Reposted by Brooke RoseGreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 6h#nzpol …and every nurse and public sector doctor 021
Brooke Rose @brooklyn-rose.bsky.social · 6hWe keep hearing how a wealth tax will make the ultra rich piss off overseas, and allegedly take jobs with them. Don't hear so much about the Govt's axing of pay equity and other policies has resulted in teachers and other essential workers leaving, taking their skills and labour with them. #nzpol 54212
Reposted by Brooke RoseNinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Someone help me understand the angst around paying women what they are worth, where that money will go back directly into the economy, vs this constant angst hang up with “How will we pay for it??” 🙄🙄😑 #nzpolnewsroom.co.nzLabour's fiscal plan leaves big questions on pay equityComment: The Opposition's spending plans are conservative in some respects, but make heroic assumptions about how far unallocated spending can stretch 2214423
Reposted by Brooke RoseMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 19hEmphatic win for Hipkins over Luxon in #TVNZ Debate. Swing voters showed that political pundits are out of touch. ACT advisor Ben Thomas said Luxon won, Harman lamented a lack of fireworks, ditto The Post staffer. Politics shouldn't be about performance but NZ media covers it like a circus #nzpol 66611
Brooke Rose @brooklyn-rose.bsky.social · 22hI should be able to see the new ferries from my house. Disappointed that was not mentioned in the debate #nzpol 0181
Brooke Rose @brooklyn-rose.bsky.social · 22hSection on education was disappointing. Needed a over-worked, frustrated teacher to moderate the debate! #nzpol 060
Brooke Rose @brooklyn-rose.bsky.social · 22hJack Tame's been alright, but don't like that he didn't hammer Luxon for failing to deal with racist, divisive comments from ministers in his Government #nzpol 0120
Reposted by Brooke RoseRaquel Blackburn @queenofcobden.bsky.social · 22hLuxon supports charter schools by saying they're getting great results. So you're going to fund all state schools at the same rate per student? #nzpol 0111
Reposted by Brooke RoseJenny Nicholls @jenster.bsky.social · 22h#nzpol winner of the nz leader’s debate is the girl in red who is not having it. 522243
Reposted by Brooke RoseDanielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026All the men writing about this might be a little less chinstroke-y if they came to the shocking realisation that OUR MONEY WAS STOLEN 511633
Brooke Rose @brooklyn-rose.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Three scenarios, all home owners. Do renters not exist, RNZ? 020
Brooke Rose @brooklyn-rose.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This smug, smirking scumbag was at an LGBTQI+ debate last week in Poneke, jeering and cheering on his homophobic and transphobic NZF colleague on the panel. His presense and regular filming of others made people uncomfortable and unsafe. Not a particularly pleasant individual. 120
Reposted by Brooke RoseCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The answer to "what is a woman" when NZ first give it the big one is "someone who you thought wasn't worth equal pay for equal work". 812632
Reposted by Brooke RoseLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 23/09/2026Right hates trans people - most public go "it's the right, they're nuts". So-called left join in - "Well now, what's going on, there must be an issue if they agree!" It's why the Guardian/Labour going anti-trans is, ultimately, more much more harmful than the Times/Telegraph/Tories doing it. 5707162
Reposted by Brooke RoseCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you're wondering why the media will give Farrar, Williams a good old run at denying everything without being specific or proving anything, it's because Hager criticises the media for their uncritical platforming of both of them and calls them lazy which is 100% correct. 417962
Reposted by Brooke RoseStephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Transphobia, genocide and climate disasters are literally being funded and exacerbated by intensely unlikeable billionaires. If you don't know how to make that relevant to the working class, that's really just a you problem 14113
Reposted by Brooke RoseStephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Another one for the "but we HAVE to put scare quotes around the words racist or sexist, because Those Are Subjective" rebuttal file 13710
Reposted by Brooke RoseStephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The "AI will kill us all" panic says everything about the dudes promoting it: genAI is already killing people through inaccuracy, encouraging violence and self-harm, and giving bad leaders false confidence to make harmful decisions But that's not a *cool* kind of "killing us all" so they don't care 17517
Reposted by Brooke RoseDavid Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Deborah 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 415574
Reposted by Brooke RoseDavid Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The difference between Christopher “cry me a river” Luxon and Marie “let them eat cake” Antoinette is that she was misquoted 1024369
Reposted by Brooke RoseEddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Will say I'm a bit surprised not to see this get picked up. At least as wtf as the comment in Rotorua. 1317
Reposted by Brooke Rosekyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026absurd that neither the commission, nor the reporter, are able to publicly reckon with the fact that the greatest threat to voting this election has *overwhelmingly* been the active disenfranchisement that the National coalition has pushed through in legislation www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzAgencies join forces as election threats mountGovernment agencies are joining forces to strengthen coordination and support public confidence in this year's election. 27824
Reposted by Brooke RoseHayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Imagine what it would be like if Mr Fix It wasn't on the case 1215568
Reposted by Brooke RoseAbigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026NHS cancelling surgeries for adults even after they’ve already paid for travel + accommodation and waited years to get there. Some were about to be wheeled into theatre! Every manager responsible for this decision must be sacked and every patient paid compensation. 4541331751
Reposted by Brooke RoseSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It doesn’t matter if social media ban works or not just like it doesn’t matter if bootcamps work or not. 1111438
Reposted by Brooke RoseD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026No ‘new taxes’ but lots of sneaky cost increases #nzpol PT fares will rise GP fees will rise Prescription fees will rise ACC levies will rise NZTA licensing fees will rise Rates will rise Food prices will rise Rents will rise Petrol taxes will rise Healthcare costs will rise School fees will rise 116224
