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mountaintui.bsky.social
All Kiwis value healthcare. Private healthcare doesn't cover complex cases, ED, accidents. Simeon Brown & National lied about healthcare funding, using 2018 data & GST. They refuse to reveal privatisation contracts. And funding private healthcare investors 350% + more than community GPs. #nzpol
National's flagship telehealth costs Kiwis up to $99 a call as Simeon Brown funds telehealth providers 3-4 times higher than GPs
As primary healthcare stutters around the country, why is National trying to kill it off?
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September 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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paullecomtephoto.nz
Had the privilege when they were younger of taking my boys to The Louvre, The Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Vancouver Art Gallery & MOMA all on the same trip. Asked them to pic their fav work at MOMA, both stood beside Giacometti's Tall Figure.

Art History matters!

Fuck National
Charlie & Jamie standing next to Giacometti's Tall Figure at the sculpture garden at MOMA in NYC - because even though they didn't do art history at school, their dad did (and taught the subject) & gave them a love of art that at the time they didn't know they appreciated. Fucking National are philistines banning books with Māori words & now banning Art History at schools, absolute cunts of human beings - racists philistine cunts.
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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jordanmaison.com
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
Graham Greene in Dances with Wolves Graham Greene in Maverick Graham Greene in The Last of Us Graham Greene in Marvel’s Echo
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
nicholascalming.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...
Bring Back long-Distance Passenger Rail to Taranaki
Restoring this vital rail link would benefit over 750,000 people by providing an affordable and accessible alternative to air travel and long-distance coaches, which older and disabled passengers ofte...
our.actionstation.org.nz
August 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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foxylustygrover.bsky.social
She doesn't always nail it, but when Verity Johnson does nail it she gets out the big hammer #NZPol
My card declined at $6.99 - and I’m told to cheer up about the economy. WTF
The small businesses that generate 28% of NZ’s GDP, have been simultaneously knocked out, stomped on and talked down to by a Government whose best advice has been, “yeah, it’ll get better”.
www.stuff.co.nz
August 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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lexlexalexisss.bsky.social
Please repost: Kia ora Tāmaki Makaurau-based library and info professional folks! Sign up for this free and fun workshop happening on Wed 3 Sept. You’ll get to hang with like minded librarians, gain knowledge and skills, and there will be food!

Register here: events.humanitix.com/climate-fres...
August 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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beefaerie.bsky.social
Spending $671 million on not buying ferries. #OutOfTouch
August 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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misswhanau.bsky.social
Just one example of harassment that no longer breaches Instagram or Facebook guidelines. It’s becoming normalised and Seymour’s behaviour is contributing. Holding him to account is one step before we try and dismantle the rest of this abusive system. #nzpol

our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
jimjones6509 commented: She looks like a cross between down syndrome and a bullfrog. Should never be anywhere near leadership as her skull is as empty as the outer reaches of space. 2h Reply Join the Whanau Tory Whanau for WCC Maori Ward This comment wasn't removed, but we still want to help Our team reviewed jimjones6509's comment. They found that it does not go against our Community Standards on harassment or bullying. See report details
June 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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cardonebrian.bsky.social
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
#ChristopherLuxon telling #RNZ this morning that #BrookeVanVelden is looking at cutting worker's sick leave from 10 days to 5, makes me physically sick. 😡😡😡😡

#cruelnzgovt #nzpol #nzsickleave #ACTNZ #NationalPartyNZ
June 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
nicholascalming.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Restore The Southerner Train
A restored Southerner train route offers affordable transport for 750,000 SI residents, bridging gaps where air is too costly for students/low-income, coaches inaccessible for disabled/elderly, and ca...
our.actionstation.org.nz
June 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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ponekeben.bsky.social
In the space of 24 hours, the government ruthlessly ripped up pay equity negotiations which included one close to settlement for our library assistants 📚👩‍💼

Today, Andrew Little has called on the council to continue with their claim and I'm backing it 110%.
June 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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paulmmcooper.com
☀️We're giving away 5 special edition mugs, plus a free copy of the Sunday Times bestseller Fall of Civilizations! ☀️

To enter, just repost this and follow the publisher @duckworthbooks.bsky.social!

Giveaway closes at midnight on Friday 23rd May. Good luck!
May 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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domesticanimal.bsky.social
The Coalition Machine.
My Stuff #Cartoon today #NZpol #Women #PayEquity #TeTiriti
Cartoon. Title: “Direction of Travel”. The Act leader David Seymour is driving a vehicle and PM Christopher Luxon, Finance Minister Nicola Willis, and Winston Peters are passengers. The armoured vehicle has “Coalition Machine” written on the side, and a woman has been scooped up and smashed into the windscreen. Her placard bearing the legend “Women” is beside her, and another placard that says, “Te Tiriti” is at the back. From the backseat a smiling Christopher Luxon has his arm raised and is asking. “Where are we off to now, David?”
May 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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dylanreeve.com
NZ getting a 4-episode special series of "The Chase" - but see if you can find the crazy detail in this article...
The Chase is on: TVNZ commissions four-episode quiz show special Down Under
Casting has begun to find Kiwis keen to show off their general knowledge prowess.
www.nzherald.co.nz
April 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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tfwelch.com
Auckland Cycleways Dashboard (beta) 🚲

Transforming public cycling data into visual insights for better urban planning. Explore patterns across the city since 2016.

Try it: cycleway.tfwelch.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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birmo.bsky.social
The old relationship we had with the United States is over.
Subtext: Because the United States is over.
That’s it. That’s the problem we are electing the next Australian government to deal with.
Mushmouthing reality.
It’s always the most important election we’ve ever faced, isn't it?
open.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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mortenc.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
nicholascalming.bsky.social
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/19-...
Nobody is as creative as Auckland Council at saying no
Lots of councils find reasons to stop construction. Few do it with as much panache as Auckland.
thespinoff.co.nz
March 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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richardhills.bsky.social
I wrote this last year, but my points still stand. The Govt is making us find $8.8m from our transport budget to increase speeds around schools, quiet neighbourhoods and rural roads even where we had significant support for low speeds from communities. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350...
Our kids are worth more than 14 seconds: Forced safer speed reversal will cost lives
OPINION: Following the Government’s proposal to ban safer speed limits, I have received many messages of shock and disappointment from schools, parents and groups.
www.thepost.co.nz
March 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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aussiastronomer.bsky.social
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.

(President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)
Claudia Scheinbaum, President of Mexico, in the centre of the image in a purple dress on International Women’s Day, 2025. A search around on google fails to turn up an image credit unfortunately, I found it on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AccidentalRenaissance/s/MGhF9O80FL
March 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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sanders.senate.gov
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.

Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM