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@alex@fedi.smith.geek.nz · Mar 06, 2026
You know it's going well when they trot out the "absolutely not" and are even being questioned on it in the first place. #nzpol
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@joshjacobsen@hachyderm.io · Feb 25, 2026
Of the lessons that can be drawn from Mamdani’s campaign and now Mayoralty, one of them is talking about (and delivering) the efficient, high-quality public services that well-run, well-resourced government can provide. We see time and time again that getting the “market” to deliver what the state should provide results in over-paying for substandard services. Or being unable to deliver anything at all — Auckland’s light rail and Kiwibuild being prime examples. The state can, and should, have the capacity to plan, deliver, and maintain the high-quality infrastructure and services that modern life demands. “Maintenance is always cheaper than repair, and one of the main differences between a business and a government is that a business's shareholders can starve maintenance budgets, cash out, and leave the collapsing firm behind them, while governments must think about the long term consequences of short-term thinking” H/t to @pluralistic@mamot.fr #nzpol https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/24/mamdani-thought/#public-excellence
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@jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz · Feb 18, 2026
Great to hear Chippy calling out the appalling racism being regularly expressed in the house by this #NZPol govt seemingly without disapproval from the equally complicit speaker Gerry Brownlee. https://youtu.be/0HXppJGjx3s
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@pezmico@mastodon.nz · Jan 28, 2026
Yeah, but, what's a mere 900000 tonnes among friends? (as if you needed more evidence of how unserious this govt is about climate targets) 900,000-tonne miscalculation makes carbon target even tougher https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/585322/900-000-tonne-miscalculation-makes-carbon-target-even-tougher #NZPol #climateChange #FossilFools
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