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Tory Whanau

@misswhanau.bsky.social
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Former Mayor. Global Greenie. Political reckons etc etc

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dog sitting for a friend for a few weeks. In absolute heaven. Odin doesn’t leave my side 😍 *yes I feel terrible for cheating on Teddy but I’ll finally see him in December ❤️
Odin the boxer
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The media when the right smear Green MPs: anonymous sources have raised serious questions that must be addressed and they should resign The media when Nicky Hager writes a book using sources from inside the TPU: obviously these anonymous sources mean we should dismiss this immediately
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JJW @jjw.wtf · 22/09/2026
it's wild the main characters from The Hollow Men and Dirty Politics can still show their faces in public, let alone be taken seriously by anyone, right up to the present day when EVEN MORE revelations in a brand new book about their their venal perfidiousness emerge. it says a lot about nz
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 22/09/2026
I don't know who needs to know this, but the fucking @greens.org.nz are KILLING this election campaign ❤️🖤💚
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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nicky Hager has just made the point, included in his book, that we need big donations out of politics. Luckily someone has a plan 💚 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Green Party seeks to cap political donations, stop companies donating
The Green Party wants to cap political donations at $30,000, stop companies from donating and set up a public register for lobbyists to get "big money" out of politics.
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te pua o te rēinga @cucumber.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
hine-nui-te-pō crushing māui to death with her (in some versions obsidian toothed) vagina
Hine-nui-te-pō kneeling, naked, māui is beneath her, her hair flowing, mountain in background, dittmer circa 1907
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with this amazing project by my housemate’s niece Estée, on the history and geography of where she grew up. Look at the detail on this marae! Seriously look! Te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, he taonga tuku iho. *permission to share by proud mum and uncle
Estee and project Owae marae
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Allison @handle.invalid · 17/09/2026
Get wrecked Milton Friedman
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This weekends volunteer duties 💚 Launch of Gabrielle De Vietri for Richmond
Greens stickers Poster of Gabrielle
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I don't think we collectively are reeling enough from the number of police officers and police staff being charged with offences that are essentially image based sexual abuse (of women/girls) by abusing their power or equipment #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
rnz.co.nz
Auckland police officer pleads guilty to making, possessing intimate visual recordings of three women
A police officer secretly filmed a woman having sex with him before stowing the illicit clip away in a hidden app on his phone.
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(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔))) @creativeelc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My other half has told me to share my website (even though it's not fully sorted). He knows me & my 'perfecting' the bloody thing for years if I don't do it now! So here it is! I'll have a sliding scale for subscription plans & free posts too. Look forward to your thoughts! Creativeelc.com
Screenshot of my website on the phone. Will be adding alt text to the images and making sure it's accessible. Still getting to grips with Wordpress. There's so much to learn! Let me know if there's something you think could help. A sideways screenshot of the website on my iPhone.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 11/09/2026
Tamatha was right #nzpol
nzherald.co.nz
Police officer secretly recorded woman during sex, saved intimate images of two others
The policeman hid the illicit content in an app made to look like a calculator.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This guy honestly 🤦🏽‍♀️
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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
““Waitematā is a harbour.” Yeah bro, and Wellington is a gumboot – but we make it work, you know?
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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I have a feeling he knew exactly what he was doing. Crowd wasn't having it, though! www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hundreds-...
[A screenshot of text from the linked story] 

Winston Peters was booed at today’s opening of the City Rail Link as he took aim at the name change of Auckland’s main station.

The Prime Minister was effusive with praise about Auckland’s new rail extension and the prospect of it shaping the city’s economic growth while the New Zealand First leader focused on Britomart Station being renamed.

“Why have we called it Waitematā? The Waitematā is a harbour.

“So thank you Auckland Transport, or should I say ngā mihi,” which was met with booing from the crowd.

He then addressed those reacting to his comments by saying “some of us are not woke”.
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The Post @thepost-nz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Big news for Wellington's former mayor @misswhanau.bsky.social
thepost.co.nz
Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau announced Obama Foundation Leader
The former Green-aligned Wellington mayor moved to Melbourne and soon found herself among the upper Green echelon of Australia.
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Emz of Big Hairy News @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Holy balls this is incredible! CONGRATS! Tory was out through hell as Wellington Mayor but what she achieved for her city despite that speaks volumes of her integrity and character and leadership. What a role model for the next generation of leaders.. Well deserved.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very grateful to be joining the Obama Foundation Leaders programme alongside an incredible group of people from across the Asia-Pacific. We had a zoom last week and they feel like whanau already. 💚 www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... (premium) @thepost-nz.bsky.social
NZ news
Local government
Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau announced Obama Foundation Leader
Tom Hunt | The Post
September 11, 2026 • 12:00am
Make The Post a preferred source in Google
Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau stepped down in 2025.
Photo: ROBERT KITCHIN / THE POST
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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
While Auckland celebrates the opening of the City Rail Link, Wellington will be having a fight about whether to do more bus lanes. Better things are possible, but the same people try to make them feel impossible.
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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
what a wonderful night to get arrested. Paul henry is in fact, not up to a debate. Dunedin police on a hair trigger, and very keen to escalate over next to nothing
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Asher @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Once again, Winston Peters and the government have actively chosen to be useless on Israel. We deserve better. The Palestinian people need better.
Tile with a quote from Asher Wilson-Goldman, Dayenu spokesperson, reading "Winston Peters has once again prioritised Israel over human decency by opting out of this UK-led statement against settlement expansion."Tile with a quote: "New Zealanders have the right to expect more from our government. Opposing genocide isn't a 'nice to have', it's a basic cornerstone of a decent society. 

Time and time again, the Government has taken only the smallest token opportunities to criticise Israel's behaviours - banning visits from settler leaders who had no intention of ever coming here. 

Winston Peters, Christopher Luxon and the rest of the government need to do the decent thing - expel the Israeli ambassador, introduce real sanctions, recognise the Palestinian state and speak out against genocide."
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I make pies now…
Mince and cheese pie by yours truly
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A letterboxing sort of day 💚 #melbourne #stateelection #auspol
Tory holding Izzy Scherrer flier
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
i think reporters owe it to the NZ public to stop using euphemisms like "unusual" or adding 'humanising' details to soften what these public figures are doing - associating with extremists and calling their political opponents "barely human". This is very clearly fascist behaviour.
nzherald.co.nz
'They're barely people': Paul Henry takes pot shot at Greens during country pub visit
Henry spoke to 60 supporters beneath Confederate flag in a pub that burned Ardern's book.
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Drew(bacca) @cybogoblin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lloyd Burr going for another... stitch up. I'll see myself out.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh the horror! She's KNITTING!
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Shifty Cow @supergoofnz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
WTF?! '... Deloitte had double-counted current employees with vacant roles and relied on three-year old employment data from the Taxpayers’ Union.' www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
stuff.co.nz
Mayor: ‘Large chunks’ of Wellington council Deloitte report written by AI
A $435,000 Deloitte report on the council’s staffing levels was written by artificial intelligence, says Little, as the report's credibility comes under increasing scrutiny.
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Grumpy Goblin Dawg @loosewheelnz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Go our rangatahi! #nzpol
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If anyone is at the Digital Harm symposium at Massey can you pretty please take a pic with me in the background on the screen #lgnz #nzpol
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Zooey Neumann @zoomoo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
West Auckland, join us for kai and kōrero next Tuesday! www.greens.org.nz/wtk_pm_260908
Taxing the super-rich: kai and korero with Steve Abel, Tue 8 Sept 7pm, Oratia Bowling Club.
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ray Chung's political backers are back www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
nzherald.co.nz
‘Not particularly a conspiracy theorist’: Inside Wellington’s water charges revolt
Stop Tiaki Wai is linked to a controversial election campaign, and other fringe movements.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A piece of Aotearoa in Naarm ❤️ from Make Aotearoa Native Again
Wahine - katakata aroha ora 
Laugh love live?
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I might just pin this here.📌 I know we often agree to disagree, but in reality WE are all we have. Our singular goal is to make Luxon & co a #OneTermGovernment and the only way to do that is through authentic & purposeful Kotahitanga. The rest can be worked out in coalition negotiation. #nzpol #NZ🕊️
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Allison @handle.invalid · 29/08/2026
All day everyday it’s
A black and white photo of NZ PM Chris Luxon looking real grumpy with the words ‘Fuck them kids’ scrawled across his face.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fit check for my first Australian Greens National Council meeting. Fizzing. Also wearing a shirt by Māori designer Pania Greenway and earrings gifted by the Indigenous Nurses of Aotearoa ❤️
Wearing All Black but it’s chic
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Not content with wanting to abolish the Climate Change Commission, ACT want to actively accelerate the climate crisis. Announcing this on a day when hundreds have died in Nepal and Tibet from a climate crisis-induced glacier collapse is disgusting. #nzpol
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The Post @thepost-nz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Deloitte made assumptions about job duplications, the council claims - for example treating any role with “project” in the title as a duplicate job.
thepost.co.nz
Consultant’s council staffing report faces more scrutiny over alleged data errors
A new council analysis has raised further concerns about Deloitte’s $435,000 staffing review, alleging flawed data, incorrect assumptions and a $21.5m discrepancy in salary calculations.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
so the Meta case reaching a settlement today basically admits that the issues with social media are platform-side design and amplification - ie not access this HUGELY undermines the push for digital ID under the guise of child safety. simply regulate the platforms to not be so fucking evil
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Bloody love a Green jobs policy #nzpol www.greens.org.nz/jobs_for_nat... @nzgreens.nzcow.com @greens.org.nz @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
greens.org.nz
Let's bring back Jobs for Nature!
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Labour supporting the rates cap bill to first reading Their strategy for beating the least popular National leader in 20 years appears to be "we agree with Chris"
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
So not content with its spinelessness over telling National to fuck off over the Social Media Ban, Labour now want to support Rates Capping from National. The same Rates Capping that will decimate local services like libraries, parks and those roads and pipes www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
National, Labour agree to disagree over two policies they agree on
Having agreed to join forces on a social media ban for under-16s, National and Labour are squabbling over the process and time taken.
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Please know I used several expletives this morning when reading that Labour will support the rates capping through to select committee. Cowardice, and continuing to screw over local government. We need CHANGE, not more of the same unfunded mandates and chaos.
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NZ Council for Civil Liberties @nzccl.org.nz · 24/08/2026
Very disappointed to see the govt proposing a ban on under-16s using social media. While we agree there is work to be done, a ban is the wrong approach and interferes with young people's rights to communicate with family, each other, and the wider world. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Watch live: Govt pushes ahead with social media ban for under-16s
The government is pressing ahead with its ban on social media for under-16 year olds, with the legislation set to be introduced on Monday.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More proof our PM is a liar
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If someone asks me why I’m voting for the Greens I’m gonna be like “well we’ve seen what an ACT-led govt does to the economy I want to see a green one now. Both sides and what not” 🙂‍↕️
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Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This guy was on council for 30 years and Mayor for 3 while the infrastructure under our feet rotted away. He ran on no rates rises. In Wellington not having nice things. And now he’s moaning about everyone paying through the nose to fix the shit he ignored and actively worked against.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
At some point someone has to stand up and go "Ok everyone shut the fuck up. You all didn't want Three Waters, so you've got this now. This is what you voted for. It's going to be expensive because Things Cost Money, and you've all underpaid for decades because of political cowardice".
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spooky kororā @davejac.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What the fuck is Andy Foster doing at a protest about water rates
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I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
ALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
So there's Luxon and Bishop criticising Wellington, Andy Foster saying not my fault, the people who voted for this reform are all trying to place the blame on the Councils WHO THE GOVERNMENT SPECIFICALLY STRIPPED AWAY THE POWER TO DIRECTLY CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND CHARGING FOR WATER.
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