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Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 15h

Don’t really understand Luxon prattling on that the strikes are political ?

Of course they’re political - the people want the politicians to hear their concerns and do something about it.

What a dumbass

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 17h

I think in the coming week or so New Zealanders are really going to notice the shortage of tradies. #nzpol

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 16h

Hi just so I'm clear.

I wrote "donate to food banks" and do "food runs for mutual aid" because they are different things!

Food banks want your money! they can do more with your money than with stuff.

Mutual aid groups often want stuff! Mine has a food fridge!

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 16h

Now is a really good time to donate to food banks, and do food runs for mutual aid groups. Also, do menstrual product runs.

Matt @swirlyball.bsky.social · 16h

I wonder how much food theft spikes with desperate people just trying to feed their families. I'm sure there will be a media panic about it.

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Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 20h

Some pics from my partner #nzstrike #megastrikeNZ

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our public service workers today ✊ #nzpol

New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and pressing for more government investment in health and education

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14h

www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

An owl linoprint, by my mum, which appeared in my book Ring The Hill.

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 18h

Now open for all to read, listen, watch and share after requests from paying subscribers that I make it public. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...

Thursday's Early Bird & Dawn Chorus: The elephant in our news

None of the dozens of extreme weather reports published & broadcast today mention the role of climate change in extreme weather; Luxon gets $8,100 reduction in Waiheke home rates bill

thekaka.substack.com

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Auntie Joan @auntiejoan.bsky.social · 14h

Ah shit, this isn’t good.

It’s a really good time to check if you’ve been vaccinated and to book a vaccine if you haven’t. It’s free for many and can be done at a pharmacy. Ideal is two doses, at least a month apart

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora @healthnz.govt.nz · 14h

We have confirmed two new #measles cases in NZ today, with a Cook Strait ferry among listed exposure locations.

Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz

Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...

Tile with text that says Measles update - 2 new cases confirmed.

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 1d

Today, we send solidarity greetings to all involved in the #NewZealand #Megastrike.

100,000 teachers and medical staff taking action.

Share this post and support the strike.

#StrikeMap

Poster showing support for the New Zealand MegaStrike, featuring a crowd of protesters with banners, dated 23/10/25, emphasizing demands for safe staffing, fair pay, and real respect.

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 17h

Traffic-free Queen St is made for marching! Heaps of handy options for refreshments, plenty of seats for resting if you prefer to sit and watch, lots of lovely greenery to frame the scene, and also you can hear yourself think (and sing).

A passeggiata-perfect place for people. #nzstrike

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 19h

Auckland

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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 17h

Just to fact check & thanks to Dave Kennedy
Comparatives basic primary teacher salary scale range in NZD:
NZ 61,329 - 103,086
AUS 96,713 - 161,312
UK 90,011 - 139,560
SINGAPORE 74,028 - 128,739
IRELAND 85,613 - 165,363
Other countries clearly value their teachers more through their remuneration.

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Emir Hodžić @xovich.bsky.social · 17h

Teachers, nurses, doctors, support staff, firefighters… all together in #Dunedin & around the country, standing strong in direct opposition to govt austerity & privatisation efforts

#nzpol
#onetermgovernment

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 17h

Bit of a crowd today in Auckland for #oct23strike action! One estimate I heard was 15 to 20 thousand people!

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 17h

#NZpol

"Increase the thing"? YES.

FACT: More than a few times now Govt itself *couldn't be arsed even turning up to appear* to the very negotiations they then claimed, utterly disingenuously, *Unions* were "unreasonable" about 🤬 The f'n *arrogance* of it! Putting the N back in CUTS.

#Oct23Strike

A picture of former CTU President Helen Kelly, holding a megaphone (when she was helping workers protest outside a Talley's meat works).

Below this sits a quote from Helen Kelly, may she rest in power...

"Reciprocity, respect - they're all concepts that have to exist in the workplace... both parties wanting each other to succeed, not just one way you know, not seeing labour as a cost, but as a contribution, as a valuable asset. Families who are here to earn a living.

WE DON'T GIVE UP, WE PUSH BACK!"

Helen Kelly, b. 1964 d 2016, and President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions from 2007 to 2015.

On the occasion of the Oct 23, 2025 MEGA STRIKE
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/576695/live-nurses-teachers-doctors-and-others-take-part-in-nationwide-mega-strike

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T✨ @tastromo.bsky.social · 20h

Have just heard that the hashtag is #oct23strike !! Here’s another shot of Kirikiriroa Hamilton as the crowd started gathering

💪 ❤️

Another shot of striking workers in garden place, Kirikiriroa Hamilton

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 21h

#nzpol #nzstrike

Purple dinosaur with a sign saying Senior Nurses Are Almost Extinct

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 20h

The big strike in Auckland

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 1d

The reduction in sick days, guaranteed holidays, paid admin time and increase on admin work and callback days for teachers are also a terrible deal

Even if we ignore the real terms pay cut which we shouldn't #nzpol #Oct23Strike

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 20h

Wondering whether anyone will be asking the regime about the weather in #nzqt today, and why they are killing climate change policy in the middle of a climate disaster.

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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 20h

Great turn out in Aotea Square for workers standing up against exploitation by this coalition of chaos. #nzpol

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 20h

THIS.IS.CLIMATE.CHANGE

New red warnings - the impact of the storm is spreading

Regions further south have just been upgraded to a red strong wind warning, as serious damage has been inflicted at the top of the south - with gusts reaching over 230kph.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Darren Watson @darrenwatson.bsky.social · 1d

My partner wrote something really worth your time.. #nzpol

thespinoff.co.nz/internet/23-...

I spent 18 months training generative AI – here’s what I learned

What it's like to teach AI.

thespinoff.co.nz

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 23h

#nzpol Rally in your rohe get cancelled? NZNO and NZEI Te Riu Roa will be livestreaming the Auckland rally and speeches. Tune in to hear from frontline workers, union leaders, and community voices standing together to save our public services.
www.facebook.com/share/1D5LRN...

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 23h

Today we stand up for public services and the hardworking people who keep them running. ✊ ✊
Where would we be without teachers, nurses, doctors and medical staff?!

I SUPPORT STRIKING HEALTH WORKERS
Stand together for Health
PSA

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