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Seymour blasts Hipkins’ credibility in vaccine row, we discuss National’s disastrous polls and the union using children at political protests.

Wow! Big news out of The Netherlands.

@NewZealandMFA Get a grip Winnie. Its terrorists that the penalty applies to. Same as it should have applied to that oxygen thief Tarrant!

New Zealand is joining this joint statement expressing concern about a recently passed bill that expands the use of the death penalty in Israel. New Zealand has for decades been opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. - WP x.com/germanydiplo/s…

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Just out of interest did you know that the tax on NZ high heat, clean burning coal (from both West Coast and Southland) is higher then on lower heat, dirtier NZ coal. I can't give you numbers because the tax rate changes on a monthly basis. Dunno why, probably to do with ETS or something. Also did you know that it takes x4 as many truck loads of wood pellets to fire all those boilers that have been converted from coal at all the hospitals, schools, govt and local govt buildings and places like Fontera plants that Labour legislated for when in Govt last term.

Had a yarn with CHATGPT about building four stage reburning coal fired powerstations burning only NZ coal as a sustainable economically viable way to secure consistant supply and affordability. The response was quite interesting.

Why is @PaulGoldsmithMP refusing interviews with @SeanPlunket?

Before the last election, the coalition parties made a clear and repeated promise that they would replace or repeal references to the Principles of the Treaty. So. Why haven’t they? This was a specific commitment, reinforced again during coalition negotiations and written into the agreements that allowed them to form Government. When they failed (or chose to fail) to pass the Treaty Principles Bill we were assured that the issues would be resolved in their plans to remove Treaty Principles from legislation not actually related to the Treaty. These clauses have been inserted into legislation in ways that are vague, inconsistent, and open to wild interpretation. They have created legal uncertainty, shifted decision-making away from elected representatives, and made it harder for ordinary New Zealanders to understand how laws will be applied. We all thought the Government recognised this, and that’s why they said they would act. Since then, a review into the Treaty Principles clauses has been commissioned. That review has been completed and a report has been delivered to Minister Paul Goldsmith. And yet, we have seen and heard nothing. A Hobson’s Pledge supporter enquired with the minister and this is what she received: “I do not intend to release the report at this time” Ay?! Is he serious? Are we meant to just accept that the Government is not going to follow through on one of their key promises at the election and in coalition agreements? Not on my watch.  I’m sending my own letter to Minister Goldsmith. For a Government that campaigned on restoring democratic accountability and clarity in the law, the response in that letter is unacceptable. At this point, questions need to be asked. No, questions need to be ANSWERED. - Why is the report being withheld? - What advice did the Government receive? - If the problem was serious enough to justify a review in the first place, why has nothing changed? This is not a minor matter that they are backtracking on!  Treaty clauses are already influencing how laws are interpreted and how decisions are made across a wide range of areas. If the Government believes the status quo is justified, it should be prepared to show New Zealanders why. If reform is needed, it should be getting on with it. This goes directly to trust.  The parties currently in Government asked for our votes on the basis that they would deal with this. They cannot now expect voters to simply forget that promise was made. If they intend to walk it back, they should tell us. If they intend to keep it, they should release the report and set out a clear plan for what happens next. They can’t hide from this. We want to know either way because this is a big deal when they are all going to turn around in November and ask for our votes again. We have to make ourselves heard. Don’t let this slide. We have built a simple tool to make sure you can send a message directly to Minister Paul Goldsmith. Tell him to release the report and follow through on what was promised. Remind him that voters are paying attention. If this Government thinks it can make commitments like this and ignore them once in power, and we will all shrug it off, it is mistaken. New Zealanders remember what we were promised. We expect those promises to be kept. He iwi tahi tātou We are One People Elliot removetheclauses.nz

The Speaker is fine w’ flying a 🏳️‍🌈 flag but can’t see any merit in flying a suffrage flag? Get real. NZ has prided (no pun intended) itself on being 1st in the world to give women the vote. What is the problem?

@guo_lin99725 In the end it boils down to your people, your staff. Rocket Lab employ Frank Klein, he will unlock Mynarics potential.

$rklb the silent titan is building an empire. 🚀 so, it’s finally happening. rocket lab just got the green light from the german regulators to officially swallow mynaric. if you aren’t paying attention to space stocks right now, you’re missing the most aggressive vertical integration play since early spacex. but this feels different. it feels more calculated. here is why this $75m+ deal (plus those spicy earn-outs) is actually the missing piece of peter beck’s 10-year master plan. the "laser" bottleneck everyone talks about rockets. "can they land it? how many tons to orbit?" but the real money isn't in the taxi ride; it's in the data. for years, the biggest hurdle for massive satellite constellations was how to talk to each other fast enough. radio waves are old school. lasers (optical communications) are the future. mynaric has the tech—the condor mk3—but they’ve been struggling with the "boring" stuff: scaling production and staying solvent. enter rocket lab. why germany said yes this was the scary part. germany is protective of its tech. but rocket lab played it smart. they aren't gutting the company; they’re turning munich into their european headquarters. this gives rocket lab a permanent boots-on-the-ground presence in the eu, making them a "local" player for esa contracts while keeping their hq in the us for the big nasa/pentagon money. it's a double dip. connecting the dots (the $515m factor) remember that massive sda (space development agency) contract rocket lab bagged? the one for 18 satellites? the government doesn't just want boxes in the sky; they want a "mesh network." by owning mynaric, rocket lab doesn't have to wait in line for laser terminals from third-party suppliers. they build the rocket, they build the bus, and now, they build the "phone" the satellite uses to call home. the margins on this are going to be insane compared to just selling a launch. the "spacex" of the mid-cap world i honestly think beck is out-maneuvering everyone. while other "new space" companies are fighting just to stay listed, rocket lab is shopping during a fire sale. they bought solar panels (solajet), they bought software (asi), they bought separation systems (psc), and now they own the laser link. it’s not a launch company anymore. it’s an end-to-end space infrastructure monster. the reasoning isn't perfect—there’s still a massive integration risk here. merging a kiwi-american fast-paced culture with a traditional german engineering firm can be a nightmare. we’ve seen these "synergies" fail before. but if they pull it off by the end of april? the "space systems" revenue is going to dwarf the "launch" revenue by 2027. and that’s where the real 10x potential sits. not financial advice, just staring at the stars and the balance sheets. what do you think—is vertical integration the only way to survive in space, or is rocket lab spreading themselves too thin by trying to own every single bolt and laser? #rklb #rocketlab #mynaric #spacestocks #investing #astronomics #spaceeconomy #nasdaq #deeptech #venturecapital

I think it is no coincidence that this compensation announcement for SPB was made the same day that the Mynaric aquistion approval was given by the German govt. You could say that last action has unlocked the future for Rocket Lab, no matter what headwinds they may face, and this is Sir Peters way of saying that.

@Xgngu12 @rogingroging 20년간 기업을 운영한 CEO가 자신의 모든 보상을 포기하고 다시 밑바닥부터 시작. 도대체 그는 얼마나 자신의 사업에 확신을 가지고 있는건지 감이 안옵니다.

🚨로켓랩 CEO 피터백, 주주들 위해 급여, 보상 완전 포기 선언..!! 존나...멋있어.. $RKLB CEO 피터 백, Rocket Lab 이사회 보상위원회와 고용 계약 수정 계획을 발표함. 내용이 진짜...충격적임. 현금 + 주식 보상 → 완전 제거 ① 기본급 안받음. 기존 연봉(수백만 달러)→ $1.00 또는 뉴질랜드 법정 최저 수준으로 축소 1달러만 받고 일하겠다... ② 보너스 완전 포기 연간 보너스 없음, Target Annual Bonus도 없음 ③ 유리한 법적 권리 포기 >기존 계약 변경에 따른:계약 위반 주장 >“Good Reason”(유리한 퇴사 사유) 주장 👉 전부 깔끔하게 포기 ⚠️심지어...RSU(주식 보상) 포기 미베스팅 RSU 전량 포기함.... 총 수량: 392,155주 약 2,250만 달러 (≈ 300억 원 수준) 이유가 뭐냐. ▶️단기 보상이 아니라 장기 주주가치 상승에 집중하겠다. ▶️R&D 및 전략 투자로 모든 자금을 재배치하겠다. 이런 tlqkf 이렇게 멋있어도 되냐고... Mynaric 승인과 동시 급여 포기, 모두 투자에 상요하겠다고 발표함. 정말 로켓랩과, 피터 백은 어디까지 성공할 지 감도 안잡힘. 로켓랩과 피터백은 '주가 상승 하나에 올인한 구조'를 만들고 있음. 모두 자신 있는 상태.

@TobyDDRice Outstanding leadership. 👏👏👏

The G.O.A.T, Peter Beck, reduces salary to $1 and removes eligibility for annual bonuses. Also cancelled $20M in RSUs (To cover Venus?) 😯 $RKLB

"hapū chief executive and former police officer Shaun Keenan was jailed, after stealing about $500,000 from Ngāti Te Whiti, sending the then-$4.5 million project back to the drawingboard." Why does this keep happening? 🤷‍♂️ rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

@Twoxrod @RKLBMan I wouldn't be surprised to see Frank Klein given a senior role at Mynaric. That will help ease the pain of foreign ownership for Germany at least. As for the rest of Europe, l'm sure they will become amenable once they better understand $RKLB and Sir Peter Beck.

@RKLBMan (french here) Won't be easy to be deeply integrated in european space activities since our leaders are always talking about sovereignty But thats still very interesting indeed

$RKLB now has an EU footprint, opening them up to ESA and being a part of the IRIS2 constellation. The EU can read the room. They understand they need to drive their own sovereign space initiatives for national security. They won't have US budgets, but they will absolutely need a proven, vertically integrated space company to help them.

@RKLBMan 💯

$RKLB won German approval to acquire laser comms firm Mynaric whose terminals support $1.3B of SDA satellite contracts. The deal gives Rocket Lab its first European footprint and adds high-speed, secure optical communications to its vertically integrated space systems stack.

@Gykiwi03 @RocketLab I never really had doubts but must admit l was frustrated by the process. Nice to get it over the line.

@TheVan151 @RocketLab Never doubted, after Q4 results and SPB's comments, I was 100% confident.

Rocket Lab has received regulatory approval to acquire Mynaric ✅ The transaction has been approved by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. As a result we expect the transaction to close in April.

@Gykiwi03 @RocketLab Whew!!! At last. 😀

@RocketLab Fantastic news team Rocket Lab. Massive for the one-stop space shop, specifically optical solutions 🚀🛰.

@RocketLab Yus!!!

It was never just the 55m PIJF It was so much more