Reposted by Nick PhillipsAndrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I got myself a batch of OIA documents from the Ministry of Education about school attendance. One of them presents David Seymour with a rather awkward problem. It begins on 11 February 2025. Intrigued? #nzpol 18540
Reposted by Nick PhillipsAlistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No she’s not. 20673111
Reposted by Nick PhillipsTerry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When @graemeedgeler.bsky.social says you're "the worst Speaker I can recall" you know it's bad. Gerry Brownlee, Parliament's ineffectual policeman, wraps up chaotic term newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/24/g... 27522
Reposted by Nick PhillipsJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists 2261761062
Reposted by Nick PhillipsBen Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Remember the Herald was founded in 1863 to support the Waikato invasion that kicked off the Land Wars. Not much has changed honestly since then given the Paul Henry article below 2279
Reposted by Nick PhillipsSpacePrez @spaceprez.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The polls are super bad for Trump so he's definitely going to try to cheat www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before MidtermsA report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 23684155
Reposted by Nick PhillipsWorkers First Union @workersfirstunion.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Have you received an orange man letter in the mail yet, confirming your enrolment details? If you didn't, you may not be correctly enrolled to vote! Check and update your details NOW at: vote.nz #nzpol 24548
Reposted by Nick PhillipsBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“Carney’s official statement deserves to be read in full, slowly, with a beer, because underneath the diplomatic wallpaper it’s the most quietly savage document a G7 leader’s put out in years. It reads like a bank manager foreclosing on a bloke’s entire self-image & the bank manager is enjoying it.”ifloz.substack.comKING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKSCarney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler 441050321
Reposted by Nick PhillipsShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 22/08/2026this is absolutely going in textbooks one day 16479116
Reposted by Nick PhillipsZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Continue to believe a movie called "Three Hours of Lighsaber Fights, Soundtrack By Daft Punk" would make more box office than the entire prior history of film. 1721528
Reposted by Nick PhillipsPhotography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 22/08/2026US wants cooperation on tech. But also wants to illegally sanction our ICC judge? Well, America needs telling they can’t have both. 061
Reposted by Nick PhillipsDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Ok. I’ve now laughed 339983
Reposted by Nick PhillipsDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required. 205101592135
Reposted by Nick PhillipsPERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 15/08/2026More Trumpian hoofwank from ACT, unsurprisingly This election is going to be horrible #nzpolstuff.co.nzACT pledges to end ‘race-based hiring’ in public service ‘reset’The ACT Party says it will campaign on reforming public service legislation to end what it calls “race-based hiring” and “reset” government agencies around principles of merit and equal treatment. 114111
Reposted by Nick PhillipsChristopher Owen @oysta.au · 14/08/2026Before that they were actually known as Grasshopers 315930
Reposted by Nick PhillipsNewsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 10/08/2026In the second piece of our latest Who Benefits series, we delve into the direct connection between the electricity industry, politicians and government officialsnewsroom.co.nzPower play: A new hope for renewable electricity 074
Reposted by Nick PhillipsNeverFadingWood 🏴🇵🇱🇪🇺 @avantgardening.pl · 07/08/2026THIS. Read THIS. It's just about perfect. @drdeanburnett.bsky.social has excelled himself. But I do still think of him as garwboy. 🤓 Some Questions for Channel 4, about their documentary ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/some-quest...theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.comSome Questions for Channel 4, about their documentary ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’Channel 4 have announced a new documentary exploring the ‘myth’ of ADHD. There are so many questions they need to answer about this incredibly reckless endeavour. 12719
Reposted by Nick PhillipsBen Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026No Minister should have that kind of power, it belongs in the Environment Court to be tested under law and precedence 2115
Reposted by Nick Phillipsbeckydubs 🇳🇿 @beckydubs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I get they fucking do. Complete absence of media analysis of this bullshit. Train our children for capitalism? Get absolutely fucked. How about civics? How about the arts? Social service? Critical thinking? #nzpol 6365
Reposted by Nick PhillipsHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026From the amount of times I’ve seen this post on my feed today this should be a media headline.greens.org.nzLuxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to PetersWe are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally. 411542
Reposted by Nick PhillipsHuia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Chloe to Speaker re 'lie' "You have punished me - personally - multiple times for the use of that word. "I'm seeking your guidance as to whether this rule applies universally, or there's one rule for us and another for him" she said, pointing at Peters." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzChlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker's 'double standards'The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double standards". 04815
