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@mattthetechie.bsky.social
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NZ nerd, posting about politics, economy, technology , earth sciences and other related geeky interests

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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.psa.org.nz/news-media/w... This comes as the PSA and the NZ Nurses Organisation reveal publicly the precise historic undervaluation of care and support workers showing they have been underpaid by between 24 percent and 38 percent. #nzpol
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Women must come first - improving books leave no excuse for anything less than a full care and support pay equity settlement
With today's update showing a slightly improving fiscal picture, there is no excuse for Opposition parties not to commit to a pay equity settlement for care and support workers that is real, meaningfu...
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... He's advised coca cola, Unilever, has 5 organizations sounding very official yet aren't, shady as by the sounds of it @legallyfeminist.bsky.social you know much about him outside of this. #nzpol #nzbusiness
stuff.co.nz
The professor whose company names are causing a stink
Immigration professionals say it could mislead migrants, he says they’re just jealous.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1... AI regulations now!!! #nzhealth #nzpol #auspol #aushealth #cybersecuritynews
rnz.co.nz
OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed an AI agent hacked into an Australian Medicare data portal earlier this year.
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
DMs open
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Labour you can go further, demand all councils etc check and demand all investments stop investing in israel, ive heard auckland council have looked into it, unsure of progress
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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saturday afternoon in Parliament and legislation is being passed under urgency that has the potential to adversely affect our protest rights.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1... Interesting times now, be an interesting next year with this announcement. #nzpol #worldpol
rnz.co.nz
US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bas...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government. No other word to describe this other than corruption. How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip?
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361... Anyone up for a proper lobbying register and also anyone surprised at this point @lucyham.bsky.social @paulbarlownz.bsky.social #nzpol
thepost.co.nz
How Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA laws
Documents show Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Fonterra and Horticulture NZ using a private meeting with ministers to push specific changes to the Natural Environment Bill.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361... $690m not invested in hospital buildings and this is before inflation will kick in when when purchasing let alone reassessing anything else @bernardchickey.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social #nzpol
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
fyi.org.nz/request/3525... This is absolutely shameful affairs and showing no real appreciation for the firefighters, @jordanriversnz.bsky.social, @chewienz.bsky.social
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“If a pollster knows how you will vote before they ring, the poll is not measuring opinion. It is manufacturing it.” #nzpol www.klaut.media/single-post/...
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The poll that lands first
Jordan Williams and David Farrar have spent twenty years learning how one poll can move another. Their Taxpayers’ Union–Curia poll just did it again.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/p... where is the accountability, transparency, growing trust Staff are saying this, “Extremely risk-averse to bad news. There is a culture to use high-level vague messaging to obscure the details to address questions from public.” #nzMPI #nzpol
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Fishing and farming officials' risk aversion endangers transparency, Ombudsman finds
Environmental campaigners say the Ministry for Primary Industries has been forced to apologise for its failure to release fisheries information – then simply found a different excuse for not releasing...
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
youtu.be/cy2-IzGGdR4?... @chewienz.bsky.social @paulbarlownz.bsky.social Aren't journalists meant to have some form of standards not go um well I'm okay with being labeled whatever. #nzmedia
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Courage When They Call You Racist
YouTube video by Duncan Garner | Editor-in-Chief
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Let's talk crypto coins, ministers and regulations around then, these are recent withdrawals posted to by X/twitter by fall guy Chris Penk and still receiving his ministerial salary and now recent stuff opinion writer. #nzpol #nzecon #nzcrypto
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/... any medical people want to chime in here #nzpol #nzhealth
rnz.co.nz
Party drug MDMA gets official approval as PTSD treatment
Two New Zealand psychiatrists have been approved by MedSafe to prescribe and administer MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/02/c... In more unsurprising news donors want to host politicians in mansions. #nzpol
newsroom.co.nz
Chris Meehan hosted 'exclusive' Shane Jones fundraisers at his luxury home
Neither National nor NZ First is returning the value of contributions from the Winton Land founder who's now accused of sexually harassing staff. Jonathan Milne investigates.. Jonathan Milne investiga...
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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Official FENZ data for August exposes a critical collapse in 111 ComCen staffing. 🚨 Out of 62 shifts last month, only 4 met minimum staffing levels: ❌ Day shifts: 10% ❌ Night shifts: 3% FENZ management is playing Russian roulette with public safety. #NZPol
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Okay followers of NZ politics and star wars where does this fit on the scale of class by the national social media team. #nzpol @lucyham.bsky.social
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/roc... @chewienz.bsky.social you may have some thoughts on this
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Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck wins BusinessDesk CEO of the Year award
Rukumoana Schaafhausen won the new Judges' Choice award.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sir-brian... The public service commissioner is meant to be politically neutral, what we see from this and many other examples is that he has not been especially with the recent MBIE example. Vote these people out, harsher penalties on this stuff. #nzpol
nzherald.co.nz
Unseen letter discusses cutting Govt agencies from 42 to 15-20
Union warns agency cuts and AI plans could risk public services.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/31/n... Absolutely and they need to do it at speed. #nzhealth #nzpol
newsroom.co.nz
NZ’s health system needs more than money, it needs to work as one
New Zealand’s health system is fragmented across many disconnected applications. Brad Porter, Orion Health CEO argues the next government needs a national plan to connect care, information and service...
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is the most fucked up and immediately harmful policy decision I think I've ever seen in adult trans healthcare in the UK, and that's saying something. The Welsh Gender Service is one of the best in the country. It is widely praised by the patients it helps. That is why it is being targeted.
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I actually can’t believe this story isn’t dominating the media. Perhaps if we had a competent and unbiased media it would. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Unlikely allies banded together to try to block expanded spy agency power
An unlikely alliance of left and right politicians fails to block an expansion of spy agency powers that would allow it to question people in secret.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Anyone keen for a free market economics approach led by the new #mbie ceo, hattip to @fleurfitzsimons.bsky.social and @jemtraylen.bsky.social this cant be good #nzpol @chewienz.bsky.social
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#onenzexperience waiting 90 minutes for a reset password email, how is that acceptable #consumerrights #mobilebusiness
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
60 Epstein victims will receive compensation in this court ordered settlement with the bank. But DOJ says there’s no evidence Epstein trafficked victims to anyone other than himself? www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/27/j...
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NY judge approves $72.5M settlement between Epstein victims, Bank of America
Amid endless reporting about the need for those who facilitated Epstein’s abuse to be brought to justice, Judge Jed Rakoff said, “There are cases, including very much this one, where that hasn’t just ...
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 27/08/2026
Residents in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures had been urged to evacuate amid flooding due to heavy rain, to ensure their safety, before warnings issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency were downgraded later Thursday.
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Heavy rain ongoing in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures as warnings downgraded
The weather agency had urged residents in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures to evacuate earlier Thursday in order to ensure their safety.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
youtu.be/sAeHDbwsCjg?... For anyone who saw the fallout yesterday from George ngatai, this interview is hilarious and so bad by George ngatai. Plunket is not my cuppa tea usually but anything to get out dirt like this is gold. #nzpol
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George Ngatai Goes Head To Head With Volunteer Announcer Shubz
YouTube video by The Platform NZ
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/27/l... This is an absolute shambles and killing people and causing unbenonst damage to the people waiting on care
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Leaked Health NZ report warns of severe South Island health worker shortage
Health workers are keeping South Island services running through overtime and deferred leave amid staff shortages, a leaked report finds.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/08/2026
UN rights office spokesperson slams Israeli threat of forced evacuations from Gaza communities over kite flying.
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‘Outrageous': UN condemns Israeli threat to expel Gaza residents over kites
UN rights office spokesperson slams Israeli threat of forced evacuations from Gaza communities over kite flying.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@benakl.bsky.social planning bill in urgency right now
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361... anyone think this is wise spending? #nzpol
thepost.co.nz
Government spends $284m on property for roads with no start date
The Government has spent over a quarter of a billion dollars buying nearly 200 properties for the future construction of roads that have been shunted into the slow lane.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... All you health workers right now are legends. #nzhealth #nzpol
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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
$60,000,000 WASTED. 💸 The $60M FENZ flushed on a scrapped payroll system could have bought 24 of these exact ladder trucks. Instead, this brand-new NZ-built appliance is heading to Australia while Auckland didn’t even have a working aerial for a building fire last week. #NZPol
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We can thank Hobson's pledge and Atlas network alumnis Casey Costello and Chris Bishop with support from Seymour and Brown for this decline. Vote them out nov 7 #nzhealth #nzpol #ditchthepricksin26
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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A lot of people are asking me how Nathan Cofnas was hired, UGent professor Bouke de Vries invited him to UGent. Bourke and Cofnas are part of the same global network to mainstream eugenics and far right academics. Of course funded by Peter Thiel and other rich far right activists.
