LatteJunkieNZ
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Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: solidarity with disabled folk
If you've not yet signed the petition advocating for increased funding to Total Mobility scheme, please do!
Petition closes tomorrow night (Friday 28th Nov, 11:59pm)
Please sign and share
Total Mobility scheme is much needed
If you've not yet signed the petition advocating for increased funding to Total Mobility scheme, please do!
Petition closes tomorrow night (Friday 28th Nov, 11:59pm)
Please sign and share
Total Mobility scheme is much needed
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Wait. What? Why isn't there widespread reporting and public outrage about this?! #nzpol
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Wait. What? Why isn't there widespread reporting and public outrage about this?! #nzpol
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As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
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Show your support for @nzpsa.bsky.social health workers on strike tomorrow!
Share a tile to your page, use the hashtag #StandTogetherForHealth and tag us in your photos.
#NZPol #AotearoaUnions #NZUnions #tradeunions
Share a tile to your page, use the hashtag #StandTogetherForHealth and tag us in your photos.
#NZPol #AotearoaUnions #NZUnions #tradeunions
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Show your support for @nzpsa.bsky.social health workers on strike tomorrow!
Share a tile to your page, use the hashtag #StandTogetherForHealth and tag us in your photos.
#NZPol #AotearoaUnions #NZUnions #tradeunions
Share a tile to your page, use the hashtag #StandTogetherForHealth and tag us in your photos.
#NZPol #AotearoaUnions #NZUnions #tradeunions
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TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
Is anyone a programme facilitator at Corrections?
Can I pick your brain before my interview?
(Don't come at me re working for corrections, I know it's shit but also until there are no prisons, we want good people trying to make a difference. And I'm a good person)
Can I pick your brain before my interview?
(Don't come at me re working for corrections, I know it's shit but also until there are no prisons, we want good people trying to make a difference. And I'm a good person)
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Is anyone a programme facilitator at Corrections?
Can I pick your brain before my interview?
(Don't come at me re working for corrections, I know it's shit but also until there are no prisons, we want good people trying to make a difference. And I'm a good person)
Can I pick your brain before my interview?
(Don't come at me re working for corrections, I know it's shit but also until there are no prisons, we want good people trying to make a difference. And I'm a good person)
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This is a fundamental shift in a bedrock of society and it seems just wrong to let this go without a big fight
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is a fundamental shift in a bedrock of society and it seems just wrong to let this go without a big fight
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Hey, NZ government, nice fucking job enacting new policy that will demonstrably make already vulnerable kids think it might be better to be dead than live in the world you’re trying so hard to build.
The putative Opposition hasn’t denounced this, so it’s clearly a world they want, too. #nzpol
The putative Opposition hasn’t denounced this, so it’s clearly a world they want, too. #nzpol
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Hey, NZ government, nice fucking job enacting new policy that will demonstrably make already vulnerable kids think it might be better to be dead than live in the world you’re trying so hard to build.
The putative Opposition hasn’t denounced this, so it’s clearly a world they want, too. #nzpol
The putative Opposition hasn’t denounced this, so it’s clearly a world they want, too. #nzpol
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If @theguardian.com who had 10.5 million followers on X can leave, so can you.
There's absolutely no excuse for staying.
I have huge admiration and respect for The Guardian for taking a stand and living up to their name.
If you're a good person you should follow their example and leave X.
There's absolutely no excuse for staying.
I have huge admiration and respect for The Guardian for taking a stand and living up to their name.
If you're a good person you should follow their example and leave X.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Every year we want to be able to gift yr4 akonga a chrome book. Next year that is 18 for a financial contribution of less than $10k. Is there a company, business, whanau out there who would like to support the leaders of tomorrow?
Please DM me
Ngā mihi
Traci
Tumuaki
Please DM me
Ngā mihi
Traci
Tumuaki
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Every year we want to be able to gift yr4 akonga a chrome book. Next year that is 18 for a financial contribution of less than $10k. Is there a company, business, whanau out there who would like to support the leaders of tomorrow?
Please DM me
Ngā mihi
Traci
Tumuaki
Please DM me
Ngā mihi
Traci
Tumuaki
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Kia ora koutou,
Maraenui Bilingual School is looking for sponsorship as we take on Manaiakalani from 2026. We are a school in an area of high social deprivation but also amazingness that constantly fills my heart with joy.
Maraenui Bilingual School is looking for sponsorship as we take on Manaiakalani from 2026. We are a school in an area of high social deprivation but also amazingness that constantly fills my heart with joy.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Kia ora koutou,
Maraenui Bilingual School is looking for sponsorship as we take on Manaiakalani from 2026. We are a school in an area of high social deprivation but also amazingness that constantly fills my heart with joy.
Maraenui Bilingual School is looking for sponsorship as we take on Manaiakalani from 2026. We are a school in an area of high social deprivation but also amazingness that constantly fills my heart with joy.
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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Meanwhile, a talented, diverse group of reporters with journalistic ethics who were doing great things over at Teen Vogue get the chop 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Meanwhile, a talented, diverse group of reporters with journalistic ethics who were doing great things over at Teen Vogue get the chop 🙄
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Anyone would think we’re talking about 1000s of children being prevented from going through puberty forever with the use of puberty blockers.
Puberty blockers were prescribed to 113 people in 2023.
Come on now. Let doctors and other medical professionals do their damned job.
Puberty blockers were prescribed to 113 people in 2023.
Come on now. Let doctors and other medical professionals do their damned job.
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Anyone would think we’re talking about 1000s of children being prevented from going through puberty forever with the use of puberty blockers.
Puberty blockers were prescribed to 113 people in 2023.
Come on now. Let doctors and other medical professionals do their damned job.
Puberty blockers were prescribed to 113 people in 2023.
Come on now. Let doctors and other medical professionals do their damned job.
Job application going in this afternoon. Fingers crossed it's a good fit.
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Job application going in this afternoon. Fingers crossed it's a good fit.
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wait lmao why would i believe national are going to increase kiwisaver contributions when *this term* they cut them. And it was a policy, not "oh something had to be cut to pay for something more important", they said "we don't want to pay this anymore. for the budget"
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
wait lmao why would i believe national are going to increase kiwisaver contributions when *this term* they cut them. And it was a policy, not "oh something had to be cut to pay for something more important", they said "we don't want to pay this anymore. for the budget"
In no particular order: cat, dragon, wolf, fennec fox, otter, tiger, nyala and unicorn.
A new question for #SecretSantaAoNZ
Are you a cat or dog person? Pandas? Hippos? Dolphins?Dragons? Chimera? Nessie?
Are you a cat or dog person? Pandas? Hippos? Dolphins?Dragons? Chimera? Nessie?
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In no particular order: cat, dragon, wolf, fennec fox, otter, tiger, nyala and unicorn.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
🎼 Ren, Chinchilla, Skydaddy
📚 TJ Klune, Freya Marske, Chloe Liese
📜 Cosy mysteries, fantasy, queer fantasy/romance/magic, smut
📺 Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries, Fire Country, Taskmaster UK, Ghosts US, Station 19, Chicago Fire, Capt Odyssey
🎼 Ren, Chinchilla, Skydaddy
📚 TJ Klune, Freya Marske, Chloe Liese
📜 Cosy mysteries, fantasy, queer fantasy/romance/magic, smut
📺 Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries, Fire Country, Taskmaster UK, Ghosts US, Station 19, Chicago Fire, Capt Odyssey
A new question for today #SecretSantaAoNZ
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
This one might require a few replies to answer, at least for me.
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
🎼 Ren, Chinchilla, Skydaddy
📚 TJ Klune, Freya Marske, Chloe Liese
📜 Cosy mysteries, fantasy, queer fantasy/romance/magic, smut
📺 Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries, Fire Country, Taskmaster UK, Ghosts US, Station 19, Chicago Fire, Capt Odyssey
🎼 Ren, Chinchilla, Skydaddy
📚 TJ Klune, Freya Marske, Chloe Liese
📜 Cosy mysteries, fantasy, queer fantasy/romance/magic, smut
📺 Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries, Fire Country, Taskmaster UK, Ghosts US, Station 19, Chicago Fire, Capt Odyssey
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Weird how Aldi, Spar, Food town, Foodland and IGA somehow managed to open and supply 100s of sites in Australia whilst managing to meet this onerous Australasian standard
It's almost as if Seymour is talking bullshit again to justify his pointless Ministry
It's almost as if Seymour is talking bullshit again to justify his pointless Ministry
These guys are dangerous idiots. It's tiresome enough already having to read, and re-check, the labels on everything that I eat, and now they want to have me scan a QR code to get to that information.
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Weird how Aldi, Spar, Food town, Foodland and IGA somehow managed to open and supply 100s of sites in Australia whilst managing to meet this onerous Australasian standard
It's almost as if Seymour is talking bullshit again to justify his pointless Ministry
It's almost as if Seymour is talking bullshit again to justify his pointless Ministry
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NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”
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NZ stands with our firefighters ✊
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
NZ stands with our firefighters ✊
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
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#NZPol
“In two years, the Government has delivered a mere 136 homes. Labour delivered 5299 homes in the two years before that. The contrast couldn’t be clearer." Kieran McAnulty
The Nats need to admit their ideology fails in reality
“In two years, the Government has delivered a mere 136 homes. Labour delivered 5299 homes in the two years before that. The contrast couldn’t be clearer." Kieran McAnulty
The Nats need to admit their ideology fails in reality
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#NZPol
“In two years, the Government has delivered a mere 136 homes. Labour delivered 5299 homes in the two years before that. The contrast couldn’t be clearer." Kieran McAnulty
The Nats need to admit their ideology fails in reality
“In two years, the Government has delivered a mere 136 homes. Labour delivered 5299 homes in the two years before that. The contrast couldn’t be clearer." Kieran McAnulty
The Nats need to admit their ideology fails in reality
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Out of a total of ~2250 schools nationwide? Sounds like a referendum on an ill-conceived policy to me.
Can even this government ignore 1000 schools?
Over 1000 schools say they will back Te Tiriti, after Government removes obligation
This law change has put Education Minister Erica Stanford under pressure, facing heat from schools, from parents and, unusually, supporters of the change.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Out of a total of ~2250 schools nationwide? Sounds like a referendum on an ill-conceived policy to me.