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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 10h

Methane makes up 48% of NZ's climate pollution. The Govt's grossly irresponsible announcement today that they will never have a price on methane, combined with their policies to increase the dairy herd, means that they have zero intention of meeting NZ Paris obligations.

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 1d

Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Chris Finlayson offer praise for the Waitangi Tribunal – and damning criticism of the coalition Government. Sam Sachdeva reports.

Hell hath no fury like an attorney-general scorned

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Soon Lee @soonleenz.bsky.social · 17h

Cherry trees in Cornwall Park going strong this weekend. Plenty of visitors there to appreciate it. #sakura #flower #cherryBlossom #somethingBeautiful #TamakiMakaurau #Auckland #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Wide shot of cherry trees at Cornwall Park showing the trees in bloom & plenty of people under the trees.

Closeup of a bunch of three cherry blossoms.

View from under cherry trees looking upwards, showing masses of cherry blossoms dotted in the sky.

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 1d

🔉 Event reminder!

Join us at Royal Society Te Apārangi to hear historian Vincent O’Malley discuss the new edition of 'The Meeting Place'.

Speakers: Hon. Sir Joe Williams & Kahu Hotere

🗓 Tue 14 Oct | 🕠 5.30pm (start 6)
📍 11 Turnbull St, Wgtn
🎟 Free – all welcome

zurl.co/FKoIM

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 14h

A Body of Work

Solo Art Exhibition
Free Entry
Runs from the 13th 0ct - 29th Nov.
10am - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday
Level 7
131 Queen St
Auckland CBD

Matt is a legend and his work is stunning, his residency is a chance to see him in action.

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 8m

“E pala ma‘a, a e le pala upu.” The stones will decay, but words will not. — Sāmoan proverb.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 22h

“We are a people who have endured land theft, blackbirding, nuclear testing, deportation, and exile . . . Yet again and again, we align ourselves with those who uphold the very systems that shrink us.” — Marli Olive Wesley.

Faith, survival, and misplaced allegiance | E-Tangata

“We are a people who have endured land theft, blackbirding, nuclear testing, deportation, and exile . . . Yet again and again, we align ourselves with those who uphold the very systems that shrink us....

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 10h

The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 14h

Week in Review:
Comment from Auckland University: Vaccination levels have dipped well below the 95 percent necessary for herd immunity, exposing us to diseases we thought we’d consigned to history, writes Dr Heather Battles.

Open the door to measles, and it won't stop there

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 11h

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says the Waikato Regional Council proposal is an abuse of the RMA process and he's taking advice on his next moves, reports Andrew Bevin.

Council to notify massive Coromandel bottom trawl ban, picking fight with Govt

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The Press @thepress.co.nz · 2h

In Whanganui, information from the Government’s own Road Cone Tipline had actually led to more cones being put out than taken away. In Wellington, 110 complaints resulted in just two cones being removed.

Just 204 road cones confirmed gone thanks to heralded ‘tipline’

In Whanganui, information from the Government’s own Road Cone Tipline had actually led to more cones being put out than taken away. In Wellington, 110 complaints resulted in just two cones being removed.

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 15h

The government knows this is bad policy because they've announced it on a Sunday.
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 11h

Under National, gangs are doubling their money as the govt loses experienced cops & police budget constraints hit.
Domestic violence, sexual assaults. meth and cocaine use are all up & thousands of retail crime incidents go uninvestigated #nzpol #kiwi

Gangs making large profits amid 'bizarre' increase in meth use

New Zealand’s meth consumption rose from 732kg in 2023 to 1434kg in 2024.

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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 14h

Well this is good news!
Whakatāne mayor-elect! #nzpol

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Salty Sea Hag @kasiazoe.bsky.social · 12h

#WhatVegansEat #VeganCooking #VeganFood #Kai Rice with roasted pumpkin, tomatoes, spinach, fresh ginger and garlic, cumin, coriander and homemade fermented sour cream, curry with fried salt and pepper tofu. I love this meal.

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 21h

Politicians of Aotearoa New Zealand, give the people a reason to vote for you.

People want HOPE, just look at the amazing reaction that @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social are getting.

People are tired of the bullshit finger pointing, they want to hear POSITIVITY
#nzpol

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Karen on a bike @karenonbike.bsky.social · 12h

Universal childcare

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 14h

I'm same. We retained the Māori wards. My first two picks for Pukehīnau ward got in, outnumbering the third councillor for that ward. I'm still unimpressed by some of the remarks made by the new mayor but he was my second choice. And the GWRC candidates who got in were mostly most of my top pics.

Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 16h

I'm feeling happy to be a Wellingtonian today. It's a good day.
We galvanised to retain our Maori ward and put a progressive bloc in at WCC. We're back and we're ready to kick this Govt out in 2026.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 16h

I'm feeling happy to be a Wellingtonian today. It's a good day.
We galvanised to retain our Maori ward and put a progressive bloc in at WCC. We're back and we're ready to kick this Govt out in 2026.

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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 16h

Love your attitude Catherine.
Wellington, lets be like Catherine.
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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 16h

I'm feeling happy to be a Wellingtonian today. It's a good day.
We galvanised to retain our Maori ward and put a progressive bloc in at WCC. We're back and we're ready to kick this Govt out in 2026.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 12h

Exactly, because we all know that they can make access easy. The wage subsidy for our business arrived in my bank account within hours of us applying.

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 12h

The Family Boost policy was always designed to have the least amount of eligible people accessing it #nzpol

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 12h

Amelia Wade dives into the Family Boost policy, which was designed in a hurry using guesswork, and is now so complex one Kindergarten has hired a staffer explicitly to help parents navigate it:

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Families miss out on FamilyBoost after being caught by quarterly income rule

Parents hoping to claim childcare rebates have been rejected because their quarterly incomes are too high ‒ despite being told it was based on what their households earned yearly.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Jenny Wilson Leader of the pack 🐺🐺🐺 @jenchef.bsky.social · 12h

So we don't care about climate change. Farmers can sit back and continue to pollute while being paid well for their milk and meat.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 12h

Which too many New Zealanders can’t even afford but we will all pay the cost of their pollution. Their heads are so far in the sand only their ankles are visible.

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 12h

Amelia Wade dives into the Family Boost policy, which was designed in a hurry using guesswork, and is now so complex one Kindergarten has hired a staffer explicitly to help parents navigate it:

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Families miss out on FamilyBoost after being caught by quarterly income rule

Parents hoping to claim childcare rebates have been rejected because their quarterly incomes are too high ‒ despite being told it was based on what their households earned yearly.

www.thepost.co.nz

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