Deborah Russell MP
@beefaerie.bsky.social
Labour List MP based in West Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Spokesperson for Revenue, Climate Change, Associate Finance
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
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My speech on the Regulatory Standards bill. It was 10 minutes long, but I think I covered the essence of my message in the first 16 seconds.
Reposted by Deborah Russell MP
Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support
"We can do it right now, if Winston Peters is willing to walk the walk."
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Another awesome selection for Labour. I'm delighted by this news. @drayeshaverrall.bsky.social is brilliant. She's smart, witty, motivated by social justice, a stunning strategic and long term thinker. And a fantastic colleague. Congratulations, Ayesha!
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Another awesome selection for Labour. I'm delighted by this news. @drayeshaverrall.bsky.social is brilliant. She's smart, witty, motivated by social justice, a stunning strategic and long term thinker. And a fantastic colleague. Congratulations, Ayesha!
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Reposted by Deborah Russell MP
I’ve written about #COP30 for The Transition(s) Lab.
When the gavel came down in Belém, there was no major diplomatic breakthrough, but that’s not all that COPs are about these days. In a multipolar world, that’s likely a good thing.
Read more here: the-transitions-lab.ghost.io/the-shift-2-...
When the gavel came down in Belém, there was no major diplomatic breakthrough, but that’s not all that COPs are about these days. In a multipolar world, that’s likely a good thing.
Read more here: the-transitions-lab.ghost.io/the-shift-2-...
The Shift #2: COP30 in a multipolar world
These are my reflections on COP30, the first climate COP that I have attended. I would like to thank the Toha Network for supporting my travel, Brazil's Ministry of Finance for the invitation to pre-C...
the-transitions-lab.ghost.io
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I’ve written about #COP30 for The Transition(s) Lab.
When the gavel came down in Belém, there was no major diplomatic breakthrough, but that’s not all that COPs are about these days. In a multipolar world, that’s likely a good thing.
Read more here: the-transitions-lab.ghost.io/the-shift-2-...
When the gavel came down in Belém, there was no major diplomatic breakthrough, but that’s not all that COPs are about these days. In a multipolar world, that’s likely a good thing.
Read more here: the-transitions-lab.ghost.io/the-shift-2-...
I'm delighted by this news. Craig will be a fantastic MP.
Labour selects CTU economist Craig Renney as Wellington Bays candidate www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour selects CTU economist Craig Renney as Wellington Bays candidate www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour selects CTU economist Craig Renney as Wellington Bays candidate
Labour has selected high-profile economist Craig Renney to run as its candidate in Wellington Bays in next year's election.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I'm delighted by this news. Craig will be a fantastic MP.
Labour selects CTU economist Craig Renney as Wellington Bays candidate www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour selects CTU economist Craig Renney as Wellington Bays candidate www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
COP30: Labour decries non-commitment to cutting fossil fuels www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
COP30: Labour decries non-commitment to cutting fossil fuels
An uneasy deal has been reached at COP30 in Brazil which makes no mention of pledges to phase out fossil fuels.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
COP30: Labour decries non-commitment to cutting fossil fuels www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
I seem to have picked up a nasty cold from the person who was sitting behind me and sniffing all the way from Sydney to Auckland. ☹️
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I seem to have picked up a nasty cold from the person who was sitting behind me and sniffing all the way from Sydney to Auckland. ☹️
For my #SecretSantaAoNZ - simple and easy and whatever works for you. Ideas: bees, notebooks, gardening, anything handmade if you're a maker, cards, crochet, needlepoint, coffee, herbal teas, sweet smelling things, something *you* love and want to share.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
For my #SecretSantaAoNZ - simple and easy and whatever works for you. Ideas: bees, notebooks, gardening, anything handmade if you're a maker, cards, crochet, needlepoint, coffee, herbal teas, sweet smelling things, something *you* love and want to share.
It took me a day or so to realise that the crowds at COP 30 felt strange because there are no children.
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It took me a day or so to realise that the crowds at COP 30 felt strange because there are no children.
Just some of the countries at COP 30. The whole world is here, bar one.
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just some of the countries at COP 30. The whole world is here, bar one.
