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nzdrgn.bsky.social
Join us in calling on the government to immediately halt all progress on the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/op...
Oppose the Amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area Act
Join us in calling on the government to immediately halt all progress on the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act.
our.actionstation.org.nz
October 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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russelnorman.bsky.social
Just your regular reminder that Chris Bishop is both chair of the National Party Campaign Committee, dependent on donations from businesses for a successful campaign, and the Infrastructure Minister, who decides if businesses get to access the RMA fast track process.
September 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
nzdrgn.bsky.social
greenpeace.nz/ikod8g
PETITION: Stop the RMA reform corporate power grab
Call on Chris Bishop to stop the corporate power grab in his RMA reforms: no to companies suing govts for protecting nature, no to erasing Te Tiriti, no to putting profits and property before people a...
greenpeace.nz
September 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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dejanajuk.bsky.social
Te Wiki o te Reo Mãori
Mäori Language Week
HEPETEMA
2025
14-20 Te Wiki o te Reo Mãori Mäori Language Week HEPETEMA 2025
September 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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nandortanczos.bsky.social
Time to be straight up about the rates.
nandor.net.nz/2025/08/29/w...
What the heck is up with the rates?
Rates are going through the roof and people are struggling. Even so, I’m going to say something that most mayoral candidates won’t admit. Rates are going to keep going up and anyone who promises th…
nandor.net.nz
September 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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russelnorman.bsky.social
The 2023 IRD wealth study found that the richest 300 people in NZ pay tax on income of 9.4%, versus 28% for someone earning $80k. Luxon Govt is removing the clauses of the tax law that allowed IRD to collect the study data. They don’t want you to know. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Shielding the rich? Govt to axe info-gathering power that shed light on how much tax the rich pay
Axing the power will improve taxpayer privacy but weaken the quality of IRD policy advice.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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publicaddress.bsky.social
You could safely bet that the people screaming and making death threats against councillors are the same people who furiously opposed Three Waters. They're stuck with the bad solution they loudly demanded. www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/571...
September 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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nickofnz.bsky.social
NZ imports of palm kernel are at their highest level in ten years - further undermining @Fonterra’s claim to “grassfed” dairy products👇

A double-whammy for the climate as it drives rainforest destruction and dairy intensification.

#TooManyCows
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Palm kernel imports skyrocketing as climate crisis worsens - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace is revealing that new data provided by Stats NZ shows that palm kernel imports for the first six months of 2025 are higher than they have been at any…
www.greenpeace.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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misswhanau.bsky.social
People may question why I’m opening up now, or calling this a political hit job. Frankly I don’t care what people call it, the community DESERVES to know who these men are. If they can’t treat colleagues with basic decency, they don’t deserve to be elected. Don’t be gross, easy as that.
Watch: Lewd gossip about Tory Whanau shared by Auckland councillor Maurice Williamson
The sexually explicit comments were made in an Auckland Council committee meeting.
www.nzherald.co.nz
July 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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delphijunkie.bsky.social
You'd think self-proclaimed Better Economic Managers™️ would be all over these kinds of economic savings. But instead they're too busy ignoring evidence and stoking culture wars around cycling infrastructure.
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jul 20
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Montage of Dutch bike infrastructure
July 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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crikarika.bsky.social
From the next NZ Labour policy platform I'd like to see:

- Wealth + capital gains tax
- mandatory Māori wards
- Te Aka Whai Ora
- Legalise cannabis
- Clean Car Discount + Home solar and battery subsidy
- Light Rail + funded Te Huia + SI service
- Free dental
- KiwiSaver beefed up
July 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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nandortanczos.bsky.social
A Government for Big Business, by Big Business
July 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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tepaatimaori.bsky.social
Aotearoa must be a place of safety. Not a stage for imported hate

We stand against hate parading as faith for our:

