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leighbean.bsky.social @leighbean.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They need a fact checker #nzpol Jacks letting Luxon get away with some major bs

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kiwivalues.nz @kiwivalues.nz · 11/09/2026

634 people have taken the KiwiValues survey so far. Who are they? A third voted Green in 2023 and another third voted OPP. National voters are 7% of the sample but were 38% of the country. If you lean right, we need you. See who has answered: kiwivalues.nz/research/sample #nzpol

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Who

A live look at who has taken the KiwiValues survey: party split, age, gender, ethnicity, and how they compare to New Zealand as a whole.

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

WE WERE WARNED THIS WOULD HAPPEN. This is on the heads of National/Act/NZF and all those who vote for those parties. Climate change denialism will cost us dearly,in more ways than one. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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NZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claim

A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And the level of hate she's getting is, as always, off the charts.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Chris Bishop calls Nicky Hager a "far left" figure. Guess fact based is "far left" Chris Bishop's Dad co-founded TPU with Jordan & David Farrar Bishop is best remembered for failing to roll Luxon twice in two years while enabling corrupt, anti community fast track laws in #NZ

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jordan Williams funneling money from Taxpayers Union into his personal company "Campaign Company" is Trump level genius #nzpol #MAGA

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jordan Williams refuses to front Nicky Hager's book on live TV - esp. on the sexual harassment Like Luxon, I'm guessing Williams will prefer the friendly, controlled environment of NZME Also revealed, TPU earned most donor money when peddling racism with dishonest fear tactics #kiwi #newzealand

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Luxon looks terrified #DirtyWork

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Stone cold intro on 1News this evening!🧊 #DirtyWork #nzpol

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Time to find out if MPs are going to change people's ability to try and influence the drafting of legislation via submissions to a select committee. Reminder: "Half of the nearly 1.4 million submissions received on bills in the last 30 years were received in the current Parliament." #nzpol

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The NZ First "Health" policy contains what I, in my personal opinion, would describe as cloning the US Administration Wellness Anti-Vax program of work. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Fund New Zealand scientists to assess nutritional interventions for preventing and treating mental illness
Remove Medsafe and Pharmac barriers to "recognised safe nutrients"
Invest in hospital trials to assess the effectiveness of intravenous vitamin C pre- and post-surgery for preventing and treating infections
Fund a review of vitamin D and determine optimal levels for maintaining health
Invest in agriculture to improve productivity, soil health, sustainability and resilience while researching practical alternatives to potentially harmful agricultural sprays
Provide more support for organic food producers.

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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

680% capacity….? Given that 100% capacity would imply full occupancy/no vacancy, the 680% capacity would seem to be a tad, fucking catastrophic collapse vibes. DO SOMETHING NZ GOVT, FFS! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheRich #ForAllOfUs

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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I couldn’t believe Jack Tame actually platformed that corrupt (Atlas Network, Astroturfing, Fake Union), prick at all. He & his merry band of misery merchants are the reason why NZ isn’t thriving & inequality has been rapidly increasing. Shit work NZ Q&A. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Next we hear about a real horror show - recent Treasury forecasts say Govt spending could reach 50% of GDP by 2065. That would mean leaving Namibia, Cyprus, Romania behind, and joining absolute joke countries like Denmark, Germany, and Norway. At least we've got 40 years before that happens! [5/n]

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Claim 2: We carried on spending like crazy and the rest of the world stopped. This one is far more straight-forward to counter. It's pure bollox. [4/n]

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Torrent of crap coming out of Jordan's mouth this morning on Q&A. I should not have started fact-checking, but here we go. Claim 1: The old '2nd largest fiscal response'. Jordan is referring to an IMF report, which was adopted conveniently as gospel by NZ Treasury. Friends, it was bad. [🧵 1/n]

'We had the second largest response to Covid in terms of a proportion of our economy... increased Government spending.'
Jordan Williams Q&A 20 Sep 26

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is just disgusting: an assault on how the kāwanatanga should be meeting its obligations under the Tiriti being pushed through using urgency. Opposition parties should make clear they will require a supermajority for urgency in future.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Dame Jacinda Ardern tops New Zealand Aotearoa's most popular politician stakes, years after leaving politics. Next is Chris Hipkins. The other government leaders sit at negative double digit popularity. Luxon is the worst at -30, Seymour at -25 & Winston -16 #nzpol #kiwi

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Emz of Big Hairy News @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"CRY ME A RIVER"??? He actually said "cry me a river" on record?? Labour just got their next billboard - use it. Show the people who this man really is. Mask off, out-of-touch MILLIONAIRE running our country into the ground. Motherfucker.

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Cyn @cyncharron.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hey look Aotearoa New Zealand, THIS is what science-based public health communications re: sickness and school attendance looks like! Do better @health.govt.nz #nzpol (bc we know NZ politics is influencing and overriding health measures here)

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Medicine made a mistake treating these guys as good faith actors for too long.

