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Garth Biggs

@garthbiggs.bsky.social
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Male, pale, allegedly stale. Lefty, semi-retired former IT programmer, turned business leader and company director. Opinions are all mine.

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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Calling the Green Party!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hard to believe Jordan Williams would exhibit inappropriate sexual behaviour.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Apparently the Tax Payers Union people aren't nice, and don't always tell the truth. Who knew?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I didn’t read this, but assume they’re going to stamp out smoking and alcohol. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘Make NZ Healthy’: NZ First proposes major overhaul of health system
NZ First has launched the first part of its campaign plan to overhaul the country’s health system, proposing a pivot toward preventative care and metabolic health.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A number of Foodstuffs supermarket franchisees have made enough money out of their franchises to feature on the Rich List. This job is no more demanding than the many managers of Woolworths branches who earn reasonable salaries but not nearly enough to end up on the Rich List. I don't know why.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“You know those 500 additional police we promised but didn’t deliver? Well, here’s another 50 we promise if you vote for us!”
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Gotta love Winston Peters, nationalising supermarkets is communism, but nationalising a bank is NZFirst policy.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
These new AI data centers are going to destroy jobs, increase the cost of power and water, and clip the ticket on our digital lives. What’s not to like about them?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What? Hypocrite ? Who, me? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Peters, a long-time critic of ‘jobs for the boys’, makes own advisor an ambassador
Dr Jon Johansson is set to become New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Sweden.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hey, Elon.......... If you're going to Mars, then Go!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@becs69.bsky.social !
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Three certified arseholes.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Man who can’t be bought but is very happy to be hired.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trump really has ended 8 wars. The Wars on: Authoritarianism; Bullying; Corruption; Cruelty; Disinformation; Injustice; Nepotism; and Pedophilia.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
How appropriate that a New Zealand First minister is appointed the spokesperson for organised crime.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
National just like the electorate to be uneducated.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In an absolute master stroke the US President signs an Executive Order renaming the Earth as Planet Trump. Google Earth scrambles to comply.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
National announce plan to let graduates who don't leave the country screw their old Uni buddies who have had to emigrate to get jobs, be able to afford houses.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What the @&$?!(/ is this even about? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
Chris Penk: I need to address the elephant in the room
As far as exits from a cabinet go, imagine the top drawer of a bedroom dresser being opened slightly too far, then falling from that furniture onto your slippered foot
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/health/36102... No, saved you a click.
stuff.co.nz
Should you try an off-label GLP-1?
Dr Paul Harris – who heads up the peptide laboratory in the Biology department at Auckland University and spends his life studying and making peptides – has good reason to sound the alarm.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“At the last election I gave both my votes to National. I didn't vote for ACT.” Well that was pretty stupid , wasnt it? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
I voted National. I didn’t vote for David Seymour to have this much power
Something is happening in New Zealand politics that should concern all of us, regardless of which party we vote for.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NZHerald headline: “Antidepressants ruined my sex life.” That would be depressing.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When you’re worrying about NZs government debt, you should know that 47% is held by New Zealand institutions and individuals as investments.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
National promises to do whatever ACT and NZFirst tell them to do if elected. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
National promises no new taxes if re-elected
The National Party is promising no new taxes if re-elected this November, but has not ruled out increasing existing taxes.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I absolutely believe Luxon - as long as his lips aren't moving.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Oh, exciting,.......National Lite. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Labour releases fiscal strategy, promises to slash debt
Labour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get back to surplus by 2029/30, slash debt and set up an independent Parliamentary Budget Office, if elected.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I know nothing!
