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Morningside Jem

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Looking down at you from my ivory tower. I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.

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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 2h
I am thoroughly enjoying Hooton's reign of terror at The Post. Well worth paying a couple of bucks a week to read behind the paywall. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
thepost.co.nz
Christopher Luxon wrongly suggests allegation about Greens originated with media
Todd McClay had alleged the Greens were “joining with foreign actors” to make a complaint to the EU.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 2h
Elite private schools have lower suspension rates because of a 'gentlemen's agreement' where students are 'asked to leave'. This is how violent thugs like the MP for Tauranga can coast through life with almost no repercussions for their actions. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-re...
nzherald.co.nz
Police swoop, revoke firearms licence from student at elite private school
The student is reportedly barred from his Auckland campus.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd say that these five carparks outside Bunnings Grey Lynn are worse, especially if you're trying to turn into Bond St on a Saturday morning. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Porgy and Bess at karaoke? Where do they find these people? thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-...
thespinoff.co.nz
One Candidate, One Pint: National’s Emma Chatterton is the party candidate prototype
With an impressive blue-tinged CV, it's no surprise Judith Collins' successor to the safe Papakura seat is destined for parliament.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Does Nicola Willis' signature include "Hon"? That would be like me including "Mr" in mine...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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newimprovedtom.bsky.social @newimprovedtom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Dunny-Kroger effect.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh. Good. Shits kicking off in Northern Ireland.
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This Is Fine Meme Dog
ALT: This Is Fine Meme Dog
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Always a good sign when your candidates in marginal seats are de-branding. Also: loose mints seem ill advised.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Do people really just drop cakes into Cabinet Ministers? Is that something that happens?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I assume the British migrants are not the ones that NZ First is railing against? Also: this is because Britian sucks now it's not in the EU, right? www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...
rnz.co.nz
British migrants take top spot in new citizen numbers
British migrants have taken the top spot in new citizen numbers for the first time in five years.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So... the Taxpayers Union, but pretending to represent parents?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Got to preserve those character houses, fam. www.nzherald.co.nz/property/pro...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The C-word that Casey Costello won't use is 'cancer' right?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'll take "Things that never happened" for $500, thanks. (While also admiring the shitfuckery) www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
thepost.co.nz
Seymour says National MPs are asking him to stop supermarket policy
Nicola Willis says her caucus is behind supermarket decision, but David Seymour disagrees.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ngarewa-Packer is completely out of line here. The correct way to refer to Maureen Pugh is "fucking useless". www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer booted from House after using c-word
Te Pāti Māori's co-leader admitted to using the slur.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excuse me if I don't take a poll by Curia particularly seriously following a campaign by the joined-at-the-hip Taxpayers Union. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Two-thirds of Kiwis think CEO should be sacked for deliberately misleading Parliament
Blakeley offered his resignation but it was not accepted.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The National candidate for Auckland Central lives on a horse farm in Waimauku. And it shows.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is basically the only thing the Retail Crime Advisory Group achieved isn't it? And, who would have guessed: it's backfired. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
rnz.co.nz
Young man charged with assault after attempted citizen's arrest
A young man has been charged with assault after a citizen's arrest in Hamilton allegedly went too far.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So... career student? www.nzherald.co.nz/business/why...
nzherald.co.nz
The Kiwi who might end up the world’s most educated person
NYT: He has 12 degrees from the likes of Harvard and Oxford, with more on the way. Why?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Controversial view: if you can't handle vandalism or graffiti on election billboards, don't put them up. Police have better things to do than investigate this bullshit. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-...
nzherald.co.nz
Political billboard targeted in arson attack in hotly contested electorate
Police say circumstances of the fire are suspicious and now subject of an investigation.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I bet there's a fair few Waiheke residents shitting themselves reading this. www.nzherald.co.nz/property/gre...
nzherald.co.nz
'Precious whānau': Great Barrier man convicted over unconsented home
Judge John Hassan imposed a conviction but no fine for the illegal building work.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is there a closer pub to a train station in NZ than the Northern Line is to Karanga-a-hape Station?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What the fuck is wrong with people. www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/hyrox-...
nzherald.co.nz
Hyrox apologises, introduces new rules after athlete's bowel incontinence
The organisers said they made a mistake by not reacting immediately.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Describing this as a 'house', let alone a 'quirky shoebox' must be the peak of real estate ullshit. www.oneroof.co.nz/news/quirky-...
oneroof.co.nz
Quirky shoebox house is tiny town’s hottest listing, sells for just under $400,000
First-home buyers were out of the running but they all wanted to have a look.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's September.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Christchurch? Golfer? Racist? I'm shocked. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
nzherald.co.nz
Christchurch golf club 'devastated' by golfer's racial abuse
Hagley Golf Course has condemned a racist assault in Hagley Park.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Google will change Lake Ontario to Lake Fragile Masculinity in a heartbeat, but with several months' advance notice, our CRL isn't a thing 24 hours after opening...?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Are Luxon's pants too long for him? Why are they bunched up like that at the bottom? Does he think he's taller than he actually is?
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is so fucking awesome.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember when a cock-up like this would result in a Ministerial resignation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
'I accept responsibility' - Louise Upston fronts on MSD failures
More than three weeks after it was discovered thousands of pensioners and veterans had not received their winter energy payment entitlements the Minister has accepted responsibility for a series of mi...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That first sentence is a knock out. #nzpol
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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes have selected an overwhelmingly Pākehā student cohort.” — Professor Papaarangi Reid.
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David Seymour is afraid of MAPAS because it’s working | E-Tangata
“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Irony that ACT's vision for public space is akin to East Berlin. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
ACT promises to axe millions in roadside art spending
ACT is promising to stop motorists' money being spent on roadside sculptures, cultural monuments and decorative artwork, saying fuel taxes and road-user charges should pay for roads instead.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Without saying your age, what's your favourite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? (I could have been a wanker and said A Beautiful Mind, but whatever - my wife and I went to Shrek on our first date.)
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Shrek's Expressive Smile
ALT: Shrek's Expressive Smile
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Luxon at the Pacific Island forum:
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Sideshow Bob Rakes
ALT: Sideshow Bob Rakes
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is what happens when you're faking being relatable.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Woah. Any actual left voters who are still thinking about voting for Opportunity need to watch this. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Gdw...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
That's $436k that could have been spent on the cycle lane outside Chris Luxon's apartment. www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
rnz.co.nz
Mayor says ‘large chunks’ of Wellington council Deloitte report written by AI
Wellington mayor Andrew Little has said in a radio interview that a significant amount of a $435,000 Deloitte report on the council's staffing levels was written by artificial intelligence, as the rep...
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If only there was something she could do to save her career... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/real-esta...
nzherald.co.nz
'I'm weeping': Real estate agent's 30-year career at risk after ruling on Māori tikanga course
Janet Dickson has been fighting the lawfulness of the course for nearly three-years.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Counterpoint: National MPs squabbling about how many homes they actually own is not relatable and, regardless of Paul's claims, they should probably STFU. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/green-par...
nzherald.co.nz
‘It was my wife's home’: Three more MPs say Tamatha Paul's home ownership claims are false
Green Party MP took swing at many MPs, claiming they are taking advantage of rental laws.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If NZ First doesn't rail against this woke bullshit, then it's all for nothing. www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/th...
rnz.co.nz
The country's priciest coffee at $100 a cup
A Christchurch cafe will be selling coffee brewed from rare beans sourced from Panama for $99.99 a cup.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Nothing relates to Auckland Central voters quite like a lifestyle-block-owning, polo-playing, Mowbray-backed Texan. Her campaign is being funded by crappy plastic toy manufacturers who want to fly helicopters over Westmere. www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/so...
nzherald.co.nz
The Texan polo-playing businesswoman taking on Chlöe Swarbrick for National
Candace Kisner is vying for Auckland Central votes.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"Hey, can I copy your homework?" "Sure, but change the words a little so no one finds out"
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I hope no National candidates cum on my door.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
But Main Street's still all cracked and broken!
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I guess Penk is going to land on his feet.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Just before shit went down on Tuesday Bishop, Penk and Brewer did a public event together. I doubt the gap between Penk and everyone else is accidental.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I was heading to pick some friends up in Avondale this evening and this crossed New North Rd from Soljak Place to Bollard Ave. This is the Auckland i want to live in.
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Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Get fucked.
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