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Old. Queer. Aotearoa. she/her/they

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
y'all... 🤭😭
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I have opened this one up immediately to all. Thanks to paying subscribers in advance. Survey finds 27% of NZers now struggling financially, up from 16.5% in 2020; Also, 48% believe they have to leave NZ to get ahead, up from 28%; 1/2 #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/48-now-fee...
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48% now feel they have to leave NZ to get ahead
Survey finds 27% of NZers now struggling financially, up from 16.5% in 2020; Also, 48% believe they have to leave NZ to get ahead, up from 28%; National U-turns on parking for housing rules
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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
To repeat: NZ finds itself at the bottom of the OECD on lobbying - we basically have no effective rules governing lobbying This is eroding voter trust in democracy. It is corruption in plain sight NZ needs fair transparent regulations-any political parties ensuring this will get voter support
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 13/10/2026
oh my god
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SuzyQ @suzyqfit4u.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Family includes everyone! ❤️
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Enzo Giordani @enzogiordani.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This morning at Omaha. Big shoutout to old mate who jogged right through the roosting godwits twice and left the door in the predator proof fence wide open on his way into the sanctuary. 🪶🇳🇿
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Meet the tiny indie publisher behind the New Zealand novel of the year
thespinoff.co.nz
Meet the tiny indie publisher behind the New Zealand novel of the year
The two-person, artist-led publisher is passionate about building a community of readers.
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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.
Unity Bookshop filling fast.
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chris Hipkins is about to do a Kamala Harris & snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by not listening to voters & I will never forgive him & all his supporters/consultants if that happens. We desperately needed an A+ Labour Party this election. We are royally fucked if the left bloc loses. #nzpol
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In December 2023 the Secretary of Education emailed the Director-General of Health asking her to "soften" the stay-home-if-sick messaging. Not a doctor. Acting for a Minister who is also not a doctor. I have the email, via OIA. #nzpol 🧵 1/
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Mandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Sign the petition: Oppose the 2026 budget action.greens.org.nz/oppose_the_2...
action.greens.org.nz
Show the Government their budget sucks
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Tāmaki Makaurau, from 9pm tonight five Civil Defence Centres will be open 👇 www.facebook.com/share/p/17Uc... #CycloneVaianu #Auckland
Facebook post:

Auckland Emergency Management 
Good afternoon Auckland, a couple of really important things.
1 We've just issued an emergency mobile alert to the Auckland region. We're taking every opportunity to make sure our communities use this afternoon to prepare for Cyclone Vaianu and have a plan in place for Sunday.
2 From 9pm tonight (Saturday) five Civil Defence Centres will be open.
If you need to leave your home, can't get home, or can't shelter with friends or whanau overnight, temporary shelter will be available at our Civil  Defence Centres in the wider Auckland region.
- Ostend Hall, Waiheke Island - Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke Island
- Wellsford Community Centre, 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford
- Shoesmith Hall, Shoesmith Street and Brown Road, Warkworth
- Helensville War Memorial Hall, 2 Porter Crescent Helensville
- Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place Auckland
These centres will provide shelter, light snacks, and some basic sleeping arrangements.
Please bring warm clothing and essential items like medicines, baby and children's items and special food you may need.
All Civil Defence Centres are wheelchair accessible
• A small number of pets can be accommodated (cats must be in cages and dogs on a lead).
Check our website for more detail: https://
www.aucklandemergencymanagement.govt.nz/your-local/ emergency-relief-centres/
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I have put a v modest and narrow notice of motion to start the process for Auckland Council to ensure it isnt using businesses active in occupied Palestinian territory, on the committee agenda for Tuesday 14th April. It’s seeking staff advice on if council aligns w UN and NZ govt on this.
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NZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
#BusNews: Over the past week, The Spinoff writers have been stealthily logging thanks yous uttered on buses across the motu. Today, we present our findings. Via The Spinoff: thespinoff.co.nz/society/07-0...
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Revealed: The New Zealand city most likely to say thank you to the bus driver
Over the past week, The Spinoff has been stealthily logging thanks yous uttered on buses across the motu.
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Emma Hart @ghet.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hey, so, shitty news. I have just had my contract terminated because of lack of available work. This is super a bummer, as I cannot afford to, y'know, live now. Any leads on work-from-home transcription work much appreciated.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 17/03/2026
Trump is so awful he makes the Brits look good to the Irish.
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"How did your PM cause an international incident?" "He asked for another country to give him an award, and then he realised he looked like a twat, so he said he didn't actually ask for the award and that the PM of the other country was lying" Truly, we are led by a man of greatness #nzpol
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 03/03/2026
The #LunaEclipse is well underway now. As seen from my back patio Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ 10:55pm #Nikon Z7ii 28-300mm
An image of the moon at the start of the luna eclipse
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Kārikiōrangi @sharonm.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hipkins needs to say now this contract will be scrapped by December with no penalties. National has no right just before an election to lock this country into a $2.7 billion shit sandwich policy not based on fact in order pay off its donors.
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Kevin Hague @kevinhague.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Oh, so just caught up with the news - new taxes can just disappear by calling them levies. Sweet. That wealth levy of ours should now be supported by everyone. Labour can go bolder with its CGL
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Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This Sunday (8 February at 3pm) i'll be talking with Jordy Rosenberg at The Open Book in Tāmaki Makaurau. It's a free event. Jordy's new book Night Night Dawn is AMAZING and i can't wait to talk to him about it. theopenbook.co.nz/events/2026/...
theopenbook.co.nz
Reading and Writing Political Fiction Now — The Open Book
Writers Jordy Rosenberg and Pip Adam discuss the literatures of a resurgent Left in the shadow of the Far Right. What is it to write and read political fiction in our current moment? @jordyrosenberg...
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Su Yin Khoo @ksuyin.com · 27/11/2025
Got the photo 🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷🤍
A prominent featured display of books celebrating transgender people at the library
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#nzpol #nzstrike
Purple dinosaur with a sign saying Senior Nurses Are Almost Extinct
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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The prices of things that New Zealanders can’t avoid is rising quickly, putting more stress on already overstretched budgets. Electricity prices are up 11.3%. Gas prices up 15%. Fruit and veg prices up 7.5%. Contents insurance up 9.3%. Going to the GP costs 10.3% more.
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Morning folks! I’ve a favour to ask. I’m finally in a position to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help recover some of the money I had to spend taking my employer to court for contract breaches. If you’ve any ideas for things I could offer as rewards let me know! Or if you could offer a reward :)
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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
There are >160,000 people unemployed, and last time I checked on Seek, about 12,000 jobs. The technical term for the gap between those two numbers is “economic mismanagement”
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Steve @stevev.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
There are a lot of people who hate Jacinda, and they're messing with the IMDb rating system. www.imdb.com/title/tt3496...
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
"As she sang the lyrics and rose to her feet, the Kiwi Grammy winner paused to yell “Free f***ing Palestine” midway through the song. The crowd erupted in cheers." ebx.sh/r3B3w9?fbcli...
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Watch: Lorde shouts ‘Free f***ing Palestine’ during NYC concert
The singer had the stage lit up in red, white, and green during part of her performance.
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Auckland Harbour Bridge Saturday 13 September March for Humanity Please Share
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Powerful photo of a powerful message to our government Upcoming events for people with spines: The Global Day of Action is this Saturday 6th September March across the Auckland Harbour Bridge is Saturday 13 Other countries (not ours) recognising the State of Palestine at the UN is September 20
Woman with a red scarf wrapped around her head is holding a sign that reads: If the truth hurts grow a spine Today fanatical Z1on1sts cut off water supplies to G a z a coinciding with fighter jets dropping incendiary bombs on tents

Not satisfied with setting tents and the people inside them on fire they’re also targeting and setting alight ambulances that are coming to rescue people 

Meanwhile our spineless government is doing everything it can to do nothing

So many people around the world are absolutely outraged by what is happening, yet all Luxon, Peters and Seymour can offer is evidence of their callousness

If you’re outraged by both what is happening in G a z a  then come to one of the protests around the motu on Saturday where we are joining in with the Global Day of Action to call for governments to grow a spine and Sanction Israel 

📷@gracess.gallery
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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Listening to Nicola "No-Boats" screeching "How are you going to pay for it?" over Carmel Sepuloni on National Radio right now, without any intervention from the host, is why listeners are fleeing from RNZ in droves. #nzpol #mediastudies
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The Online Safety Act wants to classify Wikipedia as a social media site, making its volunteer editors verify their identities. If it doesn’t comply, Wikipedia could end up being blocked in the UK. Think on that before we push for internet age restrictions in NZ. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-14/In the media - Wikipedia
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 26/07/2025
Who wouldn't want this? Free GPs & Free Dental Early Childhood Education for whānau Protection and restoration of nature Clean energy for our climate Hoki whenua mai: returning whenua and recognizing the enduring tino rangatiratanga that tangata whenua have A fair tax system to pay for it
greens.org.nz
Green Budget
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ (since 1976) @kiwichar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Another submission WE MUST ENGAGE WITH! I don’t know about you guys, but at no time in my 49years on planet earth have I ever had to submit against a NZ govt as constantly as this. My god, we are walking ourselves head on into authoritarianism at this rate! 🤬 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I am an incredibly basic person who loved the Cheddar Bay Biscuits at Red Lobster when I lived in the USA and do you know why I loved them? They were CHEESE SCONES Losing. My. Mind
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The issue for Hipkins and Labour is that until they commit to — and implement — increasing taxes on the wealthy and bringing in a Capital Gains Tax, they won’t have the revenue to fund welfare to lift people out of poverty, plus increase health, education and housing spending.
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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
#nzpol Data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.7%. This marks the 3rd straight quarter in which annual inflation increased, up from 2.2% in December 2024. The data underneath this figure suggests some troubles ahead. A🧵
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Christian Rika ⚡ @crikarika.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
From the next NZ Labour policy platform I'd like to see: - Wealth + capital gains tax - mandatory Māori wards - Te Aka Whai Ora - Legalise cannabis - Clean Car Discount + Home solar and battery subsidy - Light Rail + funded Te Huia + SI service - Free dental - KiwiSaver beefed up
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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
#nzpol THIS from Jane Kelsey!!! Share and submit e te whānau!!!! Why has a bill to relax foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny? www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
rnz.co.nz
Why has a bill to relax foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny?
Analysis: If the Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill becomes law, it could have far-reaching consequences.
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Nic E @neasthope.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Please sign if you do not support David Seymour, the RSB, continued attacks on Tino rangatiratanga, etc. papara.co.nz/open-letter-... #nzpol
papara.co.nz
Open Letter to UN Special Rapporteur Albert Barume - Papara
An Open Letter to Mr. Albert K. BarumeSpecial Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesOffice of the High Commissioner for Human RightsGeneva, Switzerland Tēnā koe e te rangatira, On behalf of th...
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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
OMG!!!! Good news for the day Little spotted kiwi found on New Zealand's mainland for first time in 50 years www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
rnz.co.nz
Little spotted kiwi found on New Zealand's mainland for first time in 50 years
"I'm not sure how to express how thrilling this rediscovery is for the conservation world," an expert says.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Let me be blunt - privatisation kills. Lancet confirms it increases deaths, patient care inevitably declines, private investors profit, & is increasingly expensive. I've been writing about this topic for over a year now but there is literally too much "s***" being thrown at us. #nzpol #kiwi
youtube.com
Top doctors warn govt is pushing NZ healthcare to a US style system
YouTube video by Mountain Tui
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