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Barbara

@barbara-nz.bsky.social
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Socialist and ardent Janeite, not nearly obstinate and headstrong enough!

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Michel Mulipola @bloodysamoan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
STOP. DROP. ENROL! STOP what you're doing DROP into www.vote.nz ENROL TODAY! or help ENROL your friends and family 18-24yo rangatahi of Māngere are sitting at 45.16% enrolment rate. That's over 5000 rangatahi still not enrolled
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Peter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Worth remembering that if it costs the government $4.5b to reverse the gender pay tax, then it costs the women affected $4.5b to leave it in place.
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade thinks the reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban breached the EU Free Trade Agreement. How do we know? Because they accidentally leaked their own legal opinion in Sep 2024. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/g... www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026
This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...
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The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz
The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.
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Stephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Not only is it telling that all these groups are basically the same five agitators with different tour bands, we must remember that they had to form a fake parents' advocacy group because they are utterly unpopular losers
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 26/09/2026
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Marama Davidson on Greens' super-rich tax, KiwiMart, and working with National
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is exactly my point. The greens are the only adults in the room
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 25/09/2026
Every day we get closer to this:
Cartoon by the human artist Twonks, showing George Jetson vacuuming the floor while Rosie the robot paints a picture
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amazing what you find in the comment section…the disgraced & frankly dangerous NZTPU is all up in the new education curriculum’s grill, for “children to study” 🤔 Erica is sick of “ideological indoctrination” so she wheeled in her own extremely nefarious one instead…🙄🤦‍♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chlöe Swarbrick gives an almighty summation of the current governing coalition’s record. Her speech, given as parliament closes for the election, also outlines why the @greens.org.nz need to lead the next government… the video is well worth your time. #nzpol
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/09/2026
Y’all have seen the viral short clip. Here’s the full original. The energy we need when somebody tries to push disinformation down our throats.
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Trevor Nicholls @aquatarkus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Forget UBI, what we need are universal basic services: no basic need, no essential service, should be regulated by market forces, but should be guaranteed by the government. Let the wealthy enjoy other toys and games instead of exploiting and profiting off the needy. #nzpol #ukpol #auspol
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Daily Indignation @dailyindignation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well that’s because the media decided the Stanford thing wasn’t a scandal. bsky.app/profile/dail...
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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
However, the report of the Standing Orders committee is most notable for what has not been materially addressed: urgency and expedited law-making is a stain on our democracy and the report only tinkers around the edges. More should have been done to avoid rushed law-making.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Boom 💥💚👏 This is GAME CHANGER policy! Love this! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheRich #BeAGoodAncestor #ForAllOfUs
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don't forget to vote for Bird of Year, last day to do so today www.birdoftheyear.org.nz Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Bird of the Year ‹ Forest & Bird
Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is just disgusting: an assault on how the kāwanatanga should be meeting its obligations under the Tiriti being pushed through using urgency. Opposition parties should make clear they will require a supermajority for urgency in future.
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
WHO TOLD THIS MAN HE WAS ALLOWED TO CREATE THE PHRASE "STRATEGIC THRUSTS" *shudder*
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Barbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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‘A welcome addition’: Dunedin’s Ed Sheeran mural artist backs ‘Free Palestine’ tag
Tyler Kennedy Stent, who painted the mural of Ed Sheeran in a Dunedin laneway in 2018, urged the council not to remove the “Free Palestine” tagging.
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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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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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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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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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Emz of Big Hairy News @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I love the use of the monarch's name to call out the dismantling of Te Tiriti and to honor it. It's even better when we consider what "Hobson's Pledge" advocate for... Smart move. Excellent move.
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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If all of the left's tax proposals are somehow Labour's responsibility, it follows that this Dickensian nightmare has the full backing of the PM.
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Barbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I heard this whānau when they did their live audition for this, and they just about made me cry. I didn’t hear any of the other ones over the weeks, but am so pleased for their win ❤️ www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/m...
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'Music is our language' - Auckland family trio win the Kiwi Cover Song Contest
Ese Aumalesulu and his daughters Tara, 13, and Sophia, 9, won for their take on Annie Crummer’s version of 'See What Love Can Do' by Eric Clapton.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The War on Terror began 25 years ago today, when Congress passed the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force. Only one member of Congress had the courage and foresight to oppose this blank check for forever wars: Barbara Lee.
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Barbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Projects should not be ‘turned off and on’ and fast-track was put in place because it had become ‘abysmally slow’ to get anything built in NZ. ‘We want job-rich projects to get up and running… I make no apologies…‘“ Projects like the cancelled ferries?
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DHS @drhsinghnz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In 2004, Moana Jackson dismantled the "Māori privilege" narrative in a historic debate with Gerry Brownlee. He reminded us of a fundamental truth: restoring stolen land & honouring Te Tiriti isn't "privilege"; it's justice. A masterclass in clarity over political theatre. #NZPol #TeTiriti
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Always stellar korero from the #BHN team & guests. Highly recommended. #nzpol #NZ
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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s also a message for Kiwi voters too, considering the overall theme of this election from both major parties.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Another reason I’m confident in where my vote is going ✅✅🕊️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Don't get distracted, stay laser focused on attaining the goal.
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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thank you. The price of motorway art and the cost of not having it www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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The price of motorway art and the cost of not having it
ACT wants to cut motorway art from road project budgets. Advocates say the effort to save us money will make us poorer
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Barbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 06/09/2026
Everyone in Aotearoa should have access to affordable kai. The Green Party has a plan to take on the supermarket duopoly, bring down grocery prices, and make sure everyone can access good food. Affordable Food For All of Us: www.greens.org.nz/affordable_f...
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
BIG policy from the Greens, this is legitimately exciting and would make a real difference Love to see a commitment to making this change, rather than other parties' regular "consider a review" that has left NZers being ripped off for decades www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Greens vow to break up supermarket duopoly, set up publicly owned 'KiwiMart'
The Green Party is campaigning on establishing a publicly owned supermarket chain to break up the duopoly and drive down food prices.
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Barbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
That’s exactly what I think! We also switched Saturday Morning off, after giving it a fair go this morning. Ugh!
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems like a good way to lose votes in Aotearoa right? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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NZ First to campaign for conservation land to be open for economic development
New Zealand First says it will be campaigning for conservation land to be opened up for economic development.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Voting is now open!” It's time to pick your party and back your bird. Let's give nature a clear majority in 2026! www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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Bird of the Year ‹ Forest & Bird
Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is so dumb it has to be a bit #nzpol
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Barbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excellent analysis that transfers across many similar outrage stories.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has signed a pledge to extend the living wage to all workers in the state sector if elected. The pledge was also signed by Green co-leader Marama Davidson and Jessica Hammond from The Opportunity Party. #nzpol #LivingWage
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Labour signs pledge to extend living wage to all state sector workers
An estimated 20,000 workers across the country will benefit if the living wage is extended to all state sector workers.
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lindaosborn.bsky.social @lindaosborn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Craig Renney explaining how Nats and crew are very bad with money.
"We're not a poor country, but we absolutely make poor choices when it comes to spending.

Let me give you a very brief example. Boot camps.

The first round of boot camps cost $4.1 million for ten children.

That's $410,000 per child.

For that money, let's assume they lived in Palmerston North.

I could pick them up in Palmerston North in a limousine. I could drive them to Wellington Airport. I could fly them first class, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, to London.

In London, I could pick them up in another limousine, Rolls-Royce Wraith II if you must, and drive them to Windsor.

At Windsor, I could drop them off at Eton private school. I could pay for an entire year at Eton and give them $1,000 a week in spending money.

At the end of the year, I could pick them up in the limousine, fly them first class all the way back to Wellington, drive them home to Palmerston North, and then hand them a cheque for $125,000.
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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I might just pin this here.📌 I know we often agree to disagree, but in reality WE are all we have. Our singular goal is to make Luxon & co a #OneTermGovernment and the only way to do that is through authentic & purposeful Kotahitanga. The rest can be worked out in coalition negotiation. #nzpol #NZ🕊️
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 27/08/2026
Headline should be "Tax is good, it pays for things" It's such an easy win for the opposition to highlight why we pay tax, and what it pays for. Things like hospitals, schools and roads Labour choose to miss an open goal and meekly concede to the narrative🤦🏻‍♂️ #nzpol
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Two-thirds of New Zealanders willing to pay more tax for better healthcare
A survey of 1600 people has found two-thirds of New Zealanders are willing to pay more tax for better healthcare - particularly when it comes to cancer.
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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What she said. #nzpol
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