Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026John Key's cup of tea in 2011 has gone a long way towards stuffing the country. #nzpol 021
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey Kiwi's! Don't split your vote in the upcoming election. It's a deeply flawed strategy. John Key is absolutely correct. Vote for your favourite party and tick the electorate candidate of that party. #nzpol 400
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I think the free range chicken farmers are doing a great job. Having them inside for a wee while until the bird flu thing dies down makes sense. Just like we did with people during Covid. They are also going to use stickers to inform folk that their eggs are temporarily not "free range". 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 21/06/2026OMG - I agree with all of the National Party KiwiSaver proposed changes #nzpol 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Chris Penk is an idiot. #nzpol Nuclear free NZ. ( Fusion is OK ) 080
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 31/05/2026In Australia batteries are rapidly displacing the role of gas. Listen up Mr Luxon. #nzpol www.afr.com/policy/energ...afr.comHow batteries transformed Australia’s power grid (in one year)Australia’s world-leading rollout of big and small batteries is turbocharging the energy transition and pushing down power bills. Can it last? 1174
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 21/05/2026What kind of government thinks that screwing state house tenants is a good idea? We need more state houses not subsidies for private landlords. #nzpol 0105
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The actual numbers in the civil service need to be bipartisan based on agreed needs. These hard working folk don’t need to be treated like garbage. Consultants and contractors should be an absolute last resort. #nzpol 022
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I hate it when Aussies beat us. youtu.be/7KINB5poDwg?...youtu.beAustralia’s Home Battery Boom Just Smashed Every RecordYouTube video by The Electric Viking 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Using gas for peak electricity demand is crazy. youtu.be/RoQYjVvijVY?...youtu.beBattery Costs Just Plunged 70% — This Changes EverythingYouTube video by The Electric Viking 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Immigration is the solution to our demographic problem, not raising the retirement age. We balance our aging population by bringing in more qualified people 25-35 with their kids. No more stupid discussion of 2:1 ratios of working people to retired. #nzpol 010
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This analysis of the USA by an Aussie is fascinating. youtu.be/j9MubNsh3rs?...youtu.beWhy Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?YouTube video by Taboo Education - Let's Talk Death 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Let's just join Australia. The Aussie constitution allows it. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 08/05/2026And totally the fault of a NZ government with zero vision. We should go all in on home solar and batteries. We can then convert all gas burning industries to grid electricity. 012
Reposted by Tony WatsonCalvin and Hobbes @calvin-and-hobbes.bsky.social · 24/04/202630+ years later and still very much relevant today…#CalvinandHobbes 117451
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 23/04/2026How did Peter Thiel really acquire citizenship of New Zealand? #nzpol 131
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Going with Jacinda was the best decision Winston has ever made. He owes the Nats nothing. #nzpol 020
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Prime Minister thinks the matter is closed. So naive! Politics is not the corporate world. He is a dead man walking. #nzpol 040
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Super rugby is dead. The whole thing should be scrapped with all the effort going back into the NPC. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Best story on Stuff today. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...stuff.co.nzStuff 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Let's bury the stupid idea of an LNG terminal and commit the country to an aggressive investment in electric cars, trucks and rooftop solar. While we are at it we should extend the electrification of the rail network. 3219
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Remember this: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpolrnz.co.nzGovt confirms it is dumping 'hugely wasteful' Lake Onslow battery projectThe $16 billion pumped hydro scheme had been championed by the former Labour government. 2126
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Lake Onslow back on the table. Binned by the government as soon as they came in and now there is fuel crisis the project magically reappears. #nzpol 160
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Let it be a sign that ACT's day is done. #nzpol 120
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 20/03/2026The world's largest LNG facility in Qatar has been severely damaged. Still want to import that stuff Mr Luxon? The price is going to skyrocket. #nzpol 141
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...stuff.co.nzThis would be the week to drive an EV. Thanks for nothing, coalitionOPINION: Unlike the oil crisis in the 1980s, today we have EVs. Except, well, actually you probably don’t. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Imagine if our politicians were bound by law to tell the truth. #nzpol 1100
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 14/03/2026As of early 2026, Wales is advancing legislation, driven by a 2025 Senedd standards committee report, aimed at creating a new criminal offense for false or misleading statements made during election campaigns. Lets do this too! #nzpol 02312
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Supressing the steady migration away from fossil fuels or the ferry debacle - which was the dumbest? #nzpol 021
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Wind farms, rooftop solar, batteries, pumped hydro, electric cars and trucks. Are you listening Mr Luxon? #nzpol 021
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Erica Stanford had a 20,000 vote majority at the last election. Her best bet is to wait until the PM loses the next election and then make her move for the leadership thereby avoiding Jenny Shipley's mistake. 110
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Suppressing rapid electrification of the car fleet is now proven to be not that smart. The whole "we have to save the ute" thing was a joke. There are multiple PHEV utes out there now and many, like the BYD Shark, would have qualified for a subsidy under the old rules #nzpol 092
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026During WW2 The Laconia Incident (1942) involved a German submarine that was attacked while flying a Red Cross flag by a US B24 while rescuing survivors. No aircraft threatened the US submarine in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka. They could have picked up survivors.They chose not to.Worse than Nazis. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Recent events suggest that importing compressed natural gas is just beyond looney. #nzpol 081
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 05/03/2026No more short men. Erika is the one to lead the Nats out of the crap. #nzpol 010
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 03/03/2026NZ needs to do rooftop solar the way we rolled out the fibre network. Do that and we won’t need to import natural gas. Australia is doing it and we all hate being beaten by those guys. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Lawful Orders: While they swear to follow the orders of the President and superior officers, this is predicated on those orders being lawful under the Constitution and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Helen Clark has it right. International Law and the UN Charter should always be our guide. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Partnering with ACT is beyond doubt the stupidest thing the NATS have done in my lifetime. #nzpol 1100
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 01/03/2026The UN charter and the US constitution is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Hey Australia - your citizen deserves their day in court. You can’t just refuse them. 010
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Grateful to have a reliable gas supply while the power was out due to the storm. 010
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 15/02/2026No power - had to hand grind our morning coffee. 010
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The energy minister didn’t answer the last question. #nzpol on morning report. Its simple maths. If you have a surplus of wind and solar you can use hydro in the role that gas now fills. 030
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Truly a country that continues to avoid use of the metric system cannot be taken seriously. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 05/02/2026NZ merge with Australia - yes and then the new larger country should merge with Canada. After that include England, Scotland and Wales. 000
Tony Watson @old-watsonian.bsky.social · 26/01/2026How utterly pointless a concealed pistol is. Who are you going to shoot? 000
