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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This is an ongoing crisis for the economy - it means that all political promises being made right now are based on forecasts that are reliably wrong… but if a political party ignores said forecast, they’re vilified for ignoring economic realities.

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Imagine if National had achieved their commitment to deliver 10,000 public EV chargers by 2030, backed by a $257 million investment over four years!

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And superannuitants? They’re beneficiaries

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Genius. So simple and could be epic for local talent

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Great guy. Worked with my mum at the Auckland Star. A bright, intelligent man banging out news on a manual typewriter. Sad to hear he’s left us

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Walk Petone beach, get a coffee at the coffee box and chat with the crew, marvel at the raging southerly, and spot the ailing leopard seals. You live in Paradise. Hope your world grows less echoey and warmer as summer nears

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Paywall still up for me. Hope they make it open. This needs to be shared

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've been told The Post is going to remove the paywall on this article because the issue is so important. Please read and share with your friends. Ask your local candidates if they will fight to strengthen the #OIA and will resist efforts to weaken it #nzpol #FOI www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

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OIA crackdown: Government eyes tougher rules, fees and limits on requesters

Exclusive: Justice officials have mapped out post-election changes to the OIA, including tougher refusal grounds, new fees and restrictions on frequent requesters - backed by a disputed $750m cost cla...

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I wonder why that category is even in the graph.its hardly a good indication of the cost of living…

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good movie Gattica. I’d go for a Rover 2000 (early 70s) electrified

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looks hilarious - rock on kiwi black (sheep) humour

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Loved it. Look forward to more of this!

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Business financial data day - always a favourite. What's going on? TLDR: Profits pick-up, wages don't. I'll get into the glorious detail, but concepts first... 'NZ Businesses' buy stuff, pay wages, sell stuff, and make profits. Per capita figures for the above in the chart, simple? Right... [🧵 1/n]

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I used to sharpen his pencils when I was in the newsroom after school. A kind, wise, man

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I can’t answer that. Awaiting AI to draft my pithy response

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Government had a lever it could have pulled months ago - temporarily cut fuel excise to offset some of the war-driven fuel shock. Instead fuel prices have helped push inflation to 4.1% and the RBNZ has raised the OCR. Now the Government announces it won’t increase excise next year. Too late

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Brilliant - this is exactly what’s needed!

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

And the major shareholder is… the NZ Govt.

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Watch it become a heritage listed site with petitions to preserve it sometime next century

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

And how about: if (as we’re told) our pensions are dependent on having adequate numbers of educated young people continuing to grow the economy, we should be working out what it takes to make them stay - or return home

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This makes me so angry. There’s nothing logical about the way the RBNZ adds cost to rising prices, to force businesses to reduce those prices, while the factors that increased the prices are out of our control…

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

No, it’s: find a car that looks like it knows where it’s going and follow it. If you don’t get where you wanted to go you get somewhere you should have been going to anyway (Dirk Gently)

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I’ve been pondering IRD’s response of liquidating companies that have themselves been put into distress by other liquidations. A chain reaction that wipes employment and erases retirement savings. I’m sure ideologues will exclaim ‘creative destruction’ I’m seeing ecosystem collapse

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Great analysis Kent. Personally I’m sad to see the proprietor class so beaten down. And as you say, they’re the job creators - without them it’s all gig economy or salary class. Time someone chose to be a voice for them

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

If you set the date range to show from 1 Feb, you’ll see how high it is against the last major weather event when the Waiwhetu stream flooded some of Seaview

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Such a pity that a business owner now has to be an online performing monkey to be seen by potential customers - and have the algorithm show your creative efforts to barely a 10th of the people who chose to follow you (for a fee)…

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Look like a bunch of tankers turning the corner now!!

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This thread should be carved in stone tablets and preached from the economic mountain tops

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Good observation. I was talking to some people last night about how we might see that Covid bubble effect return - where people stay local, shop local and support the community etc. (presuming that petrol prices stay high and restrictions occur)

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Question: if treasury had been more accurate in their predictions (read: pessimistic), would interest rates have been lower earlier, less unemployment, fewer business pushed into liquidation? Or would the RBNZ still have done what they did?

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Sounds like first home buyer bait…

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

‘better uses for the property’.

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

And the worst thing is that on the news tonight one of the leading stories is about drownings this year being higher than ever - people need to learn to swim!

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Ignore that bot. Your experience is real. Sorry to hear it’s so tough - and like you I hate being gaslit by these surveys

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Once again this shows that the financial managers entrusted with keeping our economy on the rails (RBNZ and Treasury) are reliably WRONG. They tightened too early, too high, for too long and overshot every target, including unemployment. Lives and businesses wrecked

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I’m glad someone checked this. When watching lines of travellers queue up for the now compulsory weigh in, I’ve wondered how accurate those scales are. I wonder if thousands are now due retrospective refunds

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Paul Blomfield @paulblomfield.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I guess you’re referring to those bigger near monopoly retailers. Step down the ladder a step or two and that’s not the case.

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