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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Move on orders might be “cheap” in some ways but research has shown a housing first policy is far cheaper than leaving citizens out in the cold www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Why solve homelessness when you can criminalise its symptoms?
The idea that homeless people would be required to ‘move on’ always invited the question – never satisfactorily answered – move on to where?
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We need the Green Party solution. We have seen that prices come down when a decent sized Asian grocery opens up. A new grocery that has wholesale and retail throughout the country would make a significant difference, especially one without a profit aim
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Simion Brown is sitting on a program that would save many lives and save money He doesn’t care about NZers lives www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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‘Time bomb in your chest’: Cancer screening plan that could save 25 lives a week sits on Health Minister’s desk
Sue Sharp had no symptoms when a CT scan detected her lung cancer. She wants other Kiwis at risk to have the same opportunity.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
He’s engaging in stochastic terrorism
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
What he engages in is terrorism, stochastic terrorism
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Maybe a complaint about the lack of balance in reporting
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
When house prices were rising people felt comfortable with spending, now their perceived wealth is not increasing so they are reluctant to spend money. They don’t have. For a full explanation see the Kaka by Bernard Hickey on Substack
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
There are far fewer company shutdowns now than when I was young. The shutdowns are only 2 weeks. 50 years ago businesses closed for 3 weeks
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Brazil has created an alternative to American own credit cards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pix_(pa.... Payments are instant 24 hours a day seven days a week free for the user, we could do it here.
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Pix (payment system) - Wikipedia
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Considering how much stochastic terrorism the right wing parties are engaging in it is not surprising that people are fired up to take action. They are stirring anger hoping someone will lash out without taking responsibility for all that anger.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608.... The compilation of chaos policy of a charity is killing our economy. Another country doing austerity is Argentina they are in a mess as well. invezz.com/news/2025/09...
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Nicola Willis talks to us like we’re twits
“Last week, Willis came out and blamed our even more dismal than expected fall in GDP for the June quarter on international pressures from Trump,” says Verity Johnson.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
And they are trying to reduce the pay of senior doctors. Simeon Brown is a disgrace
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We need laws that prohibit the spread of mis and disinformation. With hefty penalties. Meta and X have been making bank for too long on nonsense
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The electric cherry farm in NZ trades electricity on the wholesale market. They have batteries. Run all equipment on electric
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
It’s what he says prior to a big fat lie
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I did a temp job years ago, worked with two gang members. They were so polite, nice to work with Now so hard to get any job
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 23/07/2024
Had several electrocute themselves in the panel behind the dials. Kept poison and addition of water outside under the house that prevented most of the reinfestation
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 20/05/2024
The homes built by KO are of much higher quality than the average build. They have energy ratings of 6* which makes them very energy efficient and much healthier to live in. they cost a bit more to build but are a good long-term investment www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
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Stuff
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 12/05/2024
I am old, I have seen governments do this with healthcare, housing and education. RW worse than L but all do it
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 12/05/2024
By not looking for it, you cannot see it by not counting it they assume it does not exist. This means when something happens they have plausible deniability that they didn’t know
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
I took her to ME Family Services. Who redistribute clothing abandoned at the airport. Managed to get her more than just bras.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
I met a woman who was refused money to buy a bra to wear as part of her interview clothing. she was told we don’t buy lingerie as if it was optional for a woman to wear a bra or not
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Yes, tax free capital gains
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
They do this because the capital gains are not taxed and they could offset the losses on the rental side against their normal income. This recently has been stopped I think. This has caused house prices to go up far more than they would have if we had a capital gains tax
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Real estate companies have been running how to invest in Real Estate for ages on the basis of people getting capital gains. to do this, they have to have money to put in every week because the rental income does not pay the expenses
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Done Surprised, you can only submit 1000 characters per section
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
I’ve opened this one up for public reading, listening and sharing after requests from paying subscribers. They pay for me to do this journalism in the public interest and want this one out and about. thekaka.substack.com/p/no-prime-m...
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No, Prime Minister, rents don’t rise or fall with landlords’ costs
Treasury study disproves PM’s claim that reinstating interest deductibility for landlords will mean lower rents; Study shows a much closer links to population growth, housing supply and wages
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
They are third spaces, important for society well-being
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
He was a salesman, he probably thinks he can sell any cockamamie idea.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
The left one is very 1950s, the right 1970s. One on the left has more mystery to it.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Yes the new test is a vast improvement. also need to be taken least frequently
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
I have signed. Do support kids can as well if you’re able to they also supply shoes, socks and raincoats which are so important to keep kids healthy and warm and winter
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
You always start with the most outrageous thing that he can so when he dials back a bit, he hopes that it sounds reasonable. Never is but that’s the same. He hopes that he can fall all of the people some of the time
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
Done
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
And yet the article and stuff tried to blame electric buses for the problem. Talk about shifting the blame
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
www.1of200.nz/podcast/1200...
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Britain has Brexit, which has ruined the economy on top of the dreadful, austerity, which national are doing, with all their cancellations of faries, etc
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
There is a podcast showing how Luxon is using. David Seymour is New Zealand Nigel Farage. The aim is to get the radical person to say the most radical things, so that slightly less radical seems acceptable.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Nice guys and narcissist are often very polite and person that doesn’t make them good Always judge people on what they do, not what they say Judith Collins has done some very dodgy stuff over the years
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
When he says "the reality is”. All I hear is I’m lying about….. Or “ I have no idea what I am doing, but..”
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
I am looking at eco-electricity. The daily rate was $.60. It’s just gone up to $.90 but the payback rate for solar is 12.25. Cents so I will be about $20 a month better off
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
What is your daily rate?
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
I am in Auckland My biggest charge is the per day charge to be connected is $.60 today at the moment. Going up to $.90 a day soon. Looking at switching companies to find something better.
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
So do I, my power bills are between $20 and $60 including charging my car at home
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
Good talk
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Dr Hu @huhana.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
A rod Emmerson cartoon, ID: in black & white with letters 51, each letter filled with the names of those murdered in ChCh at the mosque. Good reasons a tone-deaf government should leave the gun laws alone Bottom left hand corner a small red heart made out of smaller hearts. it says, they are us
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
If it looks like like a gang patch walks like a gang patch is worn like a gang patch then it is a gang patch
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
This policy will cause many more women and children to die, and so many lies ruined
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
Alice explains. thespinoff.co.nz/videos/bad-n...
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elainemd.bsky.social @elainemd.bsky.social · 26/02/2024
Considering Barbara Kruger and Sam Ufindell are still in parliament, nothing will happen to her.
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