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Ms Hooper
@mshooper.bsky.social
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Aging, hermit-prone, art inclined, left wing, climate panicked,animal lover 😊😮‍💨🌳🙏 #Kikorangi #ToitūTeTiriti
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nickofnz.bsky.social
BREAKING
The UK Government has received a National Emergency Briefing warning that the UK faces severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.

#ClimateCrisis
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
mshooper.bsky.social
Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens
Legislation to reform the EPBC Act runs to hundreds of pages – here are the main changes
#nzpol
Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens
Legislation to reform the EPBC Act runs to hundreds of pages – here are the main changes
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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nzjanette.bsky.social
Incoherent misstep about sums up this government’s entire term.
#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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andrewjull.bsky.social
More war crimes by Israeli soldiers; what will Winston Peters and Chris Luxon do? BAU is to do nothing, of course. #nzpol

www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report
Video of an Israeli military raid in the West Bank shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier. Julian Borger, the Guardian's senior international corresponde...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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tworuru.com
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 · 7h
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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kyledchurch.bsky.social
what the fuck is wrong with this guy

in *opening remarks*????
text from RNZ article: Already in campaign mode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins took a swipe at Te Pāti Māori in his opening remarks to the membership on Friday. "I recently saw a whakataukī quoted in the media with reference to a different political party in New Zealand. "He tōtara wāhi rua he kai nā te ahi - a tōtara that is split in half is only good for firewood. Well I can assure you that our waka is made of a very solid tōtara."
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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robdickinson.bsky.social
Fuck. How do you choose.

#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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testtubeone.bsky.social
If we don't stand up and collectively exercise our democratic franchise to remove these scumbags from Government, we risk losing our democratic options to resist their anti-democratic authoritarian agenda.😱
Their wealthy donors only want us to be customers, not voters.😡
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
On The Coup Against Local Government
It's democracy Jim, but not as we know it. In line with the plans that the government unveiled this week to reform local government, the recently elected regional councils will be scrapped, and their ...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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testtubeone.bsky.social
This shit-show Government' behaviour has triggered flashbacks to my 1960s childhood when it was legal for parents to brutally assault their children while telling them it was good for them and claiming they would thank their parents for the beating later on in life.💩🥚🤡
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
Massive false equivalence between Ardern not meeting with COVID denier protesters and Luxon / Van Velden not meeting with union officials.

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
‘We shouldn’t be naive’: Collins’ quiet signal to Luxon on union relations
OPINION: Collins met union leaders, while Luxon and van Velden have refused to do so.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
mshooper.bsky.social
Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing
In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible
#nzpol
Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing | Ken Henry
In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
mshooper.bsky.social
Ex-Google Insider and AI Expert TRISTAN HARRIS reveals how ChatGPT, China, and Elon Musk are racing to build uncontrollable AI, and warns it will blackmail humans, hack democracy, and threaten jobs…by 2027.
AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris
YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO
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November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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huiasue.bsky.social
DOC's new #freshwater #fish report has found 28 percent of species are facing #extinction and 32 percent are at risk of becoming threatened-including whitebait- & #climatechange is the main reason why. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Whitebait species at risk from declining state of waterways
A new freshwater fish report has found 28 percent of species are facing extinction and 32 percent are at risk of becoming threatened.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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huiasue.bsky.social
#National - putting #taxes on things we have already paid for, & selling them off, making kiwis doubly poorer! #privatisation #assetsales #roads #tolls are taxes! #nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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olimnz.bsky.social
A true classic.
#nzpol