Reposted by Nick PhillipsJennifer @jennifilm.nz · 04/08/2026“No one would thank us for it” is such minimising language that continues to perpetuate the harm. I think many people in Aotearoa would in fact thank National for taking an actual firm stand on racism in their Government, not least those facing increased violence because of Winston’s actions. 9509
Reposted by Nick PhillipsCam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Always punitive with the right. They haven’t met a problem that can’t be solved by simply adding more punishment. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...nzherald.co.nzAct to give schools ‘reasonable force’ powers to remove students, $3000 fines for parentsFines for parents would start at $300 but could go as high as $3000. 5284
Reposted by Nick PhillipsD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026“It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him.” — Mohan Dutta. #nzpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...e-tangata.co.nzWe must name racism when it happens | E-Tangata"It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him." — M... 08233
Reposted by Nick PhillipsD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026“Watching Winston Peters shout at Lawrence, his face seemed like the face of every person who has yelled the same words at migrants of colour, repeating the same racist imperative. It is the face of a society that has enabled and normalised racism. It is old skin that refuses to shed.” #nzpole-tangata.co.nzWhy we call Winston Peters ‘Lao Pi’ | E-Tangata“Mandarin-speaking communities are so familiar with Winston, we have nicknamed him 'Lao Pi'. Lao Pi is like that grumpy neighbour everyone knows is a problem. Except he’s not a random neighbour. He is... 58641
Reposted by Nick PhillipsOrthanc @orthanc.nz · 01/08/2026I get a little bit frustrated with the "we should ban AI datacentres" discourse. Not because I want them, buf because they're really not special as a category. If our planning stuff can't handle making sure industrial use handles externalities it's not fit for purpose. 2246
Reposted by Nick PhillipsRupert Stubbs @rupertstubbs.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It was by Riana Duncan in Punch - nearly 40 years ago. Plus ça change... 28419
Reposted by Nick PhillipsMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026NZ has - almost uniquely amongst our peers - tanked its economy and pushed 10,000s onto the dole (and offshore). We were told that this strategy would 'get interest rates down, tame inflation, and drive growth 🎉'. Yet, here we are, slumped and vying to be inflation champs. What went wrong? [🧵1/n] 6179107
Reposted by Nick PhillipsSheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I’m not even ON threads but I’ve seen this more than once, and this is exactly it 101853634
Reposted by Nick PhillipsGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/10/2025When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.” 22294233187
Reposted by Nick PhillipsJulie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026But also, it REALLY shouldn’t be this hard to access Consumer Guarantees Act rights. If big companies can just play legal chicken with consumers, how much do those consumer rights exist, practically? 1123
Reposted by Nick PhillipsFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 21/07/2026Gee, seems like the arrest of Meta exec Josh Felker for sexting a child and Meta’s history of consistently lax standards around child protection might be related 5830201054
Reposted by Nick PhillipsGingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians* 317255016967
Reposted by Nick PhillipsShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Well, it finally happened, took 6 years but someone irl asked me if I'd heard about the internet story about the guy who ordered a ton of rice 574124303
Reposted by Nick PhillipsDavid Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We live in uncertain times 1231661
Reposted by Nick PhillipsTade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026@runalongwomble.bsky.social Morning! Before you ask: 0182
Reposted by Nick PhillipsRussell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Simeon Brown's quoted response here – that New Zealanders voted to "end Labour’s co-governed system" – is the most deranged culture-war nonsense, even by Simeon Brown standards. Is he saying the Medical Council was "co-governed" because the chair, a respected surgeon, happened to be Māori? 1518055
Reposted by Nick PhillipsMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Latest weekly jobs data. This is not what a recovery looks like. Job ads online from MBIE is the second chart. Wellington / Auckland stuck at GFC levels. At some point, folks will work out slumps stay slumped until something changes. 109539
Nick Phillips @nwp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I feel like we need a @dieworkwear.bsky.social World Leader review... 010
Reposted by Nick Phillipsmiravox @miravox.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I'm pretty keen to not hear the American-accented voice spell out 'Te R-a-p-a' any longer. New Zealand finally gets a Google Maps tool that correctly pronounces Māori placenamestheguardian.comNew Zealand finally gets a Google Maps tool that correctly pronounces Māori placenamesLanguage commission hails normalisation of te reo Māori after years of work in identifying frequently mispronounced words 3267
Reposted by Nick PhillipsRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 30/06/2026*Spits coffee out…. 🤣 #BookSky 682101391322
Reposted by Nick PhillipsPhil @papermache.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Any change I lose in that chair is gone forever. 031
Nick Phillips @nwp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026"expectations that doctors understand how culture can affect health outcomes and how bias and systemic factors can contribute to inequities" - and why might he "think" that's a bad thing I wonder... 2228
