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Heidi Padain
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A mischievous peacemaker who captures fleeting moments with every tool at her disposal. Photographer, storyteller, and avid environmentalist.
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Must be nice to be rich enough to think people can afford a Playstation, the power it costs to run it, the roof needed to house it & the money to pay for the games.

People are drowing and Luxon is sitting on the first class deck of a cruise telling them to hold their breath longer.

#nzpol
#aikae
October 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Likewise!
I’ve done my vote - no VFF members, no hard right talking heads, no one who used racebaiting dog whistles or seemingly faked qualifications, or anyone who signed the TPU pledge.

If you’re posting it then it NEEDS to be in the mailbox by Tuesday or Midday Saturday for drop boxes & Special votes!
October 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Oh! Kiwis, while y'all are banging on about some US guy taking a long overdue bullet; Nationwide, there's a plague of alt-right candidates in your voting info brochures. Local body elections people. Focus!! Do some research and keep the madness out of your own backyard.
September 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Local Body Elections 2025.

What is astroturfing? Do you know who your favourite candidates are aligned with? Does it matter? Yes, it bloody does matter ...

100% worth your time ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOek...
Fabricated Consent: Astroturfs Go Local
YouTube video by Paul… The Other One
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Local Body Elections 2025.

What is astroturfing? Do you know who your favourite candidates are aligned with? Does it matter? Yes, it bloody does matter ...

100% worth your time ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOek...
Fabricated Consent: Astroturfs Go Local
YouTube video by Paul… The Other One
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
June 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
:-(
June 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Watch this and pass it on. This is state thuggery, call them the Stasi, the Gestapo, NKVD--this is what dictators do. It's horrifying to hear this story.
ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
June 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Stop-Go signs were raised by Luxon, not by Hosking. Here is the interview, I just confirmed for myself.

www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-...
PM: 'When we see it we call it out': Luxon on bureaucrats not meeting expecations
Christopher Luxon: PM live in studio with Mike Hosking
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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It’s frankly unacceptable that there’s this consistent commentary on how untenable politics is for those who aren’t cis white men but no reflection on the cause, the complicit behaviour, the implicit or overt tolerance, the acceptance, the endorsement.
Zero changed behaviour means commitment to it./
May 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Potty mouth solves a worldwide dilemma.
April 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Apparently, five million took to the streets in the US yesterday. Did NZ media show any of that?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSR...
Gil Scott-Heron - Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ace Records
www.youtube.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
April 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Congress can impeach Trump right now. And if they don't, they're complicit!

closertotheedge.substack.com/p/yes-congre...
YES, CONGRESS CAN IMPEACH TRUMP RIGHT NOW. HERE’S WHY.
Donald Trump has only been back in the White House for a couple of months, and the Constitution is hanging by a thread.
closertotheedge.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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April 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is great journalism.
When I saw this. Wow 😮
April 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
April 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Facebook is deleting posts about #HandsOff. I am not kidding.
April 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Yes! #HandsOff protests are going global. I wonder if Russia and Israel will participate ;-) Probably not.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Hundreds of protesters turn out in European cities against Trump
Hundreds of people protested in European cities on Saturday against U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk, following a bruising week for financial markets after Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs.
www.reuters.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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This is what happens when people speak up.
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM