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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 20h
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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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
First of its kind eh? We really do punch above our weight dont we. Hope UK environmental groups are not watching this.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think really it’s all about what’s best for Tukata Ferris. This guy is a prat and parliament will be better off without him.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some of these bottom lines won’t fly with the current coalition. Particularly capping donations. Let’s see if they really are bottom lines. Health, supermarkets and political lobbying among Opportunity Party's bottom lines www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Health, supermarkets and political lobbying among Opportunity Party's bottom lines
The Opportunity Party has laid out its bottom lines for any post-election negotiations, as a new poll has it clutching the balance of power.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another triumph for Simeon “mr fix it” Brown? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Coalition loses advantage in poll of polls – change likely
A four-party coalition led by Labour is the most likely election outcome.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026
⚡Over 258,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 258,989 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
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Over 258,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
The journalists note that the actual number of deaths is likely significantly higher, as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, posts by relatives, regional media rep...
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm gonna hazard a guess that Audrey thinks it's Luxo. Just a feeling.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026
I’m increasingly of the belief that we’ve never truly left the Great Financial Crisis. Everything we’re dealing with today started there, and every excess and problem stems from the US government’s failure to contain or eradicate its causes.
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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My take on Nicky Hager’s book Dirty work - a small group of deeply unserious well funded trolls set about destabilising the fabric of Nz society - opening barely healed wounds of racism - amplifying & funding extreamist racist views and doubling down to destroy lives & careers for sport
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You have got to be kidding
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Vintage Seymour. Protecting the status quo while pretending to take action by tilting at red tape windmills. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
ACT promises ‘one-stop shop’ to increase supermarket competition
David Seymour said “draconian” regulations can worsen supermarket competition
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Luxo fired up on the state of the economy during the campaign launch
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I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
ALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not news to anyone but this is going to be a very tight election. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Hustle in the Hutt: Ginny Andersen leads Chris Bishop in Hutt South swing seat
Cost of living, the economy and jobs were top concerns for 51%.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NZ police continue to cover themselves in glory. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cop-who-s...
nzherald.co.nz
'A snake in the grass': Cop stole $68,000 from pensioner he was meant to be helping
Haimona Keelim Tamati-Te Paki tried to stop the public from learning his name.
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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Chris Penk writing a column about a book he hasn't read is peak National: they've spent three years pretending to govern and now everyone will pretend to vote for them The man is clearly leadership material
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chris Penk getting his new column off to a great start by reviewing a book he hasn't read and declaring that it belongs "in the fiction section". I hope Stuff's editors are proud of themselves.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
😵‍💫 Russian Journalists: When to Moscow? 🇺🇦 Zelensky: On a missile, b*tch! 😄
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I feel like Hipkins is stuck in the late 2000s/ mid 2010s. He sees the cautious no risk John Key style as the political model probably because Key so comprehensively hammered Labour over that period. Times have changed, people dont just want steady as she goes status quo.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
But there’s no danger It’s a professional career If you’re out of luck or out of work We could send you to Johannesburg www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘We need more officers’: PM’s advice for young people out of a job
Parliament will rise on September 24, with politicians entering campaign mode for the general election on November 7.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Go in then. I dare you
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ryan Bridge interviewing Nicky Hager. Should be awkward for Ryan who I’m sure has shared many a guffaw over cocktails & canapés with Jordan Williams. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Watch live: Nicky Hager joins Ryan Bridge over claims in his new book, Dirty Work
Taxpayer Union's Jordan Williams says it's 'tempting' to want to sue him.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jordan Williams went from “Lol I’m flattered” to “Help! I’m under attack” at breakneck speed.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nick Mowbray has a close relationship with Foodstuffs. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/zur...
nzherald.co.nz
Business leaders call for end to plans to break-up grocery, energy sectors
New Zealand Initiative says intervention threats by politicians may deter investment.
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fascinating, and no one likes anyone who says, I told you so, but I told you so: www.stuff.co.nz/society/3610...
stuff.co.nz
As City Rail Link interest surges, Aucklanders are searching the inner city too
Recent data shows rising curiosity around things to do in the CBD
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well then of course you'll take legal action so all the facts come out right? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
‘Disgusting smear’: Jordan Williams denies being accused of sexual harassment by staff member
Nicky Hager's new book, Dirty Work, is focused on the Taxpayers’ Union.
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 22/09/2026
"Oh ouch! My petard!"
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everyone’s wants to be a victim these days.
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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All of the three parties in the coalition have indulged in providing a streamlined gateway for anti-evidence groups to get their fringe ideas written into policy. The most anti science, anti research, anti expertise government we’ve had in living memory. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
NZ First’s health policy copy-pasted from advocacy group’s website
New Zealand First released a health policy on Sunday that is largely copy-and-pasted from a charitable trust called Make New Zealand Healthy.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"National has used footage of crimes committed during its own time in government in an election advertisement accusing Labour of “gaslighting” New Zealanders over crime." www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Crime footage in ad accusing Labour of 'gaslighting' happened under National's watch
Christopher Luxon has brushed off criticism of National using crimes from its own term in an anti-Labour ad, saying the focus should be on falling crime figures.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s revealing of their worldview that they think parents and teachers are on opposing sides and have different agendas.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do it Christchurch. www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/21/m...
1news.co.nz
Momentum growing for plan to bring passenger trains to Chch
Local councils, the Government and the private sector are all on board.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh great... 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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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Searching through some old posts and came across the time I was so argumentative I drove this guy to make this absolute worldie of a reply. I'm sure I deserved it too.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This pearl of wisdom now 6 months old... #NZPol
nzherald.co.nz
'Be cool, be calm': Winston Peters says war will be over faster than people think| Herald NOW
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters joined Herald NOW to discuss the latest on Iran war, as US says 'most intense' day of strikes to come. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BOOM www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
nzherald.co.nz
Auckland train patronage hits record 528,000 after CRL opens
Use of Auckland's rail network spiked 62% in the week after the CRL opened.
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That's around 20-odd jobs per data centre.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the words of Christopher Luxon…up the Tahs
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good. Start with Skyworld in Queen street in Auckland.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sorry but just creating an NZ version of Metcash won’t fix this problem. You’ve got to split the retailers. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Labour proposes splitting Foodstuffs and Woolworths from their wholesale arms
Labour would force Foodstuffs and Woolworths to run their wholesale operations independently from their retail stores, if elected in November.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yep www.thebeaverton.com/2026/09/tech...
thebeaverton.com
Tech oligarchs agree calling AI "too dangerous" way cooler than just admitting it doesn't work
SILICON VALLEY - The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and GrokAI have released a statement agreeing that claiming artificial intelligence "could potentially kill all humans" sounds much more awesome than ju...
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I made this after too much coffee. Please stay for the alt text.
Two panel meme.

Panel 1. Smoke show boxer Anthony Joshua is winding up that right hand like it's a Looney Tunes cartoon. He's smiling like a man who's made millions of dollars rearranging a YouTubers facial bones and barely broken a sweat.

Joshua has a text label: Nicky Hager

Panel 2: You ever see a dog that's not sure how to swim leap into water that's deeper than the puddles they splash through? There's that momentary panicked look as their head dips under the water and then the instinct kicks in and they start doggy paddling.

Jake Paul doesn't have that instinct but he does look like a scared dog. He is seconds away from having his jaw neatly broken into pieces by someone who actually boxes in real life and theres a brief recognition that the water is deep and dark and cold and it is not giving you likes or subscribes.

Paul has a text label: NZ politics
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well I sure am glad that every day New Zealanders will never find out about this.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wow great momentum to start. Around 90,000 people a day using the network this week. Close to 100,000 yesterday www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
rnz.co.nz
City Rail Link boosts Auckland rail patronage to seven-year high
The opening of Auckland's City Rail Link has seen the city's train passenger numbers hit their highest level in seven years, according to Auckland Transport director of public transport Richard Harris...
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
National says would split Foodstuffs into Pak n’ Save & New World/Four Square groups; Labour says would ban price-gouging; Bishop setting development levies to replace contributions; Fed hikes #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/national-g...
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National gazumps Labour with Foodstuffs breakup plan
National says would split Foodstuffs into Pak n’ Save & New World/Four Square groups; Labour says would ban price-gouging; Bishop setting development levies to replace contributions; Fed hikes
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a no brainer. Height limits and view shafts in the CBD are idiotic. Hoping Labour are aligned I’m sure the Greens will be. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
nzherald.co.nz
Auckland CBD height limits targeted in sweeping Govt intensification plan
Proposals could add 17,000 homes and 37,200 jobs to the CBD.
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 17/09/2026
I saw the Labour Party's social media video clip of this exchange and went to find the full video because I thought surely it wasn't really as bad as it seemed. Context didn't make it better.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well I can’t think of any reason they would say this is if it wasn’t true right? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/foodstuff...
nzherald.co.nz
'Have to fight this': Foodstuffs claims supermarket plan would push up food costs
National wants Foodstuffs' Pak'nSave brand split off from New World and Four Square.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I mean who (besides absolutely everyone) could have possibly predicted this???
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