Reposted by Maurie AbrahamRyan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 09/10/2026It’s easy, if you want a party that will drive social welfare and tax reform, look after our planet and make things more affordable for the vast majority of Kiwis, party vote Greens (candidate vote Labour if you must) Anything else is a vote for National and by assoc a vote for ACT & NZF #nzpol 1247
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamSimon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026National's culture of not caring + what Luxon's "we've got the balls” really means, Opp's bottom lines, the defective Prefu, super-intelligent Trump and why is everyone losing their shit about Chloe Swarbrick wanting to be finance minister? New Substack post at Hopetown substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comThey’re losing their shit over Chloe SwarbrickThe Prefu’s defective, Opp’s got bottom lines and Luxon’s got “balls”, but Chloe doesn’t know finance? 2228
Reposted by Maurie Abrahamthomasmjabraham.bsky.social @thomasmjabraham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The only press a group like this should get is questions about its funding and the usual suspect ghouls behind it, especially in the wake of dirty work. But as usual the NZ press is too afraid of losing access to do anything other than print verbatim press releases, ask soft questions 011
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamGanesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#nzpol Wealth pre-tax (excl house) = $11,250,000. Tax 2.5% on $1.25m = $31,250. Wealth post-tax (excl house) = $11,218,750. Cry me a river. 🙏. 27925
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamKylie @styla73.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Today's announcements Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself 511941
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamNinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Just going on record to say how disappointed I am with Labour in supporting that stupid Under-16 social media ban because of fucking populism & choosing NOT TO LISTEN to people within their own party who do actually know better. Fucks sake 😞 1617525
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamHuia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026NZ Greens “Budget” is fully costed & fantastic. FREE GPs, Dentists & childcare‼️Less tax for 96% NZers‼️ #climatechange action, conservation; a $395/wk income guarantee‼️ & the wealth tax is v similar to Australia’s! 💚❤️🖤#nzpol #PartyVoteGreen✅ www.greens.org.nz/tax_system_f...? 153
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamPip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 23/08/2026For the love of God TAX ME MORE!!!! 0376
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamStephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂 @aratiatia.bsky.social · 23/08/2026What's with this tax phobia among the two big parties? Are they actually living in the now? They have no vision to improve NZ in any impactful way 1177
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamJordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Something that truly breaks my heart, is that the thing most damaging to the National party hasnt been the homeless people that froze to death this year, the weak stance on racism or the thousands of children theyve pushed into poverty. It was Luxon insulting buisness owners. 317246
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamCiara 🇳🇿🏴🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 04/08/2026My unpopular 2 cents about latest Roy Morgan polling, and just in general actually. #nzpol #Kikorangi 76513
Reposted by Maurie Abrahamthomasmjabraham.bsky.social @thomasmjabraham.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This is largely by design, with the coalitions electoral 'reforms'. but media share unwitting (or witting) complicity. The only times they report on any policy proposal that would benefit or appeal to youth voters it is almost always framed thru negative reaction from coalition pols. 101
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Labour, Greens - make a big deal about this, remind people that everyone did great work keeping everyone safe during the first two years of the pandemic, make them feel good about having responded to a once in a century event in a historically effective manner. Make NZF get really cooker on public. 13912
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I encourage Lawrence Xu-Nan to continue to make Winston madder than he's ever been because Winston Peters complaining about someone speaking too much or heckling in the House is like fire complaining about arson. 07512
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Ms Willis went on to say, "A woman is defined as someone who should not get equal pay for equal work - as National have repeatedly stated this term" www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...stuff.co.nzWillis hits out at NZ First: ‘No woman wants to be reduced to a description about shopping habits’Following Stuart Nash’s resignation over sexist remarks, a New Zealand First candidate has offered another definition a woman - someone who knows where to shop 18734
Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Why couldn't Chippy have said on 1news that a 1 year moratorium on data centre consents (Green policy) made sense and that Labour could support it? We need to see some alignment on the left. 181
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamBaxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026So this co-governance is OK?rnz.co.nzACT wants hunters in charge of game animals on conservation land, not DOCThe ACT party wants to give hunters a "real stake in managing and looking after our conservation estate". 62912
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I’m in a tax bracket where I’m expected vote for National but if you are in a lower tax bracket defending my right to pay less tax cause you think it will benefit you when you get here, let me tell you right now it doesn’t benefit anyone. Not me. Not society. It’s a fucking scam don’t fall for it. 1647
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Winston's idea to give $1billion of govt money to oil cos for exploration is a lose-lose gamble: If they find oil, we get more catastrophic climate change; if they don't find oil we just pay oil cos $1b for nothing. Spending on solar/batteries is a guaranteed investment in clean energy sovereignty 12812229
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamRussell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Simeon Brown's quoted response here – that New Zealanders voted to "end Labour’s co-governed system" – is the most deranged culture-war nonsense, even by Simeon Brown standards. Is he saying the Medical Council was "co-governed" because the chair, a respected surgeon, happened to be Māori? 1518055
Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I think there's a nice ring about Kupe and Kaitunu - great choices Winnie! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzKupe and Cook: Names of new Cook Strait ferries announcedThe two new Cook Strait ferries will be named Kupe and Cook. 000
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026He’s not “ charming, cheeky or outlandish” He’s childish, misogynist, racist and has value for far right ACT because he’s walking clickbait. He gets away with it because he’s white, connected, entitled & wealthy & media are willing to do puff pieces like this that excuse him because of it. #nzpolstuff.co.nzThe cussing character that may become the PM’s latest curseIf a celebrity candidate can claw some right voters back to ACT - National could be headed for devastation station 1514541
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamNinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 13/07/2026We owe it to Sam to continue to fight for the protection of Central Otago from the mining vultures that NZ First starring Shame Jones is desperate to hand over to. Let’s make that a thing in the name of our own #SamNeill ✊ 325166
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamTania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Sure sure, Education Minister with ZERO qualification in education or experience in education disagrees with an education professor whose mahi is ALL about research into education 092
Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026And this muppet can go back to where he came from and STFU. New US ambassador would like chance to work on New Zealand's nuclear policy www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNew US ambassador would like chance to work on New Zealand's nuclear policyThe new United States ambassador says it is not for him to change New Zealand laws, but he would like the opportunity to work on the country's nuclear policy. 000
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamChip Matthews @chipmatthews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026If the left lose part of it will be because people look at Hipkins and see no discernible difference to what they already got. Get some vision and some fucking guts. 151
Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The only path into govt for Labour is to move further left, away from the centre right (not going to vote for them anyway) and closer to the Green position. Thousands of voters wanting such a coalition. Labour 35% Greens 15% is doable with genuine collaboration 021
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamCait, Jarl of the Bread Makers 🏳️⚧️ @jarlbreadmaker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026So Greens have policy that both increases tax revenue and cuts taxes for almost everyone, Labour has policy that makes healthcare costs way lower and limits the cost of PT. National meanwhile only have a policy that actively forces your pay out of your pocket for Kiwisaver. It says enough #nzpol 4268
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamYorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It’s outrageous you’re having a mid century Auckland villa worth of money stolen from you, only for that money to be spent on getting kids out of poverty and for people to get cancer medications and for schools to be properly funded. Where’s the justice in that? /s 0273
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamTheta Salmon @thetasalmon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Imagine the suffering if a grieving very wealthy family only got $400 million instead of $500 million!!! 2 yachts instead of 4 yachts!!! 27 houses instead of 33 houses….!!! Oh… the pain! 1366
Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 21/06/2026FFS. The comparison between the inspiration offered by Swarbrick and Davidson of NZGreens and Hipkins' timid response! Time to show some courage! Only .3% would pay super wealth tax! Only 4% would pay more tax than now! You need to inherit more than $10m over and above house or farm! 0296
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamPERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 21/06/2026Let's get this out to people Like, share and watch this on YouTube to get the algorithm as excited as we are💚 The more people this reaches, the better (especially outside the Bluesky ecosystem where we're not as in need of convincing😉) Let's fucking go💚 #nzpolyoutu.beA Tax System for All of Us | Green Party of Aotearoa NZYouTube video by NZ Green Party 26641
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamBen Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 15/06/2026A handy set of visualisations for anyone who cares. 1013993
Reposted by Maurie Abrahamscilion.bsky.social @scilion.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I hate living in a world where this is now done openly and is not considered remotely career damaging 0135
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamKen @kenzime.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Please AoNZ labour people, give us some policies, give us some fire, give us some fucking hope. Its time now. You promised after the budget. Not wishy washy more of the same ism, be bold, get people excited, grow a fucking spine. Because if you lose this one by doing nothing, we are truly fucked. 97520
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamBevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 30/05/2026At what point does information become propaganda? And if you were a listener, would you have wanted to know about the deep connection to the Minister’s office?bevanholloway.substack.comSchool Shorts, Stanford's Office, and the Necessity of Parent PersuasionHow the lines between policy communication and podcast content were blurred 01112
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamMichael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Nick & Mat Mowbury are worth $20 billion. If put that in the bank at 2.55% they would get $510 million each year. If they paid the same tax as the average Kiwi pays of 19% they would still have $16.2 billion, or enough to buy 13,500 average priced Auckland homes. Pay too much tax? Yeah right! 24415
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamBevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 29/05/2026Kids are really being ripped off when the best the Budget can do for them is music kits and workbooks. 071
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamAsher @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I'm two weeks away from finishing a Masters in Public Management. Robodebt has been a key feature of several of the papers I've done - the damage done to so many people by automation of a process that should always be human (and humane). They literally teach us not to do this. 715372
Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I know who I rally around. 'Same old cliche': Paul Goldsmith brushes off Dame Lynda Topp's criticism www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nz'Same old cliche': Paul Goldsmith brushes off Dame Lynda Topp's criticismThe surviving Topp Twin delivered an emotional broadside at the government during an awards ceremony. 010
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamChip Matthews @chipmatthews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026They ain’t donations. They’re investments with the expectation of good returns 142
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamFoxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Government borrowing to pay for services is not the same as putting it on Afterpay or the Credit Card, Nicola Willis and her ilk just use terms like this to make it sound like increasing spending is a bad financial move when in fact investment in the right kind of spending is good governance #NZPol 49226
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamTax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Right chippy, we've had the budget you've been waiting for, and the books are in a shit state, so let's have your policies! Pay for them with this one simple step: tax the uber-rich. 1233
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamDavid Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 28/05/2026well that's all i need to know. 515262
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026“Homelessness reaches highest levels in history, Community Housing Aotearoa report finds” National, ACT and NZF’s response is not to house people - their policies actions made many of them homeless - it’s to put them jail or hide them - It’s cheaper to house people, so it’s just cruelty. #nzpolrnz.co.nzHomelessness reaches highest levels in history, Community Housing Aotearoa report findsA charity says significant investment in social and affordable housing is crucial to solving New Zealand's housing crisis and ending homelessness. 2165
Reposted by Maurie AbrahamBernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Hope everyone is comfortable. Especially the ones without homes, and the ones being ‘moved on’ because they’re ‘not a good look,’ and the ones paying more thn 30% of their income in rent, or the ‘lotto winners’ in state homes. 1321068