Sue Bradford
@suebra.bsky.social
Activist & educator for social, economic, Te Tiriti & ecological justice. Former Green MP. In solidarity with all who work for a beyond capitalist, beyond colonialist future.
A naive inquiry from afar for UK/UK-adjacent friends: Why do Burnham & Labour continue to proscribe Palestine Action - & is there anything genuine at all in Miliband's shift on policy re arms to Israel? Btw, good on everyone standing (& sitting) staunch for Palestine outside Labour's conference.
September 28, 2026 at 6:31 AM
A naive inquiry from afar for UK/UK-adjacent friends: Why do Burnham & Labour continue to proscribe Palestine Action - & is there anything genuine at all in Miliband's shift on policy re arms to Israel? Btw, good on everyone standing (& sitting) staunch for Palestine outside Labour's conference.
A shout out to all of you who turned out for the Socialist Library book sale today. We made over $1200 & dispersed a fair amount of random Marxist & other literature across the city. If you'd like to be on our mailing list, email [email protected] A luta continua!
July 25, 2026 at 5:34 AM
A shout out to all of you who turned out for the Socialist Library book sale today. We made over $1200 & dispersed a fair amount of random Marxist & other literature across the city. If you'd like to be on our mailing list, email [email protected] A luta continua!
Kia ora friends - a reminder that our Socialist Library book sale is happening tomorrow (Sat) at 9am at Trades Hall, 147 Gt North Rd - a great opportunity for low-cost book browsing - & purchase! - in support of a vibrant new left project in the big city. #kikorangi #nzpol
Socialist Booksale to support the Socialist Library at Trades Hall
Socialist and general books for sale at everything-must-go prices, to support the future Socialist Library at Trades Hall
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July 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Kia ora friends - a reminder that our Socialist Library book sale is happening tomorrow (Sat) at 9am at Trades Hall, 147 Gt North Rd - a great opportunity for low-cost book browsing - & purchase! - in support of a vibrant new left project in the big city. #kikorangi #nzpol
Do you live in Auckland & enjoy prowling among books looking for some new low-cost reading material? Would you like to tautoko our nascent Socialist Library project? Join us for our Book Sale 9.00am onwards Sat 25 July - Trades Hall, 147 Gt North Rd - see you there!
July 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Do you live in Auckland & enjoy prowling among books looking for some new low-cost reading material? Would you like to tautoko our nascent Socialist Library project? Join us for our Book Sale 9.00am onwards Sat 25 July - Trades Hall, 147 Gt North Rd - see you there!
Kia ora to all involved in the antiwar demo in Auckland on Sat. Such a diversity of people & heartfelt kōrero. After all these years we're still marching on the US consulate opposing yet another imperialistic American war in which our govt seems happily complicit. @kikorangi.bsky.social #nzpol
April 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Kia ora to all involved in the antiwar demo in Auckland on Sat. Such a diversity of people & heartfelt kōrero. After all these years we're still marching on the US consulate opposing yet another imperialistic American war in which our govt seems happily complicit. @kikorangi.bsky.social #nzpol
Wonderful to see so many standing up & speaking out for No Kings Day throughout the US - & in 15 other countries beyond. Just know that many of us beyond your close vicinity are cheering you on, in hope & solidarity. The world we hope to create is being born in these moments. #nzpol #kikorangi
March 29, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Wonderful to see so many standing up & speaking out for No Kings Day throughout the US - & in 15 other countries beyond. Just know that many of us beyond your close vicinity are cheering you on, in hope & solidarity. The world we hope to create is being born in these moments. #nzpol #kikorangi
Kia ora folks - a slight correction to my earlier post about the Social Security Bill supported by Labour which claws back grants already made to welfare claimants. There is a select cttee process. Submissions were called for on Wed 18 Feb & close Fri 20 Feb. Democracy anyone? #nzpol
February 19, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Kia ora folks - a slight correction to my earlier post about the Social Security Bill supported by Labour which claws back grants already made to welfare claimants. There is a select cttee process. Submissions were called for on Wed 18 Feb & close Fri 20 Feb. Democracy anyone? #nzpol
Horrified tonight to see Labour voting for a govt bill allowing Work & Income to claw back assistance already granted - under urgency, with no public input. Friends in the party - how can you expect anyone who supports welfare justice to vote Labour this year? #nzpol @kikorangi.bsky.social
Incoming law change so MSD can claw back welfare payments off ACC clients
The Minister moved a motion of urgency to introduce the bill.
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February 19, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Horrified tonight to see Labour voting for a govt bill allowing Work & Income to claw back assistance already granted - under urgency, with no public input. Friends in the party - how can you expect anyone who supports welfare justice to vote Labour this year? #nzpol @kikorangi.bsky.social
In these extremely challenging times some of you may have an interest in this recently launched project, bringing news & info about democratic socialist orgs to Aotearoa and helping create linkages & understanding internationally. Solidarity to all... #nzpol
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The Democratic Socialist Project
The Democratic Socialist Project. 78 likes · 9 talking about this. Investigating the practice, strength and prospects of democratic socialism in the 21st century.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 AM
In these extremely challenging times some of you may have an interest in this recently launched project, bringing news & info about democratic socialist orgs to Aotearoa and helping create linkages & understanding internationally. Solidarity to all... #nzpol
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We may be an ocean away, but there are many of us in Aotearoa quietly cheering on every one of you Americans who are standing up, speaking out & taking action today against your govt's latest acceleration towards full-on fascism & war. Solidarity & strength from the deep south of the planet. #nzpol
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We may be an ocean away, but there are many of us in Aotearoa quietly cheering on every one of you Americans who are standing up, speaking out & taking action today against your govt's latest acceleration towards full-on fascism & war. Solidarity & strength from the deep south of the planet. #nzpol
Kia ora to all involved with organising the national iwi/union day of action Rā Whakamana this coming Tues 28 Oct - will be joining 12 midday Tues at Māngere Bridge - see some of you there? More info here www.together.org.nz/ra_whakamana... #nzpol #kikorangi
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October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Kia ora to all involved with organising the national iwi/union day of action Rā Whakamana this coming Tues 28 Oct - will be joining 12 midday Tues at Māngere Bridge - see some of you there? More info here www.together.org.nz/ra_whakamana... #nzpol #kikorangi
A question for US friends - is the Portland Frog a relation, a descendant or a deliberate counterpoint to the fascist cooption of Pepe - is there a connection? Solidarity to all of you over there across the Pacific engaged in current resistance & struggle. #nzpol
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A question for US friends - is the Portland Frog a relation, a descendant or a deliberate counterpoint to the fascist cooption of Pepe - is there a connection? Solidarity to all of you over there across the Pacific engaged in current resistance & struggle. #nzpol
While the govt keeps proudly promoting welfare cuts for jobless 18 & 19 yos, there was Chris Hipkins (Labour leader) on RNZ this am refusing to take any position on this 'blame the victim' approach to rising unemployment. Labour friends: how can you - or we - ever trust yr party? #nzpol #kikorangi
October 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
While the govt keeps proudly promoting welfare cuts for jobless 18 & 19 yos, there was Chris Hipkins (Labour leader) on RNZ this am refusing to take any position on this 'blame the victim' approach to rising unemployment. Labour friends: how can you - or we - ever trust yr party? #nzpol #kikorangi
Appalling that our govt is bringing forward their attack on 18/19 yr olds' ability to claim welfare in their own right, even though youth unemployment is rising. Big question for Labour: will you unequivocally reverse this & other welfare cutbacks if returned to power next year? #nzpol #kikorangi
Jobseeker changes: 'Punished for economic crisis they didn't create'
"We love these young people," the prime minister says, but a youth advocate says they've never met a young person who doesn't want to find work.
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October 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Appalling that our govt is bringing forward their attack on 18/19 yr olds' ability to claim welfare in their own right, even though youth unemployment is rising. Big question for Labour: will you unequivocally reverse this & other welfare cutbacks if returned to power next year? #nzpol #kikorangi
Great to be out on the streets today with many others protesting our rightwing govt's sudden overturning of decades of struggle for pay equity. But - will the Labour folks out on the marches today actually ensure any future Lab-led govt will fully reinstate/improve access? #nzpol #PayEquity
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Great to be out on the streets today with many others protesting our rightwing govt's sudden overturning of decades of struggle for pay equity. But - will the Labour folks out on the marches today actually ensure any future Lab-led govt will fully reinstate/improve access? #nzpol #PayEquity
Our People's Select Committee on Pay Equity starts its first hearings live in Pōneke tomorrow morning - all hearings will be available online as they happen. A huge 'kia ora' to the many hundreds of you who have made submissions despite this process not being part of govt. #nzpol #kikorangi
Hearings
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August 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Our People's Select Committee on Pay Equity starts its first hearings live in Pōneke tomorrow morning - all hearings will be available online as they happen. A huge 'kia ora' to the many hundreds of you who have made submissions despite this process not being part of govt. #nzpol #kikorangi
Unemployment & homelessness rising, health system crumbles - yet Labour seems set on a CGT as its key response - sometime. Labour friends: is there any understanding that courageous, effective income redistribution & support for public services is the only way you'll regain real respect from many?
Labour MPs gather in Christchurch to formulate election strategy
The party is inching closer to announcing its tax policy, amid growing unemployment.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Unemployment & homelessness rising, health system crumbles - yet Labour seems set on a CGT as its key response - sometime. Labour friends: is there any understanding that courageous, effective income redistribution & support for public services is the only way you'll regain real respect from many?
Found myself extolling BlueSky on RNZ 'The Panel' tonight -reflecting on surviving accelerating crises (msm/sm overload) & importance of keeping up with news of resistance. Still surprised to find good folks unaware of the near demise of the bird & the alternative here. #bluesky #kikorangi #nzpol
The Panel with Sue Bradford and Tim Wilson Part 2
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sue Bradford and Tim Wilson. This half hour the panel hears about how in Wellington the number of people using the Long Island Bay cycle l...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Found myself extolling BlueSky on RNZ 'The Panel' tonight -reflecting on surviving accelerating crises (msm/sm overload) & importance of keeping up with news of resistance. Still surprised to find good folks unaware of the near demise of the bird & the alternative here. #bluesky #kikorangi #nzpol
Kia ora to all who have made a RSB (Regulatory Standards Bill) submission, or who are making one this weekend, just in time. So important to max out voices vs imposing capitalist property rights & abrogating Te Tiriti (& the rest) - as far right here mimics far right everywhere. #nzpol #kikorangi
June 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Kia ora to all who have made a RSB (Regulatory Standards Bill) submission, or who are making one this weekend, just in time. So important to max out voices vs imposing capitalist property rights & abrogating Te Tiriti (& the rest) - as far right here mimics far right everywhere. #nzpol #kikorangi
Thanks to all the wonderful people here who have been sharing news & vids of the No Kings demos yesterday - so inspiring to see folks rising up across the States, & in other locales also. Go for it on the 3.5% - & beyond - solidarity from antifascists here & everywhere. #nzpol #kikorangi
June 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Thanks to all the wonderful people here who have been sharing news & vids of the No Kings demos yesterday - so inspiring to see folks rising up across the States, & in other locales also. Go for it on the 3.5% - & beyond - solidarity from antifascists here & everywhere. #nzpol #kikorangi
In this morning's 'Spinoff' Marilyn Waring explains why she set up the People's Select Cttee on Pay Equity after the govt wiped out all claims retrospectively under urgency (& more). The article has a link to the submission site: closing date 31 July, we'd love to hear from you! #nzpol #kikorangi
Marilyn Waring: Why I convened the people’s select committee on pay equity
The government chose ideology over evidence. We'll uncover what should have been considered – and make it available to all.
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June 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In this morning's 'Spinoff' Marilyn Waring explains why she set up the People's Select Cttee on Pay Equity after the govt wiped out all claims retrospectively under urgency (& more). The article has a link to the submission site: closing date 31 July, we'd love to hear from you! #nzpol #kikorangi
Solidarity to all of you who are resisting ICE & fascism on the streets of your American cities right now - I'm sure this comes not just from me but from many of us here in the deep south of the Pacific #nzpol #kikorangi
June 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Solidarity to all of you who are resisting ICE & fascism on the streets of your American cities right now - I'm sure this comes not just from me but from many of us here in the deep south of the Pacific #nzpol #kikorangi
A fetching juxtaposition this weekend-in a big switcheroo Rod Carr (classic NZ right wing economist) says 'markets should be a tool - not enslave us' - just as Ruth Richardson is honoured for 1990s services to breaking unions, workers, welfare claimants, selloffs to foreign capital #nzpol #kikorangi
The Post
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June 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A fetching juxtaposition this weekend-in a big switcheroo Rod Carr (classic NZ right wing economist) says 'markets should be a tool - not enslave us' - just as Ruth Richardson is honoured for 1990s services to breaking unions, workers, welfare claimants, selloffs to foreign capital #nzpol #kikorangi
Looking forward to joining this newly-formed 'People's Select Committee' on pay equity, alongside nine other former women MPS - providing a democratic, open process for public submission after the NZ govt slammed through a retrospective law taking out all current pay equity claims. #nzpol #kikorangi
Pay equity changes: 'People's select committee' formed to gather evidence instead of 'high-flying cliches'
Former National MP Dame Marilyn Waring has gathered a group of female former MPs to look into the changes.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Looking forward to joining this newly-formed 'People's Select Committee' on pay equity, alongside nine other former women MPS - providing a democratic, open process for public submission after the NZ govt slammed through a retrospective law taking out all current pay equity claims. #nzpol #kikorangi
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