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Splakey @splakey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
To be fair, she is a subject matter expert. #nzpol
Stuff news item: “Nicola Willis lays in to Labour’s fiscal plan, calls it a ‘misleading fantasy’”
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y'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...
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National Already Taxed Families, Especially those with Newborn Children
The Party of ‘No New Taxes’ is fine with taxes as long as you don’t notice
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Mei 🐯 🧡 @tigermeifury.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It screams so many things and not a thing good with this Nat/Act/NZ First government. Brad's doing everyone a solid here. #nzpol
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looking 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.)
Photo of a black and white cartoon with a bunch of men sitting around an executive board table. A sign in front reads “Quiet please, Roundtable in session”. From left to right they are saying:
“The govt should get out of education and health…”
“We need more contestability in social welfare…”
“the govt should sell ACC and the post office…”
“We should privatise electricity and roading…”
“Seen the polls? Winston could be the next PM”
“That’s disgraceful. What happened to the New Zealand we all knew and loved?”
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miravox @miravox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They 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.
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Please let me scare you with stories about things Chloe isn't I want to stop you thinking about everything I am
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Connor 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
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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Let’s go! (Again!) #nzpol Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Map 6573 kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/coll...
A gorgeous pictorial map from 1889 of railway tours around New Zealand.  It highlights not just the routes but also the many fun activities to be enjoyed at various locations. Includes Mount Cook-Aoraki; Rotorua; Lake Wakatipu; Bluff; Queenstown; hot springs in Te Aroha and Hanmer… so much was accessible by train, let’s go back to the good times!
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Ms 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.” #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Whistleblowers offer to aid Education Ministry probe
Education Ministry whistleblowers, who contacted RNZ in the past week, plan to add their voices to an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I am in no way surprised that there's more to come: Whistleblowers offer to aid Education Ministry probe
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Whistleblowers offer to aid Education Ministry probe
Education Ministry whistleblowers, who contacted RNZ in the past week, plan to add their voices to an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Should retailers be doing the same in NZ? Yes. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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Prominent Dutch retailer bans Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses
One 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 ...
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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No new taxes... #NZpol #Listener #cartoon
Luxon: "No new taxes"Cartoon depicts PM Luxon on an election podium in fron of an audience. Luxon: "No new taxes."
Various audience members heckle: 
"Or nurses
Or Police
Or Ferries
Or houses
Or equal pay
Or libraries
Or Bridges
Or ideas."
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Andrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canterbury'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...
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Canterbury council votes to end controversial nitrate emergency declaration
The 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...
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dunnersmads.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...
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Prisons operator Serco eyes NZ's public health infrastructure needs
The outsourcing firm tells the Government it is uniquely positioned, and its services could be of great value
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Sacha @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. #NzPol
rnz.co.nz
Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown had no clear plan for Māori health after scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora
The 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.
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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I 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...
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Education Ministry whistleblower claims OIA subversion not an isolated incident
The 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.
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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Especially when what they are revealing is the level of ideological bias in the curriculum rewrite that is being deliberately withheld from the public.
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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All 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...
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NZ First’s health policy copy-pasted from advocacy group’s website
New Zealand First released a health policy on Sunday that is largely copy-and-pasted from a charitable trust called Make New Zealand Healthy.
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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WTAF
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Jennifer Ward @jenospeno.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vote them OUT. #nzpol ✅✅
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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What’s that? The obvious bad consequence of a law that everyone said would happen has happened? Shocking. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
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Young man charged with assault after attempted citizen's arrest
A young man has been charged with assault after a citizen's arrest in Hamilton allegedly went too far.
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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today 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.
Mohi modelling the floating wetland. The frame is bamboo found on site, lashed together with harakeke and topped with jute sacks donated by Whittaker's.Juncus, Carex sexta and water cress on the island. The island from another angle.

MKII will use giant bamboo, lashed together to make a more solid platform with the jute sacks over the top.
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Paywalled, but a great hire. #NzPol
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
ALL (publicly available NZ political) POLLS ARE BAD newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/14/c...
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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This feels very important right now? #nzpol
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#NZpol So along with the (nursing) hiring freeze, an infrastructure 'pause'? 😔
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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
You couldn't make it up. via @bernardchickey.bsky.social #nzpol
2. The Post-$* leads this morning with detail of how Health NZ has underspent
$690 million hospital infrastructure in the first nine months of the current financial year. See Front Page of the day below
3. Lifeline says health sector underfunding was responsible for 60% of the calls to its hotline not being answered, RNZ reported last yesterday.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Blimey. MSD might have underestimated how many people would lose accommodation supplement under the new meanass rules. Incredible drop.
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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NZ punching above its weight by having a financial crisis all of its own. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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Insolvencies on track for worst year since global financial crisis
Insolvency numbers are likely to remain at record levels until well into next year, one practitioner says.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Louise 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
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In 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/
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In 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/
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I 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.nz
A political candidate says a topic has ‘haunted’ her for years. We fact check her claims
Senior journalist Paula Penfold examines an NZ First candidate’s abortion claims against the law, official data and medical practice.
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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Met 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!
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Disabled 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 Wasasala
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Farewell Tim Curry, in all your disabled glory
We remember actor Tim Curry for so many iconic roles, from Frank-N-Furter to Nigel Thornberry; let’s remember him as disabled, too.
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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cutting 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
Cartoon. Title: “The Carry” Two frames. 1st frame, A rugby player running with the ball. Caption: “An All Black carrying an air-filled ball over the try line. Hooray!!!” Frame 2: a woman running with a small child tied to her front, and a teenager tied to her back, with a box tied on, that is labelled, “Hopes and dreams of a jobless teenager” The woman is looking at her watch and carrying a shopping bag with “Cost of Living” written on it. The caption says, “A low-wage parent carrying the weight of the world over a moving try line…”
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Labour 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 #LivingWage
stuff.co.nz
Labour signs pledge to extend living wage to all state sector workers
An estimated 20,000 workers across the country will benefit if the living wage is extended to all state sector workers.
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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 02/09/2026
@ahhmandah.bsky.social this is on a viral journey. Thank you for your inspiration.
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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wayne Brown on the mark here businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...
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Wayne Brown says Labour should cancel 'idiotic' Warkworth to Te Hana expressway
Auckland 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...
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Unemployment for this age group in Auckland is at 30%
Annual Youth Unemployment: Auckland (HLFS), from Ross Wilson's quarterly Auckland Council report "Auckland regional household labour force survey: quarterly overview" for June 2026 
https://www.knowledgeauckland.org.nz/publications/auckland-regional-household-labour-force-survey-quarterly-overview-as-at-june-2026/

15-19 yo unemployment line go up to 30%, it is hitting the post-GFC heights
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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The most incredible poem of 2026, surely newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/30/t...
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The most incredible poem of 2026, surely
An epic memoir told in four-line stanzas.
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Free to share www.davidslack.net/borrow-story/
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Trainwreck debt quiz
Christopher 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?
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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Dr Brown makes a medical breakthrough. My #cartoon today #NZpol #HealthSystem #HealthCare
Cartoon. Title: “Medical Breakthrough”  A caption says, “In an audacious innovation Dr Brown transfused $95million from hospitals to GPs” Image shows Health Minister Simeon Brown putting a line into the arm of a skeletal Health System to remove blood and transfer it over to the other arm, overseen by PM Christopher Luxon. Luxon is saying, “Your audacity knows no bounds, Dr Brown!”
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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Low 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
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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The country that knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. #nzpol
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General Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 14/08/2026
GP appointments are part-paid by the government and part-paid by you. So when the govt won't fund GP, guess who pays more?
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
100%. 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.
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General Practitioners Aotearoa @gpaotearoa.co.nz · 28/08/2026
People 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…
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Two-thirds of New Zealanders willing to pay more tax for better healthcare
A 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.
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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The 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
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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#SaveOurHealthServices #nzpol
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