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kicking the year off with some humour about people disagreeing with the slaughter of tens of thousands of civilians by a western-backed military

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Published: January 6, 2026 03:19

kicking the year off with some humour about people disagreeing with the slaughter of tens of thousands of civilians by a western-backed military David Farrar (@dpfdpf) Have all those NZ Councils that took stances on the Gaza war, yet taken a stance on…

the idea that inventing, borrowing, translating, or transliterating words is somehow taboo (hey, a Māori adopted into international English) - and not what every language does all the time to incorporate new concepts. dude wrote this first thing on New Year's. Huge loser energy.

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Published: January 1, 2026 22:44

the idea that inventing, borrowing, translating, or transliterating words is somehow taboo (hey, a Māori adopted into international English) - and not what every language does all the time to incorporate new concepts. dude wrote this first thing on New…

productivity doesn't increase wages. look at any graph of labour productivity vs wages since WW2. relative market power of workers & employers drives wages. Supply & demand. Low unemployment + strong minimum wage & worker rights increase wages (& drives productivity investment)

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Published: December 31, 2025 08:02

productivity doesn't increase wages. look at any graph of labour productivity vs wages since WW2. relative market power of workers & employers drives wages. Supply & demand. Low unemployment + strong minimum wage & worker rights increase wages (& drives…

promising an FTA in 3 yrs gave India leverage over Luxon's personal political interests, removed NZ's bargaining power & forced him to accept what was offered at end of 2025 Hence, we promise unfeasible FDI investment & jobs we don't have, & don't get access for our key exports

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Published: December 28, 2025 22:41

promising an FTA in 3 yrs gave India leverage over Luxon's personal political interests, removed NZ's bargaining power & forced him to accept what was offered at end of 2025 Hence, we promise unfeasible FDI investment & jobs we don't have, & don't get…

interesting thing in this poll is it's not just that Luxon/National are viewed disfavourably - Hipkins/Labour are polling positively. So, it's not just an anti-National stance, with Labour picking up votes by default. Labour's also earning support.

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Published: December 25, 2025 22:12

interesting thing in this poll is it's not just that Luxon/National are viewed disfavourably - Hipkins/Labour are polling positively. So, it's not just an anti-National stance, with Labour picking up votes by default. Labour's also earning support. Clint…

several times in the last few months, I've been at events where you expect people to be politically neutral or circumspect about their views but, instead, they've been strongly hostile about National Reminds me of how people talked about Labour in '08 https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360921984/jacinda-ardern-remains-poll-favourite-which-struggling-leaders-are-rise

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Published: December 25, 2025 22:09

several times in the last few months, I've been at events where you expect people to be politically neutral or circumspect about their views but, instead, they've been strongly hostile about National Reminds me of how people talked about Labour in '08 …

Willis also suggests more gas or coal power plants be built for 'firming' (ie. meeting demand peaks).. gas & coal that would be imported & cost a fortune madness invest in cutting peak demand with heat pumps & hot water heat pumps and in batteries for firming charged by solar

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Published: December 24, 2025 03:27

Willis also suggests more gas or coal power plants be built for 'firming' (ie. meeting demand peaks).. gas & coal that would be imported & cost a fortune madness invest in cutting peak demand with heat pumps & hot water heat pumps and in batteries for…

LNG- -costs 2x current wholesale price of gas, which is already forcing firms to close -supplies just 7% of current demand (supply is falling at 15%/yr) -exposes us into world prices & intl supply shocks -wastes $ that could be spent on solar & batteries -might not be available

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Published: December 24, 2025 03:19

LNG- -costs 2x current wholesale price of gas, which is already forcing firms to close -supplies just 7% of current demand (supply is falling at 15%/yr) -exposes us into world prices & intl supply shocks -wastes $ that could be spent on solar & batteries…

still reckon we should be relying on imports of LNG from Aussie for our energy future? https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-gas-exporters-forced-to-give-australia-first-rights-at-reasonable-prices-for-new-contracts-only/

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Published: December 24, 2025 02:06

still reckon we should be relying on imports of LNG from Aussie for our energy future? reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-g…

this seems highly improbable, even with inflation. NZ only makes ~$4b a year of foreign direct investment in other countries - & 80% of that is in Aus, US & UK. And we're promising to invest $2b a yr in India? But an easy promise to make - in 15yrs, Luxon will be long gone

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Published: December 23, 2025 06:38

this seems highly improbable, even with inflation. NZ only makes ~$4b a year of foreign direct investment in other countries - & 80% of that is in Aus, US & UK. And we're promising to invest $2b a yr in India? But an easy promise to make - in 15yrs,…

whoa

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Published: December 22, 2025 05:39

whoa Winston Peters (@winstonpeters) New Zealand First is regrettably opposed to the India Free Trade Agreement announced today.   We consider the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement to be neither free nor fair. Regrettably, this is a bad deal for…