A.J. Ponder
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Remember they have already changed how our vote are counted excluding up to 400k voters and removed voting rights from prisoners who tend to vote against this gov
They've put major powers in the hands of ministers
And now they continue war on Democracy, centralizing power away from locals
#nzpol
They've put major powers in the hands of ministers
And now they continue war on Democracy, centralizing power away from locals
#nzpol
Changes like this, abolishing regional councils, should require a super majority in the house - end of
#NZPol
#NZPol
The Government is set to abolish regional councils later today, The Post understands.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Remember they have already changed how our vote are counted excluding up to 400k voters and removed voting rights from prisoners who tend to vote against this gov
They've put major powers in the hands of ministers
And now they continue war on Democracy, centralizing power away from locals
#nzpol
They've put major powers in the hands of ministers
And now they continue war on Democracy, centralizing power away from locals
#nzpol
Welcome all dragon riders and druids, elves and elementals as well! Explore the unknown with this month's selection of fantasy reads! More than 20 titles are free or discounted in this fantasy feast.🧙♂️⚔️
Check it out: iasfa.org/nov25/
Check it out: iasfa.org/nov25/
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Welcome all dragon riders and druids, elves and elementals as well! Explore the unknown with this month's selection of fantasy reads! More than 20 titles are free or discounted in this fantasy feast.🧙♂️⚔️
Check it out: iasfa.org/nov25/
Check it out: iasfa.org/nov25/
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Photos from today's #TransRights rally at Te Aro Park in Te Whanganui A Tara / #Wellington NZ. Young and not so young trans and nonbinary people and friends and allies gathered as the start of a campaign to oppose NZ goverment's Ban on Puberty Blockers. Healthcare is a right!
#NZpol
#NZpol
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Photos from today's #TransRights rally at Te Aro Park in Te Whanganui A Tara / #Wellington NZ. Young and not so young trans and nonbinary people and friends and allies gathered as the start of a campaign to oppose NZ goverment's Ban on Puberty Blockers. Healthcare is a right!
#NZpol
#NZpol
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#NZpol
FURTHER, condescending replies often go "So just get any job, start at the bottom!"
Fire / Frying Pan / Fire... they call it "choice".
"Precarity colonises and appropriates a person’s life totally... People become 'crisis managers' for their families, knowing the crisis might never end."
FURTHER, condescending replies often go "So just get any job, start at the bottom!"
Fire / Frying Pan / Fire... they call it "choice".
"Precarity colonises and appropriates a person’s life totally... People become 'crisis managers' for their families, knowing the crisis might never end."
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
#NZpol
FURTHER, condescending replies often go "So just get any job, start at the bottom!"
Fire / Frying Pan / Fire... they call it "choice".
"Precarity colonises and appropriates a person’s life totally... People become 'crisis managers' for their families, knowing the crisis might never end."
FURTHER, condescending replies often go "So just get any job, start at the bottom!"
Fire / Frying Pan / Fire... they call it "choice".
"Precarity colonises and appropriates a person’s life totally... People become 'crisis managers' for their families, knowing the crisis might never end."
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The next govt who wants to change this CAN do so. It actually has pretty much all the tools to demand that these power imbalances CEASE, that workers ARE treated fairly, that access to services is improved, to fund those services PROPERLY.
What it often lacks is political will WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.
What it often lacks is political will WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The next govt who wants to change this CAN do so. It actually has pretty much all the tools to demand that these power imbalances CEASE, that workers ARE treated fairly, that access to services is improved, to fund those services PROPERLY.
What it often lacks is political will WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.
What it often lacks is political will WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.
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#BathurstResources are trying to #fasttrack the #DennistonMine, & a fast-track panel will decide whether they can expand the #Rotowaro #CoalMine in Waikato & extract 6.4 million tonnes of #coal over the next 19 years. Sign Here to protest! #climate #nzpol
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Stop the Rotowaro Mine Continuation Project
We believe BT Mining Ltd should work within its existing license and support iwi, hapū, whānau, and community towards a just transition away from coal and extractive industry. Coal is the world’s most...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#BathurstResources are trying to #fasttrack the #DennistonMine, & a fast-track panel will decide whether they can expand the #Rotowaro #CoalMine in Waikato & extract 6.4 million tonnes of #coal over the next 19 years. Sign Here to protest! #climate #nzpol
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act.350.org/sign/open-le...
time after time we are shown our government did the right thing
#nzpol
#nzpol
Remembering the hit of fear as Italians I respect immensely told me in early March that "you must lock down ASAP". While the British government said these were "populist – non-science based – measures that aren't any use" and "they're who not to follow".
