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General Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 03/10/2026
Kaitiaki Hauora is starting its national Save Our Public Healthcare Roady today in Invercargill, and will be running pubilc meetings in centres large and small every day on their two-week trip north. Check out the schedule and head to an event at a venue near you: kaitiakihauora.nz/roady
Save Our Public Healthcare Roady 2026
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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 02/10/2026
Te reo Māori is making an even bigger mark on the English language, with the Oxford English Dictionary adding and updating a collection of words from Aotearoa in its latest international update. waateanews.com/2026/09/24/f...
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FROM WHAKAPAPA TO KIWI: TE REO MĀORI WORDS EXPAND THEIR PLACE IN OXFORD DICTIONARY - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Te reo Māori is making an even bigger mark on the English language, with the Oxford English Dictionary adding and updating a collection of words from Aotearoa in its latest […]
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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please share this update on sewing machine donations! We're up to 783 and aiming for 800 by the end of the year. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Hundreds of donated sewing machines and counting
The Sewing Machine Drive aims to reach 800 sewing machines by the end of the years.
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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 28/09/2026
Also please share this page which contains all of the images and shows the quiz images were not cherry-picked to show the worse. (Don't consult this page until after you've taken the quiz of course!) www.nickbaker.digital/nz-school-lu...
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NZ School Lunches — Nick Baker Digital
This is a gallery of images of daily school lunches provided in New Zealand from July 23, 2026 along with the title of each lunch.
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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 28/09/2026
I was contacted this morning by Stuff asking if I would have a chat to discuss the quiz. I declined as the images speak for themselves and all I am doing is collating those images. However, more than happy for the quiz to be spread far and wide so please share with your networks.
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wordsSHIFTminds @wordsshiftminds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Came for the horror, stayed for the ALT text. 😁
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Leonie Morris @leoniemorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tika was formed by barrister Zoë Lawton and investigative journalist Alison Mau. Frustrated by statistics that only 10% of survivors ever report, they identified a tech-led, collective action model as the best way to break systemic barriers, and support survivors as they seek justice.
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 25/09/2026
Right now, the richest pay $9 in tax for every $100 they make, while a teacher pays $22. The Greens would give 96% of earners an income tax cut, paid for not by cuts to public services, but ensuring the super wealthy pay their fair share.
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Dr Gary Payinda @garypayinda.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Done: my last ED shift before the election is now completed. Only one Focus now: helping you get to know me, my priorities and my values so that you can feel motivated to enrol...and confident that I will represent you honestly and with everything I've got, in Parliament.
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Sarah Pallett @sarah4ilam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is incredible. I can’t fully express how much of a difference it will make.
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hello lovely people. I'm running a 3 hr crash course in indie publishing in October that'll give you all the info you'll need to get a book/publication out there and seen. Pay-what-you-can. Oct 7th. Available for 2 weeks afterwards. www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/a-crash-co...
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A Crash Course In Independent Publishing
A 3 hour self-publishing talk delivered by multi-best selling author and publishing company director, George Penney.
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Seymour’sSlop takes us back to “Rich Gravy on Beef Rissoles and Potatoes”. The potatoes were inedible, again. #nzpol
An aluminium dish with apparently potato pieces, good old budget mixed vege, and two “beef rissoles”. Lunch provided by the biggest rissole of them all.
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hey lovely people. My beautiful friend Emma and I are running an online workshop about friendship and networking. It promises to be a wonderful time. 4th October, 9am NZT, Pay-what-you-can. (Available for 2 weeks for people who can't attend on the day.) www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/friendship...
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Friendship & Networking For Creatives
A warm, fun workshop about networking and friendship for writers, artists and anyone wanting to connect to a community.
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#nzpol
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PHANZA Professional Historians of New Zealand / Aotearoa @phanza.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Aotearoa History and Heritage Alliance, including PHANZA, has released an open letter on the deeply damaging and far-reaching impacts of proposed cuts at Archives NZ and the National Library. Read the letter at the link below and please share widely. phanza.org.nz/wp-content/u...
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
!!! #nzpol
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Kārikiōrangi @sharonm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
She also has a deep interest in, and respect for, people of all sorts
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Andrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Are you a nurse, doctor or paramedic working on the front lines? We want to hear from those who are in the thick of it. If you have a story to share, email: iwitness@rnz.co.nz - anonymity can be offered." www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
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Why a GP wishes people would stop saying 'it's just the flu'
New Zealand is in the grip of Influenza A, and for our most vulnerable it's proving deadly
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Great reporting in The Post on the 'softened' school sick-day guidance. Reports how Health NZ did not assess the risks. Now, hospitals are cancelling surgeries while late-winter flu surges. Prioritising bums on seats over public health has consequences. 1/4 www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
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Seymour called for softer rules for sick days without health risks being assessed
Associate Health Minister David Seymour’s call for language around sick days to be softened to boost attendance was done without assessing the health impacts.
