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@chrisluxonmp National not learning any lessons from messages emanating from Aus and UK.

Awesome day in Hamilton with local MPs Tama Potaka and Ryan Hamilton. Sat down with business and community groups to talk growth, jobs, and how we back the region to go further, faster. Honoured to join the opening of the new Sikh Society Hamilton Temple too – a special milestone for the Sikh community here especially given Vaisakhi celebrations earlier this week. Also spent time chatting with rural folk, talking about the benefits of the Indian free trade agreement. This deal will open new markets for Kiwi businesses, back our rural sector, grow jobs and lift incomes.

@mangereman Why is NZF supporting this coup?

The usual collection of Māori grifters and losers, including that fat fuck who took Seymour’s microphone at waitangi It’s a rascist coup

@NZNationalParty Secret stash of sausage rolls.

What else are they hiding?

@SonofOmahu Only two councillors standing up for the ratepayers.

Steve Gibson is fighting co-governance at Hastings District Council again. nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-tod…

@Dame__Jane One of my helpers post Gab told me marae were getting multi million payouts and she was determined to help those getting very little or nothing. Seems she was right.

$27m is a lot of money 😬 share.google/RNUIwbfYP8JR8R… Do iwi put in toward these costs does anyone know? Or is it just that nasty ol’ colonial tax being accepted.. 🤔

@EvilArthurFleck Burn more coal.

No government has built viable power generation infrastructure in NZ for over 40years. So with no increase in capacity, when the inevitable power crisis comes, who do you think the government will prioritise for power supply? Because it won’t be you getting priority.

@BeaumontBee Why can't the taxpayers see the details?

Why won't #National show Labour the full terms and conditions of the Indian FTA? How can they honestly expect #Labour to vote for this without first seeing the detail? Details matter. National and NZ First are performative dancing monkeys, expecting Labour to fall into line.

@TaxpayersUnion After all that they spelt it wrong.

Whanganui District Council told everyone their rebrand only cost $61,800. They lied. The new logo design and rebrand actually costed ratepayers $116,899 – nearly double what they claimed. The new costs include: $33K to a brand advisor and $10K to a toi Māori arts advisor... Where was the call for advice from the public who funded this? Follow for more transparency in local government.

@gaye_ess Potaka and Christmas? I wonder.

You may have missed this. I did. I want to put a bit of time into it because it's important. Remember how Winston made it a part of NZ First's coalition agreement with Luxon to remove Treaty references from law? References to the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in Legislation, as It's offically called. It aims to either delete those references or replace them with more specific wording about how the Treaty applies in each law. There are at least 50 known Treaty clauses in legislation, with about 14 variations in their description of the Crown’s obligations as a Treaty partner. A Ministerial Oversight Group (ministers Paul Goldsmith, Judith Collins, Shane Jones, and Tama Potaka) oversees it. The Oversight Group (coalition ministers) sets the direction. They are assisted by a 4-member panel, so the panel advises rather than decides. The panel is made up of David Cochrane, Marama Royal, John Walters and James Christmas. A detailed background for each will be in the comments. The review is ultimately the responsibility of Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. The worst part about this whole thing is that the review was supposed to wrap up by August 2025, but has already overrun by many months and could easily extend past the election. It does not have to finish beforehand. It could drag on. If a Labour-led government is formed, the review could be slowed, paused, or reversed. This could be a disaster! NZ First campaigned on and was elected on this review. Why is it taking so long? Check out the panel members in the comments. Is this slowdown deliberate, in order to stop or limit the NZ First-initiated review? This is not what we expected, and not what we want! #nzpol

@henrycooke Be best not to comment. He doesn't understand .

Christopher Luxon on the Trump-as-Jesus image + the Pope fight: "If you're a person of faith or not, I think the image was pretty ridiculous. And I just say to you know the Pope - we believe in freedom of speech."

@henrycooke Hope the IMF don't influence future moves.

I just spoke to Nicola Willis from DC, where's she's meeting White House officials tomorrow. Willis is planning to: - Make clear how concerned NZ is about the conflict - Ask when US sees things returning to 'normal' - Raise the ramifications for the Pacific

@SonofOmahu "The problem with individualism". So the answer is groupthink and do as your told. The SoE call gives too much power to authority.

Hawke's Bay Today is unhappy that we weren't all terrified into submission by last weekend's hysterical state of emergency order. #Echobox=1776204931" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-tod…

@saltyreigns A step back? This sort of bs should be stomped on.

We need to take a step back. Which clause in the Treaty mentions how schools are meant to behave, and what their obligations are?

@rosey_nz Free trade agreements are not about free trade.

If the immigration component was removed, then I'm sure there would be very little opposition to the India FTA.

@saltyreigns Jurys out for me. Lets see what he says on issues. Wedd is vulnerable .

I’m not sure how I feel about NZers elevating sportsmen to lead us - acumen on the sports field does not mean political prowess. having witnessed Mahe Drysdale.

@SimeonBrownMP Net migration up. Replacement continues.

Another positive month of migration data released today. It shows the fewest departures of New Zealand citizens in a single month since late 2022. 🧵

@saltyreigns How many of them are actually ratepayers?

Apart from voting rights, are these unelected people drawing taxpayer funded salaries?

@nzfirst Should be THE official language and others secondary.

Winston Peters: English is finally officially legislated to become an official language of New Zealand.

@MikeNewZ_ @chrisluxonmp My MP may be in for a shock.

If You Want To Take Away Their Freedom @chrisluxonmp Then Put Your Under 16 Social Media Ban To A Referendum.

@saltyreigns Kiwis don't even know what our immigration policy is but it is used in FTAs to infiltrate the West.

Can someone explain why the FTA with India hinges around something as unrelated as immigration? Can someone explain why it seems almost nobody has read it and knows what’s in it?