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@saltyreigns Same reason they haven’t done one on population since 2004 when a big majority wanted it halted at 4m. Think about where infrastructure and house prices would be if another 1.4m people hadn’t been added🤷‍♂️

I realise that TwitterX is an echo chamber - I’m legitimately keen to know what the rest of NZ thinks of the IFTA. I suspect I’ll have to wait for the polls but it’s wild none of the media is conducting one of those little online surveys. Seems important enough to justify one

@winstonpeters 2004 Herald poll, last I can find on the topic. Large majority of Kiwis wanted population to remain at 4m. All the political parties ignored this sentiment and here we are at 5.4m, infrastructure that isn’t coping and some of the most obscene house prices in the world

We would like to congratulate the ACT Party for realising, within just a few days of supporting the Indian FTA, that immigration is an issue that kiwis actually care about. A good effort with the policy, but unfortunately it doesn’t even touch the sides. We would encourage ACT to watch this space for when NZFirst will be announcing what a real and comprehensive immigration policy actually looks like.

@winstonpeters 12-24 month moratorium on ALL immigration so we can take stock. NZ infrastructure and housing needs a breather. Business can make do

ANZAC day needs to die. Its a gross eulogising of young death for no purpose other than the sociopathy of deluded politicians. It has nothing to do with “freedom” or “sacrifice”. The original WW1 veterans wanted little part of it for good reason

@TheZeitgeistNZ 12-24 month moratorium. On everyone. From anywhere. Let infrastructure catch up. “Business” can make do or train existing residents

Shane Jones has done a public service by warning of a "butter chicken tsunami" in the form of mass immigration of Indians. But we can't stop it just by not passing the India FTA - it will only have a small effect on immigration and only from one country. We need tough new immigration policies like those rolled out by the Trump Administration, or proposed by right-wing parties in the UK, Australia, and elsewhere.

@mangonui08 Its really simple. Put the Indian thing to one side. Make it about total numbers. A 12-24 month moratorium on ALL immigration. Chinese, SAFFAs, English, Filipinos, Americans…..Business can make do or train existing residents. Let infrastructure catch up and assess after a year🤷‍♂️

No one is going to cancel me for being a voice for Kiwis concerned about immigration

@dpfdpf Waiting for orders on CBDC’s

The finance ministers of Australia, NZ, Spain and the UK out for a run before an IMF meeting

Jackson, the son of Shane Warne speaks out about the cricket legend’s untimely death. He blames The government and believes his death was connected to the Covid vaccine !! Also confirming Shane had taken a booster prior to that fateful trip to Thailand. Legacy media did their best to cover up this story but now finally the truth is breaking free. Full interview : @2worldsPodcast

@tonycartman1 @winstonpeters Probably a high correlation with the corporate supporters of the Covid vax mandates

@winstonpeters Who are the businesses ? I would like to boycott them, and I encourage everyone else to do so.

Business New Zealand have released an open letter and paid for a full-page newspaper advertisement calling on all parties to support the New Zealand–India Free Trade Agreement. This is a breathtaking position for Business NZ to take. How they and the 28 other businesses and associations could have signed up to support the India FTA without knowing what is in it is an appalling commentary on them all. How on earth can there be any sort of proper analysis of the FTA if they haven’t even read the agreement? This is the question my office asked Business NZ last week and we still have yet to receive a response. This is tantamount to those businesses signing a contract blindfolded. If it is true that this support for the FTA is not based on the actual text but instead relies on media reports and conflicting perspectives from different parties, it is a terrible indictment on how they operate. This is an appalling image for the professionalism of New Zealand business leadership.

@_Simon_K @winstonpeters Correct. Everything is about property prices. Without constant high immigration numbers the ponzi collapses. NZ, AUS and CAN economies are RE ponzis with a few bits tacked on

The goal is simple. Make profits off immigrant labor, blue or white collar it doesn't matter. Businesses and the "education industry". Each foreign workers is worth at least 30k. Invest in housing, it'll go up as long as immigration is high. Sell, and bugger off to live in "Dubai" ASAP.

Terrifying reality check. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth goes on live TV and explicitly frames the Iran war as a Christian crusade. He equates the downed pilot to Jesus Christ, citing Good Friday and a Sunday resurrection. The Pentagon is run by an apocalyptic cult!

@black13830 In November 2021, Jacinda Ardern stated, "People who are vaccinated will still get Covid-19, it just means that they won't get sick and they won't die". Guess Long Covid isn’t a real illness by her definition

@black13830 Must be a lot of vaccinated people where it wasn’t so “effective”🤷‍♂️

Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long Covid - where is the government plan? | RNZ News You can protect yourself from LC by not getting covid. share.google/FTCet1xEJx1l0x…

@OlooneyJohn I moved cities in NZ and having no intention of using a GP again, asked that my old records be deleted. Refused saying they don’t do that, only forward to new practice. Yet if I had a criminal record it is expunged after 7 years🤷‍♂️

Unelected Distant Big Brother Committee WHO Wants All Your Health Records – Why? This is a blatant attempt at total surveillance and control of all individuals As you read this proposal for total surveillance of your Confidential Health Information -- remember that the Covid viral illness had an Average Age of Death of 85.5 Years. In other words, anyone below 70 years had a very, very low risk of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, in partnership with the Temasek Foundation, have launched a new three-year initiative to help Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) transition from paper-based health records to secure, interoperable digital health wallets (DHWs). The programme aims to strengthen national health systems, improve continuity of care and ensure individuals have trusted, portable access to their essential health information. “The COVID-19 pandemic showed how important it is for health records to be trusted, verifiable and able to travel with people across borders,” said Mr Kee Kirk Chuen, Head of  Health & Well-being at the Temasek Foundation. “Through our partnership with WHO, the Temasek Foundation hopes to support countries in moving from fragmented paper records to secure Digital Health Wallets that individuals can carry with them wherever they go. By testing this approach in pilot ASEAN Member States we aim to demonstrate how trusted digital tools can strengthen health systems, improve continuity of care – including for families and children – and build the local capabilities needed for governments to scale these systems nationally. If successful, this effort can help turn global digital health standards into practical solutions that benefit communities across the region. The initiative builds on lessons from the COVID‑19 pandemic, which demonstrated the urgency of reliable, verifiable digital health documentation. It also aligns with the International Health Regulations (IHR 2025), which call for globally recognized digital health certificates. The move from paper-based tools – such as the traditional “Yellow Card” or child health booklets – to digital wallets will help reduce administrative gaps, prevent the use of forged documents and ensure that people’s records follow them across borders and between providers. Digital health wallets supported through this initiative will use cryptographic verification via WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN), ensuring records are secure, trustworthy and interoperable. Countries will begin with digital International Certificates of Vaccination or Prophylaxis before expanding to routine immunization, maternal and child health records and, eventually, broader personal health summaries. who.int/news/item/23-0…

@cjsbishop Can be in designated greenfield or brownfield areas to keep NIMBY’s happy. Why can’t people build residential in industrial nooks and crannies?

@cjsbishop I despair at the closed minds of politicians and bureaucrats protecting the housing market by enforcing conventional, conservative zoning. Netherlands has experimented with free for all design areas. Japan has no minimum plot sizes in many places. It drives innovative design

Honestly this sort of stuff makes me want to cry. Brooksfield Homes design and build beautiful homes in Chch. They spent 18 months arguing with the Council over it, costing $500,00 to $800,000. Just disgusting. thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360964…

@JonnoL32552677 Even many British thought “Bomber” Harris was a psychopath

@JonnoL32552677 Actually they were war crimes. Hitting civilian areas for no other reason than causing terror is a war crime under International Law as it stands. You can argue that everyone ignores them and they’re a waste of time but that’s not what your saying

Simon Mercep and Alastair "Purselips" Gillespie think that Trump is going to regard Tucker Carlson, MTG and other anti-MAGA renegades any more supportive of his cause than nutcase Dems like Chuck Schumer. And they forget civilian deaths in Dresden or Hiroshima weren't war-crimes

@LeeDonoghue No it won’t. If they were ever a real threat they would be compromised/neutralised. And Winston is far too obsequious to the US who are driving the surveillance, totalitarian future we are facing

Making NZF the majority coalition partner will stop them dead in their tracks.

@tmcnz101 @JosephMooneyMP Uniparty 🤷‍♂️

@JosephMooneyMP It's obvious that NZ people are being fleeced by the great con of co2 and it's so embedded. Labour, national they will destroy industry to get to an ideological promise land

It’s been interesting hearing Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins saying that the closure of the Marsden Point refinery was a “private business decision.” While strictly correct, it omits significant government policies and decisions which made that “private decision” the only realistic one. I haven’t seen any media commentary on this. A May 2021 letter from the Refinery’s CEO to the then Minister of Finance described Marsden Point as one of “the safest and most reliable refineries in the region.” Notwithstanding that, the letter said it was considering a major change to its business to significantly reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, and become an import only terminal. It noted that the Minister had directed ACC to accelerate moves to divest from fossil fuels. The letter noted that ACC held around 10% of Refining NZ’s shares, and as significant investments would be required to change it into an import only terminal, it asked the Minister to distinguish investment in Refining NZ from other fossil fuel investments given its critical infrastructure role. But why was Refining NZ looking at shutting down its refinery despite being one of the “safest and most reliable in the region”? A 2019 Ministry for the Environment Regulatory Impact Statement lays it out plainly. Refining NZ’s Negotiated Greenhouse Agreement - protecting it from full ETS exposure since 2003 - expired 31 December 2022. Under government policy settings it would then receive zero industrial allocation and face the full cost of its emissions. The ministry’s own analysis said this would “nearly halve the profitability of the refining business” - at 2019 prices of just $18 per NZU, it would produce an annual ETS bill of ~$20 million. The RIS recorded Refining NZ’s profits over five years: ∙2012: $31M ∙2013: -$5M (a loss) ∙2014: $10M ∙2015: $151M ∙2016: $47M Average that out and you get roughly $47M per year (with an exceptional 2015 year). The ministry itself said full ETS exposure would nearly halve profitability even at $18/unit. NZU prices didn’t stay at $18 which was readily foreseeable. The NZU price hit a record high of $88.50/unit in late 2022. Applied to the Refinery’s Scope 1 emissions of 1 to 1.3 million tonnes per year, that’s an annual ETS liability of $88.5M to $115M, and that’s before Scope 2 costs on purchased electricity and gas. On a business losing money in bad years, a potential $100M+ annual carbon bill isn’t a headwind. It’s a death sentence. The ministry knew this in 2019, and suggested options the government could take in terms of emissions liabilities to keep the refinery in operation, warning: “The closure of Refining NZ, which employs approximately 300 people, would have a significant negative impact on the Northland economy and would leave New Zealand dependent on the supply of refined petroleum products sourced from overseas refineries that may choose to prioritise supply to other nations ahead of New Zealand at times of shortages.” Read the Ministry’s RIS for yourself (that specific comment is at paragraph 25) 👇 environment.govt.nz/assets/Publica…