Sean Sturm
@seansturm.bsky.social
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa me Tangata Tiriti, philosopher of education, musician, unionist. Toitū te whenua; toitū te Tiriti.
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Don't see the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum online yet. But Act are already crowing about having gutted it.
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Community Scoop » New Curriculum Takes Politics Out Of History
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October 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Don't see the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum online yet. But Act are already crowing about having gutted it.
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#nzpol Labour is proposing to create a Capital Gains Tax on property - excluding farms and the family home. That income will help make GP visits free for the majority of people. Is that a better policy than continuing tax-free profits on, say, someone's seventh property? Absolutely. A🧵
Release: Targeted tax to grow the economy and fund free doctor’s visits
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October 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#nzpol Labour is proposing to create a Capital Gains Tax on property - excluding farms and the family home. That income will help make GP visits free for the majority of people. Is that a better policy than continuing tax-free profits on, say, someone's seventh property? Absolutely. A🧵
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Shame on this government for the deeply racist Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Amendment Act, just passed into law.
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Shame on this government for the deeply racist Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Amendment Act, just passed into law.
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Could I politely suggest, that with how Arts & Humanities research funding has been pulled from all of these, that political interference has already occurred.
Marsden Fund shake-up raises potential for political interference, Royal Society says
Marsden Fund shake-up raises potential for political interference, Royal Society says
MBIE will take over administration of the Marsden Fund, but the society warns such centralisation could undermine the country's science credibility.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Could I politely suggest, that with how Arts & Humanities research funding has been pulled from all of these, that political interference has already occurred.
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refusing to recognise Palestine statehood wasn't enough for Simon Court; now he wants to stop MPs from using the word genocide to describe...GENOCIDE. fuck this guy and fuck the 'Free Speech (except when we don't like what you're saying)' ACT party.
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ACT MP asks Parliament to limit use of ‘genocide’ when describing Gaza war
Despite being in a party committed to freedom of speech, Simon Court asked Parliament’s Speaker to consider restricting the use of the word ‘genocide’ to describe what’s happening in Gaza.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
refusing to recognise Palestine statehood wasn't enough for Simon Court; now he wants to stop MPs from using the word genocide to describe...GENOCIDE. fuck this guy and fuck the 'Free Speech (except when we don't like what you're saying)' ACT party.
#nzpol
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#nzpol
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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4300 teens will be thrown off jobseekers as youth jobs disappear across the country.
More stress, more homelessness, more domestic violence, more poverty, more crime, more prisoners, more profit for PPPs - National Party's back on track is right on track #nzpol
More stress, more homelessness, more domestic violence, more poverty, more crime, more prisoners, more profit for PPPs - National Party's back on track is right on track #nzpol
god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.
October 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
4300 teens will be thrown off jobseekers as youth jobs disappear across the country.
More stress, more homelessness, more domestic violence, more poverty, more crime, more prisoners, more profit for PPPs - National Party's back on track is right on track #nzpol
More stress, more homelessness, more domestic violence, more poverty, more crime, more prisoners, more profit for PPPs - National Party's back on track is right on track #nzpol
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My story in this week's Listener tracks impacts of the Trump administration's cuts on research in Aotearoa, from vaccine studies to climate change. More great stuff in the magazine, also online (albeit paywalled). Free to read on Libby if you have a library card!
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Slash & burn: How Trump’s health and science cuts are hitting home in NZ
US govt research cuts cast a global shadow, threatening serious consequences for us all.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My story in this week's Listener tracks impacts of the Trump administration's cuts on research in Aotearoa, from vaccine studies to climate change. More great stuff in the magazine, also online (albeit paywalled). Free to read on Libby if you have a library card!
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
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📢 Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith said he was worried New Zealand was developing a "bespoke" legal system that incorporated concepts of tikanga Māori.
Māori lawyers reject Goldsmith's comments over tikanga Māori court rulings
www.rnz.co.nz
September 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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'The countries who don’t recognise Palestine are scattered across the globe, but many of them do share a commonality: They rely on American military support.'
September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
'The countries who don’t recognise Palestine are scattered across the globe, but many of them do share a commonality: They rely on American military support.'
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Norway puts our backtracking to shame:
Norway’s uptake of EVs is nearly 100%. August set a new record of 98.4% of all new sales (with plug-in hybrids a mere 1.5%). The government has a goal of ending the sale of fossil-fuelled cars by the end of this year.
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Norway’s uptake of EVs is nearly 100%. August set a new record of 98.4% of all new sales (with plug-in hybrids a mere 1.5%). The government has a goal of ending the sale of fossil-fuelled cars by the end of this year.
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EVs At A Record 98.4% Share In Norway — KGM Musso Arrives - CleanTechnica
August saw plugin EVs at a record 98.4% share in Norway, up from 95.7% year on year. BEVs alone took 96.9% share.
cleantechnica.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Norway puts our backtracking to shame:
Norway’s uptake of EVs is nearly 100%. August set a new record of 98.4% of all new sales (with plug-in hybrids a mere 1.5%). The government has a goal of ending the sale of fossil-fuelled cars by the end of this year.
cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/e...
Norway’s uptake of EVs is nearly 100%. August set a new record of 98.4% of all new sales (with plug-in hybrids a mere 1.5%). The government has a goal of ending the sale of fossil-fuelled cars by the end of this year.
cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/e...
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#nzpol Monthly employment data - and there are 4,814 more jobs than this time last month! Whoop. Only 42,746 to go to get us to where we were at the last election. 62 jobs lost every single day of this government, one roughly every 23 minutes. A 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
#nzpol Monthly employment data - and there are 4,814 more jobs than this time last month! Whoop. Only 42,746 to go to get us to where we were at the last election. 62 jobs lost every single day of this government, one roughly every 23 minutes. A 🧵
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Billion dollars in profit but can’t lower domestic prices.
Get fucked Fonterra.
Farmers better not ask for a fucking cent next bit of rough weather.
#nzpol
Get fucked Fonterra.
Farmers better not ask for a fucking cent next bit of rough weather.
#nzpol
September 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Billion dollars in profit but can’t lower domestic prices.
Get fucked Fonterra.
Farmers better not ask for a fucking cent next bit of rough weather.
#nzpol
Get fucked Fonterra.
Farmers better not ask for a fucking cent next bit of rough weather.
#nzpol
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WTF is going on at RNZ #NZPol?
Do they really need to put "genocide" in quotes almost every time it's mentioned? 🙄
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Do they really need to put "genocide" in quotes almost every time it's mentioned? 🙄
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Jacinda Ardern calls for the end of 'genocide' in Gaza
The former Prime Minister wrote for The Guardian on "women give birth during war".
www.rnz.co.nz
September 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
WTF is going on at RNZ #NZPol?
Do they really need to put "genocide" in quotes almost every time it's mentioned? 🙄
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Do they really need to put "genocide" in quotes almost every time it's mentioned? 🙄
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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So Charlie Kirk was killed by a right wing cis man in the middle of a speech about how dangerous trans people are?
Not one single one of them is going to stop and think are they
Not one single one of them is going to stop and think are they
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So Charlie Kirk was killed by a right wing cis man in the middle of a speech about how dangerous trans people are?
Not one single one of them is going to stop and think are they
Not one single one of them is going to stop and think are they
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I don't understand Charter Schools, don't they just prove if you spend more per child they will get better outcomes? Where is Act in this whole thing saying the state should pay more per child? Lets just spend that much on all the kids #NZPol
September 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I don't understand Charter Schools, don't they just prove if you spend more per child they will get better outcomes? Where is Act in this whole thing saying the state should pay more per child? Lets just spend that much on all the kids #NZPol
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The 2023 IRD wealth study found that the richest 300 people in NZ pay tax on income of 9.4%, versus 28% for someone earning $80k. Luxon Govt is removing the clauses of the tax law that allowed IRD to collect the study data. They don’t want you to know. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Shielding the rich? Govt to axe info-gathering power that shed light on how much tax the rich pay
Axing the power will improve taxpayer privacy but weaken the quality of IRD policy advice.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The 2023 IRD wealth study found that the richest 300 people in NZ pay tax on income of 9.4%, versus 28% for someone earning $80k. Luxon Govt is removing the clauses of the tax law that allowed IRD to collect the study data. They don’t want you to know. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Te Pāti Māori will introduce: Wealth Tax. Foreign Companies Tax.
Land Banking Tax. Vacant House Tax. GST off Kai
Land Banking Tax. Vacant House Tax. GST off Kai
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September 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Te Pāti Māori will introduce: Wealth Tax. Foreign Companies Tax.
Land Banking Tax. Vacant House Tax. GST off Kai
Land Banking Tax. Vacant House Tax. GST off Kai
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Who's killing the journalists in Gaza?
September 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Who's killing the journalists in Gaza?
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I see Shane Jones is telegraphing the same 'Great Replacement' narrative, & lie Christchurch terrorist used to justify massacre of 51 Muslims in March 2019. This is not political debate. This is violent extremist rhetoric fuelling racism, endangering communities, & ripping apart social cohesion.
August 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I see Shane Jones is telegraphing the same 'Great Replacement' narrative, & lie Christchurch terrorist used to justify massacre of 51 Muslims in March 2019. This is not political debate. This is violent extremist rhetoric fuelling racism, endangering communities, & ripping apart social cohesion.
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Like you I've seen all the pics people post here abt the steady increase of tacky gold crap he keeps adding to the oval office. But somehow it wasn't until I saw this picture that it just hit me. What the actual fuck. Like a Vegas whorehouse.
August 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Like you I've seen all the pics people post here abt the steady increase of tacky gold crap he keeps adding to the oval office. But somehow it wasn't until I saw this picture that it just hit me. What the actual fuck. Like a Vegas whorehouse.
Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows
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Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows
Some of the marginalized groups most likely to be harmed by AI are also most wary of it. A new study’s findings raise questions about equity and consent in technology design.
theconversation.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows
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Almost makes you want to walk straight out the door with a trolley full of groceries, eh?
August 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Almost makes you want to walk straight out the door with a trolley full of groceries, eh?
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Talbot Mills Poll
Labour at 35%
National at 32%
Green Party at 12%
ACT at 8%
NZ First at 7%
Te Pāti Māori at 3.8%
Left bloc: 50.8%
Right bloc: 47%
Labour at 35%
National at 32%
Green Party at 12%
ACT at 8%
NZ First at 7%
Te Pāti Māori at 3.8%
Left bloc: 50.8%
Right bloc: 47%
July 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Talbot Mills Poll
Labour at 35%
National at 32%
Green Party at 12%
ACT at 8%
NZ First at 7%
Te Pāti Māori at 3.8%
Left bloc: 50.8%
Right bloc: 47%
Labour at 35%
National at 32%
Green Party at 12%
ACT at 8%
NZ First at 7%
Te Pāti Māori at 3.8%
Left bloc: 50.8%
Right bloc: 47%