Takatāpui whānau 🏳️‍🌈
Migrant community
Tangata Tiriti allies

We won’t be silent while bigots march down Queen St

Manaaki over hate
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🤍🖤
#NZPol #ManaakiNotHate
#QueerSolidarity
Image 1 (first post): A social media post from @takutaikemp on a gradient orange background. The post reads: “Te Pāti Māori stands with all whānau who were targeted in yesterday’s parade of hate in downtown Auckland 🏳️‍🌈🧡 This was a hate parade — a direct attack on queer people, immigrants, Palestinians, and anyone who does not conform to a narrow, exclusionary interpretation of Christianity as guided by a self-proclaimed apostle.” Image 2 (second post): A follow-up post from @takutaikemp on the same orange background. The post reads: “Aotearoa must be a place where every person is safe to live, love, and worship, or not worship – as they choose. There is no place here for the weaponisation of Te Ao Māori — of our haka, our karakia, or the moko kanohi of our tūpuna. There is no place here for bigotry dressed as faith, nor for public displays that incite fear, division, and violence.” Image 3 (third post): A third post from @takutaikemp on the same orange background. The post reads: “We reaffirm our commitment to building a future where mana motuhake includes takatāpui, migrants, tangata Tiriti, and all those who stand in solidarity against hate. We will continue to confront and dismantle the systems and voices that seek to marginalise and harm our people. Love must always overcome hate. Manaaki must always lead us forward ❤️” Image 1 (first post): A social media post from @takutaikemp on a gradient orange background. The post reads: “Te Pāti Māori stands with all whānau who were targeted in yesterday’s parade of hate in downtown Auckland 🏳️‍🌈🧡 This was a hate parade — a direct attack on queer people, immigrants, Palestinians, and anyone who does not conform to a narrow, exclusionary interpretation of Christianity as guided by a self-proclaimed apostle.” Image 2 (second post): A follow-up post from @takutaikemp on the same orange background. The post reads: “Aotearoa must be a place where every person is safe to live, love, and worship, or not worship – as they choose. There is no place here for the weaponisation of Te Ao Māori — of our haka, our karakia, or the moko kanohi of our tūpuna. There is no place here for bigotry dressed as faith, nor for public displays that incite fear, division, and violence.” Image 3 (third post): A third post from @takutaikemp on the same orange background. The post reads: “We reaffirm our commitment to building a future where mana motuhake includes takatāpui, migrants, tangata Tiriti, and all those who stand in solidarity against hate. We will continue to confront and dismantle the systems and voices that seek to marginalise and harm our people. Love must always overcome hate. Manaaki must always lead us forward ❤️” Image 1 (first post): A social media post from @takutaikemp on a gradient orange background. The post reads: “Te Pāti Māori stands with all whānau who were targeted in yesterday’s parade of hate in downtown Auckland 🏳️‍🌈🧡 This was a hate parade — a direct attack on queer people, immigrants, Palestinians, and anyone who does not conform to a narrow, exclusionary interpretation of Christianity as guided by a self-proclaimed apostle.” Image 2 (second post): A follow-up post from @takutaikemp on the same orange background. The post reads: “Aotearoa must be a place where every person is safe to live, love, and worship, or not worship – as they choose. There is no place here for the weaponisation of Te Ao Māori — of our haka, our karakia, or the moko kanohi of our tūpuna. There is no place here for bigotry dressed as faith, nor for public displays that incite fear, division, and violence.” Image 3 (third post): A third post from @takutaikemp on the same orange background. The post reads: “We reaffirm our commitment to building a future where mana motuhake includes takatāpui, migrants, tangata Tiriti, and all those who stand in solidarity against hate. We will continue to confront and dismantle the systems and voices that seek to marginalise and harm our people. Love must always overcome hate. Manaaki must always lead us forward ❤️”
June 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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sanjanah.bsky.social
To help strengthen the activism, and advocacy opposing the Regulatory Standards Bill in New Zealand, I’ve created a Google NotebookLM with 30 key resources, including the documents mentioned in killtheregulatorystandardsbill.com. Access it here notebooklm.google.com/notebook/193...
June 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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sanjanah.bsky.social
As disinformation and hate thrive online, YouTube quietly changed how it moderates content.
As disinformation and hate thrive online, YouTube quietly changed how it moderates content | CBC News
YouTube, the world's largest video platform, with 20 million videos uploaded each day, appears to have changed its moderation policies to allow more content that violates its own rules to remain onlin...
www.cbc.ca
June 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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covidsafenz.bsky.social
Experts warn Regulatory Standards Bill threatens future public health laws

This bill would mean taxpayers pay to compensate businesses for money lost because of moves to protect public health. #nzpol
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Experts warn Regulatory Standards Bill threatens future public health laws
One of the experts said it would have a "chilling effect" on public health measures.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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sanjanah.bsky.social
Worth highlighting how the (new) Deputy PM instigates, inspires, & normalises racist, & extremely violent discourse. sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/d... from this year, and sanjanah.wordpress.com/2023/08/19/h... from 2023. Of course, Chris Lynch makes no mention of this in interview.
June 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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sanjanah.bsky.social
Bizarrely, yet revealingly NZ's new Deputy PM dismisses Founder of The Disinformation Project as "what you'd charitably call a very silly person" whilst attacking her/our research. When senior politicians target academic researchers with personal insults, it's a message for partisans to follow suit.
June 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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rapsheet.bsky.social
The cover art of Madden 26 — Saquon’s hurdle.
June 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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helenclarknz.bsky.social
Deeply concerning that Israeli Govt has determined to conquer #Gaza & occupy it militarily. What of the hostages? What of humanitarian relief for a starving population? What of a peace process to end the deadly cycle of violence? Why is world just watching? www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/m...
Netanyahu vows to relocate Gaza’s population after security cabinet approves plan to ‘conquer’ the enclave | CNN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the population of Gaza will be displaced to the south after his security cabinet approved an expanded military operation in the enclave that a minister d...
www.cnn.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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icanseeforever1.bsky.social
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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jeremywalker.bsky.social
#AtlasNetwork
anthonyklan.bsky.social Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · Apr 25
The welcome to country was booed at the Melbourne dawn service.

This group of bad actors, "Advance", has been aggressively sowing hate and division behind-the-scenes against the Indigenous ceremony.

Advance is quietly funded by the Liberal Party. (ICYMI:)
theklaxon.com.au/liberal-part...
Liberal Party's "Advance" in Indigenous hate rant - The Klaxon
Mega-millionaire-funded disinformation group “Advance” has declared the Indigenous “Welcome to Country” is part of a secretive plan by “elites” to “delegitimise Australia’s history”.
theklaxon.com.au
April 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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jeremywalker.bsky.social
Based on some 20 years of research I’ve been trying to warn Australians, Aoteroans & others about the far right fossil fuelled global #AtlasNetwork. Encouaged by Tim Elliott’s brave SMH expose of #auspol Atlas arm incl IPA, CIS and offshoot Advance. Read & send wide!

www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
‘Copied the MAGA model’: The ‘grassroots’ lobby group funded by some of Australia’s richest
The Advance propaganda machine is aimed at ordinary Australians but backed by some of our wealthiest – and has links to a right-wing US foundation.
www.smh.com.au
April 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM