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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 4h

There is no cat in this image

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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 6h

I cant even tell you the number of public interest (and interesting) stories about the local election that journos wanted to do, but couldn't because of editors..

Shout out those that did do coverage, esp The Spinoff

Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 9h

Well done media, you achieved this brilliantly, your campaign to nearly completely ignore AKL’s local elections has flowed on to its inevitable outcome. Accelerating your own irrelevance simultaneously -> www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Auckland records lowest turnout in local elections

“Vote today or let someone else choose Auckland's representatives for you,” Aucklanders are told, with local body elections entering the home straight.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Closer to $800 a month for gas and power for our warm, insulated 4 bedroom home with 6 people living in it in the middle of winter.

The Waikato is damp and wet so a dryer is a must if you want dry clothes.

I definitely breathed a sigh of relief when spring came round.

Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 8h

I remember when asset sales were gonna lead to mum and dad shareholders and now we just have mum and dad paying $500 power bills in the winter. The right wing ideology is a scam. It’s a pyramid scheme. It’s useless. It improves nothing.

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 17h

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 4h

So easy for rich overconfident white guys. Deeply disappointing.

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 4h

Hard to comprehend

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🐶⛵️Capt. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social · 5h

I am so relieved about this!

Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 5h

Whatever else the election brings, I'm proud of Lower Hutt for this. #nzpol

Lower Hutt votes to keep Māori ward

The residents of Lower Hutt have voted resoundingly in favour of keeping its Māori ward. The binding referendum, conducted alongside the local elections this year, will see Lower Hutt retain its Māori ward seat.

I VOTE TO KEEP THE MĀORI WARD / 14,816

I VOTE TO REMOVE THE MĀORI WARD / 9,279

At the same time, a non-binding referendum question on whether or not Lower Hutt should explore amalgamation with Upper Hutt, Porirua and Wellington City councils received majority support, with 13,290 voting yes and 10,865 voting no.

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 5h

Ōtepoti living up to it's reputation of not booking ahead for events, even when it comes to local body voting.

Because of getting 9400 voting ballots today (more specifically, this morning), no results until later

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 5h

Labour has been firm in opposition to the more egregious coalition efforts.
#nzpol

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 5h

A few months ago, Hipkins unequivocally stated they will repeal the RSB within 100 days. You won't hear it on Bluesky #nzpol

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 6h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Red Sky At Night / Joanne Sheppard @redskyatnight.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, every few months we burst out of our cracked and thickened carapace to reveal the fresh, gleaming scales beneath

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 5h

Luxon has always been a dud leader, marked by short term cost cutting at the expense of vision and strategy, uncaring of workers, known as a "ruthless" man, and setting up dubious deals with Middle Eastern military while feigning ignorance. His Cabinet is commensurate #nzpol

Luxon is a dud leader - and his tenure at Air NZ gave plenty of clues

Plus: Willis borrowed $12b for $14.7b of tax cuts while saying she wouldn't borrow a dollar or would resign. Mark Mitchell promised improved crime results or resignation. Both remain.

mountaintui.substack.com

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 5h

Thirded! Unforgettable.

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 7h

"The book that made me laugh: The Ice Shelf by Anne Kennedy. From the first page... it is a hoot. I especially love the way she skewers writing workshops and literary festivals."

Totally agree with @wendmyway.bsky.social – The Ice Shelf is an iconic, edgy, and oddly underrated instant classic.

‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry…’: Wendy Parkins on the book everyone should read

Wendy Parkins, winner of best first book at the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards, recommends a must-read Victorian 'trauma novel'.

thespinoff.co.nz

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 7h

Attempting to “live with” (aka ignore) airborne viruses circulating at high levels *is a choice*.

We could do much better.

#MedSky

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19h

Oh, so they give the Peace Prize to people pushing to go AWAY from autocracy? I see the problem.

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 5h

How

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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 6h

With polls now officially closed on this local election day…

✊ Kudos to everyone who managed to get your votes in under the wire

🤞And best of luck to all candidates, currently keeping your cool (and holding onto your hats) while we wait for the counts to come in

Democracy ftw, hopefully! #nzpol

a person is laying on the ground in a dark room with a window .

Alt: Indiana Jones escapes by rolling under a heavy stone door, rapidly closing guillotine-style … and manages to reach back in and snatch his hat at the last second.

media.tenor.com

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 5h

So depressing

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 11h

I distinctly remember telling my social studies class that Monday that the danger would be the amount of water coming off the ranges & into the rivers. I had no idea it was going to be as lethal as it was but I understood the potential 😕

Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: MetService wanted Hawke's Bay Regional Council to upgrade weather warnings

An inquest is underway into the deaths of 13 people in relation to the 2023 cyclone.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 8h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 11h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 5h

You’re telling me that Brown got re-elected even after being DIC during the floods??

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 11h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 7h

Portland is really having a moment.

Robert Hernandez @webjournalist.bsky.social · 13h

It’s tradition that when you see the frogs, you show them respect 🫡

(Someone should do the Creed cut with the footage)

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 14h

Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

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