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General Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 07/09/2026
Our billboard campaign Everyone Deserves a Whānau Doctor is live around Aotearoa today! Remember, no major political party has promised adequate working conditions for general practitioners. This election season, tell your politicians how important a GP is to you! #nzpol #health
A billboard on Auckland's Southern Motorway: 
"You deserve a doctor who knows your family. Everyone deserves a whānau doctor."
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you'd like to attend any of the online workshops or talks for Beautiful Words, they're pay-what-you-can and you can revist them for 2 weeks after recording. 😊🪻www.beautifulwords.net
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Beautiful Words Con | Writing festival
A writing convention based in Nelson, New Zealand & Online that focuses on Independent, alternative & underground writing and publishing.
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.davidslack.net/pm-fibs/
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Fibs my PM told me
Out on the campaign trail last election the National Party talked a big game. How much was actual pony and how much has turned out to be just horseshit?
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Good Bitches Baking @goodbitchesbake.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day 💛 GBB was inspired by a single kind act: a warm scone left on a desk during a tough time. Now, thousands of Good Bitches spread kindness through baking. Ngā mihi nui to the thousands of Good Bitches who have supported the kaupapa ✨
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Dr Alma Rae @almahawes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@davidslack.bsky.social Makes great quizzes. He'd like you to share this one "What would you rather have to carry for an hour? A brick, or a grand piano?"I got 10/10 on "What would you rather have to carry for an hour? A brick, or a grand piano?" www.davidslack.net/football-pro...
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What would you rather have to carry for an hour? A brick, or a grand piano?
Watches the world through the rear vision mirror, wonders what we’ve run over, writes about it.
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General Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 30/08/2026
Brown recently attended a GP conference in Auckland, where he unskillfully avoided answering all questions about replacing members of the Medical Council with partisans. Guess it wasn't a pleasant experience. We would like an opportunity ask some legitimate questions, and have them answered 🙋
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This. Media, please pick this up and put it on the front page because this is absolutely newsworthy - and this is absolutely not how public health is supposed to work. It is vital for the public to be aware of this.
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Lyn Chapman @lynchapman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Chronic fatigue syndrome and associated anxiety.....interested in anything/s that help please.
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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📣Wellington: we are keen to find more sewing machines for local folks who are resettling here after refugee journeys. If you have one in your cupboard that needs a new home, please get in touch: sewingmachinedonations@gmail.com (Also fabric, scissors etc, and garden tools!) Thank you!
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Shoutout from Paddy G and me
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‘Our emergency issue’: Got an ED story to share? Paddy Gower and Paula Penfold want to hear it
From corridor care and long waits to lifesaving treatment, we want your stories.
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Brad Company @waeherebro.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I really hope everyone takes the time to do this 👇Thanks David 😇
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Also, if anyone's interested, I'm going to be interviewing Māori poet and queer elder, Teoti Jardine. He's such a wonderful person and hearing him speak is an absolute treat. Pay what you can. All ticket holders can access the video for 2 weeks after as well. 😊🌈 www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/the-weight...
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The Weight We Carry: Teoti Jardine in Conversation
An hour of poetry and storytelling with acclaimed poet Teoti Jardine.
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MetService NZ @metservice.com · 21/08/2026
Warning threshold will increase to 80mm/6hr or 150mm/24hr. We've been working with the Tasman District Council to fine tune the way we issue Severe Weather Warnings for this region, to ensure that we focus on weather events that are likely to be the most impactful. 📷The beautiful Abel Tasman ❤️
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delilahqp.bsky.social @delilahqp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m in NZ. All clinical staff have been advised (as of 14/8) to wear surgical masks in clinical areas due to large numbers of staff & patient respiratory illness (horse/ bolted springs to mind).
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Beautiful Words Festival @beautifulwordscon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Beautiful Words online program is live! Go to www.beautifulwords.net. 11 pay-what-you-can practical talks for writers and creatives about marketing, networking, social media, building long friendships and more.