Reposted by Brooke RoseVote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Facebook was commandeered by overseas bad actors to convince at least 10% of adult New Zealanders that Covid vaccines killed thousands & J Ardern literally imprisoned us for years, but yeah let's ban kids from TikTok. 414343
Reposted by Brooke RoseTory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Hilarious. Every time he gets lower in the polls, has his leadership challenged, or does generally anything terrible these days he responds “WeLlIngToN SuX!” 😂 #nzpol 8579
Reposted by Brooke RoseRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/08/2026So often what are called “culture wars” are one set of people saying “please can we live without perpetual persecution” and another saying “no, f*** you” but the press considering the latter group have “legitimate concerns” and must be perpetually platformed 402855859
Reposted by Brooke RoseJordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Something that truly breaks my heart, is that the thing most damaging to the National party hasnt been the homeless people that froze to death this year, the weak stance on racism or the thousands of children theyve pushed into poverty. It was Luxon insulting buisness owners. 317246
Reposted by Brooke RoseJulie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Agree - that the problem appears to be the unpopularity of a person rather than the unpopularity (and cruelty) of the policies, many of which have no mandate eg the gutting of pay equity was not put up before the last election & was pushed through under urgency with no submissions etc. 38925
Reposted by Brooke RoseCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 01/08/2026To nobody's surprise the stupid bad policy is stupid and bad. 2264
Reposted by Brooke RoseEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026If the cisgender world wants to divide athletes into two categories when the reality of sex and gender is more complex, then there's a human rights based responsibility to make reasonable accommodations so that people who don't fit neatly into these categories get to participate. 27714
Reposted by Brooke RoseEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026What's happening to trans rights in Britain is more chilling than what's happening in the US. In the US there's an ecosystem of zealotry. The people dismantling trans rights openly lie, not just about trans people but about a whole host of things. For them to dismantle human rights feels natural. 10915309
Reposted by Brooke RoseBianca Michelle Parker 🏳️⚧️📚 @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026What the hell is the point of Amnesty International if they back down on defending human rights the second a lawsuit gets thrown at them? Shut the whole thing down right now if that's all you got 063
Reposted by Brooke RoseAshleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 13/07/2026Victoria Casey KC argued that the Cass report ‘is generally regarded outside the UK as not sound’. 320844
Reposted by Brooke RoseJennifer @jennifilm.nz · 13/07/2026A decent summary from LawNews about the proceedings so far, mostly focused on our summary of the issues lawnews.nz/health/bid-t...lawnews.nzBid to overturn ban on puberty blockers for goes to the High Court - Law NewsPATHA tells the High Court New Zealand's puberty blocker ban is driven by politics, not medical evidence, as it challenges the Government's policy. 0315
Reposted by Brooke RoseJennifer @jennifilm.nz · 09/07/2026This week's internet brain poisoning brought to you by "of course legalising homosexuality didn't end the world like they said it would, but giving trans people rights DEFINITELY will this is DIFFERENT" 1185
Reposted by Brooke RoseBianca Michelle Parker 🏳️⚧️📚 @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It's now becoming clear that parents who mentioned they had a trans child had their submissions rejected while transphobic parents deadnaming their kids had theirs accepted just fine. Sorry to that dude whining about how parliament staff are just so overworked, but how are we meant to take this? 251
Reposted by Brooke Rose 🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚 @catespice.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Quick question: has there been a single instance of a reputable, mainstream, officially recognised organisation coming out in FAVOR of the NZ First Gender Definitions bill? I haven't been able to find a single one. 2223
Reposted by Brooke Rose 🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚 @catespice.bsky.social · 03/07/2026So five years ago TERFs made BDMRR bill submissions, saying that if it passed, women would face a wave of predatory men in their spaces. It passed and that never happened. Now they are saying that without the Gender Definitions bill, women will face a wave of predatory men in their spaces. 🤔 23912
Reposted by Brooke RoseJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 02/07/2026Given trans people are less than 1% of the population, getting it wrong 4% of the time means you are 4x as likely to misgender a cis woman than spot someone is trans. This is without accounting for the effects of hormones, surgery etc. Absolute madness from the EHRC chair. A "human rights" body. 20583161
Reposted by Brooke RoseAndy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Even sharks are having a hard time. 042
Reposted by Brooke RoseI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/06/2026I remember North Carolina having to back off its bathroom bill after a concerted pushback and its been wild to witness the wholesale abandonment since. 272360414
Reposted by Brooke RoseDaniel Lismore @daniellismore.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Being transgender harms no one. Being transphobic harms someone. 0203
Reposted by Brooke RoseCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Why is Wellington's air quality on the Golden Mile getting worse? Could it be the traffic?!! 3143
Reposted by Brooke RoseEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026What stands out here is the word centrist. That descriptor is an unquestioned positive for Economist columnists, but perhaps not for voters? Centrism connotes staying the course, no big swings. Small c conservatism, in other words. But what if voters wanted major changes? 618023
Reposted by Brooke RoseLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22/06/2026If you think Keir Starmer is a 'decent' person, you need to speak to the many, many minorities his government has targeted mercilessly. You can't speak to all of them, however, because many of them are dead because of choices Keir Starmer's government made 21423407