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Abbie Jury 🌱 @tikorangi.bsky.social · 23h
Which would you rather slash to pay for more Pharmac meds? 1) Foreign aid to poverty stricken people and disaster areas 2) subsidies to Big Tobacco 3) subsidies to oil and gas companies 4) RONS 5) an LNG terminal
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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh great idea donate to TPM thanks @alastairjnz.bsky.social #nzpol www.maoriparty.org.nz/donate
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As a Māori political movement we are guided by our tikanga and will always fiercely advocate for the interests of our whānau, Hapū and Iwi in Parliament and Government.
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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WAIT so I just looked up House of Science, it's part of the Wright Family Foundation?? NZ is just a couple gross orgs stacked on one another in a trenchcoat. #nzpol
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Māori have long cottoned on to that. Nicky Hager’s latest book helps to join the dots for others who may have wondered how it was iwi became public enemy number one during the Stop Three Waters campaign.” #nzpol www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/09/28/t...
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The powerful have figured out how to work together. Journalists need to catch up
Analysis: It was a set of interviews I did on the Māori delegation to Israel for Te Ao with Moana recently – and the release of the Nicky Hager book Dirty Work – that took me back
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
unexpected allies but welcome ones to be sure
Gimli and Legolas meme

Gimli: I never thought I'd be fighting alongside Fletcher building, silver fern farms and Orion

Legolas: how about alongside people who say "fuck Jenny marcroft and transphobia"?

Gimli: Aye I could do that.
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Matty Angel @mattyangel.com · 30/09/2026
So ... Looking at this, www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... I noticed that watch on Luxon, It cost 25,000 dollars, www.partridgejewellers.com/speedmaster-... Soooo, is that what he considers basics? Cause he said we need to focus on basics....
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I haven’t felt so angry in a really long time. LOOK AT THE RACIST SHIT WE GOT IN OUR LETTERBOX!! Absolute Bastards. I wish I saw who put it in, I would have had WORDS. Can I report this shit somewhere?! 😡🤢😡🤢😡 #nzpol
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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My position on why the EU- NZ trade agreement complaint’s so serious- we can’t have it both ways - we can’t claim to be honest brokers on a world stage while at home we’re not keeping to the fair climate/sustainability rules we expect our trade partners to also stick to www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitments
International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amazing what you find in the comment section…the disgraced & frankly dangerous NZTPU is all up in the new education curriculum’s grill, for “children to study” 🤔 Erica is sick of “ideological indoctrination” so she wheeled in her own extremely nefarious one instead…🙄🤦‍♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
but i kept being told that this wasn't real, NZ weren't actually involved, it was always the "US part of the business" etc etc etc by supporters of RocketLab This is a very significant shift in NZ defense policy, and certainly doesn't lend itself to independence www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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New Zealand agrees to put almost $24 million into military satellite US is building
New Zealand has agreed to put almost $24 million into a military satellite the United States is building.
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 22/09/2026
Happy “Tamatha Paul was right and the victim of another coordinated stochastic disinformation campaign day” to all who celebrate
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
God this is going so well. I haven’t laughed this hard in so long!
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"National has used footage of crimes committed during its own time in government in an election advertisement accusing Labour of “gaslighting” New Zealanders over crime." www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Crime footage in ad accusing Labour of 'gaslighting' happened under National's watch
Christopher Luxon has brushed off criticism of National using crimes from its own term in an anti-Labour ad, saying the focus should be on falling crime figures.
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
'[Catherine] Law says Stanford’s “new chief adviser is highly political, is really aware of the coalition, is really aware, and if anything was going to be picked up, he would pick it up”. ' (Paywalled) #NzPol
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Watch: ‘This is OIA-able’ - Leaked video shows top official telling staff not to put information in writing
Anything that mentioned the minister's office's involvement wasn't to be put in writing.
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#nzpol
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Cy Me A River" Starring NZ PM Christopher Luxon #nzpol
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Cry Me A River - Christopher Luxon responds to NZ Cost of Living Crisis
YouTube video by Mountain Tui
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"They said the confrontation then became racist, with the man allegedly telling them: “Go back to your country, you f...ing idiots.” " Incidents like this become more frequent with mainstream politicians fueling racism awaaz.co.nz/belonging/de... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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'Devastating': Indian family racially abused in Christchurch, hunt on to identify attacker
“We’ll always be reminded of this, thanks to this man who thinks we don’t belong.”
