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@tweet @the_salty_one_ BUT THE FOOD THOUGH

@the_salty_one_ Great to be able to get food other than fish and chips and takeaway roasts. Decades ago, that was boring af.

40% of people living in Auckland were not born in New Zealand. We have lost our culture, lost our country. The great replacement theory still a conspiracy?

@TheZeitgeistNZ Typical boomer disconnected from reality replies here. If you find yourself spouting the same “kiwis don’t want to do the work!!!” Maybe take more than a cursory glance as to why that is and understand that kiwis won’t work for scraps like the rest of the world will

I back Kiwi farmers as much as anyone, but there is a real issue with the reliance on Filipino workers in the dairy industry. It isn’t a good look - it is transforming our rural communities in some areas into something resembling a feudal arrangement with the white farm owner and his Filipino serfs. The whole thing should be ended. The industry and NZ as a whole need to focus on getting Kiwis into these jobs.

@JosephMooneyMP English foreign influence = bad Indian foreign influence = good actually You should seriously consider killing yourself

An extraordinary - and blatant - foreign influence campaign to interfere with New Zealand politics using social media as a vector - this account with over 122,000 followers (describing himself as being based in England), began a sustained attack less than an hour after I published a post calling out the nonsense being stirred up about our FTA with India.

@actparty No welfare for the first 5 years? Hahahaha holy fuck If we’re importing them for skilled jobs why would they need welfare??

ACT’s immigration policy restores the basic bargain that New Zealand was built on. People are welcome here if they contribute, respect our democratic values, and help build the country.

@actparty Utterly meaningless statement, don’t know why you bothered to post this knowing full well it won’t change any minds. You guy are just straight up thieves and liars

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ACT is announcing new policy to make immigration work for New Zealand. One that welcomes people, but only if they share values of tolerance, freedom and democracy, help build infrastructure, and play by the rules. “New Zealand is a settler society. From those who arrived in open boats 700 years ago, to those who arrived at Auckland Airport this morning, our country has been built by people willing to make a journey to try and build something better,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Immigration has enriched New Zealand. In less than 200 years, New Zealand has gone from a series of isolated villages, to a network of modern cities connected by road, rail, air, and sea, with electricity, the internet, and the three waters. “Each wave of settlement has also built the Kiwi character that is respected around the world. Kiwis are recognised in everything from business to sport to peacekeeping as resourceful and thoughtful, firm but fair people who keep their word and can fix anything. “Today, Kiwis who are proud of our settler heritage are asking themselves why something doesn’t quite feel right with immigration. ACT believes their suspicions are correct. “Successive governments have let a skilled-migration system become a general-purpose labour tap. They have failed to enforce the rules they set. They have allowed infrastructure to fall further behind. And they have asked too little of people who want to benefit from the Kiwi character without supporting it. “The rate of settlement has overwhelmed the ability to provide infrastructure. Dunedin took 180 years to build, but we add the population of Dunedin in a couple of years while we struggle to build a hospital in Dunedin itself. “We are told that the immigration system is a strict one focused on delivering the right skills to New Zealand. On paper we do have a strict system, but even those who want to believe that cannot see it. Too often they shake their heads and ask, if we have a system targeting skilled migrants, how did a guy who can’t even find an address on GPS get here? “We recognise there are different issues in urban centres compared to rural New Zealand, where populations are lower and it’s a lot harder to find people willing to get up first thing in the morning and do a hard day’s work on the farm. “ACT’s policy restores the basic bargain that New Zealand was built on. People are welcome here if they contribute, respect our democratic values, and help build the country.” ACT’s six-point plan is: 1.⁠ ⁠Deport serious offenders ACT will ensure Resident Visa holders convicted of offences carrying sentences of 10 years or more can be deported no matter how long they’ve been here. This goes further than the Government’s current proposal to extend liability to 20 years. 2.⁠ ⁠Skilled visas for skilled jobs Accredited Employer Work Visas are meant to fill crucial skills gaps, but too often the gaps close and the categories remain wide open. ACT will have each skill category automatically expire every year. To remain open, they would need to show up-to-date evidence of demand. 3.⁠ ⁠Opportunity, not dependency ACT will introduce a five-year welfare stand-down for all residence class visa holders. That means no jobseeker support, accommodation supplement, or income-tested benefits for a migrant’s first five years here. 4.⁠ ⁠A fair contribution for infrastructure ACT will introduce a $6 per day infrastructure surcharge on temporary work visas, on top of existing charges. This ensures migrants contribute to New Zealand’s infrastructure from day one, before they start paying tax. The fee is expected to raise around $80 million a year, while remaining more affordable than comparable visas in Australia and the United Kingdom. 5.⁠ ⁠Stronger English language requirements ACT will extend basic English language requirements to all AEWV types. Lower standards will still be permitted for seasonal workers. 6.⁠ ⁠Enforce the rules There are 20,980 known overstayers in New Zealand right now. ACT will establish a dedicated overstayer enforcement unit within Immigration New Zealand. Platform employers such as Uber and DoorDash will be required to verify and report work rights. Employers who facilitate overstaying will lose their accreditation. Mr Seymour says the policy is designed to rebuild confidence in immigration by restoring fairness and accountability. “People are rightly cynical about politicians promising to slash migration numbers. In 2017, Labour campaigned on reducing net migration by 30,000. NZ First campaigned on reducing net migration to 10,000. The rest is history. “The two parties formed a Government, and after two years of their Government net migration had risen to 80,000. If it wasn’t for COVID closing the borders, they would have held the record for migration under one Government. “We need an immigration system that recognises New Zealand’s heritage as a nation of settlers. We need new migrants to grow and develop, but that migration must work for New Zealand. “Success requires a common set of expectations; respect our freedoms, uphold our democratic values, contribute to infrastructure, speak English, obey the law, and fill genuine gaps in the economy.”

