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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 13h

Whaea, this is a lovely picture. I would say that I am so saddened by what’s happening with Te Pāti. Financial impropriety, weaponised, targeted comms and serious questions about Tamahere’s leadership. This is all so terrible for mana Māori e hoa. There needs to be a path back 💚

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Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 14h

Broadcasting Standards Authority finally takes steps to regulate lies, hate, and disinformation on online news platforms. Old man, cooker media and Atlas-funded astroturf complain.

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

Winston Peters accuses broadcasting watchdog of ‘Soviet era stasi’ censorship

This comes after the Broadcasting Standards Authority revealed its looking to widen its remit to include online media networks.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 13h

I have never stated that Atlas itself is in charge. Is your argument a semantic one? I’m trying to get me head around what your point is.

Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 13h

Do you have some research I can read? Is there any difference between indoctrinating people, supporting them with networks and setting them loose on political systems and being in control? I also don’t think that Atlas is dictating, they don’t need to be when Seymour is in power.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 15h

Trump & Charles Kirk devotee scared that misinformation and hate may be addressed in NZ

#nzpol

David Farrar

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has made a secret in principle decision that they have the power to hear complaints and censor any audio or video content transmitted over the Internet. This is an outrageous power grab from a government censorship body and must be fought.

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Blue Sky, Kiwi Fly @blueskykiwifly.bsky.social · 16h

Even The Guardian is wtf 😅

The results of the referendums were split down urban-rural lines – six of the seven cities required to vote supported Māori wards, while rural regions skewed heavily towards disestablishing them.

#NZPol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half

Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seats

www.theguardian.com

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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 16h

No Buy Thursdays is an effective way to support the Palestinian people

It’s simple - just organise your life so that you don’t make any monetary transactions on a Thursday

The more people who take part, the more effective the plan

Please share widely

#NZPol

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No Buy Thursdays - this Thursday and every Thursday!

Take action to support Pa/estine by:
Not shopping on Thursdays
Paying any due bills before or after Thursday
Filling up your car or topping up your bus card on any other day
If you can - make Thursday your work from home day
Any other suggestions? Please make them in the comments section

Spread the word - if we keep this up over time it will show in financial statistics, and if our leaders notice the change in spending habits they will sit up and take notice. Because, as they say, money talks

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: I caught up with TPM MP Tākuta Ferris on his way into Parly.

He’s clearly not happy with the email + said he backed his electorate committee voting no confidence in the leadership

thepost.co.nz/politics/360855030/mp-speaks-out-te-pati-maori-email-his-electorate-votes-against-party-leadership

Tākuta Ferris: No ‘consensus’ on TPM allegations email

Te Tai Tonga MP says his electorate committee was right to vote no confidence in Te Pāti Māori’s executive after Monday night’s controversial email.

thepost.co.nz

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

Here is a short piece from the TPU on Monday where Seymour acknowledges his time with Atlas

www.taxpayers.org.nz/maria_corina...

Taxpayers' Union congratulate Atlas Network Partner, Maria Corina Machado, for winning 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Championing Value For Money From Every Tax Dollar

www.taxpayers.org.nz

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

Here is a photo spread of David’s time as a younger man at Atlas Network events imgur.com/a/VkjbMkL

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

What evidence would you need to see ?

Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

Here is a transcript of Seymour’s 2021 Waitangi speech where he name checks the Atlas Network

youtu.be/yyPce_iqnIY?...

David Seymour and the Atlas Network Conspiracy - Is it Real?

YouTube video by Mountain Tui

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

Are you able to point out exactly where the speculation is? This work is well researched and presented. I struggle to find the assumptions you’re seeing.

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

The book Dark Money by Jane Meyer is an exceptionally well researched history of the movement that gave birth to the Atlas Network, it’s really worth a read.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Mo...

Dark Money (book) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

@sjponeill.bsky.social

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 17h

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Lucy Hamilton | Substack

Doctoral candidate. Researching fossil fuel’s architecture of influence operations’ Christian Nationalism. Click to read Lucy Hamilton, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

lucyham29.substack.com

Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 18h

youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y?...

MATA Reports | ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda | RNZ

YouTube video by RNZ

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Tim A @pixelace.bsky.social · 18h

Look what I want to say to you is we removed benefits for teenagers so we can throw them into 90-day trial periods that can dump them after the Boxing Day sales #NZPol

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 18h

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Growing questions in NZ about organisation called Atlas Network

In New Zealand, there is now a conversation about an organisation called Atlas Network and whether or not it has influenced the right-bloc government's agenda.

www.abc.net.au

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 22h

"Young people should just go out and get a job distributing Facebook Posts and Instagram Reels ... "

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 19h

Vulgar graffiti on the northwestern cycle path, yet more evidence this city has descended into lawlessness

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 19h

To be fair, I have not got solid evidence of Bishop’s direct involvement in Atlas, I am drawing a mid-sized bow. Circumstantially, John Bishop, being a tobacco lobbyist and being good mates with Seymour since the 90s are reasonable indicators to my mind.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 19h

Luxon boasting today about ram raid numbers falling - meanwhile #nzpol

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Treen | Toitū Te Tiriti @heyren519.bsky.social · 20h

Bishop is a smarmy Atlas Network operative who play-acts at being an incel fascist. I hope he becomes the leader of that shitty party, it’ll hand a win to the left.

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 20h

NEW POLL: Half of voters want Christopher Luxon to step down - and Christopher Bishop is the top choice to replace him

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Chris Bishop emerges as Luxon’s successor-in-waiting

The latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll signals a leadership swap could lead to boost for National, with half of voters wanting Christopher Luxon gone.

www.thepost.co.nz

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