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Catherine McKenzie

@catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social

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Gen Xer living in Wellington, Aotearoa/NZ. She/her. Tangata Tiriti. Your ally, always. Sans kids. Downwardly mobile. Fireworks free campaigner for animals. #wecarenofireworkshere Solid left and music all day long.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 8d

It's almost that time of the year for seymour to think about blowing up the Ministry for Pacific Peoples again and/or animals dying from the fright or injuries that fireworks have caused.

If you would like a PDF poster that you can print out to A3 or A4 and attach to your property please d.m me.

Cerise and black text on white background "We care no fireworks here"

White text on purple to cerise fade "We care no fireworks here"

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. This is not the kind of persistence we need.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Cool. You are clearly ok with living under a c.o.c arrangement. People like me are at the mercy of this Govt and it exasperates me to see to other left folk that would throw me under the bus to retain their bitterness for an idealogy.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

I am hoping to attend in Wellington. Will workers be rallying at Parliament Grounds or outside their workplaces do you know?

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

That's a big jump on the 30% turnout we were sitting on at the end of last week. We really showed up, and look what we achieved ❤️

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

I understand there are differences between people over the best way forward, but minimizing these moments of agitation and maximising our strength, which is in our numbers, will lead to a win. Showing unity and cohesion allows others to come in too. We're up against big $$$.

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 2d

The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.

Regulatory Standards Bill:
Select Committee Report:
166,000 submission total
0.7% supported
0.6% unclear
98.7% opposed

AUTHORISED BY DUNCAN WEBB MP, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS WELLINGTON

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Can not stress enough how important it is for all supporters of the three opposition parties to work together in a unified way to push the C.o.C. out in 2026. Less fighting, more kotahitanga.

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 2d

#nzpol Video from 3 month ago: "Labour will repeal Regulatory Standards Bill within 100 days" @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social confirms again today

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

The implications are so immense, and the damage so widespread with this bill. It creeps into every aspect of life, humans, nature and animals.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

💯. By definition, a union is literally a group of workers advocating for good pay and conditions and safe working spaces.
He will definitely view unions as bottom feeders.

It is the way.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, so beautiful!

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

@nzctu.bsky.social

Regarding the multiple planned strikes by public sector workers on 23rd October.

Are the public welcome to attend these rallies or would the various unions involved prefer the rallies to be worker only?

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

I struggled with SSRI's for years. I really hope you find a way that assists you.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Non evidence based policy leads to mind blowing wastage of public money and zero beneficial outcomes.

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 2d

National/ACT Coalition government spends over $100,000 a year on a road cone hotline that increasingly hardly anyone uses - with each call leading to less than one road cone removed.

And they took this funding from real worksafe work

WTAF #nzpol #kiwi

After 5 months of the heralded ‘tipline’, just 204 road cones are confirmed gone

In Whanganui, information from the Government’s own Road Cone Tipline had actually led to more cones being put out than taken away. In Wellington, 110 complaints resulted in just two cones being remov...

www.stuff.co.nz

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry your trial with SSRI's didn't go well. They are tricky.

Weight. When are people ever going to learn that unsolicited opinions about body size, even it they think they are being positive, is ALWAYS the wrong choice.
Was very ill with glandular fever. Folks thought this was great 4 weight loss.

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 2d

I gotta say, I woke up today feeling fabulously free. Even teeing up a hot pot lunch with friends later felt like a huge win. Something I haven’t been able to do in a long time. 💕

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

That sounds like a form if liberation, how fabulous. Take care and enjoy your freedom.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a very handy break down of what went down in Wellington, by @joelmacmanus.bsky.social which includes info regarding our Maori ward, Te Whanganui a Tara and the success for @ponekematt.bsky.social
This was a great win for th capital this weekend and it didn't happen by accident. ❤️Wellington

The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

Windbag: Key takeaways from Wellington’s red wave local election

Andrew Little won the largest mayoral victory in 142 years, and Labour and the Greens grew their governing majority at the council table....

thespinoff.co.nz

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 3d

Eeew.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 3d

A great win for the Hutt🍾🥂

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 3d

This is something I play in my head too. 😥

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 3d

I'm feeling happy to be a Wellingtonian today. It's a good day.
We galvanised to retain our Maori ward and put a progressive bloc in at WCC. We're back and we're ready to kick this Govt out in 2026.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 4d

I agree Frank. The problem is that a septic wound has been opened in the physche of the capital. This is unusual for us, but we've been shaken by the poison the c.o.c has poured in, and a portion of the community has run with it. I am hoping we can rise above it now.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 4d

Uh, yeah. Ahem. I know *cough*

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 4d

Its upsetting that there wasn't a way to legally get his nomination pulled for mayor and councilor after his behaviour towards Mayor Tory Whanau became apparent.
It's not acceptable that he could still run.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 4d

He came in with the lowest numbers in his ward, and got a hiding in his mayoral votes. He did however have an extremely rowdy and abusive support crew who were on line 24/7 smearing everyone else hard out. It was a very toxic campaign from his camp.

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