this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2025
17 points (90.5% liked)

Aotearoa / New Zealand

2034 readers
50 users here now

Kia ora and welcome to !newzealand, a place to share and discuss anything about Aotearoa in general

Rules:

FAQ ~ NZ Community List ~ Join Matrix chatroom

 

Banner image by Bernard Spragg

Got an idea for next month's banner?

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

So who is in charge?

top 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Sadly, NZ has shown that the previous good governance was more a matter of luck and the fact that NZ is so small that it's tricky to do things with anonymity in the shadows

The rise of right-wing arseholes around the world had emboldened these cunts, and the fact that morons like my simpleton father will vote for anyone who allows their bigotry (even though it's to his detriment) means that they're not bothering with secrecy as much as they used to

Being a Kiwi isn't the source of pride that it once was for me

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Being a Kiwi isn't the source of pride that it once was for me

Being an Australian, baxk in the day whw. travelleing overseas, I used to tell people I.was a Kiwi... now., I think i am going to have to learn French or some shit.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Being a Kiwi isn’t the source of pride that it once was for me

Maybe it should never have been. You should not be proud of an accident of birth.

[–] rimu@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Every pressure group will claim victory when something goes their way, whether their attempts at influence were effective or not. Gotta give their supporters and donors a feeling that their time/money is well spent.

Maybe Hobson's Pledge is being listened to by the government but I wouldn't take their word for it.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, hobson's pledge is so toxic I doubt even National will take them too seriously. I very much doubt they had any real effect on this change.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I hate it when politicians hang around like a bad smell once they leave office, offering opinions that nobody asked for.

Both Key and Brash need to get a hobby.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

I thought Key had a hobby, harassing female wait staff ?

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Helen Clark is still involved with labour ... It is fairly common.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Is she? Where did you get this notion from?