Michael Bain
@mikejbain.bsky.social
Single dad of 2, hiker, Feminist Christian, LGBTQIA+ ally, pro Māori & Tangata Tiriti. Loves wine, coffee & craft beer. He/him. Vaxxed. Views are my own.
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Michael Bain
@mikejbain.bsky.social
· Oct 9
Here are 3 ideas to make Parliament reflect Aotearoa better:
1. Hang a copy of Te Tiriti in the debating chamber as a reminder of what is at our foundation.
2. Create space for haka to be performed in the debating chamber.
2. Allow haka from the public gallery with permission.
#nzpol
1. Hang a copy of Te Tiriti in the debating chamber as a reminder of what is at our foundation.
2. Create space for haka to be performed in the debating chamber.
2. Allow haka from the public gallery with permission.
#nzpol
98% of us said an unequivocal no to the RSB, yet it has passed its 3rd reading today. This government do not serve Kiwis. They serve the lobbyists & overseas big businesses. F*** the lot of them! #nzpol
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
98% of us said an unequivocal no to the RSB, yet it has passed its 3rd reading today. This government do not serve Kiwis. They serve the lobbyists & overseas big businesses. F*** the lot of them! #nzpol
@maxrushden.bsky.social can you talk about the NZ derby in the A League in this week’s #FootballWeekly ? Football at its absolute insane best. Fergie said it best, “Football. Bloody hell!”
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
@maxrushden.bsky.social can you talk about the NZ derby in the A League in this week’s #FootballWeekly ? Football at its absolute insane best. Fergie said it best, “Football. Bloody hell!”
“Could Labour’s CGT policy be a winner?” asks Craigs Investment Director Mark Lister. He concludes that it is positive & could result in money moving into entrepreneurs & businesses leading to more jobs.
That is investment advisor speak for it is good. #nzpol
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That is investment advisor speak for it is good. #nzpol
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ep 314 | Could Labour’s CGT policy be a winner?
Podcast Episode · On Point · 04/11/2025 · 6m
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November 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
“Could Labour’s CGT policy be a winner?” asks Craigs Investment Director Mark Lister. He concludes that it is positive & could result in money moving into entrepreneurs & businesses leading to more jobs.
That is investment advisor speak for it is good. #nzpol
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/o...
That is investment advisor speak for it is good. #nzpol
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/o...
Make no mistake. This is a corporate hostile takeover bid & it should never happen in our education system. Brie perfectly outlines how this coalition makes it easier for more of this corporate crap to take place. Get informed, and then let's push back.
#nzpol www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelli...
#nzpol www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelli...
What’s really happening with public schools in Aotearoa? 🏫 In this video, I break down: - The New Zealand School Property Agency (NZSPA) - a Crown agent separate from the Ministry that manages school ...
TikTok video by Brie Elliott
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October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Make no mistake. This is a corporate hostile takeover bid & it should never happen in our education system. Brie perfectly outlines how this coalition makes it easier for more of this corporate crap to take place. Get informed, and then let's push back.
#nzpol www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelli...
#nzpol www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelli...
Let's remember that @labournz.bsky.social CGT policy will impact 1 in 10 Kiwis when they sell an investment property. That is the cost. The benefit is that 10 out of 10 Kiwis will get 3 free doctor's visits per year. This is a huge investment in the front line of our health system. #facts #nzpol
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Let's remember that @labournz.bsky.social CGT policy will impact 1 in 10 Kiwis when they sell an investment property. That is the cost. The benefit is that 10 out of 10 Kiwis will get 3 free doctor's visits per year. This is a huge investment in the front line of our health system. #facts #nzpol
As an example of how AI tools have racism inherently built into them, here is a Grammarly suggestion to not have Te Reo Māori first, but to prioritise Reo Pākehā. Needless to say, I find this disappointing and also alarming. #AIisracistAF
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
As an example of how AI tools have racism inherently built into them, here is a Grammarly suggestion to not have Te Reo Māori first, but to prioritise Reo Pākehā. Needless to say, I find this disappointing and also alarming. #AIisracistAF
Tree down on Wellesley Street East. Has smashed through a bus shelter. Our amazing firefighters on the scene doing the hard mahi. #firefightersareheroes #paythemmore #nzpol
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Tree down on Wellesley Street East. Has smashed through a bus shelter. Our amazing firefighters on the scene doing the hard mahi. #firefightersareheroes #paythemmore #nzpol
First home game of the season this weekend & my membership pack arrived today. Love it. Thank you @auckland-fc.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
First home game of the season this weekend & my membership pack arrived today. Love it. Thank you @auckland-fc.bsky.social
This just seems to be getting worse & worse. An epic failure by this coalition of constant failures. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Why are NZ spy agencies involved in buying the Cook Strait ferries?
The state-owned Chinese company chosen to build Interislander’s two new ferries also builds gear for China’s military. Judith Collins says NZ spy agencies have played a role in the procurement process...
www.stuff.co.nz
October 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This just seems to be getting worse & worse. An epic failure by this coalition of constant failures. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Struggling to buy groceries? @clrenney.bsky.social brilliantly explains why. It leads me to be ask, is the CPI a misleading tool used by this govt to gaslight us? Is it time to do away with it because it includes things we don’t buy every month? #nzpol
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podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/l...
Ep26 Selected Price Index and the Cost of Living
Podcast Episode · Locked Out with Craig Renney · 16/10/2025 · 20m
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October 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Struggling to buy groceries? @clrenney.bsky.social brilliantly explains why. It leads me to be ask, is the CPI a misleading tool used by this govt to gaslight us? Is it time to do away with it because it includes things we don’t buy every month? #nzpol
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/l...
3 take homes from this:
1. It is bloody scary to have that many Kiwis believe violence is an answer
2. It highlights a real dissatisfaction with what is happening in NZ under this coalition.
3. Jordan’s attempt toclaim the moral high ground is hypocritical.
#nzpol
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1. It is bloody scary to have that many Kiwis believe violence is an answer
2. It highlights a real dissatisfaction with what is happening in NZ under this coalition.
3. Jordan’s attempt toclaim the moral high ground is hypocritical.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
One in seven Kiwis believe violence may be needed to 'get country back on track', survey finds
The research showed one in seven Kiwis believed violence may be necessary in order to “get the country back on track”.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
3 take homes from this:
1. It is bloody scary to have that many Kiwis believe violence is an answer
2. It highlights a real dissatisfaction with what is happening in NZ under this coalition.
3. Jordan’s attempt toclaim the moral high ground is hypocritical.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
1. It is bloody scary to have that many Kiwis believe violence is an answer
2. It highlights a real dissatisfaction with what is happening in NZ under this coalition.
3. Jordan’s attempt toclaim the moral high ground is hypocritical.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
@chewienz.bsky.social There is a whole inflatable brigade now, including unicorns! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.
www.nbcnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@chewienz.bsky.social There is a whole inflatable brigade now, including unicorns! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Something unexpected that I learned on my research trip last week was this: Chairman Mao was gifted a kahu huruhuru in 1957 by Ramai Te Miha Hayward & her husband, NZ pioneer filmmaker, Rudall. It was a gift of goodwill from Māori King Korokī. #nzhistory
October 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Something unexpected that I learned on my research trip last week was this: Chairman Mao was gifted a kahu huruhuru in 1957 by Ramai Te Miha Hayward & her husband, NZ pioneer filmmaker, Rudall. It was a gift of goodwill from Māori King Korokī. #nzhistory
Don’t change Dunedin. You’re a wonderful refreshing place.
October 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Don’t change Dunedin. You’re a wonderful refreshing place.
@chewienz.bsky.social hey. Any comedy happening in Dunners tomorrow night?
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@chewienz.bsky.social hey. Any comedy happening in Dunners tomorrow night?
Gawd this is brilliant. The Landlords of the Ring featuring the Eye of Seymour. 😂😂 #nzpol youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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October 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Gawd this is brilliant. The Landlords of the Ring featuring the Eye of Seymour. 😂😂 #nzpol youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA
Great op piece from @haydendonnell.bsky.social. Interestingly I’ve heard a new term this week - reset. It’s no longer restructuring, but resetting. Strangely the accountants don’t seem to be affected.
Opinion: Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
Opinion: Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions
Step one: push people out of work and onto the streets. Step two: get mad at people being out of work or on the streets
thespinoff.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Great op piece from @haydendonnell.bsky.social. Interestingly I’ve heard a new term this week - reset. It’s no longer restructuring, but resetting. Strangely the accountants don’t seem to be affected.
Opinion: Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
Opinion: Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
Here are 3 ideas to make Parliament reflect Aotearoa better:
1. Hang a copy of Te Tiriti in the debating chamber as a reminder of what is at our foundation.
2. Create space for haka to be performed in the debating chamber.
2. Allow haka from the public gallery with permission.
#nzpol
1. Hang a copy of Te Tiriti in the debating chamber as a reminder of what is at our foundation.
2. Create space for haka to be performed in the debating chamber.
2. Allow haka from the public gallery with permission.
#nzpol
October 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Here are 3 ideas to make Parliament reflect Aotearoa better:
1. Hang a copy of Te Tiriti in the debating chamber as a reminder of what is at our foundation.
2. Create space for haka to be performed in the debating chamber.
2. Allow haka from the public gallery with permission.
#nzpol
1. Hang a copy of Te Tiriti in the debating chamber as a reminder of what is at our foundation.
2. Create space for haka to be performed in the debating chamber.
2. Allow haka from the public gallery with permission.
#nzpol
We live in a Māori nation. Our Parliament should reflect that more. The haka from the public gallery is an appropriate response to a maiden speech. Suspended Parliament only reminds Māori that they are not welcome to be authentically themselves there. #nzpol
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Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended
Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew the haka would take place after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
We live in a Māori nation. Our Parliament should reflect that more. The haka from the public gallery is an appropriate response to a maiden speech. Suspended Parliament only reminds Māori that they are not welcome to be authentically themselves there. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
So I stumbled across a protest today outside an Aerospace Conference. Pro-Palestine protesters calling shame on an industry that supplies satellite info to the IDF to target innocent Palestinians. Judith was there as was RocketLab & the US military. 1/ #nzpolitics #KeepSpace4Peace
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So I stumbled across a protest today outside an Aerospace Conference. Pro-Palestine protesters calling shame on an industry that supplies satellite info to the IDF to target innocent Palestinians. Judith was there as was RocketLab & the US military. 1/ #nzpolitics #KeepSpace4Peace
Our incompetent out-of-touch PM scores an own goal again. This government is not just useless, it is dangerous & vulnerable Kiwis are paying the price. Time to get rid of them. #nzpol #noconfidence #coalitionofchaos #coalitionofcallousness
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Orchardists reject Luxon's claim sector is 'crying out' for workers
The Prime Minister is urging young people to look for work in the sector amid changes to the Jobseeker benefit.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Our incompetent out-of-touch PM scores an own goal again. This government is not just useless, it is dangerous & vulnerable Kiwis are paying the price. Time to get rid of them. #nzpol #noconfidence #coalitionofchaos #coalitionofcallousness
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...