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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Being a little sad because our PM doesn't read seemed a better option than acknowledging Luxon can't even tell the truth about simple things anymore
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It seems a good time to reflect on the fact we have a PM who doesn't read, or even know one of NZ most globally recognised Investigative Journalists #nzpol “No, I’ve never read a Nicky Hager book,” he said, adding, “I don’t know who he is, I don’t know what the book’s about.” PM Luxon
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Me clicking on a notification of PM Luxon announcing a National Party policy It's not really a surprise #nzpol
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Doesn't this assume they will get a job?
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Secret footage of Paul Henry and David Seymour refining the ACT education policy #nzpol youtube.com/shorts/dIjN9...
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Teacher learns a valuable lesson #MitchellAndWebb #DavidMitchell #RobertWebb #ComedySketch #Comedy
YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"What I'm focused on is always moving forward" said the PM who has spent the last 3 years telling us "it's all because of the previous Govt" #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
PM apologises for second error suspending payments to beneficiaries
Louise Upston will not say when she learned that some people’s benefits had been cut due to processing delays at the Ministry of Social Development.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It's kind of funny that the Govt is pushing for Identity Verification at the same time as the Minister is complaining about how badly the MBIE Identity Verification program went
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Sounds awful. And really, who likes going to Paris anyway Meanwhile, in NZ, the effort to pitch bike lanes as necessary cost that could never work in a city like Auckland continues, and councils need to save their money to build roads #nzpol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Great to see MBIE have announced the LNG Import Terminal RFP is down to a shortlist of two If we are running NZ like a business, surely it is time for some rightsizing amongst the non-performing managers? #nzpol
European LNG prices surge to highest level since 2023
https://www.ft.com/content/8f1a392a-b43c-4124-916e-61695fffa0da
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As a New Zealander, this is story is echoed in our electricity sector. And we have just started on a journey towards privatising our water as our Govt has announced seperate governance for local water services #nzpol
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
At the time, some people thought it was a dumb thing to say History shows they were right. It really was a dumb thing to say. At least PM Luxon has been consistent in his performance during his tenure as our manager.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fiscal aHoles
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I particularly liked "hit a Kiwi family or a couple going out to a for a weekend away in Queenstown or in Auckland" At a time where one third of the population is struggling with food insecurity, it is unfair that those having a weekend break from food insecurity have to pay a bed tax
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Girlfriend (a long term National supporter) is yelling at Nicola Willis calling her a lying idiot, stop going on about Labour and tell us what she are really going to do The downside is she is asking about ACT policies
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It is just over 2 years since the release of "Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light" - which made a lot of recommendations, mostly ignored. Instead, we have this, boot camps, and only about one third of the money set aside as recompense actually going historic victims
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
ACT should threaten that if little sh*ts don't behave they will grow up to be like Paul Henry and David Seymour #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘There are a lot of little s..ts in classrooms’: Paul Henry unveils ACT’s school discipline plan
ACT says the party would give teachers new legal powers to remove seriously or persistently disruptive students from classrooms
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The same Paul Henry who didn't have any suggestions for Jack Tame on how to address the issues in the public media? But after living overseas, he knows all about how to fix kiwi kids? And knows that it isn't support or resources? Why am I not surprised...
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I'm presuming Simeon hasn't noticed what the Minister for Foreign Affairs has been up to...
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“We spend vast effort and money focusing on problem children. Let’s concentrate as much effort on the majority.” Meanwhile students in the Charter schools are costing an estimated $80k per head, compared to around $11k in State Schools. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘There are a lot of little s..ts in classrooms’: Paul Henry unveils ACT’s school discipline plan
ACT says the party would give teachers new legal powers to remove seriously or persistently disruptive students from classrooms
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
That talk about who has had experience in business is proving a bit moot, especially if those businesses are overseas (Unilever), a Govt owned organisation that has multiple bailouts (Air NZ) and a Govt initiated co-op (Fonterra). That doesn't make people better than real kiwi business owners
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#NZpol Andrea Vance: “New Zealand cannot spend one day courting foreign investors, skilled migrants and global talent, then send its foreign minister out to sneer at migrants and belittle foreign ambassadors the next.” Opinion: If a foreign diplomat can stand up to Peters, why can’t Luxon? [$] ⬇️
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Andrea Vance: If a foreign diplomat can stand up to Peters, why can’t Luxon?
OPINION: Welcome to Winston Peters’ toxic fantasy of New Zealand where decades of contribution mean nothing if you happen to have been born on the wrong landmass, speak with an accent, or fail to fit ...
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"It's important to differentiate that there are some people who call themselves businesspeople and yet always have their hand out to the government" But I'm guessing that wouldn't apply to a business that has multiple bailouts from the Govt #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Seymour says PM’s comments on business owners is 'valid' in some cases
Labour has accused the prime minister of being "out of touch" and "telling struggling business owners to grow up" instead of owning the "weak economy".
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Left wing parties should never trust this right wing member of to Coalition Govt.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's been interesting watching the mood on Wechat change from strongly in favour of Lao Pi to much much less And those still supporting seemed to have missed the exchange with Ambassador It reflects badly on our PM whn his Foreign Affairs Minister has insulted China, India, Mexico
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The alternative, of course, is to make AI more useful and trusted so they could make some money from something people want
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"That would amount to about 486,000km for tanker journeys" - of wastewater until 2050 when it will be connected to Auckland infrastructure Thank goodness for fast-track and cheap diesel #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
‘Dumping ground for Auckland’s wastewater?’ Alarm over plan to truck waste north
A Tai Tokerau community leader who helped spearhead a successful campaign against sewage spills into Whangārei Harbour fears a proposal to truck wastewater from a fast-tracked Auckland housing develop...
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
To many people, it has been obvious for a while that working overseas for a multinational, and then a sheltered role as AirNZ CEO means the NZ PM really has little understanding of how many kiwis are struggling, and what it is like being a small business here. #nzpol
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Trust of the kind New Zealanders extended cannot be assumed the next time it is called upon,” Brown said. Is Trust needed before we pay billions to someone to build an LNG terminal just down the road from houses by the New Plymouth port? #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
'Trust cannot be assumed': New standards for the next pandemic
Key official advice behind major emergency decisions will be proactively released within five working days during future health crises, following findings that restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemi...
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Marama Davidson @maramadavidson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Yeah Zoe!!!! www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/29/g...
1news.co.nz
Gold for Zoe Hobbs in 100m at Commonwealth Games
The 28-year-old finished with a national record time of 10.93s.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Can anyone explain why "the Government says it can’t give them that for “legal reasons”." even though it (the National Party actually, not the Govt) wants Opposition support for their bill? What possible legal reasons would stop them sharing? #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Back our social media bill – but we can't give you a copy, National tells Labour
“Unwise” - Seymour warns National not to push ahead with social media bill without coalition support, Labour wants a copy before pledging support
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I definitely believe that Christopher Luxon, the man who formed a Coalition Govt with NZ First and ACT, would pick 3 years in Opposition over going into a Coalition with a Party that believes in evidence based policies.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
But it is also noticeable that the article excludes GIDI (and its belated replacement) designed to nudge industry and schools into increased use of renewables
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Only one of these is a National Party policy (none are NZ First) despite the well discussed challenges in the electricity market. And they are all just election promises (like grow the economy, fix cost of living and 500 police). Even the previous Govt electricity policies were rolled back
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Baxtermack🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
So this co-governance is OK?
rnz.co.nz
ACT wants hunters in charge of game animals on conservation land, not DOC
The ACT party wants to give hunters a "real stake in managing and looking after our conservation estate".
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
To paraphrase a mother of a disabled child "our PM doesn't have the empathy or life experience to see what life is like for others". To put it bluntly, he has no idea, and his handlers are keeping him away from what life is like for so many kiwis
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I assumed this one was just a dig at the ACT Party before the election...
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Meanwhile, current NZ mills are closing because of inaction by the Regional Development Minister - NZ Firsts Minister Shane Jones. We are closing real business for the prospect (and subsidy) of potential future fossil fuels that oil and gas companies couldn't find for the last 2 decades. #nzpol
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I don't love that my spelling is so bad 🫣
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Seymour has also questioned whether the new ferries’ names, Kupe and Cook, represent a “quiet nod to co-governance”. I live that DP Seymour, the right wing Atlas weirdo in our Govt, has become the "sniveling wokester" we wew warned of by Winston #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
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'Not something the Govt needs to do': Seymour questions Peters’ ferry plan
Act leader's remarks come a day after confirmation the new fleet would not be privatised.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sam Neill being called anti-kiwi definitely wasn't on my bingo card Minister Jones not getting called out for complete bs doesn't even score a point any more
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#nzpol is in the same bubble. The naivety of the fast tracked Southland AI Data Centre is embarassing
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It surprises me more voters don't look at elections.nz/democracy-in... Or even more digestible analysis like www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
elections.nz
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hey, don't blame Auckland for this one. We didn't want him either. And his new boss is only still here because of some dodgy deal that the National Party did to...checks notes...strengthen NZ democracy through a back room deal
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEMA could issue every household with a cat, so we could rely on their detection mechanisms. Better than an AM radio with a flat battery and a broken website
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Considering we pay over $5billion p.a as "housing allowance" to artificially support the rental market, I assume PM Luxons line by line analysis of the Govt accounts will pick up wasteful spending any day now... /s
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Pleased they didn't go with nachhaltigkeit (danke schön to our German cousins for that) It is so good to see more of our words sneaking into wider awareness, and even common use But it is tempting to see how wound up this announcement is winding up the remaining Twitter crowd
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"allowing companies to temporarily bypass regulations through a permanent regulatory exemption scheme" Is this DP Seymour acknowledging that his Ministry for Regulation has been ineffective? #nzpol Seymour pitches NZ as global testing ground for new technology share.google/jUcPnzqioLZM...
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Seymour pitches NZ as global testing ground for new technology
The ACT leader wants to make it easier for companies to trial technologies such as driverless cars, agricultural drones and AI by suspending regulations.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“Central government shouldn’t be running roughshod over local communities,” Luxon said in 2021. It was funny at the time, but now it really does show the huge gap between what some politicians say and what they do thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
thespinoff.co.nz
Christopher Luxon loves localism, until locals have the wrong opinions
The government wants local communities to make their own decisions. The only problem – they keep disagreeing with the government.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sometimes reading old stuff is a good reminder that we say the lights of the train coming - and did nothing thefutureisrail.org/government-p... (from Jun-24) is a great - but depressing read of a policy analyst warning about a 2024 Government Policy Statement on Land Transport
The government has recently announced an increased maintenance budget of $4 billion over the next three years. However, cost recovery from the principal cause of the deferred maintenance has not been addressed. Heavy vehicles will receive a direct annual subsidy of $1.4 billion dollars per annum by 2027, mostly attributable to maintenance costs. They will receive a further indirect subsidy of $8.4 billion dollars per annum by 2027, due to pollution costs ($7.2 billion) and social costs ($1.2 billion) associated with deaths and injuries. Collectively, these numbers represent a massive subsidy for heavy road vehicles, relative to rail and coastal shipping.
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PeteO @pete0.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I often think Nick spends to much supporting the ACT Party. But they do seem to be a great fit.
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