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Ms Hooper

@mshooper.bsky.social
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Aging, hermit-prone, art inclined, left wing, climate panicked,animal lover 😊😮‍💨🌳🙏 #Kikorangi #ToitūTeTiriti

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 43m
Brian Roche is an absolute arsehole For everyone's sake, VOTE THEM OUT #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI
The government's recipe for cutting thousands more public sector jobs demands using AI much more. RNZ looks through 16 documents that led up Nicola Willis's announcement in May of 8700 jobs to go and ...
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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 1h
OMG full page full racist Hobson’s Pledge in The Post today is this even legal? #nzpol
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Me & Coffee ☕️ @thembird.bsky.social · 31m
Nicola Willis needs to use a govt scheme of low cost financing to put solar on the roof of her home? On what she gets paid as a minister? Seriously? What happened to "if you can afford it you should pay your own way"? #nzpol www.instagram.com/reel/Dd7EVa7...
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Rewiring Aotearoa on Instagram: "This is exactly what we set out to achieve: great policy adopted by all parties. Thanks @nicolawillismp for the shoutout 🤜🤛"
29 likes, 4 comments - rewiringaotearoa on September 30, 2026: "This is exactly what we set out to achieve: great policy adopted by all parties. Thanks @nicolawillismp for the shoutout 🤜🤛".
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Me & Coffee ☕️ @thembird.bsky.social · 37m
Why won't Hobson's Pledge fanboys fuck back off to little England where they can happily live with other white supremacists. #nzpol
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Ka pū te ruha - Toitū Te Tiriti @kaputeruha.bsky.social · 1h
This is the reality of iwi led projects. For the whenua and the Tāngata. Not the TPU's racist conspiracies. Toitu te Tiriti #nzpol
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 1h
Heres a must read article #nzpol
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 1h
Looking at these 4, I bloody well hope so. #nzpol
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Jim Marr @jimmarr.bsky.social · 1h
“Anything other than material redistribution is tokenism,” Chloe Swarbrick #nzpol www.publicinterest.nz/the-system-i...
publicinterest.nz
“The system is rigged”: Chlöe Swarbrick on capitalism, democracy and the Greens’ path to power
Chlöe Swarbrick wants to take on corporate power, redistribute wealth and expand public ownership. But can the Greens build the mass political movement needed to make this happen? Since becoming co-...
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 2h
“‘Protectors of the natural world’ or ‘traitorous quislings’? Ministers are aghast that iwi and environmental groups would seek to rip up the Europe free trade deal in pursuit of climate accountability” #nzpol
newsroom.co.nz
Seymour brands doctors 'activists with a grab bag of causes' – EU trade complaint
Ministers are aghast that iwi and environmental groups would seek to rip up the Europe free trade deal in pursuit of climate accountability, writes Jonathan Milne.
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 13h
#NZpol Good short thread on the EU trade agreement ⬇️
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 17h
Holly shit the Miniature of Health Simeon Brown is in fully hysterical disinformation meltdown on X. St Peter is getting a restraining order for the faux Christian at the pearly gates. How embarrassing.
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 14h
And the level of hate she's getting is, as always, off the charts.
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 12h
It doesn't help that MPs are treating her with the most underlying sexism "don't be silly little girl" energy I've seen directed at a leader of the *checks notes* third biggest political party. Ofc then the social media hate train follows ugh!
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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 11h
#NZPol ... a bit like Atlas Network operatives rewriting our curriculum... ☠️
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 11h
thecivilian.co.nz/2026/09/30/g... #nzpol
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Government books looking better than expected thanks to cool holographic Duraseal
Today Finance Minister Nicola Willis is touting this year’s Pre-Election Fiscal Update (PREFU? Prefoo? Really?), after Treasury said government books were looking “much better than expected” due to…
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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 11h
#nzpol 🎯
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Oli - something or other @olimnz.bsky.social · 10h
Matty is being nerdy, and I LIKE IT! #nzpol
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Dork Knight Forever @dorkknightrises.bsky.social · 10h
TBH the weak civics & history education here has been one of the most shocking things about the education system. How do you expect strong and knowledgeable voters if you're not teaching them about the systems & situations they find themselves in? #nzpol
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 9h
We bloody told you so #nzpol
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 3h
National f**ked the basics. #nzpol Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
rnz.co.nz
Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled
Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents released under the Official Infor...
