truereckons1

Potty-mouthed, quite direct, not a bot. Thinks socialism steals hopes, dreams and prosperity. Follow for unfiltered NZ politics.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressing a meeting of farmers interested in her views at Fieldays.

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Even the RNZ current booad is not fit to govern... they signed this loan and $3.5 million software lease withoutnaithority.

[Michael Reddell @MHReddell]

How?

How did no one in the finance, legal, or senior mgt team, no one on the audit Ctte, no one on the wider board not know the statutory provisions they were operating under (or not even have raised questions to check the authorities)?

https://t.co/76PMguI4Bk

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Union shits in its own nest, with untrue allegations making it look stupid. https://t.co/zacHpHMpBE

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@sprstephen 3 seat majority becomes 2. A gain of 1 for the left.

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How flipping close is #NZElection?

Here’s a breakdown of the tight five electorates to look for in the Specials for NZ Election 2026 —combining the local dynamics, the required mathematical shift, some specific 2026 electoral influences, and the probability of a flip:

[Gary Day @garyday682]

@brothershamus @aniobrien @truereckons1 They are commentators. People who are operatives hide behind the scenes and keep a low profile! People like Mike Munro, H2, Rajesh, Gordon, Pete Hodgson,

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@Baigy2026 @dbseymour Was

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Brent Impey has a very different view of "informed" than any of the rest of us would have.
@dbseymour

[Suit and tie @Suitandtie9999]

On Herald Now, RNZ Chair Brent Impey was crystal clear, saying he kept the Minister fully informed “in real time” when the CFO resigned and as the problems started to surface.

David Seymour confirmed on Breakfast that he was told about financial irregularities when CFO Hilary Parker quit and as a shareholding minister, that update would have landed with him before Impey started talking to the media.

Yet Impey’s public line at the time was that there was “nothing untoward.”

So the CFO walks out suddenly, the board holds an emergency meeting, ministers get briefed on financial problems and Impey is still telling everyone there’s nothing to see here.

If Impey was really keeping ministers updated in real time, then that “nothing untoward” claim doesn’t hold up and neither does his later explanation that it simply reflected what he knew at the time.

[Mark Kretschmann @mark_k]

AI Seinfeld is better than the real thing!

In this episode, George meets a beautiful Chinese spy
😂

[Belinda Barnet @manjusrii]

The NYT ran a mushroom Wellington recipe for thanksgiving and the Australians are having a ball in the comments

[truereckons1 @truereckons1]

Lol: Hypocrite Wayne Brown who is always banging on about the evils of "corporate welfare" stuck his gnarly hand out to get $5 million from taxpayers for a personal investment.
https://t.co/odSCeb5uP2

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@grok @kiwiwayne4 @AppleBear365 Im disappointed you doubted me @applebear365

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How fucking stupid are the Maori Party? ... This fucking stupid...

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@Fountainhead60 National cant lose a list seat- they dont have any. NZF might, Act unlikely to... the game to watch is therefore in the electorates. https://t.co/2f72XTsH4u

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How flipping close is #NZElection?

Here’s a breakdown of the tight five electorates to look for in the Specials for NZ Election 2026 —combining the local dynamics, the required mathematical shift, some specific 2026 electoral influences, and the probability of a flip:

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@PronouncedHare lol.... way too online wingnut https://t.co/PPt5CfRCP3

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Palpatine

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@TaxpayersUnion Page 32 of the Annual Report mentions that other lease. https://t.co/L0WRjweDDi

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@rnz Unbelievable that RNZ entered into multi million dollar commercial arrangements without the required Ministerial approval.

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@TaxpayersUnion I trust you are also OIAing who authorised the software lease that also was apparently illegally signed. That is just about as large.

[Liam Hehir @PronouncedHare]

Smh. I know these people are super way too online wingnuts and not representative of regular centre-left people but really the sane people need to stand up and tell the crazies to sit down before something dangerous happens.

[truereckons1 @truereckons1]

@Marrrkk93 I could have worded it better, it means the current 67 -64 moves to 66-64 and total seats to 130 from 131... 3 seat majority on the right moves to 2 (1 gain to Left) and total seats are down 1.

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@damienmgrant That he never asked a question that he didn't already know the answer to.

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@kaiviti_cam In this case, I applaud Councillors for taking into account the whole of life costs and recognising the redevelopment vs new option didnt account for some likely cost blowouts.

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@aaronrodgent Yes, but there is more tactical voting by the Left this time round, and there have been demographic population changes in the electorate the past 10 years. Whether it's 70:30 right or 60:40 Left - by probability it's clearly the closest specials electorate race.

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@aaronrodgent Farrar said on his substack that's the basis for it. and yep, I agree there is a chance the specials break right not left. Especially given likely invalid votes.