Short description: You're looking at an image of a sun drenched beach at low tide with a table featuring a typewriter on it in the foreground. The words Beautiful Words, Online Program, 1 - 10 October 2026 are superimposed over the sand and sky above the typewriter and table. Longer description. The table's covered in a red and white check table cloth, hand sewn and if you zoomed in you'd see that I am an anarchist who does not care about snipping loose threads. There's a cup of black tea in a vintage blue and white china cup, the sort your nan might have owned, and some biscuits on the saucer under the cup. They're an anzac biscuit and a fairy biscuit, which is essentially sprinkles on icing on a sweet bikkie. The typewriter on the table is green and quite stylish. This is a typewriter you could take to a fancy dinner and it wouldn't be out of place. There's also a small white tea pot on the table, a shell and a small purple vase with a wayward bit of greenery sticking out of it. In front of the table is a stool with a retro black and white cushion on it. Why is this table at the beach? Ask the batty author who lugged it there a month ago in a beach wagon and they won't quite be able to tell you. But you can definitely picture that author munching on a biscuit or ten while taking this picture. The beach is sprawling, the sky a brilliant clear blue and there are mountains in the background because it is New Zealand and those suckers lurk everywhere. The writing superimposed over the top is in orange and blue. The overall vibe is an author who's sorted a writing con for the past three months and isn't quite sure what sane is anymore. Why else would they lug a typewriter, a tea set, a teapot and biscuits to the beach? Maybe they need another one of those biscuits. They're rather delicious. Especially the anzac ones.
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Please read the full analysis and the OIA background here, and please will some journalist take even a passing interest in this?? /ends andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/why-is-hea...
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Why Is Health New Zealand Telling Parents to Send Sick Kids to School?
Official documents reveal how political obsession with attendance targets replaced basic public health science... and why our kids are paying the price.
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What possible reason could there be to push infectious kids into packed classrooms? I have the Official Information Act (OIA) records which show how political obsession with attendance targets, pushed via the Ministry of Education and David Seymour, overrode basic public health precautions. /5
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General Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 14/08/2026
There are not enough GPs! Fund GP. Save Lives.
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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I suspect few of my pocket pals on here are landlords but I thought I would ask: my 82 year old mum is in desperate need of a house - no luck with applications. She currently lives in Torbay. She can pay up to 650 per week. At least 2 bedrooms needed. She's a keen gardener. She has a mini poodle.
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KiwiNikki @kiwinikki.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For anyone who missed it, Winnie’s racism is still in the international news. #nzpol www.economist.com/asia/2026/08...
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New Zealand’s foreign minister sparks ire with a detestable taunt
But Winston Peters is not going anywhere
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Lyn Chapman @lynchapman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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So confident. So awkward. How did Christopher Luxon end up here?
As Luxon calls an urgent caucus meeting, former National MPs suggest why he’s facing the heat – again
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Support the data center between your ears.
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is really quietly powerful, and you should read it.
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
#Seymour’sSlop - we’re back to Super Cheesy Pasta again!! 😬 #nzpol (Read the alt text)
Lotsa budget mixed veges with spiral pasta mixed in with a congealed blob of something …Yeah, I think I’ll pass today otherwise I’ll be on the Metamucil for the next fortnight
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Emma Hart @ghet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
While I am back on my voting hobby horse, if you have an email address attached to your enrolment, your EasyVote card will be emailed to you rather than posted. Which is mostly fine. If you enrolled 20 years ago and don't use that email any more... Anyway. Another reason to check your enrolment.
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Term 3, Week 3 of #Seymour’sSlop. It’s dire, people. #nzpol
If you can differentiate the spuds from the so-called meatballs, you’re doing better than me.
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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
As a teacher, I would be deeply uncomfortable with any change. There is already the right to restrain on 3 conditions: - immediate danger. - safe and balanced. - no other choice. This is enough and I have never had to use it in nearly 25 years of teaching.
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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Survivors of abuse in care hand-delivered flowers to Parliament. The flowers were picked from the grounds of hospitals and care residences that were sites of abuse, and marked 2 years since the damning findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry. My #cartoon today #NZpol #AbuseInCare #ChildWelfare
Cartoon. Title: “Survivors of Abuse in State Care” Then it says, “Flowers for the Minister” (Erica Stanford) Image shows a bunch of red flowers, tied with a black ribbon, and a card attached, “Still Waiting for Redress” The flowers bear the faces of children.
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hello beautiful people. If you didn't catch my post from a few weeks ago, I've been spending the past 4 months setting up a pay-what-you can/affordable indie writing festival that will be both in-person here in Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand, but also online. (Ooohh ahh.) www.beautifulwords.net
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Beautiful Words Con | Writing festival
A writing convention based in Nelson, New Zealand & Online that focuses on Independent, alternative & underground writing and publishing.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“The moment someone in a meeting declares “I’m the adult here,” you are watching the Child, wearing daddy’s pants, stamping his tiny foot. The claim to adulthood is the one utterance the Adult never needs to make.” Nailed it! 😂 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#nzpol
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