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Urgh sure he can be the best, if destroying the fabric of NZ is the goal. Vote him and his friends out of every organization and his political friends this November #nzpol
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t... To quote mark Mitchell the MC last night "A great leader when you look around the world" Oh boy 🤦‍♀️
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'How many women need to come forward?': Sir Rod Drury's accuser challenges Luxon
The PM faced questions on sexual harm, the economy and Māori representation in Napier.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 20/08/2026
🚨 OCEAN HEAT: We are entering uncharted territory. Record-breaking ocean temperatures are pushing ecosystems closer to dangerous tipping points. Fossil fuel corporations and big polluters are gambling with a liveable planet for profit.
Line graph of Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomalies from 1982–2026. The red 2026 line rises from around -0.7°C in January to nearly +2.7°C by mid-August, far above most previous years. Source: Climate Reanalyzer, using NOAA OISST v2.1 data.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/17/s... Potentially but relying on philanthropists is entirely risky, id rather it gets properly funded of which many means could increase funding in the many forms of science. #nzscience #nzecon
newsroom.co.nz
Science funding is in trouble. Can philanthropists help?
One solution to dramatic cuts to environmental science funding in recent years: philanthropic endowments guarantee support for research long term.
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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A new OIA response confirms the Super Rugby final ad placement was a "media buy"—but FENZ refuses to say how much was spent. FENZ claims commercial sensitivity. We say levy payers deserve transparency on high-profile ad spend.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/cases/michae... For anyone with interest in this, he's the guy who was taking on fonterra and z and is following up the climate change case with this court case. Live streaming from today to Wednesday #nzpol #nzclimste
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C (SC 101/2017) v The Queen [2017] NZSC 179
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is why Johnsonville has two Woolworths and a decrepit shopping mall where thousands of apartments should be... www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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The cosy corporate club holding New Zealand’s economy back
In the biggest companies, governance is concentrated, with just 40 people holding 30% of the board seats of the NZX top 50.
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Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 15/08/2026
Also the Save Science Coalition (with NZAS and PSA) is having a political panel discussion on Tuesday at noon. Spread the word amongst your colleagues and friends. The bigger the turnout the better.
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Pre-Election Forum on Science & Research
A panel hosted by the Save Science Coalition, supported by the PSA ...
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/14/c... Checks notes, this govt is prepared to be anti maori, anti growth, anti woman, anti fair-pay, anti safe staffing, anti sick-leave and of course anti climate change even for our youngsters learning #nzpol #nzclimate #nzeducation
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Climate change omitted from new science and social science curriculums
The Ministry of Education drops all mentions of climate change and fossil fuels from new school curriculums, sparking alarm from an academic and educator
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3... Yikes another strong earthquake to hit the world in the space of the past month, colombia, venezuala, this plus all the other strong shakes, sure hope we dont get one soon in NZ
stuff.co.nz
Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off the coast of Indonesia
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in the Flores region of Indonesia, with its epicentre at a depth of 10km.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Palantir paid no U.S. federal income tax last year despite recording substantial profits. truthout.org/articles/pal...
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Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax. Its Global Tax Rate Is Just 1.4 Percent.
The infamous surveillance company paid $22.7 million in global corporate taxes while raking in $1.6 billion in profits.
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
'Send help': Doctor's plea to Health NZ as hospital struggles to cope with demand
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'Send help': Doctor's plea to Health NZ as hospital struggles to cope with demand
A Palmerston North emergency department doctor is urging Health New Zealand to "send help" after an extraordinarily busy day.
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Matt @mattthetechie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-... People may remember this as being a slightly dodgy announcement, according to the article he gave a 20 minutes heads up to his TVNZ boss. That is not a business as usual announcement and definitely not falling within standard exit times #nzpol
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How Paul Henry quit TVNZ for Act - the letter he sent Government
"I want to apologise for the need to keep this decision private," the broadcaster said.
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