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GreenLeft Network 🍉 @nzgreenleft.bsky.social · 16h
www.greens.org.nz/vote_2026 #nzpol #votegreen
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This is your enrolment reminder
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Another Juice Media video in time for the election #nzpol youtube.com/shorts/bRP1k...
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NZ Election 2026 | 100% Pure S*itF@^kery
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 03/10/2026
Comment: Sunlight is the best disinfectant and that is what Nicky Hager has exposed the work of the Taxpayers’ Union to, says Lianne Dalziel
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Why I laughed when I was sounded out for a seat on the Taxpayers' Union board
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why even bother getting out of bed in the morning?🙄
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nap time!
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtube.com/live/mCPCBe_.... Excellent discussion on the climate change complaint against NZ on The Hoon yesterday. Feels like this is flying under the radar but there are very real implications.
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The Hoon for Thursday 1st October 2026
YouTube video by The Hoon
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Comment from a Facebook friend: "They only build roads so they can kick cans down them."
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh right, can't say naughty words in parliament but it's ok to respond with a flippant answer to a cost of living question, showing how little you care about the average person. Words fail me with this guy. Oh wait, there's one that might fit the bill. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Te Pāti Māori co-leader’s C-bomb in House ‘unacceptable’, Luxon says
Christopher Luxon said the behaviour offered a “glimpse into what a Labour Government and their coalition could look like”.
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#NZpol Belated thoughts: Luxon’s "Cry me a river" is stunning to hear so flagrantly, but to me it’s entirely consistent with his party (& his coalition partner’s) equally offensive unwillingness to take responsibility for anything they’ve done, preferring to make out it’s others’ doing 😔
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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heading off to do some shopping at the new supermarket National promised us back in 2023 just as soon as I've charged my car at one the 10,000 new EV chargers they promised to install...checks notes...also back in 2023.
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(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔))) @creativeelc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oof... Found on instagram www.instagram.com/reel/DdUXwz9... #NzPol
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It seems pretty clear they've given themselves multiple opportunities for reflection and it's just not what they care to do.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Simeon on #rnz making the current health crisis all about politics and blaming everyone except the current government #nzpol
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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Matthew Hooton nails it: "The fall in the main parties’ support through 2026 seems to reflect growing recognition that neither is much interested in exercising power to deliver change but simply to hold office for the personal status it brings." #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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National, Labour lose grip on voters over cost of living, economy and health
ANALYSIS: Back in February, columnists could speculate about the mathematical possibility of a two-party Labour-NZ First coalition government. While now ruled out by both sides, there’s no longer even...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Indeed. It's not just Upston's tenure as a minister that should be in peril, this reflects on her suitability as Leader of the House, as the whole reason for this fiasco was trying to legislate too fast and making errors, which is her job to prevent. She should be fired from that too.
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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dunedin Herald bringing the goods. 👌 #parody
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Just ‘Steve’ 💙 @steveplou.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Remember not long ago when Google said they were going to close up shop in China, pull their apps, shut down their office, and recall employees? All because they were not going to tolerate censorship and cyberattacks. Fast forward to today and they caved over renaming a lake.
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Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Apple 1997 – Think different Apple 2026 – Think compliant
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Solidarity with #canada from #newzealand There’s very little any of us can do except make our feelings known
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Allison @handle.invalid · 01/09/2026
I’m sorry but if this law is not fit to apply to vulnerable children then it is not fit to apply to some of the most vulnerable adults in society either
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Move-on orders: MPs recommend 14 to 17 year olds be excluded
The government's proposed move-on orders look set to be watered down, with MPs recommending that 14 to 17 year olds be excluded, RNZ can reveal.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Stuff are going after Louise Upston. Good. She has behaved despicably to the most vulnerable members of society. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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The 19 days it took for minister to apologise for benefit cuts
Louise Upston has apologised to beneficiaries who had payments wrongfully suspended due to processing delays at MSD.
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 28/08/2026
Thanks Nicola. Bottom of the chart. Incredible. Is this what back on track looks like Luxon? #nzpol
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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I voted National. I didn’t vote for David Seymour to have this much power
Something is happening in New Zealand politics that should concern all of us, regardless of which party we vote for.
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
371 Kāinga Ora developments (involving 1,576 planned homes) were cancelled by Chris Bishop when he came to power. Bishop also slashed the accessibility requirements for state housing. drbex.substack.com/p/social-hou...
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Social housing is a key part of solving homelessness
Cancelling over 1500 new social housing builds is both fiscally and socially irresponsible, given homelessness is on the rise
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#NZpol “NZ has not fully implemented part of a WHO treaty designed to keep tobacco industry interests out of health policy, finds a new study.” – e.g. lobbying safeguards missing
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
So we can’t track the current flu outbreak well because of cost saving cuts? Thanks NZ coalition government #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Deaths confirmed amid worst flu outbreak in a decade
Deaths in aged care as flu levels surge - why is this winter so bad?
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The National Party Campaign Chair, Simeon Brown, is responsible for this as Minister of Health (just as he is the guy that increased car speeds around schools and on dangerous roads when Minister of Transport). www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
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'Absolute nightmare' - patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore emergency department
Patients are waiting in soiled beds at North Shore Hospital's emergency department and nurses say conditions are so bad it feels feral.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Helen Clark sounds so sensible. Worth a listen to this interview ( only part of it I think), even though the points she makes about the state of politics and the country are a bit depressing to hear. #nzpol youtu.be/8XBqFDaFgV4?...
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Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark on Winston Peters, MMP and regrets.
YouTube video by Te Ao with Moana
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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Members of the National Party caucus assume the position after the failed coup attempt. My #cartoon today. #NZpol
Cartoon. Title: “Heads down, bums up” Image shows PM Christopher Luxon standing in a semi-circle of people who are on their knees, with foreheads to the floor. They are each saying, “100%” “100%” “100%” “100%” “100%” and the last one is going, “Parp!”
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The Sergeant Schulz solution to climate change.
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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As far as New Zealand politics is concerned, the collective term for a number of Chris's would be a "crisis".
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
OMFG. The Nat MPs clearly do not have confidence in Luxon. Yet they cannot organise a leadership change. As the old saying goes, if you can’t organise a piss up in a brewery it’s no wonder you’ve made a mess of the economy.
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Rod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In today’s NZ Herald - NZ PM Christopher Luxon survives a second leadership coup in 4 months just weeks out from an election 👇
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Attempting to outst the Prime Minister? Sackable offence as a Minister. Racism? Still fine apparently.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Interesting listening to the feedback on #rnz about Luxon leadership. One says he has raised New Zeakand's profile on the world stage. I would argue in a negative way. I don't see many (any?) good news stories in the international press theses days #nzpol
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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I love the Luxon humiliation as much as anyone but it really speaks to why we're in trouble as a nation that it's dumbass comments that are seen as the main problem and not the climate destruction or the gutting of pay equity or the ruination of health or the death of homeless people or.... #nzpol
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National caucus to meet tonight amid Luxon coup speculation
Speculation over Christopher Luxon’s grip on the leadership of the National Party has returned after a challenging week for the prime minister.
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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · 10/08/2026
I still absolutely think that the English rugby team should learn how to morris dance properly and do it in response to the Haka against New Zealand.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Good economy questions from Verity Johnson this week, she's talking to all parties. "The public knows there's a problem... we desperately want to fix it. We just don't have the language to identify or explain it. That's what we want the government to do." www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Our politicians keep changing the subject. We just want the economy fixed
This election season feels like a cross between a game show, and being trapped in an aviary full of ADHD parrots getting crunk on scroggin.
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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Pointy End. Racism. Seems to have been a defining feature of the Coalition Govt. My #cartoon today #NZpol
Cartoon. Title: “The Pointy End” A map pin with “Racism” written on the head, has been dropped in a map of NZ, except it’s pointy end up. Christopher Luxon is frantically trying to stay atop it. He’s saying “Ow! Oh! Oo! Don’t bother me! I’m dancing!” Then in smaller writing, “MMP referendum, anyone?”
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Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In Europe, companies are taking climate change seriously. Whereas back in Aotearoa, corporations secretly lobby the Govt and are rewarded with special retrospective laws to avoid culpability. Funny old life.
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Joe Wozzaa #toitūtiriti @joewoz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Luxon says average Irish person ‘is now twice as wealthy as average Kiwi’ | Stuff share.google/b0CAZNaVYjI6... Ireland has a capital gains tax of 33% Ireland taxes their wealthiest at over 50%. Thanks for the comparison. #nzpol
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Luxon claims average Irish person ‘twice as wealthy as an average Kiwi’. Is this right?
Christopher Luxon says the average Irish person is twice as wealthy as a Kiwi, but economic data shows the stat can be misleading.
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ramblingshrew.bsky.social @ramblingshrew.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What I would say to you is, I won't benchmark my team against the yahoos and numpties of other parties. Our policies go through decision gates and I have strong KPIs. The others, you know, they aren't results driven. And you bottom feeders are allowing mission creep if you don't vote National.
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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 06/08/2026
name a yahoo and numpty you'd rather have at the cabinet table than Luxon? i'll go first
Bert and Ernie
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Winston's answer to his racism is to change the rules about who can become an MP. Luxon's answer to his incompetence is to change the rules about who can become the government. So much for 'personal responsibility'. #NzPol
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
From the amount of times I’ve seen this post on my feed today this should be a media headline.
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Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Beehive catering missed a trick not putting in for WOAP and doing a goneburger
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