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kiwi Way short termism at it again See iREX was designed for a 100 year asset life span with most things Earth could throw at it NACT1's TEMU Option wont be able to operate in next big Spring Tides let alone 20 years down the track all to save some bucks upfront www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
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Ferry plan trades sea-level protection for savings
New ferry terminals could face future high-tide shutdowns after costly sea-level protection was rejected, internal papers reveal.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Remember the Herald was founded in 1863 to support the Waikato invasion that kicked off the Land Wars. Not much has changed honestly since then given the Paul Henry article below
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Developers donate $$ to Nat/Act/NZF. Nat/Act/NZF give developers fast track process. Resulting housing on urban fringes without services so council ratepayers have to subsidise these developments $billions. Developers pocket the profits. Nats pocket more donations www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
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Fast-track stand-off: Auckland Council could withhold services from new homes
Staff estimate the 60,000 homes could cost the council more than $3b.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bold of Wayne but he is right when a 2+1 road with median barriers and roundabouts can do the job for one third the money and built in one third the time. businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...
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Wayne Brown says Labour should cancel 'idiotic' Warkworth to Te Hana expressway
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is urging the Labour Party to cancel the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway if it wins the election.But Labour maintains the recently co...
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reminder that we are in the longest slump in living memory and RBNZ have decided that the slump needs to be longer to 'tame inflation'. Medieval monetarism. @kentduston.bsky.social
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The NZ government rushed to sign us up for one more "Road of National Significance"—but with zero transparency on what it'll actually cost us all, by the time it's paid off. So @connorsharp.bsky.social has done the grim maths. Hold onto your hats, folks! 😬 www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/09/01/w...
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Warkworth to Te Hana deal to cost us over $9,000,000,000? - Greater Auckland
A few weeks ago, I asked This differs from the ‘nominal value’, aka the amount of money that is actually paid (without adjusting for change in value due to inflation). In the MCERT documents, the brea...
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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Remember when we gave $60m to a $4bn company to prop up a concrete company then decided $8m a year is too much to support poor 18/19yo's #nzpol
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Christopher Luxon is forever talking about the colossal economic train wreck the last government left and this gets repeated as certain fact. But what are the actual numbers? www.davidslack.net/borrow-story/
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Trainwreck debt quiz
Christopher Luxon is forever talking about the colossal economic train wreck the last government left and this gets repeated as certain fact. But what are the actual numbers?
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 25/08/2026
Finally get to share a bouquet for Labour
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Emily @emilywrites.co.nz · 24/08/2026
Everyone is either sick or knows someone who's sick and you know what? It's the Government's fault. Please share this article as widely as you can. This amount of mass illness isn't a coincidence, it's a choice they're making for you #nzpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/this-governm...
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This government is making you sick
So many of us are sick. And there's a reason for it.
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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's election time in NZ and Facebook is where lots of voters hang out. So, here's my Facebook Playbook.
Hand holding a phone. On the screen, under a "Facebook Playbook" header:
#1
Under a news post by mainstream media:
Comment with a direct quote from the article:
“Here’s the most important bit...”
Most people don’t click. 
Bad actors rely on that.
Hand holding a phone. On the screen, under a "Facebook Playbook" header:
#2
Under a good post from
a friendly source:
Echo the key message 
in your own words:“Yeah! I agree, the biggest priority is...”
Repeating the message makes it normal.
Casual readers will notice.
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Mojo Mathers 🇵🇸 @mojomathers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How did we become so indifferent to the suffering of our own that we allow three homeless people to die on the streets from the cold? #nzpol #vote
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Thursday's Early Bird: Three homeless people freeze to death
Watch now (10 mins) | My Picks n' Mixes of today's news, scoops, deep-dives, commentary, front pages, charts & cartoons, including: Freezing temperatures kill rough sleepers in Christchurch, Wellingto...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I simply do not understand the mentality of people who prefer oil and gas and "drill baby drill" to the cost of the Earth and our pockets... to those of us who want clean, cheap, renewable energy. How brainwashed by big oil and its (often) paid advocates do you have to be? How gullible.
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 14/08/2026
Every teacher in NZ should refuse to teach it What are they going to do, fire you all? You have my 100% support newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/14/c...
