The new @helenclarknz.bsky.social Foundation report 'Social Cohesion in New Zealand 2026' hasn't, for whatever reason, got the mainstream media coverage it, I think, deserves - esp. in the context of recent reports of a vaulting racism, & other evidence of social cohesion's rapid evaporation. #nzpol

Imagine saying this in this country where 51 Muslims died in a terrorist attack by a white person. We have never even had Islamic terrorism in this country like every day I’m exhausted by pākehā and their lack of humanity.

The actual fuck? #nzpol

"Wāhine Māori have raised concerns at the UNPFII in New York about the Treaty clause overhaul, warning it signals weakening Indigenous rights in Aotearoa." NZ Govt Treaty clause overhaul draws criticism at UN forum in New York www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/04/23/n... #nzpol

Grim but useful read. Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster economist.com/finance-and-...

Kiwis' views on immigration [Indians and Chinese] are 'hardening very fast' www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol

As far back as 2023 (a year after parliament protest) this infographic captures the domestic+transnational #disinformation ecosystem linked to Cyclone Gabrielle. The report has much more detail. Climate change denial's scale, & sophistication in NZ is far greater now, which I also flag. #nzpol

Listened to an updated podcast from @motherjones.com about their extremely consequential Oct 2025 reporting on a global surveillance network. | Exposing a Global Surveillance Empire www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @openpolicy.bsky.social

The growth of climate-related disinformation in New Zealand - accelerating sharply after the 2023 general election, and under the coalition govt - has served as a significant vector for a transnational industry working to normalise climate change denial. sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/s... #nzpol

lol suck it.

We're investigating Telegram, Teen Chat and Chat Avenue after evidence suggests child sexual abuse material being shared on Telegram and predators using teen chat sites to groom children. Read about our investigations in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Sri Lanka marks 7 years since Easter attacks amid continuing calls for justice www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne... 😥 #SriLanka

WHERE is it circulating RNZ? WHERE was it posted? WHERE did Jones appear? Why should that platform matter, profoundly, for any critical appreciation of what he said? What has that platform seeded, and spread with regards to what Jones noted, and how? What's he signalling, to whom, & why? #nzpol

Seeding the storm: Climate change denialism from Cyclone Gabrielle to Cyclone Vaianu www.linkedin.com/pulse/seedin... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/s... (WordPress) #nzpol #ClimateChange #Disinformation @caadcoalition.bsky.social @counterhate.com

I see Shane Jones appears on far-right network that regularly platforms, & promotes Christchurch terrorist's violent extremist ideology (rebranded as 'remigration'), & amplifies the same anti-Indian racism, & xenophobia through his "butter chicken tsunami" framing. Dangerous, & disgusting. #nzpol

This is an absolutely fascinating read.

Our team received a report of intermittent app outages at about 11:40pm PDT on April 15, 2026. They worked through the night to mitigate a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, which intensified throughout the day.

🚨 Bluesky was attacked by Iranian threat actors today and experienced some downtime. I have no idea why they would target Bluesky — this seems like a friendly fire incident. 😂 because it's the one platform that has the same enemies as Iran.

Your push notifications can betray your privacy. Here are the settings you can enable to do something about that: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

That score has fallen to NZ's lowest since around the 1980s, with the biggest single-year drop in 2025. Consultation, common-good justification, and respect for counterarguments have all declined since the current government took office. (4/5)

NZ ranks 14th globally for liberal democracy. But 37th for deliberative democracy - how decisions get made and explained. And that ranking has been falling. I dug into the latest data from the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project. Short 🧵 (1/5) #nzpol

"The 61-year-old Papatoetoe man has been charged with offensive behaviour and wilful damage, under the Summary Offences Act." #nzpol Man arrested over Papatoetoe graffiti www.police.govt.nz/news/release...

