@davidakin I would expect not. Luxon is trying to do his best Trump imitation courting the far right for his coalition and attacking Maori constitutional rights and calling it "Equality". I am sure Xi approves.

#authoritarianAlliance #nzpoli #canpoli

I LOVE this so much. Maori MPs in the New Zealand parliament protest attempts by the centre-right government and far-right "ACT" coalition partners to pass legislation that water down treaty rights of Maori.

New Zealand is one of the only places (the only?) in the British Empire where the Crown signed a treaty with all Indigenous peoples at the time of contact. It has shaped NZ Law and Society ever since!

Thank you to @b9AcE for the video.
#NZPoli #IndigenousRights #CanPoli

New Zealand elects a 'centrist' (read right wing gov) and guess what happens - suck it up kids, you go to school sick

It's a truly screwed mindset to track and punish people for avoiding spreading disease, vs tracking and preventing disease

These dudes will be delightful if/when bird flu crosses

#Covid #Covid19 #NZpoli

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/513792/attendance-action-plan-includes-daily-data-traffic-light-system

Attendance action plan includes daily data, traffic light system

The government has announced plans for a traffic light system with "clear obligations" for students about attending school.

RNZ

The masses are idiots everywhere.

"In the weeks leading up to the election, New Zealanders, buffeted by the currents of global inflation and its larger Asia Pacific neighbors’ economic woes, overwhelmingly cited cost of living as the primary concern driving their vote.' #NewZealand #NZpoli #PacificRim #Conservatism #Labour #JacindaArdern https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/14/world/asia/new-zealand-election-national-wins.html

New Zealand Defeats Ardern’s Party, Electing Conservative Coalition

The rightward shift came as voters punished the party once led by Jacinda Ardern for failing to deliver the transformational change that it had promised.

The New York Times

🇳🇿 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Seat Projection:

NAT: 46 (+13)
LAB: 34 (-31)
GRN: 15 (+5) 🟢
ACT: 14 (+4)
Māori: 4 (+2)
NZF: 7 (+7)

via Freshwater Strategy / 28–30 Aug
Chgs w/ 2020 Election.

#nzpoli

🇳🇿 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Voting Intention:

NAT: 36% (+10.4)
LAB: 26% (-24)
GRN: 12% (+4.1)🟢
ACT: 11% (+3.4)
NZF: 6% (+3.4)
Māori: 3% (+1.8)

via Freshwater Strategy / 28–30 Aug
Chgs w/ 2020 Election.

#nzpoli

🇳🇿 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Seat Projection:

NAT: 45 (+12)
LAB: 37 (-28)
GRN: 15 (+5) 🟢
ACT: 13 (+3)
Māori: 3 (+1)
NZF: 7 (+7)

via Talbot Mills / 24–30 Aug
Chgs w/ 2020 Election.

#nzpoli

🇳🇿 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Voting Intention:

NAT: 36% (+2)
LAB: 30% (-2)
GRN: 12% (+1) 🟢
ACT: 10% (-)
NZF: 5.4% (-0.6)
Māori: 2.4% (-1.6)
TOP: 1.5% (+1.5)

via Talbot Mills / 24–30 Aug
Chgs w/ 25 Aug.

#nzpoli

🇳🇿 New Zealand Parliament (Aotearoa) seat projection:

NAT: 43 (+10)
LAB: 33 (-32)
ACT: 18 (+8)
GRN: 12 (+2) 🟢
TPM: 8 (+6)
NZF: 6 (+6)

via Roy Morgon / July 2023
Chgs w/ 2020 Election.

#nzpoli