Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Huia Sue

Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 8h

Aside from the fact that Chris Bishop is a pile of malevolent dung in a suit, I refuse to have three white men called Chris in a row as PM, it's absolutely intolerable #nzpol

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 8h

God fucking help us.
#nzpol

11 21 100

Reposted by Huia Sue

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 7h

Chris Bishop would be an ideal Judas

2 1 5

Reposted by Huia Sue

Cool Hand Fluke @nzrossvideo.bsky.social · 6h

Bahahaha. Perfect picture

Around one sixth (16%) of voters prefer Chris Bishop as the next leader. Bishop's support is strongest among the specific segment of voters who are considering switching their vote.
ADEIERVCROET / ANEIERVCROET

1 1 7

Reposted by Huia Sue

Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 6h

Someone told Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown and the Death Merchants in the National Party yet?

Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 12h

New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance

www.theguardian.com

2 8 18

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2h

Pipeline to Poverty-Chris Renny:
#NZ Min Chris #Bishop is celebrating new infrastructure investment, but around 17,000 fewer people are working in construction, building consents are way down, & unemployment, poverty & homelessness are growing fast #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...

Pipeline to poverty

The TV show Utopia is meant to be satire - not an instruction manual

open.substack.com

1 3

Reposted by Huia Sue

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 5h

Behold Aotearoa, your next Prime Minister.
Chris (yep another one) Bishop 🤦
#nzpol

2 3 22

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2h

Both are #AtlasNetwork sycophants so the Oligarchs will be happy

1

Reposted by Huia Sue

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 5h

Could you imagine Nicola Willis face if she found out Chris Bishop was made PM.
#priceless
#nzpol

3 3 13

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2h

Pipeline to Poverty-Chris Renny:
#NZ Min Chris #Bishop is celebrating new infrastructure investment, but around 17,000 fewer people are working in construction, building consents are way down, & unemployment, poverty & homelessness are growing fast #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...

Pipeline to poverty

The TV show Utopia is meant to be satire - not an instruction manual

open.substack.com

1

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2h

Pipeline to Poverty-Chris Renny:
#NZ Min Chris #Bishop is celebrating new infrastructure investment, but around 17,000 fewer people are working in construction, building consents are way down, & unemployment, poverty & homelessness are growing fast #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...

Pipeline to poverty

The TV show Utopia is meant to be satire - not an instruction manual

open.substack.com

1 1

Reposted by Huia Sue

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 4h

National have definitely hit the bottom of the barrel if they think Chris Bishop is their new messiah.

#nzpol
*sorry I had the have/ have not wrong

4 3 24

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2h

Pipeline to Poverty-Chris Renny:
#NZ Min Chris #Bishop is celebrating new infrastructure investment, but around 17,000 fewer people are working in construction, building consents are way down, & unemployment, poverty & homelessness are growing fast #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/craigren...

Pipeline to poverty

The TV show Utopia is meant to be satire - not an instruction manual

open.substack.com

2 4

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 2h

Corrupt charity supported by coalition caught in corruption #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

'Excessive': Two Mike King charity execs earned combined $527k after $24m Government funding boost

I Am Hope has defended the last year’s executive remuneration costs, saying they’re the result of an expanded leadership team following a $24m Government funding boost.

www.stuff.co.nz

1 2

Reposted by Huia Sue

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 2h

Praying Chris Bishop is not PM

1 5

Reposted by Huia Sue

Now I'm a BLUE dragon @kiwiwalrus.bsky.social · 3h

Chris BISHOP ?!?!? WTF !!!!

1 2

Reposted by Huia Sue

Grant Brookes (he/him/ia) @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social · 3h

Screenshot of Facebook post by Michael Fletcher. Over a Stuff headline reading “New poll suggests Chris Bishop is PM’s successor in waiting”, he comments “Okay, the ex-airline exec isn't working out as well as the ex-futures trader did. Let's try the ex-tobacco lobbyist."

2 5

Reposted by Huia Sue

D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 2h

This is bloody funny. Anybody else is winning.

Stuff poll.

Who do you think should lead National into the next election?
Christopher Luxon
14%
Chris Bishop
30%
Erica Stanford
14%
Nicola Willis
2%
Simeon Brown
3%
Someone else (Anybody else 😂)
37%

4 2 12

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1d

Once again this #NZ government has ignored expert advice, which could cost NZers millions! #marine #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings

The advice given was that by doing so it could cost millions and affect decisions over 200km of coastline.

www.1news.co.nz

2 12 27

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1d

So many ways this RW #NZ government is making war on our beautiful & unique #environment. Why are they even “IN” NZ?
Is it just greed? #nzpol #Nature #Climate www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline - Greenpeace Aotearoa

It has been nearly 2 years since the formation of the Luxon-led Government. It has been two years of a war on nature.

www.greenpeace.org

1 3

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1d

“International financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in #taxhavens, are one sign the #antichrist may be amassing power and hastening #Armageddon”, he says: “It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money.” #PeterThiel

2 2

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1d

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist & coming Armageddon.

He’s crazy & dangerous. Can we revoke the illegal NZ citizenship please? #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

3 6 15

Reposted by Huia Sue

Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 2d

#NZ More on that NZ citizen, a citizenship 'gifted' by Key’s administration. I sincerely hope the current coalition government aren’t tangled with him in any way whatsoever, or with his companies.

Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 2d

Our future is being shaped to a terrifying degree by people who have just … completely lost their marbles…

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

2 8 17

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1d

🍃🌹🌿 #Act’s “dangerous” #RSB or Regulatory Standards Bill could cost taxpayers up to $60 million a year upfront, according to Treasury advice released to The Post, under OIA- Mountain Tui: #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/mountain...

Regulatory Standards Bill could cost up to $60 million a year

And even the most conservative estimates of $18 million a year from Treasury misses the mark i.e. Treasury says most costs are yet to be accounted for

open.substack.com

1 3 5

Reposted by Huia Sue

Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

Edvard Munch's 'Scream' but with the text 'I can't believe they're cancelling Art History' in a speech bubble

35 78 170

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 1d

So-orig it was $551m for 2 top of the line Korean rail ferries delivered this year & next. It cost National $671m to cancel them. We don’t know the added price for these Chinese Ferries-hopefully they won’t be full of asbestos like the rail carriages were www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

Govt confirms shipyard for new Cook Strait ferries

The shipbuilder was the "largest modern integrated shipbuilding enterprise in Southern China," Peters said in his media release.

www.1news.co.nz

2 10 27