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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Sharing this event in February at @qtheatre.bsky.social because it sounds AWESOME #ToitūTeTiriti www.iticket.co.nz/events/2026/...

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

'.. it seems that local and regional government are being set up as a target to distract New Zealanders from their dissatisfaction with the current regime.' - Anne Salmond

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Anne Salmond: We're reforming the wrong part of government

Coalition Govt ministers insist their reform of regional councils is 'not a power grab' - but all the evidence suggests the opposite, to democracy's detriment

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 28/10/2025

I appear to have spoken to a reporter who took seriously the gravity of NZ's science crisis does anybody have a newsroom pro subscription so that I can learn what other choice phrases I used on the record? newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/w...

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Winner of top science prize blames ‘batshit’ Budget for brain drain

Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their ‘idiotic’ approach to funding it will cost them their best and brightest.

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Emily (Emily Writes) and I drafted a letter to Andrew Little about his decision to appoint Ray Chung as chair of the CCO Review & Appointments subcommittee. We think this is unacceptable given his past behaviour. Here's a template for a letter if you agree: sites.google.com/view/really-... #nzpol

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Really, Andrew Little?

Andrew Little has appointed Ray Chung to head an important Wellington City Council committee. We don't think he should be doing that. If you agree, please tell him so. Here's how.

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InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa @internetnz.nz · 28/10/2025

We go way back with @micheleacourt.bsky.social. She's MCd NetHui at least three times and voiced videos for us – so she was our first choice to help us host NetTalks, and we're so pleased she said yes! Christchurch, we'd love you to join us this Friday at 5.30pm.

Photo of Michele A'Court, name in text, other elements illustrative

six speakers six minutes each six tech talks Net Talks short talks big impact Ōtautahi Christchurch, other elements illustrative

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Just Jim will do. @justjim.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this, but I needed to get back to my 'big puter'. I find this image very helpful in explaining the very problem you are describing. I have no idea how to attribute this wonderful work though.

Two panel cartoon.

First panel: A character is holding a placard 'Defund the Police'. Another character says, "Defund the police!? How is he supposed to carry all that!?!?" There is a blue uniformed police officer carrying a whole pile of rocks labelled, 'Keep the peace', 'Every unexpected crisis', 'Domestic violence', 'Theft', 'Homelessness', 'Prostitution', 'School security', 'Drug possession', 'Gang violence', 'Drug dealers'.

Second panel: The character carrying the 'Defund the Police' placard says, "He's not." and to the amazement of the other character the load of the police officer has been taken up by 'Universal health care', 'Drug treatment programs', 'Mental health services', 'Social workers', 'Education', 'Job placement', 'Affordable housing'. Two large rocks 'Sex work' and 'Pot' are being rolled up into the back of a truck labelled 'Decriminalize & regulate'.

The blue uniformed cop, looking very relieved, is left holding a rock labelled, 'Keep the peace'.

I wish I knew who to credit for this astounding image.

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This is great. Do please watch it.

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Obama on Charlie Kirk:

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Just came here to say, there I was reading the NYT and suddenly I’m reading about my friend Adam!

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Some of the other essays in the book are way more chipper 😂 It really is a lovely book.

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

It’s good. Everyone in my family will be getting a copy for Xmas 🎁

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

David Fisher's article about Alex covers a lot more of what his friends tried to do - it was one of his discord friends who alerted the motel to the possibility he had passed - again, this contradicts the parents statements - archive.is/WaouD

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

why is the president the only person testing the limits of his power? everyone should see what they can get away with. what if zookeepers gave helicopters to gorillas? nobody has tried this

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

What the Government doesn't want you to know about the Regulatory Standards Bill... Submissions are open until 1pm Monday 23rd June. Link in comments. 🔗🔗🔗

Here's what the Government doesn't want you to know about the Regulatory Standards Bill.

It favours corporate interests ahead of our communities, environmental protections, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Laws that keep people healthy and safe would be at the whim of David Seymour.
It would make it harder to keep our air and rivers clean and reduce climate emissions.

'This bill is a dangerous power grab that is not in the interests of the majority of New Zealanders'

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

This is 18 months into being in government, and you've got a Minister having too many beers and getting his feelings hurt about some flags and being called a dickhead by a Kiwi icon. That's not good! It's very not good!

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The apologists are mostly people who haven’t yet realised that ALL art is political. (Either that or they’re co-dickheads.)

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Craig @kiwicraig74.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

"Wanker, me"

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

It’s quite something to see an expression of culture and characterise it as “political branding”. ‘Bishop told Stuff that he was referring to the “overtly political branding on display.”’ #shutupdickhead

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Being told to "shut up you dickhead" by Don McGlashan is literally the worst thing that can happen to you as a New Zealander

Renowned musician Don McGlashan was seen on the video confronting Bishop, but McGlashan said he did not realise at first that it was the minister.

"I could hear an enormous amount of ranting, kind of against the whole thing. I didn't get the full gist of it, but it was basically - 'the hīkoi is ages ago, sit down everybody' - so this geezer was just ranting away and telling everybody to sit down," McGlashan said.

"After a while I turned to him and said 'ah shut up you dickhead' and I looked at him and I thought, oh I know that face. Then he said 'what did you say to me?'".

McGlashan said that he again told Bishop to "shut up you dickhead and he said 'I could say the same to you', and I said, well I wasn't talking and you were. And then I realised I was talking to the leader of the house".

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Tina @tinangata.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Next Expert witness in the WAI3470 Urgent inquiry into the RSB. Chelsea Winstanley!

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Ministry of Health NZ @health.govt.nz · 25/05/2025

The Ministry of Health is now posting on Bluesky. Follow us to be alerted to our consultations, news and announcements. We welcome your respectful and relevant comments and reserve the right to take action against posts that violate our community guidelines:

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Social media community guidelines | Ministry of Health NZ

The Ministry engages with the community and provides important safety and public health information through accounts on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

#nzpol The pay equity decision today – just before Mothers Day – takes employment law back decades. It will likely impact the earnings of hundreds of thousands of women, often working in some of the most poorly paid work. It will cost us all in the long-run. A 🧵 www.beehive.govt.nz/release/chan...

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Hey if cancelling pay equity settlements is about saving money, why don’t we just pay men and white people less and equalise that way

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

This is *why* retrospective laws are objectionable in principle. Law must be prospective so you can plan your life according to it. Which is what claimant groups, employers, and public servants have done for years. All in the bin in under 24 hours. Millions of dollars worth of work on all sides.

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We endured six months of submissions and process for the Treaty Principles Bill, a bill cabinet knew would never pass. Yet the Govt gives just 12 hours for radical changes to pay equity laws that directly impact hundreds of thousands of workers, mostly women, & their families.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Part of what really disturbs me about the sudden end of pay equity is the democratic implications - National did not say before the election that they would do this. It is now being passed under urgency, the same day as announcement, with no public input. NZers quite simply have not had a say.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Pretty strong wording - appropriately - from Coughlan in the Herald. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... Also notes the irony of ACT's Regulatory Standards crowd ignoring some of the most basic principles of regulatory practice.

If the Government does have a good reason for urgency in this case (it says it doesn't want multiple different regimes operating at once), it hasn't made a very good case for it.

To recap: the Government is using Parliamentary urgency to pass retrospective legislation affecting hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers, saving itself "billions" of dollars, but has not done basic regulatory due diligence on what this means for the workers in question, and is not saying how much money is on the line.

That is bad lawmaking at the very least.

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Pretty sure I mean “overstated” but honestly my feet are so cosy I’m relaxed about it.

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Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The pleasure of fresh, new slippers cannot be overestimated. How’s your day?

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