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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 12h
That's an absolute scumbag right there #influencers #turtle #turtlegate www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
stuff.co.nz
Influencers sit on sea turtle while it lays eggs
Omani authorities take legal action over Ukrainian couple’s ‘exploitation’ of creatures in nature reserve
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 14h
Genuinely hilarious. Those two words have multiple meanings and I'm reading it quite differently to how it was intended. Makes me want to do a kickflip. #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 18h
I've been off social media all year. It's great. Today work is making me use #Facebook. I tried to pay to avoid ads and being tracked and it said it was going to charge for a number of 'additional accounts'. Make no mistake, they don't want you to pay, they only want your data. #instagram
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 22h
www.instagram.com/reel/Dd23gOr... #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 22h
This is a microcosm of dumb policy. It's so simple in the mayor's head, but actual reality begs to differ. If they dig their heels in, it'll only end up costing even more because of one man's hubris. Sound familiar? www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions... #nz #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Visitors avoiding Mackenzie District paid toilets, leaving mess for council
Some people are pooing behind Mackenzie District public toilets and tourists are swarming into cafes to avoid spending money on user-pay loos but the mayor says more pay-to-go toilets are needed to he...
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Honestly, how hard is it to find an 8x5" lined ring bound reporter pad over 80 gsm? What is this world coming to? #writers #writing #journalism #notes #notepad
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walter (extra bone haver) @cucumber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
this video has everything (carpool coalition on instagram) #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To what end? Follow the money. Who wanted these policies? Why? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... #nzpol Attacks on women, Maori and the poor as well as repeated attacks on the environment, democracy and oversight. #atlasnetwork #nzpol #project2025 #tpu #luxon #paulgoldsmith
stuff.co.nz
You didn’t vote for these policies. The Government did them anyway
From a social media ban to council amalgamation, these are the major changes the coalition parties didn’t campaign on.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FYI #NZ, #National & #Act plan to sell our assets, including #TVNZ. Their ideological cult of neoliberalism does not care about NZers, they only want to make a buck & stuff the rest of us. They attack our founding document & every public protection of our society & environment. Get them gone. #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#paulgoldsmith has an agenda against the TRUTH. He wants this government to work in the shadows, he doesn't want them held to account. His attacks on the BSA and OIA are from the hard right #atlasnetwork playbook. #national #act #luxon all need to be out of power. We need to protect our democracy.
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wileyquixote25.bsky.social @wileyquixote25.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminiscent of the Bush administration planting an article in the NYT and then referencing that article as a justification to go to war in Iraq. Old tricks, new dog.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm having a weird day. First an #AI phone call it took me a full TWO minutes to figure out was fake. Then a #wikipedia page who's grammar and content was absurd - was this also the work of an AI bot? What is happening out there?? Both of these have serious repercussions we need to confront head on
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We really need to get the money and corporate lobbying out of our politics, it'd be laughable if it wasn't so sad #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You know it's bad when the Aussie analysis sides with the #warriors www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVgt... #nrl #thewahs Warriors lead every stat except the scoreline. It's a tough one swallow, but we'll come back better.
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“COST A TEAM A PREMIERSHIP!” Does Ashley Klein deserve to be dropped after Wahs blunder? | NRL 360
YouTube video by Fox League
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh heck yeah! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361... #nzpol If it's not been clear, I'm pretty grumpy about the dark money and influence behind NZ politics. I'm even more grumpy about Paul Goldsmith's attempts to hide it even further.
stuff.co.nz
‘It’s past time to act’: Greens pledge to cap political donations, introduce lobbyist register
A new policy includes a package of reforms, including capping political donations at $30,000, banning corporate donations, and establishing a public register of lobbyists.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I have my own Jordan story I may share one day, but let's say it couldn't have happened to nicer people.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A clear, concise break down of 'those plays' which cost the #warriors a chance to level the score in their loss to the #knights. I don't think these calls lost #nz the game, but as the article suggests, meant the #thewahs werent competing on a level playing field #nrl www.stuff.co.nz/sport/361036...
stuff.co.nz
Two former referees on the big calls that ended the Warriors’ NRL hopes
ANALYSIS: Andrew Webster called out the officiating after the agonising loss to the Knights. After examining the footage, he had a point.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hilarious. If #Luxon thinks saying he doesn't know of #nickyhager counts as a tactic, it's laughable - but if he truly, honest to goodness doesnt know who our most famous investigative journalist is, then that's just another reason he shouldnt be prime minister #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘Don’t know who he is’: Luxon dismisses new book from Dirty Politics author
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has never read a book by famed investigative journalist Nicky Hager, even suggesting he had no idea who he was.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don't confuse "wealth" with "super-wealth". The wealthy already pay their fair share because their wealth generally comes from earnings. But the super-wealthy pay nothing because they earn very little on paper. They instead make money with their money — which isn't taxed because we only tax earnings
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tough gig this #nrl rugby league. A couple of dodgy bunker calls, but it was our attack and last tackle options which lost us that one. Huge respect to the #warriors A great season and more to come I'm sure. Fish looked serious about us getting better. #upthewahs Let's go again. #nz
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The attack on NZs democracy & its social & environmental protections is no mistake, no coincidence. It is absolutely the plan, it always has been. newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/29/a... #nz #nzpol #atlasnetwork The right wing collective see themselves as part of a worldwide movement.. & they have a playbook
newsroom.co.nz
Anne Salmond: The 'war' on NZ values
MPs seem to have forgotten who pays their salaries and that they should serve the interests of all New Zealanders.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here’s a really neat behind the scenes video from the #48Hrs Film Competition in NZ, really well put together and a great insight into how we Kiwis approach film making www.youtube.com/watch?v=3woL... #nz
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48Hours 2026 Ōtautahi/Christchurch - Behind The Shoot Weekend!
