Been hanging around here for a while now, and something's been bugging me more and more lately: it feels like almost everywhere you look on Reddit, it's just one big echo chamber for the left radical left.

Honestly, trying to have a normal conversation or even just float a slightly different opinion feels like walking into a minefield. You get instantly swarmed with downvotes and often just straight-up nasty comments. The lack of any real tolerance for viewpoints outside the progressive bubble is honestly wild.

If oou even hint at a different take on climate policies, and suddenly you're a "denier" or some kind of corporate shill. Where's the room for actual debate or even just different ways of looking at things?

It's gotten to the point where I'm practically doing mental gymnastics just to figure out which subs won't make my blood pressure skyrocket with the constant virtue signaling and predictable talking points. It's genuinely exhausting trying to engage when you know you're just going to get bad faith arguments and personal attacks instead of, you know, an actual discussion.

Has Reddit just become this massive echo chamber where anything outside the left-wing and hardcore environmentalist playbook gets instantly buried?

Maybe there are some hidden corners of Reddit I haven't found yet where you can actually have a decent back-and-forth.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557355/nzdf-drops-entry-requirements-in-bid-to-boost-numbers

Given school is compulsory to 15, I take this as saying we will take absolutely anyone at this point.

When you consider it, its pretty distasteful - it can be a fairly dangerous job at times that a reasonable IQ certainly makes safer.

Much less that the obvious results of ships on the bottom of the ocean argues against a net saving on being thrifty on pay and benefits and taking anyone, and that having a certain percentage of idiots necessitates watering down the training and boring anyone half decent out of their gourd...

Nice of them to dress up the role up as 'army combat specialist' - though I wonder what we can say our military 'specialises' in these days. Doubt we can even drink like champs any more.

I'm not saying they belong to him, but it seems him and or his wife enjoy some seriously disturbing reading material.

Kia Ora, this is not a Greens post but is still worth a read ;)

Grosave is a newly launched Grocery Price Comparison app that lets you buy more food for the same price. 

However as we are newly launched, we aren’t perfect. We can be buggy, hard to use at times and could do with a design overhaul.  

That is why your feedback is invaluable to us. 

We would love to hear from you the following feedback:

1. Was it easy to select your stores in order to compare?
2. Do you have problems with finding price history and price alert features? (e.g. usability)
3. Were there any bugs in the app (would be amazing if we knew what device this was on)
4. Overall, were you satisfied with the experience?

As many have pointed out, Grocery Price Comparison is not a new idea, however Grosave has created many NZ-first features including:

• Price History (helps you accurately see pricing increases/decreases)
• Multiple Shopping Lists 
• Price Alerts (receive notifications when favorited items are on special) 
• Ability to save Shopping Lists to all devices
• Biggest Price Difference (know the best deals in the city/the store your shopping in) 
• Chemist Warehouse (coming soon) 

Search up "Grosave" on appstore, playstore or on google and you should find us.

Many thanks for your time!  It really helps us develop something that can genuinely help with the cost of living.

P.s. If you would like to be in on our development, feel free to join r/cheapergroceriesnz

Greens announce the next MP on the list after Benjamin Doyle, Hohepa Epsfield who will hold the portfolios for Child youth and family and Young women's affairs,

Greens Deny Rumours of Chloe Swarbrick’s Alleged Fish Breath as Staffers Complain of ‘Lingering Funk’

“I don’t know what kind of vegan breath mint she’s using, but it’s definitely not cruelty-free to my nostrils.”

WELLINGTON — The Green Party has moved swiftly to deny growing rumours that MP Chloe Swarbrick’s breath carries the unmistakable stench of low-tide.

Multiple parliamentary staffers have reported a “persistent, salty funk” that seems to appear whenever Swarbrick speaks, whispers, or breathes too close to a shared microphone. One aide described the scent as “like a mussel had a secret, and that secret was pain.”

“It’s like she’s been French kissing a fish market,” said one junior staffer, who now attends meetings via speakerphone from the corridor. “And I say that with deep respect for her mahi.”

Despite being a vocal vegan and advocate for plant-based everything, Swarbrick’s breath has prompted wild speculation. Some suggest it’s a vitamin B12 supplement gone rogue. Others believe it’s karmic retribution for her relentless opposition to commercial fishing subsidies.

“She says she’s never touched a snapper in her life,” said one intern, dabbing Vicks under their nose. “But it’s in the air, man. It’s in the air.”

Mints have begun appearing mysteriously on her desk. A lemon-scented diffuser was recently installed in her office. Staff have taken to opening windows “on principle.” One brave staffer reportedly tried slipping her a Fisherman’s Friend, only to be met with a piercing glare and a reminder that menthol is a colonial construct.

Swarbrick remains unfazed.

“I’m more worried about the stench of climate inaction, to be honest,” she told reporters, while a nearby assistant quietly sprayed lavender mist in her general direction.

Meanwhile, cleaners have asked for gloves, several party comms staff have switched to herbal tea (citing trauma), and at least one lobbyist has been spotted wearing a clothespin on their nose.

The Green Party has strongly denied any wrongdoing, adding in a statement:
“Frankly, if fingers are going to be pointed, we’d just like to note that those fingers seem to smell suspiciously like fish themselves.”

It’s 2025 yet we have people walking around with tribal clubs beating the elderly.

The full action plan for quarter two:

1. Deliver a Budget focused on boosting economic growth, improving social outcomes, controlling government spending, and investing in long-term infrastructure.
2. Introduce legislation to ratify the New Zealand–United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
3. Introduce legislation to establish Invest NZ to position New Zealand as a premier destination for the foreign direct investment that will create higher paying jobs and grow the economy.
4. Introduce legislation amending the Overseas Investment Act to make it easier, quicker, and more transparent for foreign investors to invest in and grow New Zealand businesses.
5. Take Cabinet decisions on the Parent Visa Boost, to enable migrants to sponsor their parents or grandparents to enter the country.
6. Launch the Tourism Growth Roadmap, the second phase of the Government’s plan to boost tourist numbers and drive economic growth.
7. Deliver a plan to boost export education earnings.
8. Introduce the Regulatory Standards Bill to improve the quality of regulation by ensuring regulatory decisions are based on principles of good law-making and economic efficiency.
9. Begin public consultation on changes to the Driver Licencing system.
10. Take Cabinet decisions on the fleetwide transition to Road User Charges.
11. Begin public consultation on National Direction to the Resource Management Act to unlock development in infrastructure, housing, and our primary industries.
12. Begin public consultation on the 30-year National Infrastructure Plan.
13. Pass legislation to remove barriers to the use of overseas building products to increase competition and reduce costs.
14. Take Cabinet decisions on self-certification for low-risk work and reducing inspection wait times to reduce building costs.
15. Introduce legislation to make targeted improvements to the Public Works Act to make it faster and fairer to acquire land for building infrastructure.
16. Agree the first Regional Deal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive economic growth and improve the supply of housing and infrastructure.
17. Take Cabinet decisions on reforms to the Commerce Act to improve competition settings.
18. Take Cabinet decisions on capital markets settings to remove barriers to listing, reduce costs to firms and enable greater investment in private assets from KiwiSaver providers.
19. Pass legislation to allow businesses to make pay deductions in response to partial strikes.
20. Take Cabinet decisions to refocus WorkSafe and the WorkSafe New Zealand Act to reduce unnecessary compliance costs for business while enhancing worker safety.
21. Introduce legislation to establish a regulatory system for online gambling to reduce gambling harm.
22. Pass legislation to extend TAB’s monopoly to online racing and sports betting, keeping revenue in New Zealand to support local industries and strengthening gambling harm protections.
23. Publish the first Government AI strategy to help drive adoption of AI to boost productivity and grow the economy.
24. Introduce legislation to limit farm-to-forestry conversions from entering the Emissions Trading Scheme to protect productive land.
25. Introduce legislation to enable the designation of herds of special interest to raise our international profile as a hunting destination and help support an increase in hunting tourism.
26. Open the 600-bed extension at Waikeria Prison to support the Government’s efforts to keep criminals off the streets.
27. Pass legislation that empowers victims of sexual violence to determine whether their attackers receive name suppression.
28. Take Cabinet decisions on proposals from the Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime to strengthen trespass law.
29. Take Cabinet decisions to further strengthen consequences for crime by reforming the Crimes Act.
30. Take Cabinet decisions on AML/CFT reform to improve the supervisory and funding model; and to reduce the burden on business while enhancing access to financial services for everyday Kiwis.
31. Deliver 10,500 additional elective procedures through the Health NZ electives boost.
32. Complete the Year 7-8 maths tutoring trial and begin evaluation.
33. Complete sector consultation on the Year 11-13 maths, English, Pāngarau and Te Reo Rangatira curricula.
34. Introduce legislation to strengthen the performance of the education system.
35. Pilot the Stepped Attendance Response with select schools to raise student attendance.
36. Pass legislation to expand the Traffic Light System to add more tools to support people off welfare into work.
37. Introduce legislation to require freedom of expression in universities.
38. Take Cabinet decisions on scaling up the New Zealand biodiversity credit market to incentivise the protection and restoration of native wildlife.

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"“Everyone getting their unique needs met”

The state of New Zealand’s Defence forces. From senior personnel being compelled to sign a pledge to DEI, to personnel receiving coaching from a transgender human resources consultant.

All this while, according to the report on the Manawanui sinking, they’re not trained in how to operate a ship (or its auto pilot).

This is the nation’s security, not some loony tune Green Party induction ceremony.

Without a doubt there needs to be court martials and senior heads need to role.

Defence Minister Judith Collins needs to stop protecting them and do her damn job."

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