Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Can't stop thinking about how Todd McClay and then Christopher Luxon confused Fernando Hernandez Espino of Both Ends with Francisco Hernandez of the Greens - but neither of them will admit it 🤣😳static.klipy.comRacismALT: Racism 1497
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaPatrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is brilliant. Exactly what the country needs. Invest in great alternatives to always driving. Even benefits drivers: #nzpol youtu.be/LGX6jjJnFBc?...youtu.beGreen Party transport policy sees free travel for children, light rail for key cities and moreYouTube video by nzherald.co.nz 412037
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hope this bodes well for us on this side of the planet!! #nzpol 1111917
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaSimon O'Neill @sjponeill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For those still on FB, Cr Charlotte Melser - Whanganui District Council has been OIAing the Head Start "initiative" and is now running a commentary on her page as she reviews the responses... If at all possible, the klown government is coming out of it very poorly...facebook.comFacebook 012
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 04/10/2026Honestly pretty funny. National has never found a road they didn't want to build. 88918
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The real fun is that National are promising Mill Road in 2028's budget so nearly at the next election. Greens want to actually make things better from this year. 0335
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaBenjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Striking how often pro-AI arguments always require like 10 different caveats. "What if AI was well regulated, trained on non-stolen data, not made by companies run by sociopaths, was didn't harm the environment, made discoveries that were verified beyond the statements of PR reps? What then?" 12509114
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDavid Pattemore @dpattemore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hey Bluesky New Zealand!! Can you help spread the message this weekend?! Yeah sure this is just one video, but so many people haven’t enrolled yet and don’t realise they are running out of time. Thank you! 🇳🇿 35648
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 258183714857
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaBeatrixSpira @pebblepupidaho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#RosalindFranklin h/t to @gregpriest.bsky.social 1164
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaFrank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This, plus Special Votes, means the Coalition of Cr@p is in dire trouble.("Specials" mean Nats losing 1 or 2 seats to a Left party.) Expect disinformation propaganda from the Right to intensify. Expect media to focus on trivia. Expect more outlandish, headline...(1) www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzLeft bloc may be able to form government latest poll suggestsNew polling from 1News-Verian shows a Green surge and the left bloc able to win government - presuming National refuses to work with the Opportunity Party. 42410
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNew Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's time for change. Go to dontrisk6.nz to find out why. #nzpol 02015
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNZ Council for Civil Liberties @nzccl.org.nz · 27/09/2026"Claims about the cost of operating the [Official Information Act] are being used as a Trojan horse to smuggle in a reactionary attack on our right to information" - newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/28/o...newsroom.co.nzOfficials crack on behind closed doors to limit the OIA, under cover of electionAndrew Ecclestone and Russell Opland argue the managerialism of processing official information requests is shielding the heart of the matter: reducing our right to participate in making policies, and... 12612
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaAnneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just a reminder of who costs the most and commits the biggest abuses of the OIA... #NZPol 04526
Reposted by Tree lover Anna🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Last election they promised surplus in 2026 They promised tax cuts without borrowing, or Willis would resign if their tax plan didn't work It failed, no resignation National lie #nzpol 46520
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDavid Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 23/09/2026an amazing new project launches today in new zealand: people can report sexual harm, and get matched with others who reported the same person. when you report, you get a lawyer - and lawyer-client privilege. for free. i profile the website, technology, charity, & law firm here: www.webworm.co/tika/webworm.coThis Could Change The Way Victims Get JusticeDavid Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 8350188
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaHolly @hollykarcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I have been eagerly anticipating the launch of Tika for some time. I think it has the potential to usher in a new era of justice. Great profile here by Farrier. Congratulations Ali, Zoe and team. 083
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaMatheson Russell @mathesonrussell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Excellent concept - really has the potential to bring justice for victims of abuse and, just as importantly, to function as a serious deterrent 052
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Amazing what you find in the comment section…the disgraced & frankly dangerous NZTPU is all up in the new education curriculum’s grill, for “children to study” 🤔 Erica is sick of “ideological indoctrination” so she wheeled in her own extremely nefarious one instead…🙄🤦♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ 1310546
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaJolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Ruby Tui belted out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi at Eden Park, and 40,000 fans sang with her. Four months later, Harry Styles sang the first line of the song at his concert in Auckland and the crowd sang the rest back to him. This was who we were. And this is what Jordan Williams set out to destroy.” #nzpol 513352
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaPaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 24/09/2026They may think they’re winning. But they can’t stop us baby. 910234
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaSacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sic em, John! #NzPolrnz.co.nzOmbudsman to investigate allegations Ministry of Education officials tried to circumvent Official Information ActThe Ombudsman will formally investigate allegations Ministry of Education officials attempted to circumvent the Official Information Act. 34711
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaThe Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026‘We all sit the same exams’: What people get wrong about targeted admission schemesthespinoff.co.nz‘We all sit the same exams’: What people get wrong about targeted admission schemesA recent review of the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme at the University of Auckland is yet to be released, but brings up a stale narrative. 095
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Me: (driving car into wall) My car has gone rogue! Me: (dropping phone into tub) My god, my phone has gone rogue! Me: (tripping over table) The table! It's gone rogue! 112439
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaLilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is an absolutely charming book. It’s about creative people working together, which I loved. 2142
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026S**t you can't make up. #nzpol 410438
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaPaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 25/09/2026Shit that’s also totally on brand for this Govt (Conservatives go on ad nauseum about the rule of law & conventions, right up to the point it doesn’t apply to them) 1233
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don’t *think* anyone can accuse me of being dismissive of the problem that sexual harassment is? But you can also think of it like this: how do you create a world in which violence against women & girls, sexual harm, pay equity <ahem> etc. are dealt with? Effective democracy is a prerequisite 🤷♀️ 0171
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is 💯. It has been notable that a lot of media have led with the sexual harassment allegations, even saying that they are the most or only (‼️) serious thing in the book. As much as we need to take sexual harm seriously, that is wrong & Nicky Hager has said so. It’s the democracy, stupidsimonwilsonhopetown.substack.comDirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deservesNicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years 25120
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 23/09/2026I have a lot of discussions with people who just don't believe individual action can have much of an impact even though world history is full of examples proving otherwise. By the way the two women who spearheaded this were Mary Manning and Karen Gearon. Nimrod Sejake was in Ireland in exile. 1365156
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ANOTHER claim of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid OIA responsibility revealed… www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati... #nzpolrnz.co.nzAnother claim of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid OIA comes to lightA fresh whistleblower has alleged a second instance of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid the Official Information Act. 12010
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaSue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Honestly I'm not lying when I say that AI is making my working life harder by constantly getting in the way. What other technology has ever made things actively worse for people who don't use it? 1248
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaPaul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Picked up my copy today. One thing I noticed as a saw RNZ with 3 “won’t someone think of the poor astroturf lobbyists” stories is that it sure feels like RNZ was trying to prove Hager right when he called media outlets uncritically platforming the TPU as enablers and complicit. 48317
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Kind of disappointed that Nicky Hager didn’t get as far as pinning the death of the Marsden Fund on the TPU in #DirtyWork — but here’s a reminder of my original observations on the topic. It fits the same pattern as the rest #nzpol 311247
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Being included in a Nicky Hager book is the Aotearoa equivalent of being in the Epstein files. 36810
Reposted by Tree lover Annaspooky kororā @davejac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@oldmatecans.bsky.social if you haven’t seen the back 23917
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaKevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti) @krveale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026*triumphant glee screech* Headline change: Labour's pulled out as well! #nzpol C'moonnnnnnnnnnn TPM, join the set! (I'm mildly surprised that Labour beat TPM off the marks on this one, but I'll take it)thepress.co.nzLabour, Greens pull out of Taxpayers’ Union debates following Nicky Hager bookThe Green Party says it had been keen on the debates, but the book had changed things. The Taxpayers’ Union says debates will go ahead without the Greens. Labour’s also pulled out 46417
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaKevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti) @krveale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Greens by themselves boycotting sends a strong message. Imagine if Labour and TPM joined it, so the TPU were only left with governmental parties. If the Greens and TPM boycott so the TPU are left with governmental parties and Labour, that'd ALSO send a message... #nzpol 0164
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaMarc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Newsroom's election dashboard, launched in April, has now been updated to include a longer view on the polls and monthly enrolment updates. No Polymarket 😉 newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/30/t...newsroom.co.nzLatest Election 2026 charts: One in 10 still unenrolledAs focus turns to voter enrolment, Newsroom data reveals one in 10 eligible people and nearly half of eligible youth are still not enrolled. 47119
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Apparently the PM wants unemployed people to sign up to the NZDF and I’m serious this man’s citizenship should be stripped and he should be shipped to America fucking ghoul get the fuck out. 811816
Reposted by Tree lover Anna🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This government has been cheating every day its been in office, private emails , working to avoid the OIA, bribes from companies etc Most corrupt NZ government ever #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...rnz.co.nzChief ombudsman requests urgent meeting with head of Education Ministry after OIA subversionThe chief ombudsman John Allen has requested an urgent meeting with the head of the Education Ministry. 29739
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026AI image and video generation reproduce its training data which has already both gender and race bias. If only we regulated standards for such use of tools in advertising (and other things) #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific...rnz.co.nz'Damaging stereotype' of Pasifika in AI-generated Voyager adAn advertisement by Voyager Broadband that depicts two brown men attacking a Pākehā counterpart after their internet lags out while watching a UFC match has been criticised as 'lacking cultural due di... 12915
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I just found out Ruth Richardson is the chair of taxpayer onion lolololol *my decades long one sided beef with her intensifies* 510411
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The surprise isn't that foreign fossil fuel & tobacco funded astroturf group Taxpayers Union is the subject of Nicky Hager's new book It's that NZ media including The Post, Stuff, RNZ, TVNZ etc keep profiling & interviewing these people and groups #NickyHager #Dirtywork 617148
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaAndré Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So funny that the Taxpayers' Union issuing a press release wrongly claiming that Nicky Hager was writing a book about them conjured the book into existence straight away Gonna have to name this the TPU Variation on the Streisand Effect or something—at least the Streisand house pics already existed! 77419
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Boom 💥 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #NickyHager 0218
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#TheJordanWilliamsEffect 4506
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaVote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is a frankly terrible day to be launching a TPU affiliated education astroturf. 39320
Reposted by Tree lover AnnaChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Enter NZGreens stage left 😎 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ 1233