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@RawiriTaonui Everyone should be sceptical of people/organisations that claim they are the the arbiter of information & disinformation. That claim comes from arrogance and is completely erroneous and dangerous. One’s disinformation is another’s information.

@RusselNorman The moment you stop using all the byproducts of fossil fuel then I’ll believe you. That’s including the clothes you’re wearing.

NZ Govt took a huge bet on fossil fuels. NZ was spending $8 billion/yr importing fossil fuels, and now the global fuel crisis is going to make it worse. Betting on fossil fuels turned out to be a losing bet for NZ. This is the 15 point policy record of 2 years of the NZ Govt:

@RusselNorman Interesting!

Climate science deniers, funded by oil companies, told people climate change was all a hoax. They lied. They were paid to lie. rnz.co.nz/news/environme…

@UnPressed Obviously because you seem somehow not connected to NZ’s history, NZ relied heavily on the US for its security & defence during WWII which Britain was unable to give. NZ was left exposed to potential Japanese attack & looked to the US to protect its interest in the Pacific.

New Zealand government must issue a clear public condemnation of the US illegal blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Anything less will be read by Iran and China as New Zealand quietly ditching our independent foreign policy in favour of alignment with an increasingly chaotic and dangerous US. This is not in our national interest.

@Suitandtie9999 @TheRedbaiter Why would any sane person watch the Breakfast Show?

Tova O’Brien is just two weeks into her role as co-host and the direction of TVNZ’s Breakfast show has become crystal clear: ramp up the attacks and criticism of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the government at every available opportunity. Fresh off Tova’s combative “gotcha” interview with the PM, the show capped off the week with its “People’s Panel.” The guests were former TVNZ presenter Brodie Kane, widely regarded as left-leaning and Labour Party member and Auckland City Councillor Richard Hills. This panel stacking occurred just weeks after TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman issued an internal apology to the Minister of Police over the broadcaster’s unbalanced reporting on crime and gang numbers. It is deeply concerning that TVNZ either cannot recognise such blatant bias and compromised content, even from an optics point of view — or simply doesn’t care. It can be argued that a Labour led govt is significantly more friendly and less demanding of the broadcaster. Seven months out from the election, TVNZ appears to be signalling exactly who it would prefer to win.

@mauriceraiti @pietmoira I’m pretty sure NZ was indebted to the US during WWII when the UK was unable to defend its Pacific interest. Otherwise you’d be speaking Nippongo by now.

Winston Peters has done our country a huge disservice so obviously siding with war criminals America and Israel. Stay neutral I reckon but no that smug little prick now has Iran signalling us out as their enemy. Let’s see how that plays out. I have a feeling it won’t be great.

@Agentic_kiwi @nettieg3 Absolutely correct 💯%

@nettieg3 The funny thing about this image is the left image was because National under Key created the ability for Labour to throw money around and make the numbers good. The image on the right was because labour blew all of the cash reserves and left National to pick up the pieces.

@RusselNorman @bangonomics And it’s a good thing the “Climate Hoax” is crumbling!!

dream on. no guarantees of finding anything. if you do then a decade at least from drilling to production. and it will be priced at global prices. and none of it will necessarily land in nz (like Taranaki oil, just exported). fossil fuels are expensive and unreliable. And climate change means we can't burn what's already found

How's the love affair with Donald Trump and fossil fuels working out for you Jonesy?

@SonnyBWilliams I’m so glad this Arab knows a hella of a lot more about what’s going on than you do!!!

When you understand what "Greater Israel" means you’ll understand what’s happening in the world right now. Praying for the people of Iran, Lebanon & Palestine.

🇰🇼 🇮🇱 Rare moment of truth at the UN from brave Kuwaiti dissident @JJJuraid, invited by UN Watch: “Mr. Chair, I heard the term “colonizers.” But who are the real colonizers? A Jewish Kingdom ruled in Judea for a thousand years. We, the Arabs, took this land. Who Arabized Egyptians, Phoenicians, Persians and Amazighs? It was us, the Arabs. So why does the council enshrine a lie by keeping a permanent agenda item on Palestine, while ignoring the indigenous heart of Israel returning home? Let us be clear about who is actually defending our sovereignty. Today, Israel is a fighter for peaceful nations, freeing Gaza from Hamas terrorists and saving Iranians from the Islamic Republic. What Israel is doing to the IRGC — stopping a genocidal regime from acquiring nuclear weapons — is a gift to humanity. There are 57 Islamic countries and only one Jewish state, Israel. Despite the ongoing hateful desire to eliminate it, Israel has not only survived, it has thrived. I don’t believe in miracles, but this is one. So I ask the UN: when will you end the ritual of condemning Israel? Is it not time, instead, to learn from Israel? How to defeat terror, defend free societies, and pursue peace. Thank you.” What a refreshing act of integrity and truth. Stay connected, follow @MOSSADil.

@GregPresland Because our govt. supports the Iranian people!!!

