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Te wookie o te tangata @chewienz.bsky.social · 2h

SHORT NOTICE CALL TO ARMS FOR DUNEDIN FOLKS

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 2h

There is no better dressed MP in Parliament than Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan and he NEVER wears a tie.✌️👍🥰
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol

Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan standing on the red carpet in a Parliament corridor wearing a black full length buttoned silk gown with a black waist belt and embroidered green and yellow trees and plants and vines and a jade or pounamu pendant.

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Roscoe Changleen @changleen.bsky.social · 2h

#NZPol What a blatant admission that his entire electability relies on the ability to spout absolute tosh and hateful divisive garbage to cookers online.

Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 4h

Broadcasting Standards Authority finally takes steps to regulate lies, hate, and disinformation on online news platforms. Old man, cooker media and Atlas-funded astroturf complain.

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

Winston Peters accuses broadcasting watchdog of ‘Soviet era stasi’ censorship

This comes after the Broadcasting Standards Authority revealed its looking to widen its remit to include online media networks.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 4h

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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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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 4h

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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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 5h

Suck on that, Bryce Wilkinson (and Luxon of course).

All that Covid $$$ support, was actually almost fiscally neutral and saved the country.
#nzpol

By boosting economic activity during the pandemic, LSAPs increased government tax revenues," he said. "This higher revenue almost entirely covered the direct losses from LSAPs, leaving consolidated crown debt virtually unchanged over the medium term."

He said RBNZ research showed the programme had also restored financial market confidence, then lowered long-term interest rates, which held down the exchange rate and supported exports.

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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 5h

#BHN David Seymour this morning commenting on someone who used to be associated with the Te Pati Maori that his actions show…

“the true soul of Te Pati Maori”

So, if those are HIS standards, the true soul of ACT can be seen in child sexual criminal, Tim Jago

Fair?

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 7h

After ‘70 fucking bloody years’, Tāme Iti is ready to tell his story

'We didn’t just go through it: we felt it, saw it, smelt it, ate it, slept it, all of that.'...

thespinoff.co.nz

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 6h

The Christchurch terrorist's violent extremist 'Great Replacement' ideology, now officially signalled by the current US administration, gleefully retweeted by individuals who on influential far-right podcast platforms in NZ, week after week, promote the same violence with impunity. Quite something.

A tweet by Department of Homeland security which says "Remigrate".

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 6h

Isnt this the time the world sends in UN peacekeepers, dearms militaries and institutes no fly zones?

Wait
Never mind
Not 1945 ideals is it

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 6h

#nzpol

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Blue Sky, Kiwi Fly @blueskykiwifly.bsky.social · 7h

Even The Guardian is wtf 😅

The results of the referendums were split down urban-rural lines – six of the seven cities required to vote supported Māori wards, while rural regions skewed heavily towards disestablishing them.

#NZPol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half

Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seats

www.theguardian.com

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 8h

Should be an interesting watch
#nzpol

Zack Polanski and Chlöe Swarbrick in conversation on this week's episode of Bold Politics.

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

youtube.com

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 7h

Is "under pressure" the last stop before embattled then? #NZPol

Luxon under pressure as voters question direction
The results underline a deepening unease with Luxon’s leadership after months of declining personal ratings and growing public frustration with the Government’s performance.

Luxon’s personal ratings have deteriorated sharply. His net favourability has fallen to–24, down six points since June, while just 36% of voters prefer him as Prime Minister, compared with 45% for Chris Hipkins, who has extended his lead.

The poll reveals a majority of the electorate is dissatisfied with the National-led government's current track record.

Approximately half of all voters (49%) explicitly disagree with the assertion that Luxon and the National Party are doing a good job running the country at this time.

This disapproval is further underscored by widespread belief that the government has failed to deliver on its mandate. Approximately 49% of voters disagree that the government has changed things for the better.

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 7h

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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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 7h

For ChrisT sake

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 12h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 12h

#nzpol

Julieinnz @julieinnz.bsky.social · 14h

And now we see the astronomical pay rises they awarded themselves. The CAMHS workers who are stretched to the max and spend most of their time at the urgent end of mental health for our young can only dream of these salaries.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Department of State v
@StateDept
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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
5:55 PM • Oct 14, 2025 • 34.1K Views

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 11h

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 13h

"Young people should just go out and get a job distributing Facebook Posts and Instagram Reels ... "

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 16h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10h

So much for all the noble missions and transformations; Altman's AI is down to talking dirty now. Pretty sure it's a massive lie that they've "mitigated the serious mental health issues" and seems likely this new porn feature will generate lots more of them. Bubble, please pop.