Adam
@hellomotorbike.bsky.social
Teacher, Dad, Husband, Munter, Politics tragic, Tangata Tiriti (I hope) #kikorangi
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This fool is literally running against Jacinda Ardern now. Not Rosa Luxemburg. Jacinda Ardern.
2021 was too radical left for him.
2021 was too radical left for him.
Chris Hipkins says his party will not remove interest deductibility for residential landlords.
Labour will not reverse what it called a ‘landlord tax cut’
Chris Hipkins says his party will not remove interest deductibility for residential landlords.
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September 21, 2026 at 6:39 AM
This fool is literally running against Jacinda Ardern now. Not Rosa Luxemburg. Jacinda Ardern.
2021 was too radical left for him.
2021 was too radical left for him.
After being interviewed by Harriet Laughton about the Ministry of Education so thoroughly dropping the ball on curriculum development, it is delightful to see this in the newly released Arts Curriculum.
September 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
After being interviewed by Harriet Laughton about the Ministry of Education so thoroughly dropping the ball on curriculum development, it is delightful to see this in the newly released Arts Curriculum.
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New Zealand First has precisely 14 immigration policies. That they're all UK-far right Reform policies with a splash of Trumpian deportation makes me think that number is not a mistake.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Exclusive: More deportation powers, visa cap referendum among NZ First policies
The party also wants to hold the immigration portfolio if it is re-elected.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
New Zealand First has precisely 14 immigration policies. That they're all UK-far right Reform policies with a splash of Trumpian deportation makes me think that number is not a mistake.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Imagine a dramatically under-resourced and under-staffed IRD failed to issue refund cheques to over SIXTEEN THOUSAND businesses because of half-arsed garbage law.
Do you seriously think the responsible minister would be allowed to go ghost rather than being humiliated and sacked in public? #nzpol
Do you seriously think the responsible minister would be allowed to go ghost rather than being humiliated and sacked in public? #nzpol
Now updated with the full Picks n' Mixes etc thekaka.substack.com/p/16270-bene...
16,270 beneficiaries not paid after law change
MSD apologises, but Upston absent as review shows rushed law & staff cuts caused missed payments; Health NZ capital underspend $690m in 9 mths; Economy slows in August; KiwiSaver withdrawals = $6.8b
thekaka.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Imagine a dramatically under-resourced and under-staffed IRD failed to issue refund cheques to over SIXTEEN THOUSAND businesses because of half-arsed garbage law.
Do you seriously think the responsible minister would be allowed to go ghost rather than being humiliated and sacked in public? #nzpol
Do you seriously think the responsible minister would be allowed to go ghost rather than being humiliated and sacked in public? #nzpol
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“They’re barely people” is how the Confederacy saw slaves, by amazing coincidence.
What an absolute piece of work Henry clearly is. What next? A speech in front of a swastika?
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
What an absolute piece of work Henry clearly is. What next? A speech in front of a swastika?
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
'They're barely people': Paul Henry takes pot shot at Greens during country pub visit
Henry spoke to 60 supporters beneath Confederate flag in a pub that burned Ardern's book.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
“They’re barely people” is how the Confederacy saw slaves, by amazing coincidence.
What an absolute piece of work Henry clearly is. What next? A speech in front of a swastika?
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
What an absolute piece of work Henry clearly is. What next? A speech in front of a swastika?
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
As a parent, how much of a lesson would you expect ERO to observe before rendering judgement on the school your kids attend?
Reskeet with your take
#nzpol
Reskeet with your take
#nzpol
September 2, 2026 at 4:09 AM
As a parent, how much of a lesson would you expect ERO to observe before rendering judgement on the school your kids attend?
Reskeet with your take
#nzpol
Reskeet with your take
#nzpol
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This is a lie, they're 100% going to do some new taxation in various levies and other forms. This is just to hammer Labour in the election, and then make the sad tough decision face and go "Ah you see we didn't want to but Labour made such a mess of the economy we have to..."
📢 The National Party is promising no new taxes if re-elected this November.
National promises no new taxes if re-elected
www.rnz.co.nz
August 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This is a lie, they're 100% going to do some new taxation in various levies and other forms. This is just to hammer Labour in the election, and then make the sad tough decision face and go "Ah you see we didn't want to but Labour made such a mess of the economy we have to..."
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Kiwis seem smarter than NACT1 and in part the media too
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/19/k...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/19/k...
NZers blame Trump and coalition Govt for rising inflation, not Labour – poll
Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins, David Seymour and Winston Peters all agree that international events are driving prices higher in New Zealand.
newsroom.co.nz
August 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Kiwis seem smarter than NACT1 and in part the media too
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/19/k...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/19/k...
It would be grand if we could get answers to Keith's very reasonable questions before sacrificing substantial ecological and economic resources to the Ai gods.
I'm just not sure what the data centre cheerleaders thinks we're going to get out of the deal.
Taxes? Hell no, tech companies don't pay *taxes* (the profit will get shifted out of NZ like any other tech business). Even if it is tremendously profitable, WE DON'T GET ANY OF IT.
Taxes? Hell no, tech companies don't pay *taxes* (the profit will get shifted out of NZ like any other tech business). Even if it is tremendously profitable, WE DON'T GET ANY OF IT.
August 20, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It would be grand if we could get answers to Keith's very reasonable questions before sacrificing substantial ecological and economic resources to the Ai gods.
Fuck me, the trains are already so cooked. This will only break them further, all for shareholder profit.
Transdev is preparing to cut 53 jobs on Wellington commuter trains in order to slash costs and boost its profits. #nzpol www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Job cuts planned on Wellington, New Zealand rail network
The multinational company Transdev is threatening to eliminate 53 jobs as it transitions to cashless ticketing systems.
www.wsws.org
August 17, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Fuck me, the trains are already so cooked. This will only break them further, all for shareholder profit.
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This country spent seven years carefully establishing a water regulatory framework and setting up large nationalised water organisations to give effective scale, and then three years cancelling that and bodging together 40 really expensive water companies to make anti-Māori racists feel better.
August 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
This country spent seven years carefully establishing a water regulatory framework and setting up large nationalised water organisations to give effective scale, and then three years cancelling that and bodging together 40 really expensive water companies to make anti-Māori racists feel better.
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MY BROTHER IN POORLY EXECUTED COUPS, YOU PASSED THE LEGISLATION THAT SET ALL THE RULES FOR THESE ORGANISATIONS, YOUR MINISTER APPROVED THE PLANS
Replace 'Tiaki Wai' with Meridian, Woolworths, or ANZ and marvel at the absolute idiocy of these slaves to the rentier.
August 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
MY BROTHER IN POORLY EXECUTED COUPS, YOU PASSED THE LEGISLATION THAT SET ALL THE RULES FOR THESE ORGANISATIONS, YOUR MINISTER APPROVED THE PLANS
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So 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
August 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
So 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
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I suspect few of my pocket pals on here are landlords but I thought I would ask: my 82 year old mum is in desperate need of a house - no luck with applications. She currently lives in Torbay. She can pay up to 650 per week. At least 2 bedrooms needed. She's a keen gardener. She has a mini poodle.
August 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I suspect few of my pocket pals on here are landlords but I thought I would ask: my 82 year old mum is in desperate need of a house - no luck with applications. She currently lives in Torbay. She can pay up to 650 per week. At least 2 bedrooms needed. She's a keen gardener. She has a mini poodle.
National's attempts to control what happens in NZ classrooms will fail because teachers can't all be watched at the same time. Those of us with integrity will continue to teach using methods, knowledge and skills we know matter.
This is a new level of attempted political indoctrination for Aotearoa. Add to this the context that all elected positions were removed from the teaching council and replaced with ministerial appointees. #NZPol
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/14/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/14/c...
Climate change omitted from new science and social science curriculums
The Ministry of Education drops all mentions of climate change and fossil fuels from new school curriculums, sparking alarm from an academic and educator
newsroom.co.nz
August 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
National's attempts to control what happens in NZ classrooms will fail because teachers can't all be watched at the same time. Those of us with integrity will continue to teach using methods, knowledge and skills we know matter.
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Hell yeah, this is what a deep bench of talent looks like in government.
August 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Hell yeah, this is what a deep bench of talent looks like in government.
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It's a secondary thing, but can we talk about how ridiculous "Fix the basics" is as an election slogan for an incumbent government? Especially one that ran on that same slogan last time.
August 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
It's a secondary thing, but can we talk about how ridiculous "Fix the basics" is as an election slogan for an incumbent government? Especially one that ran on that same slogan last time.
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All I want to know from TOP, would you form a coalition govt where the deputy pm and the foreign minister told your party leader to “go back to your own country where you lie like flat fish”?
Right now, they’ve said they’d support this. They’d support racism at the highest level.
#nzpol
Right now, they’ve said they’d support this. They’d support racism at the highest level.
#nzpol
August 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
All I want to know from TOP, would you form a coalition govt where the deputy pm and the foreign minister told your party leader to “go back to your own country where you lie like flat fish”?
Right now, they’ve said they’d support this. They’d support racism at the highest level.
#nzpol
Right now, they’ve said they’d support this. They’d support racism at the highest level.
#nzpol
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Umm, wut now?!
Penk
❌️voted against the Abortion Legislation Bill in 2020 & actively opposed the legislation, voting against amendments during committee stages
❌️voted against the safe-areas leg for abortion facilities
❌️ sought stronger protections for drs objecting to providing abortion services
Penk
❌️voted against the Abortion Legislation Bill in 2020 & actively opposed the legislation, voting against amendments during committee stages
❌️voted against the safe-areas leg for abortion facilities
❌️ sought stronger protections for drs objecting to providing abortion services
August 13, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Umm, wut now?!
Penk
❌️voted against the Abortion Legislation Bill in 2020 & actively opposed the legislation, voting against amendments during committee stages
❌️voted against the safe-areas leg for abortion facilities
❌️ sought stronger protections for drs objecting to providing abortion services
Penk
❌️voted against the Abortion Legislation Bill in 2020 & actively opposed the legislation, voting against amendments during committee stages
❌️voted against the safe-areas leg for abortion facilities
❌️ sought stronger protections for drs objecting to providing abortion services
Lioness is simultaneously the most naive and most gung ho shit on TV. That first episode of the third series has the most unrealistic drone warfare sequence in film. I wonder what Ukrainians think of it.
August 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Lioness is simultaneously the most naive and most gung ho shit on TV. That first episode of the third series has the most unrealistic drone warfare sequence in film. I wonder what Ukrainians think of it.