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Maurie Abraham

@maurieabraham.bsky.social
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Recently retired secondary school principal in Aotearoa/NZ who keeps poking his nose in.

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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#nzpol “Few depend on… taxation as much as politicians… They are among the highest paid beneficiaries… Those who take up the anti-tax cause have to juggle the… interests of their voters and their… campaign funders by showing how the… self interest of the funders is… also in the interests of voters.
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Matt @matteastnz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I don’t want to hear about tax cuts or surpluses until our hospitals are operating normally, our fire service has the equipment needed to save life’s, woman are paid equal, teachers, nurses et al are paid what they are worth, and no child goes hungry, no matter their situation. End of story. #NZPol
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 11/10/2026
No it’s not game over. Greens will still push for tax reform. So, if you want the badly needed tax reform in NZ it’s simple, forget about TOP and vote Greens, ✅✅
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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#nzpol To anybody who may want to hear: The easiest way to get someone "off the JS benefit and into work" is to offer ... a good job with a liveable wage in a safe environment where they are valued and can aspire to a life of contribution and service. Is not rocket science. End of. 🙏.
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Now, that's worth rallying behind and voting for when you consider the other slop we're presented with. Who wouldn't want this? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Greens would establish programme to guarantee jobs for all young Kiwis
The Green Party says it will pay the wages of every New Zealander aged 16 to 24 who has been out of work for six months or more.
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Tax the very rich!
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 09/10/2026
It’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
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Doesn't seem right!
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Green party vote. Labour electorate
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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
National'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-...
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They’re losing their shit over Chloe Swarbrick
The Prefu’s defective, Opp’s got bottom lines and Luxon’s got “balls”, but Chloe doesn’t know finance?
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thomasmjabraham.bsky.social @thomasmjabraham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The 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
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 29/09/2026
#nzpol ✅✅
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Ganesh 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. 🙏.
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Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Today'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
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Same
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just 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 😞
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NZ 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...?
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Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
For the love of God TAX ME MORE!!!!
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Stephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂 @aratiatia.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What'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
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Got mine on 31 July
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Please let this be true (well, not the nuking)
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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Something 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.
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My unpopular 2 cents about latest Roy Morgan polling, and just in general actually. #nzpol #Kikorangi
Black background, white lettering that says: Labour, it shouldn’t be this close. Roll Hipkins & put in charge a great communicator willing to push bold policies, you’ll get loads of media which someone like Kieran McAnulty would use to your advantage . Give the youth something to get out & vote for (legalise & tax cannabis, more $ to pay for more bold things), and you definitely should push for a super rich tax alongside the Greens, stand on 10 toes down on it, taxing the rich is popular policy & people NEED help surviving right now.
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thomasmjabraham.bsky.social @thomasmjabraham.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This 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.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Labour, 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.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I 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.
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Tautoko comments re Lawrence. If you are alarmed about what is happening to education, he is a huge advocate for us.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Ms 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...
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Willis 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
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How does the PM get away with not dealing with this racist outburst from HIS Minister of Foreign Affairs?
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Why 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.
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Baxtermack🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
So this co-governance is OK?
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ACT wants hunters in charge of game animals on conservation land, not DOC
The ACT party wants to give hunters a "real stake in managing and looking after our conservation estate".
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I’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.
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I was at something today where he was guest speaker. He impressed the couple of hundred people in the room but they were largely an audience of his people. I am very worried and bracing myself
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Winston'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
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Simeon 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?
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm thinking of going with Kaitunu and claim I got the definition of cook wrong
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I suggest we take control and just call it Kaitunu or something similar
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I think there's a nice ring about Kupe and Kaitunu - great choices Winnie! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Kupe and Cook: Names of new Cook Strait ferries announced
The two new Cook Strait ferries will be named Kupe and Cook.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
He’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. #nzpol
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The cussing character that may become the PM’s latest curse
If a celebrity candidate can claw some right voters back to ACT - National could be headed for devastation station
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We 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 ✊
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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Sure 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
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I want to understand this. I tried to tonight but I'm a bit tired. Will try again tomorrow
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And 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...
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New US ambassador would like chance to work on New Zealand's nuclear policy
The 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.
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Chip Matthews @chipmatthews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
If 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.
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Maurie Abraham @maurieabraham.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The 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
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Cait, Jarl of the Bread Makers 🏳️‍⚧️ @jarlbreadmaker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
So 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
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Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It’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
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Theta Salmon @thetasalmon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Imagine 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!
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