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Vicki

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Lefty Yankiwi, hoping the whole world will wake up and be sensible soon, for the sake of all of us and the future of my mokopuna!

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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It's a simple choice. Trust our teachers and education academics, not dictate to them. #nzpol
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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is a pithy piece, if you just read one on Dirty Work read this. I agree, there's always been intention to do whatever electoral mischief it took to deliver anti-democracy interests what they didn't strip last time. It's not a pivot. #NZPol
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New report says that Trump’s tariffs are entirely responsible for stuff being more expensive. If only there were some upcoming opportunity to hold his party accountable for this.
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The headline buries the lede: ❌️ Cutting benefit rates after 2yrs ❌️ Incr stand down to 26wks (up from 13wks) ❌️ Incr minimum residence period to qualify benefits from 2yrs to 5yrs These are awful, horrifying policies that will drive povery and misery #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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National promises random drug testing for jobseeker beneficiaries
National is promising to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit to ensure they're "ready for work".
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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like clockwork, the govt that has done more to destroy employment than any other in decades is trying to get re-elected by blaming people for being unemployed. No solutions, only punishment. Pure cynicism. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
What about drug testing at Parliament? Luxon is ‘quite open’ to it
Follow the election campaign live.
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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#BHN If you had beneficiary bashing on your bingo card you can cross it off now, their decision actively drive unemployment up, then they punish you for being unemployed #nzpol #nzpolitics www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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National promises random drug testing for beneficiaries
The party has announced a new five-point plan it says will strengthen the “expectations for those who remain on Jobseeker long term”.
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Vicki @wekanz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Join me at Turnout Together: People Power vs Big Money our.actionstation.org.nz/events/turno...
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Turnout Together: People Power vs Big Money
Aotearoa is a country with enough for all of us to live good lives. But this election has shown us what happens when big money teams up with big politics at the expense of our communities, our environ...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They honestly couldn’t lie straight in bed. It’s fucking pathological with this lot. 🤨 14% WTAF 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'The most significant industrial revolution of our time': Labour's Reuben Davidson on NZ's AI future
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'The most significant industrial revolution of our time': Labour's Reuben Davidson on NZ's AI future
In the lead-up to November's election, Midday Report is speaking with the technology spokesperson for a range of parties about their biggest hopes and fears with artificial intelligence and the role of government in regulating the technology. On Monday, Guyon Epsiner sat down with Labour's Economic Development, Science Technology spokesperson Reuben Davidson.
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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your friendly reminder that Ben Thomas isn't a "political commentator". He's a for-hire spinner whose c.v. skews heavily right. No matter how disingenuous or straight-up dishonest, he's NEVER going to speak any inconvenient truths that will mess with his money. #nzpol
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stuff publishes an article by Penk saying he hasn't read #DirtyWok but claims it is a piece of fiction. This is the Stuff corporate paper that dominates Kiwi auidences
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before we criticise Stuff for publishing a review of a book that Penk admits he hasn't read, let's remember: Penk's a (self-)published author

He wrote a conspiracy book during lockdown in 2020 falsely claiming it caused a surge in suicide, family violence & untreated cancer
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So Jordan Williams' Taxpayers Union owns a bot / fake account company. And these bots have been working hard - moving from "it's a conspiracy", to "poor Jordan wasn't asked" (like Epstein wasn't or Trump wasn't?) to to the latest: "it's fiction" Meanwhile in real life #kiwi
Book store sign that Dirty Work is sold out
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Much of the [racism] campaign was run through other groups, like Hobson’s Pledge and the farm lobby Groundswell, but Williams and the TU stood behind them, coordinating it all." Simon Wilson, as always, does good work encapsulating the key issues #nickyhager #Dirtywork
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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#BHN Chris Bishop thinks debates with people who don't agree with us is imperative for democracy But Nicola Willis Chris Bishop Todd McClay Simon Watts Nicola Grigg Cameron Brewer Erica Stanford Penny Simmonds Simeon Brown Matt Doocey Paul Gold Smith Tama Potaka Mark MItchell Declined BHN debates
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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There are said to be bootleg pdf scan copies of Nicky Hager's book #DirtyWork circulating. Apparently, this undermining move is to stop Hager and his publisher from recovering their costs. Please support Nicky's excellent work by buying the books legitimately. Don't let corruption win! #nzpol
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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey guys! GUYS! Damien Grant (convicted fraudster) thinks Hager's Dirty Work "falls well short" so don't read it ok? Ok guys? And if thats not enough to convince you, Chris Penk (who hasnt read it) says its a work of fiction, so please, dont read it. Please.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shout out to the young woman in a purple wig at the anime convention taking place in the same hotel as National's campaign launch telling the 1News reporter that most of the people there will probably vote Labour or Green (like she plans too)' Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Stephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Not only is it telling that all these groups are basically the same five agitators with different tour bands, we must remember that they had to form a fake parents' advocacy group because they are utterly unpopular losers
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Inappropriate' & political 'overreach': Medical leaders condemn Simeon Brown's 'interference' with Medical Council. Brown is an #AtlasNetwork fundamentalist Christian like most of this NZGovt #Zionists www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Speeches & lies- and the #AtlasNetwork #govt in Aotearoa #NZ pushing through policies to benefit toxic #corporations above NZers health, safety & well-being #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
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manuwai.bsky.social @manuwai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pause for a moment New Zealand... & count just how many on this list you are witnessing happening in our country. Vote National, ACT & NZFirst OUT! in November! #NZPOL
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'This trainwreck is just getting started !' #nzpol
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour promises to write off 10% of some student loan balances
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Labour promises to write off 10% of some student loan balances
Labour is promising to write off 10 percent of eligible student loan balances, as it launches its election campaign.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That these 2 guys can dismiss the book as 'business as usual' tells us a shitload about their warped perspective on NZ politics and the infiltration of lobbyists. It also insults their listeners, who care deeply about the influence of corporate money, esp when it's ramping up racism and dividing us
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Could Erica Stanford be one of the most nefarious Ministers next to Chris Bishop? Sure as hell sounds like it. Mandated propaganda teachings about NZ Taxpayers Union to kids from 2027 #kiwi #newzealand
Year 8 mandatory curricumum teaches kids about the NZ tapxyaers Union and takes their official propaganda lines into the teachings
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chris Penk getting his new column off to a great start by reviewing a book he hasn't read and declaring that it belongs "in the fiction section". I hope Stuff's editors are proud of themselves.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The conversation's New Zealand political parties policy tracker. #nzpol
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Policy tracker
The Conversation is keeping an eye on the major policies being promised during the election campaign
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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sub-attaching this as Wilson has a decent grip on it (as per his post, Danyl McLaughlin evidently doesn't, but that won't surprise anyone ever). Behind ALL of these books is getting timelines and players organised coherently. In the light. Or it remains as dark as rumours. bsky.app/profile/mrje...
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"For nearly 18 months the Crown repeatedly informed claimants, the Tribunal, and the public of its intention to develop alternative plans in lieu of Te Aka Whai Ora, but these intentions did not materialise and were not reflected in Crown action." - Waitangi Tribunal. #NzPol
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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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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
S**t you can't make up. #nzpol
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Can I put in a request to have Stephen Miller do some rallies with Republican candidates in competitive races? Maybe do one in Portland, Maine for Susan Collins where they can walk out on stage together. Let’s get him out there to talk about his policies. Where’s he hiding?
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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nationals entire campaign strategy is just lie relentlessly with billboards and Ai slop because the truth would be to admit theyve made the cost of living worse, taken the economy backwards, failed on ferries, failed cops, failed on housing, excused racism and delivered just 54 nurses in 3 years.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Louise Upston didn't like being called "heartless" for telling cancer patients to find work. In 2024, she said she'd cut job beneficiaries by 50K To date, there are 80K MORE. That's 130K from target Watching her try to blame MSD for laws SHE rushed under urgency is farcical but on brand #nzpol
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 12/09/2026
Week in Review: Analysis: The carbon market has turned into a subsidy for forestry, paid for by fuel purchasers. Politicians differ on how to fix it.
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Labour and National clash over planting trees and cutting climate pollution
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And yes, Henry's story about the engineer who's working six days a week for a successful company, but still earning less than his beneficiary neighbour, sounds like steaming bullshit to me.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Shane Jones commits to sale of #newzealand conservation land. Tama Potaka's Conservation Amendment Law still prioritises economic goals over nature Jones says the sale of DOC land is still possible & National is working on it #nzpol This is what a vote for National represents
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lester Levy was brought in by National to slash public health & freeze hires. They succeeded. For over 2 years they lied about the deterioration, maligning doctors who spoke up The human cost is real - Health NZ admits Brent Horsburgh could have lived www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... #nzpol #kiwi
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jobseekers surge again, surpassing even Covid. There are now ~50,000 more unemployed since Coalition took over even as 120,000 Kiwis left NZ last year alone, (44,000 net) This is all the result of a "Trickle Down / Free Market ideology" approach that hasn't worked anywhere #nzpol #kiwi
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
can we just set up a fake Oval Bordello where Donny can pretend to be president and play patty-cake with his diaper nurse and stay out of trouble? FUN TRUE FACT: that's exactly what Donny's family did for his demented father Fred. thank you for your attention, etc. link is here: bit.ly/4gErFnM
now here’s a fun, true story. when Donny’s tyrant Klansman father Fred was completely lost to Alzheimer’s, his family built him a fake office where he would go every day to sign fake papers and have fake phone conversations with his secretary. having a familiar place to go every day kept old Fred happy and out of trouble.

can we just do that with Donny? can we build him a fake Oval Bordello down at his shitty Florida golf motel, and let him sit there all day long, posting dumbfuck memes onto his crappy app, playing Hide the Brain Cells with his diaper nurse, signing fake executive orders and holding fake press conferences? we could even put a fake Big Red Button on his fake Resolute Desk, so he could fake-nuke Iran.

come on. Donny’s brain has left the station. 25th Amendment now. as I never tire of saying, I’ll take my chances with the couch fucker.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
You’ve been TOLD! 👀😂 #BirdOfTheYear #nz #BOTY
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Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Update: It likely was David. At midnight. With a sledge hammer. Which somehow is an even better metaphor for ACT than the nailing. 😂 www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Armed with a sledgehammer, David Seymour marks election milestone with midnight mission
A midnight mission secured ACT leader David Seymour an early win in the race towards November 7.
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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This might be useful to counter their propaganda...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
More info about the #kakapo population milestone here: www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r.... We won't be naming all of the chicks this year, which is a progression I've been keen on for a while now. #kakapo2026 #conservation
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Kākāpō population reaches new milestone
The official population of the critically endangered kākāpō has reached a recovery-era high of 325 birds.
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