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James Nisbet

@bandit.nz
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I design experiences, and vote for the climate in every election. Big fan of #bioswales. Snarky/earnest in equal measure. Views don't reflect those I work with. james.nisbet.nz

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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 7m
Fuck around, find out. I'm happy to see this one #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/30/n...
1news.co.nz
NZ hit with landmark EU trade complaint, minister rejects claim
The most extreme consequences for New Zealand could be losing access to the lucrative European market.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 1h
Daily train patronage up 60% since the CRL opened. Week one 528,000 trips, Week 2 506,000 trips. Outstanding. insidegovernment.co.nz/new-city-rai...
insidegovernment.co.nz
New City Rail Link clocks up more than a million rides - Inside Government NZ
More than one million train rides have been recorded on Auckland’s rail network in the first two weeks since the City Rail Link (CRL) opened. Transport Minister, Chris Bishop said the early data showe...
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 3h
I’m seeing a new allergist-immunologist and today he brought up this study about how much Astepro nasal spray, which I use daily, appears to decrease the likelihood of COVID, flu, RSV, etc. I have barely gotten a cold since I started using it but had no idea why. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com
Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of azelastine as a preexposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens.
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 21h
www.instagram.com/reel/Dd23gOr... #nzpol
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wild claim to make in the face of Greens setting multiple discourse shifts over the last month and, as Sacha alludes to, the overt censure of Green policy announcements *alongside* giving David Seymour and Winston Peters constant headlines and columns of verbatim press release.
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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 23h
Note to #NZPol one whole minute of rock star applause for Mamdani... people want humanity, community, liveable cities and public services back not robber baron excess; tax the rich, enforce the regulations, make the most vulnerable the baseline- how hard is it?
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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Counterpoint: no, she doesn't. She's spent three years tanking the economy, the PREFU doesn't show it un-tanking any time soon. Where's the jobs? Where's the higher wages? What's going to bring people back from Australia? I'll wait. #nzpol
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Simeon sneakily changed the finance to lower interest-only repayments, then a lump sum in the future for another government to take care of. #NzPol
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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026
why would you let meta of all companies run your life via an AI agent what is wrong with people
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 28/09/2026
Let's fucking go 💚 Vote for the climate. I will be.
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is a pretty uncomplicated untruth right? It's in Hansard. Audrey Young found the full quote for her column today. Thomas is a lobbyist & former staffer. He knows how to search Hansard. If he genuinely looked for evidence & couldn't find it then he's totally incompetent at his job.
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 28/09/2026
More manipulative and deceptive behaviour from this government. This article should not be paywalled accessiblenews.xyz/article/www....
accessiblenews.xyz
Govt’s claim of ‘transformational’ literacy gains based on data from 14% of schools
A principal who suspected the Government was hiding literacy results spent months asking for its release.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026
I'm just happy/sad/thankful/angry that the Strait is open/closed/partially open/mostly closed so that the tankers can/can't traverse through it I'm really tired of/happy about all the winning/mostly winning/some winning we're doing every day/week/month in the war/not war/conflict in Iran
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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘Dirty Work’ was released *this week*.
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jordan Williams’ nefarious network #nzpol
Jordan WIlliams graph
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 27/09/2026
Why does nobody talk about this? Is nobody aware that a holiday in Australia is now far more expensive than it has been in the past decade? Our currency sucks ass, and the gap grows into a chasm. Back on track eh? #nzpol
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 25/09/2026
Comment: Gerry Brownlee held MPs to a double standard, with harsh punishments for the Opposition and leniency for the coalition.
newsroom.co.nz
Gerry Brownlee, Parliament's ineffectual policeman, wraps up chaotic term
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Denise @denisest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Labour has just shown off their new mobile billboard on FB. #nzpol
Labour Party mobile billboard reading "Cry me a river" with Luxon's face on it
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stuff publishes an article by Penk saying he hasn't read #DirtyWok but claims it is a piece of fiction. This is the Stuff corporate paper that dominates Kiwi auidences
Clint Smith
@ClintVSmith
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before we criticise Stuff for publishing a review of a book that Penk admits he hasn't read, let's remember: Penk's a (self-)published author

He wrote a conspiracy book during lockdown in 2020 falsely claiming it caused a surge in suicide, family violence & untreated cancer
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This Govt has sat in urgency for 67 days – longer than any other since at least 2008. Around one in four sitting days this Parliament have been in urgency. Parties have agreed to change Parliament’s rules for next term to implement some minor checks on urgency. newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/25/m...
newsroom.co.nz
Ministers to please explain use of urgency after Govt smashes records
Future governments will have to provide a justification for skipping select committees, but Labour and the Greens say that doesn't go far enough.
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Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Given what's going on in the world, would you still in 2026 want to buy a car with a combustion engine?" About once a year I make a good point. Can't wait for 2027's nugget of wisdom. 😂
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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
if there is ONE THING to hang around the neck of this govt (and there isn't just one thing, there are loads), it's "against advice".
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This year has been brutal, and like most people you probably want to do more about climate change. But what, and how? Great news – I’ve written just the book for you! It’s called What One Person Can Do and it’s a clear and simple how-to guide, a roadmap to help you make influential changes...
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 23/09/2026
Money printer go brrrrrr Likely to be some big winners out of this... someone is selling claude.si for $250k
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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'll take it. www.thepost.co.nz/business/361...
thepost.co.nz
Brakes on LNG: Winston Peters says Cabinet ‘decided not to make a decision’
The Government appears unlikely to sign a contract for an LNG import terminal before the election, as ACT joins NZ First in applying the brakes.
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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wonder if anyone's tracking any correlation between the bylines on the Taxpayer Onion's Hager damage control, and the hacks who've been laundering Jordan Williams' bullshit into the discourse for years. #nzpol
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 22/09/2026
Drumpf announced that AI will henceforce be known as SI (super intelligence) Vultures already swooping. Hopefully Slovenia cashes in on this!
2,105 new .si domains registered in the last 24 hours
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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
2017.
Alice stands in the front, raising an eyebrow and pulling the finger towards a smug faced Jordan Williams over her shoulder.
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
GUESS YOU'RE GONNA KNOW HIM NOW BITCH #nzpol
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 22/09/2026
Happy GET FUCKED JORDAN WILLIAMS day to all who celebrate
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Stanford was exposed for trying to remove all references to climate change from the year 1 to 10 curriculum she claimed it was just a cockup. This shows micro mgt by her office over the curriculum while avoiding the OIA www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Watch: ‘This is OIA-able’ - Leaked video shows top official telling staff not to put information in writing
Anything that mentioned the minister's office's involvement wasn't to be put in writing.
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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Labour fine with National's landlord tax cuts. They're a landlord party too. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/per...
nzherald.co.nz
Labour to keep 'tax cuts for landlords' in place
Labour commits to allowing property investors to deduct interest from their tax bills.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 21/09/2026
Well well well, someone said the quiet part out loud
60 Minutes (@60Minutes) on X:

