Reposted by LIPNew Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BREAKING: Reports that Coca-Cola's main building in Mt Wellington is on fire and Parnell's high-reach ladder has failed on scene. 33020
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ok i'm imagining chloe doing the thing ruth richardson said required leveraging feminist identity politics & standing up against establishment expectations. don't really care who is Finance Minister but feel like you're just describing stuff chloe could do. 3275
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I applied to be leader of TOP (the The Opportunity Party party) because I'm a centrist who thinks the system is broken & fighting for bold centrist policies would help. Unfortunately TOP (the The Opportunity Party party) went a different way & opted for working groups. 030
Reposted by LIPBernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Willis says National to lower Govt spending below 30% of GDP from 33% now, not just to 30%; Labour capping spending at 33% GDP; Willis & Luxon talk up using budget space for tax cuts, vs lowering debt #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/willis-eye...thekaka.substack.comWillis eyes real spending cuts to fund tax cutsWillis says National to lower Govt spending below 30% of GDP from 33% now, not just to 30%; Labour capping spending at 33% GDP; Willis & Luxon talk up using budget space for tax cuts, vs lowering debt 42814
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 28/09/2026those maniacs in TOP the The Opportunity Party party, they actually did it. they invented the labour party (2026) 040
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Amazing result for the Greens & shows they're doing a lot of things right 👏 But if Greens aren't being outspent by billionaires it just means they're not seen as a threat. It's not sad, it's validating, welcome their hatred! 072
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This sure reads like Winston Peters agreeing with Brash, Williamson, Laws, Mowbray etc & endorsing an overhang strategy for the right 021
Reposted by LIPNick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...forms.gleThe Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch QuizThe images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one. 6413982
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't have anything against men trying out being politicians, but Kiwi voters have been telling Labour for 39 years that we don't want a male Labour leader. We're not ready for it yet. 2111
Reposted by LIPkyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026the afterword in particular makes RNZ's immediate coverage - uncritically platforming both Williams AND Farrar to attack Hager - all the more revealing and, honestly, just fucking sad 14115
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Shane Jones & Stuff are going to be so embarrassed when they remember Julian Paul just specifically said NZF doesn't have confirmed candidates until they submit a list. Embarrassing! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...stuff.co.nzControversial deputy mayor to stand for NZ FirstNew Zealand First has announced that New Plymouth councillor Murray Chong will stand as a list candidate for the party in the upcoming election. 050
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 25/09/2026racist guy who came to the wrong meeting: and these new bloody signs! we can't even understand them! can i only walk if im winking? it's woke gone mad 010
Reposted by LIPTania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stanford can reject all she wants but that doesn't make HER version true. I was a nobody and absolutely was told multiple times by my manager and higher up from visiting officials to avoid noting down things so that discussions/ideas/decisions couldn't be OIAble. I was new so was shocked 211935
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 23/09/2026why would he release this exposé now if he's had the information for years? is he just trying to influence the election? jacinda's popularity 'angers people more than anything else' (according to the Post) - maybe he is finally revealing that hipkins actually worked with jacinda 140
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 22/09/2026very disappointing that a single self published investigative journalist doesn't fix everything that i have issues with in the world. im an adult. 092
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I understand the paranoid venom reserved for Hager by rw politicians, consultants & general hacks. But it's funny to watch journalists get mad about him doing their job Just Walk Away From The Screen Like Close Your Eyes Haha 050
Reposted by LIPGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 22/09/2026Politics should work for all of us, not the just the wealthy few. 38831
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 22/09/2026disappointing to see max the hitman harris punching down instead of up 120
Reposted by LIPkyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Important thread on the new education astroturf that NZME unquestioningly amplified this morning here are all the questions and challenges that SHOULD have been put to them, courtesy of your friendly indie pol team @1of200.bsky.social 0122
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ah so not a first or a second position but a different, Third Position. this is a brand new idea. no need to do any cursory research 160
Reposted by LIPCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy second iRex ferry arrival week! This is the week the second rail enabled bigger ferry would have arrived in Aotearoa, six months after the first. We currently will not receive any new ferries until 2029, and at present have one ferry working and will go 4 years without a rail enabled ferry. 816568
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026if you think about this for 2 minutes, you realise it's another way of saying 'good news everyone, I'm doing as badly as I possibly can'. And unfortunately I just don't think that's true. 040
Reposted by LIPIdiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Greens have shoved the Overton window well to the left www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNational vows to break up supermarket giant FoodstuffsNational has made a supermarket break-up a key part of its election pitch, proposing to sever Pak'nSave from New World in a bid to drive down grocery prices. 56117
Reposted by LIPPhilip K Girldick🔜2027 @mythros.bsky.social · 15/09/2026generationally pathetic performance by hipkins. make him resign already, we have an election to win 031
Reposted by LIPYorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 13/09/2026That’s epic, god level election sign vandalism 1117852
Reposted by LIPBernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Not enough beds. So a man died. Due to decades of sinking-lid funding to meet the 30-30 debt & spending rule that both National and Labour still adhere to. Greens/Opportunity should refuse to form Govts with National/Labour until the Public Finance Act is repealed. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...rnz.co.nzHealth NZ Wairarapa breached code over ICU transfer failure, commissioner findsA man presented to his GP with severe abdominal pain after collapsing at work on January 25, 2022. 713455
Reposted by LIPCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If the NZ Greens integrate Kiwibank and Post Offices with their Kiwimarts, then you'll present a positive collective nationalised option to communities - sounds magic get it going. 614938
Reposted by LIP1/200 Media @1of200.bsky.social · 05/09/20261/200 Campaign Season E22 - Child Poverty Policy We host @drbex.bsky.social to discuss the recent Child Poverty Action Gropup manifesto in relation to disability, the damage done under the National coalition, and policy for the first 100 days w @kyledchurch.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social1of200.nz1/200 Campaign Season E22 - Child Poverty Policy — 1/200We host Dr Bex Graham to discuss the recent manifesto released by Child Poverty Action Group, particularly in relation to disability. What policies could be implemented to make a difference for comm... 0139
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Nice. Is this the only significant Cost of Living policy from any political party so far? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzGreens vow to break up supermarket duopoly, set up publicly owned 'KiwiMart'The Green Party is campaigning on establishing a publicly owned supermarket chain to break up the duopoly and drive down food prices. 193
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 05/09/2026do people who watch full episodes of 'video podcasts' know that films exist? 010
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 02/09/2026have to admit it's pretty funny to hear Very Serious pundits saying te pāti māori are flirting with the legitimacy of a specific aspect of our iteration of mmp while tpm openly say the entire westminster system needs to be replaced 0112
Reposted by LIPCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Issuing a correction Labour are polling worse and the Greens better than when Little resigned. 33712
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well. On the plus side, nobody will be talking about a grand coalition by the election. 030
Reposted by LIP1/200 Media @1of200.bsky.social · 29/08/20261/200 Campaign Season E21 - The Western Consensus on Genocide in Palestine We talk about what to look out for, what can be done and the need to keep the pressure on regardless of who wins in November 2026 w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social & Mardi O'Connor1of200.nz1/200 Campaign Season E21 - The Western Consensus on Genocide in Palestine — 1/200We discuss the western consensus on genocide, and look particularly at the political environment in Australia, where their Labor government has been one of the worst and most pro-Zionist, despite thei... 01110
Reposted by LIPCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The flu crisis is a consequence of political interference with medical advice. This government would have killed 10k+ people in 2020. 25015
Reposted by LIPkyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026reporting on the Nepal landslide to attack China, rather than as climate crisis coverage, is some bleak shit from *multiple* state news agencies (BBC, ABC, RNZ syndicating) literally hanging entire argument on a single unverified claim, with 5-6x the word count of any climate-focused piece. dire 33714
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 28/08/2026teens: bro we should start a band 20s: bro we should open a bar 30s: bro we should start a podcast 40s: bro we should start a company 50s: bro we should get on a board 60s: bro we should run for nzf 051
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 25/08/2026actually it's the Comprehensive and Progressive Social Media Ban actually it's the Comprehensive and Progressive Rates Limit actually it's the Comprehensive and Progressive Public Debt Target actually it's the Comprehensive and Progressive India Trade Deal actually it's the Comprehensive and Progres 0104
Reposted by LIPMarc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026National’s accusations of a Labour tax conspiracy are hard to square with reality. Labour’s own allegations of National Party austerity raise questions about why Labour would embark on such a similar fiscal path. My analysis: newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/24/n...newsroom.co.nzNational and Labour put up small targets, leaving big vacuumAnalysis: The problem with the small-target strategies embraced by Labour and National is that, if you keep shrinking, eventually you implode. 16526
LIP @l11p.bsky.social · 23/08/2026'maybe ill vote for a party who might address 4 decades underfunding infrastructure, housing, energy, health, education, conservation...' 020
Reposted by LIP1/200 Media @1of200.bsky.social · 22/08/20261/200 Campaign Season E20 - Neoliberal Outcomes of AI AI has reared it’s head in policy during the election campaign with both major parties signaling that AI use is a part of NZ’s future. We try to unpack it. @kyledchurch.bsky.social @maetl.bsky.social @eggsfordogs.com @ojutel.bsky.social1of200.nz1/200 Campaign Season E20 - Neoliberal Outcomes of AI — 1/200AI has been rearing it’s head as a policy outcome during the election campaign with both major parties signaling that AI use is a part of NZ’s future. How did we get here, what are the risks and warni... 01511