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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 11h

More of this sort of thing.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 21h

Have we ever had a more patronising Prime Minister though?

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Old mate knows what's up. Losing My Edge. 12-2pm. Radio One 91FM // www.r1.co.nz/streaming x

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OMG OMG OMG when I read the name of that Dutch NGO guy I immediately knew something amazing was about to happen to @fran4dunedin.bsky.social, but I totally underestimated how far the amazingness would go

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Phil Wheeler @phil-wh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yep. Completely mind-boggling mystery, this one.

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audioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We've just heard the terribly sad news that Phil Gifford has passed away. Chris Bourke says, "Gifford was a giant in New Zealand journalism for half a century...What is missing from the reports of his unexpected death, on Tuesday, aged 79, is that he was also one of NZ’s best music writers... 🧵

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh shit not Phil Gifford. A singular titan of sports journalism in this country, especially at a time when rugby union was a far more dominant pastime than it is today. Moe mai rā.

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spooky kororā @davejac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Paul Goldsmith not getting back on the list and his ministerial portfolios flying everywhere like rings in sonic

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Stoked for Webby and Fish (of course) but this is the one for me. Criminally underrated for years. Doesn't even get a look in for Origin, even though he's one of the best number nines in the game.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

if there's one thing this place could it is more sports persons

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Gauche Vibes @nedgilmore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Schrodinger's Socialists

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Greens are either hopeless political naifs, or they're capable of colluding with foreign powers to undermine our government, because surely they can't be both

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jonathanmilne.bsky.social @jonathanmilne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In breaking news this morning, environmental groups are backing a new, no-holds-barred attempt to force the Govt to comply with its climate commitments – or face having $1.8b in Europe trade benefits suspended. I interview Manu Caddie at @newsroom.co.nz. newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/30/f...

newsroom.co.nz

Formal complaint that NZ climate backsliding breaches Europe trade deal

The Government's top law officer warned that if ministers blocked Mike Smith's Fonterra lawsuit, the next case would target the Crown directly. She's been proven right, reports Jonathan Milne.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Definitely pros and cons to the 'strong mayor' system - Mamdani is effectively both the Mayor and the CEO of NYC - which is unimaginable in the AoNZ context

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Former elaborator here (don't ask)

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Phil Wheeler @phil-wh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is not fixing things or building an aspirational vision for the future. It's a blind continuation of the cruelty and pointless starvation of basic public services every New Zealander deserves to expect from its government. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

rnz.co.nz

National sharpens spending pledge on eve of Treasury update

National appears to have sharpened its promise to shrink government spending, drawing a starker comparison with Labour, a day before Treasury opens the books.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I saw a post over the weekend talking about Labour's proposal to cap public transport fares. Hadn't thought about it in ages because nobody seems to be campaigning on it. Surely it's one of the more tangible things to be hammering when elections are won and lost in the cities?

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pulled an all nighter to get home in time. Tune in to see if that was a horrible mistake. Losing My Edge. 12-2pm. Radio One 91FM.

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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That man is a fucking gift!

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Steve continues to be one of the most underrated people sitting in our Parliament

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Don't have the capacity to follow yet another winter sport but this AFL Finals series has been incredible. NRL Finals a bit of a damp squib so far in comparison.

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anyone not supporting the Dockers today is a bum

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Dunedin Folk: Playing some tunes at the gin spot on Friday. Knock off / come through. x

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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The idea that mongrel=bad is obviously downstream of dog breeding connotation but like, purebred dogs are also the ones with brain bleeds and tongues too big for their mouths and high cancer rates so

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 23/09/2026

It's such a fucking weird sales pitch. They aren't saying "hey, we need support so we can decommission this stuff in a controlled way" or something. Instead, it's "we have no idea how bad this stuff could be, but we think it might kill us all, anyway we need more money to keep doing it, lol"

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Two weeks ago, Auckland councillors unanimously asked the Mayor and I to advocate to all parties to remove greenfield residential development from the fast-track. So, we've done the work and produced a bill that would do that. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fast-trac...

nzherald.co.nz

'Political stunt': Council drafts bill to stop fast-track rural housing

Political parties commit to removing housing developments from fast-track process.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026

American Medical Association: ‘Huge Biceps Are Only Thing That Matters’ theonion.com/american-medical-assoc…

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Few more pipes and pumps should fix it.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

National had no real interest in a fight over Three Waters (the policy could just as easily come from that side of the house) until they realised the racist attack lines had them haemorrhaging support to the far right / Act. Meanwhile PM Ardern & co simply hung their Minister out to dry.

nzherald.co.nz

'Like a pokie machine': Claims Three Waters campaign sparked donations surge, internal rift

Nanaia Mahuta speaks on the 'insidious' campaign that targeted her.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Finally an economist brave enough to tell me what I should think

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Let's travel to New Zealand to see Robbie Williams", said no one absolutely ever.

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Holy shit. Rob Warner, who got the docs under OIA, has posted part of the advice on Facebook (the highlighting is his). It's even worse than the story reads. WTF.

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So MBIE officials recommended spending less, but targeting the money towards local music festivals. And Louise Upston chose to spend much more, but hand it all to multinational companies and overseas artists.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Your daily reminder that austerity politics is never about the money. It's only an excuse for conservative politicians to stop spending money on things they don't value. Benedict takes up a lot of oxygen, but doesn't even feature in this list of risks to local democracy sitting around the table.

odt.co.nz

Petition coming about DCC voting system

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

That's around 20-odd jobs per data centre.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This conversation is well overdue. The effective land banking of commercial buildings in our city centres has always been a disgrace, but the landlords are more than happy to lay the blame at the feet of local govt instead.

rnz.co.nz

Greens announce reforms to lower commercial rents, fill empty shops

The Green Party is pledging to restore city centre vibrancy by ensuring market rent reviews for small businesses can lower rents, and letting councils run rental auctions for spaces that have been emp...

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Labour can similarly try to change people's minds or increase salience of issues with skilful politics & campaigning, rather that strictly following what focus groups tell them is already salient. Quality policy from Labour here, but they didn't have to wait on the Greens! Push on something else.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yes. I think separating retail and wholesale is likely to be more effective that Kiwimart, personally, but I'm confident we wouldn't have everyone except ACT bidding different duopoly busting strategies if the Greens hadn't kicked it off. You *can* lead with policy, not just follow.

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Another busy day at the all-you-can-eat word salad bar… 🥗 www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... #nzpol

Prime Minister addressing a State of Auckland event on Friday, as reported by Jonathan Killick for The Post (1/4)

“The challenge for all of us in this room is to come together, get it gripped up, sorted and joined up with one plan and then execute and execute.”

“It’s a mindset thing,” he told them.

(2/4) Luxon repeatedly returned to what he called five “strategic thrusts” – world-class education, science and technology, modern infrastructure, less red tape, and more trade and investment.

“Let’s take those thrusts and execute like hell against them, and get it done. That would be my advice,” he told the city’s business leaders.

(3/4) Luxon said New Zealand had a “really big problem” reaching long-term agreement on infrastructure, pointing to the Cambridge to Piarere expressway as an example.

“It’s on, off, on, off … It’s not sending men or women to the moon or doing Middle East peace or anything. It’s like, building a road.”

(4/4) “And remember we’re really bad at asset management, you know, the worst of the world … Don’t freak out or take that as criticism. It’s just, you’ve got to know where you’re starting from so you can actually try and professionalise the joint.”

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The cause of, and solution to, [most] of life's problems.

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Krystal Chandelier @krystalchandelier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Based. As. Fuck. For an artist who had their work be changed by someone else and still want that change to exist shows how important art is in modern society. It's not just pictures and noise, it's a message. Ed Sheeran thinks art isn't that. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

odt.co.nz

'Ngā mihi nui': Artist welcomes graffiti on Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dunedin PSA: The Peter Jefferies revivial continues. Playing in store at Relics this afternoon to celebrate the release of his new album. 5.30pm / Free. Don't say you didn't know!

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