YouTube video by Vista Foundation 48Hours
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I hate dumb policy. Regardless of its origins. I'm not sure who this law pretends to serve, but it doesn't reflect NZers. The police themselves oppose this policy. The government's own advisors oppose this policy. What is it for? #nz #nzpol #votenz #national
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here's a delightful writing project for you to get your eye teeth into, donate and get yourself a copy of new works from #notypewritersnotalking www.pozible.com/project/patt... #writers #writing
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Assiduously Julie @awaterevalley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oooooooooooooohhh! www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Investigative journalist Nicky Hager teases new book weeks before election
Hager's latest book is set to be released on September 22.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Zealand is probably one of the only countries in the world where owning a supermarket can put someone on the rich list #nzpol #newzealand
rnz.co.nz
Supermarket owners shouldn't make the rich list – supplier
New Zealand is probably one of the only countries in the world where owning a supermarket can put someone on the rich list, a grocery supplier and distributor says.
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locus @locuslebe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#nzpol Excellent article on vested-interest lobbying "When powerful or influential individuals or groups shift decision-making processes in their favour, and the public good can suffer as a result." As a former public servant said bluntly: "The lobbying is intense, and [policy] capture is rife."
rnz.co.nz
Vested interests and the power of lobbying in NZ
A new report released on Thursday highlights the pros and cons of vested-interest lobbying and spotlights the lobbied, including current and former ministers, MPs and ministerial staffers
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A new Plot Sauce update for all the writing geeks out there, including turning spacers into but's and therefore's, as well as reordering beats inside the plot cards #plotsauce #plot #plotting #plotboard #writing #writers jezbrown.substack.com/p/plot-sauce...
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Plot Sauce 3.7.2 Update
Going down to Plot Sauce, gonna have ourselves a time..
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Interesting puff piece about the VW www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/361... but there's nothing really new about the approach, here's a picture of the GM EV1 from 1996 for comparison. #gmev1 #vwmissionefficiency Imagine how far along we'd be if they hadn't tried to kill the electric car back then.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And this would certainly never happen in NZ.. oh wait.. #nzpol
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Dcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I will post this again for context. The difference between a billion and a million dollars
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#National have zero, ZE-RO, intention of breaking up the supermarket duopoly. What you have here is a #Green policy, which has proven unsurprisingly popular, scaring some blue horses. This policy of "we'll think about it" is a pure red herring designed to muddy the waters for voters. #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Quick! Build a giant #LNG gas station at great cost for no reason! #national #luxon #nzpol
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The weak sauce served up by Ed Sheeran over this debacle only furthers my opinion that he is tap water.
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 15/09/2026
Good thing New Zealand isn't blindly pursuing a massive investment in LNG importation infrastructure... That would be a very stupid and poorly timed decision.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 13/09/2026
1/4: it's time to address some rumors that have been going around about me:
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Londoners say NO to Ray-Ban pervert glasses
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I genuinely use #waveaudio and #waveaudioplugins LESS because they don't provide the very basic and routine 2nd licence. Home studio and on the go laptop. It's basic stuff, but they won't support it. So I can't support them. It's a dumb business model.
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 06/09/2026
The National Government's grand plan to address issues of consumer cost and lack of competition in our supermarket sector was to lightly tweak some largely meaningless regulation and then just sort of *hope* another chain might enter the market. When that (obviously) didn't work they just moved on
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Reform UK Conference 2026 This is all it will be remembered for.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Pushed a new version of #plotsauce tonight, so if any hardcore writers up tonight find any bugs, feel free to comment here www.plotsauce.com #plot #plotboarding
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Plot Sauce - The Plot Device
Plot Sauce is a web-based virtual plot board application designed to help writers and screenwriters plan, outline, and turn their ideas into stories. Key features include Plot Cards, Timeline View, El...
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
A person in the background carrying a bag over their shoulder. In the foreground, a large gray cat sits beside a cardboard box labeled "CATS FOR MEN." The text above reads "Introducing CATS FOR MEN™," and below the box, it says "The first feline designed for real, masculine men."
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Glad this is in the news, so it should be. Absolutely diabolical from #skytv www.stuff.co.nz/sport/361029... #jaiarrow #nz #rabbitohs #roosters #nrl
stuff.co.nz
Viewers enraged as Sky Sport plays betting advert over Jai Arrow’s emotional NRL farewell
The Sky Sport broadcast only showed the beginning and very end of Arrow’s emotional walkout, instead cutting to a Betcha gambling commercial discussing the match’s betting odds.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Absolutely fucking disgusting from #sky to cut away from #jaiarrow for a god damn betting commercial. Disgusting. #skytv you scumbags. Utter scumbags. #nz #rabbitohs #roosters #nrl One of the most meaningful, emotional moments in league history and you cut to ads. You pricks.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well, this is a marmalade dropper
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I always wondered how #fiveguys stayed open despite being largely empty because of extortionate prices.. now we know www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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B&Q and Five Guys among firms which paid staff below minimum wage
More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Kara Swisher calls @Google @googlemaps @googleearth “NOODLE SPINED” “UNCTUOUS QUISLINGS” who “SOIL THEMSELVES” 🔥
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yes, Iceland are an independent sovereign state. Who also happen to be in the Single Market, the EEA and the Schengen zone, with freedom of movement for people, goods and services. But if the UK did that I'd be screaming about Brexit betrayal and being an EU puppet.
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