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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's critical to remember we have NO civics education in New Zealand. Ppl do not necessarily know how MMP works, how a coalition works, or how to best make their vote reflect their values The more you can make talking about politics normal and chill, the more ppl feel they're allowed to be curious
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
did anyone else imagine the ancient reptilian brain from disco elysium as the voice for the taniwha in Tīhema Baker's one day a taniwha ?
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women
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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 16/09/2026
you let the government use your datacentres for war, your datacentres become legal targets of war, that's how it works.
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
who else has seen the NZ film Fresh Meat cos it made me feel like i lost my mind in maybe a great way??? i need someone to talk to about it
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
brb writing a poem about using hongi hika's musket to blow david seymour's brains out / call it ancestral judgment or some shit 🤷
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this kind of policy announcement should be treated as if this stupid fuck is threatening us and our younger generations with death cos he is
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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We deserve hope. We deserve optimism. We deserve joy. We can afford it. But they insist they way to this is to aspire to a new fuedalism where the rich leech everything and we live on their piss. It is not good enough. And once again they will call our disdain for their cowardice 'apathy'.
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
labour have long been an unserious party, i hope the people inside it wanting to pull it left have some success, but really this is how they rise to the moment, still trapped in the halls of a conservative nonsense about debt and surplus... fucking embarrassing
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
anyone who knows a cop knows that even the leftist critique of police is too good faith for them
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
wasn't it also her constituents concerns that she was raising... so they were belittling the literal community she represents not just her
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This! Plus we need to put every climate criminal in prison
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Kevin @scribblesscript.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Doctor Who wiki diving is a great way to pick up information nobody should ever know
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
man i miss dumbass nz lit twitter the discourse and the discourse about the discourse it was all so fucking stupid and beautiful
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
rejecting cars is literally a necessity now??
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
been cultivating a completely heathen crush on Hannah Einbinder in the lead up to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma so excuse me if i make bad noises in the cinema in August
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
sam neill was one of my early celeb crushes when he played merlin in that tv movie 😭 rest in peace sam 💚
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
writers should only want to fuck each other but never actually date, kaveh akbar and paige lewis have taken that privileged spot already
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
nzers looking at rancid old politicians carking it like
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Like these two statements are so contradictory that I think the first one is misleading. My point is if we want officials to read submissions - & we should - we need to be very clear that AI analysis is not and cannot be a proxy for that. At least in terms of dignifying submitters with attention.
What people told the committee

We read every published submission and grouped each one by whether it supports or opposes the bill, and by the reasons people give. The numbers below cover all 12,030 submissions we were able to read.The submissions analysed here are the public submissions on the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill, as published by the New Zealand Parliament. We downloaded each published submission and extracted its text. This covers all 12,030 submissions we were able to read. A small number were image-only scans that could not be machine-read and are not included.

