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Juha Saarinen @juha.bsky.social · 4h

Migration: Kiwis still leaving New Zealand in record numbers www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mig...

Migration slump deepens as record numbers of Kiwis head overseas

Annual net migration has fallen again as fewer migrants arrived in the year to August.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 4h

Geezuz H Christ, this is how the mess in Palestine got started in the first place

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 4h

World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East to discuss post-war plans.

Israelis celebrate the return of hostages after ceasefire in Gaza, in photos

World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East to discuss post-war plans.

dlvr.it

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81st Column @81stcolumn.bsky.social · 5h

Just wait until the no benefits for 18-19 tears-olds kicks in.....

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 5h

Gang numbers reach record highs under National - but could be even higher, as police can no longer easily identify members.
Meanwhile gang profits double too. Too bad most Kiwis will never realise in the absence of right wing media dominance & not enough funding on the other side #nzpol #kiwi

Police Minister says record high gang numbers "highly concerning" July 29 1News article

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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve had loaves of bread that didn’t go stale as fast as this clown

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 4h

#nzpol

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 6h

"Replace postal voting because people move houses a lot"

"I forgot which one of the multiple free email accounts I setup I used to register online, or the password" #nzpol

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 6h

Yes we should replace postal voting in local government elections.

No it should not be online anything.

Yes it can be voter increase can get better with some direct engagement.

No doing anything online is not direct engagement #nzpol

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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 6h

At least he can feel what's it like to buy a one way ticket out of NZ like 70,000 NZders do each month
#nzpol

Kieran @nug.monster · 7h

why are you talking about it as if it's up to you, you worthless cunt. You're never getting another term and I 100% guarantee you're out of the country the day after you're out.

Christopher Luxon 'very open' to Electoral Commission running local elections

Currently, local elections are run by the councils themselves.

www.rnz.co.nz

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 8h

Ah, you can't park there mate...

I hope the driver and passengers are OK!

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

Bus crashes into Auckland train station

Photos show a bus horizontal across the road at the New Lynn station, with its front smashed into the shelter.

www.stuff.co.nz

ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 10h

RDJ's Dolittle movie next? 😊

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11h

New Zealand’s decision to set a less ambitious methane emissions reduction target sets a worrying precedent that other nations may follow, scientists have warned

New Zealand’s Methane Target Sets Bad Precedent, Scientists Warn

New Zealand’s decision to set a less ambitious methane emissions reduction target sets a worrying precedent that other nations may follow, scientists have warned.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

genuinely trumps funniest bit ever for him to admit that he knows he’s a grifting piece of shit who’s going to hell lol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

blah blah Hunter Biden blah blah Burisma yada yada

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 14h

📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”

-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 11h

Record Migration to Australia continues
And that will certainly freeze any confidence in the September GDP figures
10,000 away from Negative Population Growth
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mig...

Migration slump deepens as record numbers of Kiwis head overseas

Annual net migration has fallen again as fewer migrants arrived in the year to August.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 12h

It's interesting some of the commentary in the US recently about Republicans and Grindr traffic increasing.

"straight-acting" seems to be the theme.

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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 13h

"Straight-acting white jocks only. No fatties. No femmes."

Texas National Guard or a gay hook-up app? It's getting hard to tell the difference.

taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 12h

after willis blamed voters for the gdp contraction, luxon now blaming voters for being disinterested in local politics.

i am once again asking to have a government that doesn't despise and belittle us.

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 13h

If Labour wins and @nzgreenparty.bsky.social are part of coalition negotiations, I beg Marama & Chlöe to prioritise pushing to transfer the chronically ill/disabled onto a living wage with ACC, rather than WINZ, as a deal breaker. We NEED this, it’s long past time to treat us with dignity. #nzpol

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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 18h

I feel like I misunderstood what they meant by back on track

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Steve @kiwistevemc.bsky.social · 15h

I’m sick of RW govts trying to separate “the unions” from their members.

“The unions” can’t take strike actions without balloting members. “The unions” aren’t forcing members to strike; they can’t. Members are voting to strike, because of shite offers from this govt.

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

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," Christopher Luxon says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 12h

THIS. There's no reason non-union members should recite chapter and verse on all the legal burning hoops unions have to jump through to take industrial action. The Prime Minister has no such excuse - nobody in the legislature that enacts *bleep*ing industrial relations laws in the first place does.

Steve @kiwistevemc.bsky.social · 15h

I’m sick of RW govts trying to separate “the unions” from their members.

“The unions” can’t take strike actions without balloting members. “The unions” aren’t forcing members to strike; they can’t. Members are voting to strike, because of shite offers from this govt.

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

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," Christopher Luxon says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Ray Selby #FBPE #XR #antifascist #NAFO #WeDidWarn #WeStillWarn @tarotray.bsky.social · 17h

Brilliant - from Private Eye Magazine.

Article "Modern News Cycle" from Private Eye.

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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah I definitely misunderstood what back on track means

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mig...

Migration slump deepens as record numbers of Kiwis head overseas

Annual net migration has fallen again as fewer migrants arrived in the year to August.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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