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Luxury Marmite Sandwich on Instagram: "There’s no place like home… #nz #nzpolitics #politics #politicalmemes #meme #satire #luxon #wizardofoz"
New Zealand's political scene is on the verge of a significant shift. Chris Luxon's leadership and Labour's future are at the forefront of discussions. What does the road ahead hold for NZ's politics ...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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dejanajuk.bsky.social
Ffs. A Senior Manager that has form for this type of behaviour?? But has had no appropriate or sufficient consequences to make them change. Then, imo, it’s by design to do further harm to the people the state believe harmed the state by speaking out. 1/2 #nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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dejanajuk.bsky.social
“But the evidence for its conclusions is there and it is comprehensive. MPs, high-level bureaucrats and Crown lawyers spent tens of millions of dollars across decades on strategies that the Royal Commission found amounted to a ‘cover-up’ of a system of abuse against children.” #nzpol 2/2
Crown cover-up? When the state turned on its victims
Offices of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General have been implicated in what a Royal Commission calls a 'cover-up' of torture and sexual abuse of children in the custody of the state. Who else w...
newsroom.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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dejanajuk.bsky.social
Luxon reckons that people who can’t afford electricity to cook have no business complaining about the high cost of meat and essential food items and they should also desist from raining on farmers’ parade. #nzpol
Alongside a picture of the NZ PM his shallow and callous statement reads: I'm wealthy and I'm sorted': The PM's finances, explained
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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paulapenfold.bsky.social
Trickery and fuckery.
'Trickery and f...ery': Agency under fire over senior manager's 'serious' privacy breach
A senior manager at the Crown Response Office accidentally exposed the identities of more than 30 Lake Alice torture survivors in a breach former staff say was predictable
www.stuff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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drbex.bsky.social
Seymour yet again finding a way to enshittify school lunches

"Mila described the move to tie funding to attendance as "disgusting". "To have the Government take the school lunches programme and try to make it a carrot for attendance.. it's just terrible.""

I agree, Mila, I 💯 agree

#nzpol
fmacskasy.bsky.social Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 1d
Not only is this blatantly unfair, but for a Party that doesnt believe in collective responsibility,theyre holding ALL children responsible for the actions of others...

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Lunch funding to be tied to attendance for hundreds more schools
Next year funding for school lunches delivered through the internal model will be tied to attendance.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Why can’t we have nice things, too?
Screenshot of a tweet from The Spectator Index on X.com that reads: “JUST IN: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has started serving his 27-year prison sentence.” Below is a portrait of Jair Bolsonaro standing in front of a blurred background with a Brazilian flag.
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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rincewind.run
Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. “The order was to kill everybody,” one of them said. A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack — the opening salvo in the Trump administration’s war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. "The order was to kill everybody," one of them said. A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack - the opening salvo in the Trump administration's war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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writagal.bsky.social
There’s still official silence from Labour over a week later.
I would urge allies voting and lending support in the next election to consider that NZ Greens and Te Pāti Māori officially stood up for our trans whānau - and didn’t hesitate.
When there’s silence, it’s important to ask who that serves.
writagal.bsky.social Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 4d
Great to see this official statement from NZ Greens 🏳️‍⚧️
Media release from NZ Green Party and Marama Davidson: Our trans whanau deserve better than this Government Following last week's political posturing from Christopher Luxon's Government, the Greens promise to do everything in their power to ensure everyone gets the healthcare they need, and that needs to include our trans whanau. "Trans rights are human rights and our trans whanau deserve access to critical healthcare," says Green Party Co-leader, Marama Davidson. "Aotearoa can be a country that leads with compassion, evidence and aroha. But right now, the Government is fanning the flames of an imported culture war by targeting trans and takatapui New Zealanders instead of addressing the issues impacting all of us in a cost-of-living crisis. "They are lauding a UK-style approach which shows disregard for international expert consensus, and has been criticised in the peer-reviewed literature. "Puberty blockers are healthcare, and gender affirming care for trans young people is recognised as best practice. The Government has continued to allow their use for other conditions, so it's clear this move is politically motivated, not scientific. "As we have heard again and again, limiting access to gender-affirming care risks undermining the well-being of trans and non-binary youth, whose voices and experiences have been clear: gender affirming care saves lives. «We have heard the voices of trans people feeling attacked from every direction. Once again, Luxon's Government has espoused some incredibly transphobic rhetoric that aims to cause harm and division. We need to do better for our young people. "What's needed now is a commitment to support our rainbow communities by delivering equitable, accessible healthcare based on robust evidence and empathy, not imported culture wars. "The Greens affirm our pledge to properly resource and promote clear pathways for timely, free, non-discriminatory access to all forms of gender-affirming healthcare based on informed consent and s…
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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korimakoecology.bsky.social
The most maddening thing about this is that restoring inanga spawning habitat is really easy. Like, the easiest, fastest results I've seen in any project. We've got to stop monitoring towards extinction and actually start spending money on fixing the problems! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Whitebait species at risk from declining state of waterways
A new freshwater fish report has found 28 percent of species are facing extinction and 32 percent are at risk of becoming threatened.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM