Andrew R
@andrewr4.womcats.com
Often irreverent. Moving further left as I age. He/Him.
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland /Aotearoa / NZ
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland /Aotearoa / NZ
The only protest required
January 17, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The only protest required
@sophieodoom.bsky.social how is darling Bailey?
January 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM
@sophieodoom.bsky.social how is darling Bailey?
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It doesn't have to be like this.
There's plenty of money in Aotearoa New Zealand, it's just far too concentrated.
Time for a wealth tax
#taxtherich
#kikorangi
There's plenty of money in Aotearoa New Zealand, it's just far too concentrated.
Time for a wealth tax
#taxtherich
#kikorangi
‘Working hard and still broke’: The reality of living on $1000 a week
After food and housing, there is little left for anything else, says dad starting support group.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM
It doesn't have to be like this.
There's plenty of money in Aotearoa New Zealand, it's just far too concentrated.
Time for a wealth tax
#taxtherich
#kikorangi
There's plenty of money in Aotearoa New Zealand, it's just far too concentrated.
Time for a wealth tax
#taxtherich
#kikorangi
My theory that Luxon has already been rolled, but it’s not announced yet is feeling stronger by the day. He’s on gardening leave on Waiheke until they feel the moment is right to announce. Perhaps it’s to announce the election date and immediately step down?
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
My theory that Luxon has already been rolled, but it’s not announced yet is feeling stronger by the day. He’s on gardening leave on Waiheke until they feel the moment is right to announce. Perhaps it’s to announce the election date and immediately step down?
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Hmmm. Little hint of a stall here. New bank lending is like fuel for our economy - banks create brand new shiny money, people spend it, stuff gets bought, wages get paid, profits get made etc. What's going on? [🧵 1/n]
January 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Hmmm. Little hint of a stall here. New bank lending is like fuel for our economy - banks create brand new shiny money, people spend it, stuff gets bought, wages get paid, profits get made etc. What's going on? [🧵 1/n]
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Kia ora Stuff.
Your dehumanising headline serves as propaganda for a government deliberately underfunding & reducing access to services for our most vulnerable, in service of wealthy people.
Challenging that erosion should be the story; that it’s not says something about the erosion of our humanity.
Your dehumanising headline serves as propaganda for a government deliberately underfunding & reducing access to services for our most vulnerable, in service of wealthy people.
Challenging that erosion should be the story; that it’s not says something about the erosion of our humanity.
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Kia ora Stuff.
Your dehumanising headline serves as propaganda for a government deliberately underfunding & reducing access to services for our most vulnerable, in service of wealthy people.
Challenging that erosion should be the story; that it’s not says something about the erosion of our humanity.
Your dehumanising headline serves as propaganda for a government deliberately underfunding & reducing access to services for our most vulnerable, in service of wealthy people.
Challenging that erosion should be the story; that it’s not says something about the erosion of our humanity.
Hello BlueSky fungi people. What are these I found in the garden ? If the centre is pushed they emit what I think must be spores. Triffid looking!
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Hello BlueSky fungi people. What are these I found in the garden ? If the centre is pushed they emit what I think must be spores. Triffid looking!
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This man has never met a boundary he didn’t think was a suggestion.
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This man has never met a boundary he didn’t think was a suggestion.
Ruin a band by changing one letter
New Pork Dolls
New Pork Dolls
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Queefs of the Stone Age
Queefs of the Stone Age
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Job Division
Job Division
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter
New Pork Dolls
New Pork Dolls
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Shoulda read the fine print.
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Shoulda read the fine print.
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If you’re thinking that a 5.1% rise in the cost of essential public services is unwelcome in a cost of living crisis, this is a reminder that - according to IRD - the richest 350 families in AoNZ pay an effective tax rate of just 8%
#nzpol
#nzpol
#TicketingNews: Bus, train and ferry fares will increase on 1 February in Auckland.
Fares will increase by an average of 5.1% to keep up with rising costs.
MORE: at.govt.nz/bus-train-fe...
Fares will increase by an average of 5.1% to keep up with rising costs.
MORE: at.govt.nz/bus-train-fe...
Public transport fare changes
Public transport fare changes
at.govt.nz
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
If you’re thinking that a 5.1% rise in the cost of essential public services is unwelcome in a cost of living crisis, this is a reminder that - according to IRD - the richest 350 families in AoNZ pay an effective tax rate of just 8%
#nzpol
#nzpol
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So like a few others on here, I've decided to be more active in pushing for policies that reflect what I want to see. To that end, I've signed up with the Greens.
I realise I won't be convincing disinterested people but as someone who has a) worked in an industry that is pretty hard 1/2 #nzpol
I realise I won't be convincing disinterested people but as someone who has a) worked in an industry that is pretty hard 1/2 #nzpol
January 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
So like a few others on here, I've decided to be more active in pushing for policies that reflect what I want to see. To that end, I've signed up with the Greens.
