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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 1h

Isn't that 1 Billion of our assets this bitch wants to sell off?

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Selling Chorus securities is 'hocking off' debt not assets, Finance Minister says

The government had invested $1 billion in Chorus' fibre network.

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 1h

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 2h

This is the privatisation of our asset 61%

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 2h

Chorus was heavily funded by the government for the UFB rollout, with current government debt and equity investments totalling about $1.34 billion. The market value of the government’s 61% stake was recently estimated at roughly $2.47 billion

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 3h

action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/nit...

PETITION: Stop Dairy Expansion

No dairy expansion in a nitrate emergency! Call on the NZ Parliament to end dairy expansion now to protect public health and fresh water.

action.greenpeace.org.nz

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 5h

weareunderused.substack.com/p/the-left-n...

The Left needs to do more than protest

Stop protesting. Start disrupting.

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 5h

Only going to get worse the closer we get to the election.

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 6h

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Government looks to cash out Chorus investment

The Government is looking to sell its loan to the Chorus, which could free up hundreds of millions in cash.

www.stuff.co.nz

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 6h

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 6h

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Anither case of this CoC trying to rort the system

Watch: House thrown into confusion as MPs knock off early, blocking bill from becoming law

There weren’t enough MPs at Parliament on Thursday afternoon to vote on a bill to allow Sunday morning advertising.

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 6h

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

Aratere set to end its days at recycling shipyard in India, Interislander says

After 26 years of service and 5 million passengers transported, the Interislander is being shipped off.

www.rnz.co.nz

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 6h

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-by-tw...

Two by Twos church leader quits suddenly, set to leave NZ after ‘tough year’

Wayne Dean’s exit follows global scrutiny of the secretive sect.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 6h

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 8h

nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

THE GREEN PARTY: REAL CHANGE OR LIMITED REFORMS?

While Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has talked of overhauling a failed economic system that is eating up the planet, fellow co-lea...

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 8h

thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/10/10/t...

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 8h

thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/10/10/w...

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 8h

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 8h

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe they should have ensured the help cleaned up properly?

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 9h

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 10h

theconversation.com/why-does-nzs...

Why does NZ’s new energy plan sideline renewables and ignore progress made already?

The government’s energy package is unnecessarily preoccupied with fossil fuels and ignores important reform work already underway.

theconversation.com

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 10h

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on

Treasury has revealed the state of the Government’s finances and it shows we’re borrowing just to keep the lights on.

www.stuff.co.nz

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cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 11h

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 12h

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Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lantern @maorigreenlantern.bsky.social · 1d

“Winston Peters: New Zealand’s Master of the Victim Card” - 9 October 2025

When Political Theater Trumps Substance - How Peters Perfected the Art of Strategic Whining

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“Winston Peters: New Zealand’s Master of the Victim Card” - 9 October 2025

When Political Theater Trumps Substance - How Peters Perfected the Art of Strategic Whining

themaorigreenlantern.substack.com

cryoutloud26 @cryoutloud26.bsky.social · 12h

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Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lantern @maorigreenlantern.bsky.social · 1d

"A Straight-Up Truth About Power, Money, and Corruption" - 9 October 2025

The Māori Green Lantern Exposes How the System Really Works

themaorigreenlantern.substack.com/p/a-straight...

"A Straight-Up Truth About Power, Money, and Corruption" - 9 October 2025

The Māori Green Lantern Exposes How the System Really Works

themaorigreenlantern.substack.com