#ChrisBishop is bitter that he's not considered cool, completely oblivious to every other aspect of his person.
#NactionalFirst

Once more, #Luxon is simply bad at his job.
A magnanimous rejection of the privledges committee reccomendation would show leadership, reinforce his supposed rejection of the #treatyPrinciplesBill to pull away from #ACT & possibly deflate some #TePātiMāori's support.
Instead, he sticks with his gormless position of "the rules are the rules" just as he did with his housing entitlement. #nzpol #NactionalFirst

This #PayEquity legislation is a perfect example of how, when #National say "Hardworking Everyday New Zealanders" they mean "our donors"
#NactionalFirst #nzpol

We are governed by the villains of a 1980s college sex-comedy.
#nzpol #NactionalFirst

"I would rather the state didn't have to [feed poor, hungry children]. It should be a parental responsibility" -#Luxon.

I get what you mean, Chris, except that you (personally & as a political class) made sure those parents can't feed their kids
#nzpol #NactionalFirst

If it can't feed hungry children, why do we even have a government?
#nzpol #Luxon #NactionalFirst #SchoolLunches

Can someone smarter than me please explain how #ACTs #4YearTerm bill will work? Won't we just end up with a situation where no laws can be passed without bipartisan support? Won't the govt. grind to a halt? (which i assume is what they want)
#nzpol #NactionalFirst

Guys, what are we even doing here?
If #National's "belt tightening" (around our necks) hasn't "fixed the economy," what was any of the pain for?

#HYEFU: Government books to stay deep in deficit until 2029 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536928/hyefu-government-books-to-stay-deep-in-deficit-until-2029

#rnz #NactionalFirst #NicolaNoBoats
#nzpol

It's very telling that, when asked "What do #Māori get that other NZers don't?" #DavidSeymour pivots to things like consulting on resource management & legislation.

He doesn't actually care about "fairness", he cares about privatising the commons.

#NZPol #NactionalFirst

#NZ needs to think hard about why so many of our 'centre-right' politicians drift into #fascism.

Why does our 'centre-right' party have a standing policy of guaranteeing far right extremists win a seat?

I think we know the answer but don't want to think about it.

"Why is #JohnKey favouring a #Trump win?" https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/04/why-is-sir-john-favouring-a-trump-win/
#nzpol #NactionalFirst #NZNational

Why would this government cut funding from combating white supremacists?
Because White Supremacy isn't a threat to them. Quite the opposite in fact
#NZPOL #NactionalFirst

Something something party of fiscal responsibility!

'Not in great shape' - New figures reveal Budget deficit growing | #RNZ News
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/530375/not-in-great-shape-new-figures-reveal-budget-deficit-growing
#nzpol #NactionalFirst

Everyday there's a headline that says Health is underfunded & ##NactionalFirst's answer is "If no one does the work no one can spend the money"

#RNZ: More cuts to come: Health NZ asking for more voluntary #redundancies https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/526389/more-cuts-to-come-health-nz-asking-for-more-voluntary-redundancies
#nzpol

The "party of law and order" sure don't think very highly of #Police

#PoliceAssociation urges PM to strip gun reform portfolio off Nicole McKee

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/524842/police-association-urges-pm-to-strip-gun-reform-portfolio-off-nicole-mckee
#NactionalFirst #NationalParty #Act
#Rnz #nzpol

Remember a few years ago when we all had important conversations around #BlackLivesMatter and learned about "#ColorblindRacism" and the importance of #equity over 1-size-fits-all "equality" solutions that ultimately doesn't work?
Because #ACT sure as fuck don't.
#NactionalFirst #nzpol

I wonder who'll win? Christopher "Tough on crime" #Luxon or David "Good guy with a gun" #Seymour

It's Seymour. It's always Seymour.

"Call for government ban on rifles easily cut down into #handguns" | #RNZ
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521551/call-for-government-ban-on-rifles-easily-cut-down-into-handguns
#nzpol #NACTional #NactionalFirst

How can we, as a country, be ok with this?

"Official admits new school lunch model unlikely to be as nutritious due to cost:" https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/518227/official-admits-new-school-lunch-model-unlikely-to-be-as-nutritious-due-to-cost
#RNZ #nactionalfirst #nzpol

#Luxon thinks like this because he is incapable of empathising with other people.
In his mind, if people work, they're rich, ergo not rich means not work. That's *his* experience, so it must be everyone's right?

#Unions slam #PM’s comment they ‘don’t seem to care about working New Zealanders’ - #NZHerald
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/unions-slam-prime-ministers-comment-they-dont-seem-to-care-about-working-new-zealanders/X3FO4LVR4RHF3BYX5XCKX36GQY/
#nzpol #NactionalFirst

Me and my friends all making last minute submissions on the #FastTrackBill

#nzpol #NactionalFirst

Every-other-day there's a story about some massive shortfall the govt. needs to pay for.
The problem was never that #NZLabour were profligate. It's the opposite, 40ish years of #neoliberal policy has left us with massive debt (in reality, if not on paper).
The answer isn't to do neoliberalism harder.
#nzpol #NactionalFirst