MS Butler πππ€² πΊπ¦ π΅πΈ
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"Freedom is not the right to do as you please; it is the liberty to do as you ought..." @marsbutler.bsky.social
Seems like the Sapere business case finding in favour of a Waikato Medical School *excluded* the cost of educating the Waikato students in their undergraduate degrees! Lopped off 3 years of study costs but counted them for Auckland and Otago. rnz.co.nz/news/business/β¦
#BHN You won't believe the amount of bad news for the coalition government that happened just today #nzpol #nzpolitics
There is still time to submit on this. It closes TONIGHT. Just write a few words about how you feel about #foreignownership of our land, rivers, lakes, seashore, water, forests, conservation land infrastructure, assets & wealth #nzpol #OIB parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-β¦
If Luxon believes NZ has a history of creating βincredibleβ scientists, why has he cut many science jobs in the last 18 months? Why has he not increased NZβs investment on R&D, or provided tax incentives for non-government entities to invest? The man is a hypocrite and liar
In our Budget Day Hui this May, we asked workers why they were fighting to protect pay equity. Their words are a powerful reminder of the people left behind by the Government's Budget.
The dehumanising of young brown women is ongoing . open.substack.com/pub/emilywriteβ¦
"..instead the call should be to βreclaim the wealthβ., to return a greater share of what was commonly created. Also a call to give back even a small amount of what was taken through the design of an economy knowingly, carefully organised to purposefully benefit the few" πππ
ββ¦in one year, the current Government awarded landlords more money than has been paid out to MΔori in 40 years as compensation for historical wrongs.βnewsroom.co.nz/2025/06/08/letβ¦
#BHN Paddy Gower still drinking that right wing cool aide about the COVID inquiry, ironically Jacinda sais 'yup' when asked if she would return to take part...I think most were thinking she's be too fearful to come back to take part #nzpol #nzpolitics
"Ruling by deliberate ignorance is hard to justify... "When confronted with some evidence on efficacy of bootcamps the PM said: βI donβt care what you say about whether it does or doesnβt work.β "A dishonourable position about knowledge; a genuine refusal to acquire it. πππ
Govt continues its blunt refusal to acquire knowledge newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/07/govβ¦
What a shocker. π±
Even two income families struggling to eat... Meanwhile, some are 'wealthy & sorted"... ππ³ nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-β¦
The Govt cutting state housing plans across country including in our town Thames, I really despise them for this - we havewaiting list for state houses, we have homeless people/overcrowding and scarce affordable rent or available space - cruel and stupid Govt rewards landlords
The best policies for NZ most certainly do NOT come from ACT!
Dangerous & scary. Already knew some of this but not the extent. Gifted article "AI wearing down Democracy " nytimes.com/2025/06/26/tecβ¦
