Reposted by KatieAotearoa Greens Global @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social · 7hOverseas NZers! Chlöe joins other party leaders for a global town hall tonight/tomorrow morning depending where in the world you are. Watch the stream ↘️ partiful.com/e/bemg06mKHG...partiful.comRSVP to NZ Election Overseas Kiwi Town Hall | PartifulFlat White is teaming up with Every Kiwi Vote Counts to bring representatives from New Zealand's political parties together - live by video from NZ - for a conversation focused specifically on Kiwi li... 052
Reposted by KatieMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 8hTwo charts (ftpoo). First shows Govts actual financial position. Yep, we are one of the few countries where Govt has a positive financial worth. Graph two, related to the first, Govt interest payments, net. These two charts should be force fed to the commentariat. Scarcity mindset is killing NZ. 15222
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 8hThis is due for another go-round. Suggesting that our rich, first-world country can’t afford to support the elderly is a far-right trope. (The corollary is support for disabled & unemployed, but let’s stick to one fight per post, hmmm? ) 010
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 8hTldr: @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social are the only party with a fully ratified arts policy. Here, I looked it up for you: www.greens.org.nz/arts_culture...greens.org.nzArts, Culture and Heritage PolicyWe are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally. 2398
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 9hThis is how MMP was supposed to work, allowing greater representation than just ‘the rich guys’ vs ‘the workers’. Mature MMP politics means more collaborative work, & coalitions of more equal partners. Explainer: What is the 'purple vote' and why is it shrinking? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzExplainer: What is the 'purple vote' and why is it shrinking?Explainer - You'll see a lot of red and blue, pink and green signs leading up to Election Day - but purple might be the colour to keep a close eye on. 000
Reposted by KatieFoxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 16hRemember when Paula Benefit went hard on this and the results were so negligible that they tried to hide the results #NZPol 89720
Reposted by KatieMs Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“The picture Hager’s trilogy paints of the last 20 years is not of democracy corrupted by a few bad apples, but of the brutal conflict between the interests of ordinary people and those of the rich and powerful.” #nzpolstuff.co.nzHow New Zealand’s right turned culture war into political strategyNicky Hager’s latest book argues the tactics of New Zealand’s organised right have changed, but the interests behind them have not. 012154
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 14hThis 🧵 🔥 ‘Cos obviously lack of jobs isn’t the problem, it’s recreational drug use. I call for mandatory alcohol breath testing in Parliament. Can’t vote these losers out fast enough 🙄 000
Reposted by KatieStephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 14hIF you build a system that requires a certain number of *employable people* to not have jobs How do you justify treating those people as scum? Let's make THAT the topic of debate, if we really simply unavoidably must continue to pretend ~the economy~ is all that matters 1278
Reposted by KatieNight of the Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is why I get so annoyed at people posting garbage like "don't cover our farmland with solar panels! grow food instead!" as if that's the tradeoff 27621
Reposted by KatieDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026New paper: Long COVID exposes a huge blind spot in how governments define “security.” We respond quickly to sudden, visible crises, but seem to accept mass disability as normal, even while it puts growing pressure on healthcare, the workforce, the economy and society. Published: 28 September 2026link.springer.comThe securitization of global slow-onset risks/threats: long COVID, a case study - Globalization and HealthThis paper investigates why Long Covid, despite affecting millions globally and posing a serious threat to public health and economic stability, remains largely absent from contemporary security agend... 317684
Reposted by KatieMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 571213624156
Reposted by KatieFoxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Burning Down The House #NZPol 2413219
Reposted by KatieAliya D @alinasu33.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Every NZer needs to read this thread. 02419
Reposted by KatieDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Prof. Denim: "COVID can fundamentally alter how your immune system works. It can turn it against you, exhaust it, or leave it unable to keep dormant viruses in check" Source: x.com/DenimFarmer/... 114461
Reposted by KatieDanielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We bloody told you so #nzpol 1396
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I just designed the perfect plaque, to install at the Pentagon, & every Military Command HQ outside the USA. For the eventuality that (rogue?) A.I. gains control of weapons control systems. 010
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s chocolate giveaway time again! HB Whittaker’s , with gifts for everyone 🎂🍫 whittakers.shortstack.page/2rFgQ1whittakers.shortstack.pageWin Whittaker's 281
Reposted by KatieTze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Journalists are crowing 'what's new?!' because they have forgotten that there is a second draft of history, and don't seem to recognise that a book like this, is it. This govt has literally forced the TPU into the *school curriculum* in its ideological vandalism, well here's the primary reference. 514457
Reposted by KatiePaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 26/09/2026Ok bonus day for our Exhibition. I went in this morning to take it down & the gallery was sad - so it's up till late this afternoon. I'll also take my laptop in & give a Astro Photo processing 101 session if anyone is interested. Dunedin Railway Station, Ōtepoti Dunedin 2278
Reposted by KatieMorgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I trained 300 wolves to eat humans and put them hungry in my poorly-fenced back garden, and they escaped and ate your grandma! Please wake up to the existential risks of wolves before we put them in charge of driving buses! 57427
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Seconding these points, well-raised @drbex.bsky.social drbex.substack.com/p/further-re...drbex.substack.comFurther reflections after reading Dirty WorkOutsized influence, racism, and what we can do in response 110
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Well done Nicky! Reprint required after one day on sale 👏 000
Reposted by KatieRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The dumbass Govt has finally conceded it can't build an LNG import terminal and its dreams of a revival of fossil gas are dead. NZ wasted 3 years while this Govt delayed the transition off fossil gas, while telling the country a dangerous fossil gas fairy tale. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...greenpeace.orgSimeon Brown's disastrous decision to cancel the Gas Transition Plan (and buy a lotto ticket instead) - Greenpeace AotearoaNew Zealand is in the middle of an energy transition 513253
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In case you thought there was a trivial level of racism in Luxon’s Government , Emily compiled a list. It’s worse than I thought, & my thoughts about this issue were uncharitable to begin with… www.emilywrites.co.nz/te-tiriti/emilywrites.co.nz 000
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You can help protect Te Waikoropupū Springs, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and have some of the clearest water ever measured on Earth. community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/ex...community.greenpeace.org.nzBe Bold and Expand Kahurangi National ParkYou can help protect Te Waikoropupū Springs, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and have some of the clearest water ever measured on Earth. 000
Reposted by KatieEddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If AI *didn't* suck our electricity grids dry and hadn't caused a financial bubble and hadn't made key computer components unaffordable it'd *still be based on mass theft of the labour of others* and the people running these companies know that. Staggers me just how many people dismissed that. 16724
Reposted by KatieRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In April 2014 we celebrated the launch of electric trains in Auckland, a necessary step to the CRL. And, finally tomorrow the CRL GOES LIVE! It took a lot of campaigning by a lot of people (overcoming a lot of opposition!). And a lot of work by those who built it! Congrats to all the visionaries. 28611
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Max Rashbrooke’s latest, tldr: no, it wouldn’t & Biz NZ is not only self-interested, but out of date. There’s a sub paywall, but you can have a free look. goodideasnz.substack.com/p/would-supe...goodideasnz.substack.comWould supermarket reform really have a “chilling” effect on investment?PLUS: IDEA’s Superannuation Forum is on next Monday 000
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Picked this up in my local library on a whim. Turns out it is very good - funny, but also informative about how disinfo in social media happens. www.penguin.co.nz/books/somebo...penguin.co.nzSomebody Told Me by Danny Wallace - Penguin Books New ZealandThe million-copy bestselling author of Yes Man and Join Me immerses himself in the contagious, dangerous world of disinformation, everyday lies, trolls, conspiracy theories and those trying to fight b... 010
Reposted by KatieD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026NZ pays the price of ACT/National/NZF cutting funding for free vaccines for 500,000 children. The price: “Warning deaths from flu could reach historical high” #nzpol RNZ once again fails to give context to how we got here. The flu isn’t this bad by itself. It was heralded in by policy.rnz.co.nzWarning deaths from flu could reach historical highDeaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. 48444
Reposted by KatieNewsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 13/09/2026Today from The Detail: MSD's made a litany of mistakes over botched benefit decisions and more, but apologies in contrast are thin on the ground.newsroom.co.nzAt MSD, it's one failure after another 074
Reposted by KatieRobot Muldoom @robot-muldoom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026National Library + Archives NZ: 47 more jobs on the block. 12% of workforce. With 2025's cuts, both will be 15% smaller in two years. You can't run a national archive at a discount. The past doesn't get cheaper because you understaffed it. #nzpolrnz.co.nzAlmost 50 jobs could go at National Library and Archives, PSA warnsA proposal to cut 12 percent of the workforce at the National Library and Archives NZ will decimate both organisations and have a significant impact on service levels, says the Public Service Association (PSA). 0136
Reposted by KatieChristchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi @christchurchlib.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ata marie, e hoa mā. Ko tēnei te wiki o te reo Māori! (Morning friends. It's Māori language week!) We have a heap of resources to help you improve your reo including a new online learning tool called Languagenut. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/about_langua... ^MTmy.christchurchcitylibraries.comLanguagenutLearn over 30 languages including Te Reo Māori, and Pasifika Languages with Languagenut. 4115
Reposted by KatieOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 13/09/2026No, this is not a joke. UK Lawyers for Israel are trying to proscribe *Médecins Sans Frontières*. That’d mean they’d be treated as terrorists. On the same legal footing as ISIS. Membership would mean 14 years in prison. This is what we’re dealing with 48888517
Reposted by KatieToo Long Covid 💚 @toolongcovid.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Where is our public health? Masks and clean air now. Seymour out, sick kids stay home. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...rnz.co.nzWarning deaths from flu could reach historical highDeaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. 063
Reposted by KatieRoyce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Agriculture lobbyists handed ministers a detailed list of changes they wanted made to the Government’s replacement for the Resource Management Act – and several of their proposals were subsequently adopted."thepost.co.nzHow Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA lawsDocuments show Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Fonterra and Horticulture NZ using a private meeting with ministers to push specific changes to the Natural Environment Bill. 11318
Reposted by KatieThe Walking Blind @walkingblind.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“In May, hundreds of sexual abuse survivors were told they could soon lose access to counselling. This came just a few months after MSD published online the names of five people making compensation claims for sexual abuse in state care.” #nzpolrnz.co.nzMSD's one failure after another on paymentsMSD has made a litany of mistakes over botched benefit decisions and more - but apologies in contrast are thin on the ground. 02314
Reposted by Katiethatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg! 564213484651
Reposted by KatieGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 13/09/2026Ake, Ake, Ake: A Forever Language. For our forever language to flourish, it must be properly funded to do so. A Green Party in Government will proudly fund te reo Māori to thrive for generations to come. 26427
Reposted by KatieD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Destroying life-supporting capacity!!The absolute venal stupidity of these people. “Industry groups - Fonterra, Federated Farmers, HorticultureNZ - …argued that protecting the “life-supporting capacity” of ecosystems could give environmental protection too much weight in decision-making” #nzpolthepost.co.nzHow Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA lawsDocuments show Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Fonterra and Horticulture NZ using a private meeting with ministers to push specific changes to the Natural Environment Bill. 107531
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My critique of govt social policy, but with more sarcasm & a big dose of calling-out. Emily says it better! www.emilywrites.co.nz/do-you-want-...emilywrites.co.nzDo you want to hurt people?Whenever I see a new policy announced by ACT, NZ First, or National, I genuinely wonder who they're targeting. Call me a drooling woke snowflake, but I can't figure out how people go through life exci... 000
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Claiming that some forms showed ‘coding error’ doesn’t mitigate the fact that benefits are inadequate , and that more generally assistance for those living in poverty is needed. MSD needs a retrofit, starting with the Minister. www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/07/m...1news.co.nzMSD told thousands food was 'not an essential need'The Ministry of Social Development declined Special Needs Grant applications on that basis on more than 8000 occasions. 001
Reposted by KatieGreenLeft Network 🍉 @nzgreenleft.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"Our country produces enough food to feed 40 million people. There is no shortage of food in Aotearoa, but it's somehow becoming too expensive for too many New Zealanders." - Chlöe Swarbrick End the supermarket duopoly. Cheaper groceries For All Of Us #nzpol 13513
Reposted by KatieSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wear a mask to use the facilities. Eat outside. Live, laugh, limit the spread of airborne viruses. 2474
Katie @anarkaytie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Big policy announcement - directly addressing one of the key drivers of the cost-of-living crisis. This may include detail not referred to in various media articles that have already been published. www.greens.org.nz/affordable_f...greens.org.nzFor people and planetAffordable food for all of us 000