I realise I won't be convincing disinterested people but as someone who has a) worked in an industry that is pretty hard 1/2 #nzpol
I realise I won't be convincing disinterested people but as someone who has a) worked in an industry that is pretty hard 1/2 #nzpol
I’m pleased to see one world leader say what needs to be said - Mark Carney speaking after discussions with China.
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I’m pleased to see one world leader say what needs to be said - Mark Carney speaking after discussions with China.
Happy Birthday @getcaughtliving.bsky.social !
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Happy Birthday @getcaughtliving.bsky.social !
That crack of lightning was so close to our house our TV went blank for about 5 seconds - how does that work?
January 15, 2026 at 7:40 AM
That crack of lightning was so close to our house our TV went blank for about 5 seconds - how does that work?
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Fun note: this photo is the EB Games at West City mall. Directly upstairs is a Paper Plus that's closing in a couple of weeks. Which is next to an empty store, and just and the corner is the empty store that until recently was a Miniso.
It's a shitty time for retail.
It's a shitty time for retail.
Turns out all the need to do to revive your struggling retail business is sell everything at 50% off very urgently.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Fun note: this photo is the EB Games at West City mall. Directly upstairs is a Paper Plus that's closing in a couple of weeks. Which is next to an empty store, and just and the corner is the empty store that until recently was a Miniso.
It's a shitty time for retail.
It's a shitty time for retail.
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It seems a whole lot of self-described left voters in NZ really ought to leave behind their outdated reckons about who the Greens are.
The Greens have costed plans for all the kinds of things that left-leaning voters say they want, and that are good for everyone in this country.
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It seems a whole lot of self-described left voters in NZ really ought to leave behind their outdated reckons about who the Greens are.
The Greens have costed plans for all the kinds of things that left-leaning voters say they want, and that are good for everyone in this country.
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The #nzpol and #kikorangi feeds often follow similar themes, and I have often thought about the fact that a lot of what people want it already being offered, by the @greens.org.nz
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January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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It seems a whole lot of self-described left voters in NZ really ought to leave behind their outdated reckons about who the Greens are.
The Greens have costed plans for all the kinds of things that left-leaning voters say they want, and that are good for everyone in this country.
✅ ✅
It seems a whole lot of self-described left voters in NZ really ought to leave behind their outdated reckons about who the Greens are.
The Greens have costed plans for all the kinds of things that left-leaning voters say they want, and that are good for everyone in this country.
✅ ✅
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Let us not say that state institutional arrangements are not without humour.
The irony of a government minister criticising a RBNZ governor for putting her support to a letter reinforcing the independence of reserve banks internationally from governments is not lost.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The irony of a government minister criticising a RBNZ governor for putting her support to a letter reinforcing the independence of reserve banks internationally from governments is not lost.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Winston Peters tells RBNZ governor Anna Breman to 'stay in her New Zealand lane'
The Foreign Minister's statement is in response to Anna Breman signing a letter of support for US Fed boss Jerome Powell overnight.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Let us not say that state institutional arrangements are not without humour.
The irony of a government minister criticising a RBNZ governor for putting her support to a letter reinforcing the independence of reserve banks internationally from governments is not lost.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The irony of a government minister criticising a RBNZ governor for putting her support to a letter reinforcing the independence of reserve banks internationally from governments is not lost.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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A reminder that bringing shitty posts over from That Fascist Site to be performatively angry about them here is a choice you don't have to make! You can just leave them there! There is so much else to be legitimately angry about! You will not lack for content!
January 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
A reminder that bringing shitty posts over from That Fascist Site to be performatively angry about them here is a choice you don't have to make! You can just leave them there! There is so much else to be legitimately angry about! You will not lack for content!
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This is really the damning part of this Newsroom story about the rates cap gimmick. They had their performative policy and weren't very interested in being told whether it made sense or not. newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/15/r...
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is really the damning part of this Newsroom story about the rates cap gimmick. They had their performative policy and weren't very interested in being told whether it made sense or not. newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/15/r...
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Why do interest rates matter so much? Because we have sky high levels of private debt. Interest rate changes move serious money flows from savers to spenders and back again. What a throughly stupid way to run an economy. (Ends)
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Why do interest rates matter so much? Because we have sky high levels of private debt. Interest rate changes move serious money flows from savers to spenders and back again. What a throughly stupid way to run an economy. (Ends)
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Wild celebration yesterday as the jobs ads index data showed that job ads have stopped going down. Woohoo! This graph depresses me for other reasons though. It reveals a lot about out housing ponzi, private debt fuelled economy... (🧵 1/n)
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wild celebration yesterday as the jobs ads index data showed that job ads have stopped going down. Woohoo! This graph depresses me for other reasons though. It reveals a lot about out housing ponzi, private debt fuelled economy... (🧵 1/n)