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Leonie Morris

@leoniemorris.bsky.social
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Toitū Te Tiriti, feminism, tax wealth, climate justice. I work for Auckland Women's Centre but this is my personal account.

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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Listener column on rough sleepers, move-on orders and the wonderful Helen Robinson at the Akl City Mission is now online ($) but you can also read it in the magazine in shops this week www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
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Simon Wilson: Wider Auckland needs about 1000 emergency beds. Move-on orders won’t fix that
Why aren't we listening to those with solutions to NZ's rough-sleeping crisis?
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Along with others, I've had a bit to say about Simeon Brown's deranged 2024 Transport GPS. But this is actually shocking. It was altered *after the consultation period* to make the books look better – in a way that wrecks the National Land Transport Fund. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/09/29/t...
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Transport borrowing comes back to bite - Greater Auckland
Today, Treasury is releasing the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (or PREFU) ahead of the election. So I figured it was worth looking at a significant recent change to the way transport expendi...
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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At the heart of Nicky Hager’s book is a tale of how a group of cynical hard-right ideologues made racism a winning political platform, not because they’re white supremacists, but because it suited their interests. My Hopetown post is here #nzpol simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/dirty-work...
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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Care and support workers have waited far too long for their work to be valued properly, and today’s announcement from the Greens shows there is a clear path to getting it done. #nzpol
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Greens' pay equity commitment a win for care and support workers NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the Green Party's commitment to restore pay equity and fund a settlement for around 65,000 care and support workers.
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Because of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa, Pacific women are now working for free until the end of the year. This election year, we need to vote for pay equity. It’s the only way to make sure that all working people are respected, valued, and paid what they’re owed. #nzpol
Tile showing a rally march with people carrying signs and flags. Text reads: “From today until the end of the year Pacific women are working for free because of gender and ethnic pay gaps. Working for Free Calendar.' Flower logo reads “Respect Us, Value Us, Pay Us.” Footer text: “*Stats NZ Household Labour Force Survey 2026.”
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is so racist it doesn't make sense to people who aren't racist. Like, seeing a dude with a facial moko smiling at you should not make you freak out (also I DREAM of Chippy being in TPM's pocket, he'd have better policies) #nzpol
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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/30/f... - hopefully the politicians will start taking climate commitments more seriously if it has trade consequences #nzpol
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Formal complaint that NZ climate backsliding breaches Europe trade deal
The Government's top law officer warned that if ministers blocked Mike Smith's Fonterra lawsuit, the next case would target the Crown directly. She's been proven right, reports Jonathan Milne.
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RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 30/09/2026
📢 An employment lawyer says New Zealand needs a stronger culture of accountability for safety, following the resignation of Tauranga City Council's chief executive.
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Tauranga City Council CEO's resignation highlights NZ’s weak safety culture - employment lawyer
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026
GOAT OR BIRD????
This is even better than the
"what color is this dress" dress.
Goat?
or Bird?
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🐶🐙Dr. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you or people you know aren't sure who to vote for in the upcoming NZ election, this handy resource has been created by some awesome people I know. www.onthefence.co.nz
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On the Fence 2026
On The Fence helps Kiwis get started on their political journey. Answer a series of questions on the issues that matter most to you, and we'll show you which political parties share your values.
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade thinks the reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban breached the EU Free Trade Agreement. How do we know? Because they accidentally leaked their own legal opinion in Sep 2024. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/g... www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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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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Russcolli @russcolli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-.... #nzpol. Classic right wing hypocrisy
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No one is wasting more ratepayer cash than the government
The $9 million already spent on council amalgamation proposals is just the start.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
National have f**ked the basics #nzpol “More than 1300 women were overdue for their colposcopy - a test needed to check for cervical cancer - at the end of July, figures obtained by Stuff under the Official Information Act reveal”. #nzpol
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'Not good news for women': The internal emails exposing cancer screening harm
Documents and emails shed new light on major issues with the cervical screening programme.
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NZ First/Winston Peters are, by order of magnitude more than in '23's general election, acting as a network bridging/bonding agent - linking to, & through party's health 'policy', invoking/courting leading anti-vaxx, conspiracy, & far-right network discourse, & related disinformation + conspiracies.
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Tiger Belle @thegreatbrendini.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ultimately the taxpayer (us) will pay for freezing of minimum wage and an exploitative “training” wage through higher WFF costs and the impacts of poverty on out communities. #nzpol
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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We do that. And then instead of joining us, men prefer to tell us that it’s “not all men”
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
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Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship
A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community experien...
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As with 2025's local govt elections, Voices for Freedom is accelerating general election-related output - which is to say, anti-Labour/Green narratives (from subtle to strident), aimed at influencing the exercise of franchise through network-effects, which they are very good at crafting.
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Leonie Morris @leoniemorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NZ army officer beat up a taxi driver but was discharged without conviction!
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kilkenny.bsky.social @kilkenny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The strange and glorious beauty of parrot tulips. 🌷🌷🌷
Close up of some parrot tulip blossoms. They are a rich pinky red, and the petal edges are frilled and streaked with lime green.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Teach your son to wait. Teach him that other people are as important as he is. Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision. Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In many ways, the only thing boys need to learn are the lessons we already teach girls. They need to learn to be part of a community. And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.
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Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think the media are really out of touch with how much women want pay equity for all women #NZPol
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a shame, and a significant loss. She's a wonderful journalist, and this is the worst possible time for voices like hers to be made redundant. #nzpol
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Simeon sneakily changed the finance to lower interest-only repayments, then a lump sum in the future for another government to take care of. #NzPol
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve opened this up for all. Includes video, analysis, charts, tables and lots of fun chat about accrual accounting and cranes. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/fiscal-dra...
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‘Fiscal drag’ + ‘sinking lid’ = early(er) surpluses
Treasury forecasts lower Government deficits & borrowing in PREFU because inflation pumped up nominal incomes & spending, which boosted taxes; Sinking lid on investment & spending ‘improve’ books too
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 29/09/2026
Deeply funny for them to be playing the “irresponsible with money” game when the Green Party have had huge success with policy that would invest money into fixing systemic issues that effect every Kiwi while Lab have just chucked some money at some students in the hope that that works
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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NZpol From NZCTU Nearly 188,000 young people aged 18-24 are still not enrolled to vote. With so much at stake for rangatahi ...... ....NZCTU's under-35 network, is hosting a free evening of comedy, connection and voter enrolment in Auckland this Sunday. www.together.org.nz/stand_up_and...
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Stand Up (and VOTE!)
Join us in building a better world
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 27/09/2026
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick and candidate Julie Anne Genter rally Wellington Bays voters with promises of bold ideas, like taxing the super-rich
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Greens say change won’t come from reheating the same political nachos
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No one is coming out of the brutality of these places rehabilitated, or set up for a life away from crime. #nzpol Abuse in state care continues. Young person taken to hospital after attack at youth justice facility www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
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Young person taken to hospital after attack at youth justice facility
A young person was beaten up by seven others in an attack at a youth justice facility last month.
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🍃🌹🌿NZ RW Government ignores #disabled people & passes flawed disability law- Greens will fix that #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen✅+💚🖤❤️ www.greens.org.nz/government_i...
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Government ignores disabled people and passes flawed disability law
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Despite all their undeclared political machinations, both Farrar and Williams are often interviewed uncritically in the mainstream media - far more often than most genuinely independent experts and commentators.” #nzpol Imo if there was anything defamatory in the book Williams & Farrar would sue
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'1000 percent wrong', 'hilarious': How David Farrar reacted to Nicky Hager's new book
Right-wing pollster David Farrar has flatly denied some allegations made against him in Nicky Hager's new book, and dismissed another as "hilarious".
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Coalition parties want to 'bury' Waitangi Tribunal for exposing Treaty breaches - Lady Tureiti Moxon
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Coalition parties want to 'bury' Waitangi Tribunal for exposing Treaty breaches - Lady Tureiti Moxon
A leading Māori health advocate says efforts to abolish or limit the Waitangi Tribunal are an attempt to "bury" a body that exposes Treaty breaches.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NZ First isn't releasing their party list until the electoral commission requires them to, avoiding media scrutiny on their lower ranked candidates. It's looking likely we're going to get some real fringe characters in the next parliament
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Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A simple Google search tells you that Anya Zohrab was a ministerial advisor to David Seymour as recently as last year, focusing on charter schools. David Farrar is on the board - the remaining members are all part of the economic-political establishment (hardly representing parents widely)
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another hospital closed/not functional under this government www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
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Dannevirke hospital 'not capable of providing a safe and sustainable inpatient service'
There are not enough clinicians at Dannevirke Community Hospital to ensure patients will receive safe care, an urgent audit has found.
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Dr Jan Eldridge @astro-jje.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very proud of the amazing Dr @ordinarystarman.com who has now graduated and can get "Dr" on all her bank cards. Also not everyday you hear someone you work with on the radio because they're the first Samoan PhD in astrophysics from UoA: www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific...
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First Samoan astrophysicist encourages Pasifika students to reach for the stars
The first Samoan person to graduate with a PhD in physics at the University of Auckland has encouraged Pasifika students to remember that they belong and can succeed in academia.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The right’s “nO moRE taXeS” refrain is such bullshit. Tax is good! Tax is how we get all the good things that we all rely on. We just need to make tax fair. Tax capital gains, tax the rich. 🎨 @slanecartoon.bsky.social
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 26/09/2026
For years, Mike Smith has been locked in a legal battle against six of New Zealand’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the agriculture and energy sectors. The government introduced an emergency law to retroactively wipe out Mike's lawsuit and ban the public from ever suing big emitters.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“It’s not ALL men.” Thousands of men in group chats about how to drug women and rape them (#eyecheck, #sleep, and #zzz trends), and a woman had to expose them. So out of all the men who came across this, none of them cared enough to try to expose it. wearethemeteor.com/the-women-wh...
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The Women Who Exposed the "Rape Academy"
The Meteor spoke with Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy, and Kara Fox, about how their extraordinary investigation came together.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“It’s not ALL men.” 32,000 men in an Italian Facebook group devoted to drugging your wife and taking nonconsensual explicit photos of her and sharing them. It didn’t get shut down until a woman discovered and exposed it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Anger in Italy over non-consensual photos of women shared online
The My Wife Facebook group had 32,000 members before it was shut down for violating adult sexual exploitation policies.
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Sisyphus @sisyphusreturns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#nzpol 🇳🇿
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#GDP tells us nothing about our success – or lack of it We have allowed a narrow set of economic indicators to dominate how we judge the country’s performance-instead of #wellbeing of NZ people & the environment #PartyVoteGreen✅ #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/25/g...
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Leonie Morris @leoniemorris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Interesting, uplifting podcast with @bloodysamoan.bsky.social
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At the Hamilton PSA debate, candidates were asked about disability NZF: Incoherent answer Labour: We don't have a policy announced Opportunities: We have no policy whatsoever Me: this govt's attacks on the disabled community are unacceptable, here's our policy, it was co-written by disabled people
The Green Party will build an Aotearoa where disabled people are valued and they and their whānau live with dignity and autonomy. An Aotearoa where disabled people and whānau have access to the services they need — like transport and good quality housing — means everyone can thrive in caring communities. 

Our current laws, policies and social norms mean disabled people are often denied the same rights as others and are excluded from places and activities non-disabled people take for granted. These barriers are often worse for tāngata whaikaha Māori and for disabled people from marginalised communities. 

The current Government has made it harder for disabled people to access the support they deserve and which enables them to participate equally in life and their communities. 

The Green Party is ambitious in its plan to create a more accessible Aotearoa by building on the Enabling Good Lives framework and grounding our approach in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our approach will operate on a high-trust model and apply to all disabled people, including those with disabling conditions who do not currently access support. The Green Party is committed to an Aotearoa where disabled people and whānau thrive in caring communities.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not good times ahead. A positive Govt operating balance means Govt has slowed economy down by more than they expected / planned and under-delivered health, welfare etc). A Govt underspend = less income for the private sector. They're putting the brakes on at the same time as RBNZ... AGAIN!!! [2/2]
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Draw the line 🥳 #nzpol 💚 “NZers don’t like politics precisely because of the shady behaviour of organisations like the Taxpayers Union. Differences of opinion are expected in a democracy, but underhanded, nasty tactics should not be. This is where the political leaders can and should draw the line”
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Greens reject Taxpayers' Union's dirty politics – call to clean up politics
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Matt @kiwimatt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nobody's surprised that Chris Penk didn't read the Nicky Hager book, right? He's a fundie Christian, having very strong opinions about books they haven't read is their whole thing. #nzpol
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