Martin Kulldorff • @MartinKulldorff
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Faucism and Fascism are not the same, but there are some similarities
- Blind belief in an all-knowing leader
- Government-corporate partnership
- Censoring and blacklisting opponents
- Disregarding scientific principles and knowledge
- Harming workers and the poor
- Scapegoating
10:03 AM • 12/14/22

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laragreaves.bsky.social @laragreaves.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We made an app! There is fairly widespread concern that turnout and enrolment will be low this election, so we made an app to help make enrolment and turnout data more accessible for communities. All data are drawn from the NZ Electoral Commission's website. turnout.inzight.co.nz

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Who does Winston Peters inspire, and instigate? White supremacists, and those on the far-right who regularly promote the Christchurch killer's violent extremism - almost verbatim, week after week. #nzpol

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 03/08/2026

Comment: "Like many other New Zealanders, I despair of the quality of leadership we are offered in Parliament at present. The political system seems mindlessly destructive, often nasty, and devoid of vision. Party politics seems trivial, and pointless," writes Dame Anne Salmond.

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Anne Salmond: A tale of two leaders

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 01/08/2026

Small local Manhattan newspaper is reporting - hope no one notices... #NZPol

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Good piece by @mohanjdutt.bsky.social | We must name racism when it happens e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... #nzpol

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Dr Lucy Stewart @lcsnz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just thinking again about how this means someone could, IDK, make some fundamental physics discovery and get a Nobel Prize for it but still not be eligible for our country's top science prize, because Impact Or GTFO I guess

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Liz Barry @lizbnz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

What is with 80 year old politicians? To think we used to call Winston "statesmanlike." Well, not anymore. Looks like any modicum of decency has long left the old man as he throws around obnoxious slurs at political opponents. He should know better. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

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Winston Peters calls Greens ‘appallingly retarded’ over data centre ban

The NZ First leader made no apologies for using the word “retarded” to describe the Green Party’s call for a one-year moratorium on data centre consenting.

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Oli - something or other @olimnz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Hopefully Labour will be able to chuck him out. #nzpol

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DHS @drhsinghnz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Actions speak much louder than polished campaign speeches. Stripping away hard-won rights, suppressing wage growth, and cutting thousands of jobs isn't "common sense" and it certainly isn't standing up for working people. #nzpol

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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Chris Finlayson is my hero. He has deeply-held principles, plus the willingness to speak his mind on issues that matter. He’s the polar opposite of the vapid insult-tossing culture warriors currently infesting our polity #nzpol

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hey guys again they did the same thing in America with black people in leadership positions. They were considered “DEI” cause they happened to be black or a woman. The unhinged shit is coming straight from America.

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Thomas Lumley @tslumley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Certain people have tried very hard to find the hidden health risks of coffee, and in some ways it's a tribute to scientific method how comprehensively unsuccessful they've been

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Do you think any frontline doctors asked this question to a laptop class economist?

I didn't intend for this sermon to be about COVID, but I have to mention it because I think our
culture has failed to follow Jesus' example. From the beginning of the pandemic, society divided people into "essential" and "non-essential."
Healthcare workers and grocery store employees were "essential," while others worked from home.
I received emails from doctors and nurses asking if it was safe to hug their spouses because they feared they were "unclean" from treating COVID patients.

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Ira @ira.bailey.nz · 17/07/2026

The NZ Government spent $8M to bring the Michelin Guide here. $8M is the entire yearly government funding to all food banks, who feed 500k people a month. newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/17/s... #NZPol

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Starry-eyed Tourism NZ buried the downside to fund its $8m Michelin gamble

Previously secret documents imply that the famous international restaurant guide essentially guaranteed the award of at least one star to a restaurant, if the NZ Government paid its $1,901,250 fee.

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Well that’s certainly one way to generate traffic to justify a hugely expensive expressway to Whangārei

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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Pretty much every other day there's a WTAF headline about the latest Govt revelation in local media. Today's is from Bernard Hickey's excellent Earlybird Scoops.

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Climate Action Now @climateactapp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

- Wildfires in Canada - Catastrophic flooding in Texas - Smoke-filled skies from the Midwest to New York - Super Typhoon Bavi in China, Philippines, Taiwan - Heat dome in Europe - Extreme monsoon in South Asia This isn’t a hoax/scam/con job. This is climate-fueled July. #wildfires #climatecrisis

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yet the RBNZ judged now was the time for a rate hike.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“A mature country doesn’t run from its history” says Winston Peters, one of the Coalition Government Leaders in that stopped NZ History being taught in schools and removed the foundational document - Te Tiriti o Waitangi - from countless legislation and spent millions removing Te Reo. #nzpol

Kupe and Cook: Names of new Cook Strait ferries announced

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