"NATIONAL'S KIWISAVER CON IS WAGE THEFT WITH A GLOSSY BROCHURE — AND SIMEON BROWN JUST TORCHED THE HOUSE ON THE WAY OUT" - 21 June 2026
🟢 THE NEST EGG GAMBIT

National halved the Crown KiwiSaver contribution in 2025. Max now: $260.72/year.

Now: compulsory contributions rising to 12% by 2032.

→ 30% of members can't afford to contribute
→ Bottom 60% of incomes will lose take-home pay
→ Māori life expectancy 7 years lower, retirement age going up
→ Simeon Brown told members not to vote for his own coalition partners

"Is this the first stage of means-testing? We all know that's the answer." — Koura Wealth founder

Full sourced essay: themaorigreenlantern.maori.nz

🎙️ Deep Dive Podcast on the essay page — two hosts, lively kōrero, every thread unpacked. (AI reo pronunciation disclaimer applies 😊 sorry in advance!)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/2v_D4Hm3AjA

#Aotearoa #KiwiSaver #MāoriRights #NationalParty #KiaKaha #FediNZ

https://www.themaorigreenlantern.maori.nz/nationals-kiwisaver-con-is-wage-theft-with-a-glossy-brochure-and-simeon-brown-just-torched-the-house-on-the-way-out-21-june-2026/

"HOW SHANE JONES LOOTS THE PUBLIC PURSE AND WINSTON PETERS CALLS IT STATECRAFT" - 19 June 2026

🚗 Cabinet approved $500 for land transport. Shane Jones spent $3,791 on a 24-hour private limo. That's 658% over budget. Total trip: $63k vs $33k approved. Winston Peters: "Nothing out of the ordinary." Full essay: themaorigreenlantern.maori.nz #NZPolitics #Accountability

The whakapapa matters. Jones charged ~50 pornographic films to his Crown ministerial credit card in 2007. Wept on TV. Was rehabilitated. Is now blowing travel budgets by 91% and blaming officials. Peters' NZ First Foundation = $746,881 in donations the Court of Appeal called a "dishonest scheme." This is not error. This is culture. #NZFirst #ShaneJones

🎙️ Learn best through audio? The Deep Dive Podcast unpacks The Limo, The Porn, and The Patron — two hosts, every source connected. (AI te reo pronunciation warning — I'm pre-emptively sorry 😅 Don't shoot me.) #MāoriGreenLantern #KiaKaha
Youtube: https://youtu.be/3-0IcD6cca0

https://www.themaorigreenlantern.maori.nz/how-shane-jones-loots-the-public-purse-and-winston-peters-calls-it-statecraft-19-june-2026/

I was supposed to rest yesterday. The #Wellington weather had other plans and blew over a portion of our fence. And low, there was demolition and a big van load of heavy detritus (fence, vines and other waste) taken to the local tip (dump).

Today I am stiff and tired. 36th day without a proper day off.

Two more beers to package. Not much more and can then shift into putting beers into tanks rather than taking them out.

#BreweryLife of an #IndependentlyOwned #FamilyBusiness deep in a #Recession - #KiaKaha to me.

In an ideal scenario I would be at home resting and healing from #DiverticularDisease while powerful antibiotics help to keep me from nasty infections.

Alas, no. My lead brewer messaged me at 6:30am to tell me he was in hospital as a result of a kitchen accident with a knife. They may be off work for weeks.

Solo operator (while unwell and at what I would call 60% my usual health and productivity) in the run-up to summer was not what I wanted on my Bingo card.

I have an excellent cellar hand who wants more hours and is keen to learn additional skills and will help me.

This is unbelievably challenging. #FortiterIre #KiaKaha

Love these fullas #Kneecap #Māoriland #FilmFestival #Irish #IrishLanguage #Film #Aotearoa #MāTeWā #KiaKaha #ĀkeAkeAke #Indigedon

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