Kate 🩶
@plod.bsky.social
Thanks Blue Sky, I now understand I am a left leaning political tragic, who routinely leaves out key joining words when posting. Then discovers said error when someone likes the post (aka dyslexia)🤦🏻♀️.
Ngāi Tahu.
Ngāi Tahu.
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tamatha paul is owed an apology by the media and most of her colleagues in parliament.
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
tamatha paul is owed an apology by the media and most of her colleagues in parliament.
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Tony Benn, who renounced his hereditary title so he could be an elected member of parliament.
Tiberius—
"There has never been a better time to watch this video"
"There has never been a better time to watch this video"
June 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Tony Benn, who renounced his hereditary title so he could be an elected member of parliament.
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Suppose it were a woman MP who was caught on camera, maggoted and ranting at an event.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
May 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Suppose it were a woman MP who was caught on camera, maggoted and ranting at an event.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
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“Politicians are disconnected from the people they represent”
- not true, they represent the businesses and individuals who give them money
#nzpol
- not true, they represent the businesses and individuals who give them money
#nzpol
May 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Politicians are disconnected from the people they represent”
- not true, they represent the businesses and individuals who give them money
#nzpol
- not true, they represent the businesses and individuals who give them money
#nzpol
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Amazing how fast Kogan torpedoed this company that was pretty much Amazon NZ.
Hey y'all. From Consumer NZ's insta regarding a data breech at Mightyape.
May 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Amazing how fast Kogan torpedoed this company that was pretty much Amazon NZ.
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The Green budget has great stuff in it and it frustrates me no end that they get treated like "tree-hugging weirdos" while National, who were told that their landlord tax cuts didn't add up before the election, get to throw women under the bus and still are somehow "safe hands" for the economy.
May 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Green budget has great stuff in it and it frustrates me no end that they get treated like "tree-hugging weirdos" while National, who were told that their landlord tax cuts didn't add up before the election, get to throw women under the bus and still are somehow "safe hands" for the economy.
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#nzpol At 5pm yesterday, the Treasury informed the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) it has been barred from attending the Budget lock-up on 22 May. This is the first time the CTU has been prevented from attending a Budget lock-up in living memory
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#nzpol At 5pm yesterday, the Treasury informed the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) it has been barred from attending the Budget lock-up on 22 May. This is the first time the CTU has been prevented from attending a Budget lock-up in living memory
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OF COURSE it's two wealthy privileged white ladies (Anna Mowbray, Cecilia Robinson) driving the B416 social media ban campaign for kids.
Much simpler and easier than funding the desperately needed youth mental health care, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists etc desperately needed.
Much simpler and easier than funding the desperately needed youth mental health care, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists etc desperately needed.
May 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
OF COURSE it's two wealthy privileged white ladies (Anna Mowbray, Cecilia Robinson) driving the B416 social media ban campaign for kids.
Much simpler and easier than funding the desperately needed youth mental health care, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists etc desperately needed.
Much simpler and easier than funding the desperately needed youth mental health care, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists etc desperately needed.
I frequently don’t agree with Ms Vance’s stance on things, on this one I do.
The question is will those who usually agree with her agree here.
I hope so.
I also hope the level of fierce feedback these past days has surprised these arrogant out of touch #NZpol politicians.
The question is will those who usually agree with her agree here.
I hope so.
I also hope the level of fierce feedback these past days has surprised these arrogant out of touch #NZpol politicians.
May 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I frequently don’t agree with Ms Vance’s stance on things, on this one I do.
The question is will those who usually agree with her agree here.
I hope so.
I also hope the level of fierce feedback these past days has surprised these arrogant out of touch #NZpol politicians.
The question is will those who usually agree with her agree here.
I hope so.
I also hope the level of fierce feedback these past days has surprised these arrogant out of touch #NZpol politicians.
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How to get rich
1 - Take bribe from companies
2 - Get elected
3 - Pass law giving you unilateral say on projects
4 - Green light projects from companies behind #1
"But cabinet said the bribes were no bribes"
#nzpol
1 - Take bribe from companies
2 - Get elected
3 - Pass law giving you unilateral say on projects
4 - Green light projects from companies behind #1
"But cabinet said the bribes were no bribes"
#nzpol
Ministers continue to make decisions on fast-track projects after parties take donations linked to applicants
Ministers continue to make decisions on fast-track projects after parties take donations linked to applicants
One political scientist believes such donations to political parties could be perceived as creating a conflict of interest but official advice disagrees.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
How to get rich
1 - Take bribe from companies
2 - Get elected
3 - Pass law giving you unilateral say on projects
4 - Green light projects from companies behind #1
"But cabinet said the bribes were no bribes"
#nzpol
1 - Take bribe from companies
2 - Get elected
3 - Pass law giving you unilateral say on projects
4 - Green light projects from companies behind #1
"But cabinet said the bribes were no bribes"
#nzpol
So the right needs a crisis to exploit. You need an austerity crisis…… Right on target Brooke Van Velden, Nicola Willis and Nicola Grigg. All doing Seymour and Luxons hideous bidding.
We must stand up to this cray cray.
We must stand up to this cray cray.
Had the privilege of interviewing @naomiaklein.bsky.social about Trump's unique "shock doctrine," and how Americans can stand up to the apocalyptic worldview of billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Naomi Klein: 'What They Want Is Absolutely Everything'
The ‘Shock Doctrine’ author explains the dark logic of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s path of destruction and why billionaire oligarchs are so angry.
www.rollingstone.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
So the right needs a crisis to exploit. You need an austerity crisis…… Right on target Brooke Van Velden, Nicola Willis and Nicola Grigg. All doing Seymour and Luxons hideous bidding.
We must stand up to this cray cray.
We must stand up to this cray cray.
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Yesterday the government legislated the killing of kiwi and scrapped pay equity…
Today they have failed survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care and announced a review of the Waitangi Tribunal w/ a view to limit its scope.
Nothing and no one is safe.
Today they have failed survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care and announced a review of the Waitangi Tribunal w/ a view to limit its scope.
Nothing and no one is safe.
May 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Yesterday the government legislated the killing of kiwi and scrapped pay equity…
Today they have failed survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care and announced a review of the Waitangi Tribunal w/ a view to limit its scope.
Nothing and no one is safe.
Today they have failed survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care and announced a review of the Waitangi Tribunal w/ a view to limit its scope.
Nothing and no one is safe.
So at the beginning of this disaster of a government they handed out tax cuts to those who didn’t need them.
Now 18 months later we are being told we are living beyond our means and it’s women who have to pay for the folly of said tax cuts.
I am sure others have resigned for lesser shambles.
Now 18 months later we are being told we are living beyond our means and it’s women who have to pay for the folly of said tax cuts.
I am sure others have resigned for lesser shambles.
May 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
So at the beginning of this disaster of a government they handed out tax cuts to those who didn’t need them.
Now 18 months later we are being told we are living beyond our means and it’s women who have to pay for the folly of said tax cuts.
I am sure others have resigned for lesser shambles.
Now 18 months later we are being told we are living beyond our means and it’s women who have to pay for the folly of said tax cuts.
I am sure others have resigned for lesser shambles.
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God this just makes me so angry. This kind of stuff should not be done in the dark with no transparency, expert advice or public consutation.
They should be ashamed and haunted by this for the rest of their days.
They should be ashamed and haunted by this for the rest of their days.
This is absolutely incredible investigative journalism from @glennmccnz.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Here’s when the pay equity changes started, and why you weren’t told about them earlier
Piecing together information from redacted documents and interviews, Stuff has a timeline for how the controversial pay equity changes came to be.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
God this just makes me so angry. This kind of stuff should not be done in the dark with no transparency, expert advice or public consutation.
They should be ashamed and haunted by this for the rest of their days.
They should be ashamed and haunted by this for the rest of their days.
How can Nicola Grigg honestly believe the betrayal of women so she can stay wealthy in her Cantabrian paradise is good for women?
It’s an absolute disgrace and outrage!
Has Miss Mt Somers ever done a moment of work as a caregiver in an underfunded, under resourced lower income areas facility?
It’s an absolute disgrace and outrage!
Has Miss Mt Somers ever done a moment of work as a caregiver in an underfunded, under resourced lower income areas facility?
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
How can Nicola Grigg honestly believe the betrayal of women so she can stay wealthy in her Cantabrian paradise is good for women?
It’s an absolute disgrace and outrage!
Has Miss Mt Somers ever done a moment of work as a caregiver in an underfunded, under resourced lower income areas facility?
It’s an absolute disgrace and outrage!
Has Miss Mt Somers ever done a moment of work as a caregiver in an underfunded, under resourced lower income areas facility?
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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"waaahh its hard growing up a boy" motherfucker its hard growing up as anyone, anywhere, but growing up a white boy is the easiest character roll you can get. the manliest thing you can do is shut the fuck up and learn to be nice to people?
May 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"waaahh its hard growing up a boy" motherfucker its hard growing up as anyone, anywhere, but growing up a white boy is the easiest character roll you can get. the manliest thing you can do is shut the fuck up and learn to be nice to people?
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Jennifer is correct. If you have any interest at all in the public health system, and who gets what, where, please do read. And if what you read bothers you, use it as a starting point to fight back.
April 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Jennifer is correct. If you have any interest at all in the public health system, and who gets what, where, please do read. And if what you read bothers you, use it as a starting point to fight back.
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Look. What say to you is this.
The homeless are a burden kianga ora can't afford.
Just like the sick are a burden our health system can't afford.
Or hungry children being a burden our school lunch programme can't afford.
We've got $3 billion for landlords though.
#nzpol
The homeless are a burden kianga ora can't afford.
Just like the sick are a burden our health system can't afford.
Or hungry children being a burden our school lunch programme can't afford.
We've got $3 billion for landlords though.
#nzpol
April 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Look. What say to you is this.
The homeless are a burden kianga ora can't afford.
Just like the sick are a burden our health system can't afford.
Or hungry children being a burden our school lunch programme can't afford.
We've got $3 billion for landlords though.
#nzpol
The homeless are a burden kianga ora can't afford.
Just like the sick are a burden our health system can't afford.
Or hungry children being a burden our school lunch programme can't afford.
We've got $3 billion for landlords though.
#nzpol
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9tc... Worth a listen. I think Goff did the right thing. #NZPol
Phil Goff: If NZ govt doesn't call out Trump over Ukraine, we're 'complicit' | Q+A 2025
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9tc... Worth a listen. I think Goff did the right thing. #NZPol
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John Campbell shows empathy for rangatahi in prison, says facts & gets accolades; a young brown woman MP does the same & is subjected to a deranged media circus. Todd Muller's breakdown gets the kid-glove treatment; Golriz is still being hunted like prey. If only this phenomenon... had a NAME??
March 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
John Campbell shows empathy for rangatahi in prison, says facts & gets accolades; a young brown woman MP does the same & is subjected to a deranged media circus. Todd Muller's breakdown gets the kid-glove treatment; Golriz is still being hunted like prey. If only this phenomenon... had a NAME??