Grim reading, but accurately maps to, and confirms what I'm studying in social media commentary - which is a world apart from what NZ govt is saying/communicating/addressing. | NZ business feedback on recent oil price moves and related disruptions www.westpaciq.com.au/economics/20... #nzpol

Australia in a world where its top security partner is illiberal www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-in... Some interesting points to consider from an NZ perspective, incl. around transnational anti-LGBTIQA+, far-right, & white supremacist support by current US admin/POTUS. @openpolicy.bsky.social

[Maine will] block the creation of new data centers that draw more than 20 megawatts of power until the fall of 2027 and establish a mechanism to study their impact on the electrical grid. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/... @legallyfeminist.bsky.social

Best response! 😂 #nzpol

Voices for Freedom absolutely loves Martin Sellner, & keeps retweeting him (so that he reaches more domestic followers). Wrote about Sellner, and VFF/RCR in 2024: Martin Sellner’s far-right playbook: A threat to New Zealand’s liberal democracy sanjanah.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/m... #nzpol

🧐🤔 Make it make sense. #nzpol

Those Papatoetoe kids are going to remember this for the rest of their lives, and tell their children and grandchildren about it, and what it says about the country they grew up in.

Cyclone Vaianu, and climate change denial in New Zealand www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyclon... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/c... (WordPress) #nzpol #climatechange

‘My life has become a rollercoaster’: Francesca Albanese on death threats, danger and dread after accusing Israel of genocide

"KILL ALL INDIAN" | Racist message targeting Indians spray-painted outside Auckland school gates www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Meanwhile... some think Artemis II was made-up. 🤡 Even through mirth, worth recalling those behind this account wanted to storm Beehive with AK-47s during 2022's parliament protest, and are also facing charges in court for distributing the March 2019 ChCh killer's livestream. #nzpol

Research has validated what everyone who has been paying attention could see: Twitter/X algorithms & influencers drive right-wing changes in political views by guiding agenda exposure & salience, & the effects are asymmetric (ie not reversible by changing back) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Aide: sir you were supposed to choose ONE of the talking points

The White House’s AI framework sidelines concerns about algorithmic bias and discrimination, casting efforts to mitigate those harms as ideological interference, argues Genevieve Smith. Treating AI as “neutral” doesn’t eliminate harm; it risks scaling inequality under the guise of objectivity.

Studied 1k+ comments around Marton incident on Facebook. Theft is celebrated as resistance, buyers openly seek stolen fuel. There's a rising anarchy in sentiments. This is NZ's social cohesion coming apart, given fuel prices/crisis. Worry is that govt, starting with PM, oblivious to this. #nzpol

What does populist political speech result in? Since India-NZ FTA in December '25, I've studied a significant, and, tellingly, sustained rise in anti-Indian rhetoric, racism, & related harms across country's far-right, disinfo landscapes online. Often, this is linked to Peters', & NZF output. #nzpol

The @phcc.bsky.social has an important, and interesting new briefing out today, well worth reading. We need to tackle vehicle ‘supersizing’ for health, climate and energy security www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/we-... #nzpol

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5) www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Fascinating to read this (paywalled) article in The Times. Southern was barred from entering New Zealand in '18 www.sbs.com.au/news/article..., the same year she claims Andrew Tate violently sexually assaulted her. She's just published a self-critical book. Based on this article, I will pick it up.

Most searched for term in New Zealand in past 24hrs is diesel price. Closely aligned with a growing search interest in the latest around the Strait of Hormuz. #nzpol

Ex Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under Obama👇🏽

"But New Zealand won’t get there without decisive political leadership & a cohesive strategy." Agree, but don't see this at present or, sadly, even on the horizon esp. in an election year. | Could NZ’s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI? theconversation.com/could-nzs-ne... #nzpol

Unclear if killing whole civilisations came up. #nzpol

Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner's Privacy Week 2026 features former Mayor @misswhanau.bsky.social speaking on 11 May, 3pm-4pm www.privacy.org.nz/tuhono-conne... I have no doubt it will be a compelling session - and highly recommend it for those in New Zealand especially. #nzpol

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