What a joke. NZ Government condemns retaliation by Iran but not the original attacks. rnz.liveblog.pro/lb-rnz/blogs/6…

Iran just fired missiles at five countries simultaneously. Here is what actually happened to each of them. Bahrain. Confirmed hit on the US Navy Fifth Fleet headquarters. Bahrain’s own state news agency reported the strike. No casualty figures released yet. This is the command center for every American naval operation in the Persian Gulf. It was struck. UAE. Multiple missiles intercepted by Emirati air defenses. One civilian killed in Abu Dhabi from falling debris. The UAE defense ministry confirmed the intercepts. The Emirates just absorbed an act of war on its sovereign territory from a country it shares a maritime border with. Qatar. Missile intercepted. Zero damage. The Qatari Interior Ministry confirmed. The same country Iran just attacked is the country that hosted Al Udeid for twenty years as a gesture of regional balance. That balance ended this morning. Kuwait. KUNA state news agency confirmed missiles were “dealt with” in Kuwaiti airspace. No reported damage. Kuwait, which stayed neutral through every Gulf crisis since 1991, just had Iranian ballistic missiles flying over its cities. Jordan. Two Iranian ballistic missiles shot down by Jordanian military. Confirmed by the Jordanian armed forces directly. Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles in June 2025 as well. That was in defense of Israel. This time Iran targeted Jordan itself. Saudi Arabia. Fars News claims strikes. No confirmation from any Saudi source. No Tier 1 or Tier 2 verification. Either it did not happen or Riyadh is not yet ready to say it did. Both possibilities carry enormous implications. Now understand what Iran just accomplished strategically. In attempting to retaliate against Israel and America, the IRGC fired missiles at six sovereign nations in a single morning. Not one of those nations attacked Iran. Bahrain did not bomb Tehran. The UAE did not launch strikes on Isfahan. Qatar hosted diplomatic back channels. Kuwait maintained neutrality for three decades. Jordan was mediating. Iran just converted every neutral and semi-neutral state in the Gulf into a potential co-belligerent. Every nation whose airspace was violated, whose civilians were killed, whose sovereignty was breached now has legal and political justification to join whatever coalition forms next. And the damage tells the real story. One civilian dead from debris. Intercepts across four countries. No confirmed destruction of any US military asset. No reported American casualties among 40,000 troops in theater. Iran fired at the entire Gulf and the Gulf caught almost everything. Compare this to what Israel did to Tehran this morning. Precision strikes on the IRGC Intelligence Directorate. Explosions near the Supreme Leader’s office. Three detonations in central Tehran confirmed by Iranian state media itself. One side hit what it aimed at. The other side hit one civilian with debris. This is the asymmetry that will define the next 72 hours. Iran demonstrated intent to strike everywhere and capability to hit almost nothing. The Gulf states demonstrated they can defend themselves. And now those states must decide whether the country that just fired ballistic missiles across their borders gets to do it again. They will not let it happen again. Watch for the joint statement. Watch for airspace coordination between Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama, and Kuwait City. Watch for the coalition that Iran just built against itself with a single salvo. Iran did not retaliate against Israel this morning. Iran gave every country in the Middle East a reason to retaliate against Iran.

@TheZeitgeistNZ x.com/hiitsmemooneh/…

New Zealand (all nations really) should condemn the US/Israel attack on Iran. It’s unprovoked, not in self-defence, and in violation of international law. It also risks WWIII. I say this as someone who is no great fan of Iran and IS a great fan of the Trump Administration.

@TheZeitgeistNZ You better tell these Iranians that since you want to burst their bubble!

@AynRandy666 You can’t cherry pick scriptures if you don’t follow them yourself.

Christopher Luxon claims to be a Christian, yet his government announces their new plan for putting the boot into homeless people, rough sleepers and beggars on the Lord's Day. Maybe Luxon needs to read his bible a bit more... 🙄 🙄 #nzpol

@canderlodge This right here is a good example of majoring on the minors!

So the woman 'appointed' to head the NZ Law Commission, agrees to destroy a bit more of our Maori culture. Anyone asked why? Does singing god save the king add to the role of being a fighting-fit army? Given the latest royal revelations that should be the first thing to go.

@Mountain_Tui You forgot to mention when @JMilei took office, Argentina had a trade DEFICIT of $8 billion. At the end of 2024 = a trade SURPLUS of $19 billion! (His 1st year!)

David Seymour's libertarian hero, Javier Milei who Seymour said had "deep economic wisdom" & NZ should model: - 12 hour work days - No paid overtime - Dynamic wages - Pay in food and lodging - No severance pay to encourage hire and fire - Restrict protests - Restrict unions

@KiwiCraig74 @mine04878295 New Zealand is the OFFICIAL LEGAL name of this country and known globally & Aotearoa is definitely not. You can even google names of countries & you’ll find the name Aotearoa isn’t on the list.

@mine04878295 There is nothing offensive about Aotearoa.

It's a very fucked up situation when someone who is openly racist in Parliament (multiple times, yesterday was just the latest) is likely to decide who the next Government is, and then play a major part in it. How embarrassing for Aotearoa.

@GregPresland It’s definitely just weather. 

To those claiming that the number of states of emergency happening in Aotearoa New Zealand recently is "just weather" the trend in the number happening would suggest otherwise.

@ClintVSmith There’s really nothing to worry about!

Marco Rubio with one of the greatest speeches by a Sec of State in decades: "We are prepared to do this alone but it is our preference, and our hope, to do this together with you, our friends in Europe. America was founded 250 years ago, but the roots began here on this continent long before. The men who settled and built the nation of my birth arrived on our shores carrying the memories, the traditions, and the Christian faith of our ancestors as a sacred inheritance, an unbreakable link between the old world and the new. We are part of one civilization, Western civilization. We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry, and the sacrifices our forefathers made together for the common civilization to which we have now fallen heir. And if at times we disagree, our disagreements come from our profound sense of concern about a Europe with which we are connected, not just economically, not just militarily. We are connected spiritually and we are connected culturally. We want Europe to be strong. We believe that Europe and the West must survive."