News story here. I'm glad police are investigating, because the chance of this insanity getting out of hand seems very evident. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-in...

'Heaven's hit list': Police probe ‘threatening’ Tamaki video targeting multiple people

The video was directed at multiple targets, including politicians, media and businesses.

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Brian Tamaki's "hit list" video has turned up on YouTube and it's incredibly disturbing. Starts with Tamaki rambling incoherently about targets, then another guy taking it up a notch – then, at 07:48 a tall, blond young man starts screaming about killing people ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC0S...

Destiny Church Brian Tamaki's 'Hit List' Threats

YouTube video by New Zealand Conspiracy Loons

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It feels weird to be proud of something I’ve written when the context is so fucked, but: I’m proud of our submission. qtopia.org.nz/news/submiss...

Submission to the Social Services & Community Select Committee on Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill — Qtopia NZ

Qtopia is an advocacy and social support service for the whole LGBTQIA+ community, based in Ōtautahi Christchurch and mostly working across Waitaha Canterbury, with some national work streams. Our vis...

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Watching NZ Parliament TV with Wellington MP Tamatha Paul talking of the desperate situations of rough sleepers and homeless people. Like the man found freezing and unresponsive on the street this week. He couldn't be saved. Many others need help. #NZpol www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Bare shelves, freezing nights: Wellington’s rough sleepers at risk

It comes as a man, known to sleep rough, was found dead on the streets of central Wellington.

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At some point we — all of us — have to have a serious conversation about priorities. We can't just keep squeezing corporate profits out of everything and insisting everyone just make do somehow.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 17h ago

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite

"Labour...said the party would release an AI policy...wanted regulations ensuring that data centre operators “be legally required to underwrite new renewable electricity generation so they do not add scarcity or push up power and resource costs for households” #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...

If AI is about to upend everything, where’s all the AI policy?

So far, the only party to release any AI policy for the 2026 election is the Greens.

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Enjoying Prof Lumley's quote here, who said it was "clearly giving bar charts" www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

ACT's 'visually misleading' post: Is it a graphic or a graph?

An ACT Party post about the gap between new medicines funded in Australia and New Zealand is "visually misleading," according to a statistics professor.

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My special interest is the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 and you have no idea how much I want to comment on all those FB posts about Bradbury to correct them on the law, freedom of expression, and how much that guy is an ass (and so too is the complainant, probably so 🤷‍♀️)

Truly magical to watch the gentle fall of snow this morning, while my son threw up his breakfast down my back. Magical.

Point taken Andrew, but my study of the Hansard from 2024 onwards is a clear record of how Winston Peters, far more than any other MP, is responsible for the decline in the standards of the House, which ironically he so often decries. The Speaker appears to be complicit in enabling this. #nzpol

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa@sanjanah.bsky.social · 2d ago

The wrong, dishonourable MPs: Targeted harassment in New Zealand’s legislature sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/t... (WordPress) www.linkedin.com/pulse/wrong-... (LinkedIn) #nzpol

So, as always seemed likely, Bomber's legal trouble is an HDCA complaint. He refused to stop posting abusively about an individual and told them to go to Netsafe if they didn't like it. Didn't go well for Bomber. What a dick. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/med...

“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.” So nice to see democracy in action, nothing to worry about here, love NZ’s accessible and clear election process.

Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 2d ago

The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.

'Getting violent' here was a bad taste pageant with absolutely zero physical violence to anyone. So Winston is agreeing speech is violence. I look forward to his support for hate speech regulation then.

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway@legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 2d ago

Are you joking? Winne started a homophobic disinformation campaign against a non binary MP knowing full well what that would translate to online. Threats, harassment and other online violence. So serious, that MP left. Unbelievable #nzpol

Are you joking? Winne started a homophobic disinformation campaign against a non binary MP knowing full well what that would translate to online. Threats, harassment and other online violence. So serious, that MP left. Unbelievable #nzpol

Holy Microsoft Co-Pilot Batman #nzpol "The Ministry of Education is using so much AI it can't tell us how much AI it's using" 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.

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Looks like NZ First has a Nazi problem. www.thepost.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.

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O interesting. I thought Winston fulminating against Charlie Mitchell last week must be about the Remigration NZ story But no, it's that Young NZ First [sic] turns out to have Nazis in it Senior NZ First youth figure linked to neo-Nazi group 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.

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I'm telling you that writing exam questions based on problem questions is 1000 times easier than writing a challenging multichoice test. Fml. Why do I do this to myself? 🤦‍♀️🫠

One simply doesn’t talk over the pips My timeline. lol

Lew@lewsos.bsky.social · 3d ago

Holy shit Morning Report just faded Luxo's 20th consecutive round of "well what I would say to you" interview avoidance out for the pips

Law passed under urgency should have a sunset clause unless the consultation and committee processes are completed before the next election

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 3d ago

More laws rushed through Parliament under urgency than any term since 2008

Good piece by @mohanjdutt.bsky.social | We must name racism when it happens e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... #nzpol

Another gen of abuse in state care and it can get in the bin and be fired into space 🔥

Stephanie Rodgers 🍉@bootstheory.bsky.social · 4d ago

This policy would directly lead to physical abuse of disabled and neurodivergent children. Tell your friends. I'm absolutely serious.

This policy would directly lead to physical abuse of disabled and neurodivergent children. Tell your friends. I'm absolutely serious.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d ago

ACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on 'little shits'

"A society that treats naming racism as the greater offence has confused the mirror with the wound." 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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'Children only get one chance at childhood. A baby hospitalised this winter cannot wait for a stronger economy. A child growing up in poverty cannot pause their development until political consensus emerges.' - Claire Achmad. #NzPol

The plight of our children can't wait for politics

Children can't vote but inherit the consequences of government and societal failures for the longest time, writes outgoing Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad in a final plea

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In times like these, it’s important to pay attention to the grand unifying narratives ideas are hooking on to. Like that children are there to be controlled by adults, like babies and birth are commodities to be controlled by the state, like citizenship is a state more valuable than non-citizenship.

Children: as problems in schools to be controlled; financial benefits to the state, but also burdens that must therefore be incentivised, for parents to have them; not in need of decent nutrition but still to be shamed for their bodies; & oh btw the Children’s Commissioner is sacked. FFS #nzpol

Kate@knhannah.bsky.social · 3d ago

In times like these, it’s important to pay attention to the grand unifying narratives ideas are hooking on to. Like that children are there to be controlled by adults, like babies and birth are commodities to be controlled by the state, like citizenship is a state more valuable than non-citizenship.

I would like to propose a members bill banning male politicians telling us to have babies.