KiwiNikki
@kiwinikki.bsky.social
Aotearoa. Confirmed leftie. Dog lover. Unexpected home schooler. NZ/English.
Beach walker. Music. Food. Wine. Politics. Sociology. Books. Green issues.
Beach walker. Music. Food. Wine. Politics. Sociology. Books. Green issues.
Jacinda on Graham Norton - awesome. Amazing publicity for NZ. No wonder Luxon looked even more sour than usual!
December 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Jacinda on Graham Norton - awesome. Amazing publicity for NZ. No wonder Luxon looked even more sour than usual!
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If you're in Ōtautahi, or will be in Ōtautahi sometime before April, go to the art gallery to see Unutai E! Unutai E! Kai Tahu and Anne Noble present images of Te Waipounamu's waterways as part of Kai Tahu's high court freshwater claim. The kōrero on these walls is like nothing else.
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you're in Ōtautahi, or will be in Ōtautahi sometime before April, go to the art gallery to see Unutai E! Unutai E! Kai Tahu and Anne Noble present images of Te Waipounamu's waterways as part of Kai Tahu's high court freshwater claim. The kōrero on these walls is like nothing else.
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The first IREX ferry would have been online THIS WEEKEND if Nicola did not cancel them
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
Boy am I glad the first replacements for these ferries will be arriving in Feb 2026, with port upgrades at Picton and Wellington nearing completion after two and a half years of work.
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘Everyone’s a bit stressed’: Interislander turns back for Wellington after circling in Cook Strait
The Kaiarahi is heading back to Wellington.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The first IREX ferry would have been online THIS WEEKEND if Nicola did not cancel them
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
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All because a tiny minority of grave dancers didn’t like Māori having their contractual rights honoured. I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again; Racism is an expensive business. 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
All because a tiny minority of grave dancers didn’t like Māori having their contractual rights honoured. I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again; Racism is an expensive business. 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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Shane Jones “wants to saddle us with permanent landscape destruction, and a long-term environmental liability that will forever foul what makes our place special to anyone that lives here or visits.” #nzpol
‘Bully and hypocrite’: Hollywood star fires back at Shane Jones over attacks
Actor Sam Neill says the NZ First minster’s personal attack on him over his opposition to a controversial Central Otago gold mine proposal is “pathetic”.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Shane Jones “wants to saddle us with permanent landscape destruction, and a long-term environmental liability that will forever foul what makes our place special to anyone that lives here or visits.” #nzpol
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Soo... holiday plans are in the toilet. Partner & child 1 were supposed to be on this ferry this morning (child 2 and me flying to meet them further south). But next available sailing is in a week 😭
KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem
Passengers were stuck on the Kaiārahi for more than six hours on Friday night, after a "technical problem with the steering" was discovered during checks.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Soo... holiday plans are in the toilet. Partner & child 1 were supposed to be on this ferry this morning (child 2 and me flying to meet them further south). But next available sailing is in a week 😭
KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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And to think, all these slightly knackered Interislander ferries were going to have been replaced early next year...
Nice one, Willis
Nice one, Willis
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
And to think, all these slightly knackered Interislander ferries were going to have been replaced early next year...
Nice one, Willis
Nice one, Willis
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I don't like being lied to, that is what immediately turned me away from frump the last time. him and his administration lie about everything, big and small. I have NO USE for liars, you cannot trust liars in any way. they have one purpose, only to spread confusion and chaos. every day more lies
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I don't like being lied to, that is what immediately turned me away from frump the last time. him and his administration lie about everything, big and small. I have NO USE for liars, you cannot trust liars in any way. they have one purpose, only to spread confusion and chaos. every day more lies
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Boy am I glad the first replacements for these ferries will be arriving in Feb 2026, with port upgrades at Picton and Wellington nearing completion after two and a half years of work.
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘Everyone’s a bit stressed’: Interislander turns back for Wellington after circling in Cook Strait
The Kaiarahi is heading back to Wellington.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Boy am I glad the first replacements for these ferries will be arriving in Feb 2026, with port upgrades at Picton and Wellington nearing completion after two and a half years of work.
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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In the first few days I just saw with her and watched her sleep for 23.5 hours a day.
Look at her today. My heart could explode with happiness for her ❤️
Look at her today. My heart could explode with happiness for her ❤️
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In the first few days I just saw with her and watched her sleep for 23.5 hours a day.
