Kurt M
@kiwikurt.bsky.social
Airline Pilot | Girl Dad
From Gisborne to Auckland by way of West Papua and the Rhône Valley
Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
From Gisborne to Auckland by way of West Papua and the Rhône Valley
Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
I also emailed the PM about my disappointment at the lack of leadership
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I also emailed the PM about my disappointment at the lack of leadership
Imagine, if you will: the reaction of Aotearoa's media landscape if some unnamed previous Prime Ministers had gone this long without making some form of comment regarding local *states of emergency* and/or international politics.
Imagine. #nzpol
Imagine. #nzpol
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Great to see Luxon condemn Trump's stance on Greenland and call in the US ambassador.
My mistake, he's still on holiday 15 days after he promised he would be back at work.
My mistake, he's still on holiday 15 days after he promised he would be back at work.
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Great to see Luxon condemn Trump's stance on Greenland and call in the US ambassador.
My mistake, he's still on holiday 15 days after he promised he would be back at work.
My mistake, he's still on holiday 15 days after he promised he would be back at work.
The forestry industry doesn't actually have to be this evil. It's a choice
Forestry Companies care not a jot for the people/communities/environment they destroy in their quest for increasing profits. The concern is that the Government could well be on their side against the wishes of people and their elected Councils. It’s reprehensible. #nzpol
Forestry group urges Government to remove legal accountability for slash
Forestry industry leader forecasts “social and economical meltdown” in Gisborne unless things change.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The forestry industry doesn't actually have to be this evil. It's a choice
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters pulls over NZ Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman after she signed a letter of support for US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USpol #JeromePowell
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USpol #JeromePowell
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Foreign Minister Winston Peters pulls over NZ Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman after she signed a letter of support for US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USpol #JeromePowell
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USpol #JeromePowell
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This brand-new documentary, Sky King, explores the life of Richard "Beebo" Russell, a ground service agent who took his own life in 2018 after taking control of an empty Horizon Air Dash-8 airplane from Sea-Tac Airport.
Film created to raise awareness of mental health issues & suicide prevention.
Film created to raise awareness of mental health issues & suicide prevention.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
This brand-new documentary, Sky King, explores the life of Richard "Beebo" Russell, a ground service agent who took his own life in 2018 after taking control of an empty Horizon Air Dash-8 airplane from Sea-Tac Airport.
Film created to raise awareness of mental health issues & suicide prevention.
Film created to raise awareness of mental health issues & suicide prevention.
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Should have probably included this comparison of the wage share of the pie in previous 🧵
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Should have probably included this comparison of the wage share of the pie in previous 🧵
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
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Luxon's absence is bizarre.
Jacinda Ardern? Would have communicated clearly and swiftly.
I think it's a coin-flip if WHAT she communicated was
1) An actually useful comment that could maybe go further but had the right idea, or
2) The usual govt blandness
But she'd have been On It. #nzpol
Jacinda Ardern? Would have communicated clearly and swiftly.
I think it's a coin-flip if WHAT she communicated was
1) An actually useful comment that could maybe go further but had the right idea, or
2) The usual govt blandness
But she'd have been On It. #nzpol
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Luxon's absence is bizarre.
Jacinda Ardern? Would have communicated clearly and swiftly.
I think it's a coin-flip if WHAT she communicated was
1) An actually useful comment that could maybe go further but had the right idea, or
2) The usual govt blandness
But she'd have been On It. #nzpol
Jacinda Ardern? Would have communicated clearly and swiftly.
I think it's a coin-flip if WHAT she communicated was
1) An actually useful comment that could maybe go further but had the right idea, or
2) The usual govt blandness
But she'd have been On It. #nzpol
This could be a win-win situation if the reason Luxon is not answering his phone is because he's interviewing for Air India 😂
Air India looks for new CEO to replace Campbell Wilson, sources say reut.rs/49DtOMO
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This could be a win-win situation if the reason Luxon is not answering his phone is because he's interviewing for Air India 😂
Shameful, albeit unsurprising from the awful government
December 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Shameful, albeit unsurprising from the awful government
This is the future health system that David Seymour, Chris Luxon and Simeon Brown seem to want and are working towards for AoNZ
#nzpol
#nzpol
I fell off a ladder in August. The bill for the 1.7 mile ambulance ride is $4387.31.
Our $4500 per MONTH Cigna insurance won’t pay more than $600, because the ambulance is out of network.
There are no in-network ambulances in our county, and I was unconscious when it was called.
Our $4500 per MONTH Cigna insurance won’t pay more than $600, because the ambulance is out of network.
There are no in-network ambulances in our county, and I was unconscious when it was called.
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is the future health system that David Seymour, Chris Luxon and Simeon Brown seem to want and are working towards for AoNZ
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Families fight to put food on the table. Meanwhile the ACT Party and Coalition Government spent $150,000 on a 'Road Cone hotline'.
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Families fight to put food on the table. Meanwhile the ACT Party and Coalition Government spent $150,000 on a 'Road Cone hotline'.
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Closing after 6 months & 200 cones removed, costing Kiwis ~$750 per cone (and they gutted Worksafe - putting real lives at risk!)
We too wish this was satire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Metallica
Rüfüs Du Sol
Alt-J
The Who
Synthony
Metallica
Rüfüs Du Sol
Alt-J
The Who
Synthony
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Faithless
Chemical Brothers
Shapeshifter
The Killers
The Exponents
(Coldplay)
Faithless
Chemical Brothers
Shapeshifter
The Killers
The Exponents
(Coldplay)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Kraftwerk
Lenny Kravitz
The Wonderstuff
The Prodigy
Inspiral Carpets
Kraftwerk
Lenny Kravitz
The Wonderstuff
The Prodigy
Inspiral Carpets
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Metallica
Rüfüs Du Sol
Alt-J
The Who
Synthony
Metallica
Rüfüs Du Sol
Alt-J
The Who
Synthony
The Nicola Willis Economy™️
My daughter, lying in her hospital bed on the oncology ward, unable to breathe, and no staff were to be found when I called out for help.
SO NICOLA WILLIS COULD KEEP MONEY MEANT FOR MEDICAL STAFF WAGES
SO NICOLA WILLIS COULD KEEP MONEY MEANT FOR MEDICAL STAFF WAGES
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Nicola Willis Economy™️
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When the Ministry cannot explain how a foreign company won a national contract to hold the learning data of every child in Aotearoa, it is not an administrative inconvenience.
It is a breach of trust.
It is a breach of trust.
Tears Weren’t About the Fight
by ELVOn the way home, I cried.Tears stung the unhealed cold sore on my lip,and the aircon dried them hard against my chin.I didn’t cry because I was exhausted from breaking up a fight before morning ...
www.engaginglearningvoices.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When the Ministry cannot explain how a foreign company won a national contract to hold the learning data of every child in Aotearoa, it is not an administrative inconvenience.
It is a breach of trust.
It is a breach of trust.
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The brain is a powerful organ.
It starts working in the mother's womb, and doesn't stop working until you vote for National, ACT, or NZ First.
#nzpol
It starts working in the mother's womb, and doesn't stop working until you vote for National, ACT, or NZ First.
#nzpol
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The brain is a powerful organ.
It starts working in the mother's womb, and doesn't stop working until you vote for National, ACT, or NZ First.
#nzpol
It starts working in the mother's womb, and doesn't stop working until you vote for National, ACT, or NZ First.
#nzpol
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History will remember we banned Palestine Action for putting graffiti on planes.
But never stopped supplying Israel with bombs to drop on children.
But never stopped supplying Israel with bombs to drop on children.
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
History will remember we banned Palestine Action for putting graffiti on planes.
But never stopped supplying Israel with bombs to drop on children.
But never stopped supplying Israel with bombs to drop on children.
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Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
The attack on Winston Peters home today was totally unacceptable. MPs homes are not the place to protest. No matter the cause, political violence is never ok and should be condemned. Free speech is healthy in a democracy, political violence is not.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
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FYI I’ve opened this one up for full public reading, listening and sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty in public. #nzpol
Wednesday's Chorus: Churn claims Police target
Govt to fail to hire extra 500 Police officers after 212 go to Australia; PM says prison pop'n rise of 1,967 to record-high 10,860 "a good thing"; Govt rejects 402 of 642 Auckland housing pleas in Aug
thekaka.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
FYI I’ve opened this one up for full public reading, listening and sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty in public. #nzpol
Nope, nope, nope. My dudes you are still not getting it
Jevon McSkimming accuser faces charges of harassing another police officer
The woman who accused the disgraced top cop of sexual offending has received an apology, but is still facing charges.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Nope, nope, nope. My dudes you are still not getting it
So not the same church but separate evangelical ones
With the current NZ Police self-immolation and the revelation that Coster and McSkimming went to the same church very interested to see the @davidfarrier.com take when he gets the chance.
#nzpol
#nzpol
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So not the same church but separate evangelical ones