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Nov. 18, 2025
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At COP 30 in Brazil and thoroughly jet lagged so I'm quite pleased with that. 😁
Nov. 18, 2025
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At COP 30 in Brazil and thoroughly jet lagged so I'm quite pleased with that. 😁
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November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Nov. 18, 2025
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At COP 30 in Brazil and thoroughly jet lagged so I'm quite pleased with that. 😁
Nov. 18, 2025
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My Score: 2340
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At COP 30 in Brazil and thoroughly jet lagged so I'm quite pleased with that. 😁
I had a wee kōrero with Ryan Bridges and Simon Watts in the Herald Now politics slot this morning.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mcskimmin...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mcskimmin...
'McSkimming Fallout & Law and Order Clash: Watts and Russell Go Head-to-Head
National’s Simon Watts and Labour’s Deborah Russell spar over the McSkimming scandal, prison escape fallout, and what the new regulatory standards bill really means.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I had a wee kōrero with Ryan Bridges and Simon Watts in the Herald Now politics slot this morning.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mcskimmin...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mcskimmin...
My speech on the Regulatory Standards bill. It was 10 minutes long, but I think I covered the essence of my message in the first 16 seconds.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
My speech on the Regulatory Standards bill. It was 10 minutes long, but I think I covered the essence of my message in the first 16 seconds.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
I'm in! #SecretSantaAoNZ
It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I'm in! #SecretSantaAoNZ
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Nov. 5, 2025
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Nov. 5, 2025
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A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Nov. 5, 2025
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Nov. 5, 2025
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Unemployment - 5.3%
Underemployment - 12.9%
The highest unemployment rate since December 2016.
And the highest underemployment rate since September 2015 (except briefly at the peak of the pandemic).
The government just doesn't care about New Zealand workers.
www.stats.govt.nz/news/unemplo...
Underemployment - 12.9%
The highest unemployment rate since December 2016.
And the highest underemployment rate since September 2015 (except briefly at the peak of the pandemic).
The government just doesn't care about New Zealand workers.
www.stats.govt.nz/news/unemplo...
Unemployment rate at 5.3 percent in the September 2025 quarter | Stats NZ
New Zealand’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in the September 2025 quarter.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Unemployment - 5.3%
Underemployment - 12.9%
The highest unemployment rate since December 2016.
And the highest underemployment rate since September 2015 (except briefly at the peak of the pandemic).
The government just doesn't care about New Zealand workers.
www.stats.govt.nz/news/unemplo...
Underemployment - 12.9%
The highest unemployment rate since December 2016.
And the highest underemployment rate since September 2015 (except briefly at the peak of the pandemic).
The government just doesn't care about New Zealand workers.
www.stats.govt.nz/news/unemplo...
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Nov. 4, 2025
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My Score: 2380
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Nov. 4, 2025
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My Score: 2380
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Nov. 4, 2025
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My Score: 2380
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Nov. 4, 2025
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My Score: 2380
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Strands #607
“Good bones”
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Took me a moment to figure out why they did this. 🤦♀️
“Good bones”
💀🦴🦴🦴
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Took me a moment to figure out why they did this. 🤦♀️
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Strands #607
“Good bones”
💀🦴🦴🦴
🦴🦴🦴🦴
Took me a moment to figure out why they did this. 🤦♀️
“Good bones”
💀🦴🦴🦴
🦴🦴🦴🦴
Took me a moment to figure out why they did this. 🤦♀️
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October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Reposted by Deborah Russell MP
Where do bad rainbows go?
Well they go to prism.
But it’s a light sentence.
It gives them time to reflect.
Well they go to prism.
But it’s a light sentence.
It gives them time to reflect.
October 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Where do bad rainbows go?
Well they go to prism.
But it’s a light sentence.
It gives them time to reflect.
Well they go to prism.
But it’s a light sentence.
It gives them time to reflect.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Reposted by Deborah Russell MP
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
8 out of 10, and I don't know what is says about me, but I got all the Tolkien ones right.
Is it a critical mineral or a Tolkien invention? Take the Guardian’s quiz
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/24/critical-mineral-or-tolkien-invention-quiz
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/24/critical-mineral-or-tolkien-invention-quiz
October 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
8 out of 10, and I don't know what is says about me, but I got all the Tolkien ones right.
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Oct. 26, 2025
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My Score: 2320
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Oct. 26, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2320
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Oct. 26, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2320
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Oct. 26, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2320
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