Show threadStrypeyJun 14, 2025

"Last week 2,000 scientists recommended to governments that all deep sea exploration be paused whilst further research is carried out; just 0.001% of the seabed has been mapped."

#EsmeStallard, 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o

Meanwhile the NatACT government in Aotearoa is actively encouraging mining corporations to "invest" in large-scale destruction of the seabed around our islands.

Will no one rid us of these turbulent priests? Well, there is an election coming ...

#SeabedMining #NZpols

UN Ocean conference gives 'glimmer of hope' for marine life

Environmental groups have praised government's progress made on marine protection at the UN meeting

BBC News
BaxterJun 17, 2024
Privatisation by stealth - the good old neo-liberal formula of under-funding a public service, then feigning surprise when it under delivers, and forcing it to outsource services.
Do it in small bits at a time, and the public won't even notice you're slowly privatising their whole healthcare system 😡🤬
#nzpol #nzpols
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/gp-stunned-loss-service
GP stunned by loss of service

The South is now suffering from the very postcode lottery the new health system was designed to avoid, a Dunedin GP says. Portsea Medical Practice...

Otago Daily Times Online News
BaxterJun 17, 2024
Even though ACT spent double per vote than any other party did in campaign costs (and still lost votes) - their disproportionate influence on National and Winny is still a good investment for ACT's 1%er investors, er, I mean donors.
#nzpol #nzpols
BaxterJun 15, 2024
When NZ's doctor shortage is even worse in 5 years, remember who to blame...
#nzpol #nzpols
https://democracyproject.substack.com/p/whats-behind-the-med-student-cuts
What’s behind the Med Student cuts?

New Zealand has a severe doctor shortage. Hospitals and GP clinics are desperately understaffed. Unfortunately, this looks likely to worsen under the new Government, mainly because of decisions to push forward with a promised third medical school to be built at Waikato University. As a result of that agenda, last week’s Budget did not deliver on National’s promise of an extra 50 places for doctor training in the existing medical schools at the universities of Otago and Auckland.

Democracy Project
BaxterJun 15, 2024
This is utter madness from the Government. --It will predictably create more bankruptcies, more child poverty, more bad debts to mum-and-dad businesses. And maybe a suicide or two more. Wankers. 😢😡
#nzpol #nzpols
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/516228/budgeting-service-cuts-it-s-like-watching-a-train-derail
Budgeting service cuts: 'It's like watching a train derail'

With some services facing closure after missing out on the latest government funding, there are concerns for some of NZ's most vulnerable people.

RNZ
BaxterJun 15, 2024
Along with borrowing from overseas (in YOUR name), this is how National-ACT's tax-cuts for the wealthy will be paid for... 😪
#nzpol #nzpols
Show threadStrypeyApr 2, 2024

@CarolynStirling
> How quickly could they implement Neo Liberal economics. It was brutal

Alister Barry made a series of documentaries about this period. Someone Else's Country covers the Rogernomics Labour government and In a Land of Plenty covers the Ruthenasia Nat government that followed it.

Both are essential viewing for anyone under 50 who wants to understand how #neoliberalism changed Aotearoa. Folks over 50 may remember pre-1984 NZ, but might still find these docos insightful.

#NZPols

Tom BagatelleMar 31, 2023

@thespinoff's Gone By Lunchtime is always a good listen, but this week was especially worth it for Annabelle Lee-Mather's measured thoughts on Davidson's Saturday comment, and the furore that followed. (It would have been nice if her co-hosts had acknowledged that they were at least taking in what she was saying, but such are white men, I guess).

https://pca.st/episode/ccaee31d-3553-48e2-b727-5f761b8eb981

#nzpols

Cross Chris makes Stu jump - Gone By Lunchtime

Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas break down the last two weeks in politics including Stuart Nash's firing, Marama Davidson's call out of cis white men, and the National Party's education policy

Pocket Casts
Tom BagatelleFeb 21, 2023

Luxon: people on the ground are suffering from all the crime
Interviewer: the police commissioner says crime is down
Luxon: yeah, well I'm going by the evidence of the people on the ground
Interviewer: What evidence? The police aren't seeing an increase in crime
Luxon:
Luxon: well maybe people aren't reporting the crime to the police, but the people on the ground are suffering from all the crime

#nzpols

Tom BagatelleFeb 19, 2023

Kirsten Wise says (I paraphrase) that she thinks the reason the reason the crime stats don't match the perceived rise in crime is that people don't report crimes to the police anymore.

Because everyone knows crime is rampant, we just need to explain why we're not seeing it.

I guess.

#NZPols #RightWingMindset