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
time after time we are shown our government did the right thing
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Stand for more firefighters. Stand for safe staffing. Stand for safe appliances. Stand with us!
NZPFU Secretary Wattie Watson speaking at the firefighters' strike in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington this afternoon. #nzpol
NZPFU Secretary Wattie Watson speaking at the firefighters' strike in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington this afternoon. #nzpol
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Stand for more firefighters. Stand for safe staffing. Stand for safe appliances. Stand with us!
NZPFU Secretary Wattie Watson speaking at the firefighters' strike in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington this afternoon. #nzpol
NZPFU Secretary Wattie Watson speaking at the firefighters' strike in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington this afternoon. #nzpol
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JFC I had FA dosh in the 90s, but I, and my friends organised events, bands, a whole swag of stuff that simply would have been utterly impossible *if big parts of Council had not been party to it ALSO*.
*Wellbeing* improvements have improved City biz bottom lines globally. GET THE FUCK ON WITH IT.
*Wellbeing* improvements have improved City biz bottom lines globally. GET THE FUCK ON WITH IT.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
JFC I had FA dosh in the 90s, but I, and my friends organised events, bands, a whole swag of stuff that simply would have been utterly impossible *if big parts of Council had not been party to it ALSO*.
*Wellbeing* improvements have improved City biz bottom lines globally. GET THE FUCK ON WITH IT.
*Wellbeing* improvements have improved City biz bottom lines globally. GET THE FUCK ON WITH IT.
Te Pae Tawhiti Convenor
Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so…
https://ponderbooks.com/te-pae-tawhiti-convenor/
Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so…
https://ponderbooks.com/te-pae-tawhiti-convenor/
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Te Pae Tawhiti Convenor
Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so…
https://ponderbooks.com/te-pae-tawhiti-convenor/
Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so…
https://ponderbooks.com/te-pae-tawhiti-convenor/
So excited to be involved in this award! We're hoping it's going to lift the profile of some of our amazing Specualtive Fiction authors!
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Getting to Know Us: A.J. Ponder Te Pae Tawhiti Convenor | Te Pae Tawhiti Awards
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November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
So excited to be involved in this award! We're hoping it's going to lift the profile of some of our amazing Specualtive Fiction authors!
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/getting-to-k...
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/getting-to-k...
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The Frontline with Dr Gary Payinda
Max Harris explains why there is no good reason for our dental healthcare to be privately owned and run for profit, and how harmful privatised healthcare is for all of us.
#BHN
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Max Harris explains why there is no good reason for our dental healthcare to be privately owned and run for profit, and how harmful privatised healthcare is for all of us.
#BHN
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Half of NZ can't afford to see a dentist. Max Harris and Dental for All want to change that.
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
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November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Frontline with Dr Gary Payinda
Max Harris explains why there is no good reason for our dental healthcare to be privately owned and run for profit, and how harmful privatised healthcare is for all of us.
#BHN
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Max Harris explains why there is no good reason for our dental healthcare to be privately owned and run for profit, and how harmful privatised healthcare is for all of us.
#BHN
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
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Will this threatened frog stop drilling near Denver?
Northern leopard frogs were found near the site of what would be one of state’s largest fossil fuel operations.
Northern leopard frogs were found near the site of what would be one of state’s largest fossil fuel operations.
Will this threatened frog stop drilling near Denver?
Northern leopard frogs were found near the site of what would be one of state’s largest fossil fuel operations.
www.hcn.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Will this threatened frog stop drilling near Denver?
Northern leopard frogs were found near the site of what would be one of state’s largest fossil fuel operations.
Northern leopard frogs were found near the site of what would be one of state’s largest fossil fuel operations.
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
Maisie out and about.
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Maisie out and about.
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That will be why she gave Murray McCully the job of reviewing school property assets #nzpol
If you want to see what Erica Stanford's plan is to take control of local schools assets, look back to the uk tory model they are no doubt copying from 2016.. #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Councils decry government's academy schools 'land grab'
Some liken plans to transfer ownership of school land from local authorities to central government to the dissolution of the monasteries
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
That will be why she gave Murray McCully the job of reviewing school property assets #nzpol
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Here's the submission I made to Wellington City Council regarding the appointment of Cr Ray Chung as chair of the Review and Appointments subcommittee. #gendered #disinformation #nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Here's the submission I made to Wellington City Council regarding the appointment of Cr Ray Chung as chair of the Review and Appointments subcommittee. #gendered #disinformation #nzpol
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“They don't realise that if you don't tax the rich, the rich will squeeze you out.
"If you accept a situation where the rich grow their share every year, then, of course, your share and your family's share will eventually be squeezed to nothing," he said. #nzpol
"If you accept a situation where the rich grow their share every year, then, of course, your share and your family's share will eventually be squeezed to nothing," he said. #nzpol
30 with Guyon Espiner: Economist Gary Stevenson on why New Zealand should tax the rich
British YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson tells 30 with Guyon Espiner fire engines aren't coming to fix the New Zealand economy.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“They don't realise that if you don't tax the rich, the rich will squeeze you out.
"If you accept a situation where the rich grow their share every year, then, of course, your share and your family's share will eventually be squeezed to nothing," he said. #nzpol
"If you accept a situation where the rich grow their share every year, then, of course, your share and your family's share will eventually be squeezed to nothing," he said. #nzpol
#nzpol
This is just one snip from a video which explains how National is killing our health system. Their hiring freeze has done this while they continue with their lies that they've spent more on health than ever before.
The devil is in the detail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdj...
This is just one snip from a video which explains how National is killing our health system. Their hiring freeze has done this while they continue with their lies that they've spent more on health than ever before.
The devil is in the detail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdj...
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#nzpol
This is just one snip from a video which explains how National is killing our health system. Their hiring freeze has done this while they continue with their lies that they've spent more on health than ever before.
The devil is in the detail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdj...
This is just one snip from a video which explains how National is killing our health system. Their hiring freeze has done this while they continue with their lies that they've spent more on health than ever before.
The devil is in the detail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdj...
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WTF.
"Nothing in ACC's proposals actually looks at rehabilitation,"
- ACC advocate Warren Forster
"It's all about 'how can we ramp up exits, how can we get more people coming off the scheme', and that's the antithesis of the statutory purpose. It's the antithesis of why we have ACC in NZ."
#nzpol
"Nothing in ACC's proposals actually looks at rehabilitation,"
- ACC advocate Warren Forster
"It's all about 'how can we ramp up exits, how can we get more people coming off the scheme', and that's the antithesis of the statutory purpose. It's the antithesis of why we have ACC in NZ."
#nzpol
ACC's use of AI to help decide who gets help shocks advocate
"It's all about 'how can we ramp up exits, how can we get more people coming off the scheme," says an ACC advocate
www.rnz.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
WTF.
"Nothing in ACC's proposals actually looks at rehabilitation,"
- ACC advocate Warren Forster
"It's all about 'how can we ramp up exits, how can we get more people coming off the scheme', and that's the antithesis of the statutory purpose. It's the antithesis of why we have ACC in NZ."
#nzpol
"Nothing in ACC's proposals actually looks at rehabilitation,"
- ACC advocate Warren Forster
"It's all about 'how can we ramp up exits, how can we get more people coming off the scheme', and that's the antithesis of the statutory purpose. It's the antithesis of why we have ACC in NZ."
#nzpol
Well, I'm sure you've heard of the mythical cryptid, "Drop Bear" But are you ready for a Drop Croc?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
Scientists believe new discovery to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Well, I'm sure you've heard of the mythical cryptid, "Drop Bear" But are you ready for a Drop Croc?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What ceasefire? #BoycottSodastream #BoycottMedjoolDates #BoycottEmirates #BoycottDubaiChocolate Coming up to holiday season get the No Thanks app & be shocked at how many grocery products are owned by multi-nationals supporting genocides @nothanksapp.bsky.social #auspol #uspol #ukpol #cdnpol #nzpol
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What ceasefire? #BoycottSodastream #BoycottMedjoolDates #BoycottEmirates #BoycottDubaiChocolate Coming up to holiday season get the No Thanks app & be shocked at how many grocery products are owned by multi-nationals supporting genocides @nothanksapp.bsky.social #auspol #uspol #ukpol #cdnpol #nzpol
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Last chance to make a submission against the Fast-Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... #nzpol
Last chance to make a submission against the Fast-Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... #nzpol
Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In a vicious escalation of the Government’s war on nature, the Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic.
www.greenpeace.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Last chance to make a submission against the Fast-Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... #nzpol
Last chance to make a submission against the Fast-Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... #nzpol
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...