Retired, animal lover, social justice, tangata tiriti, equity
Joined February 2015
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Selling off and or opening up to privatisation 60% of NZ's conservation land is pretty short sighted. Tourism is one of NZ's biggest earners, and mining only gets us royalties of 2% while being on the hook for billions of clean up costs, while they suck our resources dry
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We can't afford three more years of Willis/Luxon economic austerity vandalism. Make sure you are enrolled to ditch the pricks in November.
Tell all your whanau who moved to Australia or further abroad who lost their jobs to do the same as Special Votes will ensure this happens
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Two pantomime statesmen stand together in obstinate defence of their taxpayer funded existence.
Winston Peters defends Shane Jones' $63k travel bill including private limo on standby for 24 hours rnz.co.nz/news/political/598…
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“The minister's comments and position he's adopted are borne out of his ignorance of what doctors need to know and what doctors need to do to operate safely and effectively in the New Zealand context”.
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Talbot Mills poll for Anacta. June 1-10. 51% disapproved of Coalition & 42% approved; 49% heading in wrong direction; 41% in right direction.
Left Wing 49.6%. Right Wing 47%.
Election 2026: Green Party surge in new poll puts left bloc ahead of coalition nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/e…
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Jun 17
Winston Peters wants prison terms for Immigration officials. From the guy who has mislead NZ for decades for his own political gain. rnz.co.nz/news/political/598…
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Jun 17
The funniest thing about 2023 era Luxon is he genuinely believed he'd walk in and just cruise through 3 elections while doing the insufferable adorkable flight of the conchords bit like John Key.
Sorry buddy, it's not 2013 anymore. People are fully aware of how much things suck.
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Historically counting of special votes allowed for 1 seat to flip left. Last time it was 3. This time National is taking steps to make sure this does not happen
Make sure you and your whanau are enrolled to vote
Make sure you vote to change this Govt
Our future depends on it
Jun 17
The Alarming Echos between Trump and Luxon on elections thestandard.nz/the-alarming-… via @thestandard
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Jun 16
The reasons why doctors in NZ want to address health inequities especially for Maori are:
•In 2021, a total of 123,685 years of life were lost for Māori due to premature death.
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Here you go Shane I can get your ar*e in premium economy for $4,000 return with Air NZ, x 2 that’s $8,000. We’ll give you $6,000 for accommodation for two. That’s $14,000. Whoever was doing the bookings was seriously inept.
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Willis's incompetence confirmed again and demonstrates she's totally unfit and unqualified to do the job.
Her mammoth costing blunder beggars belief something you'd expect of a Year 11 college student seeking work experience but unacceptable as Minister of Finance /CFO of NZ
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National's maths doesn't add up. Labour is ADDING $65m a year from the National Land Transport Fund.
The total public transport spend is only $0.3b per annum.
National really are showing their ineptitude to be in charge of our economy. The utter state of their maths!
Labour's maths isn’t adding up 🤔
They say their public transport fare cap will cost $65 million a year, and that 1.36 million Kiwis will save $1,200 a year.
But if that’s true, that would cost over $1.6 billion.
Same old Labour Party - flashy headlines, dodgy numbers.
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Shane Jones thinks he's some sort of royalty. Telling Nicola Willis not to provoke the Matua. He's a bludger of the worst sort. Hasn't been able to win an electorate seat because basically he's lazy. Taking the piss out of the taxpayer. These politicians are out of control.
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The fact a rabid ideologue and know-nothing numpty with a bigoted axe to grind, like @SimeonBrownMP, accuses experts with front line experience, and strategies backed by empirical data, of being ideologues, is exactly why the @NZNationalParty are unfit govern.
#OneTermGovt
#nzpol
Jun 17
#kawanatanga: Doctors Warn Medical Council Shake-Up Puts Patient Trust at Risk
The New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association says the Health Minister’s move to remove Medical Council leadership is a worrying sign of political interference in an independent health regulator. NZRDA President Dr Rosa Tobin Stickings says the Medical Council plays a critical role in protecting patients by setting professional standards for doctors and ensuring the public…
waateanews.com/2026/06/17/do…
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It's based on pure malice and sadism instead
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Education minister 'can't remember' if she just happened to have coffee with the boss of an Australian firm given a sweetheart deal without a chance for NZ firms to bid. Luxon's regime stinks of corruption and ideologically driven right-wing madness. DITCH THE PRICKS IN '26
Australian firm's involvement in school curriculum rewrite comes under scrutiny rnz.co.nz/news/education/598…
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Jun 16
There’s a post from a guy complaining about TPM reaching out to gang members. Unacceptable apparently. Just made me wonder about white collar crime, political donations and that never being seriously called out.
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