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Secret Santa Aotearoa @secretsanta.nz · 5d

😶👀 #SecretSantaAoNZ

A teaser of an announcement graphic.

Red background with pohutukawa like holly across the top of the square. Text in white reads "Santa's Coming. Announcement coming soon."
Across the bottom are 6 cartoon versions of the Secret Santa team
Graphic by Jaide

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

President Orange Julius Caesar and his ilk claim that guns are a God given right but don’t feel that food is a God given right. They claim to care about babies but don’t care if they go hungry when they become children.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Well this is very nice. Thank you @alexfalcone.bsky.social

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2d

Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe

Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Sonia @sonialees.bsky.social · 3d

Bugger ~ it’s so frustrating & scary bc you just don’t know when you’ll ever feel better again. Plus Drs are still learning about it too. My nephew has it too xx

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Sonia @sonialees.bsky.social · 3d

Every day it’s something else (literally copying the US) too 🤦🏽‍♀️

Can highly recommend a b12 shot for long covid - I had it a couple of years back & my pharmacist & GP said studies showed it can help some people & after my first one I noticed a massive change esp. brain fog & exhaustion 🤞🏽

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Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 4d

Sunrise, Wednesday, 29 October from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

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Sonia @sonialees.bsky.social · 4d

My best friend is about to do a 4th round of chemo because of the waitlists/no beds for stem cell transplants in Auckland ~ normally she should have only needed 2 rounds & max is 4, so fk knows what happens if she has to wait after this 4th time - her Drs are so frustrated too doing this

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d

WorkSafe board no longer has any worker representative - CTU

Removing the voice of the worker from the actual governance of WorkSafe is "deeply concerning", says the CTU.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d

Over 5500 properties still without power in lower South Island after wild weather

PowerNet says 3900 customers are without power in Southland and 1700 in South Otago.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Sonia @sonialees.bsky.social · 4d

They are also not taxing your family home (first home) if I was privileged to own 25 homes like some current MPs do….they only get 28% taxed on any profit….they won’t go broke of this

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 6d

Measles case confirmed at Wellington Girl's College

Four staff and about 60 students at Wellington Girl's College have been identified as possible contacts with a person with measles.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 6d

As Labour finance minister Grant Robertson borrowed about $140Billion between 2017 & 2023 including paying for the economic shock of Covid-19

As National finance minister Nicola Willis has borrowed >$140Billion between 2023 & 2025 what crisis has she had?

Borrowing to pay for tax cuts #NZPol

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 6d

A The Heritage Foundation, the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025, are also enthusiastic supporters of Hirsch’s work and are informing many of the authoritarian and anti-democratic measures being introduced into policy across America.

e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
#nzpol

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RGBAtlantica 🇨🇦 @ratlantica.bsky.social · 8d

#NoKingsProtest
#ReleaseAllTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 7d

Nelson Hospital's generator failed this week for an hour. Simeon Brown labelled it "unacceptable".

This is the same Simeon who instructed authorities to do "absolute minimum" in works - even though he knows risks incl. equipment failure #nzpol

Health authorities recommend doing 'absolute minimum' to fix Auckland City Hospital

Documents show the decision could lead to critical assets failing, resulting in patient harm.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 9d

You know, there’s this pervasive view that people don’t care about climate change / are bored of it / find it overwhelming but I wrote this story this week and social media went crazy over it. People care!!!! They really care are they need a way to channel it www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

New Zealand guts climate policy it bragged about on the world stage

The law was once held up internationally as a model of transparency. The government just weakened it.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 9d

How are you struggling with your rates bill? Well don't you worry, Christopher Luxon is sorted! #NZPol

Premium
Home / New Zealand
Christopher Luxon gets rates relief after challenging luxury Waiheke property valuation
Chris Knox
Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism NZ Herald
23 Oct, 2025 05:00 AM
4 mins to read

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 9d

#nzpol 💪👏❤️ #Oct23Strike #NZMegaStrike I support everyone striking today!
Kia kaha! Aotearoa Steadfast.

Image depicts a raised red clenched fist. Text underneath it says: I support the strikers.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 9d

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Chris Keall @chriskeall.bsky.social · 10d

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prime-min...

'We have no comment': Luxons secure $8100 rates cut on Waiheke holiday home

Ninety per cent of property owners who challenged valuations are waiting for decisions.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Chris Keall @chriskeall.bsky.social · 10d

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 10d

CompassNZ/David Seymour/ACT will leave this legacy to our kids and NZ.

"It doesn't feel like they are made with love, it feels like they are made with hate," says one high school student about the government's revamped school lunches scheme, run by the School Lunch Collective. #nzpol

School lunch scheme 'far from fixed' after eight months

After eight months of the new meals, some schools say meals have shrunk, waste has skyrocketed and a lack of nutrition is taking a toll on learning.

www.rnz.co.nz

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