What is it with Luxon and Bottoms?

This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...

The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz

The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.

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Barbarella Stormforce@barbarasturmfels.bsky.social · last wk.

A thing to remember about the Green Party's proposed wealth tax is that wealthy people will still be wealthy after they've paid the tax.

A thing to remember about the Green Party's proposed wealth tax is that wealthy people will still be wealthy after they've paid the tax.

Imagine working at Dairy NZ, Beef & Lamb, Fonterra, Fed Farmers. Your job is to block law to protect the 'life supporting capacity' of ecosystems. Large agricultural cos want to emit so much pollution it is incompatible with 'life-supporting capacity' of ecosystems www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

How Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA laws

Documents show Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Fonterra and Horticulture NZ using a private meeting with ministers to push specific changes to the Natural Environment Bill.

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It looks like at least five people will read it if I do a #HagerBook launch live thread. I am planning to take my laptop to the book launch and will do my best to keep up with proceedings. Follow me before Tuesday if you want to receive it.

Felix Geiringer@barristernz.bsky.social · 2w ago

I am wondering if I should do a series of live messages on BlueSky for the #Hager book launch, as I did on Twitter for Dirty Politics and Hit and Run. Let me know if there is any interest.

Things God never said. Today's winner.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Wow -- RNC video: "On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump." It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.

Studied Ansell's livestream. Targeting of MPs Paul, & Verrall was coordinated. Anti-vaxxer Barry Young on stage levelling accusations of mass murder, an associate heckling on cue, Ansell narrating for online redistribution. This wasn't just heckling, but a production designed for viral replication.

Alice Soper@alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 4w ago

Went to this as Tam’s campaign manager. Ended up having to be part of an escort for Ayesha. You expect heckles but not harassment at these things. Just yuck for everyone involved.

Day 7 of this nasty flu lurgy thing. I might start feeling better soon.

National and Labour both polling under 30%. This election might be their last chance for that Grand Coalition.

Today's announcements Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself

Kylie@styla73.bsky.social · 4w ago

This Green Party Vision for food security is everything I love about us. Regulate billionaire corporations, put money back into community, create jobs, look after the planet and people. Win/win/win/win/win.

Unemployment is at an 11 year high, yet Upston’s rationale for removing the benefit for these young people is to ’reduce benefit dependency and encourage people into work.’ So many lies. #nzpol

Thousands of youths to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law change

Thousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night.

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If someone asks me why I’m voting for the Greens I’m gonna be like “well we’ve seen what an ACT-led govt does to the economy I want to see a green one now. Both sides and what not” 🙂‍↕️

UK transit nerds are next level.

Our health system is not prepared for this at any level. This government learned nothing from Covid except it costs money to prevent and treat illness so let's save money and let people get sick and die. We are all we have. TAKE PRECAUTIONS. Stay home if you are sick. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...

Healthline calls in reinforcements amid biggest flu outbreak in 10 years

Healthline has called in reinforcements to cope with a deluge of calls amid the biggest flu outbreak in years.

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Rant worth reading...

CEO Johnny Cans@oldmatecans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There is a terminally furious class of mostly white middle or retirement aged people in this country who are incensed that they've spent most of their lives freeloading on the infrastructure of the generations before them and are being asked to contribute towards replacing it.

We're laser fucking focused on our bumbling idiot of a PM's latest stumbles and Chris Penk's 800 faces of contrition; meanwhile the world burns and 20% of our elderly are skipping healthcare. Make it make sense.

Ms Hooper@mshooper.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Almost 20% of New Zealanders over the age of 65 had put off dental and doctor visits due to cost, 147,000 lived in accommodation they did not own (17.25%) and 102,000 were living below 50% of mean income after housing costs (12%). #nzpol

Ridiculing anything that comes unscripted out of Luxon's mouth has become a national pastime now.

Schrödinger’s cycle lanes, so busy it’s too difficult to cross the road and at the same time a huge waste of money because no one ever uses them

Will the voters of Pakuranga kindly do the decent thing and vote their sitting MP out.

Scandalous result of the 30/30 policy. Totally arbritrary limit on the size of govt & debt as % of GDP. Sinking lid on non-NZ Super spending Ignores ageing and sickening population. 30/30 currently bipartisan policy of both National & Labour. Has driven structural under-spending for 30 years #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Documents reveal Health NZ hiring crackdown

This is absurd. They've introduced a fast-track approval scheme that's causing havoc for several councils, but claim the law they passed prevents them from doing anything until they pass more legislation, which they say they'll do ... at some point. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Fast-tracked housing developments can't be paused, Chris Bishop says

The housing and infrastructure minister says he can't legally pause fast-tracked housing developments.

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Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Kia ora, I'm a truck moving along The Terrace towards the traffic lights at Bowen St. It's blowing a howling Wellington gale. Rain is horizontal. My light is green. I brake suddenly, just missing a young woman who was blown off the kerb into my path.

Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿@mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you Hello I'm a Telecom van driving through the pedestrian crossing outside the Hamilton Central Post Office. It's late 1987.

In today’s NZ Herald - NZ PM Christopher Luxon survives a second leadership coup in 4 months just weeks out from an election 👇

I don't think there should be a defibrilator on Snowdon. And that's a hill I'm prepared to die on

Well, this didn't age well. 5 names and none of them Penk. Is Penk's reported leadership bid for real or did they spend hours deciding he'll be the one fall guy while the other malcontents carry on in their portfolios with a grim/smirk-faced pretence of solidarity? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

The Post's Hooton and Vance discuss National's 'real villains'

The Post’s Andrea Vance and Matthew Hooton analyse the aftermath of Christopher Luxon surviving a National Party confidence vote.

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Over to you, Chris Hipkins. Show us your inner mongrel.

If Luxon can face down his caucus why can't he face down his coalition partners?