Mastodawn

This is what real political leadership looks like. Take a stand based on principles and well-considered evidence, and stick to it.

The position outlined by both #ChristopherLuxon and #WinstonPeters when it comes to Iran is, by contrast, vague, evasive, and cowardly.

““Oman’s view is that the military attacks against Iran by the United States and Israel are illegal and that for as long as they continue to pursue hostilities, those states that launched this war are in breach of international law,” [Oman’s Foreign Minister] said.”

#nzpol

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/us-lost-control-of-its-own-foreign-policy-oman-foreign-minister

Oman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possible

Foreign minister claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on Iran

The Guardian

Gold Mar 11

So... #winstonPeters didn't get the outcome he wanted from the latest covid inquiry and is now wanting a new one into vax injuries?

#NZPol

Rupert Brackenbury Mar 11

Headline: #NZFirst to demand 7th #Covid Enquiry focused on #WinstonPeters feelings injuries #nzpol

World news | The Guardian Mar 3

New Zealand coalition votes to make English an official language as critics slam ‘cynical’ bill https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/new-zealand-english-official-language-bill #NewZealandPolitics #NewZealand #AsiaPacific #WorldNews #WinstonPeters #Mori

New Zealand coalition votes to make English an official language as critics slam ‘cynical’ bill

Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages sparks backlash from opposition parties and linguistic experts

The Guardian

Bob LeFridge

Mar 1

While this story is a couple of weeks old, it's worth a quick mention for the headline which reads:

"NZ Parliament announces it will no longer post on X"

Unfortunately it doesn't mean that our MPs have suddenly grown consciences. The decision was made by the Clerk of the House, Mr David Wilson.

Wilson stopped posting on Xitter because of "the way X’s AI chatbot Grok can be used to generate deepfake nudes and child exploitation material..."

Unsurprisingly Winston Peters finds himself on the wrong side of history, again, bravely stating "This is how freedoms are lost."

If Peters is defending the 'freedom' to produce deepfakes and child sexual exploitation images on a global scale, he's more doolally than we thought.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360941546/nz-parliament-announces-it-will-no-longer-post-x

#NZPol #Twitter #WinstonPeters

Stuff

Strypey Nov 20

"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.

#podcasts #TheSpinoff #Juggernaut #NZPolitics #NZFirst