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 3h
“Māori have long cottoned on to that. Nicky Hager’s latest book helps to join the dots for others who may have wondered how it was iwi became public enemy number one during the Stop Three Waters campaign.” #nzpol www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/09/28/t...
teaonews.co.nz
The powerful have figured out how to work together. Journalists need to catch up
Analysis: It was a set of interviews I did on the Māori delegation to Israel for Te Ao with Moana recently – and the release of the Nicky Hager book Dirty Work – that took me back
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 3h
“Where Starmerism defined itself against the left, could this new government be pushed in a more progressive direction? That question has not yet been answered. But the left should indeed feel emboldened. The winds are shifting in our direction.”
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I heard one thing loud and clear in Andy Burnham’s landmark speech: the left has won the arguments | Owen Jones
The PM’s stated trajectory is a rebuke to past Tory and Labour governments. The challenge now is to make his project progressive in word and deed, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 3h
"The stakes could not be higher for us as a nation and I am deeply concerned that our government has put our country's reputation and trade at risk." "These actions have tainted New Zealand's reputation as an honest broker and added to the seriousness of this case," Hayward said. #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitments
International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.
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Ryan @boynamedshit.bsky.social · 16h
Isn’t Swarbrick the only party leader that currently has a positive net favorability? Bit of an own goal to be flipping out going “can you imagine if this popular politician was an important minister?!” (Especially if you yourself are one of the most despised) #nzpol
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 19h
Todd McClay: “the court decisions could result in more discharges needing consents, more consent applications being declined, and consent conditions becoming more restrictive, reducing the ability to improve freshwater quality over time” (4/9/24). So less pollution makes it harder to clean up rivers
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 18h
Chloe Swarbrick says she wants Finance. The reaction from the right has been very emotional. I feel for them. “Do you really want her steering the economy?” they say... Very little explanation of what, specifically, she would get wrong. Luckily Lacan has a theory about that. #nzpol
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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 17h
Overseas Kiwis: enrol to vote if you're eligible. Deadline to enrol is mid to late Oct. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
A tight election looms in New Zealand. This time, overseas voters could be bad news for the big parties
More than 100,000 have enrolled to vote from abroad in the November poll, and many are unhappy with how things look back home
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17h
Time for this classic again.
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🐶🐙Dr. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social · 19h
If you or people you know aren't sure who to vote for in the upcoming NZ election, this handy resource has been created by some awesome people I know. www.onthefence.co.nz
onthefence.co.nz
On the Fence 2026
On The Fence helps Kiwis get started on their political journey. Answer a series of questions on the issues that matter most to you, and we'll show you which political parties share your values.
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 19h
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade thinks the reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban breached the EU Free Trade Agreement. How do we know? Because they accidentally leaked their own legal opinion in Sep 2024. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/g... www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 20h
Todd McClay really going to go down the Goebbels line of absolute propaganda bullshit then accuse everyone else with no evidence is he?
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 20h
Wonder if anyone willask whether govt has simply given up on people who can't find work in this low demand, sale at briscoes, profits above wages economy? Yesterday's benefit forecasts suggest we will miss the govt's target by over 60,000 people!
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 20h
The NZ Govt travels the world telling people how they take their climate commitments seriously. But at home they dismantle every policy that constrains emissions and subsidise more emissions. So we've joined international efforts to hold them to account. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace joins complaint to EU over NZ climate policy reversal - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.
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dunnersmads.bsky.social @dunnersmads.bsky.social · 19h
#nzpol theconversation.com/low-producti...
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Low productivity is NZ’s economic elephant in the room. Election pledges mostly avoid it
Economic growth may have returned to NZ, but lifting living standards will require more than a cyclical recovery. What should voters be looking for in policies?
