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@besty13.bsky.social
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Conservationist / nature lover. Regenerative small farm. Coastal kayaking, pottery and painting. Love a good book, film and nordic noir. Progressive politics. Climate watcher. Stop the genocide. Support Ukraine. Proud kiwi. Simple life.

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miravox @miravox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If the price of Labour's fresh, locally-made school lunches and school buses, and the Greens' employment for 16 to 24 year-olds, is the cost of billionaires increasing their wealth a little more slowly, I'm ok with that. #nzpol
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Election live: 'Exactly what we need': Youth worker praises Greens policy about getting young people into work
It's a busy Sunday again for the political world, with most of the parties out on the campaign trail.
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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I admire the dedication of the person who keeps vandalising this sign.
The National Party campaign sign on SH2 south of Pito-one reads “Labour 9 new taxes. National 110 new taxes”
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rid us of this menace to cohesion c.org/YYfXJwmf6W
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Sign the Petition
We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This government is really, really, really, shit. #nzpol
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Pōneke Matt @ponekematt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Who did this? 😂😂😂 HT Andy Jenkins for the shot
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
👏👏Bravo to the mighty DAMSHEG‼️ (Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Enviro Grp)✊✊ “Today the high court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change,& then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us & won’t be felt by us”
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Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case
Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barbara did well to talk about issues this morning; Nicola didn't have much in the grab bag - tired old tropes and quite a few unbelievable claims.
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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The government’s austerity ideology and its atrocious overreach into local body funding is creating a bleak future to which the only counter the govt has is to point at a spreadsheet and declare “look, number go down” like a toddler pleased with its finger painting. www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
rnz.co.nz
'Nasty decisions' for Wellington councillors looking to find $60m in savings
Funding for Te Papa, opening hours for galleries, the city's new years' eve fireworks display, and school swimming subsidies, are on the chopping block as Wellington City Council tries to meet rates c...
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Just look at the pictures. Gaza razed by US bombs, a population starved and tortured, homeless, 70,000 to 700,000 dead, concentration camps, the largest population of child amputees in history." @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/flying-high-...
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Flying High Dubai. MWM responds to ABC Media Watch - Michael West
ABC Media Watch has accused this reporter of "perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories" online. We say the ABC has failed
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Stu Fox @stufox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When you're voting this year remember that ACT hates you and every person who works for a living www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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ACT wants to freeze minimum wage and reduce youth training rate
The ACT Party would freeze the adult minimum wage for three years and reduce the training minimum wage for workers under 20 years old to 60 percent, if re-elected.
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Warning for NZ. The many problems with privatisation of health/welfare services. The main one being it costs the public purse a lot more and beneficiaries are much worse off. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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They built a business empire that cashes in on veterans. It's made millions
The companies in the VBA network have made millions turning veterans into valuable sales leads on an industrial scale.
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Una mujer y dos gatos 🐈🐈‍⬛ @losgatos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If this is now $1B for 11km of road, that is what the new Dunedin hospital is meant to cost. ELEVEN KILOMETRES of ROAD or one brand new hospital for 300k people. #ohffs #nzpol
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KiwiNikki @kiwinikki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ha! Nats caught in their lies again. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-...
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Ipsos urges National to withdraw inaccurate claim about its polling on tax | The Spinoff
‘We take the accurate reporting of our research and survey data seriously.’
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A little too late to stop the rotten accommodation allowance. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Authority cracks down on ministers’ $52,000 accommodation allowances
But ministers who own their Wellington homes mortgage-free will still be able to claim the accommodation allowance.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Christopher Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' (lies) about the Greens but jumps in to propagate more because all the Coalition Govt have is donor $$$, misinformation and an empty basket while the Greens have the goods. #nzpol
Above a photo of The Empty Suit parading around as the Prime Minister of New Zealand, headline reads: Christopher Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' about the Greens
Craig McCulloch
Deputy Political Editor
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Big billboard along the Hutt Motorway saying Labour has 9 new taxes This is blatant misleading advertising If there are 9 new taxes then the billboard should list each one It's like a car yard saying they sell 9 new cars but each car is a Lada Political false advertising should be banned #nzpol
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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
National lies. A lot. And they keep doing it because there keeps being no real or lasting consequences. Not in Parliament. Not from the media. Not in the polls. At the ballot box? We shall see, I guess. #nzpol
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With the rise of the Far Right, we’re in a situation where every election could potentially be the last one. No excuse not to vote with rigour.
