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John Farrell

@mcfreddo.bsky.social
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 6h
#nzpol - Well, that tells us all we need to know... www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Opportunity’s deputy says he’d vote National if he couldn’t vote for his party
Follow the election campaign live.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 6h
#nzpol Private hospital operators getting twitchy, as the election looms. Going to lose some sweet government contracts? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/debunking...
nzherald.co.nz
Debunking the great myths about NZ private hospitals
OPINION: NZ has always had a mixed health system. Public services have never been enough.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 6h
Roll Luxon time?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 11h
You confident enough to put money on that?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 11h
Shades of "Gone with the wind".
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#nzpol Yup - National is sure tough on crime... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
nzherald.co.nz
'Those poor babies': Children among 16 dead in 47 days amid spate of violence
Several of the deaths appear linked to family or intimate partner violence.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's more likely that we are using stocks bought at a lower price.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fine. Let's just make sure that city people don't have to pay when it all turns to crap for these farmers.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Do you have to be a turkey to vote for Christmas?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yeh, well - it's all about proving your manhood, eh?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#nzpol
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We downsized inadvertently when we moved back to Dunedin 19 years ago, and bought a smaller house. The one drawback is being in a flood zone - we were flooded in 2015. Apart from that, the house is eminently livable for an older person.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#nzpol This is what we need to do with our electricity system. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
theguardian.com
Greens would nationalise Thames and SE Water without paying compensation, says deputy leader – as it happened
Rachel Millward tells Brighton conference: ‘Forget compensation for shareholders and creditors, these are insolvent companies’
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#nzpol Wise people avoiding the retirement village scam. Who wants to live in a beige hell surrounded by people you share nothing with? thespinoff.co.nz/society/04-1...
thespinoff.co.nz
We’ve grown old in our own home – we have no plans to leave
More and more New Zealanders are opting to live out their days in retirement villages. David Hill explains why he and his wife won't be moving anytime soon.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I took a railcar from Alexandra to Dunedin, in 1973. I've also done the Lyttelton Wellington overnight ferry, with the Blue Streak railcar to Auckland.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#nzpol
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Going to be a big saving there, then, after the election.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#nzpol The right is poisonous, everywhere. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows
Opposition lawmakers join forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bah!
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It reinforces concerns about christian men and bottoms...
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Has anyone checked the price of the components, to see what premium has been paid?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Stuff is afraid that the Greens are gaining, and are pushing the staus quo.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#nzpol National think that fiddling around with our failed electricity market will improve prices... www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
interest.co.nz
National puts forward nine-point plan to ‘tackle costs pushing up power bills’
National announces plan that aims to ‘tackle costs pushing up power bills and build a more secure future for New Zealand’
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Er - he's going to reverse a ute full of dirt onto the rugby field?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#nzpol
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The electorate vote is performative, and in terms of numbers, meaningless. The government is decided by the party vote.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Explain.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've split my vote in every MMP election.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mine was the same.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well, money needs to be protected, eh...we can always breed more people...
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He'd probably be a merkin...
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Keeping up with all those wrecked hoardings must cost a bomb...
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The thing is - to zealots like Seymour, "The Market" is god. Holy writ must be followed.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We need to be having a conversation about how we live in a resource depleted world subject to extreme climate change, rather than obsessing over yesterday's economic obsessions.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What markets? The sharemarket is a casino, the property market a ponzi, and who knows (or cares) about the bond market. My local farmers marked probably wouldn't care...
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well - obviously they're experts in virology and epidemiology and such things...
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
%nzpol Neoliberalism only has fear left. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7gC...
youtube.com
What happens when neoliberalism's only got fear left to sell?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did anyone ask him about Hekia Parata?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know one millionaire - he made his money investing in a tech startup which was sold to a large overseas company.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Both can be happening at the same time.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Perhaps the red seats at the National launch are a sign?
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Interesting - that suggests people are staying put rather than trading up their houses.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#nzpol
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#nzpol
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
UK intelligence authorities predict climate driven disaster. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#nzpol
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They aren't very wise - a little given up now may make it easier for them in the future, when change could see them lose much more.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So - Max is going to come through the middle.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They're afraid political change will reduce their wealth and influence.
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John Farrell @mcfreddo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maybe we need primary elections for list candiates, instead.
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