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Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha me Tauiwi kā/ngā 🌈Takatāpui.. ia rā ia pō 🏳️‍⚧️ ally #MeCfs #Fibromyalgia 'The Earth is Heavy and Opaque without Dreams' ~ Anaïs Nin

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great question 👇
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nice!!! bsky.app/profile/madg...
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My Minnesota friends have already seen this, but I keep thinking about it and want more people outside our state to, too.
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Bex Payton @bexquilliam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is a great policy and would make a real difference to so many people, including my family www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Greens promise $2 capped fares and free travel for millions
The Greens are promising free travel for children, students and several other groups, with bus and train fares capped at $2 for everyone else.
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If humans hacked Medicare and the NSW govt they would be arrested, prosecuted and jailed. If Russia or China hacked Medicare and the NSW govt, just imagine the international incident. OpenAI gets to call it a whoopsie and… keep doing it? Nice for some.
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Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A vote for National means a vote for David Seymour, Winston Peters and Shane Jones and if you would like to see how much chaos that means just look back over the last 3 years #NZPol
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Greens' brilliant $4b rail plan: Overnight sleeper trains from Auckland-Wellington & passenger services between Christchurch & Dunedin, & extending the TeHuia train to Tauranga. Restoring commuter rail gives smaller regions & towns benefit of more travellers stopping www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/03/g...
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Greens' $4b rail plan: Overnight trains, Christchurch-Dunedin service
The passenger rail plan includes routes from Auckland to Wellington, Christchurch to Dunedin and extending the current Te Huia train to Tauranga.
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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Orangutan Land Trust @orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hepatitis B virus found in orangutans, gibbons, and now Javan langurs: Are animal markets the cause? theconversation.com/virus-hepati...
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Virus hepatitis B ditemukan pada orangutan, owa, dan kini lutung jawa: Pasar hewan penyebabnya?
Studi terbaru menemukan virus hepatitis B menginfeksi lutung jawa. Perdagangan dan konversi lahan menciptakan kontak tak alami, mendorong limpahan virus antarspesies primata.
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Imagine explaining this to people in 2045. "We knew the climate was breaking down, but we approved another 429 million tonnes of coal because shutting the mine was politically difficult." That's essentially the fucking decision Australia just made in the Hunter Valley. #auspol
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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Currently on hold with the WINZ Seniors line on behalf of a parent - wait time: 40+ mins. I in no way trust they’ll call me back, so am here for the duration. Great our Government thinks seniors (or anyone else) have the kind of time to wait almost an hour to speak to anyone about their benefit. 🙄🫠
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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
First Labour policy that has made me go “oh nice one 👏🏽🙌🏽”
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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh America.
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 30/09/2026
A lot of panic and hand waving from right-coded political people about the prospect of Chlöe Swarbrick as Minister of Finance... Honestly can't see any reason why. Why would they suggest Nicola Willis is somehow uniquely better suited? Chlöe is clearly very smart and well informed. It's silly.
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hu ... Kia hora te marino ... @sammasamadhi @sammasamadhi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What? Judge Walsh discharged Finegan without conviction and ordered him to pay $1500 for emotional harm. Army officer attacked taxi driver after being asked for $20 fare www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
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Army officer attacked taxi driver after being asked for $20 fare
New Zealand Army intelligence officer Arthur Finegan denied a "nasty" assault - until he was confronted with CCTV footage showing an attack that left a taxi driver unconscious.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another hospital closed/not functional under this government www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
rnz.co.nz
Dannevirke hospital 'not capable of providing a safe and sustainable inpatient service'
There are not enough clinicians at Dannevirke Community Hospital to ensure patients will receive safe care, an urgent audit has found.
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What The Fukc Is Happening? @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#ChrisHipkins: "When real wages have fallen, power prices ⬆️, insurance prices ⬆️, rates ⬆️...all by more than 20% in just the last 2 yrs, will he now admit the Cost of Living Crisis is not only not over, it's getting worse under his leadership?" #nzpol #ChrisLuxon #nationalnotfittogovernnz
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#nzpol Today's update from Treasury shows ongoing pain for working people and declining public services if New Zealand stays on the same track:
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PREFU shows jobs pain and service cuts locked in under Luxon NZCTU
Treasury’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) forecasts show ongoing pain for working people and declining public services if the fiscal approach doesn’t change. The election provides an ...
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Alison Mau @alisonmau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not late! We just launched yesterday and David first put the gate with the whole story on #webworm
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hu ... Kia hora te marino ... @sammasamadhi @sammasamadhi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Someone needs to have a deep conversation with centric scared as f..K little Chippy boy @chrishipkins.bsky.social Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown had no clear plan for Māori health after scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
rnz.co.nz
Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown had no clear plan for Māori health after scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Government had no clear alternative plan for Māori health when it scrapped Te Aka Whai Ora - the Māori Health Authority.
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dunnersmads.bsky.social @dunnersmads.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#nzpol Can we really believe she's an rogue contractor when she was PhD supervised by Elizabeth Rata? Seems deeply entrenched idealogy freight train to me. 'Not happy': Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid 'cannot explain' OIA comments www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...
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'Not happy': Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid 'cannot explain' OIA comments
The head of the Ministry of Education says she is "not happy" with a manager caught on video appearing to suggest staff skirt the law, nor a scathing internal review of the culture in its curriculum d...
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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#BHN Approaching 900,000 views across all platforms from the four debates, well done NZ #nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social
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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#nzpol @bodycartoon.bsky.social nails it in today's Herald
Cartoon of David Seymour putting on hobnail boots marked "minimum wage freeze"
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drrawiritaonui.bsky.social @drrawiritaonui.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More than all members of the coalition government, Doug Graham, who negotiated the first Treaty settlements, has seen the progress we have made as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti over the last 50 years.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/09/2026
It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
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hu ... Kia hora te marino ... @sammasamadhi @sammasamadhi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I a rā, i a rā they show us who they are Police admit to using AI on photograph posted to their social media www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...
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Police admit to using AI on photograph posted to their social media
Police have admitted using AI to sharpen a photo of a stolen guitar, after the image sparked confusion over the instrument's true value.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today marks 50 days until the election and 10 days until ballots drop. Your task today is to make sure you and your friends and family are registered to vote. abdulforsenate.com/vote
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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#nzpol Am surprised they haven't just abolished the minimum wage already😠. Presume that policy is hiding (in plain sight) to be brought out during post-election coalition negotiations. 😡😡
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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My cartoon in this week’s Listener #NZpol www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
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Chris Slane’s political cartoon of the week
Chris Slane shares his point of view on recent events.
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why would you get up in the morning to go to any job? Fucking stupid pointless politicians #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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ACT pledges to freeze adult minimum wage, lower youth training rate
The party says wages can sustainably rise when workers become more productive and businesses can afford to pay more.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 14/09/2026
From lobbying wish lists to New Zealand law: The Luxon Government is ramming through its last attack on nature this term.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Swedish election today should probably be an important warning to the NZ left bloc and Labour about the extreme danger of running small target and going into the election on knife edge Swedish left bloc was projected to win *comfortably* earlier in the year, today its only a couple seats difference
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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sun is free. Wind is free. Water is 'free' Oil, coal is not needed The same infrastructure needs to generate energy supports all. The first three don't wreck the world; the last two do
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
media actively undermining their own justification mantra that "we have to do this for the clicks" & the only reason in this case is intentional protection of the ACT Party, again outright collusion by every establishment media outlet to bury one of NZ's worst political party scandals of the decade
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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
% of income spent on food Latest OECD data US: 6.7% Ireland: 8.4% UK: 8.6% Switzerland: 8.9% Canada: 9.6% Australia: 9.8% Austria: 10% Germany: 11.5% Norway: 11.6% NZ: 12.7% <--- us
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Disabled Persons Assembly NZ @dpanz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🗳️ Your vote counts, get ready to have your say! 📅 Sun 25 Oct, midnight: last day to enrol 📅 Mon 26 Oct: voting starts, vote early 📅 Sat 7 Nov: Election Day, voting ends 7PM Enrol or update your details: tinyurl.com/2s45b4ea
Together for the Vote" poster with red, white and black design and a Māori-inspired border pattern. Text reads: "Your vote counts, get ready to have your say. This election we need to be enrolled before voting begins. Enrol to vote or update your details now." A "Key Dates" panel lists: Sunday 25 October, midnight – last day to enrol; Monday 26 October – voting starts, vote early; Saturday 7 November – election day, voting ends at 7PM. Below is a QR code and the text "Let your friends, whānau and community know. Enrol or check details here on vote.nz. togetherforthevote.nz. Authorised by ActionStation Aotearoa, PO Box 19069, Wellington 6141
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13/09/2026
The current situation in Saudi Arabia is pretty dire. The Houthis successfully targeted the east-west pipeline that supplied up to 7m barrels of oil/day to avoid the strait of Hormuz. The Houthis are rapidlt advancing on the Bab Al-Mandab strait and could block shipping traffic there soon.
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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#nzpol …and I’ve grown a third arm. Jago is a lying piece of shit paedophile who should rot in prison for the rest of his natural life www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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This man says he’s ‘grown out’ of his attraction to young men - others remain concerned
Timothy Jago says he’s ‘grown out’ of his attraction to young men.
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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They cant even put his name or former position in the title, still.. #nzpol
Tim Jago, sex offender
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dunnersmads.bsky.social @dunnersmads.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tim Jago, ACT, sex offender.
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Go Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland! 😍🚂
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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Even if you think this is a good idea, where are they coming from? This government can't even manage to recruit the 500 extra cops they promised in 2023 #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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National to set up Auckland Transport police team if re-elected
The National Party will set up a dedicated Auckland Transport police team if re-elected.
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What The Fukc Is Happening? @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So #ChrisLuxon's govt STOLE #WairarapaHospital's funding money in 2023, then was forced to replace when #LabourNZ's #KieranMcAnulty exposed them? What the Actual Fuck? Let's add more THIEVERY to their repertoire. Unbelievable. #nzpol #LIARS #NationalPartyNZareThieves #nationalnotfittogovernnz
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Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The politicians' response to the Nurses Organisation meeting about the dire staffing situation at NSH #voteforhealth #nzpol
National and ACT did not attend.

DO YOU COMMIT TO A HIGH QUALITY, FULLY FUNDED, WELL STAFFED PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM?

YES: NZF, TOP, Labour and the Green Party


DO YOU COMMIT TO ENSURING
THAT NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL
GETS THE ADDITIONAL 25 NURSING FT UPLIFT REQUIRED IN THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT?

NO: NZF, TOP
YES: Labour Party, Green Party

DO YOU COMMIT TO GUARANTEEING EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATE NURSES?
 NO: NZF, TOP
YES: Labour Party, Green Party
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I don't think we collectively are reeling enough from the number of police officers and police staff being charged with offences that are essentially image based sexual abuse (of women/girls) by abusing their power or equipment #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
rnz.co.nz
Auckland police officer pleads guilty to making, possessing intimate visual recordings of three women
A police officer secretly filmed a woman having sex with him before stowing the illicit clip away in a hidden app on his phone.
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