Look at her today. My heart could explode with happiness for her ❤️
Look at her today. My heart could explode with happiness for her ❤️
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Rich people, with a WEALTH TAX
#nzpol
#nzpol
Richard Prebble: If the Govt will not sell ‘assets’, who pays for safer roads and bridges?
OPINION: The Government now faces a structural deficit as climate costs loom.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Rich people, with a WEALTH TAX
#nzpol
#nzpol
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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What a difference 24 hours makes. Small margins between life and death.
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What a difference 24 hours makes. Small margins between life and death.
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This is progressive politics and policies
Doesnt break the bank either 👇
Doesnt break the bank either 👇
NZ #GreenBudget Highlights:
Free GP and free dental care ✅
Free early childhood education (35hr/w) ✅
Income guarantee ($395/w baseline) ✅
(And more!)
Paid for by:
Raise corporate tax (28% -> 33%) ✅
Wealth tax ✅
Private-jet tax ✅ #nzpol #Greens
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
Free GP and free dental care ✅
Free early childhood education (35hr/w) ✅
Income guarantee ($395/w baseline) ✅
(And more!)
Paid for by:
Raise corporate tax (28% -> 33%) ✅
Wealth tax ✅
Private-jet tax ✅ #nzpol #Greens
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
Green Budget
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
December 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is progressive politics and policies
Doesnt break the bank either 👇
Doesnt break the bank either 👇
We would have had both brand new South Korean made ferries by now if people hadn’t voted for this bunch of clowns.
#nzpol
National the party that is utterly shit with the economy. As shown by their track record.
#nzpol
National the party that is utterly shit with the economy. As shown by their track record.
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We would have had both brand new South Korean made ferries by now if people hadn’t voted for this bunch of clowns.
#nzpol
National the party that is utterly shit with the economy. As shown by their track record.
#nzpol
National the party that is utterly shit with the economy. As shown by their track record.
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One day, when people are living once again in leaky homes, or dying of botulism, someone might just link “red tape” to keeping people alive & not broke #nzpol
New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline
New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline
The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One day, when people are living once again in leaky homes, or dying of botulism, someone might just link “red tape” to keeping people alive & not broke #nzpol
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This would be headline news with ANY other government in our entire post-war history. WHY isn’t it now?! 🤨 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
It's so bad, we now have an article in the international edition of The Guardian.
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand
UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This would be headline news with ANY other government in our entire post-war history. WHY isn’t it now?! 🤨 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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UPDATE: An Essex Police spokesperson said: "We are assessing a report relating to alleged misreported expenditure by a political party in connection with the 2024 general election, following a referral to us by the Met.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
Nigel Farage Urged To 'Come Clean' Over Claims He Broke Election Law
The Reform UK leader is facing a police probe.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
UPDATE: An Essex Police spokesperson said: "We are assessing a report relating to alleged misreported expenditure by a political party in connection with the 2024 general election, following a referral to us by the Met.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
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When Tasman flooded this year, with people trapped & millions of $ in damage, lost livehlihoods. Luxon flew to a Hawaii for holiday. He didn't tell anyone until he got back.
Now he tells NZ we don't deserve our Xmas holidays & we're not American enough. The man with NO portfolio is a tosser #nzpol
Now he tells NZ we don't deserve our Xmas holidays & we're not American enough. The man with NO portfolio is a tosser #nzpol
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
When Tasman flooded this year, with people trapped & millions of $ in damage, lost livehlihoods. Luxon flew to a Hawaii for holiday. He didn't tell anyone until he got back.
Now he tells NZ we don't deserve our Xmas holidays & we're not American enough. The man with NO portfolio is a tosser #nzpol
Now he tells NZ we don't deserve our Xmas holidays & we're not American enough. The man with NO portfolio is a tosser #nzpol
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100%
They fully fucked it
They fully fucked it
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
100%
They fully fucked it
They fully fucked it
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WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
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Wellington and Auckland economy still down the toilet - so real rents are heading south. Wellington rents probably at record lows in wage-adjusted terms - an economic downturn + Govt nibbling on the public sector will do that. Few other reckons... [🧵 1/n]
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Wellington and Auckland economy still down the toilet - so real rents are heading south. Wellington rents probably at record lows in wage-adjusted terms - an economic downturn + Govt nibbling on the public sector will do that. Few other reckons... [🧵 1/n]