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Heres a must read article #nzpol
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Posted on r/znpolitics
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our Govt deliberately caused this situation - their bread is buttered another way.
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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My position on why the EU- NZ trade agreement complaint’s so serious- we can’t have it both ways - we can’t claim to be honest brokers on a world stage while at home we’re not keeping to the fair climate/sustainability rules we expect our trade partners to also stick to www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitments
International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Worth a read ... aje.news/ixp0go
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Cattle to feed: Why a global meat crisis is looming
World's top three beef producers witness a decline in cattle stocks because of rising input costs, droughts and biology.
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Congrats on the award
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Frank Ashwood @frankashwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm thrilled to have won the @britishecologicalsociety.org 2026 Book of the Year Award with my debut nonfiction science book 'The World Beneath our Feet'! 🪱🧪 I'm absolutely buzzing, particularly since the book has only been out for a month in the UK, and releases in the US and Canada in two days!
A screenshot of the British Ecological Society's online announcement for the winners of the 2026 BES awards, featuring my mugshot.
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm happy to pay taxes for govt services, such as in health, infrastructure, education and resource management areas - plus a basic welfare system that supports opportunity for all. I do support we all pay a fair share - no exceptions for the wealthy.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For most of us, the recognisable companies on the blacklist will be Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Motorola Solutions & TripAdviser Link to the UN report on the database of businesses involved in Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank 👉 docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/19
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Atlas Info request: does anyone know of any research critically investigating the Atlas Network planted ‘partner’ think tanks in Japan, Indonesia, India, Korea, Phillipines, Malaysia and elsewhere in Asia? If so pls do drop me a link or reference below!
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If there are any disillusioned ex-MPS members or traumatised ex-staffers of #AtlasNetwork units IPA, CIS, or Advance etc willing to spill the tea anonymously (see Nicky Hager’s expose of Jordan Williams ‘Dirty Work’ and the NZ Taxpayers Union 😂) … PLEASE DO get in touch 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏📞📱🖋️🤳🏻☎️😁 #auspol #Canpol
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
By my clever and wonderful friend, @jessharwick.bsky.social
Cartoon by Jess Harwood making commentary about the *real* data centres we should support.
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stuff seems to have been down the toilet for quite a while now.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/09/2026
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride." Join the call for a national plebiscite: gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.o…
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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Repeat: Nobody. $24m would go a long way at some of our rural hospitals 😠 #nzpol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Concern? How about arrest the f*cker?? Cripes. If you or I hacked Medicare, the AFP would bash down our doors. AI does it? Oopsies! I am concerned! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he told chief executive he was disappointed it had taken company ‘way too long’ to inform government of breach
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thanks
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Amped Up @ampedup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQS... Actually impressed with this detailed, well thought out strategy and the promised quick action to control prices #nzpol ...one of the things not often taken into account is considered here: distance. Making small local stores more competitive is great for many
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Election Hoon: How should the supermarkets duopoly be broken up?
YouTube video by The Kākā with Bernard Hickey
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The depth of Israel's international isolation is difficult to fathom if you're just watching mainstream media. But these images do not lie. Look at all these delegates leaving the General Assembly in protest as soon as Netanyahu takes the podium...
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1...
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Hurricane Polo explodes into rare Category 5 monster after feasting on hot El Niño water
Hurricane Polo is still strengthening after undergoing extreme rapid intensification and becoming a rare Category 5 on Tuesday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Funny Albo is copping it from msm for $6m grant to Marrickville Golf Club which is public - doesn’t even have a fence around it - but not a word abt the $80m to private, exclusive Hakoah Club michaelwest.com.au/white-city-g...
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White City. Government slots one club $86m, the other can't get a toilet - Michael West
Funding for the Sydney Hakoah Club far exceeded its building cost, including millions from state and federal governments.
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Israeli settlers set fire to his home - while his family were inside. The settlers know they have the support of the Israeli army. This is the reality of the Israeli occupation.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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🕊 Sharon ~ NHDogLover ⚖️ 🗽 @nhdoglover.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Saskia Rem Brandt Contemporary German Artist Mixed Media, oil on canvas #Art
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I didn't realise this piece is this big. Fabulous.
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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Imagine if there was a party (hint: 💚) that was calling to restore the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme, with lunches provided through schools or local providers www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Govt defends school lunch programme after 'unknown' matter found in brownie
Overall complaints about the school lunch programme have been decreasing.
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besty13.bsky.social @besty13.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
All the way with USA Marles and co. - the Israel lobby has always had a strong presence and influence in Oz.
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