@melulater

Play the ball, not the man. I did not vote for these tossers. He aroha whakatō, he aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown then kindness you shall receive.

 Waikato New Zealand
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmith17h
remember, there is no hiring freeze in health
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“A brand new intensive care unit at Auckland's Waitākere hospital sits empty, fully equipped, but with no money budgeted to run it yet” rnz.co.nz/news/health/217398…

Brand new Waitākere Hospital ICU unit sitting empty

A brand new intensive care unit at Auckland's Waitākere hospital sits empty, fully equipped, but with no money budgeted to run it yet.

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#BHN "Christopher Luxon expects enrolment rates to be higher than previous elections" And after this government's overt voter suppression laws he believes this because he lives in the upside down? #nzpol #nzpolitics rnz.co.nz/news/politics_elec…

Christopher Luxon expects enrolment rates to be higher than previous elections

National's leader Christopher Luxon expects enrolment rates will be higher this year than in previous elections, despite changes to enrolment rules.

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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 25
nightmare outcomes this election for democratic legitimacy: -right gets in only thanks to Nat overhang -left gets in only due to TPM overhang -right gets in only due to lower enrolment of young people play undemocratic games for short-term gain, wreck the system long-term. xitter.cf/_breadcapital/status/2…
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 26
In 2014, National symbolically represented itself as a rowing team cutting through the water. A powerful image of teamwork, determination, and success. In 2026, they're the half-shorn sheep.
Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 26
'All we've managed in the past 3 years is to shear half a sheep Give us three more years and we'll have a go at the other half' OK, lads. Let's not set our sights too high
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 26
of course, it's working people who are being fleeced. Reckon the cold's biting now? give it three more years.
Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 26
'All we've managed in the past 3 years is to shear half a sheep Give us three more years and we'll have a go at the other half' OK, lads. Let's not set our sights too high
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 26
'All we've managed in the past 3 years is to shear half a sheep Give us three more years and we'll have a go at the other half' OK, lads. Let's not set our sights too high
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 26
'special votes are bad', 'meeting with gang members is bad', 'taking subsidies for EVs is bad', 'getting benefits for your accommodation is bad'... .... 'nah, nah, it's different when I do it'
Kaitāia Friar@BasicBishopNZOct 26
lol why did he do a special vote
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Mountain_Tui@Mountain_TuiOct 24
This is why Luxon wouldn't go on Q&A with @jacktame anymore #NZ #Kiwi Worst economic downturn in modern history with a direct line to National's policies
Mountain_Tui@Mountain_Tui27 Oct 2025
John Key left NZ with ~$60 billion debt Nicola Willis admits Labour borrowed ~$80 billion over 6 years w/ a global pandemic & post Covid inflation And Luxon's National are on track to borrow $120 billion ($100bn with pay equity stolen) in less time & no pandemic #nzpol #kiwi
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Chris@canderlodgeOct 24
stuff.co.nz/national/3000508… She admitted it in 2020, they were wrong to sell state houses. So far they've sold 800, built very few, during a housing crisis! We have the worst level of homlessness in NZ's history. And still she can't balance the books. Do share on social media.

We shouldn't have sold state homes - National

The party sold thousands of state houses when last in office, something it now admits was wrong.

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Brightly@BrightlyAgainOct 24
#PrinceWilliam #TheGrahamNortonShow They all looked like they were so comfortable & have a good time on the show. Robert Irwin was funny.
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Like Luxcon called NZ business people internationally C grade soft wet and whiney. Beneficiaries bottom feeders and he doesn't care about cost of living because he is sorted and entitled to grift from the taxpayer treats us like his personal ATM along with his grifting caucus
Nick@StrayDogNZOct 21
Man of the people Christopher Luxon dismisses a farmer's concerns that costs are going up all the time by telling her "Just be thankful for something eh."
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henry cooke@henrycookeOct 22
Enrolment has inched up by about 21k in the last five days. To reach the enrolment rate of 2023 (94.7%) the Electoral Commission would need to enrol another 107k people in the next three days.
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Mountain_Tui@Mountain_TuiOct 21
And let's not forget Labour has the Future Fund as one of its core #Election2026 policies. And it was former Labour PM @HelenClarkNZ Clark & Sir Michael Cullen that not only ran 9 consecutive, record budget surpluses, paid down debt but also set up NZ Super & Kiwisaver. #NZPOL
bread 🟥🟩⬛️@_breadcapitalOct 20
NZ Super Fund turns 25 today. $94.35b fund +$9.3b was added this year at 14.2%. Norway's $2.2t oil fund did 15.1%. We're basically neck and neck with the biggest sovereign fund on Earth. NZ Super Fund is a global leader atm. Act wants to stop contributions.
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Helen Clark
@HelenClarkNZOct 21
NZ voter 🗳️ enrolment for #election closes 25 October: “As of Thursday, 91.2 percent of eligible voters were enrolled. But young people were significantly lagging behind with just 65.5 percent of 18 to 24 year olds signed up to have their say.” Enrol now! rnz.co.nz/news/politics_elec…

Just days left to enrol to vote: 'Think about things that matter to you'

There are just days left to enrol to vote (enrolments close midnight Sunday October 25) and the Electoral Commission is sending teams out to shopping malls, markets, libraries railway stations - even...

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Nick@StrayDogNZOct 21
Man of the people Christopher Luxon dismisses a farmer's concerns that costs are going up all the time by telling her "Just be thankful for something eh."
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Millymolly@lorrainesplaceOct 21
If this doesn't put people off I don't know what would. Condescending, misogynistic prick. He wouldn't act like that towards a nan.
Nick@StrayDogNZOct 21
Man of the people Christopher Luxon dismisses a farmer's concerns that costs are going up all the time by telling her "Just be thankful for something eh."
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Jamie Ensor@JamieEnsorOct 22
Kerrin Leoni has resigned as a Labour candidate. Chris Hipkins: "I have made it very clear that campaigning alongside gangs is unacceptable. "The footage that has emerged is inconsistent with the standards I expect of Labour candidates."
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 22
One thing about Chippy, he doesn't tolerate shit from his team He sacked a string of Ministers in 2023, when some PMs would have turned a blind eye Awkward if this now means Kaipara wins & creates an overhang Even more awkward if Leoni, who will still be on the ballot, wins
henry cooke@henrycookeOct 22
Kerrin Leoni has resigned as a Labour candidate:
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Clint Smith@ClintVSmithOct 21
wow. it's so much worse in the video than the plain text suggests. The condescending, mocking tone. patting her on the back of the hand.
Nick@StrayDogNZOct 21
Man of the people Christopher Luxon dismisses a farmer's concerns that costs are going up all the time by telling her "Just be thankful for something eh."
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Ayn Randy@AynRandy666Oct 17
First Simeon Brown culled the Health Payment Integrity Team - that had oversight of payments to private providers. Then made it secret. Meanwhile kids can't get cancer treatment 🤮 #nzpol Health NZ under fire for secrecy over private hospital contracts rnz.co.nz/news/politics/5710…

Health NZ under fire for secrecy over private hospital contracts

Health New Zealand is refusing to reveal how much it is paying private hospitals to perform elective surgeries under a new national contract - a move critics say makes it impossible to know if...

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