Māyā
@mayaofaotearoa.bsky.social
Aspiring novelist. Sets crosswords for local magazines. Lifelong fan of ''Doctor Who'' (but in a good way). Married with kids.
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Today, RBNZ will create $2m out of thin air and pay it as interest to private banks that hold deposits (reserve balances) at RBNZ. Paying interest on reserves is part of how RBNZ keeps overnight / short-term interest rates above OCR (2.25%). Tomorrow, they'll do the same. And, then the next day etc.
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today, RBNZ will create $2m out of thin air and pay it as interest to private banks that hold deposits (reserve balances) at RBNZ. Paying interest on reserves is part of how RBNZ keeps overnight / short-term interest rates above OCR (2.25%). Tomorrow, they'll do the same. And, then the next day etc.
"When policy is put in place – such as the $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Fund established in 2022 – populist Governments like the current administration bin the policies to help fund tax cuts for the wealthy."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
What happened at Mauao should be central at the election
Comment: The tragic loss of life should cause us to reflect on our relationship with vulnerable landscapes in a changing climate.
newsroom.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"When policy is put in place – such as the $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Fund established in 2022 – populist Governments like the current administration bin the policies to help fund tax cuts for the wealthy."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
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“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
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Sent a message to RNZ about the disgusting state of their comment sections.
Blows my mind that in 2026 there are news orgs who are still the "this is fine" meme about this.
Blows my mind that in 2026 there are news orgs who are still the "this is fine" meme about this.
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Sent a message to RNZ about the disgusting state of their comment sections.
Blows my mind that in 2026 there are news orgs who are still the "this is fine" meme about this.
Blows my mind that in 2026 there are news orgs who are still the "this is fine" meme about this.
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The phrasing on their FB post about this is even worse.
It's so bad, so factually wrong it's verging on offical complaint levels.
50.7% think it's too little or about right.
Hideous race baiting BS at the start of the election year.
It's so bad, so factually wrong it's verging on offical complaint levels.
50.7% think it's too little or about right.
Hideous race baiting BS at the start of the election year.
Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll
Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll
Voters also had their say on whether New Zealand's Prime Minister should be in Waitangi for Waitangi Day commemorations, in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The phrasing on their FB post about this is even worse.
It's so bad, so factually wrong it's verging on offical complaint levels.
50.7% think it's too little or about right.
Hideous race baiting BS at the start of the election year.
It's so bad, so factually wrong it's verging on offical complaint levels.
50.7% think it's too little or about right.
Hideous race baiting BS at the start of the election year.
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"no sex please, we're British" but it's "no God please, we're New Zealanders"
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 AM
"no sex please, we're British" but it's "no God please, we're New Zealanders"
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A woman so desperate to pander for votes against a 2020 Ardern juggernaut that she pandered to a non-existent constituency: New Zealanders who willingly vote for the openly religious
January 28, 2026 at 5:28 AM
A woman so desperate to pander for votes against a 2020 Ardern juggernaut that she pandered to a non-existent constituency: New Zealanders who willingly vote for the openly religious
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Praying Judith was one of the all time greats on the list of "pathetically desperate moves in NZ politics", and for this I thank her I suppose
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Praying Judith was one of the all time greats on the list of "pathetically desperate moves in NZ politics", and for this I thank her I suppose
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Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
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Fed’l judges still doing their jobs. And the point here is important-gov’t lawyers have a duty of candor to the courts. Concealing flaws in your argument violates that duty. Doing it persistently merits bar discipline. It’s time for the gloves to come off on this one for lawyers who disregard ethics
Judge Roy Dalton in Florida is threatening to sanction U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe for a "woeful, wholesale failure to point to scores of contrary persuasive cases" holding Trump's policy of denying bond hearings to detained migrants is unlawful. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Fed’l judges still doing their jobs. And the point here is important-gov’t lawyers have a duty of candor to the courts. Concealing flaws in your argument violates that duty. Doing it persistently merits bar discipline. It’s time for the gloves to come off on this one for lawyers who disregard ethics
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I think JuCo deserves a fitting tribute from a colleague so here's an old Bill English quote about her.
"pushed beyond her capacity ..... with an unfortunately high estimation of her own competence"
#nzpol
"pushed beyond her capacity ..... with an unfortunately high estimation of her own competence"
#nzpol
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I think JuCo deserves a fitting tribute from a colleague so here's an old Bill English quote about her.
"pushed beyond her capacity ..... with an unfortunately high estimation of her own competence"
#nzpol
"pushed beyond her capacity ..... with an unfortunately high estimation of her own competence"
#nzpol
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she's sulking over it, isn't she? she's mad she lost her top spot. she's throwing down her pitcher glove and going home.
January 28, 2026 at 4:52 AM
she's sulking over it, isn't she? she's mad she lost her top spot. she's throwing down her pitcher glove and going home.
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Couldn't quite drag her out of the top 10.
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Couldn't quite drag her out of the top 10.
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That's the nicest thing I've ever seen anyone say about Judith Collins, and its still stone cold shady AF. Well done, Sir. Very well played.
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
That's the nicest thing I've ever seen anyone say about Judith Collins, and its still stone cold shady AF. Well done, Sir. Very well played.
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After years of being one of the absolutely worst people in politics, Judith manages to resign at a time when she isn't even top 5.
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
After years of being one of the absolutely worst people in politics, Judith manages to resign at a time when she isn't even top 5.
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Abolish. ice. 💔
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish. ice. 💔
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I added the wrong figures but it’s still 50%+ saying yay.
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I added the wrong figures but it’s still 50%+ saying yay.
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Ffs. Nearly 55% thought it was either just right or too little so the yay Te Tiriti were well out in front but RNZ ran a headline that made it appear the majority were against. Skewed much, kissing the arse of the incumbent racists imo. . #NZpol
Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll
Voters also had their say on whether the Prime Minister should be in Waitangi for Waitangi Day commemorations, in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Ffs. Nearly 55% thought it was either just right or too little so the yay Te Tiriti were well out in front but RNZ ran a headline that made it appear the majority were against. Skewed much, kissing the arse of the incumbent racists imo. . #NZpol
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"My poll numbers have never been hotter!"
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"My poll numbers have never been hotter!"
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military boat strike have SUED the Trump administration, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military boat strike have SUED the Trump administration, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
Their families say they were fishermen and farm workers simply returning home.
(via NBC News. Link in reply.)
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Minnesota Sec of State Simon: "We are actively working right now with national partners, with other states, and of course within Minnesota to game out scenarios and our response to those scenarios about what happens if there's direct, or even indirect, interference with the election this November"
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Minnesota Sec of State Simon: "We are actively working right now with national partners, with other states, and of course within Minnesota to game out scenarios and our response to those scenarios about what happens if there's direct, or even indirect, interference with the election this November"
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A third of respondents to a new poll on climate policy say they are disappointed and concerned with the Government's approach
Kiwis not 'angry', just 'disappointed' in Govt's climate response
newsroom.co.nz
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
A third of respondents to a new poll on climate policy say they are disappointed and concerned with the Government's approach
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Firstly, they'll mistake anything they want to for a gun, after the fact.
Secondly, I'm pretty sure they chose all the brightly coloured ones for a reason.
Secondly, I'm pretty sure they chose all the brightly coloured ones for a reason.
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Firstly, they'll mistake anything they want to for a gun, after the fact.
Secondly, I'm pretty sure they chose all the brightly coloured ones for a reason.
Secondly, I'm pretty sure they chose all the brightly coloured ones for a reason.