If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.

awww Wellington catches a break for once

Powerful grocery, telco and commerce regulators to be reined in newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/03/p...

This election year remember the political science concept “the conservative dilemma” A party that represents the interests of the wealthy and powerful cannot win a democratic election on economic issues, so they create culture wars

Direct link to Radio New Zealand's RNZ Liveblog #nzpol

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This is a "papers please" "English is the official language" "eat slop and be grateful" "disappear the unhoused" "women are second class" "don't learn real history" "local FBI office" government and we really cannot afford to be smug about other countries' slide to open fascism, Aotearoa

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Ministers say 'tough on crime' working as new figures unveiled reveal cutting violent crimes against women out of the mix skews the data to enable bullshit rhetoric. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The pattern is clear. This Government is secretly locking New Zealand into deeper alignment with the US without ever putting it to the public, whether it's critical minerals deals, AUKUS Pillar 2, or now handing over our biometric data.

Post a woman author you've read 5 books by Elizabeth Knox @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social 📚💙 #booksky #books #bookchallenge #reading #bookrecommendations #literaryfiction #womenwriters #booklovers #nzbooks #pukapuka #nzlit

Direct evidence New Zealand is in a cost-of-living crisis: New Zealanders now average 1.6 standard drinks per adult per day.

given the political environment in NZ, and the world, at the moment - i'm very comfortable saying that Matthew Horncastle is doing stochastic terrorism when he uses his platform, money and influence to make statements like this By presenting and amplifying like this The Press is taking part in that

Pay equity law changes 'flagrant and significant abuse of power', former MPs say

Nah, fuck that. Let's create the society that would reeeeaally fucking upset them. Inclusiveness, Equity, Te Tiriti front & centre, taxes (on aaaaallll their houses 🤣) te reo, a great big public service, creating nationalised infrastructure. That seems much more wonderfully venegeful to me 😈🤣

Written and illus. by GV Hudson, an polymath/autodidact who did this in his spare time from his role as #wellington postman. I believe the publishing was also crowdfunded #kikorangi #biology #entomolgy #nzhistory

I’m really struggling with this actually. I’m sorry @teanau.bsky.social that you were subjected to this disgraceful conduct.

Carter's 2019 memoir Dead People I Have Known was so good it gave our editor a complex. "The thing is, Shayne Carter writes like a bitch... he lays his world out lucidly, and with as much innate groove and dynamic and honesty and attitude as his music." #BookReview #pukapuka tinyurl.com/85j9wsah

Shayne P. Carter returns to the road with a run of small-venue North Island solo shows — the songbook, the stories, and probably a few new guitar pedals. #nztour #nzmusic

Cartoonists are very,very observant:

New door note I put up: Roses are red, Roses are whero, Aotearoa's bilingual Don't be scared of Te Reo

We know that for every $1 spent of alleviating poverty the nation saves $7 The National Party ignores this But they adhere to the "For every $1 spent on major events like this, it generates $3.20 for the local economy." Honestly, punchable is the starting point at how much I hate that cunt.

Stanford: We don't want offshore rich ppl who can't afford to pay their tax not to live here but we're happy to prosecute beneficiaries who we think are cheating the system and make it harder for those bottom feeders to live here. Vile gvt.

Really quick chart to show the rise of declared state of emergencies due to sever weather events. See the trend? Also we are only 45 days into 2026! Can we talk about climate change now? #NZPol Notes in Alt Text

It's time to ensure our Fire Brigades are well equipped, well funded and PAID #nzpol #kikorangi #civildefence

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Want an easy way to submit on the Arms Bill? Add your name to their summary submission at www.guncontrol.nz/submission and let Parliament know you want stronger gun laws. The website also has resources for writing your own submission.

A very good explainer piece on economic vision #nzpol

You don't need to be a party member to volunteer with phone banking and/or leaflet delivery, data entry/admin. We win when we work together: Green Party: www.greens.org.nz/volunteer Labour Party : www.labour.org.nz/volunteer/ Te Pati Maaori: www.maoriparty.org.nz/volunteer #nzpol

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies Spoilt for choice when Pasifika and Māori harmonies are all around us Annie Crummer – Language

No one really wants a better smartphone. They just want their dog to live 50 years. Fucking get with it science

Families are starving in NZ in 2026 and the heinous crew who run the Govt are cutting money from food banks & other social services to fund the multi billion dollar gas industry, tax cuts that favour the wealthiest, landlords & the tobacco industry #nzpol Back on track to Dickensian times.

I have checked Bluesky this morning over breakfast. And I have decided firmly, I need to lie down again. JFC.

Perhaps we should just admit that the country only works at all because of the network of Aunties, and start electing governments that are basically made up of Aunties #nzpol

Let's build our energy system around a brittle supply chain where we are the last link, requires complex refrigeration and transport of a toxic substance around the entire planet dealing with unstable geopolitics. Because the sun and the wind are too unreliable and expensive. Apparently that […]

NZ building a fossil gas import terminal in the #climatecrisis could be Luxon’s most STUPID idea yet. Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation? Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly. #nzpol

I didn't have TikTok on my phone when it was Chinese spyware, I'm not going to have it on my phone when it is US spyware

Existing agreements give NZ all the advantages of closeness to Australia without any of the considerable disadvantages, writes former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer

A timely reread on the TPU. “Imagine if an organisation that raised millions of dollars from unknown donors and employed almost as many people as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment tried to influence the election.” Millions pouring in misinformation pouring out. #NZpol 1/2

It’s heartbreaking to see the rivers I used to swim in as a boy being slowly killed to irrigate dairy farms. Climate change will make dairying impossible in Canterbury before too long; but no, we’re going to wring the last few $$ out of the environment while we can.

Journalists should read this. "Each poll is a snapshot of past public opinion – and it’s out of focus, due to statistically inevitable sampling error. A sample of 1,000 people won’t exactly resemble the whole eligible population, and the percentage of “undecided” voters often goes unreported."

Dear primary caregivers of school-aged children.... May you now remember what day of the week it is and revel in the new freedom you have of state-sponsored structure #kikorangi

Fact of the Day: in New Zealand 89% of us die of natural causes #kikorangi

‘Forestry in Tairawhiti is a low-job, high-damage industry that survives by shitting billions of dollars of costs onto communities while exporting profits offshore.’ Forestry is far from the only industry to do this. #nzpol

The amazing Alex Casey at the @thespinoff.bsky.social writes with such eloquence and I really couldn't say it better myself. If you have friends with deep pockets, or if you have any spare dollars to help us limp on, while we poke at people behind the scenes. thespinoff.co.nz/society/28-0...

Hey #Resisters! This is probably the most beautiful and hilarious protest story you’ll find. Is there violence? Yes. But this is protesting with “Tactical Frivolity”, which has become the key phrase for #ICE protests, inspired by #Portland This story happened in #Minneapolis Read and Share 1/