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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/j... About the ‘tough on crime’ playbook shared by the right. In U.K. (England & Wales), 50% of prisoners are functionally illiterate AND although 1% of the population have been in care, they make up 25% of prison population. Ambulances & Cliffs. #nzpol #toughoncrime
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James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Daily News Podcast · Updated Daily · Listen back to James O'Brien's phone-in show, which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook on the big stories. You can email the show below and ge...
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
celebsindepth.com/which-countr... “a level of international censure that the government [Israel] has rarely faced so visibly on the world stage”. With the exception of Ireland & Spain the Anglo-European block offered tacit support.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Right wing politicians are just tools for the man.
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Lord Jeffrey of Nottingham #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 @onemoregoodman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Donating millions of pounds to a political party is not philanthropy; it's an attempt to buy power and influence.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Go back to where you came from - Winston to a fellow member of parliament.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There is a path forward, but they make too much money with the status quo.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What did NZ delegates do I wonder? #gaza #nzpol
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#nzpol #seymour
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Paul Henry odds-on to announce National leadership results. #nzpol
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Now all we need is for Henry to roll Seymour #nzpol
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Record foreclosures, high unemployment, high homelessness, record numbers using food banks, record child poverty, failing health service, failing infrastructure, building industry decimated etc etc. The sad result of inept policies from an inept and morally bankrupt government.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
National isn’t asking for a second term on the strength of a tested record. It’s asking voters to set aside the last three years and judge it instead on a fresh set of promises: trust us this time, we’re serious now about cost of living, stability, the long term.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Yep, same here. #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
And when it comes time to write the obituaries for Trump, I fully expect ALL the respected journalists & editors to come out & say what a ghastly man he was, without redeeming features & they never liked, or supported him. If you mean it, say it while he’s alive!
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
There is a solution. Voting.
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Pip @pipinotautahi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Have you asked every young person you know if they have registered to vote? Have you told them that the inequality is fixable via taxation &that corporates are buying influence they can’t afford every day to lock them out - but there is a solution. Voting.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This is a huge kick in the pants for inept governments of both stripes. Their lack of response to an existential problem cannot be solved by denying the public legal redress from inept and/or greedy denier cult.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Look we have fringe political groups that don’t like diversity too. #nzpil #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
See, We’re ignoring it too. #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Same, except we don’t have lobbying rules. #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Same here #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We’ve already done that. #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Tim Costly - National MP for Kapiti shows his support for a popular view. #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Yes Otaki #nzpol #1term
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A glimmer of good news? The Dworkin Report www.dworkinsubstack.com?r=9cexn&utm_...
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The Dworkin Report | Substack
Insight into national politics and elections from a seasoned and fearless independent journalist, delivered to your inbox daily so you can stay inspired and informed—while you push back on Trump and c...
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Why has this only come out now?
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Release the Luzon files! (not mine but a goodie) #nzpol
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Roscoe Changleen @changleen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
#NZPol Why am I not surprised Luxon’s chief advisor was some neolib cunt from Atlas-affiliate NZInitiative, where noboats used to work too? What even is this shitty government? It’s just a lobby group in drag.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Opinion: The human cost of governing by spreadsheet thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-... “…these are precisely the things that make this country worth living in.”
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The human cost of governing by spreadsheet
A government that repeatedly destabilises workforces, reduces services and creates widespread insecurity will find the social contract beginning to erode.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
“when a partner steps into that spotlight voluntarily, appears on a podcast, and makes a sustained case for why the public has misjudged their spouse, they have stopped being a private family member and started being a communications strategy.”
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
#nzpol
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Luxon is Prime Minister… and he’s to blame for every shitty thing that his coalition did to New Zealand #nzpol
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Only the dumb ones?
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Private is so much more efficient than Public - they say. #nzpol #oneterm
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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This is a very good look at the upcoming REAL oil shock and why we will likely be hit all at once especially as our government is determined to stick their heads in the sand. This is even before a large percentage of oil production in Russia was bombed out of existence. #nzpol
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The Iran oil shock is about to hit
YouTube video by Max Fisher
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
A humorous art piece featuring sketches of pop culture characters mashed up with the face of Mr. Bean, created by artist Howard Lee. #art #drawing #sketching #caricatures #mrbean
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The test of democratic governance in a crisis is not just competence in managing the immediate mechanics. It is whether the Government is honest about the risks, fair about who bears the cost, and brave enough to act before it’s forced to. www.democracyproject.org.nz/p/democracy-...
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Democracy Briefing: Sleepwalking into the worst crisis since Covid
“Thought Covid was bad?
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The government’s credibility on this is more fragile than it realises. If NZ ends up at Phase 3 or 4 in a few weeks, having been told the situation was fine, public trust will be destroyed. open.substack.com/pub/energyan...
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Every Country in Our Supply Chain Has Declared an Emergency. NZ just launched an Ad Campaign.
What the ministerial press conference got wrong about NZ's fuel supply, and what it didn't mention at all.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
#nzpol To paraphrase Michael Wolff about someone else. They survive on a strategy of blame. It’s always someone else’s fault. But they’re in control, there’s no one else to blame. It’s them alone. It’s their economy & their coalition of clowns and dopes. There’s no way out of this mess for them.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Record borrowing with no pandemic.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It must be time to turn those EV chargers off to preserve electricity for real purposes like illuminating those billboards placed every 500m along the state highways. #nzpol #oneterm
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy. Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. Those that didn't now pay the price.
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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The US Military asking the white house to ask Congress for 200 billy to do this war should be enough of a sign that they think this things going 100+ days so whatever "we've got 54 days of fuel" left line you think will work is gonna look hopelessly naive
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
What seems to be generally lacking in U.S. wars?
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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Under the previous govt the Wellington harbour would have 2 new purpose built ferries by now. Under luxon the Wellington harbour just has poo in it.
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Black Panther🍁💪🦫🇨🇦 @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🇨🇦Ottawa -Federal government commits $84M to install more than 8,000 EV chargers. According to Natural Resources Canada, more than 33,000 EV chargers have been installed and more than 18,000 are planned across the country. #Cdnpoli🍁 #CanadaSky🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Ottawa commits $84M to install more than 8,000 EV chargers | CBC News
In an effort to address range anxiety and get more drivers into electric vehicles, the federal government is committing to fund and further expand the country's EV charging infrastructure.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Tributes pour in as Ghislaine Maxwell sadly passes away tomorrow open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
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Tributes pour in as Ghislaine Maxwell sadly passes away tomorrow
Ghislaine Maxwell has tragically taken her own life tomorrow night, hours before she was scheduled to testify to congress about the Epstein files.
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orapiu.bsky.social @orapiu.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Have you ever heard Luxon & co. say, this is a tragedy, we really care, we will give you everything you need? Those volunteer emergency services with dilapidated equipment & the overworked linesmen & roading contractors will struggle to paper over the cracks, while those dickheads tiktok. #nzpol
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