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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛
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#nzpol
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CindyBax
about 13 hours ago
Great post at another place from
@richardhills.bsky.social
who nails the actual story of Marsden Point. No, it wouldn’t have helped. This is something media could be constantly pointing out to NZ First
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The National/ACT/NZFirst Govt would decommission your mum under a strategic decision to reducing spending & taxes. This is only half a joke, as I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
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Guy Body
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Foxes
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#NZPol
How is started How it's going
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Zach Everson
1 day ago
“Section 14 of the Press Law ordered editors ‘to keep out of the newspapers anything which…tends to weaken the strength of the German Reich, outwardly or inwardly.’” - William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 405
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E-Tangata
1 day ago
"Te Tiriti protects culture because without culture, we are devoid of humanity." — Dominic O’Sullivan.
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When defence of free speech is racism in disguise | E-Tangata
“The Nursing Council is not a private club. It regulates a profession to assure the public that the people it registers can practice competently. To say that it should be selective when it carries out...
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/when-defence-of-free-speech-is-racism-in-disguise/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=16Mar2026
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CEO Johnny Cans
1 day ago
In the seven years since March 15 I'd like to think NZ tried to maintain the warm kindness and solidarity with our Muslim communities that was found in the days, weeks and months after the horrors of the Christchurch terror attack. I don't think I can though.
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Norm Charlatan
1 day ago
It’s hard to blame woke DEI when the military is losing a war because of the straits.
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Damien Grant's latest word salad has some truly unhinged statements.
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine
2 days ago
"How did your PM cause an international incident?" "He asked for another country to give him an award, and then he realised he looked like a twat, so he said he didn't actually ask for the award and that the PM of the other country was lying" Truly, we are led by a man of greatness
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ACT showing yet again that they care more about money than the welfare of others, in this case greyhound dogs.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/589...
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ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won't say if pulling support for legislation
The party says it is "not convinced" the threshold had been met for banning a legal industry.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/589524/act-voices-strong-objections-to-greyhound-racing-ban-won-t-say-if-pulling-support-for-legislation
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Sharon Murdoch
1 day ago
The Covid Inquiry should have been an opportunity to see how we might respond to the next pandemic, or similar large scale emergency, better. For the greatest public good, not political point scoring, with the benefit of hindsight. My Stuff
#cartoon
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#NZpol
#PublicHealth
#Covid
#Fuel
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Ngapuhi Aotearoa 🇳🇿
2 days ago
The real spend by jacinda and labour Missing nothing Absolute lies by the nz kakalition govt
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National/ACT/NZ First: Labour ministers didn't take official advice they didn't see into account when keeping Auckland in lockdown for the last week. Also them: We're going to ignore all this official advice because we don't like it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith dismisses officials' advice on 'move on orders'
Paul Goldsmith has batted away advice from government agencies strongly urging against the move and pointing to a lack of evidence.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/589486/justice-minister-paul-goldsmith-dismisses-officials-advice-on-move-on-orders
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Rob🎸
3 days ago
I mean I wouldn't trust Winnie either, he is a senile old windsock who will change his mind as soon as the election results are up
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TheSarapocalypse
4 days ago
Back in 2024 as part of the coalition agreement with NZ First, the govt commissioned a Fuel Security Study from Castalia and Envisory. It was released in Feb 2025 along with the government's Fuel Security Plan. They make for interesting reading - especially seeing what's missing from the plan. 🧵 1/5
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henry cooke
4 days ago
Officials slammed move-on orders in just-released advice, warning they would add: - 6 people to the prison pop - 200-800 court cases - Make homelessness worse
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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Officials warn move on orders will make homelessness worse
Government agencies are scathing of the proposed move-on orders - which official documents say will see an estimated six people imprisoned every year and up to 818 cases taken to court.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360966243/officials-scathing-move-orders-will-increase-homelessness-court-backlog-and-prison-population
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Micah
4 days ago
bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown "FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…"
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Here's the stupid thing about the AI's being pushed on us: they wouldn't exist without the skills they're aiming to replace, both in actually building the AI and the data they're trained on.
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Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿
4 days ago
Reality has a left-wing bias
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Calls to let workers stay home to beat fuel prices
The government should take notice of what other countries are doing to help workers, a union says.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/589432/calls-to-let-workers-stay-home-to-beat-fuel-prices
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Sharon Murdoch
4 days ago
NZ First leader Winston Peters calls for another inquiry into Covid-19, this one to examine vaccine injuries. My Stuff
#cartoon
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CEO Johnny Cans
4 days ago
No way to predict this, says Government of nation whose media outlined exactly this scenario 16 months ago.
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Idiot/Savant
4 days ago
Remembered to rejoin InternetNZ, in case the Free Speech Onion tries their entryism scam again.
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Sage Anastasi
4 days ago
Whānau, remember how the far-right tried to take over Internet NZ last year and we kicked their butts? They haven't learned, and they're trying to do it again this year. Register by March 31st ($21 for a year) so you can vote in the AGM and send them packing again.
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John Scalzi
4 days ago
I can't say that I'll be boycotting Chili's as it has been years since I've been in one, and you can't really boycott a restaurant you already don't go to. That said, I'll be happy not to change my habits, transphobia leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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The iRex project cost $671m when it was cancelled/closed. The new program is at $1867m, overbudget, and still lacks port deals. We're now at $2538m total, so only another $1462m in cost overruns to get to the inflated $4b total
#nzpol
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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Cook Strait ferry project $167m over budget — and key port deals still unsigned
New documents reveal Ferry Holdings is relying on council-owned ports to cover cost blowouts.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360965032/cook-strait-ferry-project-167m-over-budget-and-key-port-deals-still-unsigned
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Russell Brown
4 days ago
This is the same 2020 study you might have seen before, but it's true. I was gamely riding a lightweight street bike when and where I could, but it wasn't until I got an e-bike that the bike became my main means of transport.
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Charlie Mitchell
5 days ago
How things change
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James Nisbet
5 days ago
While the pathetic grifters are whining about Labour 'ignoring advice' regarding COVID, here's a quick reminder
#nzpol
Advice ignored - Smokefree Legislation - Emissions Targets, etc - Māori Health Authority - Fast-track Bill - School Lunches - iReX - Landlord Tax Breaks - Significant Natural Areas
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Sacha
5 days ago
Hipkins explained on
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that Bloomfield would give cabinet a right-up-to-date verbal briefing alongside the written cab papers that have to be prepared and circulated in advance. The Covid inquiry somehow only considered the written papers, not the verbal advice.
#NzPol
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People going on about "vaccine injuries" are using the same logic as people complaining about being injured by seat belts.
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Seamus Blackley
17 days ago
The truth is not the average of a fact and a lie.
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛
5 days ago
Colour me surprised 😑 I’ve been reading the cabinet paper on the ferry procurement released in March 2025 (for study purposes!) and this feels like the next chapter in a dystopian novel.
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David Hood
5 days ago
While we might wish politicians wouldn't destroy the social fabric for gain, & might wish media quote the report itself to add context when repeating claims, we can at least invite those we know personally on-spreading claims to read aloud key report statements & judge politicians trustworthiness
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Foxes
5 days ago
So the main point that Nats have gleaned to kick Hipkins/Labour with from the Royal Commission into Covid is that Hipkins/Labour ignored official advice to keep Auckland in lockdown a week longer isn't even true? lol
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Jennifer
5 days ago
This is a short paper but it’s really worth reading. Florence sets out in really clear terms what a pragmatic approach is for all areas of health with limitations in evidence quality, not just gender affirming care.
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Mountain Tui
6 days ago
So Chris Hipkins not only took advice & kept the economy afloat and jobs and businesses alive through
#Covid-19
, he pushed to keep Kiwis healthy and alive at a time when corpses were piled up across Italy, UK, US, and India. Kudos
@chrishipkins.bsky.social
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Neal Curtis
6 days ago
Current NZ coalition messaging: "The recovery from the economic downturn caused by our incompetence has been set back by the actions of a US president whose policies we completely support."
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wordsSHIFTminds
6 days ago
Not a single right-wing NZ politician has said that the Covid Inquiries will provide useful research for dealing with future pandemics, making their criticisms transparently and exclusively about discrediting the previous government and not about concern for the population.
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National MPs saying "We respect Luxon" are probably saying "We don't want to roll him and kill our own chance to be Prime Minister"
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cj sandall
6 days ago
Huge shoutout to
@taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social
for raising awareness on this. Amazing use of her platform. See the stats:
nzpt.cjs.nz
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Pete Husky
6 days ago
Time to pass a law that any party spokesperson of media outlet that opines with hindsight reckons on pandemic management has to show this chart in the background at all times
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Assiduously Julie
6 days ago
Prepare for meltdowns from any VFF or similar people in your life. I think they genuinely convinced themselves the phase 2 report was going to prove them right. Reader, it did not.
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Daily Indignation
6 days ago
Did you think NZME's Ryan Bridge, in a column titled "On oil shock, people want more self-reliance" would criticise the govt's LNG deal? God no. No, instead he blames Labour for Marsden Point closing, even though that was a business decision made by private companies.
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Gavin Huet
6 days ago
What does David Seymour have to say about his buddy?
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Michael Plank
6 days ago
Excellent TLDR of part 2 of NZ's Covid-19 Inquiry by
@marcdaalder.bsky.social
1. Vaccine safety & approvals process successful 2. Some mandates lasted too long or went too far 3. The need for a changed testing strategy could have been foreseen 4. Lockdown decisions were ‘reasonable & evidence-based’
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Evie the Feeble 🏳️⚧️🎮
7 days ago
Cis people need to pay attention to the way they communicate this. They freely admit that after all of their research, they came up with zero evidence that HRT was harmful. Then they banned it anyway, claiming their inability to find a reason is a reason in of itself.
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Katie Fenn
9 days ago
This is an absolute must-watch if you want to be brought up to speed on the state of trans rights in the UK. Ever wondered why two successive governments have promised to ban conversion practices and then reneged on those promises? This video reveals all.
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Abigail Thorn
9 days ago
New Philosophy Tube is up for Patreon backers A history of conversion therapy from 1849-now including how the British government is bringing it back, and how to fight it The lowest Patreon tier is $2 a month so you can see it now for as little as that
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