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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 4d

From The Detail: An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet.

Stormwater solutions lying in the soil

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 5d

Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target.
My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol

Cartoon. Title: “Job Seeee-e-e-e” Image shows PM Christopher Luxon at the open hatch of a small plane, high above farmland. He’s leaning out, and holding up a parachute pack, labelled “Job Seeker” He’s calling out to someone falling from the plane, “And I’ve kept your parachute because you kids from low-income homes need some motivation” Then he adds, “Don’t let that disability slow you down!”

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 10d

Yip, sign.
Yip, email your MP, Winston Peters, the PM
It feels futile but we've got to be constantly telling them this is what matters to us.

NZ Government Sanction Israel Now

Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 12d

In the UK, the clueless Tory Govt tried to cut spending from 2011 to reduce debt. That backfired - economists often miss that Govt spending adds to the tax base. This created the conditions for the rise of the far right. But, that's another story (it's where we're heading) . (Ends)

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 12d

Successful social housing and good design.

Wish this government would be inspired by how well Kainga Ora and architects can do when enabled.

236 flats replacing 50 houses.

We need more of this.

Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 12d

Density done well in Auckland.

architecturenow.co.nz/articles/gen...

Generous and dignified social housing

Jon Rennie visits Community Lane, Architectus’ recently completed development for Kāinga Ora in Auckland’s Avondale.

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 13d

Guess the alternatives are:
Look after your immunity (also hard in a cost-of-living crisis)
Don't get cancer.
Know and recognise the signs of shingles and see Dr immediately for antivirals if you get it?

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · 13d

It's wild, eh? I did the same and didn't get it because of the cost. And it's a damned virus that lives in us if we've had chickenpox and it could be unleashed at any point.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 15d

Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.

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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 17d

Fixed.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 17d

“Even the most skilled school leader is constrained by the ongoing failure of the state to address the deep inequity in our education system. New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 38 developed countries for its overall equality in education.” — Rebecca Macfie, author of ‘Hope and Hardship’.

Paying down the equity debt in our schools | E-Tangata

“Even the most skilled school leader is constrained by the ongoing failure of the state to address the deep inequity in our education system. New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 38 developed countries for i...

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · Sep 6

👋thanks for the pack. Would appreciate being added, even though I'm not very active on Bluesky...

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Donna @kebabette.bsky.social · Sep 5

Biography by Kelly Ana Morey, published today on Reading Room. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/06/s...

Short story: Biography, by Kelly Ana Morey

Kelly Ana died on Monday. This was her last story. It's actual genius

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · Aug 31

Health NZ has been ordered to apologise after the Ombudsman found it acted unreasonably and unlawfully in withholding data that shows more than a third of all public hospital shifts last year were understaffed.

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

The Post

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Aug 26

There’s still time to submit on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. #nzpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

Radware Page

Loader page.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · Aug 13

Well this is just bloody silly … Chloe S “named” in the House meaning that she has been suspended from being an MP for a day … takes matters up a notch.

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KidOf60sTeens @kidof60steens.bsky.social · Aug 8

Courtesy of Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity...
74,000 jobs gone.
SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ
simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear...

#NZPol

"NZ's recession has so far claimed 27,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Although this doesn't tell the full story; total job hours have actually shrunk further. If you factor in how many part-time jobs have replaces full-time equivalents (FTE), it actually equates to a total FTE work reduction of 74,000 jobs. And that starts to sound more grim"

A graph is included showing this.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.co.nz · Aug 1

Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies.

I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...

2025 Local Candidates - The Progress Report

Searchable and filterable database of 2025 NZ local government candidates from every council. Built to improve accessibility and transparency.

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · Jul 23

And I forgot the Chinese supermarket! Love, love love the massive one in Wigrim. Great for massive tubs of fresh tofu.

Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · Jul 23

Yip, one of the best places to shop. I'm a fan of Yogiji's in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Go to for pulses, vege, rice and spices.

We also shop at Piko, Bin Inn, and a big vege store (Growers Market usually).

Avoid the big supermarkets as much as we can.

Che Tibby @chetibby.bsky.social · Jul 23

A great story. Honestly, screw the corporates and their greedflation. We've been shopping the verge markets for years and the prices are stable, the food is better, and you're buying from someone real.

A handy guide to shopping at the Indian supermarket thespinoff.co.nz/kai/19-07-20...

A handy guide to shopping at the Indian supermarket

With prices continuing to rise at the big supermarkets, Perzen Patel offers some tips for Indian grocery shopping.

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David Palmer @cloventt.net · Jul 20

Five people a day become homeless in Ōtautahi. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to you.

Case in point. Employed full time, can afford $650 a week in rent, still ends up homeless.

Our social contract is broken.

A post in a Hornby community facebook page that reads “URGENT HELP NEEDED As of Friday, a lovely local family with three young children (including a baby) became homeless. The lease on their previous rental was up and it would not be extended further due to "family moving into the rental." They had applied for many rentals leading up to Friday but have had no success. They have been advised by MSD they do not qualify for emergency housing support as they are over the threshold by $40.00!! We have managed to get them very, temporary accommodation until Monday but they are desperately seeking a rental immediately preferably in the Hornby or surrounding suburbs. They would prefer 3 bedrooms but are open to anything. They can afford up to approx. $650 and have references available. The male is in full time work in the Hornby area. If you know of any rentals that are available, please private message me on Facebook Messenger or text me on 027 etc”

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Jessica Halliday @jostle.bsky.social · Jul 15

Has anyone seen similar data for Aotearoa NZ?

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · Jul 15

The National Climate Assessment may have been deleted but the planet keeps reminding us what it said

graphic showing increases in extreme precipitation across the continental US

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · Jul 12

“This is the most rejected, reviled, and opposed bill in the history of our government.” — Tina Ngata on the Regulatory Standards Bill.

Tina Ngata: Reject this bill in its entirety | E-Tangata

“This is the most rejected, reviled, and opposed bill in the history of our government.” — Tina Ngata on the Regulatory Standards Bill.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · Jul 12

“Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places like Wairoa, vaping is embedded in everyday life.” — Fred Christensen.

The kids aren’t smoking, so why aren’t we celebrating? | E-Tangata

"Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places lik...

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Philip Matthews @secondzeit.bsky.social · Jul 9

A preview of Word Chch

www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

Guilt, murder and laughs at WORD Christchurch

The signing queue went out the door when Catherine Chidgey appeared at the Auckland Writers’ Festival in May. Expect similar scenes in Christchurch next month.

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