Blue Nadir
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There is a very good reason for the government to own Chorus: the internet is now essential to our society.
Our tax paid for a decent network, so of course the greedy now want to profit from a monopoly.
Our tax paid for a decent network, so of course the greedy now want to profit from a monopoly.
National-led government wants to privatise core telecommunications infrastructure.
Government mulls possible sale of Chorus
The Finance Minister says with the completion of the ultra-fast broadband fibre initiative, there's no longer a policy reason for the Crown to own Chorus.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There is a very good reason for the government to own Chorus: the internet is now essential to our society.
Our tax paid for a decent network, so of course the greedy now want to profit from a monopoly.
Our tax paid for a decent network, so of course the greedy now want to profit from a monopoly.
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“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
October 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
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Willis is callous & ignorant. Firstly, Fonterra despite all their money is not a Living Wage Employer. Secondly, it’s not positive if more than 1/4 of NZ kids are struggling for food & we grow enough for 40 million & govt inaction and corp greed means a steadily growing number go hungry. #nzpol
Kiwis will pay more for butter and milk, but demand for Fonterra products ‘positive’, minister says
Nicola Willis says that’s because it “creates the very jobs and incomes that people need in order to be able to address the cost of living”.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Willis is callous & ignorant. Firstly, Fonterra despite all their money is not a Living Wage Employer. Secondly, it’s not positive if more than 1/4 of NZ kids are struggling for food & we grow enough for 40 million & govt inaction and corp greed means a steadily growing number go hungry. #nzpol
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Ray has accused @ponekeben.bsky.social, @andrewlittlenz.bsky.social and Labour for leaking this email and giving it to media. Let me make this very clear, they had no part in this. Ray wrote the defamatory email, it was passed to me, and I very willingly gave it to media. End of story. #nzpol
Ray Chung says email hit job has reduced Mayoralty chances
Wellington City Councillor Ray Chung joined Nick Mils to discuss his second run for mayor in this year's Local Body Elections.
He discussed his 0% rates ri
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September 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ray has accused @ponekeben.bsky.social, @andrewlittlenz.bsky.social and Labour for leaking this email and giving it to media. Let me make this very clear, they had no part in this. Ray wrote the defamatory email, it was passed to me, and I very willingly gave it to media. End of story. #nzpol
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Anger as Nationwide refuses members a binding vote on boss’s 43% pay hike
Anger as Nationwide refuses members a binding vote on boss’s 43% pay hike
Lender says Debbie Crosbie’s package ‘should compete with banks’ but critics say building societies are ‘supposed to be the good guys’
Nationwide is under fire for refusing to give members a binding vote on a controversial 43% pay rise for its chief executive, Debbie Crosbie, which could total up to £7m.
Campaigners say it leaves the mutual’s members with fewer rights than shareholders of listed UK banks and exposes a worrying “loophole” in building society rules. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Anger as Nationwide refuses members a binding vote on boss’s 43% pay hike
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📢 Sharlene Wilson has turned her rural property in North Canterbury into a haven for rescued farm animals who find healing, freedom and a place to truly belong.
Country Life: A haven for rescued farm animals
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July 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This needs to be stopped #healhcare #healthcareforall
📢 Private hospital outsourcing contracts tended to be short-term in the past, but Health NZ has been negotiating three-year panel agreements with private hospitals.
Health NZ told to give private hospitals 10-year outsourcing contracts
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June 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This needs to be stopped #healhcare #healthcareforall
I'm fat. I hate being fat feel ashamed about it because I need to look after myself better. And I am totally fine with being labeled fat, because that's what I am. Being fat is just a condition the same as being thin. Take care with what you call #fatshaming. Just being noted as being fat isn't it.
May 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm fat. I hate being fat feel ashamed about it because I need to look after myself better. And I am totally fine with being labeled fat, because that's what I am. Being fat is just a condition the same as being thin. Take care with what you call #fatshaming. Just being noted as being fat isn't it.
Plastic containers and utensils washed in dishwashers release plastic particles. Wash them by hand, or better still, store food in glass, steel or biodegradable containers.
#microplastics
#microplastics
May 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Plastic containers and utensils washed in dishwashers release plastic particles. Wash them by hand, or better still, store food in glass, steel or biodegradable containers.
#microplastics
#microplastics
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"Former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark, whose Cabinet Phil Goff served in, posted on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the revelations saying: This looks like a very thin excuse for sacking a highly respected former #NZ Foreign Minister from his post as High Commissioner to the UK".
March 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"Former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark, whose Cabinet Phil Goff served in, posted on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the revelations saying: This looks like a very thin excuse for sacking a highly respected former #NZ Foreign Minister from his post as High Commissioner to the UK".