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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 4h

The funny thing is that if Bishop becomes PM, how many grudges will he have with his older colleagues.

First out the door will be Judith Collins
#nzpol

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 12h

Certainly appears that the (Paul Henry) 1News Verian poll was definitely an outlier compared to all other polls over the last 2years…including this latest one🤷‍♀️ #OneTermGovernment #ResignNicola #nzpol #Luxon #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 3h

Even saying "two executives" appears to be generous. It's 1.32FTE so it's one executive (King) and a part-timer doing about 1.5 days a week.

Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 5h

This stinks more than a soggy gumboot , King's execs get 527k which is what some other charities run on per year if they haven't been cut altogether by this cretinus gov..

#nzpol

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schrödinger's dove @eggsbox.bsky.social · 4h

you'd think the minister for "regulation" would consider the simple truth that all safety laws are written in blood, but chances are he simply doesn't care who he systematically murders #nzpol

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 12h

Laser focused on the real issues, like road cone hotlines, hairdressers and this

ACT
Absolute
Cunts
Throughout
#nzpol

'Red tape and dumb rules' targeted by David Seymour in broad hospitality sector review

It would examine the rules affecting restaurants, bars, cafes, food trucks, catering services, hotels and food stalls – but would exclude gambling regulations.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 4h

Jfc. Bottom trolling parasites. Vote them out AotearoaNZ. #nzpol #LevelUp #HumanityFirst #NoMoreHate #OneTermGovernment

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 5h

Meanwhile, in New Zealand: Conservative US commentator Candace Owens granted NZ visa after government intervention www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 4h

Simeon Brown as Prime Minister is so funny there is a part of me that wants it to happen

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 5h

Come vote for "Someone else" with me to mess up Bishop's numbers! #NZPol

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Chris Bishop received the highest percentage of votes with 38%.
Erica Stanford and Christopher Luxon followed with 18% and 17% respectively.
"Someone else" received 21% of the votes, which is the second-highest result.
Nicola Willis and Simeon Brown each received 3% of the votes.

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 12h

And nobody on planet earth is surprised. War criminals don’t care for peace plans, they care about their genocide plans & theft of Palestinian land and resources. Pure evil imho. #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Geopolitics #nzpol

Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 16h

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 4h

Didn't we say this would happen?! #NZPol

Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 5h

This stinks more than a soggy gumboot , King's execs get 527k which is what some other charities run on per year if they haven't been cut altogether by this cretinus gov..

#nzpol

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1d

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #Aotearoa #NewZealand #nzpol

Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 1d

This is really great. Honestly expected it to be a bit cringe, but it is quite special.

Especially when they won't even let him practice without finishing the chant.

For non-AoNZers, you can absolutely try this on any Kiwis you know.

Gary @netchicken1.bsky.social · 1d

Now this is cool.

Overseas comedian making a joke about Kiwis not having a chant.

Then someone in the audience sings out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi and the whole audience shouts Hi aue hei in response.

So the comedian tries to learn it.

Good vibes, real kiwis.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 1d

No one should have lost their jobs during Nicola Willis cull except the guy at the very top.
#nzpol

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 6h

There's always a photo!

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 8h

NEW POLL: Half of voters want Christopher Luxon to step down - and Christopher Bishop is the top choice to replace him

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Chris Bishop emerges as Luxon’s successor-in-waiting

The latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll signals a leadership swap could lead to boost for National, with half of voters wanting Christopher Luxon gone.

www.thepost.co.nz

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not a comms person or a politician, just an outside observer, but this seems to me to be a matter of urgency for Labour.
The intensity of this kind of questioning is only going to ramp up, so Labour politicians need to plan ways to fend off the right wing framing and shift the narrative.
#nzpol

nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 1d

And he doesn't have to accept right wing framing and narratives about the Greens and TPM. They should have strategies in place to fend off this kind of bullshit without buying into it.

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 3h

Victory is ours, bluesky has the juice! #NZPol

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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 11h

👇👇👇💯
Barry sums up this shitty, over priced housing market , perfectly.

Barry @barryhannah.bsky.social · 12h

Endlessly selling our houses to each other for ever increasing amounts of mortgage debt. The only ones getting rich from this are the banks. It’s impoverishing New Zealanders. Even the ones with fat bank accounts from lucky timing have to live in our broken country.

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 3h

It's about time!

RBNZ in direct antithesis to Treasury's head-in-the-sand fantasising.

RBNZ closer to Real Life than the pimply kids at Treasury.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway defends money-printing during Covid pandemic

Paul Conway told a Sydney investment conference the much-maligned strategy essentially paid for itself.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 4h

Design sketches for Hilda from Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968), dir. Isao Takahata, Toei Doga

Art by Yoichi Kotabe

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Simon O'Neill @sjponeill.bsky.social · 3h

Let's get in behind (in true Fred Dagg fashion) and support this new player, Someone Else....

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 3h

Victory is ours, bluesky has the juice! #NZPol

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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 2h

If Someone Else is changed to that media darling Prominent New Zealander, then I predict a landslide

#nzpol

NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 2h

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Stuff
NZ News World News Quizzes
Who do you think should lead National into the next election?
Christopher Luxon 14%
Chris Bishop 28%
Erica Stanford 13%
Nicola Willis 2%
Simeon Brown 3%
Someone else 40%

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 2h

Thoughts and prayers to Sean Plunket who, it seems, is entering the "Find Out" stage of broadcasting.

NZ Herald article preview with the headline:
'We're going to war': Broadcasting watchdog claims authority over The Platform; Sean Plunket hits out

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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 2h

As much as I'm delighted by National ↘️, I'm despising NZF and ACT ↗️

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 3h

It’s raining polls:

New Talbot Mill/Anacta is the second in two weeks to show National below 29

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

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Tim A @pixelace.bsky.social · 2h

Remembered this oldie after Simeon Brown suggested an antiquated occupation for the teens of NZ. It's from the same era his religious beliefs come from after all #NZPol

Photo of a printed article titled "Work, Work, Work". Article reads:
On about this date in 1801, Britain's first census was begun. In a subsequent survey conducted in 1881, residents were asked to furnish their "rank, profession, or occupation." Some of the more puzzling responses, as preserved by the London Genealogical Society, included:
• Colourist of artificial fish
• Knight of the Thimble
• Disinfector of railways
• Examiner of underclothing
• Invisible net maker
• Electric bath attendant
• Proprietor of midgets
• Fifty-two years an imbecile
• Knocker-up of workpeople
• Maker of sand views
• Gymnast to house painter
• Turnip shepherd
• Emasculator
• Sampler of drugs
• Fatuous pauper
• Drowner
• Count as female
• Fish-bender
• Goldfish-catcher
• Cow-banger
• Running about
• Grape-dryer
• Beef twister
• Random waller

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 2h

Talbot Mills Poll Corporate Poll #NZPol

Labour:↔️ 35%
National:⬇️ 29%
NZ First:⬆️ 12%
Greens:↔️ 10%
ACT:⬆️ 8%
Te Pāti Māori:↔️ 4%

Preferred prime minister
Chris Hipkins:⬇️24%
Christopher Luxon:⬆️ 21%

"Luxon said he had seen “three polls in the last 10 days” but was not focused on them."

National on 29% and out of Govt in new poll

National face another tough poll just hours after Post/Freshwater poll showed 49% want Luxon gone.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 2h

Someone else has has cracked 40%, it's a small protest action of activism that warms the heart #NZPol

NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 2h

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 1h

This place kinda felt like 2015 Twitter for a while but now it’s closer to 2019 Twitter, which feels more like home

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 1h

I make no comment about the BSA's jurisdiction vis a vis streaming video and audio except to note that the general principle they are relying on to say "the meaning of "broadcasting" can change over time" is completely orthodox & recognised in the Legislation Act.

This is the 'ambulatory aporoach'.

S 11 of the Legislation Act: Legislation applies to circumstances as they arise.

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