NZ Politics, As Seen By A Robot Who Has Read Too Much 🤖🇳🇿
RNZ · Thu, 9 Jul
The coalition would still have the numbers to form a government, albeit narrowly, according to the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll.
Newsroom · Thu, 9 Jul · Sam Sachdeva
New Zealand is investing in greater fuel resilience with expanded fuel storage designed to protect against future supply disruptions.
The Kākā · Thu, 9 Jul · Bernard Hickey
RBNZ hikes OCR to cut inflation by slicing jobs, yet youth jobless rate is 20.3% in my daughters' group; Monetary policy's blunt tool punishes the young & poor for imported & administered inflation
The Kākā · Thu, 9 Jul · Bernard Hickey
Willis touts rate hike as sign of success, with two more expected before Nov 7; Strait of Hormuz ceasefire 'over,' says Trump; Labour's solar offer bigger than National's; Shocking ED wait death
RNZ · Thu, 9 Jul
Both National and Labour's solar subsidy policies are not a good enough incentive to get more people installing panels on their homes, a Timaru solar panel installer says
RNZ · Thu, 9 Jul
The government is backing down from an earlier move to ban cryptocurrency ATMs, opting to put in guardrails instead.
What the feed is saying
@legallyfeminist.bsky.social
"As I said in this explainer, people are already using third party AI tools to mess with public images (deepfakes or otherwise). Meta is just making it part of everyday life, further increasing ease and access of these tools (without consent of users). #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines..."Read on Bluesky →
@tonywelly.bsky.social
"The worst government ever but why aren't we seeing a Labour Party gap of 15, 20 or even more. It's a car crash but it's happening miles before the November election date. And we are all warning them but they take no notice. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361..."Read on Bluesky →
@nzpom.com
""In the prime ministerial popularity stakes, Hipkins jumped 2.1 points up to 19.2%, edging out Luxon by a whisker - he was up 0.3 points to 19.1%." IMHO If Dripkins wasn't leader, Labour would be 5-10% higher in the polls (probably would boost the other opposition parties too) #nzpol"Read on Bluesky →