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A Fighter Whaea

@fighterwhaea.bsky.social
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On again off again Principal, lifelong learner, parent, champion of the disenfranchised, coffee lover. Opinions, lots of them, are my own. She/her

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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Imagine that
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Sporran Peace @sporranpeace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
here's the stats
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What did you do for fun this weekend ? I loaded a bed base which was slightly too wide and slightly too long for my ute, in a thunderstorm , and then slowly drove 30km with a kind and patient Ranger driver behind me most of the way home
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why are service entries at car dealers always difficult to find? It’s almost like they do it on purpose. Haha, there she goes around the block again!
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Appealing to the hive mind. How do you find out if someone still has a driver’s licence or if it has, as you suspect, been removed or suspended due to health concerns?
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Forsaken by sleep again. This is getting old.
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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Prime Minister's press office has released an AI-enhanced artist's impression of Christopher Luxon supporting the Warriors at tomorrow night's match.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Are we making movies where the Americans do dumb fuck things and the rest of the world rescues the rest of the world? Why not??
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Today I went to collect a ute load of firewood. The old farmer dude told me to pull up the back and then said ‘can you back?’ ‘Why? you got a trailer needs moving?’ I’m not usually that quick 🤣🤣
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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 02/06/2026
Related note of note: Erica Stanford also made extensive use of her personal email. Another trick she has used is to have a senior advisor call someone from their phone, and then hop on the call. These are not 'one offs' or 'slip ups' or 'memory lapses' or 'sloppiness'.
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It’s bad to be in social housing cause you are poor but completely fine to charge the taxpayer $52,000 to rent the house you already own. National party MPs are disgusting people and people who vote for them are disgusting too.
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Under the weather today so Uber Eats it is. On a bicycle. So cool
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
From the Ministry of Education yesterday… Fuel-related absences need to be treated as Unjustified. If a child remains absent for more than five days, you will need to follow up as you would for any other Unjustified absence. Seems tone deaf to me. But wwik
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
So what’s in your emergency kit for the weekend? I have drinking water, matches, candles, first aide supplies, full gas bottle and mama’s donuts. Think that’s about right
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Civil Defence alert. Scared the begeebers out of me but thankful. Getting supplies then hunkering down
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A man just stopped by our table and told my daughter and I that he had seen us in the line and wanted to tell us we had style that others aspire to. It’s been a tough few days so those kind words meant more than he could know.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
National lamenting $60 billion Covid spend while they are on track to borrow $120 billion with no pandemic. Labour saved 20,000 lives. National are saving landlords and tobacco
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Words of wisdom from my daughter tonight “If it smells like it’s burning, it’s burning”
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Too Long Covid 💚 @toolongcovid.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#nzpol
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Hive mind, I need to pick your collective wisdom. My tv is struggling to stream more than 2 days in a row before I have to switch it off at the wall and walk away for a few mins. That seems to reset it but a couple of days later, it happens again. I’m so over it! What am I doing wrong?
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Aspirational Chippy @aspirationalchippy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Hey hey! As a truly progressive leader with those things called values, today I'll be: Getting Labour off X immediately and calling for it to be banned. Calling for AoNZ peacekeepers to join any such European force to Greenland. (What a time to be alive...) *How about you real chippy?* #nzpol
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Omg I’ve ripped something in my shoulder/neck. Hurts so much. Was dragging the trailer out the gate. Have a long drive tomorrow. Could be interesting
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Just been to IKEA and I have sussed their recipe for success. Make exits almost impossible to find, for both the shop and carpark. I went in last Thursday…
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I can’t believe I missed #SecretSantaNZ this year completely. Like completely oblivious until right now. Dammit
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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
#nzpol ⬇️🧐⬇️
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Finally!!! I pushed through lots of pain to finish her. Really need to sell her quickly, & for as much $ as I can possibly get… definitely wanting at least $1500 as she’s very big. 78.5cm x 70cm. Please share widely, I would greatly appreciate the help. #CrossStitch #Kikorangi #nzpol
Cross Stitch portrait of woman with black hair, green eyes, a green knitted jumper & yellow knitted hat. Green background colours. 78.5cm x 70cm
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
If you are wanting to support my Kura please donate here. Maraenui Bilingual School, 12 3263 0009297 00 Code 1211 The goal is $10k Thank you in advance
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WaitForSanity @mallardbay93.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Kia ora koutou, Maraenui Bilingual School is looking for sponsorship as we take on Manaiakalani from 2026. We are a school in an area of high social deprivation but also amazingness that constantly fills my heart with joy.
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Ryan, Perdido en TX @ryanlostintx.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
First night in my new whare. Cheers ears
A bottle of champagne on the top of a small fridge with a glass tumbler beside
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Tash @natashafromnz1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Want to be kids Secret Santa with us? Now is the time. For every $20 donated, 1 kiwi kid from a low income family gets a present at Christmas this year. We are currently at $1650. Can we reach $2k this weekend? Let's try. Pls share 💕 givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b... @foxylustygrover.bsky.social
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Bringing Kindness to NZ Families for Secret Santa 2025
An organization that brings kindness to all families in New Zealand/Aotearoa that are in need. Let's help with their Secret Santa for 2025.
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
In the good news aisle, granted a short aisle with limited stock, I picked up the keys to my new whare today. A new chapter begins
A hand using a blue key to open a door
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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Can't afford: Ferries Hospitals Pay equity Intercity passenger rail Fair pay increases for doctors, nurses, teachers Feeding kids 😕😕 Can afford: Roads Military hardware Landlord tax cuts Pay rises for MPs Billionaire subsidies Support for tobacco & alcohol industries 💩💩 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
If you are thinking about applying for either of the teaching jobs going at my school, this long weekend is a good time to get your CV and cover letter sorted so that your application arrives by 4 on Thursday.
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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through. Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
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Billy Boola @handle.invalid · 19/10/2025
#nzpol. We don't have the money, we gave you $12 a week tax break, and me an extra $340 a week. Ohh, yea, we also gave $2.9 billion to landlords (hey, that is me also, woohoo), and $300 million tax break for tobacco companies. But we just don't have the money for teachers and medical staff, sorry.
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 20/10/2025
Certainly after the $2B spent on planes and helicopters I thought we didn’t have any money. Funny. It seems we have money for vanity projects and roads, but not to house people, or educate people, or provide decent healthcare
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice. A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past. We will choose the future.
Zohran on stage at the rally.
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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Desperately looking for relief teachers for Maraenui in Napier. Te reo Māori useful but not essential.
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Rory @roryreckons.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Chorus makes a profit, the government owns 61% of it. There is no need to sell it off, and in a time where we are running an infrastructure deficit in large part due to repeated asset sales, maybe just maybe we shouldn't fucking do this.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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aec.org.nz @aec.org.nz · 01/10/2025
Curriculum progress in Aotearoa explained in 176 words. #nzpol
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
If an incumbent councillor running in 2025 claims they support Māori wards please check receipts - there was a councillor vote on Māori wards in 2023. 11 voted against, & most are seeking your vote again - Fletcher, Lee, K Turner, Williamson, Baker, Newman, Walker, Watson: all said no.
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