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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 2h

Great resource.

jonathanmilne.bsky.social @jonathanmilne.bsky.social · 2h

Exclusive @newsroom.co.nz Local Elections Survey reveals who NZ elected, city by city, district by district – and what the 422 respondents stand for. Click on your council and councillors to find out how they'll vote on the big issues. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/n...

Newsroom Local Elections Survey 2025

Exclusive survey reveals who NZ elected, who our communities elected – and what they stand for. By Jonathan Milne and Marc Daalder

newsroom.co.nz

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 1h

$2.08 per week of childcare!

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 4h

IRD prompted me to apply for FamilyBoost, I tried the calculator and got like a $300 estimate. I was skeptical but applied.

IRD just paid me $25. 🤣🤣🤣

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 11h

It is “the right of the people to peaceably assemble.”

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 2d

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 19h

I still remember multiple numbers - and some still exist!

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

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Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social · 1d

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

nokings.org

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Just so we’re clear…

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Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 23h

This is really great. Honestly expected it to be a bit cringe, but it is quite special.

Especially when they won't even let him practice without finishing the chant.

For non-AoNZers, you can absolutely try this on any Kiwis you know.

Gary @netchicken1.bsky.social · 1d

Now this is cool.

Overseas comedian making a joke about Kiwis not having a chant.

Then someone in the audience sings out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi and the whole audience shouts Hi aue hei in response.

So the comedian tries to learn it.

Good vibes, real kiwis.

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

Kiwi crowd schools US comedian

Visiting US stand-up Jeff Arcuri expressed his surprise that there were no New Zealand chants - his fans quickly put him right.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 2d

Who was President that day, Pumpkin?????

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh.

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 3d

I had a chicken cranberry and Brie roll the other day and was like yeah you know what? This was a good invention

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 3d

It’s such a misleading policy too as we’re over the income threshold but still can’t get a penny. It’s really poorly designed. 20 hours free from 2 would have much much more of a difference to so many.

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 3d

Amelia Wade dives into the Family Boost policy, which was designed in a hurry using guesswork, and is now so complex one Kindergarten has hired a staffer explicitly to help parents navigate it:

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

Families miss out on FamilyBoost after being caught by quarterly income rule

Parents hoping to claim childcare rebates have been rejected because their quarterly incomes are too high ‒ despite being told it was based on what their households earned yearly.

www.thepost.co.nz

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 22d

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Oh phew I misread it!!!

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 3d

You have done amazing Louise ❤️

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh I hadn’t seen the results til now I really hoped Suzanne didn’t get in. Booo.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 5d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 7d

Why are we still paying Jared Leto to do things, I thought we learned our lesson about that

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Kat 🇳🇿 @koruandthistle.bsky.social · 4d

What tiny morsel of peace has this trash bag of a human ever given anyone?

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 5d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 8d

I remember when a protester punched the co-leader of the Greens in the face.

Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.

I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.

I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??

Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 8d

Calling people attack dogs is not at attempt to deescalate and maintain civility, it's a attempt to escalate to distract from a failing economy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 8d

Remember how Winston Peters harrassed non-binary, Green MP, Benjamin Doyle; questioning their sexuality; hinting at child abuse; encouraging the baying unhinged mob to threaten them online?

Well, Karma just came calling for Mr Peters...

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

Nicola Willis urges Greens to 'call off' protesters outside Winston Peters' home

Senior government ministers are accusing the Greens of condoning "indecency" after a window at the Foreign Minister's house was smashed.

www.rnz.co.nz

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