Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Katya

Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 1h

Reminding the room that Bolton was once a self-styled "cyber warrior" (!) who also hired Cambridge Analytica to harvest Facebook user data for behavioral microtargeting to make Americans "more militaristic."

www.engadget.com/2018-05-18-i...

1 6 16

Reposted by Katya

Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 2h

#NZpol

Expect nothing less from a ChristoFascist.

That's what this little shit is. No different really from the kinds of people fucking the US up using their P3025 playbook, and by extension, the rest of us up.

The shithead *wanted to track women on a register*, don't forget how insidious he is.

Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 2h

Aww the little fascist thinks he will just change the law to prohibit these strikes from making him look bad….
Democracy with a side of Dictatorship anyone?
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NoConfidence #Democracy #RightToStrikeNZ #VoteThemOutNZ

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Health Minister Simeon Brown mulls law change over feud with striking doctors

Simeon Brown says a change to laws 'may well have to be considered' if the stoush isn't resolved.

www.rnz.co.nz

2 11 25

Reposted by Katya

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 3h

New Zealand education About an hour ago #NZPol
Hundreds of principals urge minister to halt 'rushed' rollout of new curriculum
17/10/2025
Lauren Crimp, Reporter
[email protected]

Hundreds of principals urge minister to halt 'rushed' rollout of new curriculum

About 650 principals say the changes are too much, too fast, and come without enough support.

www.rnz.co.nz

3 10 39

Reposted by Katya

Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 2h

Finally got back to watching the Kaipara mayors attempt to overturn local elections.

People questioning the electoral officer about DIA's role (it has none) or their ability to prevent the publication of election results (there are none).

3 6 32

Reposted by Katya

miravox @miravox.bsky.social · 1h

Nice, but that's not how you say "more bike tracks being built TO schools"

Beehive NZ @beehivenz.bsky.social · 1h

A new release is available from Hon Chris Bishop.

New funding for Bikes in Schools

Kiwi kids will be able to learn cycling safety skills, alongside more bike tracks being built in schools, thanks to new funding for the Bikes In Schools programme, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

www.beehive.govt.nz

1 1 5

Reposted by Katya

Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 20h

👀

Wow. This is very worrying. Formal legality aside (outgoing Crs and governing body etc formally stay in office until incoming Crs are declared elected but questions about extraordinary meeting etc), this is almost certainly undemocratic and unconstitutional.

www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...

‘So much for democracy’: Councillor slams mayor’s 11th-hour election move

Electoral officer Dale Ofsoske says in 40 years he’s never seen one called.

www.nzherald.co.nz

3 14 47

Reposted by Katya

André Alessi @andrealessi.bsky.social · 1d

Excluding survivors of state abuse from redress because of their subsequent actions is a horrific move. Rights aren't rights if they can be disregarded when they're inconvenient.

Govt to make it harder for some abuse survivors to get redress

The same week the Government announces the Solicitor-General is leaving the role, the coalition has introduced legislation that will further shield the state from taking responsibility for the horrifi...

newsroom.co.nz

6 35 72

Reposted by Katya

Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 17h

$290k is MORE THAN the ENTIRE ANNUAL BUDGET for the charitable trust that I work for 😱😱

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 19h

"Executive remuneration rose from $290,126 to $527,845 (82%)"

That's what $24 million of non-transparent taxpayers' funding from the National Party buys you - a decision criticised by the Auditor General as "highly irregular" #nzpol

Mike King called Stuff's reporting about his charity 'completely false'. Here's what actually happened

The I Am Hope Foundation says it gave incorrect staffing data used in a Stuff story. We’ve laid out the full timeline, the emails, and what changed.

www.stuff.co.nz

6 17 67

Reposted by Katya

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20h

Just look at the police line defending Luxon in Dunedin.
Meanwhile crimes are up, they can't even recruit 30 of the promised 500 new cops,police don't even bother to investigate over 5000 retail crimes & a raging meth & cocaine crisis goes ignored #nzpol Photo courtesy @petesi.me

15 32 100

Reposted by Katya

Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 1d

What it really means is retailers will have to build the fee in to every transaction. That means if you’re paying with eftpos you will end up paying more than if you were charged a fee for using payWave.

Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 1d

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

Sigh.

Government determined to press on with card surcharge ban

But businesses are pleading for the government to pause the move.

www.rnz.co.nz

9 22 61

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 21h

When nobody can afford to make themselves a cheese toastie for dinner then you know the economy is fucked

1 5

Reposted by Katya

Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 21h

“Stanford has been claiming a national “transformation” based in large part on the results over time of only 0.007% of the current Year 1 school population.”

Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Dodgy Claims About Reading Achievement – werewolf

werewolf.co.nz

1 12 16

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 23h

And some never get it. Glad your husband is trying to counter the racism and misogyny, but am worried about all those teens who have nobody in their life challenging these attitudes

1 13

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 23h

Husband's response to "Nation Mourns Death of Jim Bolger" headline was a succinct "does it fuck"

2 16

Reposted by Katya

Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 1d

This hubris below is their problem.What exactly justifies them thinking they are a “pretty good government”? They thought they were cheated in 2016 & have been restored to their rightful place. They are flabbergasted the public doesn’t adore them for just not being Labour like they did under Key

5 5 40

Reposted by Katya

Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 1d

Could I politely suggest, that with how Arts & Humanities research funding has been pulled from all of these, that political interference has already occurred.

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 1d

Marsden Fund shake-up raises potential for political interference, Royal Society says

MBIE will take over administration of the Marsden Fund, but the society warns such centralisation could undermine the country's science credibility.

www.rnz.co.nz

2 49 160

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 1d

I remember Stephen Mills once saying their polls tended to favour NZF underestimate the Greens so I am reversing those numbers

2

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly

1

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 1d

As well as cutting social welfare benefits, Bolger presided over the destruction of the union movement, so I won't be shedding any tears either #nzpol

1 5 24

Reposted by Katya

CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 6d

I love Juice Media
#nzpol
youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?...

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

youtu.be

4 10 40

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 1d

I think you did too.

1

Reposted by Katya

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Pakistan is currently carrying out air strikes across several provinces in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul. It’s an escalation on previous attacks.

36 120 300

Reposted by Katya

Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 1d

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.

9 36 190

Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 1d

Yay!

2

Reposted by Katya

Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 1d

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 · 1d

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

8 26 71