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Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 22h

I wish NZ Labour could understand they can make bold, daring, (controversial even!) statements about future direction without releasing detailed policy.

And when the Right demand policy, refuse and reiterate your point and use it to attack their failures harder.

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 12h

I’ll leave the detailed analysis to people like Prof Ursula Cheer, but I want to acknowledge something simple: speech can absolutely be harmful. It can humiliate, damage reputation, isolate, and endanger. These harms are social and structural, not just merely emotional.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Winston Peters accuses Broadcasting Standards Authority of 'Soviet era stasi' censorship

It follows a decision to begin regulating podcasts and online media.

www.rnz.co.nz

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JAS & Ten regen @jasandten.bsky.social · 11h

if Chris Bishop is the answer, the National Party is asking all the wrong questions.

#nzpol

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🐶🐾Megan🍓🌻 @meganisalanis.bsky.social · 12h

Erica Stanford on 1news - we've never had such great results from education change as now with the structured literacy...

She is trying to take credit for the years of hard work LOTS of teachers and schools were doing before any of us had heard of her, let alone had her as Minister of Ed.

#NZPol

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 2d

"We dismantled all the social support structures and then people sought out the only social support structures available, this is a mystery" - Mark Mitchell, apparently

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 2d

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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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d

Conservatives have built their own social media platforms, Trump has his own Twitter alternative, his allies are buying major social media platforms to weaponize for their propaganda and influence and we’re still arguing if having a left-leaning social media platform is a bad thing

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 2d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 2d

YOU MUST DO YOUR STRETCHES TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.

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Disabled Persons Assembly NZ @dpanz.bsky.social · 2d

With only approximately 2% of housing stock in Aotearoa deemed accessible, some young disabled people are being forced to live in rest homes and inaccessible emergency accommodation. Henrietta Bollinger argues that we should not accept this as the status quo.

‘Is this a special facility?’: From rest homes to real homes for all disabled people

Living with other disabled people should be a choice not a last resort, says Henrietta Bollinger.

thedlist.co.nz

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Mikey Brenndorfer XVX @mikeythenurse.bsky.social · 2d

God it's so gross hearing reporters talk about Israeli "hostages" but then refer to Palestinian "prisoners held without charge" like what's the material difference between these two categories?

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JAS & Ten regen @jasandten.bsky.social · 2d

have they tried smiling more?? 🙃 or, you know, doing their bloody jobs properly? Luxon is a terrible PM who seems hellbent on running Aotearoa into the ground. and Hipkins is uninspiring as LOTO and seems fixated on grovelling to people who won't vote for him while ignoring those who might.

#nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 2d

Voters approval for leaders of National and Labour dropping significantly - poll

The latest 1News Verian poll has Christopher Luxon with an overall approval rating of -14, down from -7 in March. Meanwhile, Chris Hipkins scored +1, still in the positives, but a 15 point drop from a result earlier this year.

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 2d

They have to list depression and suicide hotlines at the end of a story about how misogynistic, racist, transphobic, and hateful a lot of boys are.

JFC. This is on the parents.

RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 2d

📢 The teen says the behaviour of some of the boys at school was racist, homophobic and sometimes explicitly sexual.

13 year old girl changes schools due to misogynistic bullying in class

www.rnz.co.nz

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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 2d

I have a theory that Wellington city has hit 48% voter turnout (with specials still to come) because our people wanted to vote against nastiness and division and for nice and normal candidates. And for the Māori ward!

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 3d

Everything that makes Aotearoa New Zealand unique is related to Māori culture. Welcome to the country, that's a pōwhiri. We are gonna thrash you at sport, that's a haka. Traditional meals, that's a hāngī. Matariki that's our New Year

If you don't like Māori stuff maybe you're in the wrong country?

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“School WiFi is down”.

Orthanc @orthanc.nz · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Didn't test the restore”

Suzi and Rose @suzirose.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“There’s no recovery plan”

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JAS & Ten regen @jasandten.bsky.social · 3d

exactly the level of fuckery you'd expect from a bankrupted felon and a guy with a brain worm.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 3d

The government knows this is bad policy because they've announced it on a Sunday.
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 4d

Ok after an afternoon of results, texts, calls, messages on other apps and emails, I have some thoughts on today’s Local Election results

1) Voter turnout is depressing. 32%ish on average across AoNZ is pathetic.
2) The Māori Wards referendum should never have happened - it was a racebaiting farce…

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Brannavan Gnanalingam @brannavan.bsky.social · 4d

Better Wellington everyone

Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 4d

The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 4d

DO HARM TO YOUR ENEMIES; TREAT YOURSELF WITH KINDNESS!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

When it comes to public health and outbreak response capacity, what happens in America doesn’t stay in America.

If the CDC is eviscerated it will have ripple effects the world over.

Many viruses are airborne and were in a time of global travel.

This is a threat to everyone.

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 4d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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Dr Tara McAllister @taramcallister.bsky.social · 4d

Fuck all the people who voted no to Māori wards

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MollyByGolly @mollymoo.bsky.social · 4d

Auckland is a region of tickets. But also: people who put in the work get re-elected - Josephine Bartley, Richard Hills etc.

ActLocal was spectacularly unsuccessful, winning only 1 seat on the Ōrākei local board.
That’s
0/5 councillors and
1/14 local board members

#nzpol #lgnz

Ditto.one

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JAS & Ten regen @jasandten.bsky.social · 4d

still grumpy i have to accept a mayoral downgrade from one as progressive and effective as Tory Whanau to a stale centrist like Andrew Little. but at least Laurie Foon and Nureddin Abdurahman were reelected to council. and Rebecca Matthews, who isn't my ward councillor but is marvellous.

#nzpol

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