@cha0s10g1c We would struggle for a while before people finally gave up pretending that taonga is a physical concept and we strip mine the foreshore and seabed of every available resource like Chinese locusts

New Zealand people assume if our country was cut off from the rest of the world, we'd somehow be self sufficient

@chrisluxonmp Struggling to see how this benefits my country at all

Just over a year ago, I met with Prime Minister Modi in India. We agreed then, that we’d launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. For decades, many people said it couldn’t be done. But tonight, that deal gets signed. This is a once-in-a-generation agreement that gives NZ exporters unprecedented access to 1.4 billion people and an economy set to become the third-largest in the world.  It means more jobs on farms and orchards, it means more money coming into local communities, and it means more opportunities for your family to get ahead.

@15Musk @Isari301 @aus_pill @Brit_Aus_Com Shut the fuck up you delusional dalit

@Isari301 @aus_pill @Brit_Aus_Com

On the eve of ANZAC day, the ABC posts this video gloating about Indian soldiers, in which their descendants boast about being a ‘martial race’ and claim our soldiers uniform is Indian inspired. What isn’t noted in this video is that the ANZACs were a 99% European force. Those of non-European ancestry were banned from serving. The small amount of non-Europeans who did often exploited loopholes. Additionally they were defending a country near singularly united by its support for an immigration policy that restricted non-European immigration; the White Australia Policy. This policy was so important to the ANZAC sacrifice that the RSLs defended it long after it lost wider bureaucratic support decades after WW2. The White Australia Policy was the single most defining policy of Australia during both world wars. Defund the ABC, a propaganda arm of the increasingly unpopular state religion of multiculturalism.

@JosephMooneyMP You trust them to leave once the visa expires? And be totally honest?

Make fact-based arguments great again 💪 NZ has agreed to 1,667 three year temporary TEE visas per annum for India (capped at 5,000 total at any time). That’s less than 6% of all skilled visas NZ issues globally each year. The hard cap is 5,000 people on temporary visas at any one time in a country of 5.3 million - so less than 0.1% of the population. ~88% (1,466) go to Green List skilled roles - ICT, engineering, specialised health services - exactly the pinch point shortages we already struggle to fill. In 2025, 134,000 migrants arrived and 120,000 left - a net inflow of just 14,200. Summary: Putting aside the small “temporary visa” issue; at the 5,000 person hard cap, even if every single visa holder stayed permanently and never left, it would take over 1,000 years to match NZ’s current population. mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-…

@NewZealandBoss Horse just isn’t nice to eat, tastes like shit honestly

"Diversity is our strength".

@dynamicBasti @xCameronAce @Being_Kara Pull your head out of your ass boomer

@xCameronAce @Being_Kara The problem is New Zealand’s don’t want to do the hard or difficult work, that’s why you see aged care workers, nurses and construction workers are made up majority from overseas people. Not that they are more qualified, just want to do it.

I’m an Aucklander grinding it out in this job market right now. Unemployment sits at 5.4% nationally — highest since 2015 — and it’s worse here in Auckland. Per capita GDP has been flat or falling for years. The China FTA delivered big export numbers but zero real lift in living standards for ordinary Kiwis. Now the India FTA is being signed this week with new dedicated Indian work visas — while locals like me can’t even get an interview for basic roles. I’ve seen these so-called “skilled” visas used for supermarket and gas station jobs that regular Kiwis are applying for and getting knocked back on. Something is seriously wrong here. Society has changed dramatically, and this level of change was never something the country agreed to. Screaming “racism” every time someone raises these legitimate economic concerns is a lazy, dishonest deflection. I’m worried about the future for my son and for all our kids. We cannot keep using migration as a GDP bandaid while Auckland strains and Kiwis get sidelined. Demand full transparency on the exact visa rules, labour market impact modelling, and infrastructure assessment before any ratification. Prioritise Kiwis first: invest in local training, and deliver real productivity growth. #NZIndiaFTA @winstonpeters @nzfirst @chrisluxonmp @nznational @ToddMcClayMP @henrycooke @EricaStanfordMP @coughlthom

@xCameronAce Until businesses are no longer incentivised to import low skilled immigrants for slave wages while being able to lobby the government for this exact policy no matter who is in power nothing will change

@MmisterNobody These hives have AFB which can still be present in otherwise healthy and disease free hives

🐝🇳🇿 Beekeepers in New Zealand say authorities are now officially ordering them to destroy entire hives, including ones they believe are healthy and thriving. Officials say the measures are necessary for biosecurity, but many beekeepers question why strong, disease-free colonies are being destroyed. The issue has raised concern due to the vital role bees play in pollinating a large share of the world’s food, as well as the loss of years of work and significant financial value. All part of the plan, isn't it?

@SimeonBrownMP I don’t really care, why hasn’t the fuel tax been reduced until we get proper regular shipments? Every one of you clowns in politics are going to get what’s coming to you

This is irresponsible scaremongering from Labour. Kiwis deserve better. In fact, fuel levels are higher today than they were a month ago. 🧵

@DanFriedman81 40m copies and not a single memorable quote, dialogue, quest, mechanic or really any kind of lasting impact on the scene at all - what happened? This game is the game equivalent of the first avatar movie

Hogwarts Legacy also defies the “go woke, go broke” trend. It is one of the wokest games I have ever played; as obnoxious about it as Last of Us 2. It depicts a nineteenth century Hogwarts that is about 60% nonwhite. One of the major characters is an African exchange student. A character whose job in the game is to run a series of side quests about solving puzzles in the environment randomly informs you that she is gay. The Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade is run by a non-passing transwoman named Sirona Ryan and there is a sidequest where you collect lost letters to learn the story of Sirona’s transition.

@ValerieAnne1970 This isn’t true, this apiary got inspected and they found AFB

Beekeepers in New Zealand have been ordered to burn their healthy bees... “We’ve been told to burn healthy strong bee hives.” “Look at how healthy these bees are, no disease or anything.” Bees are quite possibly the most important insect to exist - it’s not a coincidence they are now dying out rapidly with Governments also persecuting Beekeepers. All part of the same evil agenda.

@mengiemeng @uncle_deluge It’s not, but heat has nothing to do with it. There’s an ozone hole above us lol

Then I wonder why the people in these two regions with the same ethnicity and basically the same diet have wildly different skin cancer rates

@Kenoath618 @DanClarkSports Masterful bait

@DanClarkSports Correction, in the AFL it’s a proud tradition to storm the field when a bloke kicks 100 goals in a season or 1000 in his career. The NRL decided to copy the AFL and this is in fact the first time it’s happened in the NRL, an extremely boring, low iq sport

In many Australian pro sports, when a major record or milestone is achieved, thousands of fans storm the field (and go unpunished). A few hours ago, these absolutely wild scenes occurred when Alex Johnston broke the all-time record for the most NRL (rugby league) tries...

@NZNationalParty How exactly does improving India improve nz?

More trade = more jobs, higher wages, and growing businesses.