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Winston Peters's most successful bait and switch is convincing people that he's the maverick outsider who can stick it to the man and save them from entrenched forces of evil, when, in reality, he's been in government more than anyone else this century. He's the most insidery of insiders.
#nzpol
#nzpol
July 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Winston Peters's most successful bait and switch is convincing people that he's the maverick outsider who can stick it to the man and save them from entrenched forces of evil, when, in reality, he's been in government more than anyone else this century. He's the most insidery of insiders.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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In the New Zealand Medical Journal today
Doctors accuse Minister and Government of silencing scientists and threatening patient safety
Four senior physicians have criticised Simeon Brown’s handling of Medical Council appointments, while the Health Minister says the Government is putting patients ahead of ideology.
www.stuff.co.nz
July 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
In the New Zealand Medical Journal today
The UK has inheritance tax above estate value of GBP 325k, stamp duty for purchasing homes (including 2% more for non residents) and capital gains tax. NZ taxes are way less than lots of other countries.
June 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The UK has inheritance tax above estate value of GBP 325k, stamp duty for purchasing homes (including 2% more for non residents) and capital gains tax. NZ taxes are way less than lots of other countries.
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Daron Parton in today’s NZ Herald
June 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Daron Parton in today’s NZ Herald
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Just under 5 years ago, The Guardian censored these words of non-binary academic Judith Butler arguing that transphobia is fascism.
Butler has quite obviously been proved right.
A good day to share this widely.
Butler has quite obviously been proved right.
A good day to share this widely.
June 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Just under 5 years ago, The Guardian censored these words of non-binary academic Judith Butler arguing that transphobia is fascism.
Butler has quite obviously been proved right.
A good day to share this widely.
Butler has quite obviously been proved right.
A good day to share this widely.
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At what point does information become propaganda?
And if you were a listener, would you have wanted to know about the deep connection to the Minister’s office?
And if you were a listener, would you have wanted to know about the deep connection to the Minister’s office?
School Shorts, Stanford's Office, and the Necessity of Parent Persuasion
How the lines between policy communication and podcast content were blurred
bevanholloway.substack.com
May 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
At what point does information become propaganda?
And if you were a listener, would you have wanted to know about the deep connection to the Minister’s office?
And if you were a listener, would you have wanted to know about the deep connection to the Minister’s office?
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THEY WANT US SILENT. We’re turning up the volume 🔊
Corporate bullies are using predatory lawsuits called SLAPPs in an attempt to silence anyone who speaks out for the public good.
We can’t stay silent. Power belongs to the people. Watch, save & share ✊
🔗 timetoresist.org
#SLAPPsuit #TimeToResist
Corporate bullies are using predatory lawsuits called SLAPPs in an attempt to silence anyone who speaks out for the public good.
We can’t stay silent. Power belongs to the people. Watch, save & share ✊
🔗 timetoresist.org
#SLAPPsuit #TimeToResist
May 28, 2026 at 7:42 AM
THEY WANT US SILENT. We’re turning up the volume 🔊
Corporate bullies are using predatory lawsuits called SLAPPs in an attempt to silence anyone who speaks out for the public good.
We can’t stay silent. Power belongs to the people. Watch, save & share ✊
🔗 timetoresist.org
#SLAPPsuit #TimeToResist
Corporate bullies are using predatory lawsuits called SLAPPs in an attempt to silence anyone who speaks out for the public good.
We can’t stay silent. Power belongs to the people. Watch, save & share ✊
🔗 timetoresist.org
#SLAPPsuit #TimeToResist
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May 26, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Why can't we have an independent body that decides what benefits should be, like what sets MPs salaries and benefits?
May 26, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Why can't we have an independent body that decides what benefits should be, like what sets MPs salaries and benefits?
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NZ First wrote their definitions bill after anti-trans hate group SUFW showed them a petition demanding such a bill. They gathered 2,245 signatures in 4 months
This petition *against* the bill just surpassed that in less than 4 hours ❤️
Please stand with us
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
This petition *against* the bill just surpassed that in less than 4 hours ❤️
Please stand with us
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
E Tū E Kī: They Don’t Speak for Us - Block the Definition of Woman Bill
The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...
our.actionstation.org.nz
May 26, 2026 at 9:16 AM
NZ First wrote their definitions bill after anti-trans hate group SUFW showed them a petition demanding such a bill. They gathered 2,245 signatures in 4 months
This petition *against* the bill just surpassed that in less than 4 hours ❤️
Please stand with us
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
This petition *against* the bill just surpassed that in less than 4 hours ❤️
Please stand with us
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
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500 years ago, people starting building pā all over northern NZ—fortifying their settlements with rows of palisades, cut from nearby bush. Why? What were pā defending—or trying to say? The trees themselves, combined with mātauranga Māori, tell a story. www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-... 🇳🇿🧪 #archaeology
The pā builders
Five hundred years ago, people starting building pā all over northern New Zealand—fortifying their settlements with rows of pointed palisades, cut from the surrounding forests. Why? What were pā defen...
www.nzgeo.com
May 18, 2026 at 3:08 AM
500 years ago, people starting building pā all over northern NZ—fortifying their settlements with rows of palisades, cut from nearby bush. Why? What were pā defending—or trying to say? The trees themselves, combined with mātauranga Māori, tell a story. www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-... 🇳🇿🧪 #archaeology
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Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
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May 18, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
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#NZPol
Japan has the highest debt to GDP ratio in the civilised world.
Ours is 41%
Japan's is 240%
Don't let the greedy bastards lie to you and tell you that we can't afford decency.
Japan has the highest debt to GDP ratio in the civilised world.
Ours is 41%
Japan's is 240%
Don't let the greedy bastards lie to you and tell you that we can't afford decency.
May 14, 2026 at 2:51 AM
#NZPol
Japan has the highest debt to GDP ratio in the civilised world.
Ours is 41%
Japan's is 240%
Don't let the greedy bastards lie to you and tell you that we can't afford decency.
Japan has the highest debt to GDP ratio in the civilised world.
Ours is 41%
Japan's is 240%
Don't let the greedy bastards lie to you and tell you that we can't afford decency.
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Fill your boots with this @greens.org.nz video
Chlöe talking to @garyseconomics.bsky.social when he was here
#nzpol
Chlöe talking to @garyseconomics.bsky.social when he was here
#nzpol
Garys Economics: “It's the same fight” | Chlöe Swarbrick & Gary Stevenson full podcast
YouTube video by NZ Green Party
youtu.be
May 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Fill your boots with this @greens.org.nz video
Chlöe talking to @garyseconomics.bsky.social when he was here
#nzpol
Chlöe talking to @garyseconomics.bsky.social when he was here
#nzpol
Did Nicola ask the public to ...be kind? (Paraphrasing obvs)
May 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Did Nicola ask the public to ...be kind? (Paraphrasing obvs)
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what this article is *really* about is how too much of what we think of as "nature-based tourism" is another form of extractive settler colonialism. The author is Lenape, & is writing about the Appalachian Trail, which passes through Lenape traditional territory
it's a good & thought-provoking read
it's a good & thought-provoking read
April 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
what this article is *really* about is how too much of what we think of as "nature-based tourism" is another form of extractive settler colonialism. The author is Lenape, & is writing about the Appalachian Trail, which passes through Lenape traditional territory
it's a good & thought-provoking read
it's a good & thought-provoking read
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It’s not the native giant tussock toetoe, another sawgrass. Where pampas grass is natures meatsaw, toetoe is like a carbon fibre eldlric vibroblade.
blog.doc.govt.nz/2022/05/10/p...
blog.doc.govt.nz/2022/05/10/p...
Pesky Pampas! Not Native Toetoe |
Seven year old Eden shares some handy information about an impostor weed, called pampas, that looks a lot like our native toetoe.
blog.doc.govt.nz
April 11, 2026 at 5:11 AM
It’s not the native giant tussock toetoe, another sawgrass. Where pampas grass is natures meatsaw, toetoe is like a carbon fibre eldlric vibroblade.
blog.doc.govt.nz/2022/05/10/p...
blog.doc.govt.nz/2022/05/10/p...
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Govt is replacing a key violence-prevention tool with a racist, transphobic & homophobic curriculum - please sign our petition to show current (& future) decision-makers we care about rights, respect & joy our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...
March 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Govt is replacing a key violence-prevention tool with a racist, transphobic & homophobic curriculum - please sign our petition to show current (& future) decision-makers we care about rights, respect & joy our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...
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tl;dr: more people should watch this gentleman's speech and think seriously about what he is saying
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
March 3, 2026 at 3:43 AM
tl;dr: more people should watch this gentleman's speech and think seriously about what he is saying
bsky.app/profile/slcl...
bsky.app/profile/slcl...
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There’s not much I can add to this piece this morning other than to ask you to read it, because it contains the words of those actually affected by this ban - the people whose voices have been missing the entire time. Heartbreaking. While the ban has been paused, our communities are still suffering.
Puberty blockers ban anxiety grinds on as ‘very, very worried’ children and families look for support
'Ultimately, there's a very real chance that it's going to cost people's lives.'
thespinoff.co.nz
February 24, 2026 at 7:43 PM
There’s not much I can add to this piece this morning other than to ask you to read it, because it contains the words of those actually affected by this ban - the people whose voices have been missing the entire time. Heartbreaking. While the ban has been paused, our communities are still suffering.