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Emma Foyle
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Eternal political optimist
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“at odds with countries like Australia, Canada and the UK, that have already recognised a Palestinian state.”

So we’ve rejected 3 trusted partners of 5 eyes in favour of the 1 partner of 5 eyes with a penchant for mass murder…. Interesting. 🤨
September 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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These are the pay equity claims that the government wiped out in just two days to make its budget balance. It's appalling that tax breaks for tobacco companies are being funded by cutting women's pay rises and backpay.

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May 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Same same in NZ.
Governments don’t serve the people any more.

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1. A few years ago, people like me were widely attacked in the media for “declinism”. How could we fail to see that we were heading into a capitalist utopia, in which everything would keep getting better?
This is a thread about what we could see that our critics could not. 🧵
February 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Please read this enlightening and ultimately hopeful piece from Rebecca Macfie. My story is remarkably similar….1/n
Rebecca Macfie: 'What do I know of hardship?' | E-Tangata
“There we were. Heaps of kids. Isolated location. A stoic, hardworking young mum struck by an awful disease. A husband out until all hours. But no one turned up at the farm to take us into care. No. I...
e-tangata.co.nz
February 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Proud to be woke enough to never drink it anyway, but I am seething.
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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This young kākā was knocking at the door of our unit while we were eating dinner.

It hung around for 10 minutes, during which time Emma struggled to breathe or speak coherently.

Thoroughly recommend Stewart Island to anyone.

#wildlife #photography
December 3, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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New Zealand smoking ban: Māori mourn loss of hard-won smoking reform
New Zealand smoking ban: Māori mourn loss of hard-won smoking reform
The model for an end to tobacco had been pushed for decades by New Zealand's Indigenous people.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2023 at 12:40 AM
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🇳🇿 Read John Campbell's article.

If this administration is so insistent on the accountability of others, then it only behoves the rest of us to do our utmost to hold the administration itself to account.

Every lie contradicted,
Every denial rejected &
Every harm mitigated
by
Helping those affected.
John Campbell: I hoped to be surprised - actually I'm amazed
What has Aotearoa's brand new coalition government promised to deliver?
www.1news.co.nz
November 24, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Emotionally wrought after that semi final. England actually deserved to win imho, but am immensely proud of the team and enjoyed the game. Now, roll on the cricket…
October 21, 2023 at 9:16 PM