Luxon was absent for the Tasman floods and says now is not the time for funding - while endorsing no compensation for property owners in climate risk areas by 2045
My first thought when I started reading this was Bishop, the Fast Track Bill and the Winton developments in flood prone areas.
Then I thought about Shane Jones wanting mining so it can give jobs to people, but the government was happy to let the paper mills close.
I’ve often wondered how much the government gets from the power companies too.
I have solar panels, but can’t afford batteries. I export loads of power to the grid, but buy it back at night.
It seems a no brainer for the government to subsidize solar, in order for it support the our power supply, but of course if they are making money (and other “benefits”) from the gentailers, then why would they want to do that?
Argh, the smell of cognitive dissonance in the morning. Luxon reeks of it. It’s his Eau de Cologne. His ability to change his thinking to line up with his ‘espoused’ values and behaviors instead of changing his actions is extraordinary. He is a cognitive chameleon who shape-shifts to suit his immediate needs. Cognitive dissonance falls into three distinct categories.
One, your values align with your actions and behaviour. Excellent, that’s the goal. Two, your values, actions, and behaviour, are slightly misaligned. Tricky, work to do, but no problem, you’ve got this. Finally, your values, behaviours, and actions, are completely misaligned. This is the worst possible scenario. In this state, individuals will invest heavily in rationalising and justifying their actions in an attempt to reduce the discomfort of cognitive dissonance. Sound like someone we know?
You guessed it. Introducing Christopher ‘Spinner’ Luxon, an evangelical Christian who in his maiden address to parliament said this about his faith, “It has anchored me, given my life purpose and shaped my values, and it puts me in the context of something bigger than myself. My faith has a strong influence on who I am and how I relate to people. I see Jesus showing compassion, tolerance and care for others. He doesn’t judge, discriminate or reject people. He loves unconditionally.” Ok, sure, then why doesn’t Luxon emulate his role model, Jesus? Why don’t his values, behaviours and actions align? For example, remember those bloody bottom feeders or those subpar ‘C’ listers, and who could forget the defence of his ‘entitlements’. And don’t forget, Luxon is also incredibly ‘wealthy and sorted’, so not really much ‘Jesus’ in him is there?
Luxon, in complete contradiction to the words he spoke in parliament, discriminates (bottom feeders), judges (‘C’ Listers), and if anyone has seen him love unconditionally, please let me know. Nah, Luxon isn’t back swinging MT, he’s back ‘spinning’ and trying to deflect our attention away from his abject failure as a leader, as a statesman, and as a Prime Minister.
Welcome back MT. Great to see you firing on all cylinders. 😁
It’s tough to watch isn’t it. Luxon has delivered nothing but total systems trauma to New Zealand’s society and economy. And I quote, “The real economy of this planet is its forests and oceans. Its currency is water, food, oxygen, sunlight. Its stock market is the ecosystems and climate systems which regulate the allocation of these resources, and its stakeholders are its 10 million species. The Bank of Earth is the only sustainable bank that ever existed.” Luxon-the-greedy and the greedy government he leads are too self-absorbed and stupid to understand their real place in our shared ecosystem.
Firstly, can I suggest we each do our damndest to get the absent 30%? to vote. Crickey that's two against one, we should be able to sort that.
Secondly, I think it's way past time the left coordinated their shit and came out swinging. Stop being nice, nasty seems to work. But, humour works better.
I would suggest, the media publicity given to TPM, or shame jones for that matter, is because they make outrageous statements.
It shouldn't be that hard to make pisstaking statements that the red neck media can't ignore.
Hell just look at James Wilkes comments of cluxons God botherering above. Hire him quickly Labour.
But then I see the utter stupidity of labour contesting the by election. For gods sake Henare is already in parliament. The greens are smart and not contesting and not splitting the vote.
Letting the lass come through uncontested ensures another lefty vote.
It tells us everything we need to know about where Labour preferences lie. Hipkins is yet another wishy-washy follower of status quo politics, full of rhetoric short on transformative policies. He needs a crippling kick into touch!
I want to see a Labour leader realise that they must celebrate difference within a left bloc alliance. I'm sick and tired of Labour turning on their natural allies. We saw it with the Green fiscal policy, the attack on TPM over the haka and now challenging what is essentially a TPM seat until the next election just because they can. Labour cannot lead alone, and yet almost all Hipkins pronouncements and his attitude seems to imply he can.
I have been waiting (and waiting) for one of our sharp investigative journalists to find out how much our large “successful” 51% government owned power companies have paid to the government in dividends over the years. How are those dividends used/accounted for?
🥹🤢 Luxon is out of touch on every point needed to be an effective MP, let alone "lead" a government 🤷
👍Thank you for doing the clips of some of the RSB presentations - I noticed them pop up on YouTube so hopefully some who don't come here might also see them - the bulk of the submissions will stand the test of time. I feel a giant weight gone now that the Select Cttee process is done, not that it will necessarily change the result (but 🤞 for Winnie-the-💩) but it was unclear how the process might be "stacked" in favour of the Bill, or the quality of those chosen to oppose as in their ability to communicate effectively WHY the RSB is so dangerous. Whether by luck or design (perhaps the Nats are TRYING to sabotage the RSB?) the supporters were appalling and the opposers were magnificent 💪👏
🫂 Hope you are feeling more energised - we have to do self-care so each of us can take our turn leading and/or supporting the mahi 💗 As per all the current news you covered, there is still a lot to fight for and against 💪- perhaps it might be Seymour and not NZ1st who break the Coalition 🤞💩🤡
I am trying to think of what we can actually DO next in our efforts to counter this terrible government now we have done our submissions and written to Winston Peters. One thing we can do next is to encourage our children, grandchildren, and any other young people we know, get on the electoral roll in time for the local government elections (and explain how the voting forms work). We need to do everything we can to keep ACT candidates and closet ACT-ors from swamping our councils.
Tui wrote” The left wing parties must form a focus - not to compete with each other, but to use the latent strengths within each, to fight for a future where the National and right wing parties lose their dominance and position.”
That is the essence of what must happen. Letters in abundance to the leaders of opposition parties maybe each agreeing to support the top key platform from each other and make that platform the key to opposition unity. Chloe has already released the Green economic proposal which has a lot of merit. Lets hear from the others
Welcome back Tui. I hope you're rested and recovered. All the clowns have been emboldened by Trump getting away with so much...... at the risk of sounding childish, I can't watch him, I get knots in my stomach. Its so very frustrating to see the lies and hypocrisy! I saw this the other day and it summed it up - "Politics is profit".
Re: Trump I can't watch him either. The only way it's semi-digestible is through the comedic journalists in the US. Re: Luxon I only watch him for work, otherwise I wouldn't bother.
What an absolutely lying piece of shit - or is it that he does not understand the impact of the marginal cost pricing system in the electricity market is the big factor behind electricity prices and the lack of building of already consented wind farms?
I'll have a dollar each way on the lying turd and not understanding. I think both are in play here. But we should give him a break because he's jet lagged!
He also said of the Tasman flooding - nah can't be bad cause it was mainly in rural areas (I'm not making it up). I'm imagining that going down like a cup of cold sick for those people with lives and livihoods upended twice in a week.
Then he says, geez, that report (Had he even read it?) says it will be bad in 2045, and Nicola did the math and it's 20 years away so we have plenty of time. You can almost see the cogs whirring: 'I'll get my comms team working on how we can blame Labour for that too. Meanwhile, I wonder if I should helicopter into Kaiteretere (Wherever that is) and do a Tik Tok in hiviz and hard hat? The youth will know I'm hip and cool using Tik Tok!
I personally think he gets superficial and vested interest talking points which he uses at each turn, irrespective of facts and research.
Hence why he has to denigrate world leading climate scientists as "worthies" etc. Also note the tone he has to RNZ versus the collegial voice on Newstalk ZB.
Mountain Tui, you have helped show David Seymour as the nasty creature he is. Now we judge Luxon's Leadership. Mainly missing in action. I have taken to calling him' Macavity the Mystery Cat.' Many lines in that poem fit him, especially "Outwardly respectable".
It has been interesting to note which bills have been rushed through and which haven't (believe it or not there are some) and whose interests are served in each case. There is an overall sense that we should not care for anyone but ourselves. Even this latest report that by 2045 or so, govt should not support those foolish enough to be in the path of floods, sea rise, or earthquakes. So should the whole population of Auckland take note and move away from those volcanoes? If there is one thing this govt has been good at, it is the creation of a sense of doom and misery.
Your second sentence reminds me of what the Youth Law Aotearoa submitter said, RSB and this government invite us to imagine what it would be if we could do it for ourselves. It's this importing of pure unadulterated selfishness..
Yes. That attitude was first promoted in the Roger Douglas era. But at least Douglas offered hope if we visualized ourselves as investors in our own country - remember the term, "mum and dad" investors that he used as he sold off the "family silver". Not that I think he had the answers either! I recall a nursing peer of that time advising me to "look after number one because ultimately that is what everyone does".
Just thinking - our health system is our current "family silver" that is being hocked off - there isn't much else they could sell, is there! They've sold off all the productive stuff so now they sell the services.
And they're selling us - because this ideology diverts benefits and freedoms to the wealthiest and uses the rest as currency for their gains e.g. taxpayer money for the wealthiest / tax cuts & "subsidies" for their businesses , using our health needs to profit etc.
Yes, the path to serfdom. A disturbing thought. We ordinary people do need to do whatever it takes to stop that drift (race). The challenge as I see it is not just to get this govt out, but to set a fresh direction. It seems Labour will continue on its traditional path, but there are others starting to stand up with new ideas - such as "Citizens Assemblies". But will that be enough to unseat the present lot or will it just divide the left?
I find those comments re: Labour will continue on need to be fleshed out. I sometimes wish we had a virtual chat room - but I guess there is chat. I think we need to be really clear about what we think is not going to work, and what will work etc. By not being precise, we risk our own side, I feel.
I intend to attend as many differing political meetings as possible over the next year - if I hear about them in time to attend! At 2 Labour meetings I recently attended the mp's said the party felt it had attempted too much so would focus instead on the 3 most important issues - jobs, health, homes. Fair enough, but what is omitted is significant - climate, Treaty, inequality. So are they narrowing their focus with the thought that they will work with other parties who will address those omissions? Are they again attempting to woo the middle, and if so, will they dishearten their own followers? Do they see themselves as an anchor against extremist policy or a promoter of well being for all?
Christopher Luxon isn't concerned about the RSB, he fully supports it.
I sent an email asking if the Rt Hon Christopher Luxon supported the RSB in its current form. After a (I reckon AI generated) response that just set out the aims and scope of the bill, but no real answer I emailed back:
"I know that, does Christopher Luxon support the adoption of the bill currently in process"
The response from Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon:
"Yes, as a coalition government we support this bill - good regulation is essential. We’ve heard from New Zealanders frustrated by red tape, lengthy consenting processes, and unclear rules that make it hard to get things done. The Regulatory Standards Bill aims to change that by encouraging clearer, more consistent lawmaking."
Shameful - especially when you consider the very serious / dangerous consequences of the RSB - and how they intentionally scheduled it as Luxon flew off to Hawaii.
This man holds himself over the benefit of the country and the children, environment, and people, and it shows every single day.
I see today on Spinoff they highlight an article (pay walled) that the government is considering compensating the removal of crytpo atm machines. Because they are used for money laundering (surprise!?)
But not anyone who are victims of natural disasters after 2045.
Nice to see you’re back MT 😊
My first thought when I started reading this was Bishop, the Fast Track Bill and the Winton developments in flood prone areas.
Then I thought about Shane Jones wanting mining so it can give jobs to people, but the government was happy to let the paper mills close.
I’ve often wondered how much the government gets from the power companies too.
I have solar panels, but can’t afford batteries. I export loads of power to the grid, but buy it back at night.
It seems a no brainer for the government to subsidize solar, in order for it support the our power supply, but of course if they are making money (and other “benefits”) from the gentailers, then why would they want to do that?
FFS….
Argh, the smell of cognitive dissonance in the morning. Luxon reeks of it. It’s his Eau de Cologne. His ability to change his thinking to line up with his ‘espoused’ values and behaviors instead of changing his actions is extraordinary. He is a cognitive chameleon who shape-shifts to suit his immediate needs. Cognitive dissonance falls into three distinct categories.
One, your values align with your actions and behaviour. Excellent, that’s the goal. Two, your values, actions, and behaviour, are slightly misaligned. Tricky, work to do, but no problem, you’ve got this. Finally, your values, behaviours, and actions, are completely misaligned. This is the worst possible scenario. In this state, individuals will invest heavily in rationalising and justifying their actions in an attempt to reduce the discomfort of cognitive dissonance. Sound like someone we know?
You guessed it. Introducing Christopher ‘Spinner’ Luxon, an evangelical Christian who in his maiden address to parliament said this about his faith, “It has anchored me, given my life purpose and shaped my values, and it puts me in the context of something bigger than myself. My faith has a strong influence on who I am and how I relate to people. I see Jesus showing compassion, tolerance and care for others. He doesn’t judge, discriminate or reject people. He loves unconditionally.” Ok, sure, then why doesn’t Luxon emulate his role model, Jesus? Why don’t his values, behaviours and actions align? For example, remember those bloody bottom feeders or those subpar ‘C’ listers, and who could forget the defence of his ‘entitlements’. And don’t forget, Luxon is also incredibly ‘wealthy and sorted’, so not really much ‘Jesus’ in him is there?
Luxon, in complete contradiction to the words he spoke in parliament, discriminates (bottom feeders), judges (‘C’ Listers), and if anyone has seen him love unconditionally, please let me know. Nah, Luxon isn’t back swinging MT, he’s back ‘spinning’ and trying to deflect our attention away from his abject failure as a leader, as a statesman, and as a Prime Minister.
Welcome back MT. Great to see you firing on all cylinders. 😁
It’s tough to watch isn’t it. Luxon has delivered nothing but total systems trauma to New Zealand’s society and economy. And I quote, “The real economy of this planet is its forests and oceans. Its currency is water, food, oxygen, sunlight. Its stock market is the ecosystems and climate systems which regulate the allocation of these resources, and its stakeholders are its 10 million species. The Bank of Earth is the only sustainable bank that ever existed.” Luxon-the-greedy and the greedy government he leads are too self-absorbed and stupid to understand their real place in our shared ecosystem.
Nice, James. This reminds me of AOC's speech about the weaponisation of faith, a link MT shared some weeks ago.
Welcome back MT. Hope you feel refreshed.
The big question for us lefties now, is how do we sheet this home to the general voting public.
Firstly, can I suggest we each do our damndest to get the absent 30%? to vote. Crickey that's two against one, we should be able to sort that.
Secondly, I think it's way past time the left coordinated their shit and came out swinging. Stop being nice, nasty seems to work. But, humour works better.
I would suggest, the media publicity given to TPM, or shame jones for that matter, is because they make outrageous statements.
It shouldn't be that hard to make pisstaking statements that the red neck media can't ignore.
Hell just look at James Wilkes comments of cluxons God botherering above. Hire him quickly Labour.
But then I see the utter stupidity of labour contesting the by election. For gods sake Henare is already in parliament. The greens are smart and not contesting and not splitting the vote.
Letting the lass come through uncontested ensures another lefty vote.
I hold my head in my hands.
I suspect it's political differences - everyone has to play ball for those things to work, I reckon...
It tells us everything we need to know about where Labour preferences lie. Hipkins is yet another wishy-washy follower of status quo politics, full of rhetoric short on transformative policies. He needs a crippling kick into touch!
What do you want him to do, Mike? Serious question.
I want to see a Labour leader realise that they must celebrate difference within a left bloc alliance. I'm sick and tired of Labour turning on their natural allies. We saw it with the Green fiscal policy, the attack on TPM over the haka and now challenging what is essentially a TPM seat until the next election just because they can. Labour cannot lead alone, and yet almost all Hipkins pronouncements and his attitude seems to imply he can.
Great to have you back MT.
Your work is so vital.
Thank you.
A vacuous waste of space. This clown will still be blaming Labour next year!
The irony hurts Mike. Not only does Luxon act like a clown, he actually looks like one too. Apologies to all clowns. 🤡
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great stuff as usual MT.
I have been waiting (and waiting) for one of our sharp investigative journalists to find out how much our large “successful” 51% government owned power companies have paid to the government in dividends over the years. How are those dividends used/accounted for?
Am I the only one wondering???
https://teirimana.substack.com/p/te-utu-hiko
https://teirimana.substack.com/p/te-utu-hiko-2
🥹🤢 Luxon is out of touch on every point needed to be an effective MP, let alone "lead" a government 🤷
👍Thank you for doing the clips of some of the RSB presentations - I noticed them pop up on YouTube so hopefully some who don't come here might also see them - the bulk of the submissions will stand the test of time. I feel a giant weight gone now that the Select Cttee process is done, not that it will necessarily change the result (but 🤞 for Winnie-the-💩) but it was unclear how the process might be "stacked" in favour of the Bill, or the quality of those chosen to oppose as in their ability to communicate effectively WHY the RSB is so dangerous. Whether by luck or design (perhaps the Nats are TRYING to sabotage the RSB?) the supporters were appalling and the opposers were magnificent 💪👏
🫂 Hope you are feeling more energised - we have to do self-care so each of us can take our turn leading and/or supporting the mahi 💗 As per all the current news you covered, there is still a lot to fight for and against 💪- perhaps it might be Seymour and not NZ1st who break the Coalition 🤞💩🤡
I am trying to think of what we can actually DO next in our efforts to counter this terrible government now we have done our submissions and written to Winston Peters. One thing we can do next is to encourage our children, grandchildren, and any other young people we know, get on the electoral roll in time for the local government elections (and explain how the voting forms work). We need to do everything we can to keep ACT candidates and closet ACT-ors from swamping our councils.
Tui wrote” The left wing parties must form a focus - not to compete with each other, but to use the latent strengths within each, to fight for a future where the National and right wing parties lose their dominance and position.”
That is the essence of what must happen. Letters in abundance to the leaders of opposition parties maybe each agreeing to support the top key platform from each other and make that platform the key to opposition unity. Chloe has already released the Green economic proposal which has a lot of merit. Lets hear from the others
Welcome back Tui. I hope you're rested and recovered. All the clowns have been emboldened by Trump getting away with so much...... at the risk of sounding childish, I can't watch him, I get knots in my stomach. Its so very frustrating to see the lies and hypocrisy! I saw this the other day and it summed it up - "Politics is profit".
Re: Trump I can't watch him either. The only way it's semi-digestible is through the comedic journalists in the US. Re: Luxon I only watch him for work, otherwise I wouldn't bother.
Thank you for doing the hard yards 😆 so I don’t have to.
With friends, it'a a pleasure KSJ :-)
What an absolutely lying piece of shit - or is it that he does not understand the impact of the marginal cost pricing system in the electricity market is the big factor behind electricity prices and the lack of building of already consented wind farms?
I'll have a dollar each way on the lying turd and not understanding. I think both are in play here. But we should give him a break because he's jet lagged!
He also said of the Tasman flooding - nah can't be bad cause it was mainly in rural areas (I'm not making it up). I'm imagining that going down like a cup of cold sick for those people with lives and livihoods upended twice in a week.
Then he says, geez, that report (Had he even read it?) says it will be bad in 2045, and Nicola did the math and it's 20 years away so we have plenty of time. You can almost see the cogs whirring: 'I'll get my comms team working on how we can blame Labour for that too. Meanwhile, I wonder if I should helicopter into Kaiteretere (Wherever that is) and do a Tik Tok in hiviz and hard hat? The youth will know I'm hip and cool using Tik Tok!
I personally think he gets superficial and vested interest talking points which he uses at each turn, irrespective of facts and research.
Hence why he has to denigrate world leading climate scientists as "worthies" etc. Also note the tone he has to RNZ versus the collegial voice on Newstalk ZB.
Mountain Tui, you have helped show David Seymour as the nasty creature he is. Now we judge Luxon's Leadership. Mainly missing in action. I have taken to calling him' Macavity the Mystery Cat.' Many lines in that poem fit him, especially "Outwardly respectable".
Welcome back.
Missing and cowardly. MIA at each critical juncture - Treaty Principles. Waitangi Day, Regulatory Standards Bill, devastating floods, etc.
It has been interesting to note which bills have been rushed through and which haven't (believe it or not there are some) and whose interests are served in each case. There is an overall sense that we should not care for anyone but ourselves. Even this latest report that by 2045 or so, govt should not support those foolish enough to be in the path of floods, sea rise, or earthquakes. So should the whole population of Auckland take note and move away from those volcanoes? If there is one thing this govt has been good at, it is the creation of a sense of doom and misery.
So true. Liz.
Your second sentence reminds me of what the Youth Law Aotearoa submitter said, RSB and this government invite us to imagine what it would be if we could do it for ourselves. It's this importing of pure unadulterated selfishness..
Yes. That attitude was first promoted in the Roger Douglas era. But at least Douglas offered hope if we visualized ourselves as investors in our own country - remember the term, "mum and dad" investors that he used as he sold off the "family silver". Not that I think he had the answers either! I recall a nursing peer of that time advising me to "look after number one because ultimately that is what everyone does".
Just thinking - our health system is our current "family silver" that is being hocked off - there isn't much else they could sell, is there! They've sold off all the productive stuff so now they sell the services.
And they're selling us - because this ideology diverts benefits and freedoms to the wealthiest and uses the rest as currency for their gains e.g. taxpayer money for the wealthiest / tax cuts & "subsidies" for their businesses , using our health needs to profit etc.
Yes, the path to serfdom. A disturbing thought. We ordinary people do need to do whatever it takes to stop that drift (race). The challenge as I see it is not just to get this govt out, but to set a fresh direction. It seems Labour will continue on its traditional path, but there are others starting to stand up with new ideas - such as "Citizens Assemblies". But will that be enough to unseat the present lot or will it just divide the left?
I find those comments re: Labour will continue on need to be fleshed out. I sometimes wish we had a virtual chat room - but I guess there is chat. I think we need to be really clear about what we think is not going to work, and what will work etc. By not being precise, we risk our own side, I feel.
I intend to attend as many differing political meetings as possible over the next year - if I hear about them in time to attend! At 2 Labour meetings I recently attended the mp's said the party felt it had attempted too much so would focus instead on the 3 most important issues - jobs, health, homes. Fair enough, but what is omitted is significant - climate, Treaty, inequality. So are they narrowing their focus with the thought that they will work with other parties who will address those omissions? Are they again attempting to woo the middle, and if so, will they dishearten their own followers? Do they see themselves as an anchor against extremist policy or a promoter of well being for all?
Welcome back, MT. It's great to be reading you again.
This is callous. Such BS.
Christopher Luxon isn't concerned about the RSB, he fully supports it.
I sent an email asking if the Rt Hon Christopher Luxon supported the RSB in its current form. After a (I reckon AI generated) response that just set out the aims and scope of the bill, but no real answer I emailed back:
"I know that, does Christopher Luxon support the adoption of the bill currently in process"
The response from Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon:
"Yes, as a coalition government we support this bill - good regulation is essential. We’ve heard from New Zealanders frustrated by red tape, lengthy consenting processes, and unclear rules that make it hard to get things done. The Regulatory Standards Bill aims to change that by encouraging clearer, more consistent lawmaking."
I did see that comment during my break.
Thanks for the reminder, Robin.
Shameful - especially when you consider the very serious / dangerous consequences of the RSB - and how they intentionally scheduled it as Luxon flew off to Hawaii.
This man holds himself over the benefit of the country and the children, environment, and people, and it shows every single day.
I see today on Spinoff they highlight an article (pay walled) that the government is considering compensating the removal of crytpo atm machines. Because they are used for money laundering (surprise!?)
But not anyone who are victims of natural disasters after 2045.
FFS….
Just writing about that right now! But doing a few things so slow to delier it!