angry and disappointed by the Education Ministry's treatment of te reo Māori and the secrecy that has surrounded it. 88336
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Another hospital closed/not functional under this government www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...rnz.co.nzDannevirke hospital 'not capable of providing a safe and sustainable inpatient service'There are not enough clinicians at Dannevirke Community Hospital to ensure patients will receive safe care, an urgent audit has found. 34316
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New Zealand delegates listen to Israeli PM Netanyahu as other UN members leave the chambers #newzealand #UN Posted on r/nzpolitics 186
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Greens hit high of 16% as voters shift from major parties. This means Labour / National will be at the whim of minor parties post election 2026 Opportunity still a question mark, as it divides the vote base - further destabilising the ability of a major party to govern & still could go with anyone 1241
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Anyone else notice Jason Walls fronting political coverage on TVNZ 1NewsNZ broadcasts now? As predicted - Walls, the pro-Israel, anti-left party political editor from Newstalk ZB has been moved into politics after Ani O'Brien & SuitandTie999's (TPU) dirty work hit job on Maiki Sherman #nzpol 14921
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So Simeon Brown's going to hire ~300 nurses at the end of 3 years. This comes after freezing doctor/nurses for over 2 years, resulting in catastrophic patient deaths across #NZ Labour hired thousands & restored nurses. Nats tried to take credit for it & is actively privatising the health system 35915
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Could Erica Stanford be one of the most nefarious Ministers next to Chris Bishop? Sure as hell sounds like it. Mandated propaganda teachings about NZ Taxpayers Union to kids from 2027 #kiwi #newzealand 77832
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Much of the [racism] campaign was run through other groups, like Hobson’s Pledge and the farm lobby Groundswell, but Williams and the TU stood behind them, coordinating it all." Simon Wilson, as always, does good work encapsulating the key issues #nickyhager #Dirtyworksimonwilsonhopetown.substack.comDirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deservesNicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years 14719
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So Jordan Williams' Taxpayers Union owns a bot / fake account company. And these bots have been working hard - moving from "it's a conspiracy", to "poor Jordan wasn't asked" (like Epstein wasn't or Trump wasn't?) to to the latest: "it's fiction" Meanwhile in real life #kiwi 2308
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Stuff publishes an article by Penk saying he hasn't read #DirtyWok but claims it is a piece of fiction. This is the Stuff corporate paper that dominates Kiwi auidences 45811
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ANZ's outgoing CEO reiterated CGT is necessary for #NewZealand - a country which uniquely puts most of the tax burden on working Kiwis. There's a reason more Kiwis than ever left in the last 3 years. This loss of our young is perhaps one of the most consequential & damaging effects of this RW govt 14614
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Fonterra makes $3.4b profit after sale of Kiwi brands to France. Farmers share in $20b in cash returns while outgoing CEO Miles Hurrell, Nicola Willis's old boss, nets $8.2m Fonterra sent NZ law requests to Luxon's Chief Policy Advisor in secret & National implemented it #nzpol #BHN 55836
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026More whistleblowers come forward on illegality within MOE The Post is reportingmore whistleblowers have come forward to say that following the 2023 election, Ministry of Education officials instructed staff to circumvent OIA processes Erica Stanford's dodgy work coming to lightthepost.co.nzMore Education Ministry staffers allege culture of avoiding OIA paper trailMore staff have alleged the Ministry of Education encouraged verbal communication to avoid creating OIA‑accessible records, prompting urgent intervention from the Chief Ombudsman. 4459
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026National and ACT continue to outpace the left 3 to 1 on big money, taking in a whopping $20 million of official donations in the last years #nzpol This excludes the secondary big money coming from affiliates such as Taxpayers Union and Hobsons Pledge 21515
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Your ability to vote closes in a month: 385,000 Kiwis haven't enrolled & National's new laws is designed to give the right 2-3 extra seats #newzealand #kiwi #Election2026 Pic: Daniel Vernon 35637
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Catherine Law's (OIA concealer) PhD supervisor is Elizabeth Rata. Elizabeth Rata is Erica Stanfor'd's key education advisor Rata and Stanford have a stated common goal: To stop the success of decolonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. The OIA concealment from one of Rata's people is no surpriseyoutube.comWhistleblower video of Catherine Laws instructing Ministry staff to conceal from OIAYouTube video by Mountain Tui 79447
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Jordan Williams refuses to front Nicky Hager's book on live TV - esp. on the sexual harassment Like Luxon, I'm guessing Williams will prefer the friendly, controlled environment of NZME Also revealed, TPU earned most donor money when peddling racism with dishonest fear tactics #kiwi #newzealand 0152
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Jordan Williams funneling money from Taxpayers Union into his personal company "Campaign Company" is Trump level genius #nzpol #MAGA 12516
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've been waiting for James Ross, Taxpayers OIA Lead AKA SuitandTie9999 to comment for his employer What a predictable lot this crew is #dirtywork 22810
Reposted by Mountain TuiFrank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So much for our non-commercial media.😡 On plus-side, Whitcoulls in Jville had 3 copies left!! I was going to buy 2 copies, but fair to leave copies for others... 071
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Chris Bishop calls Nicky Hager a "far left" figure. Guess fact based is "far left" Chris Bishop's Dad co-founded TPU with Jordan & David Farrar Bishop is best remembered for failing to roll Luxon twice in two years while enabling corrupt, anti community fast track laws in #NZ 1614558
Reposted by Mountain TuiPaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 22/09/2026Māori & Iwi would like a fucking word. Toitū Te Tiriti 59625
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NZME doing their best to protect their friends at Atlas Network's Taxpayers Union. 38924
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Nicky Hager is a hero, but watching Taxpayers Union and their ilk react to his latest book is hilarious. Should Earl Spencer have consulted with UK's King Charles before writing his book? Should Epstein whistleblowers have consulted with Epstein before writing theirs? Comical defences #DirtyWork 16414
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Let's take a moment to appreciate one of the best articles on Taxpayers Union by @newsroom.co.nz journalist David Williams: Chiding in Plain Sight Well worth a read & confirms critical elements like the tobacco money and TPU essentially working in partnership w/ ACT & Nats #nickyhager #DirtyWorknewsroom.co.nzChiding in plain sightInside the Taxpayers’ Union’s in-your-face push for change. Part 1 of a 2 part series. 25516
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Jordan Williams channeled dirty, foreign tobacco money from #NZTPU to his personal "Campaign Company" (that hires Ani O'Brien) He & successive TPU managers followed tobacco orders. Many of the TPU staff later worked for ACT. TPU being funded by tobacco is already on record #nickyhager #dirtywork 1148
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Taxpayers Union co-founder & disgraced Curia Market Research's David Farrar pushed TPU to spend money on anti-Maori rights It also validates prior reporting that TPU had helped ACT & David Seymour run election campaigns and aided National during elections #NickyHager #dirtywork 1298
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Jordan Williams said women would have a "bounty on their heads" if they didn't have "p*s*ies" David Farrar dresses up as Jimmy Saville & talked about getting "dirty" girls to "flip it up" for he & National Party guests This Dirty Politics crew are just credible people, right?? #nzpol #dirtywork 16214
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The surprise isn't that foreign fossil fuel & tobacco funded astroturf group Taxpayers Union is the subject of Nicky Hager's new book It's that NZ media including The Post, Stuff, RNZ, TVNZ etc keep profiling & interviewing these people and groups #NickyHager #Dirtywork 617147
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thanks for your service, Nicky Hager Let's not forget the last time Hager unveiled the dirty underbelly of #NZ politics & media, that Matthew Hooton (Editor in Chief,The Post) & David Farrar doxxed Hager's personal address in the hope rich Chinese would "chop chop" him #dirtywork #NickyHager 08222
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Winston Peters tells RNZ today that recognising Palestine statehood "inevitable" one year after NZ First and ACT fought not to This guy will say anything to get votes and will change at the drop of a hat to pander to whoever he talks to www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNew Zealand's recognition of Palestinian statehood inevitable - Winston PetersNew Zealand's recognition of Palestinian statehood is inevitable, the Foreign Affairs Minister says. 5296
Reposted by Mountain TuiDanielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026No. Look. No. Jonathan Ayling is not allowed to be a member of a "parents' alliance" when he RUNS A WHITE SUPREMACIST CHARTER SCHOOL These people aren't even trying anymore #nzpol 29221
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Decisions could have been improved in hindishgt" sums up Willis's Covid-19 RBNZ report Desperate and how much did she pay for this at our expense? #nzpol #COVIDー19 3136
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Nicola Willis tries to pin #NZ multi-decade unemployment & business failures on National's watch THIS TERM onto RBNZ. Says her handpicked Atlas Network economist that led review is "independent" Willis designed inquiry to be released 8 weeks before election to create misleading narrative #nzpol 3287
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Nicola Willis tries to pin #NZ multi-decade unemployment & business failures on National's watch THIS TERM onto RBNZ. Says her handpicked Atlas Network economist that led review is "independent" Willis designed inquiry to be released 8 weeks before election to create misleading narrative #nzpol 2208
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Listening to Winston Peters on RNZ Morning Report babbling about & claiming to be a skilful diplomat Also claimed Helen Clark doesn't follow him enough & misunderstands him. Then says he has a lot of respect for China: "How can you not?" he says Peters is a populist Trump wannabee w/ diff faces 061
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Nicky Hager's book reminds me of Jordan Williams & Slater old leaked texts What surprises me is that Jordan Williams, Taxpayers Union & co are still considered credible members of society by media simply because they are well funded and sworn partners of right wing networks #kiwi #NickyHager 25223
Reposted by Mountain TuiRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It cost the NZ Govt $264 million to change the rules allowing more gas guzzling cars to enter NZ. As a result we have a less efficient car fleet at a time of rising fuel prices, and more climate pollution. And we all have to pay more tax to subsidise these cars. autofile.co.nz/ccs-charges-...autofile.co.nzAutofile - News / CCS charges to be choppedFees will drop to a top rate of $15 per gram of CO2 for new imports and to $7.50 for used, from the start of 2026. 34720
Reposted by Mountain TuiTe wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this government's minister are having an absolute generational run of ignoring advice and making decisions that are the WORST use of public money every single time 87826
Reposted by Mountain TuiGrant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 20/09/2026#NZpol Paywalled for now, but the lede says a lot – “After months of work on a plan to underwrite bank loans to help businesses get off gas, ministers removed a requirement from the programme that borrowers turn to clean energy sources just five days before it was announced.” 22312
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ginny Andersen tonight on r/znpolitics AMA We are also thrilled to be welcoming Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson next Monday www.reddit.com/r/nzpolitics #nzpol 0112
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As Summer approaches, remember to Slip Slop Slap. Australia has found some sunscreens to be far below the labelled SPF, leading to higher risk of skin cancer. In #NZ, NZ First stopped the Therapeutics Act being implemented - which would have made misleading SPF label illegal. #kiwi #australia 23924
Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Christopher Luxon confirms National's supermarket policy is unlikely to proceed & faces "insurmountable hurdles & risks" Luxon also noted NZ's supermarket industry makes 4% profit margins, far in excess of global #. Labour promises to implement its policy within 100 days #kiwi 84622