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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 2d

The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.

Regulatory Standards Bill:
Select Committee Report:
166,000 submission total
0.7% supported
0.6% unclear
98.7% opposed

AUTHORISED BY DUNCAN WEBB MP, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS WELLINGTON

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 2d

But he thought REALLY REALLY HARD about voting against it though.

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 3d

Unions ARE MADE UP OF THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THEM you dumb asshole

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

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," the Prime Minister says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 3d

Let. Him. Cook.

Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 9d

#nzpol Sometimes a policy is so stupid it makes you question the very fabric of reality. Decisions so fabulously, almost wantonly dumb, you wonder if we actually live in a simulation. Welcome to the world of removing Jobseeker Support for 18 & 19-year-olds. craigrenney.substack.com/p/a-small-wr...

A small wrinkle in the Jobseeker policy

The government’s recent changes to benefits feel like this: the house is on fire, and this policy is them turning off the smoke alarm and saying it’s fixed

craigrenney.substack.com

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Jai Bentley-Payne @abstractivist.bsky.social · 3d

Just when your think this government can’t possibly plumb new depths of stupidity: #nzpol

Screenshot of stuff.co.nz article describing farming lobby groups celebrating a reduction of methane targets

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 5d

Come for a renewed appreciation of the songs you half-remember; stay because you learn something truly fascinating about history and how it (eventually) informs popular culture. And how that half-remembered song actually connects to the time it was recorded in.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 9d

RNZ almost never publishes "political opinions" but today they & Stuff/The Post published one defending Nicola Willis's handling of the economy.

The author is Dennis Wesselbaum - from lobby group NZ Initiative, where Luxon/Willis reportedly get economic policies from

RNZ is shot #nzpol #kiwi

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 12d

Please, if you're considering voting Ray Chung, lose your voting papers.

Patrick Morgan @patrickmorgan.bsky.social · 12d

Is this the dumbest objection to bike lanes ever?
"Cycling may be considered a “greener” option than using public transport, but cycleways use an awfully high amount of petroleum-based products to create and maintain." - Ray Chung @cyclewgtn.bsky.social www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Wellington mayoral candidates on bike lanes

Each week we are asking the main mayoral candidates what they will do on key issues. This week: Retain, extend or reduce Wellington's current bike lane network?

www.thepost.co.nz

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 13d

Preach!

Earl Mardle - Death Cult Govt - Squalour, poverty & Disease @rlmrdlnz.bsky.social · 13d

"Health Minister Simeon Brown called the strikes "deliberate politicking by our unions"

Too
Fucking
Right e hoa

THAT is exactly what unions are there to do, to make damned sure the political class gets its bloody laces tied together instead of kicking the working class

Is he starting to GET it?

Allied health workers vote to strike on same day as primary school teachers

More than 11,500 physiotherapists, social workers and health assistants have voted to strike on 23 October.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 14d

Obviously this is compulsory listening, but prior to this episode I just thought of Jimmy Page as 'the guy who steals tunes from black blues artists'. In fact he's 'the guy who steals from blues, management, ex-bandmates, CURRENT bandmates, sound engineers, folkies and his singer'.

Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 15d

The new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! This one looks at the formation of Led Zeppelin, and looks in detail at the inspirations behind the songs on their first album.

Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed a…

500songs.com

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 14d

Not 'Andrew Hickey sings Roy Orbison'? :😜

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 14d

"How did you do at the 9/11-funding comedy festival, Fozzie?"
"I BOMBED! Wakka wakka!...am I canceled now?"

The Zack(s) of the Killer Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social · 14d

No. Absolutely not. Legitimately angry at this slander against a perfect bear.

Brian Box Brown @boxbrown.bsky.social · 14d

Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 14d

So National MP Chris Bishop wrote to Penny Simmonds to push the Environment Minister to intervene in local councils for the benefit of National MP Suze Redmayne's private farm.

National Party say this is all cool and above board for them. #nzpol #kiwi

Environment minister accused of using position to influence council's legal process

Penny Simmonds says it is "wholly appropriate" to engage with the primary sector.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you Andrew, happily devouring.

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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 18d

The deputy Prime Minister this week admonished a regional council for enforcing its rules (which it is legally required to do) on the basis that the RMA will be overhauled at some point www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Are Cantabrians living in ‘the republic of ECan’?

The deputy PM is urging Environment Canterbury to pause its enforcement of consenting laws. Is this even possible? The Press fact checks David Seymour’s comments.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 18d

Good on the coalition for distracting me with one absolutely appalling thing so I almost didn't notice the equally appalling OTHER thing.

Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 18d

Goldsmith is worried about sovereign risk from court recognition of tikanga Māori

But the real sovereign risk comes from a govt that has repeatedly meddled with the independence of courts and legal proceedings for cynical self-serving ideological reasons

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith warns government prepared to remove tikanga Māori from court rulings

The minister claims New Zealand's "bespoke" legal system could discourage overseas investment.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · 18d

Gotta hand it to Winston Peters, dude is almost 80 and the motherfucker can still defy the laws of physics to limbo under the ground-level bar we set for him. Refusing to recognise Palestine isn't COWARDICE, at this point it's treason to the New Zealand people in favour of the US state Department.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 27d

#nzpol

Locked Out has had a look at the recent GDP numbers.

Guess what? They’re not great, and there is no plan to make it work.

Have a watch now:

youtu.be/RQgR2S6aaTI?...

Ep22 GDP in free fall, it couldn't be any worse

YouTube video by Big Hairy Network

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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · Apr 3

WOOP! WOOP! That’s the sound of Für Elise

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · Sep 2

Inject it in my VEINS.

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · Sep 2

Roy Morgan Poll August #NZPol

Labour: 34% ⬆️3%
National: 29% ⬇️2%
ACT: 10.5% ↔️
NZ First: 7% ⬇️2.5%
Greens: 13.5% ⬆️2%
Te Pāti Māori: 2.5% ⬇️1%

Left bloc 50% vs Right bloc 46.5%

Right Direction 31 ⬇️ 6
Wrong Direction 57.5 ⬆️ 4

CoC are toast

Overall Shift: The National/ACT/NZ First bloc saw a decrease in support from 52.8% in the 2023 election to 46.5% in August 2025, while the Labour/Greens/Māori Party bloc increased from 41.6% to 50%.
Gender and Age Differences:
Women: The Labour/Greens/Māori Party bloc shows significantly higher support among women, especially those aged 18-49 (76.5%).
Men: The National/ACT/NZ First bloc maintains stronger support among men, particularly those aged 50+ (66.5%).
Party-Specific Trends: Labour and Greens gained support, especially among younger women, while National and ACT saw declines, though ACT's support among men aged 18-49 increased.

“Support for Labour increased 3% points to 34% – the highest level of support for the party since August 2022 – when former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still led the party. Support for the Greens was up 2% points to 13.5% and the Maori Party dropped 1% point to 2.5%.

“There is now a clear age split emerging with the Labour-led Opposition now favoured by both younger women and men – for a second straight month. Support for the Opposition among younger women aged 18-49 is at 76.5% (up 13% points on a month ago) while a slim majority of younger men aged 18-49 (51%, up 0.5% points) also support the opposition.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wow.

New evidence acquired under OIA by Greenpeace has revealed that dairy giant Fonterra first requested, and then helped to write, the Government’s new grass-fed standards.

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · Aug 26

Your "Hmmm." is probably the funniest one-syllable review of a song I've ever heard.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · Aug 23

Turns out indulging swivel eyed bigots who were convinced the maaries were going to put microchips in the water for cheap political gain was *incredibly* politically irresponsible.

Who could have predicted?

(answering my own qn; with exceptions including present company, *not* the press gallery)

Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · Aug 22

Three waters has become a financial disaster for some councils. I spoke to a five-term mayor who says it has wrecked his council and the current reforms appear to be failing www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

A mayor confronts the ‘ungodly’ price of three waters reform

The political battle over three waters is over, but the financial wreckage is just beginning.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Peter Baillie @pdjb.bsky.social · Aug 22

A History of Rock in 500 Songs by Andrew Hickey. Truly informative and fun.

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