Each submission was then read by an artificial-intelligence language model, which carried out a sentiment and stance analysis: classifying the submission as opposing, supporting, or taking no clear position on the bill, tagging the reasons it raised, and noting any way the submitter described themselves. The model used was Anthropic’s Claude (Haiku 4.5). Borderline cases were re-checked by a second automated pass, and the results were spot-checked by a person.
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
i want sexless media cos im the most boring motherfucker in history
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
it's beyond the pale at this point the way that NZ media and journos promote and amplify the more palatable ACT and NZF propaganda to increase their vote share, while both parties have become absolutely rabid when talking directly to their own supporters - particularly on race and gender
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 27/06/2026
PSA because I see this mistake a lot. If person A quote posts person B, and then person B blocks person A (or vice versa), it will then say "Blocked" for every single other person on Bluesky. It DOES NOT necessarily mean that the person being quoted has blocked you, or that you block them.
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
left parties promising our enemies get the wall when ktk
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 19/06/2026
everlee is free - please RT, all the details here: www.webworm.co/everleeisfree/
webworm.co
Everlee Is Free
Webworm can report that Everlee Wihongi is finally free.
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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
‘You give it that brutal treatment yet the work ends up being quite chic and shiny. You’re holding the glam but also the gory.’ Terrific conversation between Amber Esau and Coco Solid about Amber’s poetry collection Hungus: great to be a fly on the wall! Nice shoutout to editor Ashleigh Young too.
thespinoff.co.nz
‘She’s out there vibing’: Amber Esau and Coco Solid in conversation
'We’re just Venn Diagramming our ways to where the parts of our wakas overlap.'
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
no i will not sign up to hbo max please stop advertising it to me
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
why flaps on a paperback? seriously asking
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michael mezzatesta @michaelmezz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
it should surprise absolutely no one that the first trillionaire is a white supremacist. capitalism and white supremacy are inextricably linked, and we cannot dismantle one without dismantling the other.
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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Just once, for a treat, I'd like someone to say "government spending is good actually. It has social *and* economic benefits and we should do more of it." #nzpol
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
what are like some of the worst books that have the best titles, Atlas Shrugged would be up there for me
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Happykiwi_nz @kiwihappy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Kiwis overseas 🚨 I don't think there was any announcement about this but you wont be able to vote this time unless you've been home in the last 3 years. Your name may also have been removed from the roll. Check your eligibility #nzpol #kikorangi vote.nz/enrolling/ge...
vote.nz
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Legit the NZ press gallery constantly whining about this last election gave cover to this government to very likely disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters (via making it harder to register late). But I'm sure being able to make a call on the night (you still won't be able to) is more important.
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vic-or-squeak!! ᓚᘏᕐᐷ @gizmouse.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
this fucking image is so stupid but it kills me
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anna @pawbitez.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
didnt think i could hate israel and the US empire more but having a baby now it's so clear in such a visceral way what they have taken from thousands of families
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
It's Pride! Follow trans writers before we're all banned go.bsky.app/VaypaqC
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Shout out to Charlie Kirk. His first pride month without saying anything homophobic. Proud of him.
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I've shared the design history of the Sunforge cover right
a stick figure sits in a dinghy that has clearly been ripped from google image search. he approaches a bunch of lego blocks which are being attacked by orange fur 

the title of this incredible book? Lorem Ipsum: dolor sir amet 

done by yours truly a preliminary sketch by an actual artist showing three figures silhouettes on a low hill, staring out across a burning city V2, the hill is steeper, the city on a pronounced incline the final version of the cover, showing three figures standing on a hillside, silhouetted against a burning city
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🐻Iona🐻 @bewarethefish.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Aaaah yes, sending the children into the coal mines because it's good for their dignity. If I had a time machine I would smother John Calvin in his cradle. Fucking wild that his cursed protestant work ethic bullshit is being trotted out in 2026 as an excuse for state neglect of children.
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Jason Kemp @dialogcrm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Report author Shamubeel Eaqub said the research challenged the assumptions that stopping projects saved money. "The surprising finding is how expensive pausing or cancelling projects really is. Delays create inflation costs, productivity losses and defer public benefits that compound over time."
rnz.co.nz
Delaying infrastructure has cost the country billions, report finds
A new report shows pausing, cancelling and delaying infrastructure projects has cost New Zealand an estimated $11.8 billion in the last 25 years.
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.kuputoitakataapui.com/issue-two read these very cool works by very cool people
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ISSUE TWO — KUPU TOI TAKATAAPUI | TAKATAAPUI LITERARY JOURNAL
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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy Pride Month e te whānau! Sharing youse my first published piece of writing! It was an honour being part of the second edition of Kupu Toi Takataapui. My piece, ‘Whenua’, blends culture and stories as I wayfind in life as a takatāpui (LGBTQ+ Māori) born and raised so far way from Aotearoa 🖤🤍❤️🌈
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Dean Tāne O'Rafferty — KUPU TOI TAKATAAPUI | TAKATAAPUI LITERARY JOURNAL
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Te Herenga Waka University Press @thwupbooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We join communities across Aotearoa in honouring the legacy of Tā Hirini Moko Mead, a distinguished scholar, writer and visionary leader in te ao Māori.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This government is utterly exhausting. Having iwi reps ensures we have mana whenua voices at the table. Their input into decision making ensures council meets their tiriti obligations. Their decisions also benefit EVERYONE. Yet more erasure of indigenous voices. #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Law change will stop councils appointing iwi representatives as full voting members
The government says the change will stop councils appointing iwi representatives as full voting members, as it was "not democratic".
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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"Atrocious" is a word better applied to the amount of money Wellington rate-payers are squandering on Deputy Mayor Ben McNulty. Confidently talking out his arse about far from basic public-facing library infrastructure is not a good use of public funds.
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
while tech bros are chasing all the horrible AI tech in Her i just want a phone with this form factor 😭
a small foldable phone
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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
the euphoria specials are two hours of my favourite tv ever still pissed it all got thrown away for increasingly ridiculous plot antics
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