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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 8h

I for one am ready to join the Papal brigade in the fight against the machines

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 10h

Flightless? We got you, kiwi 😉 (Would love love love them to brand the overnight train as goodnight kiwi. Can you imagine! 😂😍🤣)

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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 16h

All it needs is a snappy marketing campaign. How about: ‘Travel in comfort from Auckland to Wellington for less than the RUCs on your WankPanzer!’ #nzpol

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 16h

trainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrainstrains 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

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Green Party announces plan for passenger rail between major NZ cities

The Green Party says it will connect the country with intercity passenger rail services, if elected.

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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Hell yeah! Choo choo mfers! 🚉 If I wasn't already locked in for a green vote, these would certainly do it. ✅✅💚 Green Party announces plan for passenger rail between major NZ cities […]

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puckenator.bsky.social @puckenator.bsky.social · 15h

Choo choo choo! #nzpol

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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 15h

Omfg YES!!! 🤩 Honestly, who else is offering epic future proofing policy like this, other than the legends in the NZ Greens?! WE CAN HAVE NICE THINGS (if you vote for them) ✅✅🤘 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheRich #ForAllOfUs www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/green-par...

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Greens announce plans for Auckland to Wellington overnight rail service

The party also wants a passenger rail service between Christchurch and Dunedin.

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Jess Hollis - Toitū Te Tiriti @jhollis.bsky.social · 15h

I love that most of my feed tonight is full of excited train talk #nzpol #nzgreens #choochoo #yay

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Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 14h

I think the Auckland CRL has shown Kiwis love trains. And now the Greens step in and say “What about the CRL, but for the whole country?” And people, who remember love the CRL, are saying “Yes! Choo choo motherfucker!”, and hopefully choo choo motherfucker we shall. #nzpol

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 12h

High point of a great thread. The more you know! #nzpol

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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 13h

Having lived in countries that have real rail, I really hope #NZ can do this and get it right. The option has to be better than taking a car or a plane, it has to have that advantage and be built in from the ground up. Look at Finland's system. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

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The Green Party wants to connect these major cities via train

The Greens are proposing a $4.02b passenger rail plan spanning Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Christchurch and Dunedin.

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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 13h

"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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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 15h

As a student, I used to get the overnight train down to Ruapehu on a Friday night, ski Saturday and Sunday, and make it back up to Auckland for 8 am lectures. Trains just make so so much more possible 💚🚆

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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 16h

This is my clip and GIF of the election. Both as a creator of joy and a prediction of what is to come. Entitled boys trying to take down the 💚GREENS💚.. (National, Labour, NZ last and no FACTs) #nzpol

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Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 16h

Make this how Kiwis get around!

A London Tube style map showing the rail network in Te Ika-a-Māui.

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Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · 16h

When I was in my late teens/early 20s my Dad was in Napier, my boyfriend was in Chch, and my bestie was in Dunedin..I spent EVERY school holidays gadding about by train and I loved it. I have missed it so much. YEAH THE TRAINS.

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 16h

Love the clear articulation in this that it’s ’not left vs right anymore… it’s the 1% vs the 99%’ Really worth watching and sharing

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The first politician on Gary's Economics

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 17h

Fuck yes!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞 🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️ 🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇 🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊🚊 🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 #nzpol

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Greens' $4b rail plan: Overnight trains, Christchurch-Dunedin service

The passenger rail plan includes routes from Auckland to Wellington, Christchurch to Dunedin and extending the current Te Huia train to Tauranga.

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 17h

Greens propose Inter City Rail that costs less than Roads of National Party Significance, have a higher Benefit Cost Ratio than Roads of National Party Significance, and even NZF supports it. Of course National wont despite their conservative voters supporting it because Luxon is a fuckwit

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Green Party announces plan for passenger rail between major NZ cities

The Green Party says it will connect the country with intercity passenger rail services, if elected.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 17h

Elon, whose genAI is the world's largest distributor of CSAM, has essentially infinite money to throw at evading any kind of consequences for producing and distributing more CSAM than any human in history.

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 19h

Really important thread for anyone interviewed on the basis of their expertise to read.

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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 22h

In 2023 we had a well-liked Labour incumbent (39%) and a Green candidate running only on the party vote (16.6%). Of the party vote, Lab got 28%, Green 19%. This time we have Kahu sticking with it, the Lab candidate flown in from the North Shore, and unsuccessful Dale giving it another shot for Nat.

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 21h

🍃🌹🌿The case for voting #Green I'm not a member of the Green Party, but they're getting my vote. Here's why. -SIMON WILSON #nzpol #WealthTax #PartyVoteGreen 💚✅+💚❤️🖤 open.substack.com/pub/simonwil...?

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The case for voting Green

I’m not a member of the Green Party, but they're getting my vote. Here’s why.

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How is it remotely plausible to enforce "you can't wink in those private conversations or we'll find out somehow and fine you (a fraction of the donation amount)"???

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Omfg I just caught up on this and the earlier article. God this protected from disclosure scheme is batshit: relying on scouts honour of megadonors to not tell the candidates, and the candidates to not know.

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 01/10/2026

this video of Chlöe Swarbrick, who leads the Greens in New Zealand's parliament, is worth your five minutes' time

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It would be a desperate shame if people outside Aotearoa and Australia were to watch this.

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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There are more Cornell frat boys accused of raping one woman than there are trans athletes competing in all of NCAA sports.

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Posting without initial comment because my initial response is just yup, and so wtf can I say

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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026

This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...

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The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz

The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.

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TheSarapocalypse @sarainchch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Every donation helps this amazing organisation. Was going to buy a household thing today, but this was was much more worthy.

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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

He imposed Shania Law

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

THE RUMOURS ARE TRUE!! With daylight savings kicking in overnight there is no 2am. So if you're planning on setting your alarm to watch the Black Ferns play the Red Roses live, here's your alarm schedule.

A list of alarms set.

1.30am will let you watch the build up.
1.50am and you’ll catch the haka.
3.00am and you’ll get the kick off

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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is GOLD!!! Ngā mihi nui @abelsteve.bsky.social Ka whawhai tonu mātou AKE! AKE! AKE! #nzpol

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Media engagement as a democratic responsibility — for each and every one of us? The more I think about it, the more I get to THAT being the key takeaway from #dirtywork #nzpol

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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Chris Penk writing a column about a book he hasn't read is peak National: they've spent three years pretending to govern and now everyone will pretend to vote for them The man is clearly leadership material

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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To be honest, when I read the book on Wednesday, this was my reaction: ‘But… we know all this already & no one cares…’ But Nicky’s point is that we should NOT be looking to whether others care. We must decide what WE care about. That’s how the Overton window shifts back to where it should be

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Mandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That these 2 guys can dismiss the book as 'business as usual' tells us a shitload about their warped perspective on NZ politics and the infiltration of lobbyists. It also insults their listeners, who care deeply about the influence of corporate money, esp when it's ramping up racism and dividing us

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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

great stuff. really worth everyone's time.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 24/09/2026

They may think they’re winning. But they can’t stop us baby.

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