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PolicyFlow Aotearoa @policyflow.nz · Dec 27
Kia ora! PolicyFlow Aotearoa is based in Pōneke Wellington, and currently our Editor-in-Chief is Carolina Mitchell, a university student at Te Herenga Waka.

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About us
Our History PolicyFlow Aotearoa is an independent news and opinion column site launched in November 2024 by Carolina Mitchell. The idea for PolicyFlow came to life in a moment of 4 am inspiration not...
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Stay safe e te whānau with all the horrible weather going around, especially tomorrow for those in Wellington and across the South Island.
October 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Reposting for those who missed this morning's article.

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October 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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The gov'ts new bill attacks the right to protest, criminalising demonstrations outside of people's homes with vague language, curtailing the people's ability to hold decision-makers accountable.

#nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #evidencebased #toitūtetiriti

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The government is attacking the right to protest
The government's Summary Offences Amendment Bill attacks the right to protest, criminalising demonstrations outside of people's homes with vague language, curtailing the people's ability to hold decis...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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The voter turnout coming out of Auckland, etc, is pretty disappointing. Everyone who has the opportunity to vote should be voting. After all, not voting is why we end up with people who don’t know what they’re doing as councillors.

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October 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Parliament suspended after a haka broke out following a waiata for newly-elected Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.

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October 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Estimates Debate coming up on Parliament TV now. #nzpol
September 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer in question time just now received a response from acting prime minister David Seymour saying, "a terrorist group [Hamas] invaded a peaceful country [Israel], kidnapped, raped and kept hostages and continues to use those hostages as bargaining chips."

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September 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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I don’t understand how any cop let alone any human being could think effectively doing a push up on a person’s head and maintaining that stance is a good idea, the fact that this was taught to recruits for 3 years despite being picked up in 2022 is feral. #nzpol

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-co...
'Potentially lethal': Police recruits taught unapproved arrest tactic for three years
Police bosses only became aware after the technique was used on parliamentary protesters.
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September 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Over 300 children, kids 13 years old or younger, in the past year being held in jail is absolutely shocking. The longest was 48 hours. The fact this goes up to 8 days in the young person category is actually disgusting. #nzpol

From RNZ:

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4000 cases of under-18s being detained in police cells in last year, new figures show
Just over 300 of them were aged 13 years old or under, the figures supplied by the police minister show.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Considering turnout, I don't think Te Pāti Māori have received this large of a majority in Tāmaki Makaurau (the electorate) since 2008 with Pita Sharples. Huge win for TPM over Labour especially coming up to the election next year. #nzpol

www.electionresults.govt.nz
Election - Electorate Details
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September 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Someone should make a remix for this on the current government's $8.5 billion hole in the budget. #nzpol

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There's a Hole in Your Budget, Dear Labor (Club Remix)
YouTube video by Liberal Party of Australia
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September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Following a local government official information request to Wellington City Council, PolicyFlow Aotearoa can reveal the contents of the email drafted by Cr Ray Chung detailing a sexist rumour about Mayor Tory Whanau.

#nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #wellington

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Revealed: Wellington councillor Ray Chung's email about Mayor Tory Whanau
Following a local government official information request to Wellington City Council, PolicyFlow Aotearoa can reveal the contents of the email drafted by Cr Ray Chung detailing a sexist rumour about M...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Reposting for those that missed it earlier on today!

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August 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Attack on Human Rights: The coalition government's Electoral Amendment Bill takes unprecedented steps to abrogate the right to vote, disenfranchising over 100,000 people.

#nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #evidencebased #toitūtetiriti

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Attack on Human Rights: The government is attacking the right to vote
The coalition government's Electoral Amendment Bill takes unprecedented steps to abrogate the right to vote, disenfranchising over 100,000 people.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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If you're using Mastodon or another fediverse platform, our site has now federated with ActivityPub. So, feel free to chuck us a follow at @[email protected] if you're using platforms other than Bluesky!
August 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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We appreciate the support we have been getting here on Bluesky over the last 6 months. We're continuing our work on publishing articles, and we have some big things ahead for the election year. #nzpol

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July 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Update - Double standards: Gerry Brownlee's "oh s***" hot mic in Parliament after oral questions occurred less than an hour after he admonished Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick for using the same word, describing it as "inappropriate."

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Hot mic and double standards: Speaker Gerry Brownlee says "oh s***" in Parliament
The Speaker of the House said the phrase "oh s***" in Parliament after admonishing Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick for using the word less than an hour earlier.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Breaking: Speaker Gerry Brownlee says "oh s***" in Parliament less than a minute after lecturing MPs on decorum.

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Breaking: Speaker Gerry Brownlee says "oh s***" in Parliament
The Speaker of the House, the person responsible for upholding the rules and decorum of Parliament to the strictest of standards, says "oh s***" less than a minute after lecturing MPs on decorum.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Repost:

Democracy hanging by a thread: Over a hundred thousand people have temporarily lose democratic representation amidst Te Pāti Māori MPs receiving unprecedented suspensions, of up to 21 days.

#nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #evidencebased #toitūtetiriti

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Democracy hanging by a thread: the unprecedented political silencing of Te Pāti Māori
The recent suspension of three Te Pāti Māori MPs for a haka performed during last year's debate on the Principles Bill is the harshest punishment Parliament has ever given—one that disenfranchises ove...
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June 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Democracy hanging by a thread: Over a hundred thousand people have temporarily lose democratic representation amidst Te Pāti Māori MPs receiving unprecedented suspensions, of up to 21 days.

#nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #evidencebased #toitūtetiriti

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June 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Breaking: Te Pāti Māori MPs Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer severely censured and suspended for 21 days. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke suspended for 7 days.

PolicyFlow Aotearoa article to come shortly.

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June 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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The Four-year Term Bill proposes the most significant constitutional change since MMP, but with reduced accountability, and uncertain consequences; how will voters know when the next election is?

#nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #evidencebased #toitūtetiriti

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The Four-year Term Bill: How long will your vote count?
The Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment Bill proposes the most significant constitutional change since MMP, but with reduced accountability, and uncertain consequences; how...
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May 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Budget 2025: "Te Pāti Māori probably don't know what a budget is, or that it was on today, [...], They show up to parliament for TikTok," states David Seymour.

Are these back and forth attacks what we want Parliament to devolve to?

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May 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM