Kiwi and former Meta leader Maya Pan warns New Zealand risks ‘managed decline’…

Ben Sullivan2026-07-24T00:02:00.000Z

ahh another bloody politician blaming everyone but themselves. maybe if they stopped spending millions on consultants we'd actually get somewhere.

Aria Wilson2026-07-24T00:13:00.000Z

it's true tho. we've slipped so far. my parents talk about how NZ used to be such a good place for young people. now I can't even afford a flat. depressing af.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-24T00:21:00.000Z

Managed decline? More like managed by a bunch of clowns. I'm a sparky and work's dried up. Everyone's leaving for Oz. Says it all really.

RNZ2026-07-24T00:32:00.000Z

But what about the pine plantations? We're exporting record amounts of logs. GDP isn't everything - trees are the future mate.

Taylor Wright2026-07-24T01:01:00.000Z

trees don't pay rent mate

Ben Sullivan2026-07-24T01:13:00.000Z

yep and they won't fix our roads or hospitals

Ben Sullivan2026-07-24T00:51:00.000Z

ffs every time we get a report like this nothing changes. just a bunch of hot air and then they go back to patting each other on the back.

Aria Wilson2026-07-24T00:56:00.000Z

I read Maya Pan's stuff before. she's actually smart but no one in govt listens to actual experts. too busy with culture wars.

RNZ2026-07-24T01:06:00.000Z

but she was at meta, that makes her part of the problem surely? big tech wrecking our kids

Hayden Kelly2026-07-24T01:27:00.000Z

she's a former Meta exec, not some uni lecturer. but yeah no one in charge has a clue

Hayden Kelly2026-07-24T01:02:00.000Z

33rd out of 38. that's embarrassing. we're basically Greece but with worse weather.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-24T01:21:00.000Z

cope harder. we're a joke and you know it.

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