Rupert Brackenbury"We can't afford to build a port for the cook straight ferry, but we can build one for the #NaturalGas no one wants to use" is a wild stance for a govt. that claims to accept the reality of #ClimateChange
Once again we see #National using a party with only 6% support (#NZFirst) to justify screwing over 100% of us
#ShaneJones shut down #NZ involvement in 'road map' away from #fossilfuels https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/585632/shane-jones-shut-down-nz-involvement-in-road-map-away-from-fossil-fuels
#nzpol #climatechange #NACTional
Euan Mason“New Zealand, Latvia, Slovenia, Lithuania, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Togo and the host of Cop29, Azerbaijan, had all decoupled [GPD growth from fossil fuel expansion] before 2015, but their growth has since again become dependent on fossil fuels.” #nzpol #National #ACT #NZFirst
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/economic-growth-no-longer-linked-to-carbon-emissions-in-most-of-the-world-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Strypey"Now what happens to Winston Peters doesn't matter. But what happens to the people does."
#WinstonPeters, Juggernaut 2, ep 2, 2025
https://thespinoff.co.nz/podcasts/juggernaut
It's hard to believe now given the smiling crocodile he's become. Political principles up for auction, doing whatever is best for Winston Peters and bugger anyone else. I think at the time he really meant this.
His corruption is perhaps the saddest political story of NZ corporatism.
Another one from the 'oooh, that didn't age well' files;
"This year we are fortunate that New Zealand First will be the strongest has ever been and that will present a chance to change the system away from pure neo-liberal ideals which have let us down and collapsed most of provincial New Zealand."
Comment by "Jon R", 2017
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2017/02/26/hey-shamubeel-why-are-you-rewriting-our-history/
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HannaSitä huomaa, ettei #UusiSeelanti enää ole Jacinda Ardernin ja Työväenpuolueen johtama, vaan oikeiston ja äärioikeiston (kuten huomaa ettei Suomikaan enää Marinin ja täkäläisen sisarpuolueen.).
Uusi-Seelanti ilmoitti, ettei tunnusta Palestiinan valtiota. Ilmoituksen teki ulkoministeri #WinstonPeters, äärioikeistopuolue #NZfirst.
#politiikka #äärioikeisto #oikeisto #Palestiina #palestiinalaiset #Gaza #kansanmurha #sotarikos #sotarikokset #sota #YK #yleiskokous #Peters
JeremyJupiterJones 
Not forgetting why Stuart Nash was sacked from Labour's cabinet.
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier found that Nash had breached Official Information Act by improperly withholding emails in which he "discussed confidential Cabinet briefings with two donors"... no wonder he has a found a home in #NZFirst #Corruption #NZPol
Bob LeFridge Failed National Party MP and chronic cooker Harete Hipango has joined New Zealand First.
It seems her philosophy (cooker plus) no longer aligns with National's values (!) and lucky for her, NZ First will take almost anyone. Especially cookers.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/former-national-mp-joins-nz-first-rnz
Larry came out of the #NZFirst meeting in a state of euphoria stating he had found the aroma of Polident intoxicating.
Shane Jones arrived wearing a rather gay powder puff blue suit, surely an unspoken symbol of his ongoing solidarity with rainbow people.
The atmosphere in the audience gave off a tangy mix of Grecian 2000 masking unjustified disappointment, tinged with the lightly burnt odour of unfulfilled dreams.
While there was none of that woke masking nonsense and only a single cooker wore a Maga hat, the average IQ in the room could easily be defined by the fact that these people have a shared belief that Shane Jones is some sort of gifted thinker.