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 20h
A government of lying liars. #NzPol
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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 20h
My cynical read is that ACT & NZF are fully aware but think their potential voters aren't so are making promises they can blame National for blocking Awkward that someone in Europe pointed out we're already in breach of those FTAs #nzpol
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2023
Almost all carbon offset projects are junk. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 19h
#nzpol "Siri, what was a key factor in NZ's major economic crisis in the 1970s?" "When the UK joined the European Economic Community" "Why was it so devastating?" "NZ farm exports to the UK fell as the EEC was very protective of its farming sector...& still is" Oh😬 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
NZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claim
A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 19h
Environmental Law Initiative Backs Complaint To EU Over New Zealand Climate Rollback community.scoop.co.nz/2026/09/envi... #nzpol
community.scoop.co.nz
Community Scoop » Environmental Law Initiative Backs Complaint To EU Over New Zealand Climate Rollback
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🔜 Soon Lee @soonleenz.bsky.social · 22h
An amazing story of saving a species (Karure a.k.a. Chatham Island black robin a.k.a. Petroica traversi) from extinction. predatorfreenz.org/stories/reme... (I was reminded by @pepperraccoon.com creating the art that adorns these: pepperraccoon.com/collections/... )
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Remembering Don Merton and a bird called 'Old Blue'
Don Merton (1939-2011) was a passionate pioneer in the conservation of endangered birds.This is the story of Don and a tiny black bird known as ‘Old Blue’.
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The Walking Blind @walkingblind.bsky.social · 22h
“It also highlighted a weakened methane target, removal of agriculture from carbon pricing, reversal of the offshore oil and gas exploration ban, a $200 million Gas Security Fund and planned LNG import facility, and legislation preventing climate-related claims against major emitters.” #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
NZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claim
A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...
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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 21h
New rules same prices... National's panicky promise to break up ( review ) part of the supermarket duopoly seems unlikely to deliver results for consumers ... #NZpol #cartoon #NZFarmersWeekly
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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 21h
The insurance industry finally gets that FENZ's response time shortfalls and crewing uncertainty create claims exposure #DireEmergency #NZPol
insurancebusinessmag.com
The fire service risk your property clients aren’t pricing
Response time shortfalls and crewing uncertainty create claims exposure that soft market pricing does not account for
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James Renwick @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read all about it! Nat gov't torpedoes FTA by backtracking on #ClimateAction. Free trade down the tubes and billions to pay in offshore mitigation... excellent financial management, Prime Minister. climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/nz-in-the-...
climatemattersnz.substack.com
“NZ in the Dock” Climate Matters Special
Guilty as charged?
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 23h
No New Taxes, but GST will probably be increased to 20+%, so we can increase the cost of survival & impoverish more low income families faster than ever before! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheRich #ForAllOfUs
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Daniel @danentropy.bsky.social · 23h
New Zealand democracy - you've been captured The Right Wing: The largest political donors Control both Left & Right Main Stream Media Control Think Tanks & public (mis)information but Political ‘culture of fear’ drives NZ CEOs, NZ Initiative says But Luxon is sorted so "Cry me a river" #NZpol
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NZpol “The last general practitioner of a clinic for 4500 patients in Horowhenua has resigned.” “there was an "intense environment of burnout".” Story from yesterday: www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
rnz.co.nz
Last remaining GP at Horowhenua's Taitoko Health clinic resigns
The last general practitioner of a clinic for 4500 patients in Horowhenua has resigned.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Erica Stanford's delusion on display (and inaccuracy on multiple counts) "I've done more for Maori than any Education Minister in history"
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Erica Stanford: I have done more for Māori than any Minister
YouTube video by Mountain Tui
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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#nzpol PREFU results actually confirm the Greens’ understanding that higher tax revenues drive better economic outcomes. The major difference of course is where that tax revenue is sourced.
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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
*RNZ sack Ferguson and Forbes* "I'm sorry, we're 'refreshing' the menu, so there's no more pancakes and muesli on Saturday Morning. We can offer you a cold shit sandwich instead?" *RNZ put Newstalk ZB boss in charge* "warmed up vomit has been added as a complementary side"
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