Mary Kathleen
@cioccolata.bsky.social
Pākehā. Tangata Tiriti. Aotearoa New Zealand. Toitū te Tiriti. Retired teacher of health professionals. Fuelled by anger about injustice & climate crisis. I don't reply to direct personal messages. I block bots & Zionists.
Here's the Coalition election advertisement. This ⤵️ ⤵️ ⤵️ union.org.nz/unemployment...
Unemployment rate highest in more than a decade – labour market in crisis NZCTU
Today’s unemployment rate of 5.6 percent is the highest rate in more than a decade and shows a labour market clearly in crisis says Sandra Grey, President of the NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Ka...
union.org.nz
Sadly I wish this characterisation was true. I know academics from the left disillusioned by Labour who are excited by TOP Two close friends are voting TOP Baffles me
I've met Dr. Claire Achmad, and I've met Christopher Luxon. One is educated and empathetic, full of common sense and integrity. The other is Christopher Luxon. Sure, Searle is qualified – she would still have been two years from now. The sneaky switch-out by Upston, Luxon & Co reeks to high heaven.
Luxon having a bad morning. “Winston is getting away with this isn’t he” - Campbell hammers him before RNZ cuts him off mid blah for the news. And this brutal editorial #mzpol www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
Editorial: National has one last chance to re-consider leadership before election
EDITORIAL: National MPs have an obligation to their party and its supporters to assure themselves Christopher Luxon is the best of their number to defeat Chris Hipkins again
thepost.co.nz
It really is. Loving this. He’s our best hope for a one term govt
Txt msg i sent to RNZ's 'Checkpoint'. "When an economic downturn creates job losses, a national govt will blame unemployed for being welfare dependant. Luxon tried that same blame gaming on businesses, and they werent having a bar of it... (
Absolutely brutal takedown of Luxon that consists of….fact checking his statements and pointing out the gap between his self-aggrandisement and reality. #nzpol
Frank@fmacskasy.bsky.social · 3d agoScreenshot of the editorial...
Mr Liu is in the running for either Most Optimistic NZer 2026, or Mr Unaware 2026… Dude, we’ve ALL been hoping that same thing continuously since 1993. #nzpol
Second part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
NZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi network
A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
thepress.co.nz
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 5d agoPart one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
Absolutely fantastic work by Mitchell Really does reveal the ludicrous amount of projection from far-right circles alleging leftwing impropriety - the rightwing *parliamentary parties* are being actively entryised by *actual neo nazis* and we can probably draw a clear link to increasing extremism
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 3d agoSecond part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
Walkback Luxon walking back his hot CEO views Is there not a section of NZ he doesnt instantly piss off? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Watch: PM Christopher Luxon apologises for 'parent-child mentality' comments
The prime minister has apologised for remarks he made to the Rotorua business community.
rnz.co.nz
Great news, & it should get attention Labour, the Greens & TPM are saying that relying on administrative data is not fit for purpose The challenge is not just funding. It’s also getting people to trust that providing info to the state won’t hurt them, contrary to our punitive welfare system #nzpol
Sam Sachdeva@samsachdeva.bsky.social · 3d agoNot sure how much attention this will get, but it’s quite a big deal - Labour has pulled its support for the Govt’s controversial census ‘modernisation’ plans, meaning it no longer has the 75% majority it needs in Parliament: newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/g...
Luxon, ex Air NZ CEO, now responsible for an unorchestrated litany of lies #nzpol
Feral predator finally executed (but don't tell any Americans).
Wildlife-devouring feral cat 'Nine Lives' caught after three-year effort
A wildlife-devouring feral cat so elusive it was nicknamed 'Nine Lives' has been caught after a massive three-year effort.
rnz.co.nz
Wildlife-devouring feral cat 'Nine Lives' caught after three-year effort has been shared with you from RNZ www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
Wildlife-devouring feral cat 'Nine Lives' caught after three-year effort
A wildlife-devouring feral cat so elusive it was nicknamed 'Nine Lives' has been caught after a massive three-year effort.
rnz.co.nz
YESSSS i feel like my five minutes of ranting at Select Committee (or maybe it was the overwhelming torrent of all the other famous stats nerds) may have actually helped
Sam Sachdeva@samsachdeva.bsky.social · 3d agoNot sure how much attention this will get, but it’s quite a big deal - Labour has pulled its support for the Govt’s controversial census ‘modernisation’ plans, meaning it no longer has the 75% majority it needs in Parliament: newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/g...
lololololol
Lew@lewsos.bsky.social · 3d agoIf bleeding votes to NZ First won't trigger Luxo's sense of self-preservation (not to mention self-respect), maybe bleeding immigrant voters to other parties will Chinese voters reconsider allegiances after Peters’ ‘racist’ remarks www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese...
Good question not answered: why say you'd rule out Nash but won't say if you'd rule out Peters
Now Luxon needs to apologise to actual children for this government’s policies.
NZ First losing support after racist remarks from Winston Peters. He’s a liability for the country and his own party. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese...
Chinese voters reconsider allegiances after Peters’ ‘racist’ remarks
Members of the country's Chinese community are calling for Foreign Minister Winston Peters to be sacked from Cabinet after telling a Chinese MP to "go back to your own country".
rnz.co.nz
A big old scoop: an Ombudsman investigation into a refused OIA request has helped shed light on just how much AI the Ministry of Education is using to create the new school curriculum www.emilywrites.co.nz/the-ministry...
The Ministry of Education is using so much AI it can't tell us how much AI it's using
The Ministry doesn't seem to want the public to know exactly how much AI it's using - or what it's using AI for.
emilywrites.co.nz
Great piece of journalism. “Prompted by your request and our inquiries, [the Ministry of Education] has discovered it does not have an easy method to access your requested information without a disproportionate allocation of resource.” #nzpol #OIA #FOIA @digiphile.bsky.social
Emily@emilywrites.co.nz · 3d agoA big old scoop: an Ombudsman investigation into a refused OIA request has helped shed light on just how much AI the Ministry of Education is using to create the new school curriculum www.emilywrites.co.nz/the-ministry...
As my old dad would have said "Complete Bull shit artist" I listened to the post cabinet today and I really hate to say this, but Nicola actually sounded prime ministerial beside the jabbering idiot Oh Who heard the question about "were you a CEO in Illinois " no clear response ??
Lo I am Luxon the great champion of efficiency I am a CEO so I know all about being more efficient Lo I am Luxon the great champion of efficiency I have come back a second time to explain what I meant before Me again back a third time to apologise and explain Yo, it's ur champ of efficiency again
