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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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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 02/10/2026

Ah... seems to be a few #NZPoll #NZ2026 #NZElection(s) #NZPol #VoteNZ But I think you're right in that most people have settled with #VoteNZ along with the traditional #NZpol / #AoNZpol Maybe it's kind of hard to tell, and I couldn't figure out how to see how popular a hashtag is.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

With Nicky Hager's Dirty Work exposing TPU's 3W hit job I see Mike Smith is also talking about the Hollow Men doco. Good to see how we got here, the Iwi Kiwi campaign is a ringer for this year's tax one... same blueprint they are using just more emboldened with all the sloshing dark money. #NZPol

the infamous iwi kiwi campaign billboard of the 2005 racist brash campaign

the national party election billboards insinuating labour will introduc 9 new taxes dubbed by the advertising standards authority as misleading that echo the brash iwi/kiwi branding while Hobson's Pledge pour money into the election race.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 01/10/2026

For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25!

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 01/10/2026

Over half a mil if you add on the extra bells and whistles, just unbelievable while they're making 70% of New Zealand poorer. Argh.

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Fixing the basics" says National. Like having functional fire trucks that don't break down at a major fire? Oh no, not *those* basics.... #nzpol

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 30/09/2026

Dragonsday! Can a dragon be funny? Lots of dragons are very serious, or very dangerous. But have you come across a funny dragon? Mossoadey is hilarious, but I still think he needs more dragon jokes and puns to put in his autobiography Mossoadey on Mossoadey: My Life in Flames. What have you got?

Mossoadey: Dragons in the Garden

Picture of a geeky yellow and green dragon.

Some dragons like to fly all day and do athletic things. Others, are more into holidaying at home, pottering around the garden smelling the flowers and cracking jokes.
And that's Mossoadey. Deadpan. Hilarious. And worth watching out for if you enjoy comedians on panel shows.
And like all comics he works to his strengths with his googly eyes.
NB Mossoadey was named as a youngling after his mossy yellow and green colouring.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 29/09/2026

Craig Renney did a breakdown on #BHN and he is an economist...and there is difference in that the numbers are bad. National always *says* its turning a corner, but their austerity is, of course making things worse - as austerity always does.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 29/09/2026

We so badly need it because of those two parties—and Winston First.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 28/09/2026

Easy 100% pigslop, not for human consumption.

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chlöe Swarbrick gives an almighty summation of the current governing coalition’s record. Her speech, given as parliament closes for the election, also outlines why the @greens.org.nz need to lead the next government… the video is well worth your time. #nzpol

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 26/09/2026

What type of magic do you prefer in your books? Bonus Round: The world might not be ending, but you're in a bit of a bind, and evil forces have you in their grip. What sort of magic is going to get out of trouble and back home in time for tea?

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 27/09/2026

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick and candidate Julie Anne Genter rally Wellington Bays voters with promises of bold ideas, like taxing the super-rich.

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Greens say change won’t come from reheating the political nachos

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Citizens Advice Bureau wants an independent anti-slavery commissioner, saying volunteers were "genuinely horrified and shocked" when they discovered there was no support or protection for people in exploitative situations.” #nzpol

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 27/09/2026

Not quite snap, I went the five horsemen of the apocalypse.

static.klipy.com

Cleyy Yrg

ALT: Cleyy Yrg

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Talaria.FYI @talaria-fyi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@patbrittenden.bsky.social @paulbarlownz.bsky.social The whole #housingCrisis is caused by "our" government PAYING #landlords to buy more houses (giving them tax breaks), instead of using that same money to help homeowners buy OUR own homes (taxing US in full). Is that clear now? #nzpol

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Talaria.FYI @talaria-fyi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Collusion. Costing taxpayers $360m - a tiny fraction I believe. Tell the Commerce Commission if you see it. Breach of the Fair Trading Act. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cCB... #nzpol

youtube.com

Commerce Commission boss reveals $360 million bid-rigging problem

YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 27/09/2026

Oh no. Lucky it was deliberate, huh?

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 27/09/2026

All of them. This government is assiduously following the US GOP playbook, but faster. It's updated and faster now, but the bones of the policy that drives it is from Reagan's era: www.salon.com/2018/02/12/t...

salon.com

The GOP used a Two Santa Clauses tactic to con America for nearly 40 years - Salon.com

This scam has been killing wages and enriching billionaires for decades

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 27/09/2026

Yup. For all his capability, he really is quite shallow.

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There’s a good reason why an egalitarian & equal society is better for everyone, including the #rich - doubling down on the #poor & middle class & pushing them into #poverty isn’t a good strategy! #AtlasNetwork #Project2025 #Trump www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

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The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats

A memo for my fellow filthy rich who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 26/09/2026

Yup, Juice media covered the Australian one. Absolute disaster funneling money to the hands of the ultra wealthy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RZS... ACT showing their predilection for shit policy that they can benefit from financially.

youtube.com

Honest Government Ad | Cashless Welfare Card

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 26/09/2026

It was such a great speech. Absolutely nailed it in tone and substance.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 26/09/2026

💯 It should have been dumped a long time ago. "Research in the US found that between 1996 and 2017 there was a consistent rise in fatal car crashes in the week following the switch over to daylight saving time, averaging a 6% increase." www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/29/d...

1news.co.nz

Daylight saving causing depression and car accidents - experts

Studies have found the small time adjustment can have drastic repercussions for the physical and mental wellbeing of young people, specifically teenagers.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 25/09/2026

"Elite intelligentsia" the bought and sold are just throwing words together now to distract from the billionaires buying policy

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 25/09/2026

Yup, it can be both. Reminds me of the quote from Chomsky: "I'm sure you believe everything you're saying. But what I'm saying is that if you believe something different, you wouldn't be sitting where you're sitting."

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Lan Pham @lanpham.greens.org.nz · 25/09/2026

In the bleakness of Government's final week of parliament, where polluters and profiteers who benefit from destroying or exploiting te taiao write the rules - there was a shining light in the form of the Takaka community petition to expand Kahurangi national park to protect Te Waikoropupu Springs 🌏✊️

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 25/09/2026

Something like "No more" in the top left corner could help. Adding a clear split (National has used this technique a fair bit) Labour must look at the people with expensive marketing teams and learn or their message will fail on key demographics.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 25/09/2026

It's good they're coming out with a little gusto but I can't help but National doesn't put their logo & colours at the bottom of their trash ads. I reckon that by doing this Labour is confusing their message & unwittingly associating Labour with Chris Luxon's behaviour.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 25/09/2026

Love ours. So pleased we bit the bullet and bought one. But we don't need a lot of long distance, so didn't need to get the upper range.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 25/09/2026

Yup, up until this moment I never really saw Chloe as PM—I mean, I thought she'd be a great PM, but that people wouldn't see it—but that speech was amazing. 😍 She absolutely nailed it and the corruption in the government without being kicked out. Walking that line like a...prime minister.

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Workers First Union @workersfirstunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Save the date: October 17 ✊✊✊

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GreenLeft Network 🍉 @nzgreenleft.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Will never forget TPU's Wealth Tax Facebook poll and them having to delete it, because taxing wealth is more popular than taxing work #nzpol

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Starting to get a bit more depth with the Dirty Works and TPU analysis. Interesting piece with Chelsea Daniels and David Fisher. #NZPol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-nick...

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What Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work alleges about the Taxpayers’ Union

David Fisher joins The Front Page to break down the allegations made in Nicky Hager's Dirty Work.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 23/09/2026

Yup, and if they're not careful, they'll find themselves in the same position as the US reporters/news organisations who sleep-walked themselves and their country down the drain. And now are acting so surprised about their White House ban after being complicit for decades.

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Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The NZ political reporting culture has been so focused for so long on masterful gambits, they are unable to contextualise blatant lying and deception as bad and dangerous qualities in leadership situations.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 23/09/2026

Tiny little problem with TOP—I can't find it now, but I did clip an ATLAS affiliated orgs simping for TOP. Which confirmed to me that the big money behind it is not working in our interest. So yup, IMO TOP are extremely unlikely to pull out unless everyone does.

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If Potton & Burton want to consider republishing Nicky Hagar’s book that are now out of print, I’m fairly confident there’s still a market for them

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 23/09/2026

Dragonsday! Who doesn't love a cute little fire dragon? But they can be dangerous! How do you stop a baby fire dragon from burning the house down?

Baby Red,
Dragons out and about caption with image of red dragon haching from egg in a bed of fiery lava.

Text on yellow background: Seeing this little dragon reminded me of the dragon hatching in The Dragon Transport and Pacification Society, where the dragons blow flames on the eggs to hatch them, and when Mandy's brothers, Binky and Bunky bond with their very own dragons. I think this might be a model of Binky's one! Such a cutie.

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A.J. Ponder @ponderbooks.com · 23/09/2026

Great Christmas presents!

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Terry Bellamak @tbellamak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As Stephen Colbert said, “Reality has a well known liberal bias.” #nzpol

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There were cheers in the room when Nicky Hager said this. The appetite for cleaning up politics in Aotearoa is strong, and politicians on the left need to act on this as soon as possible.

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