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chewienz.bsky.social
Te wookie o te tangata
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Contributor to Big Hairy News #BHN.
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Occasional Stand up Comedian
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xkaosmagex.bsky.social
Tonight I announced the #BHN awards.

If you'd like to vote on any or all of our categories clink the link.

We'll have the voting open for 2-3 weeks. Date TBC

#nzpol

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BHN Awards Voting
Thank you for voting in the first inaugural BHN Awards! It's been a HUGE year and Magenta thought it would be nice to reflect back and have a lil fun before we leave for the festive season. Please ...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Every right-wing “grassroots”organisation in New Zealand is just Jordan Williams, David Farrar, and one randomly-selected Atlas Network apparatchik in a trenchcoat
bootstheory.bsky.social Stephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 19h
There's a new "grassroots" website automating supportive emails to Erica Stanford / signatures on an open letter endorsing her attacks on te Tiriti and you have until the end of this skeet to guess who registered the domain name

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Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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petesi.me
I'm honestly fed up with the "I've had calls from *so* many people" BS excuse. So I was easily motivated by BHN last night to lodge an OIA on this. And may well do so every time a minister from this government uses it.

#nzpol

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Communications from principals to the Minister expressing concerns about Te Tiriti - a Official Information Act request to Ministry of Education
On 27 November 2025, Minister Stanford was reported saying in relation to the creation of a list of schools that have committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi; “I think there's a huge amount of pr...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
an ai-generated image of a brunette woman sitting in a bar. she has two drinks in front of her. a bartender makes another behind her. it is only visibily ai if you pixel peep. via https://x.com/immasiddx/status/1992979078220263720/photo/2
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
#BHN Maori getting harsher sentences | Bish on Regional Councils | Govt ignored advice on crackdown #NZPOL

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#BHN Maori getting harsher sentences | Bish on Regional Councils | Govt ignored advice on crackdown
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November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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sammasamadhi.bsky.social
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The Mysterious Case of Health's Disappearing Half-Billion.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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byroncclark.bsky.social
We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach

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Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics | RNZ News
The trend has surprised the experts behind the study.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
I love that the only remotely creative part of AI prompts is too hard so they want a "make thing I want" button
thedrawplay.com DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 2d
I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
chewienz.bsky.social
#BHN OCR cut again | Shocking Tova interview of Chippy | More details on losing Regional Councils #nzpol

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#BHN OCR cut again | Shocking Tova interview of Chippy | More details on losing Regional Councils
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November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
#BHN Tākuta Ferris speaks on MATA | Luxon on coalition cracks | Hipkins on Kiwisaver for low income #nzpol

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#BHN Tākuta Ferris speaks on MATA | Luxon on coalition cracks | Hipkins on Kiwisaver for low income
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November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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patbrittenden.bsky.social
#BHN Tonight at 9pm
- Tākuta Ferris speaks on MATA about the fallout at TPM with some pretty shocking claims
- Christopher Luxon on cracks in the coalition
- Chris Hipkins on helping low income Kiwis get into Kiwisaver
#nzpol @mihiforbes.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social

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#BHN Tākuta Ferris speaks on MATA | Luxon on coalition cracks | Hipkins on Kiwisaver for low income
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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
#BHN Tania Waikato on latest school numbers | Craig Renney on Kiwisaver | Seymour on Q&A #nzpol

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#BHN Tania Waikato on latest school numbers | Craig Renney on Kiwisaver | Seymour on Q&A
Tania Waikato joins us LIVE to release tonight's numbers on schools who are committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi Craig Renney joins us LIVE tonight to talk about his nomination to Labou...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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clrenney.bsky.social
I’m delighted to announce I'm standing as the Labour candidate in Wellington Bays/Rongotai in 2026. I'm thrilled to fight for better jobs, housing, and health services in our community. Look in the bio to donate, volunteer, and help us deliver a better government next year.
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
couple of points;

the longer you take to start, the more the cost is going to go up because this shit never gets cheaper.

the best time to do this is in a time of economic downturn, because it's stimulus, and you dont want to be affecting business when things are humming, do you?
radionz.nzcow.com RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 8d
📢 The area in the capital's CBD is in need of work, but the project has to be realistic and affordable, the mayor says.
Concern over 'cost blowouts' behind pause on Wellington's Golden Mile project
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November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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vortexegg.com
The UN climate change conference (COP30) having rooms shut down both to flooding and an extreme fire is a bit metaphorically excessive.
fieseler.bsky.social Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 8d
🚨If you are at #COP30, evacuate the Blue Zone immediately.

(from a source)
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#nzpol 🧵
clintfern.bsky.social Clint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social · 8d
Mitchell's pack of lies about the emails is starting to unravel.

"He has also maintained that the 36 complaint emails sent to him were diverted by police staff seconded to his ministerial office under a protocol set by Coster, meaning neither he nor his political advisers saw them."

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Mitchell’s electorate office replied to McSkimming accuser’s emails
Nearly half the emails alleging serious sexual offending by former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming went to Mark Mitchell’s electorate office - and at least one was answered by his sister - months...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
chewienz.bsky.social
IT GETS WORSE STILL

good lord talk about incompetent crisis management
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
chewienz.bsky.social
#BHN Tangi Utikere LIVE on NZ's new ferries | Seymour v Winston scrapping | NZ Podcast Award results #nzpol

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#BHN Tangi Utikere LIVE on NZ's new ferries | Seymour v Winston scrapping | NZ Podcast Award results
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November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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yeehawtheboys.bsky.social
“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
"The coveted Listeners’ Choice title, decided entirely by public vote, went to #BHN Big Hairy News, reflecting the show’s highly engaged audience across subscriptions and social channels."
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
Trumps peace ladies and gents. and they wonder why we weren't celebrating
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
chewienz.bsky.social
#BHN Qiulae Wong joins us to talk Opportunity Party | Gary's Economics on 30 | Seymour's d**k move #nzpol

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#BHN Qiulae Wong joins us to talk Opportunity Party | Gary's Economics on 30 | Seymour's d**k move
Qiulae Wong, is the leader of the freshly branded Opportunity Party and joins us tonight to talk about the party, the reset and what she wants to achieve with a party that has always had interest from...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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geoff-palmer.bsky.social
Stevenson said the country would see "really rapid increases in poverty" if it did not tax the rich.

"I think if you don't do anything, if you leave the system as it is, then wealth inequality will increase very rapidly.

#nzpol

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30 with Guyon Espiner: Economist Gary Stevenson on why New Zealand should tax the rich
British YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson tells 30 with Guyon Espiner fire engines aren't coming to fix the New Zealand economy.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
chewienz.bsky.social
last night I wrote to my old high school in Timaru, after noticing their absence from the list @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social has been collating, I gotta say, I wasn't expecting much...

was stoked with the reply I got back 1st thing today from the principal saying there is an announcement to come
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM