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Pete Husky

@petehusky.bsky.social
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#nffc Nottingham Forest |Health Equity Economist | Fair Weather Cyclist | Urban Vineyard hāhi | Faith & Social Justice | Tangata Tiriti | Auckland, Aotearoa | Nicky's husband | Mark's dad

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 18h
And this is before the dividends.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“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...
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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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Pete Husky @petehusky.bsky.social · 14h
Plea to media outlets. This election could you put all dollar spend/ cost claims into the *average annual amount* in the next parliament for comparability? 🙏 #nzpol
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Smosh Angela Giarratana: Math Confusion
ALT: Smosh Angela Giarratana: Math Confusion
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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 18h
We're fortunate that no-one died due to ACT's anti-regulation crusade www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Government reverses 'lethal' electrical rule change after inspectors' warnings
The government has reversed a rule change following warnings from electrical inspectors that homes and businesses would be exposed to a new lethal risk.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
🚨 We’re calling on Ofcom to open a formal investigation into Nigel Farage presenting GB News shows and whether his programme on 15 September 2026 was within the rules on impartiality ⚠️ Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 23h
This is what a confident Government does - engages with civil society in a meaningful way www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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Mark @quigonsmith.bsky.social · 22h
Saying “Man City won those titles on the pitch” is like saying Lance Armstrong should have kept his titles because he wasn’t injecting himself while riding his bike.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
such a good eg of why political argument matters - polling previously showed over 60% support for keeping triple lock. Argue to unlock it *for something people also want* & numbers can change. (Obv can change back again if someone makes a good argument against, but either way, politics=argument)
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“I want to speak directly to our care workers, you are not invisible to me”. The most powerful line in Burnham’s speech so far, especially because of the emotion with which it was delivered.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💥BREAKING: Andy Burnham announces a National Commission on Electoral Reform. This is a historic moment. The era of First Past the Post is coming to an end. It's time to transform politics and make all votes count. It's time for Proportional Representation.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WHOOOP!!!!! This is VERY welcome news - PM will announce a process to introduce PR for Westminster elections: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Love to rule out things I haven't had a chance to look at, always a sensible way to go about "pretty low priority" decisions like my continued ability to command a majority in parliament after an election
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Simeon sneakily changed the finance to lower interest-only repayments, then a lump sum in the future for another government to take care of. #NzPol
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
National told us they would have a $2.9bn SURPLUS this year 'forecast a deficit of $6.8 billion in 2026/27' #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Treasury gives Willis pre-election boost as surplus forecast improves
Nicola Willis has been given a pre-election reprieve, with Treasury painting a brighter picture of the government's finances in the short term.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.
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'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So why don't politicians who argue that Britain can't afford benefits advocate putting up the minimum wage to the point where universal credit no longer has to subsidise low-wage employers?
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 28/09/2026
For the sake of a packet of crisps per person, per year - in our country, we can clean politics up.
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
Our polling with YouGov shows that 99% of constituencies want to rejoin the EU. And Labour promising to rejoin the EU could stop a Reform UK government. Now is the time to talk about EU membership. www.ft.com/content/a1614884-7c8c-43…
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Which taxes do you want to raise instead?' should be the default question to anyone who calls for reductions in immigration.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It will never not be wild to me that the Russians attacked Keir Starmer's home, successfully spread falsehoods about Starmer's love life, and this didn't changed British politics and British political elite behaviour *at all*.
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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What Labour should do now, is explain that budgetary calculations and last manifesto were based on a tax revenue calculated on an estimated working population and since the clamour to reduce immigration, (on which there is a heavy reliance for the UK workforce), taxes will need to be increased. 😏
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund. Banks making £50bn profits a year receive subsidies, long ended by the EU. UK Treasury will payout over £150bn over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028. No justification for handling billions to banks. End bank subsidies, help people.
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Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund
The Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too.
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jordan Williams’ nefarious network #nzpol
Jordan WIlliams graph
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Krystal Chandelier @krystalchandelier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm announcing a plan to abolish the courts so that when my bank is angry at me for not paying my mortgage, they have no avenue to chase me down. The courts are just a "make-work organisation". #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
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New Zealand First announces plan to abolish Waitangi Tribunal
New Zealand First announces plan to abolish Waitangi Tribunal
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NIC HEMPHILL @nicwarrior-1865.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#NFFC🌳🔴⚪🔴 SEEN THIS...🤣 1️⃣1️⃣4️⃣/1️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ DEFINITELY GUILTY?
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Rich @friendlykiwi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What an excellent project. #NewZealand needs more of this. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m...
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Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship
A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community experien...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'It's a mystery, isn't it' via Christopher Warner
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship
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Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship
A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community experiencing energy hardship.
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We should be proud that being British is something that unites people regardless of their skin colour. If today’s parties of the right want a backward-facing, exclusionary patriotism – Labour will fight against them, and we’ll win.
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 26/09/2026
Comment: Gerry Brownlee held MPs to a double standard, with harsh punishments for the Opposition and leniency for the coalition.
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Gerry Brownlee, Parliament's ineffectual policeman, wraps up chaotic term
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Jez @jezbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To what end? Follow the money. Who wanted these policies? Why? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... #nzpol Attacks on women, Maori and the poor as well as repeated attacks on the environment, democracy and oversight. #atlasnetwork #nzpol #project2025 #tpu #luxon #paulgoldsmith
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You didn’t vote for these policies. The Government did them anyway
From a social media ban to council amalgamation, these are the major changes the coalition parties didn’t campaign on.
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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#nzpol
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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
3. What steps, if any, are you taking to ensure TU and affiliates don't receive unfairly large amounts of coverage and commentary in the upcoming election campaign?
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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We need answers from senior editorial & management at our public broadcasters: 1. Was there outside pressure/pressure from above to use TU and affiliated groups as go-tos for political comment? 2. Do you acknowledge the over-use of TU/affiliates has created an imbalance in your political coverage?
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you take the average growth rate over the last two years, you get this... Oh, there we are again. For the reasons discussed above. [5/n]
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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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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Instead of respecting the law, those in power invoke it when it serves their interests and disregard it when it restrains them, treating even justice itself as though it were a commodity to be bought and sold.” — Pope Leo XIV
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
True everywhere #nzpol
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Kieran @nugmonster.cryptoanarchy.network · 25/09/2026
Huh weird, nothing on the TPU website about the national govt wasting an estimated 9 million dollars on the pointless amalgamation program to nowhere.
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why would any rational government force us to subsidised expensive imported LNG instead of incentivise us to fund cheaper solar and batteries? Builds energy independence, local jobs + industry. Proof this works is across the Tasman: youtu.be/djhPizLcs50?...
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Almost 80% Renewable: Australia's Grid Just Broke Its All-Time Record
YouTube video by The Electric Viking
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank God Reform is standing up for masked, knife-wielding, ex-cons. Society's most marginalised group.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Could Erica Stanford be one of the most nefarious Ministers next to Chris Bishop? Sure as hell sounds like it. Mandated propaganda teachings about NZ Taxpayers Union to kids from 2027 #kiwi #newzealand
Year 8 mandatory curricumum teaches kids about the NZ tapxyaers Union and takes their official propaganda lines into the teachings
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