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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I scored a seat at the @thespinoff.bsky.social debate! Get online and watch it #nzpol

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Simeon is the worst ever to happen and he has actual blood on his hands Everything he has touched in transport, energy, and health has led to disaster and in some cases deaths

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A conveyor belt of deplorables

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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 10/09/2026

Yesterday my wife, a GP, clocked out at 5pm. Stayed at the clinic until 5:45 when she had to go to a class, then spent time with the kids before bedtime. ➡️Then she worked on her laptop until 3 am⬅️ This is not unusual for GPs. It's happening every day, and it's because of under-reaourcing #nzpol

Your GP is here for you. Everyone deserves a whānau doctor.
www.everyone.gpaotearoa.co.nz

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SirGeekALot @sirgeekalot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fascinating 🧵 from Cory Doctorow about Amazon and I *highly* recommend reading ALL of it. The part about Amazon's payola is simultaneously ingenious and disgusting, but there is so much more to unpack here. #Amazon #Enshittification

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just updating on the latest nanny herald clickbait debt story. Same old tired myths... Govt books destroyed by the pandemic (they got stronger by the most sensible measure), Super is unaffordable (it isn't), and zero mention of the real drivers of the fiscal deficit. Let's dive in... [1/n]

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As to Amazon's ripping off other people's effort as there own & ensuring enshitifcation. #nzpol

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Also RE: Payola ...

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pretty sure most 12yo could come up with better memes than the National campaign management. Though that is led by some who looks like a 10 year old, so that checks out

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The bot is mostly correct... just not sure which NZ govt agency it is referring to.

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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A timely point: “Healthcare isn't a nice-to-have. It’s not a new motorway that will shave 10 minutes off a commute, as appealing as that may be. For patients, it's often life versus death, or pain versus comfort. For staff, it's the difference between doing their job well and burning out entirely.”

1news.co.nz

My three weeks in hospital: Why our health system can’t cope

Opinion: Exhausted staff, outdated facilities, disjointed communications - TVNZ Reporter Gill Higgins reflects on her stay in an overcrowded Auckland hospital.

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Might be good for some enterprising journalist to check whether schools in NZ are banning the pervert glasses Kmart are selling, given the abysmal state of our RSE guidelines (including guidance on coercive control) and the statistics that clearly demonstrate we don’t understand what consent means.

futurism.com

Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools

Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.

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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Awesomely schools across NZ are seeing massive absenteeism spikes this winter (e.g. 140+ kids out at Pt Chevalier School with Flu A). So why the flying fuck is Health New Zealand is actively advising parents to send mildly symptomatic kids to school. 🧵/1

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Tender_Thomas @tenderthomas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Biscuits! @doctorow.pluralistic.net can turn a phrase. Because I am a puerile man-child, I will now only be referring to generational wealth as “winning the orifice lottery”.

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Good C**t @c-u-next-time.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Cabinet papers have suggested that, in order to complete the facility quickly, the process for approving the facility could bypass even the government's own fast-track legislation." They don't even follow their own rules.... Asshats. #NZPol

rnz.co.nz

Auditor-General urged to launch inquiry into plans to build LNG terminal

Consumer and climate groups have asked the Auditor-General to launch an inquiry into the government's plans to build an LNG import terminal.

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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In January I gave a talk at the Ōtaki Summer Camp, an annual gathering for young progressives. The organisers suggested the topic: the worst government of my lifetime. I had to think about that. Is it? Why? Here's the talk, at my Substack, Hopetown simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/everything...

simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com

Everything everywhere all at once

How to deal with the worst government in my lifetime

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The algo popped this up on my LinkedIn feed, I need to read more of Anna's writing. Growing up in Dargaville, the bluff loomed large in the horizon of beach visits, and school trips to Hilliams Te Kopuru farm for "history" lessons the-end-is-naenae.ghost.io/ake-ake-ake/ @annamcmartin.bsky.social

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Lies aren't always fleeting - and monsters are no more self-made than better men. This post contains distressing violence and racism. Please take care.

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Indeed Thank you Charlie Mitchell ( @comingupcharlie.bsky.social ) "if your library has PressReader you can log in with your library card and read it online as it appeared in print (where it was a full page" [ bsky.app/profile/byro... ] #nzpol

thepress.co.nz

The young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movement

An investigation reveals how young Kiwi activists are using global far-right tactics to target local migrant communities.

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#nzpol Plus, the article has this very true zinger " It is why Luxon, Seymour & Peters are so unhinged about Jacinda Ardern still; she personified the Nurturing Parent model of government, with her talk of kindness and public acts of caring"

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Gwynn Compton @gwynncompton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Given Brown received the media inquiry in his capacity as minister, all of this should fall under the OIA… Brown may well find himself in a lot of hot water over this.

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I suspect Abbie is quite right about a lot of the NZ RW politicians picking up the imported culture war talking points - they're a bit dim! #NZPOL

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Thrash Cardiom @thrashcardiom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Check that you are Enrolled to Vote! #NZPol #NZ. It's extra important this year given NACTNZ's changes to the Voting system which have removed being able to register and vote on the election day AND removing the right to enrol and vote on the same day. (1/2)

vote.nz

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 17/07/2026

It's very hard not to love @doctorow.pluralistic.net when he gets stuck into something. This video really lays out the AI bubble clearly!

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

An important PSA... good luck indeed

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Larissa needs more sleep @larissacomments.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Fundraising for MND (Motor Neurone Disease NZ. I only started halfway through the month. My goal is $500. So far I have $255 in online donations and another $70 in cash to deposit. If anyone wants to donate towards this worthy cause I would love your help. www.mndactionmonth.org.nz/larissa-cleave

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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I think it's time to talk explicitly about class warfare in AoNZ and its effect on our political discourse. These thoughts rest on the foundations of John Michael Greer, whose insights make essential but uncomfortable reading A thread 🧵 #nzpol

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Good C**t @c-u-next-time.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"....the New Zealand Minister for Worksafe admitted she hasn't read the Royal Commission report on Pike River yet, yet she feels equipped to suggest these unsafe and absurd amendments to health and safety laws," 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Fuck me 😵 #nzpol

rnz.co.nz

Pike River families rally against overhaul of workplace safety laws

Family members of those killed in the Pike River Mine explosion have rallied outside Parliament urging politicians to vote down a bill they warn will risk a workplace disaster.

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

fuck this is sad... we really are fucking it up for our kids

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Craig Roblewsky @pointc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"We are living through the era of the exploding rocket ships and the Cybertruck, and Twitter and Grok, the world’s most advanced money furnace." You don't want to miss this @doctorow.pluralistic.net interview about AI.

salon.com

AI doomerism is misplaced. Here's what it will take to pop the bubble - Salon.com

Cory Doctorow argues AI dominance is not inevitable. How we fight back matters

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Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hi, I'm the friend. Questions and feedback welcome

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Remember, if your RW friends get OTT about the Green tax rates - here are the current rates in Australia

Australian resident tax rates
2020 to 2026
Australian resident tax rates for 2019-20 to 2025-26.
Resident tax rates 2025-26
Taxable income
Tax on this income
O - $18,200
Nil
$18,201-
$45,000
16c for each $1 over $18,200
$45,001 -
$135,000
$4,288 plus 30c for each $1
over $45,000
$135,001 -
$190,000
$31,288 plus 37c for each $1
over $135,000
$190,001
and over
$51,638 plus 45c for each $1
over $190,000

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CuriousCat @felissapien.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The govt… introduced a bill that rewrites the Conservation Act to make commercial exploitation DOC's primary legal purpose - then set a six-week submission window and called it consultation. Five million hectares. The Tararuas. Lewis Pass beech forest. #nzpol keenlens.substack.com/p/the-conser...

keenlens.substack.com

The Conservation Amendment Bill is not about funding DOC. It is the corporate-state writing its mandate into law — and five million hectares of ancient forest just became a balance sheet item.

New Zealand · Conservation Amendment Bill · June 2026

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/06/2026

Here's a fun fact about Elon Musk: in 2020, his (nominal) net worth was $20b, and today it's $1t (nominally). But *that's* not the fun fact; *this* is: everything he's done since 2020 was a flop. 1/

The Federal Reserve building, tilted at an eldrirtch angle, wreathed in mist. In the foreground looms an abandoned cemetery. Overhead flies a blood-red moon in a cloudy, ominous sky.

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Relative transport spending. #NzPol

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This is starting to feel like another "Dead cat on the table" event. You know what we've stopped talking about? How National were using private communication channels to receive emails from corporate lobbyists which resulted in policy change extremely favourable to them.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/06/2026

Which brings me to AI and "AI psychosis," the social phenomenon that sees people falling down chatbot-assisted rabbit holes that convince them they have invented perpetual motion, uncovered the secrets of the universe, or - in some tragic instances - that they should kill themselves or others. 38/

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I keep being reminded of this question and answer: "What is the problem that AI services are being built to solve?" "Wages."

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Kevin Hague @kevinhague.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

3. That Matt Burgess is almost certain to have passed on the views of Fonterra and Z to the PM and others; 4. These views were influential in shaping Government policy; and 5. The PM should have disclosed this in the OIA request

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Excellent backgrounder on Elizabeth Rata's recent education curriculum hijack. #NzPol

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

How Fuel Price Shocks Rattled a Remote New Zealand Village www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/w... Gift link. #nzpol

nytimes.com

How Fuel Price Shocks Rattled a Remote New Zealand Village

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