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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 7h

Total pop enrolled at election time: 2017 - 92.4%, 2020 - 94.1%, 2023 - 94.7%, 2026 at 30 Sept 90.77% old data elections.nz/assets/2023-... current elections.nz/stats-and-re... But 18-24 age current down about 15% on 2023 (by eye), 25-29 down about 5%

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 7h

First photo was this morning at 9am. Second photo was at 1:30pm. Success! #Monarchs

A Monarch chrysalis hanging from a swan plant almost black just before it emerges, but you can clearly see the colourful wings inside.

An empty chrysalis now almost transparent, a Monarch butterfly below, and a Monarch caterpillar to the left on a swan plant.

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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 14h

Funny, that.

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 14h

BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 14h

Much earlier this morning.

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

get the fun book ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun guaranteed to smell better than your phone

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RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 30/09/2026

📢 An employment lawyer says New Zealand needs a stronger culture of accountability for safety, following the resignation of Tauranga City Council's chief executive.

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Tauranga City Council CEO's resignation highlights NZ’s weak safety culture - employment lawyer

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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BREAKING: Reports that Coca-Cola's main building in Mt Wellington is on fire and Parnell's high-reach ladder has failed on scene.

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Tim Jenkins @timj69.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Who would’ve thought it? Build decent public transport and people use it.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ah, “The man on the motorcycle” (Hopwired from 8wired Brewing ) - always faithful.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Over everything work related this morning already. 🙄

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 29/09/2026

Nicola’s ferries won’t arrive until 2029, if ever. IREX would’ve been sailing by now and cost less that just one of National’s new RONs, that they now also can’t build. You only have a few weeks left to enrol. If you aren’t enrolled, your vote is like Nicola’s ferries. non-existent. #nzpol

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pretty sure my washing was just about dry before this rain started. Le sigh.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Starting to suspect the tradies behind have installed a monitor in our room - any time one of us tried to nap suddenly the cutting/grinding/drilling starts. 🙄

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I got myself a batch of OIA documents from the Ministry of Education about school attendance. One of them presents David Seymour with a rather awkward problem. It begins on 11 February 2025. Intrigued? #nzpol

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NZpol Saw this excellent quote-reply to Simeon Brown’s latest attack on Labour. Worth sharing.

David Peez @RebelEkonomista

"The truck driver in Pakuranga helps pay off a lawyer's loan." No, Simeon. He doesn't. Not a cent.

When the government lends a student money, it creates the dollars and credits their account. No tradie's tax was collected and posted to a law degree. When the graduate repays, those dollars are deleted, drained back out like tax. They don't land in the truck driver's pocket either.

So nobody foots the bill. The worker and the graduate aren't on opposite sides of a ledger. Setting them against each other is the trick, and it runs on the same myth as "add it to the tab", that the government is a household counting coins. It issues the currency. The real limits are real resources and inflation, not a truck driver's tax bill.

"Someone always pays." Sure. Just never the person you keep pointing at.

Read more: http://therebeleconomist.substack.com

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did I just do this because it will bring me joy? Yes, yes I did.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In honour of the cold snap (& having leeks that needed using) I did Debreziner sausages on potato & leek gratin for dinner tonight.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just a reminder of who costs the most and commits the biggest abuses of the OIA... #NZPol

A screenshot of a twitter tweet talking about how the Taxpayers Union cost $61k in OIA requests at just one council.

$1 Ld Taxpayers’ Union OlAs to Hamilton council cost $60Kk in staff time 14:24 pm on 11 April 2021 Official Information Act requests by the Taxpayers' Union are costing councils thousands of dollars a year. A v Srey £m UIT ~~ S30 Il \ Taxpayers' Union spokesperson Jordan Williams and Hamilton City Councillor, Dave Macpherson. Photo: RNZ Hamilton City Councillor Dave Macpherson said an Official Information Act request to his own council showed it had 58 requests from the lobby group since the start of 2018, costing an estimated $61,364 in staff time. The sheer number and complexity of requests had meant extra staff had to be employed, he said.$

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Monday after a long day vibes.

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Simon O'Neill @sjponeill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Also... No new ferries No new nurses No new police officers No new fire engines No new firefighters. No new fuel price relief. No new pay equity for women No new smoking-free No new pop-up ED wards It's all 'no news' from National... #Election26 #OneTermGovernment #BinTheBuffoons

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I see Simeon Brown is still going hard out on the Labour = 9 new taxes disinformation. Even when called out, he repeated it multiple times during his TVNZ Breakfast interview. It'd be great to see an interviewer respond with "So a vote for National is a vote for abolishing the Waitangi Tribunal?"

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I foolishly thought since it is school holidays the office would be quiet. Got that very wrong. 🙄

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I can see my breath on my walk for a coffee this morning and absolutely love it!

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 27/09/2026

Guys I didn’t realise before how important this work was but the people behind taxpayersunion.org.nz deserve all your time and attention, please don’t pass up this click

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 26/09/2026

I've finally seen the light. I urge everyone to visit taxpayersunion.org.nz and see the good work that they've been doing on behalf of the hard-working taxpayers of New Zealand

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I know we sprung forward an hour today, but I need us to do another hour so I can go to bed now please.

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The Vampire LesMak @lesleynope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The woman carrying the baby and food in the Giants game clip that went viral has written the full story of her marriage and what happened in the stands that night. If you’ve commented or shared any of the clips you also need to read and share her story themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...

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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.

You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A rather grey start for the first day of Daylight Savings Time.

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Must be a brewery bus crawl day.

Long black next to a cold beer on a wooden bar leaner.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My dad doing a "somersault" at his local swimming pool, filmed by his pal Malcolm. "THE POOL AND I HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT," my dad told me. "THEY OPEN UP THE STORAGE CUPBOARD AND LET ME GO IN THERE SO I CAN GET A GOOD RUN-UP" P.S. Read this. You won't regret it: www.tom-cox.com/31-notes-i-h...

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Between Palace Tavern having an In n Out burger special and this guy playing country songs I almost could have been back home.

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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You know what sucks about all the coverage on this rugby summit to debate the future of the NPC and Super? Wherever they land will ultimately have a direct flow on to the structure of the women’s game but we aren’t even a part of any of the conversation I’ve seen.

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

this is extremely funny Simon Watts made Councils meet a three month deadline, which they all did. He set the September deadline for a decision, which he has failed to do. He is now using his self imposed deadline to criticise Councils annoyed that they did their part and he isn't doing his.

In response to Little’s reaction, Watts said “I‘d suggest that we leave the political campaigning to central government politicians and local government to focus on their core tasks of delivering services for ratepayers.”

“I‘m not going to stand here and try and rush through a decision six weeks out from an election that puts at risk an enduring reform in this sector,” Watts said.

“We need to get this right.”

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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We had a couple mates stay with us last night as we all went to a funeral yesterday. Grateful to have a day where I can get two sets of sheets washed & dried on the line before 1pm.

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Putting a call out to anyone who may have done the Papa Reo course at Te Wananga o Aotearoa & may have resource materials they’d be happy to donate to a beginning teacher with hardly any teaching resources. I’ll pay postage. Please DM if you can help. Please also share 🙏 #TeReo

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Papa Reo
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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A very different evening tonight.

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