Steph Phillips
@freestylesteph.bsky.social
Standing for Whakatū Nelson Council . Architect with Interest in social justice, creative arts & creating a better society for all. Aotearoa. Whakatū Tangata Te Tiriti
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"The coveted Listeners’ Choice title, decided entirely by public vote, went to #BHN Big Hairy News, reflecting the show’s highly engaged audience across subscriptions and social channels."
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"The coveted Listeners’ Choice title, decided entirely by public vote, went to #BHN Big Hairy News, reflecting the show’s highly engaged audience across subscriptions and social channels."
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We are now at the point where this applies:
Whatever the problem, the answer is solar + batteries.
Economy? Cost of Living? Resilience? Reliability? Security of supply? National security? Independence? Grid stability? Decarb? Social stability? Community funding? …
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...
Whatever the problem, the answer is solar + batteries.
Economy? Cost of Living? Resilience? Reliability? Security of supply? National security? Independence? Grid stability? Decarb? Social stability? Community funding? …
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...
How solar could ease NZ’s $42b power pain
Power costs have jumped 40% in five years as ageing assets strain the grid.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We are now at the point where this applies:
Whatever the problem, the answer is solar + batteries.
Economy? Cost of Living? Resilience? Reliability? Security of supply? National security? Independence? Grid stability? Decarb? Social stability? Community funding? …
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...
Whatever the problem, the answer is solar + batteries.
Economy? Cost of Living? Resilience? Reliability? Security of supply? National security? Independence? Grid stability? Decarb? Social stability? Community funding? …
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bus...
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Puberty blockers save young lives. This govt is literally admitting it's about anti-"woke" (their word) ideology. Which is why cis kids can still access them!
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Puberty blockers save young lives. This govt is literally admitting it's about anti-"woke" (their word) ideology. Which is why cis kids can still access them!
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
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For almost a decade I have been here, pointing out each example of how we get from point A to fascism and look at all these point As.
I don’t know how to make my voice heard on this.
I don’t know how to make my voice heard on this.
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
For almost a decade I have been here, pointing out each example of how we get from point A to fascism and look at all these point As.
I don’t know how to make my voice heard on this.
I don’t know how to make my voice heard on this.
So true - the South Island tax - either crossing goods from manufacturing in the North or vise versa - the short termism small saving choice by Nicky no boats will be paid repeatedly on cost of construction & travel for generations.
So “the taxpayer” has allegedly been saved a few billion $, but everyone who travels by ferry and who relies on inter-island freight will just have to pay more for that
And that Venn diagram is a circle
And that Venn diagram is a circle
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So true - the South Island tax - either crossing goods from manufacturing in the North or vise versa - the short termism small saving choice by Nicky no boats will be paid repeatedly on cost of construction & travel for generations.
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PATHA's statement has been published: patha.nz/news
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
PATHA's statement has been published: patha.nz/news
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This government are shit businessmen who are owned by their fossil fuel lobbyist, are unable to stategise beyond the week after next and are ignorant of the climate crisis bearing down on us. They need to go!
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This government are shit businessmen who are owned by their fossil fuel lobbyist, are unable to stategise beyond the week after next and are ignorant of the climate crisis bearing down on us. They need to go!
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infuriating backwards filthy government
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
infuriating backwards filthy government
And now with the Regulatory Standards Bill in place - when we do pivot to renewables ( as we will eventually) we will have to compensate the gas importers / suppliers for lost revenue.
We’ve been scammed big time
We’ve been scammed big time
#NZpol
"We're at a crossroads here. We could have this low-cost renewables future but we're snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," says Fuge.
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
RNZ story by @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"We're at a crossroads here. We could have this low-cost renewables future but we're snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," says Fuge.
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
RNZ story by @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
And now with the Regulatory Standards Bill in place - when we do pivot to renewables ( as we will eventually) we will have to compensate the gas importers / suppliers for lost revenue.
We’ve been scammed big time
We’ve been scammed big time
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Excellent thread - AoNZ we have a deep problem - cruelty is celebrated as leadership
- legitimised, minimised & cover for cruel behaviour - name suppression & dismissal of cases. For a moment we saw a diff type of leadership - even then backlash amplified, attacks minimised & dismissed
- legitimised, minimised & cover for cruel behaviour - name suppression & dismissal of cases. For a moment we saw a diff type of leadership - even then backlash amplified, attacks minimised & dismissed
The Wellington CCO director breaking into his neighbour’s house in a cat burglar suit and masturbating over her things.
The predatory groomer and rapist Tim Jago operating as party president of ACT for years, crowing on a podcast with Seymour about ‘victimhood’.
