Fairs fair.

The word "excuse" is obviously intended as "excise" = tax.

Nicky Hager outlined a series of sexual harassment allegations by Williams in "Dirty Work"

How can we expect to meaningfully address the systemic and generational issues that have contributed to the gang problem in NZ if we don't meet with those affected by its allure and engage with them as humans? Yes gang members are often repugnant people, but many are just lost men looking for purpose and leadership figures (albeit from an unhealthy place). Even Muldoon understood this and met with them personally, and as a result there was a significant decrease in gang members.

Opportunity say they will try to form govt with whoever gets the most seats regardless of who it is, and not try to go to the other side if possible

ARTICLE

Gobsmacked by the news this morning from Starship having to delay treatment for children with cancer.

NZ has hit a new low.

😞

Its beyond me how any NACT1 MP/Minister can hold their head up.

FYI: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361046724/cancer-treatment-children-delayed-starship-battles-nursing-shortage

this is blatant evidence of national's disrespect for the public and democracy, but it seems he's not gone on the attack with this in any debates, despite humpty mcthumbface going hard on literally every scrap of shit he can fling at him even when its bullshit...

seems like a real missed opportunity (cough) to directly confront him and expose what he really represents to the public.

Thank you lee stuart.

PSA that this current coalition has cut funding for artists so they're doing it tough right now! 💔
So if you have IG and you haven't already yet- follow, like, repost, and/or share her video to support her. ❤️

PS, someone should ask National which artists they paid to make their song? 🤖
Or was it AI-generated and they can't pay any artists despite their millions of dollars? 💰
And how they plan to protect kiwi jobs from AI if they can't even pay people themselves for their work? 🔥

Also friendly reminder that this coalition can't seem to fund firefighters either. 🚒
Or nurses, so much that Starship had to suspend cancer treatment for kids. 🏥
Ferries... 🚣
Let me know what else needs to be part of the list? 💸

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Chef Simon Gault had a skin cancer removed, says health insurance was 'disgraceful' https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbeing/chef-simon-gault-had-a-skin-cancer-removed-says-health-insurance-was-disgraceful

So... You can't go to public because the wait lists are backlogged and ED is at 200% capacity. ACC covers less and less. Insurance covers less and less. So pay a shit ton for private? And if you can't afford that... Get fucked

Starship's director of medical and community Dr Greg Williams said "paediatric haematology/oncology service is managing nursing staff shortages at a time of high demand and clinical complexity," he said.

What’s the best thing to do?

Party vote obviously to preferred party.

Candidate vote is just sort of wasted?

As title says, initially I thought it was just a ploy from Luxon to try put a dampener on Opp support - but the way he has doubled down in the last few days is making me think that is less likely.

How do you guys think this will play out if opportunity make it to Parliament?

Article

Just been looking for information on advance voting because of a possible surgery.
There’s virtually no information on how to get advanced voting papers on vote NZ. Looks like you have to contact the electoral manager for more information.
Is this another form of voter suppression?

"RNZ revealed in 2025 that NZFS had not issued a fine, prosecution or recall for food with illegal levels of potentially harmful agrichemicals in at least five years, despite dozens of breaches."

"Every parent across the nation would feel a chill going up their spine reading the internal risk assessment stating their children were at risk from food highly contaminated with dangerous pesticides. Meanwhile the government agency responsible for protecting food safety was telling people that everything was safe. It wasn't," he said.

"What they don't make clear to people is that nine per cent of all the food samples had illegally high levels of pesticides, so one in 11 of the fresh food items in your shopping trolley were found to have illegally high levels of pesticide residues on them."

"Having the food safety agency located within a government mega-ministry committed to promoting agribusiness exports is a particularly problematic conflict of interest."

Norman also pointed to NZFS's move away from testing for glyphosate after finding a third of wheat samples had levels exceeding the limit allowed, some by 50 times, during 2015 testing.

Since then, NZ Food Safety has not tested for glyphosate.

"We don't know how much glyphosate is in our food because the regulators simply stopped testing it once they found very high levels.

The 2024/2025 report found six domestic food samples, including lettuce, spinach and beans breached the legal limits for ten different chemicals, such as Imidacloprid, which is banned for crop use in the European Union and UK and some US states, and Indoxacarb, Bifenthrin, and Acephate, which are banned in the EU and the UK."

National's disenfranchisement law is expected to give them 2-3 extra seats BTW

Article HERE

What if this election results in a minority government?

Let's say TOP can't get what they want from either National or Labour?

This could be a better long term strategy for TOP because it keeps them clear of a potential bad term while allowing their own base to solidify based on their voting record.

If it's as close as the polls are suggesting. There's a real possibility that both blocks without TOP could be on the same number of seats. What happens then?

I'd be interested to hear all your thoughts!

It's being streamed live on TVNZ+.

Greater level of debate and the major parties are actually with the minor parties (I don't like how the other debates split them up).

Shane Jones saying crazy nonsensical stuff in this case is hilarious.

Nicola Willis seething throughout.

Chlöe Swarbrick actually given an opportunity to break down the misconceptions of Greens policy.

Fun watch, I wish this was being broadcasted on TV

Barely coherent