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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Why isn't anyone campaigning on a politician age cap? You can't be a judge in NZ after 70 years old without forced retirement but Winston can hold us hostage for more than 30 years and is 81. #nzpol

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Imagine sitting in Gaza watching this NZ parliamentary debate. How fucking devastatingly depressing. TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT. #nzpol #gaza

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Yesterday someone asked how to spell my name, and a colleague replied, 'in capital letters'. And honestly I think it's one of the best compliments ever.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Yay Christchurch!! #electricavenue imagine walking 3 blocks into the central city after a massive festival. Epic and brilliant.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

One of the people who was there for the right reasons, pure hearted and motivated to improve the lives of her people. We can't afford to lose those ones. They're few and far between. Wāhine toa, rest easy Kahurangi Turia #nzpol

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Special memory as a gallery journo, was Dame Turia taking me to the Māori Party rooms to show me a newsprint book called 'The House that Jack Built', made and gifted by Robyn Kahukiwa, my most favourite NZ artist. We'd talked before about Kahukiwa and she just thought I'd love to see it. #nzpol

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I'm chilling outside barefoot on this glorious Ōtautahi day and my husband just brought me nail clippers and said, 'are these okay or do I need to get my grinder?' Maybe time to shake off Winter

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

Be interested to know the value of rebates aswell, Compass making more money off the food supply.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

That's how I lost a contract to Compass. Moved in with a tender outside of tender process, no one else given a chance.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I had a catering contract once too, before Luxon and Compass came along. I don't understand why we keep awarding contracts to a London-based multi-billion dollar company with offshore stakeholders to feed our most vulnerable - hospitals, aged care and children.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I was wrong. They have been awarded the contracts. WHO MAKES THESE STUPID DECISIONS.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

No but they tapped into their 'expertise' and saved much more than they thought they would!

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I wouldn't give Compass nutritional responsibility for a dog let alone our tamariki. They've destroyed our hospitals and aged care food service.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Cos every public food service Compass has worked on has gone so well....... #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Just watched the political panel on Breakfast TV. I think I actually last brain cells.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

No one deserves to be front and centre on Stuff.co.nz homepage over 19k of debt. This is cruel, the kind of stuff that destroys people. I'm raging about this, these poor fuckers. #kiw

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 27/07/2024

I love how my social is like, share this reel of the receipt photo you took for work reimbursements

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 29/06/2024

It seems my 9 yo daughter can't say 'men' without adding a z at the end. I'm not mad about it. It may be my fault.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

OK so this was Auckland? Cos I said 'it's like a white man convention' and then 30 mins later my 8yo daughter announced, 'the men have gone now mum, you'll be pleased!' I was.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

I will never forget that day as a journo on the Parliament side of those barricades. Vulnerable people, people with mental disabilities, children, screaming 'enough is enough' with disturbing rage. All coerced into their anger by that revolting piece of Destiny filth.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

'Defiant' is absolutely the wrong word here. They are not disobeying or defying anyone. Their's is a right. They are undeterred, they are committed, they are staunch. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3502...

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Fin @finsarg.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

7.6 earthquake on the west coast of Japan. Tsunami warning issued www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/...

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

No excuses for 99% of yesterday's dumpster fire agreement announcement.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

I know and I hear you. But she has before, I know just in opposition but she lead the caucus revolt over Simeon Brown et al responses to Roe v Wade overturn. I'm hopeful.

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Thank fuck we have a pro-choice Minister for Women in the face of the anti-abortion PM and Health Minister. #nzpol

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

This all reminds me of the time as a poli journo when a bit (a lot) slizzy, I told Winston my FIL had a kunekune pig named after him cos he was such a boar. Good times. #nzpol

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Katiewaites 🍉🩷 @katiewaites.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

First day here. Followed all of @coffeegirlnz.bsky.social follows to start me off proper. Thanks sis.

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