The predatory groomer and rapist Tim Jago operating as party president of ACT for years, crowing on a podcast with Seymour about ‘victimhood’.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Excellent thread - AoNZ we have a deep problem - cruelty is celebrated as leadership
- legitimised, minimised & cover for cruel behaviour - name suppression & dismissal of cases. For a moment we saw a diff type of leadership - even then backlash amplified, attacks minimised & dismissed
- legitimised, minimised & cover for cruel behaviour - name suppression & dismissal of cases. For a moment we saw a diff type of leadership - even then backlash amplified, attacks minimised & dismissed
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New paper on the fatal consequences of job loss using 🇫🇮 administrative data: "For every 100,000 displaced men, there are 1,100 additional deaths. 60% accrue to the displaced worker, 40% are due to excess spousal mortality.. no such dire consequences are observed after a woman’s job loss"
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
New paper on the fatal consequences of job loss using 🇫🇮 administrative data: "For every 100,000 displaced men, there are 1,100 additional deaths. 60% accrue to the displaced worker, 40% are due to excess spousal mortality.. no such dire consequences are observed after a woman’s job loss"
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More than that, countries broadly following the (Nordic) Social Democratic model are at or very near the top of practically every measurement of societal achievement _ever devised_.
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
Finland tops the global happiness index, which suggests that other countries should use it as a model.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
More than that, countries broadly following the (Nordic) Social Democratic model are at or very near the top of practically every measurement of societal achievement _ever devised_.
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
All measurements have issues and any one statistic could be flawed.
But when they all point to the same direction…
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And those who might want "broken windows" style policing, can they please explain the significance of 150k+ fraudulent breath tests as an indicator of corporate culture?
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And those who might want "broken windows" style policing, can they please explain the significance of 150k+ fraudulent breath tests as an indicator of corporate culture?
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Mark Mitchell says 36 emails were sent to his office but also that a protocol had been put in place by the Police Commissioner's office to prevent him seeing them.
I'd love a journo to ask:
1. When was the protocol put in place?
2. When did Mark Mitchell become aware of the protocol?
#nzpol
I'd love a journo to ask:
1. When was the protocol put in place?
2. When did Mark Mitchell become aware of the protocol?
#nzpol
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Mark Mitchell says 36 emails were sent to his office but also that a protocol had been put in place by the Police Commissioner's office to prevent him seeing them.
I'd love a journo to ask:
1. When was the protocol put in place?
2. When did Mark Mitchell become aware of the protocol?
#nzpol
I'd love a journo to ask:
1. When was the protocol put in place?
2. When did Mark Mitchell become aware of the protocol?
#nzpol
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Righto, we had 50 years of state sanctioned child abuse, we had a former Minster of Immigration under investigation for sexual abuse of children, we have the former Act party pres. convicted of sexual abuse, we had a collection of top police men covering for sex offenders, we had cops making false
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Righto, we had 50 years of state sanctioned child abuse, we had a former Minster of Immigration under investigation for sexual abuse of children, we have the former Act party pres. convicted of sexual abuse, we had a collection of top police men covering for sex offenders, we had cops making false
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JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #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 the full story of the downfall of a deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
The inside story of how police protected a senior cop, and prosecuted his accuser instead
For years, police leadership ignored warnings about Jevon McSkimming. The IPCA has set out the chain of failures.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
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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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In under 2yrs…👀
*Maga moron Kash Patel “secretly” sets up FBI in Wellington.
*Luxon makes us complicit in war crimes & genocide
*Turning Point USA allowed to set up indoctrination of AotearoaNZ in honour of American fascism.
*Charter schools glorifying “Western Values” unleashed. 🤔 #nzpol
*Maga moron Kash Patel “secretly” sets up FBI in Wellington.
*Luxon makes us complicit in war crimes & genocide
*Turning Point USA allowed to set up indoctrination of AotearoaNZ in honour of American fascism.
*Charter schools glorifying “Western Values” unleashed. 🤔 #nzpol
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In under 2yrs…👀
*Maga moron Kash Patel “secretly” sets up FBI in Wellington.
*Luxon makes us complicit in war crimes & genocide
*Turning Point USA allowed to set up indoctrination of AotearoaNZ in honour of American fascism.
*Charter schools glorifying “Western Values” unleashed. 🤔 #nzpol
*Maga moron Kash Patel “secretly” sets up FBI in Wellington.
*Luxon makes us complicit in war crimes & genocide
*Turning Point USA allowed to set up indoctrination of AotearoaNZ in honour of American fascism.
*Charter schools glorifying “Western Values” unleashed. 🤔 #nzpol
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See also: proposed second Mount Vic tunnel leading to a dead end
So.. we move urban traffic snarl 1 junction forward for just $152m and the drivers complain?
This.. this is always going to happen? It does nothing to reduce trafic?
#nzpol
This.. this is always going to happen? It does nothing to reduce trafic?
#nzpol
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
See also: proposed second Mount Vic tunnel leading to a dead end
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Honestly. If Labour want to win 80% of the vote next year, the election needs to be in the first few days of November and their core policy needs to be “we’ll ban fireworks”.
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Honestly. If Labour want to win 80% of the vote next year, the election needs to be in the first few days of November and their core policy needs to be “we’ll ban fireworks”.
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Zohran's approach: being real, honest, and treating voters like adults and, more importantly, the way it's landing, are proof of the possibility I've always known. Like decisions in COVID to provide financial relief or close borders, govt can do anything if it tries #nzpol
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Zohran's approach: being real, honest, and treating voters like adults and, more importantly, the way it's landing, are proof of the possibility I've always known. Like decisions in COVID to provide financial relief or close borders, govt can do anything if it tries #nzpol
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