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Wai Korari
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drbex.bsky.social
That's a BILLION DOLLARS this government is underspending in health. A BILLION DOLLARS taken out of healthcare!

They have the money, they just don't want to spend it. Not on on hospitals or doctors or nurses or admin staff or regional health care, or anyone of a myriad of needed items.

#nzpol
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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aliukr.bsky.social
#chrisluxonmp #nzpol
December 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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papa.org.nz
Corrections are breaking the law everyday by denying prisoners access the bare minimum owed to them under domestic and international law. Failed tough on crime policies are intensifying this problem, the solution to which is to engage in decarceration. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/18/h...
High Court orders Corrections boss to stop breaking the law
The High Court has issued a rare 'mandamus order' to the Corrections boss: stop breaking the law or risk being held in contempt of court
newsroom.co.nz
December 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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kyledchurch.bsky.social
went pretty quickly from not doing military to doing specifically military contracts

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Rocket Lab wins huge US contract worth $1.7 billion for missile defence satellites system
Rocket Lab will deliver satellites designed for missile warning, to provide global detection and tracking of emerging threats, including of hypersonic systems.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
Brilliant news from Aotearoa New Zealand, where trans health professionals have won an interim halt to the country's politically-driven puberty blocker ban. Wishing them all the best for further legal action.
jennifilm.nz Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 12d
PATHA's statement follows: “This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them. The High Court has recognised the harm this ban will cause, and the significant issues in the decision Cabinet made to restrict access to this life-saving care.”
This morning the High Court of New Zealand granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence until the Court can hear PATHA’s substantive review. The Court has also directed that review should be heard with all possible urgency. “This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them,” says Jennifer Shields, PATHA President. “The High Court has recognised the harm this ban will cause, and the significant issues in the decision Cabinet made to restrict access to this life-saving care.” “We now know that the vast majority of public submissions and all affected groups consulted by the Ministry of Health supported continued access to this care. The Ministry of Health’s Regulatory Impact Statement recommended the status quo as the option that would do the least harm, with a ban having a high risk of adverse health outcomes due to the negative impact on the mental health of trans young people affected by this ban,” said Shields. “The court also found that the timing of these regulations - with no notice that a ban on prescriptions was on the table, let alone imminent - took PATHA, the trans community, and healthcare professionals by surprise. Justice Wilkinson-Smith also noted that this ban would have gone further than even the UK, with ‘scant’ evidence justifying the need for a total ban.” Addressing some of the misinformation circulating about puberty blockers, the Court noted they are reversible and have been prescribed for children with precocious puberty in New Zealand for decades. They may alleviate distress for a child who is simply not ready to cope with puberty either because they are too young or because their mental health is such that a delay is recommended. There is no evidence of long-term effects on fertility. The Court concluded the evidence relating to mental health outcomes suggests negative outcomes from a ban are a more immediate concern. PATHA is considering some technical details around the relief in this judgment, and whether any further action is needed.
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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kiwichar.bsky.social
It’s actually scandalous & should have led the 6pm news. 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
lilithgrace.bsky.social Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 12d
If a left wing govt did this it would be called fraud. #NZPol
Kieran McAnulty saying govt forced to admit money intended to fix Masterton Hospital was diverted to other government spending.
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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oldmatecans.bsky.social
Wow. Just absolutely pitch perfect cold porridge no salt or sugar politics. 2026 is going to be National going "let us finish the reforms we started..." and Labour going "no let us finish the reforms they started". Dog shit politics, absolutely terrible.
sachadylan.bsky.social Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 15d
"We've had a series of governments now who have encouraged people to be aspirational for New Zealand and have promised things that have been completely unrealistic. ... I'm not going to fall into that trap."
#NzPol
'Opportunity to stamp my own mark': Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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kyledchurch.bsky.social
yet more evidence that there is international coordination specifically focused on this country and i’m getting pretty fucking sick of “politics understanders” waving this stuff away as “conspiracy thinking” or whatever

nz’s rightwing politics is directly benefiting and connected to this
byroncclark.bsky.social Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17d
Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
Tweet from Elon Musk:-The doom of Western Civilization must be averted! Retweeting Rothmus: Diversity and multiculturalism were always code for whites becoming minorities in every single country, city, and stroll village. A West ruled by foreigners who despise it in collusion with domestic enemies who equally abhor it, its institutions occupied, its morality ... Show mn, - Screenshot reading: New Zealand is now just 55.9% European, census shows — Whites set to be a minority by 2028
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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rgjones.bsky.social
Our article in today's NZ Medical Journal - a disgraceful story of structural racism in NZ health policy. It highlights govt refusal to address a glaring inequity despite clear evidence and sustained advocacy. The result is avoidable disease and mortality for Māori and Pacific people.
Tūtakarerewa—Indigenous advocacy and structural racism in bowel cancer screening in Aotearoa New Zealand
The New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) is the principal scientific journal for the medical profession in New Zealand. The Journal has become a fundamental resource for providing research and written p...
nzmj.org.nz
December 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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ahhmandah.bsky.social
here in NZ, when a woman makes a reliable complaint of serious sexual abuse against a very senior police officer & that man is found to indeed be very bad, we eventually whisper NAUGHTY BOY very softly then just prosecute the woman for sending too many emails about it
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Police press on with prosecution of Jevon McSkimming accuser 'Ms Z'
The woman who accused the former Deputy Commissioner of sexual offending faces charges of harassing another police officer and his wife.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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frostygamesfest.com
Soar as an albatross embarking on an epic journey to reunite with their family in this relaxing, story-driven flight game grounded in the Māori world.

Toroa: Skycall by @atawhaigames.bsky.social is out now!
Toroa: Skycall | Release Announcement Trailer | Frosty Mini 2025
Featured in Frosty Mini 2025! Watch the full showcase here: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/ Find more games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on our Steam…
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December 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
kahurahu.bsky.social
Ka whakahaerea te dnd. Kāre anō au kia purei nā reira kei te āhua…āwangawanga pea ? Ehara i te āwangawanga, engari kāre i te mōhio te āhuatanga o te kēmu me te rōpū…
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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kellywhyte.bsky.social
Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban.

Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!

itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...

#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Banner that reads: Ban the Ban. TTRPG bundle supporting trans rights, 27 TTRPGs for $20. A judge's gavel is coming down on the second 'ban', trailing a wake in the colours of the trans pride flag. Image by @java-and-art.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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writagal.bsky.social
“New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat.”

Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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kellywhyte.bsky.social
An updated list. Some I missed, some have released statements since I released the original list.

Medical orgs in support of the ban remains at 0.
List of Medical Orgs against the blocker ban: New Zealand Society of Endocrinology Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA), Māori Medical Practitioners Association Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) New Zealand Nurses Organisation Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) AusPATH Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Youth Health Aotearoa Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists The Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) Also of note: Rainbow Support Collective Human Rights Commission
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
kahurahu.bsky.social
Kei te tino harikoa au nā te mea i pānui au i tētahi pukapuka reo Māori kāore i te tautuhi i ētahi kupu i te rangi nei !! He puka tamariki noa, engari he poho kererū kē.
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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sahoni.bsky.social
Remember when he called the Lakota a "dead end society" and implied they just didn't fight hard enough and that was a driving motive behind Avatar? Just no reason. Just bringing it up again.
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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writagal.bsky.social
The thought of Labour willingly partnering with NZ First, a party that consistently posts vile thoughts (and progresses vile policy) targeting the trans community, is abysmal.
It’s also another argument for voting NZ Greens, who does not stay silent on trans rights.
Back vocal support - not silence.
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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siouxsiew.bsky.social
Important news NZ peeps! Great to see PATHA challenging this terrible ban.
jennifilm.nz Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 28d
BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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begemot.bsky.social
I felt compelled
A series of screenshots from Arrested Development where Lucille Bluth's head has been cruedly replaced with Kreia from Knights of the Old Republic 2. Subtitles read: "If you're saying I play favorites, you're wrong." "I love all my disciples equally." Earlier that day... "I don't care for Sion."
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
kahurahu.bsky.social
Me tuhi anō au ? Kua roa rawa te wā kāre i te tuhi, e wehi ana ka māwhe taku pūkenga…
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM