Now squirming over which hat he was wearing when he attended the party fundraiser, because its not the hat which entitles him to military transport. #nzqt

Now effectively saying he's entitled to his entitlements, which include using the military for transport.

Folks, come hear me talk about the big bang, how long it took us to get from then to now - and what happened along the way, Tues, 25 Aug 2026, 7:30pm – 8:30pm @ the Oakroom; free tickets via Eventbrite. (And if you don't like my korero you can always have a pint) www.rtbevent.com/richard-east...

Question 6 Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be... ...interesting. 😧😜🔥👍✌️✊️ #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘@testtubeone.bsky.social · 21h ago

Day two of Chris "two questions" Hipkins vs Christopher "no answers' Luxon.💩🥚 Plus one from Marama Davidson and one from Rawiri Waititi forcing Luxon stay to the end of Question Time.✊️💚♥️🤍🖤✌️ ..if Luxon chickens out, Seymour gets to make speeches.🤮💩 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

Look how cool! A person I'm acquainted with on Instagram does photography with antique equipment and he did a portrait of his cat using a camera made in 1926. www.instagram.com/glass_negati...

You can’t see me 🐈‍⬛

Let me take a minute to tell you how bonkers this is. The first election I worked was (I think) 2008, before there was really any advance voting. At every election, if you weren't on the roll, we let you cast a special vote and then worked out if you were eligible afterwards. Two reasons: 1/2

Marc Daalder@marcdaalder.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren't on the printed roll and who say they're unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/t...

Oof. @bernardchickey.bsky.social on "the democratic deficit": 📉Enrolment of 18-24-year-olds for Nov 7 election collapses to 53% from 70% 😱Over 200,000 young people not enrolled = more than voted NZ First in 2023 😞Auckland Council vote turnout under 20% for young thekaka.substack.com/p/a-generati...

A generation being disenfranchised in plain sight

Enrolment of 18-24 year olds for Nov 7 election collapses to 53% from 70%; Over 200,000 young people not enrolled = more than voted NZ First in 2023; Auckland Council vote turnout under 20% for young

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I feel like she thinks this defuses the problem for them when it just makes it worse by making Luxon and National look both incredibly weak and terrible at negotiating coalition agreements

😅😂

Te wookie o te tāngata@chewienz.bsky.social · 2d ago

doing the lords work

While I was gawping at the snow, someone nabbed my chair.

If your desire and ability to exercise state power is predicated on the state exercising racism, then yes - you are the baddies.

Mitchell And Webb: Are We The Baddies Sketch

ALT: Mitchell And Webb: Are We The Baddies Sketch

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henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nicola Willis and Mark Mitchell suggested this morning that firing Winston Peters would bring down the Government. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

Remember when it came out that John Davy had faked his CV to become head of Maori TV? Trying to recall if anybody predicted that one day someone would do it to become Prime Minister

wut “West Coast-Tasman MP Maureen Pugh said she had not seen Luxon’s remarks about small business because she had left her phone for “three days” and had been unable to read the news.” #nzpol ⚡️🤪 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

‘Words didn’t come out quite right’: National MPs arrive at Parliament after PM apology

MPs have arrived for their weekly caucus meeting.

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#nzpol Front page of today's Herald. More interestingly, the story (continued in second photo) starts to pick apart his pre-Air New Zealand business experience. (Also of note is that the print story doesn't tie up with the online version). www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

People in the Tāmaki electorate, this is the election event to attend. Max Harris is hosting Marilyn Waring, chair of the People's Select Committee into pay equity. events.humanitix.com/fighting-bac...

Fighting Back Against this Govt's Pay Equity Cuts

Join Max Harris, Labour's candidate for Tāmaki, alongside Dame Marilyn Waring and other special guests to discuss the fight back on this Govt's pay equity cuts

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“Cut politicians subsidies before cutting subsidies for the disabled!” 👏👏👏👏👏

Lululamarmiteontoast@lalamarmiteontoast.bsky.social · 3d ago

Taking food options from the mouths of disabled children & their families by cutting subsidies! FOOD IS AN ESSENTIAL ITEM, if we don't eat we can't work, we can't function, we get sick & we end up in the health system! Cut politicians subsidies before cutting subsidies for the disabled! #nzpol

"I can't get anywhere, there's just a wall of silence. I'm told that they're protecting Caitlin's privacy. I reply, 'you did not protect her life'." Caitlin's death tells a story of multi-agency failure. With tragic results. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

'Christchurch is my tomb': From homelessness to hopelessness

Tormented by transience, Caitlin McDonald's life was as fragile and fleeting as the butterflies she saved from the street. Surviving less than two years homeless in Christchurch, she chronicled her jo...

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This is not one of the two far-right linked NZ First members reported on recently, but a third individual

The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3d ago

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.

Let us be honest, Paul Henry. There are a lot of big shits in politics. Including you.

I found out today that the literal translation of utopia is “no place”

There Is good in this world. Local Raglan locksmith didn’t charge my mother for replacing her locks when she lost her keys because “ it’s not worth it and I often do jobs for the elderly for free”. Raglan locksmiths for the win! What a lovely man ( but I’ve asked for an invoice as no excess!)

If im understanding the prime minister correctly, and quite frankly I doubt that anyone can, he thinks New Zealand business owners should be on the roads aggressively disrupting themselves with smack, a habit which he himself picked up in Chicago.

#nzpol Same. NZME.

kenofseattle@kenofseattle.bsky.social · 4d ago

So why isn't Fox news televising interviews of all the happy people who live near data centers so we can hear what a treat it is to live with the constant noise, lights, increased utility costs and non-existent new jobs?

This was from 2025. Wonder why we never heard anything about it... You'd think someone or something was working to actively suppress this groundbreaking (swidt) advance. I guess there's no petro chemicals in hydrogen.

Interesting truce petroleum use?? Yes please #nzpol

SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)@covid19disease.bsky.social · 4d ago

🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

Hey remember when a Labour leader had the instinct to give someone being a shit a bit of a fucken serve on live television? Yeah, I remember how it was an important marker and enthused people who wanted less boorish male bullshit.

Your morning serenity

“It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him.” — Mohan Dutta. #nzpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

We must name racism when it happens | E-Tangata

"It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him." — M...

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