“This is the first time in my adult life where there's been an issue that's come up that I feel like is going to directly impact me,” says Dave Lowe, a lifelong conservative Republican who lives near a proposed data center in Texas.

A middle-aged white man with a white beard, a cowboy hat, and a shirt stares at the camera
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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"swimming in a sea of it" the full report on vested interests and the part they play in politics. Very important report #nzpol www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...
wgtn.ac.nz
Vested-interest lobbying in Aotearoa New Zealand | Ōrauariki / Wellington School of Business and Government | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The USG crusade to destroy the ICC seems primarily motivated by a desire to shield Israeli officials like Netanyahu and Gallant from accountability. Worth recalling that those two face charges related to using starvation as a method of warfare in Gaza.
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thanks to @queenoliviaiii.com I now know that the Wellington Public Library lends out CO2 meters! www.wcl.govt.nz/services/at-...
wcl.govt.nz
CO2 meters
Borrow CO2 meters to monitor air quality and ensure a healthy environment.
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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Close to 300 critically endangered kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeets have been counted at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary in Nelson, up almost 100 on last year’s survey."
thepress.co.nz
Endangered parakeet numbers soar at sanctuary
Close to 300 critically endangered kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeets have been counted at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary in Nelson, up almost 100 on last year’s survey.
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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Deborah Russell knitting during QT got more critical coverage than Paul Henry calling the Greens subhuman and Christopher Luxon's "cry me a river" combined. #nzpol
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Kevin @tautoru.io · 17/09/2026
There should be billboards everywhere with: NZ: Cost of living gone up by more than 20% Luxon: CRY ME A RIVER Repeat, Repeat Repeat.
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Emz of Big Hairy News @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"CRY ME A RIVER"??? He actually said "cry me a river" on record?? Labour just got their next billboard - use it. Show the people who this man really is. Mask off, out-of-touch MILLIONAIRE running our country into the ground. Motherfucker.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy second iRex ferry arrival week! This is the week the second rail enabled bigger ferry would have arrived in Aotearoa, six months after the first. We currently will not receive any new ferries until 2029, and at present have one ferry working and will go 4 years without a rail enabled ferry.
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Labour needs to be clearer that it will rip up any agreement this govt signs during election with zero compensation. Counterparties need to be clearly warned. Weakness on this invites LNG gamblers to frame deal simply for a payout. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Simeon Brown says controversial LNG contract could be signed during election campaign
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says it would be “recklessly irresponsible” for the government to to sign a binding LNG contract before the election.
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 15/09/2026
PB Tech's founder Pat LOVES singing, so he's running a singing competition with $30,000 in prizes. I can't believe the level of talent on display - so many amazing singers from all across New Zealand. Love it www.pbtech.co.nz/pb-tech-star
pbtech.co.nz
PB Tech Star 2026 – Sing It, Share It and Win!
Enter PB Tech Star, PB Tech's nationwide singing competition. Submit your video, win weekly prizes, and vote for NZ's next star — over $30K up for grabs.
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
No one, not one person, saw this coming. #nzpol
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 15/09/2026
PB Tech's founder Pat LOVES singing, so he's running a singing competition with $30,000 in prizes. I can't believe the level of talent on display - so many amazing singers from all across New Zealand. Love it www.pbtech.co.nz/pb-tech-star
pbtech.co.nz
PB Tech Star 2026 – Sing It, Share It and Win!
Enter PB Tech Star, PB Tech's nationwide singing competition. Submit your video, win weekly prizes, and vote for NZ's next star — over $30K up for grabs.
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 15/09/2026
Every "green shoot" is a dead cat bounce Imagine thinking of voting this government back in
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 15/09/2026
Good thing New Zealand isn't blindly pursuing a massive investment in LNG importation infrastructure... That would be a very stupid and poorly timed decision.
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James Nisbet @bandit.nz · 15/09/2026
I wanted an IMDb rating API but everyone charges for it, or puts very restrictive usage limits in place. So I just rolled my own. Took 7 minutes from idea to first production release. Entirely free. The game has changed. You can't charge for this shit anymore. github.com/Bandit/imdbf...
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GitHub - Bandit/imdbflare: IMDb Bulk Files => Cloudflare API
IMDb Bulk Files => Cloudflare API. Contribute to Bandit/imdbflare development by creating an account on GitHub.
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