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Looking forward to the day when, after every drive in your car, your car emails you a survey on how it did on the last drive.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Military put helicopter on 24-hour standby to fly Luxon across Molesworth Street www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Luxon tells cycleway city Wellington: 'You kinda get what you deserve'
At a public meeting in Lower Hutt on Tuesday, the PM was asked about ever-increasing rates and costs by Green and Labour councillors in the capital.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Apparently sex accused didn’t cause it, rather “players have found themselves in this situation”. www.stuff.co.nz/sport/361021...
stuff.co.nz
‘Shocked’ Swans boss speaks as several players investigated over alleged sexual assault
A witness said police at the Melbourne venue had asked for CCTV footage, which covers public areas such as the lobby, stairs, lifts and floors.
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What The Fukc Is Happening? @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#nzpol #NicolaWillis #nzgovtdebtmythdebunked
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he accepts Erica Stanford and Chris Bishop’s denials of involvement in a failed leadership coup, and is confident Chris Penk acted alone.” Mate, do you want to buy my shares in Enron?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If we just lay all the reports about possible harbour crossings end-to-end, we’ll have a harbour crossing! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Tunnel or bridge? Govt hits reset on $100m harbour crossing
The Government has launched a new business case into the Waitemata Harbour crossing, putting all transport options back on the table.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This quote from a sex worker could be misinterpreted: “We have seen a huge increase in price hagglers, low ballers and time wasters since the coalition came to power.”
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I can’t believe that National tells porkies! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Make it make sense (again): Fact-checking more of National’s tax claims about Labour
Last week Stuff fact-checked nine taxes that National claims Labour will introduce if it forms a government after the November election. Now, the party has added two more.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For a given definition of consciousness? www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
stuff.co.nz
AI might be conscious. How we respond may be ‘most important thing we do as a species’
Instead of looking for alien minds in space, we might already be talking to them here on Earth.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump self-identifies as a vandal.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Pitch for a tobacco salesman. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Chris Bishop was National’s last hope for November
I went to bed last Tuesday night convinced I’d wake up to Chris Bishop as PM.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“Key backing Luxon internally”. Is this the same guy who said he would have voted for Trump?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
How dare you stop us privatising the public domain? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
‘It would cost me $8870 a year’: Residents furious over new parking charges outside home
Residents on a Lower Hutt street are “furious” after seven-day paid parking was introduced outside their homes with two weeks’ notice.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Dear Sir, It’s been some time since I studied economics at university, so I can’t explain how my brother is enjoying NZ lamb in the UK at $27.79 a kilo, while we can’t afford it in NZ at $39.99 a kilo. Confused of Waiheke
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Now revoke his grifting license. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
rnz.co.nz
Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his firearms licence
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his firearms licence.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
FFS US Democrats, FIRST get the Republicans out of power, THEN worry about whether you prefer the left wing of the Democrats or the right wing. FOCUS.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt". I don't know whether Fauci holds the Senate in contempt, but for what its worth, I sure do.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Evidence that sometimes even politicians see reality. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
No more four-lane highways: politicians sound the alarm on funding for infrastructure
Engineers challenged to downgrade their ‘gold-plated’ dreams when it comes to infrastructure projects.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Bishop is no star. There’s no evident stardust around him, no magazine cover smile or personal opinion poll momentum. FFS, he's a tobacco salesman. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/06/w...
newsroom.co.nz
What might have been: PM Chris Bishop
Campaign Observer: Where could National have been now if, 108 days ago, at that fateful April caucus meeting there had actually been a successful leadership challenge?
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The first National MP to say "he's just talking crap" should get the job as next National leader. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
National in disarray over Luxon's sudden bombshell MMP comments
MPs weren't clear if it was National policy.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Um, mate, you're in the wrong party to achieve this.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Tried to talk by phone to a Trust’s bank about retiring a term deposit. “You need to visit a branch.” Travelled to city from Waiheke, to be told “Email your relationship manager.” On my way home to email, wondering about the meaning of life.
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Garth Biggs @garthbiggs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m always bemused by the idea of Trump’s “friends“. I suspect they’re essentially just a bunch of people who he is using and a bunch of people who use him together in a Venn Diagram.
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