Reposted by BSanyaSplakey @splakey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026To be fair, she is a subject matter expert. #nzpol 1186
Reposted by BSanyay'knowthatguy @yknowthatguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#nzpol Made an article about 'No New Taxes' National Already Taxed Families, Especially those with Newborn Children yknowthatjournalist.substack.com/p/national-a...yknowthatjournalist.substack.comNational Already Taxed Families, Especially those with Newborn ChildrenThe Party of ‘No New Taxes’ is fine with taxes as long as you don’t notice 083
Reposted by BSanyaMei 🐯 🧡 @tigermeifury.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It screams so many things and not a thing good with this Nat/Act/NZ First government. Brad's doing everyone a solid here. #nzpol 1206
Reposted by BSanyaJulie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Looking through some old stuff and found this cartoon I cut out c1996. They just never really have new ideas, just new packaging. (For younger readers - right wing think tank the NZ Initiative formed out of a merger of the NZ Business Roundtable and the NZ Institute in 2012.) 614464
Reposted by BSanyamiravox @miravox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026They never give up on trying to get the taxpayers' share. We can never give up on idea of making AoNZ a place for all to thrive. 0123
Reposted by BSanyaDavid Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Please let me scare you with stories about things Chloe isn't I want to stop you thinking about everything I am 2363
Reposted by BSanyaConnor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"National leader Christopher Luxon did not want taxpayer funding going into a "white elephant" that was not commercially viable. "Of course we're very committed to our 17 roads of national significance and we make no apology for that." Hmmm which one is a white elephant? #nzpol 716475
Reposted by BSanyaJolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Let’s go! (Again!) #nzpol Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Map 6573 kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/coll... 58022
Reposted by BSanyaMs Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"There were far too many things that were done in a secretive and unethical way," she said. "Too many financial interests that have no business in that space." “work on the curriculum was heavily politicised and several of the ministry insiders who contacted RNZ made similar allegations.” #nzpolrnz.co.nzWhistleblowers offer to aid Education Ministry probeEducation Ministry whistleblowers, who contacted RNZ in the past week, plan to add their voices to an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman. 26530
BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I am in no way surprised that there's more to come: Whistleblowers offer to aid Education Ministry probernz.co.nzWhistleblowers offer to aid Education Ministry probeEducation Ministry whistleblowers, who contacted RNZ in the past week, plan to add their voices to an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman. 010
Reposted by BSanyaDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Should retailers be doing the same in NZ? Yes. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...rnz.co.nzProminent Dutch retailer bans Meta's Ray-Ban smart glassesOne of the largest Dutch eyewear retail chains said on Friday (all times local) it had suspended sales of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid growing privacy concerns, in ... 517147
Reposted by BSanyaChris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026No new taxes... #NZpol #Listener #cartoon 516268
Reposted by BSanyaAndrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Canterbury's 2024 groundwater report showed 59% of monitored sites had worsening levels of nitrate, and 10% had breached the drinking water standard. The 2025 groundwater report was not expected to be released until next month, but vibes say it's not an emergency now. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...rnz.co.nzCanterbury council votes to end controversial nitrate emergency declarationThe Canterbury Regional Council has voted to bring an end to the controversial nitrate emergency declaration brought in a year ago, as the region grapples with nitrate levels in waterways and drinking... 01410
Reposted by BSanyadunnersmads.bsky.social @dunnersmads.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#nzpol A good time to revive this story because of what is at stake without a change of govt. newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/p...newsroom.co.nzPrisons operator Serco eyes NZ's public health infrastructure needsThe outsourcing firm tells the Government it is uniquely positioned, and its services could be of great value 42517
Reposted by BSanyaSacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"For nearly 18 months the Crown repeatedly informed claimants, the Tribunal, and the public of its intention to develop alternative plans in lieu of Te Aka Whai Ora, but these intentions did not materialise and were not reflected in Crown action." - Waitangi Tribunal. #NzPolrnz.co.nzWaitangi Tribunal finds Crown had no clear plan for Māori health after scrapping Te Aka Whai OraThe Waitangi Tribunal has found the Government had no clear alternative plan for Māori health when it scrapped Te Aka Whai Ora - the Māori Health Authority. 25225
Reposted by BSanyaTania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I can confirm, l was told multiple times to take care l what l put in writing Education Ministry whistleblower claims OIA subversion not an isolated incident www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...rnz.co.nzEducation Ministry whistleblower claims OIA subversion not an isolated incidentThe person who leaked a video of an Education Ministry official apparently attempting to subvert the Official Information Act (OIA) claims it was not an isolated incident. 33714
Reposted by BSanyaBruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Especially when what they are revealing is the level of ideological bias in the curriculum rewrite that is being deliberately withheld from the public. 031
Reposted by BSanyaBruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026All of the three parties in the coalition have indulged in providing a streamlined gateway for anti-evidence groups to get their fringe ideas written into policy. The most anti science, anti research, anti expertise government we’ve had in living memory. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...stuff.co.nzNZ First’s health policy copy-pasted from advocacy group’s websiteNew Zealand First released a health policy on Sunday that is largely copy-and-pasted from a charitable trust called Make New Zealand Healthy. 27931
Reposted by BSanyaBruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What’s that? The obvious bad consequence of a law that everyone said would happen has happened? Shocking. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...rnz.co.nzYoung man charged with assault after attempted citizen's arrestA young man has been charged with assault after a citizen's arrest in Hamilton allegedly went too far. 052
Reposted by BSanyaAndy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Today we launched the first prototype of a plastic-free floating wetland. Wetland plants can help to improve water quality by sucking out excess nutrients. There are plenty of tuna in here but none of them are in very good condition. The dream is to be able manage this pond for mahinga kai. 910525
Reposted by BSanyaKeith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 14/09/2026ALL (publicly available NZ political) POLLS ARE BAD newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/14/c... 23611
Reposted by BSanyaJolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This feels very important right now? #nzpol 34426
Reposted by BSanyaGrant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 11/09/2026#NZpol So along with the (nursing) hiring freeze, an infrastructure 'pause'? 😔 0105
Reposted by BSanyaSophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026You couldn't make it up. via @bernardchickey.bsky.social #nzpol 04522
Reposted by BSanyaMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Blimey. MSD might have underestimated how many people would lose accommodation supplement under the new meanass rules. Incredible drop. 48552
Reposted by BSanyaBruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NZ punching above its weight by having a financial crisis all of its own. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...rnz.co.nzInsolvencies on track for worst year since global financial crisisInsolvency numbers are likely to remain at record levels until well into next year, one practitioner says. 1135
Reposted by BSanyaMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Louise Upston didn't like being called "heartless" for telling cancer patients to find work. In 2024, she said she'd cut job beneficiaries by 50K To date, there are 80K MORE. That's 130K from target Watching her try to blame MSD for laws SHE rushed under urgency is farcical but on brand #nzpol 119530
Reposted by BSanyaAndrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026In July Seymour celebrated the best Term 2 attendance since 2016. In August, NZ hit its worst flu outbreak in a decade. Severe respiratory illness in Auckland at the highest level since surveillance began. St John's busiest day in history. These facts are related. 5/ 312653
Reposted by BSanyaAndrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026In December 2023 the Secretary of Education emailed the Director-General of Health asking her to "soften" the stay-home-if-sick messaging. Not a doctor. Acting for a Minister who is also not a doctor. I have the email, via OIA. #nzpol 🧵 1/ 14170100
Reposted by BSanyaPaula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I asked Elizabeth Mundt for an interview. She did not respond. Instead, she put a video on Facebook describing me as the "lady" who did the Fire and Fury documentary and that I am "probably not the person" she wanted interviewing her about abortion.stuff.co.nzA political candidate says a topic has ‘haunted’ her for years. We fact check her claimsSenior journalist Paula Penfold examines an NZ First candidate’s abortion claims against the law, official data and medical practice. 3824075
Reposted by BSanyaCraig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Met up with @garypayinda.bsky.social who was attending the ASMS conference today here in Wellington. If you’re looking for a candidate who cares passionately about health, and the good people of Whangārei - then he absolutely deserves your vote! 710215
Reposted by BSanyaDisabled Persons Assembly NZ @dpanz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"We must refrain from erasing disability from someone’s legacy when we are mourning them. We must ensure that people are remembered as they were." — Kitty Wasasalathedlist.co.nzFarewell Tim Curry, in all your disabled gloryWe remember actor Tim Curry for so many iconic roles, from Frank-N-Furter to Nigel Thornberry; let’s remember him as disabled, too. 110041
Reposted by BSanyaSharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Cutting JobSeeker Support for 18- and 19-year-olds who can’t find work, and whose parents earn as little as $67,225, during a cost of living crisis and high youth unemployment. My #cartoon today #NZpol #JobSeeker #YouthUnemployment 721783
Reposted by BSanyaD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Labour leader Chris Hipkins has signed a pledge to extend the living wage to all workers in the state sector if elected. The pledge was also signed by Green co-leader Marama Davidson and Jessica Hammond from The Opportunity Party. #nzpol #LivingWagestuff.co.nzLabour signs pledge to extend living wage to all state sector workersAn estimated 20,000 workers across the country will benefit if the living wage is extended to all state sector workers. 17220
Reposted by BSanyaQueen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 02/09/2026@ahhmandah.bsky.social this is on a viral journey. Thank you for your inspiration. 23014
Reposted by BSanyaConnor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wayne Brown on the mark here businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...businessdesk.co.nzWayne Brown says Labour should cancel 'idiotic' Warkworth to Te Hana expresswayAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown is urging the Labour Party to cancel the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway if it wins the election.But Labour maintains the recently co... 2369
Reposted by BSanyaTze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Unemployment for this age group in Auckland is at 30% 89652
BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The most incredible poem of 2026, surely newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/30/t...newsroom.co.nzThe most incredible poem of 2026, surelyAn epic memoir told in four-line stanzas. 042
Reposted by BSanyaDavid Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Free to share www.davidslack.net/borrow-story/davidslack.netTrainwreck debt quizChristopher Luxon is forever talking about the colossal economic train wreck the last government left and this gets repeated as certain fact. But what are the actual numbers? 53733
Reposted by BSanyaSharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Dr Brown makes a medical breakthrough. My #cartoon today #NZpol #HealthSystem #HealthCare 615274
Reposted by BSanyaTax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Low tax... Low wages Low employment Low social housing Low home ownership Low living standards Low hospital staffing Low life expectancy Low educational outcomes Low investment Low productivity Low quality roads Low conservation Low social cohesion Low water quality Low quality of life #nzpol 0244
Reposted by BSanyaSophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The country that knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. #nzpol 092
Reposted by BSanyaGeneral Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 14/08/2026GP appointments are part-paid by the government and part-paid by you. So when the govt won't fund GP, guess who pays more? 0105
Reposted by BSanyaDr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 23/08/2026100%. Access to early screening, GP appts & support, where people live now, makes far more difference long term to outcomes than a fancy one-off private hospital in a singular location. ACTs foolishness is what happens when wealthy ppl seek control instead of listening to experts. 36817
Reposted by BSanyaGeneral Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 28/08/2026People are willing to pay taxes for healthcare. It’s almost as if we all understand how public health should work. Take note, politicians. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/1155858/t…rnz.co.nzTwo-thirds of New Zealanders willing to pay more tax for better healthcareA survey of 1600 people has found two-thirds of New Zealanders are willing to pay more tax for better healthcare - particularly when it comes to cancer. 1188
Reposted by BSanyaJames W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The problem with this framing is Seymour only has as much power as National were willing to give him & Paul Goldsmith has repeatedly overruled or prompted the courts himself as Minister of Justice. National aren't innocent bystanders in this #nzpol 43816
Reposted by BSanyaSophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026#SaveOurHealthServices #nzpol 1117