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Climate change omitted from new science and social science curriculums
The Ministry of Education drops all mentions of climate change and fossil fuels from new school curriculums, sparking alarm from an academic and educator
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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Let's not vote for more of this.
Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases biteChildren as young as 7 seeking help as Youthline calls reach record highShoplifters blaming cost of living crisis for their crimes, police sayNo hope and no prospects for thousands of Kiwi teens
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Government needs to get going on a massive public works program Fund 90% of all new pipes and infrastructure Double the money on road maintainence Cancel RoNS Expand the rail ways and bus ways Make State Highway 1 a 2+1 from the Cape to the Bluff HOSPITALS SCHOOLS Real nation building stuff
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Splakey @splakey.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’m curious, Damien, is it as painful as watching a woman die freezing under a bridge because of his policies? #nzpol
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“A study of the Hansard supports Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s allegation that Speaker Gerry Brownlee gives New Zealand First’s Winston Peters a latitude he denies her, and other MPs who challenge Peters’ conduct.” #nzpol
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The Speaker’s selective severity: Rules for Swarbrick, rank for Peters
A study of the Hansard supports Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s allegation that Speaker Gerry Brownlee gives New Zealand First’s Winston Peters a latitude he denies her, and other MPs who c…
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Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Record levels of unemployment and child poverty, food banks unable to cope with demand, homeless people dying from the cold... and people are still willing to vote for this government #nzpol
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 05/08/2026
Today's chart after ACT got another $25k The system is rigged
Sum of large donations in 2026 by party
ACT $1,732,163
National $823,670
NZ Fist $523,000
Opportunistic $491,660
Labour $401,511
Green $343,194
Te Pāti Māori $40,000

Source: Electoral Commission Chart: Marc Daalder
Only includes donations $20,000 or greater
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Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hey Siri, who was in power when unemployment was last this horrifically high? … The same people? But I thought they were good at the economy?
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Aotearoa's Electoral Orange Guy @poti-aotearoa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
To vote in this years general election you need to be enrolled by midnight, 13 days before Election Day. Days left to enrol or update your details. Maori Roll: 3 days General Roll: 83 days Remind your Friends & Whanau #nzpol
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"30 years ago, Winston Peters and New Zealand First were campaigning against the “Asian Invasion” in the 1996 elections. That same year, my family and I moved to Aotearoa. According to him, my family were part of this invasion." e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Why we call Winston Peters ‘Lao Pi’ | E-Tangata
“Mandarin-speaking communities are so familiar with Winston, we have nicknamed him 'Lao Pi'. Lao Pi is like that grumpy neighbour everyone knows is a problem. Except he’s not a random neighbour. He is the foreign affairs minister and former deputy prime minister.” — Mengzhu Fu.
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letsgodehab.bsky.social @letsgodehab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/luxons-wea... A remarkable and brilliant article that shows just how completely out of touch #Luxon is - telling small businesses - so often the Nat's heartland - that they basically need to harden up. Vote them out #nzpol
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Luxon's Wearing Daddy's Pants
The Prime Minister goes to Rotorua, tells drowning businesses to swim harder, and confesses
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Okay so the preferred contractor that won the PPP is being investigated for Corruption with public tenders in Spain The actual BCR is 0.3 but NZTA fiddled with the discount rate, asset life span and tolling assumptions to get the BCR up to 1.6
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This will end badly.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 29/07/2026
Hey NZ Politicals. this is a more appropriate response to the scourge of digital platforms destroying the yoof: www.techpolicy.press/brazils-chil...
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Brazil's Child Online Safety Law Offers a Different Path Than Social Media Bans
As governments adopt social media age limits, Lorena Giuberti Coutinho argues that platform design is just as important for protecting children online.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/07/2026
"I'm entitled to the entitlements" #nzpol
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PM defends $20k spend on chopper from Auckland to Hamilton for Fieldays and Kmart hub trip
The Defence Force is flying more than five hours to chopper Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Hamilton, so he doesn’t have to make a 3-hour return drive. It’s happened twice so far.
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/07/2026
Thousands of workers are about to get screwed #nzpol
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Parliament passes major overhaul of annual and sick leave
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden said the new Employment Leave Bill was a “simple and straightforward” system for employers and workers.
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