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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 3h

You may have noticed I’m a fan of good public policy for the public good, & this one proposal by Greens, I think is an absolute bottom line MUST DO reform to ensure our democracy remains secure #ForAllOfUs Love your work ya big Woke tree huggers! 💚🕊️ #nzpol #NZ www.greens.org.nz/greens_annou...

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Greens announce plan to get big money and influence out of politics

We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

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What The Fukc Is Happening? @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 18h

#LloydBurr fantasized about #MaikiSherman's partner's genitals, told her about it, Maiki lost her job b/cos she rejected the creepy comments? Fuck that. #AniO'Brien #JordanWilliams #FreeSpeechUnion #Taxpayer'sUnion are responsible for Sherman's exit. Hope she sues. #nzpol #NickyHager #DirtyWork

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 7h

No push back from Tame with Willis Labour blaming for her own track record dumpster fire

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 16h

Because NZ's covid response was world leading and valued lives over money without the sky falling in, the Epstein Class cartel made Jacinda Ardern a target last election year. NZ sidestepped the vicious misogynist attack campaign that they were laying the groundwork for by standing down. 1/2 #NZPol

A screenshot of a tweet posted by Roger Stone 19 Jan 2023: In New Zealand the currnt Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern (a protege of Klaus Schwab) has actually banned newspapers and magazines that don't support the Government's narratives.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This made me laugh this week.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 18h

I’ve been asking women to run for local govt roles for over a decade. Worry about abuse, threats and violence has become a much more common reason to decline. There’s also a question to ask here about how parties deal with it - especially when their candidates do the abusing. One major party…

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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 8h

The USA sanctions on #icc judges are punitive & far reaching, isolating them & their families, disrupting/blocking credit cards/banking services/email/ insurance/travel etc The attack on judges is an attack on a moral International order by USA- where does NZ stand? www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-str...

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The ICC strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution

Today, the United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution. This unprecedented step follows a series of designations against thirteen independent Judges and p...

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 9h

“the drift of comfortable, middle-class Pākehā teal voters to Qiulae Wong has allowed the Greens to actually double down on their unhedged left-wing platform.”

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The Press @thepress.co.nz · 9h

Parliament’s Green suite is disciplined and planning for a 20-MP caucus. But operational readiness is not the same as political ruthlessness.

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Andrea Vance: How the Greens rebuilt their machine

Parliament’s Green suite is disciplined and planning for a 20-MP caucus. But operational readiness is not the same as political ruthlessness.

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah if the All Blacks had lost the gov would be turfed. Out - bugger couldn’t you blokes taken one for the team & thrown it.

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 17h

Excellent article - on how Dirty works spells out decades of manipulation power & influence of big money in right wing Nz politics - a handful of well funddd trolls presented as grass roots movement- sometimes truth just resonates

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 18h

Part of the reason for the organised vilification of the Ardern govt initial response to the COVID pandemic was that it was so effective in demonstrating how powerful decisive state intervention in the interests of the common good could be. The far-right and its big business backers were HORRIFIED.

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How NZ’s right turned culture war into political strategy

Nicky Hager’s latest book argues the tactics of New Zealand’s organised right have changed, but the interests behind them have not.

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 17h

We had 3 new volunteers today :)

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 17h

Google sheets are free and the same as excel You can copy & paste data across & it recognises formula and info.

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Nationals cuts to NZ public services put lives at risk. Not just with health sector but also with disaster readiness and monitoring services. Quake and tsunami monitoring centre closed for hours due to staff shortages #NZpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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Quake and tsunami monitoring centre closed for hours due to staff shortages

The Public Service Association (PSA) says Government cuts have left New Zealand less prepared for natural disasters after the National Geohazards Monitoring Centre was temporarily closed because of st...

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand Aotearoa @alranz.bsky.social · 23h

#Antichoice Health Minister Simeon Brown banned puberty blockers against all expert advice. It's w/the courts now. If he can ban treatment for one group of people, TRUST that he will go after #abortion if this government is given another term. Brown & any antis do not listen to experts. #nzpol

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There is no sign she is taking Nz 1st votes. Nats/ Lab & some green - But they are firmly planting Winston in the Nact camp - which they always should have been

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Well put together analysis of NZ as a site for 'apocalypse planning' and the wider Epstein Class cartel and influence network, good to have the timeline of all this and the links in one place. #NZPol #EpsteinClass open.substack.com/pub/smithkst...

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The Little St. James of the South Pacific

Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Thiel, and the path to “Apocalypse Insurance” New Zealand

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Party vote green & Lab electorate Love the green strength here - pop this poll into poll of polls to balance Curia

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The de- neoliberalisation project. You are in a doom cult There are alternatives - we can have nice things without punching down. We don’t need a perpetual precarious class.

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

"The Human Rights Commission does polling every year on Te Tiriti (o Waitangi), and this year ... found that 87% of people in NZ think it's important we understand our history, and 83% think it's important we have positive Crown-Māori relations." Max Harris, 2026 […]

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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

These integrity reforms from Duncan Webb are a really important start and it would be great to have champions from all NZ political parties push this forward. NO matter who wins the election unless New Zealand democracy is fixed, we all lose www.linkedin.com/pulse/labour...

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Labour's Proposal for Integrity Reform in Politics

The purpose of Labour's recently announced political integrity package is not to respond to corruption scandals (although they may exist). It is to strengthen public confidence in democratic instituti...

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Aliya D @alinasu33.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Let everyone know about this gem 👇

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I just went looking for The article on the opp deputy Nat voter & had to scroll past 16 Nat articles 7 NZ 1st 5 Lab 1 Act 1 Opp Eventually after 31 1 Green article If that’s not putting your thumb on the scale - I don’t know what is

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh Labour 3 seats - 3 SEATS Hipkins hit Nat with pointing out the clusta fk of cruelty this gov has inflicted on us. Opp supporters if you WANT a change of gov & your policies in action PARTY VOTE GREEN

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Cry me a river” He’s not good at this “I don’t give a damn” Ok - yeah the only door he’s knocked on is the koru club Who is he appealing to - Incels I think Seymour has them in the bag He’s driving votes to Opp & that’s the con - 😱 Luxon lost Hipkins didn’t win - he was just not bad

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Ol’ ɔıN @hazmat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If the Nats can attach "9 new taxes" to Labour, then why aren't Labour attaching NZ first and ACT racism to the Nats at every opportunity? #nzpol

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger

The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Election hoardings are so offensive. #nzpol #BillboardLiberationFront

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don’t you feel media response was - oh kind of ho hum neither won. Undecided voters were decidedly sure Luxflakes is a dud. We (terminally online) know that - but the tune in once in 3 yrs majority - were like - uhh he’s a nob

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I don't think the growing criticism of the Greens position on data centres is fair (sorry AI policy friends!) While I think data sovereignty is important & data centers are part of this and can be done in a way that doesn't harm the environment- that's not what we're seeing in development right now

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This time 3 years ago, the NZD vs the AUD was over 0.93 as we faced an election. Today we’re sitting at 0.8030 - a slide of 14% as the coalition has demolished our economy.

AUD vs NZD 5 year chart showing a rapid decline of the NZD from 0.933774 on 3 Oct 26 to 0.8030 today

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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In an election this tight, every vote matters But National changed the rules that always allowed Kiwis to register in a relaxed way in the 2 weeks prior to election This was voter suppression It is deeply undemocratic- potentially cutting 175,000 voters Get registered vote.nz/enrolling/en...

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Greens propose Inter City Rail that costs less than Roads of National Party Significance, have a higher Benefit Cost Ratio than Roads of National Party Significance, and even NZF supports it. Of course National wont despite their conservative voters supporting it because Luxon is a fuckwit

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Green Party announces plan for passenger rail between major NZ cities

The Green Party says it will connect the country with intercity passenger rail services, if elected.

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Nz is mid attack by atlas affiliated coalition of chaos - vote like it’s your last chance to.

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So where do you invest if you want to sway polling $ spent. / polling result % Which parties are better value Large donations per % in polls Greens: 16% $21,450 per % Labour: 28% $31,068 National: 28% $78,248 The Opp Party: 6%) $81,943 NZ First: 9% $83,667 ACT: 11% $197,458

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We know everything is totally fucked-up because Americans have completely fail to murder somebody.😮 Making people dead is the USA's only superpower, their specialist subject, their only area of expertise. FFS! #FuckTrump #FucktheUSA #nzpol

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Death row inmate Christa Pike still alive after two lethal injection doses, says legal team

A woman on death row who received two doses of lethal injection drugs has been rushed to hospital after a botched execution attempt.

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Neoliberalism has exhausted itself and governments are being forced to abandon its tenets, whether they want to or not.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wealth tax their asses off shore

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

'Piggy bank is empty' nonsense provides cover for the political class. Once the lie is exposed, they have to answer questions like 'If we have 100,000s of people wanting work, and plenty of raw materials, why is our infrastructure falling to bits? Sounds like mismanagement, ay? (It is!)

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Less than 900 hours until we’re hopefully rid of this malevolent government.

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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That, I think, is why some of the attacks on Swarbrick feel oddly objectless. The danger isn’t just what she might do as Finance Minister. It’s what she might reveal about the people who have spent 40 years telling us the money is all gone. andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/chloe-swar...

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Chlöe Swarbrick Nicked Luxon’s Cotton Reel

Lacan explains why the tough guys of fiscal politics are so emotional right now

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Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As an aside of the senior nat ministers likely to win seats - who would take minister of finance Please don’t tell me we would have a miniature of finance & or Seymour - vote them out pleaease

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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

60% increase in voter registration from overseas!!!! No, that is not a typo. #nzpol 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 29/09/2026

Nicola’s ferries won’t arrive until 2029, if ever. IREX would’ve been sailing by now and cost less that just one of National’s new RONs, that they now also can’t build. You only have a few weeks left to enrol. If you aren’t enrolled, your vote is like Nicola’s ferries. non-existent. #nzpol

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✧°･:* izzie *:･°✧ @winterwhe.at · 29/09/2026

fun fact: new zealand has the highest rates of homelessness in the OECD because we've been in a real estate bubble since like 1980

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