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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Oooohhhhhh how exciting! Thanks

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Anyone else catch Seymour stating on Breakfast this morning that we don’t need a new tax because the government has more money than most? The same government that tells us it has no money for anything that isn’t a road. 🤦‍♂️ #nzpol

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 10/10/2025

From The Detail: An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet.

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Stormwater solutions lying in the soil

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target. My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol

Cartoon. Title: “Job Seeee-e-e-e” Image shows PM Christopher Luxon at the open hatch of a small plane, high above farmland. He’s leaning out, and holding up a parachute pack, labelled “Job Seeker” He’s calling out to someone falling from the plane, “And I’ve kept your parachute because you kids from low-income homes need some motivation” Then he adds, “Don’t let that disability slow you down!”

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

In the UK, the clueless Tory Govt tried to cut spending from 2011 to reduce debt. That backfired - economists often miss that Govt spending adds to the tax base. This created the conditions for the rise of the far right. But, that's another story (it's where we're heading) . (Ends)

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Successful social housing and good design. Wish this government would be inspired by how well Kainga Ora and architects can do when enabled. 236 flats replacing 50 houses. We need more of this.

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Guess the alternatives are: Look after your immunity (also hard in a cost-of-living crisis) Don't get cancer. Know and recognise the signs of shingles and see Dr immediately for antivirals if you get it?

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It's wild, eh? I did the same and didn't get it because of the cost. And it's a damned virus that lives in us if we've had chickenpox and it could be unleashed at any point.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

“Even the most skilled school leader is constrained by the ongoing failure of the state to address the deep inequity in our education system. New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 38 developed countries for its overall equality in education.” — Rebecca Macfie, author of ‘Hope and Hardship’.

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Paying down the equity debt in our schools | E-Tangata

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

👋thanks for the pack. Would appreciate being added, even though I'm not very active on Bluesky...

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Aunty Donna @kebabette.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Biography by Kelly Ana Morey, published today on Reading Room. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/06/s...

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Short story: Biography, by Kelly Ana Morey

Kelly Ana died on Monday. This was her last story. It's actual genius

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 31/08/2025

Health NZ has been ordered to apologise after the Ombudsman found it acted unreasonably and unlawfully in withholding data that shows more than a third of all public hospital shifts last year were understaffed. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

There’s still time to submit on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. #nzpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

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KidOf60sTeens; The right wing is not your ally. @kidof60steens.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Courtesy of Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity... 74,000 jobs gone. SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear... #NZPol

"NZ's recession has so far claimed 27,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Although this doesn't tell the full story; total job hours have actually shrunk further. If you factor in how many part-time jobs have replaces full-time equivalents (FTE), it actually equates to a total FTE work reduction of 74,000 jobs. And that starts to sound more grim"

A graph is included showing this.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.co.nz · 01/08/2025

Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies. I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...

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2025 Local Candidates - The Progress Report

Searchable and filterable database of 2025 NZ local government candidates from every council. Built to improve accessibility and transparency.

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

And I forgot the Chinese supermarket! Love, love love the massive one in Wigrim. Great for massive tubs of fresh tofu.

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Yip, one of the best places to shop. I'm a fan of Yogiji's in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Go to for pulses, vege, rice and spices. We also shop at Piko, Bin Inn, and a big vege store (Growers Market usually). Avoid the big supermarkets as much as we can.

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David Palmer @cloventt.net · 20/07/2025

Five people a day become homeless in Ōtautahi. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to you. Case in point. Employed full time, can afford $650 a week in rent, still ends up homeless. Our social contract is broken.

A post in a Hornby community facebook page that reads “URGENT HELP NEEDED As of Friday, a lovely local family with three young children (including a baby) became homeless. The lease on their previous rental was up and it would not be extended further due to "family moving into the rental." They had applied for many rentals leading up to Friday but have had no success. They have been advised by MSD they do not qualify for emergency housing support as they are over the threshold by $40.00!! We have managed to get them very, temporary accommodation until Monday but they are desperately seeking a rental immediately preferably in the Hornby or surrounding suburbs. They would prefer 3 bedrooms but are open to anything. They can afford up to approx. $650 and have references available. The male is in full time work in the Hornby area. If you know of any rentals that are available, please private message me on Facebook Messenger or text me on 027 etc”

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Has anyone seen similar data for Aotearoa NZ?

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

“Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places like Wairoa, vaping is embedded in everyday life.” — Fred Christensen.

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The kids aren’t smoking, so why aren’t we celebrating? | E-Tangata

"Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places lik...

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

On target criticisms by a former National Party MP and current journalist. Luxon silences and deflects. That's his style. IMHO it's like Peters' style of flamboyant attack, and Seymour's as deliberately inflammable. None of them act in good faith, or as people who would put Aotearoa first. #NZpol

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

"Some political analysts have suggested that the refusal to name the strategy is the strategy. This Government doesn’t need to tear up Te Tiriti on the steps of Parliament-they’re doing it quietly, clause by clause, commission by commission, until nothing remains but ceremonial language."

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Prioritizing Youth Mobility Is Prioritizing Adult Relaxing.

drawing of a cup of coffee
When kids can walk/roll safely and independently to school, you can enjoy some peaceful time to yourself.
prioritizing youth mobility is prioritizing adult relaxing

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Saw this on one of the local facebook groups which might help.

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy Māori New Year!

Cartoon. Title: “Remember, Reflect”. Image shows three people flying through the Matariki stars, saying “Mānawatia a Matariki” while down the bottom right corner it says, “Look forward”

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 19/06/2025

Israel is a rogue state - don’t let it drag us into World War III

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

1. #NZ: Experts warn #RSB: Regulatory Standards Bill threatens future public health laws:#nzpol #health #wages #safety #environment #democracy #climate #cleanWater Please help stop this! 🍃🌹🌿 #submissions close 1pm 23 June www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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Experts warn Regulatory Standards Bill threatens future public health laws

One of the experts said it would have a "chilling effect" on public health measures.

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Yesterday's massacre is no longer the largest at an aid distribution site, it was eclipsed today when 70 people were killed (that number is likely to rise as many of the 200 injured are in critical condition) aje.io/3s0pv2

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Israel kills at least 70 Palestinians in Gaza’s deadliest day at aid sites | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Violence in Khan Younis adds to wave of attacks that have since May 26 killed hundreds of desperate people seeking food.

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We deserve quality indoors environments! Having said that, I'm enduring the cold in the 1966 modernist gem my grandparents commissioned because it is so beautiful. Not that we could afford to dramatically improve its thermal properties and ruin the design...

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I'm choosing to work in a co-working space today because it's too cold to work from home!

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Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

And there it is, quietly and executed through a Letter of Expectations - the privatisation of our health system. Not voted on. No consultation - just admin. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Health NZ told to give private hospitals 10-year outsourcing contracts

Hospital outsourcing contracts have tended to be short-term, but Health Minister Simeon Brown has made a new request.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I like this guy's citation of one of my recent essays, focusing on the idea that it's the left/Democrats' feminized job to pacify and placate the raging beast of the masculinized right.... bsky.app/profile/sake...

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

For people in Wellington who are outraged by Israel's seizure of the Madleen and kidnapping of her crew in international waters, there will be a protest at 3pm (in 40 minutes) outside the Israeli Embassy at 36 Brandon Street. Please re-post for reach.

Image of a post from another social media platform that reads:
"SNAP ACTION THIS AFTERNOON
Occupy Brandon Street invites you all down to the Israeli Embassy, 36 Brandon Street, 3pm-4pm today to protest the illegal boarding of the freedom flotilla ship the Madleen by th eIOF, and the kidnapping of their crew (including Greta Thunberg and 11 others) in interational waters in the last two hours.
Bring flags, signs and megaphones."

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Kat 👩‍🌾 @kats-garden.nz · 04/06/2025

I am definitely going to post a physical submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill. Mostly because it adds extra steps between my words and an AI summarisation. It's not insurmountable, but I will go out of my way to make this harder for them.

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Better yet, post it to each of them. It's free, and it will cost parliament money - meaning the committee's undemocratic decision will result in a tangible cost. support.nzpost.co.nz/s/article/Ho...

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Support | New Zealand Post

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CarbonPlan @carbonplan.org · 23/04/2025

Want to know how fossil fuel companies use carbon offsets to claim they’re fighting climate change? We've updated OffsetsDB — our offsets database — to allow you to search by carbon credit user. Search "Shell" and see what offsets they're using and when. (1/4) carbonplan.org/research/off...

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David Straight @davidstraight.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

One of great South Island architects and one of his best buildings. It still amazes me how worked up people get about Brutalism.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

“There we were. Heaps of kids. Isolated location. A stoic, hardworking young mum struck by an awful disease. A husband out until all hours. But no one turned up at the farm to take us into care. No. Instead, we were raised up by the benevolent state.” — Rebecca Macfie.

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Rebecca Macfie: 'What do I know of hardship?' | E-Tangata

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Also pretty sure she'd write an excellent poem to an endangered lizard.

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Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Submissions are open on the Regulatory Standards bill. The Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee has opened them until 23 June, ie just over four weeks, instead of the more usual six weeks for a bill with a standard six month report back date. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

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Regulatory Standards Bill - New Zealand Parliament

Public submissions are now being invited on this Bill

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