Barb Ellena 💉😷❤️💚🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Family first! Toitū Te Tiriti Say No To Racism. Admire TEAM effort and DEFENCE. Doing what I can to protect people and the planet.

[Darren Watson @DarrenWatson_NZ]

My dear left and/or slightly left friends. Before you consider switching your party vote to the so-called 'blue-teal' of the imho ludicrously named 'Opportunity Party' please consider this:

1. As far as I can assertain this party's structure is ENTIRELY undemocratic. It is governed by a three person, unelected board. They select all the candidates. The party 'membership' does not get to vote on anything internal to the party, and especially not policy.

2. It's new leader, a very personable and erudite younger person, applied for the leadership role as one would a JOB, from an advertisement. She has no previous history as an active member of a political party, or activist of any kind, and we have no idea of what her real deeply held political views are - if any. She was essentially hired as a spokesperson by a small, undemocratic board. This party appears to be essentially a corporate structure that makes National look super democratic...

3. The party's day to day operations are run by a former Labour Cabinet Minister who was publicly sacked by Jacinda Ardern in 2020 for a severe lack of judgment involving an inappropriate relationship with a staffer under his authority, which ended his parliamentary career in disgrace.

4. The 'party' is massively funded by some real big money Kiwis.

If, after reading that - and checking the facts, you think yep, I'll vote for that, then good luck to you I guess.

I couldn't. YMMV

#nzpol

[Catherine - Toitū te Tiriti ❤️🖤🤍 @CathKakariki]

@lorrainesplace Paul Goldsmith appoints Stephen Rainbow as Human rights commissioner. High Court finds that was done UNLAWFULLY 🚨
Paul Goldsmith appoints Judith Collins as Law Commissioner which also seems UNLAWFUL 🚨

The guy is corrupt asF and should be removed of his portfolios.

[Barb Ellena 💉😷❤️💚🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @barbara_ellena]

Land tax to benefit businesses is a red flag for me. No interest in those who are struggling for food and housing ? What are their views on protecting the environment? 🚩🚩🚩

[Chris Lynch @chrislynchmedia]

Why is the mainstream media acting like campaign managers for The Opportunities Party? I haven’t seen this level of free promotion in years.

[Barb Ellena 💉😷❤️💚🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @barbara_ellena]

@McDonaldGinette No !

[Mountain_Tui @Mountain_Tui]

Well, 95% opposed the Fast-Track bill & 99% opposed Seymour's Regulatory Standards Bill

This government passed them anyway. They've also passed 50% of this term's laws under urgency

Anyone who doesn't realise democracy is under attack hasn't been paying attention #nzpol

[Nick Young @nickofnz]

Just when you thought Luxon's lot couldn't get any worse, they're about to quietly scrap the planned ban on coal boilers.

[Russel Norman @RusselNorman]

As of today, firms linked to donations to National/NZ First parties are four times more likely to have received approval under the fast track process than firms not linked. Currently 7% of all 300 FT applications are linked to donations, but 30% of the 23 FT approvals are linked to donations.

[Greg Presland @GregPresland]

National will spend billions on a LPG terminal that is not needed, roads of National significance with appalling business cases , & attack Labour for a policy that is cheap, will help ordinary people, and reduce fuel dependancy.

https://t.co/c6a7AOE3X9 via @thestandard

[Barb Ellena 💉😷❤️💚🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @barbara_ellena]

This government has ignored referendums of over 90% opposed to several bills. They don't represent the people they fast track to repay their super rich donors. #DitchThePricksIn26

[John P @SolidAirJohn]

Shane Jones calls these people 'idealogical puff dragons' who sit in Ponsonby drinking chardonnay but still want their fish and chips on Fridays. https://t.co/sOZFjmq5HI

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

I’m sick and tired of people mocking those who care about the planet. Clean air matters. Living forests matter. Healthy oceans matter. Animals matter. Biodiversity matters. Wanting a livable world for future generations should not be controversial.

[Martyn Bradbury @CitizenBomber]

‘Biggest Election question I get asked is ‘Can Chippy do it’ – I’ll tell you what I tell them

The biggest question I get from the peeps sliding into my DMs is ‘Can Chippy do it’?

I’ll tell you what I tell them.

I’ve been commenting on Politics for 31 years and I’ve watched Chippy come up through it all.

#nzpol
LINK BELOW ⬇️⬇️⬇️

["Emmie" - Tauranga 2024 @Tauranga2020]

@cjsbishop Like "top cop" Ross Meurant who resigned as police superintendent AFTER he won the Hobson seat for National in 1987
If you require something more current here's the rules as at 2022 - no mention whatsoever of people who go into politics being investigated
https://t.co/zglPWuTMon

[Barb Ellena 💉😷❤️💚🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @barbara_ellena]

We are moving towards USA unfortunately, not towards Norway.

[John Collins @Logically_JC]

This one hits hard.

[Ko Fella Fulla Beers Ahau🇳🇿🇺🇦🇬🇪🇵🇸🐸🐬🍉 @teesider61]

Gerard Otto on facebook, nails down this govt actions in one sentence - 'punch downs on the most needy to pay for the tax breaks for the greedy.' #OTG

[Jan Renwick @nettieg3]

Dan Bidois has been handing out Nat merc to school kids as well.

[Cherie @Cherie59789095]

It is technically indefensible if we are talking about the right wing technocratic changes being jammed through parliament that takes education back to the 80's. We need to aspire to be like Finland.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

1/2 Anne Salmond on the alternatives available to #NZ: “First, we need leaders who understand that they are there to deliver health, prosperity & happiness to as many citizens as possible, not just the wealthy and privileged.” ➡️ 2 https://t.co/1m1OKvcvIm