hu ... Kia hora te marino ... @sammasamadhi
@sammasamadhi.bsky.social
Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha me Tauiwi
kā/ngā 🌈Takatāpui.. ia rā ia pō
🏳️⚧️ ally
#MeCfs #Fibromyalgia
'The Earth is Heavy and Opaque without Dreams' ~ Anaïs Nin
kā/ngā 🌈Takatāpui.. ia rā ia pō
🏳️⚧️ ally
#MeCfs #Fibromyalgia
'The Earth is Heavy and Opaque without Dreams' ~ Anaïs Nin
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In my entire life, I've never seen any President actively ask the Supreme Court to intervene so that they don't have to feed hungry people.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In my entire life, I've never seen any President actively ask the Supreme Court to intervene so that they don't have to feed hungry people.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
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Women's health let down again.
Ayesha Verrell asking why patients need to pay for cervical screening when every other regular screening is free.
Seymour confirming the govt has made a choice not to fund it. #nzpol
Ayesha Verrell asking why patients need to pay for cervical screening when every other regular screening is free.
Seymour confirming the govt has made a choice not to fund it. #nzpol
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Women's health let down again.
Ayesha Verrell asking why patients need to pay for cervical screening when every other regular screening is free.
Seymour confirming the govt has made a choice not to fund it. #nzpol
Ayesha Verrell asking why patients need to pay for cervical screening when every other regular screening is free.
Seymour confirming the govt has made a choice not to fund it. #nzpol
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Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
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 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
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These devices DO NOT DETECT IMPAIRMENT.
The Minister had to change the law to allow them to be used because the law originally specified detecting impairment.
If you believe anything this head-up-its-own-arse Government says about substance use issues YOU'RE the problem.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
The Minister had to change the law to allow them to be used because the law originally specified detecting impairment.
If you believe anything this head-up-its-own-arse Government says about substance use issues YOU'RE the problem.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Police poised to roll out new roadside drug test
Police are poised to begin testing drivers for drugs with a device that involves a quick swipe of the driver's tongue.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
These devices DO NOT DETECT IMPAIRMENT.
The Minister had to change the law to allow them to be used because the law originally specified detecting impairment.
If you believe anything this head-up-its-own-arse Government says about substance use issues YOU'RE the problem.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
The Minister had to change the law to allow them to be used because the law originally specified detecting impairment.
If you believe anything this head-up-its-own-arse Government says about substance use issues YOU'RE the problem.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
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I expect this panel discussion at the AGM of Transparency International NZ tomorrow evening will be far less amiable than might have been expected 24 hours ago.
Features the Director of the SFO, Commissioner of Police, and Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
Features the Director of the SFO, Commissioner of Police, and Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I expect this panel discussion at the AGM of Transparency International NZ tomorrow evening will be far less amiable than might have been expected 24 hours ago.
Features the Director of the SFO, Commissioner of Police, and Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
Features the Director of the SFO, Commissioner of Police, and Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
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At what point do we publicly accept that NZ is deeply corrupt and the only reason why we don’t have a culture of direct payoffs and bribery (that we cite as the evidence for us not being corrupt) is because it’s not needed? The boys club gets what it wants through people playing their social roles.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
At what point do we publicly accept that NZ is deeply corrupt and the only reason why we don’t have a culture of direct payoffs and bribery (that we cite as the evidence for us not being corrupt) is because it’s not needed? The boys club gets what it wants through people playing their social roles.
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I can't see how Andrew Coster can keep his job as CE of the Social Investment Agency following this paragraph in IPCA's media release of its report. If he hasn't already resigned, he should do so or be sacked.
www.ipca.govt.nz/Site/publica...
www.ipca.govt.nz/Site/publica...
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I can't see how Andrew Coster can keep his job as CE of the Social Investment Agency following this paragraph in IPCA's media release of its report. If he hasn't already resigned, he should do so or be sacked.
www.ipca.govt.nz/Site/publica...
www.ipca.govt.nz/Site/publica...
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Forget "Defund the Police." Make "Fire everyone, make them all reapply for their jobs with industrial-grade background checks, and make the forensic accountants comfortable for the mother of all line audits" happen, you cowards. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal full story about the downfall of deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Forget "Defund the Police." Make "Fire everyone, make them all reapply for their jobs with industrial-grade background checks, and make the forensic accountants comfortable for the mother of all line audits" happen, you cowards. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
It's always a woman being unheard, disbelieved, disrespected, done over by the boys club
Former top cop Andrew Coster criticised in IPCA report on McSkimming case www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Former top cop Andrew Coster criticised in IPCA report on McSkimming case www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Former top cop Andrew Coster criticised in IPCA report on McSkimming case
When police did eventually refer a woman's claims about Jevon McSkimming to the watchdog, senior police attempted to influence the investigation, a new report has found.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It's always a woman being unheard, disbelieved, disrespected, done over by the boys club
Former top cop Andrew Coster criticised in IPCA report on McSkimming case www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Former top cop Andrew Coster criticised in IPCA report on McSkimming case www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
@chrishipkins
disingenuous of you.. 'Te Pāti Māori' did not say 'if you're an Asian new Zealander or a Pākehā New Zealander then you have no right to be speaking on Māori issues'.
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return
From rnz.co.nz
disingenuous of you.. 'Te Pāti Māori' did not say 'if you're an Asian new Zealander or a Pākehā New Zealander then you have no right to be speaking on Māori issues'.
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return
From rnz.co.nz
RNZ - NZ News, Current Affairs, Audio On Demand
New Zealand's public broadcaster, providing comprehensive NZ news and current affairs, specialist audio features and documentaries.
rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
@chrishipkins
disingenuous of you.. 'Te Pāti Māori' did not say 'if you're an Asian new Zealander or a Pākehā New Zealander then you have no right to be speaking on Māori issues'.
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return
From rnz.co.nz
disingenuous of you.. 'Te Pāti Māori' did not say 'if you're an Asian new Zealander or a Pākehā New Zealander then you have no right to be speaking on Māori issues'.
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori does not return
From rnz.co.nz
"Of course, these profits don't signal a stronger economy. They highlight just how bad New Zealanders are being treated by their banks
'Really insulting': Can ANZ really claim its record profit is due to economy improving?
It's announced a full-year profit of more than $2.5 billion.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Of course, these profits don't signal a stronger economy. They highlight just how bad New Zealanders are being treated by their banks
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15 years ago today, Al Mansell set off a cannabis bong bomb inside Wellington Central police station and nobody was arrested.🥰✌
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
15 years ago today, Al Mansell set off a cannabis bong bomb inside Wellington Central police station and nobody was arrested.🥰✌
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
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I watched a clip of Brian Tamaki speaking at the Free Speech Unin AGM, some of the audience appaulded when he called for banning the burka, banning halal, and banning foreign religions.
At the Free Speech meeting. The meeting for people who support Free Speech.
At the Free Speech meeting. The meeting for people who support Free Speech.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I watched a clip of Brian Tamaki speaking at the Free Speech Unin AGM, some of the audience appaulded when he called for banning the burka, banning halal, and banning foreign religions.
At the Free Speech meeting. The meeting for people who support Free Speech.
At the Free Speech meeting. The meeting for people who support Free Speech.
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Part -1
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Part -1
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
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Part - 2
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Part - 2
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
A former top aide to ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the U.S.—through USAID, the Clinton family, and allies like George Soros—helped orchestrate regime change in Bangladesh by fueling the 2024 riots
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It is Luxon's fault for the current batch of AirNZ planes being grounded due to engine problems. Luxon ignored company engine experts and insisted on buying the wrong ones for the 787s. Luxon is a bullying prick. Always has been. #NZPol
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
It is Luxon's fault for the current batch of AirNZ planes being grounded due to engine problems. Luxon ignored company engine experts and insisted on buying the wrong ones for the 787s. Luxon is a bullying prick. Always has been. #NZPol
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I will repeat, internet AI is the most useless thing since tits on a bull.
I looked up snakes on Rottnest Island of the coast of West Australia.
I got this piece of digital cr@p back.
Note the actual real info at the bottom.
It would be laughable if it werent so serious.
I looked up snakes on Rottnest Island of the coast of West Australia.
I got this piece of digital cr@p back.
Note the actual real info at the bottom.
It would be laughable if it werent so serious.
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I will repeat, internet AI is the most useless thing since tits on a bull.
I looked up snakes on Rottnest Island of the coast of West Australia.
I got this piece of digital cr@p back.
Note the actual real info at the bottom.
It would be laughable if it werent so serious.
I looked up snakes on Rottnest Island of the coast of West Australia.
I got this piece of digital cr@p back.
Note the actual real info at the bottom.
It would be laughable if it werent so serious.
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Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
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Anyone have any idea what the country’s books would look like if National hadn’t sold off all the things they have, and hadn‘t stopped things like the Cullen fund, etc? Actual numbers? #nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Anyone have any idea what the country’s books would look like if National hadn’t sold off all the things they have, and hadn‘t stopped things like the Cullen fund, etc? Actual numbers? #nzpol
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Hero. No doubt about it. Absolute hero.✊
We have a medical cannabis industry focused on profits and only open to those backed by corporate funding.
Paul "Gandalf" Smith is always focused on the welfare of the people he serves.
Total hero.🥰👍✌️
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
We have a medical cannabis industry focused on profits and only open to those backed by corporate funding.
Paul "Gandalf" Smith is always focused on the welfare of the people he serves.
Total hero.🥰👍✌️
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
‘Gandalf’ the Medical Marijuana Grower: Folk Hero or Criminal?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Hero. No doubt about it. Absolute hero.✊
We have a medical cannabis industry focused on profits and only open to those backed by corporate funding.
Paul "Gandalf" Smith is always focused on the welfare of the people he serves.
Total hero.🥰👍✌️
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
We have a medical cannabis industry focused on profits and only open to those backed by corporate funding.
Paul "Gandalf" Smith is always focused on the welfare of the people he serves.
Total hero.🥰👍✌️
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
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Erica Stanford wants to link your child’s academic performance to their teacher’s ability to make their mortgage payments.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Erica Stanford wants to link your child’s academic performance to their teacher’s ability to make their mortgage payments.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare