Ms Hooper
@mshooper.bsky.social
Aging, hermit-prone, art inclined, left wing, climate panicked,animal lover 😊😮💨🌳🙏 #Kikorangi #ToitūTeTiriti
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Oh there's political recognition alright. It came in the form of government moving to limit future liability for clean up. Expect to hear more from our prime manager about personal responsibility as the insurance companies pull out.
life ending and infrastructure destroying floods are now an annual occurrence in new zealand. there is no political recognition of this new reality, and thus there is no resourcing for its prevention. we are not ready
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Oh there's political recognition alright. It came in the form of government moving to limit future liability for clean up. Expect to hear more from our prime manager about personal responsibility as the insurance companies pull out.
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life ending and infrastructure destroying floods are now an annual occurrence in new zealand. there is no political recognition of this new reality, and thus there is no resourcing for its prevention. we are not ready
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
life ending and infrastructure destroying floods are now an annual occurrence in new zealand. there is no political recognition of this new reality, and thus there is no resourcing for its prevention. we are not ready
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When I tried to put $100,000 in the budget to purchase scientific data on how increased heat and flooding would effect our city, I was mocked, ridiculed, and bullied on the public record by my fellow councillors because we "couldn't afford" it. A hundred thousand dollars.
*looks into camera*
*looks into camera*
life ending and infrastructure destroying floods are now an annual occurrence in new zealand. there is no political recognition of this new reality, and thus there is no resourcing for its prevention. we are not ready
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
When I tried to put $100,000 in the budget to purchase scientific data on how increased heat and flooding would effect our city, I was mocked, ridiculed, and bullied on the public record by my fellow councillors because we "couldn't afford" it. A hundred thousand dollars.
*looks into camera*
*looks into camera*
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Three #kakapo nests found on Anchor Island today! Here’s Waikawa, on two eggs. #conservation #birds #parrots
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Three #kakapo nests found on Anchor Island today! Here’s Waikawa, on two eggs. #conservation #birds #parrots
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#nzpol
Excellent point.
Ahem...
Calling all Aotearoa media...
Kindly put these questions to the PM and Ministers. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Excellent point.
Ahem...
Calling all Aotearoa media...
Kindly put these questions to the PM and Ministers. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Isn’t it their intention to cut communities adrift to their own recoveries as well? They should get in front of the cameras and pump that message.
Yes. They should do that.
Yes. They should do that.
January 22, 2026 at 7:59 AM
#nzpol
Excellent point.
Ahem...
Calling all Aotearoa media...
Kindly put these questions to the PM and Ministers. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Excellent point.
Ahem...
Calling all Aotearoa media...
Kindly put these questions to the PM and Ministers. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Luxon isn't simply inadequate as a PM, the proof is arriving daily that he's dangerously incompetent within the role
i had no time for people who voted ACT NAT NZF at the least election
now i think you're actively harming my whānau's future if you keep going with that level of stupid
#nzpol
i had no time for people who voted ACT NAT NZF at the least election
now i think you're actively harming my whānau's future if you keep going with that level of stupid
#nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Luxon isn't simply inadequate as a PM, the proof is arriving daily that he's dangerously incompetent within the role
i had no time for people who voted ACT NAT NZF at the least election
now i think you're actively harming my whānau's future if you keep going with that level of stupid
#nzpol
i had no time for people who voted ACT NAT NZF at the least election
now i think you're actively harming my whānau's future if you keep going with that level of stupid
#nzpol
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I mean sure, I also have a lot of magic beans since I sold the family cow.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Government's finances in better than expected shape
The government's finances are in better than expected shape as spending has fallen more than the tax take.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I mean sure, I also have a lot of magic beans since I sold the family cow.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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I really hope MSM nails him to the wall for his reduction in methane targets.
Methane’s warming effect is regionalised and because we’re right next to a giant dessert(Australia) its impacts regionally are amplified.
😡😡😡
#nzpol
Methane’s warming effect is regionalised and because we’re right next to a giant dessert(Australia) its impacts regionally are amplified.
😡😡😡
#nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 6:55 AM
I really hope MSM nails him to the wall for his reduction in methane targets.
Methane’s warming effect is regionalised and because we’re right next to a giant dessert(Australia) its impacts regionally are amplified.
😡😡😡
#nzpol
Methane’s warming effect is regionalised and because we’re right next to a giant dessert(Australia) its impacts regionally are amplified.
😡😡😡
#nzpol
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#nzpol what’s the AoNz connection to Greenland - Peter Thiels crypto state - corporation cities. Praxis Nation
Which explains the techbros obsession -
South Island is on their hit list too. Could that be why all infrastructure investment has been pulled from Te Wai Pounamu South Island.
Which explains the techbros obsession -
South Island is on their hit list too. Could that be why all infrastructure investment has been pulled from Te Wai Pounamu South Island.
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 AM
#nzpol what’s the AoNz connection to Greenland - Peter Thiels crypto state - corporation cities. Praxis Nation
Which explains the techbros obsession -
South Island is on their hit list too. Could that be why all infrastructure investment has been pulled from Te Wai Pounamu South Island.
Which explains the techbros obsession -
South Island is on their hit list too. Could that be why all infrastructure investment has been pulled from Te Wai Pounamu South Island.
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Lest we forget: It looks like the Professional Standards Group (PSG) of RANZ upheld complaints against Curia for bias, and were on their way to suspending/expelling Curia Research - so Farrar resigned.
Curia are not above skewing the polls. #nzpol mountaintui.substack.com/p/curia-foun...
Curia are not above skewing the polls. #nzpol mountaintui.substack.com/p/curia-foun...
Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll
Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll
New Zealand First has soared to nearly 12 percent in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, its highest result since the survey launched in early 2021.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Lest we forget: It looks like the Professional Standards Group (PSG) of RANZ upheld complaints against Curia for bias, and were on their way to suspending/expelling Curia Research - so Farrar resigned.
Curia are not above skewing the polls. #nzpol mountaintui.substack.com/p/curia-foun...
Curia are not above skewing the polls. #nzpol mountaintui.substack.com/p/curia-foun...
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Warmer air holds more water - so, as #climatechange intensifies, tragic floods such as the #BayofPlenty become more catastrophic.
Yet the New Zealand Government, instead of facing up to this, chooses to waste more than $50 billion on new motorways that will increase emissions. Madness! #nzpol
Yet the New Zealand Government, instead of facing up to this, chooses to waste more than $50 billion on new motorways that will increase emissions. Madness! #nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Warmer air holds more water - so, as #climatechange intensifies, tragic floods such as the #BayofPlenty become more catastrophic.
Yet the New Zealand Government, instead of facing up to this, chooses to waste more than $50 billion on new motorways that will increase emissions. Madness! #nzpol
Yet the New Zealand Government, instead of facing up to this, chooses to waste more than $50 billion on new motorways that will increase emissions. Madness! #nzpol
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Guess who wrote this @psheth.bsky.social?
Your favourite opinion writer.
He's not wrong but RW readers will stop here and not read the more balanced further paras. And this is the problem.
#nzpol
Your favourite opinion writer.
He's not wrong but RW readers will stop here and not read the more balanced further paras. And this is the problem.
#nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Guess who wrote this @psheth.bsky.social?
Your favourite opinion writer.
He's not wrong but RW readers will stop here and not read the more balanced further paras. And this is the problem.
#nzpol
Your favourite opinion writer.
He's not wrong but RW readers will stop here and not read the more balanced further paras. And this is the problem.
#nzpol
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There's always a Tintin panel.
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 AM
There's always a Tintin panel.
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The top 6 media stories on Stuff are landslides, storms, floods.
None of them mention climate change, which we know makes these events more frequent and more extreme.
People have lost their lives. Homes have been destroyed.
And leading politicians are in the pub having "great fun". #nzpol
None of them mention climate change, which we know makes these events more frequent and more extreme.
People have lost their lives. Homes have been destroyed.
And leading politicians are in the pub having "great fun". #nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The top 6 media stories on Stuff are landslides, storms, floods.
None of them mention climate change, which we know makes these events more frequent and more extreme.
People have lost their lives. Homes have been destroyed.
And leading politicians are in the pub having "great fun". #nzpol
None of them mention climate change, which we know makes these events more frequent and more extreme.
People have lost their lives. Homes have been destroyed.
And leading politicians are in the pub having "great fun". #nzpol
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January 22, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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PhD in criminology (actually extremism) here to say GenAI products as currently constructed are powerful bias amplifiers that operate at the expense of minority out-groups in both subtle and gross ways
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 AM
PhD in criminology (actually extremism) here to say GenAI products as currently constructed are powerful bias amplifiers that operate at the expense of minority out-groups in both subtle and gross ways
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The coalface of Government cuts. Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark
A staff member told RNZ they were were frustrated as they had been left in the dark about what happened.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The coalface of Government cuts. Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Hypocrite Shane Jones attacks food foragers as "ethnics" but licenses NZ companies to do worse devastation at many marine sites. See ⤵️
Jones is right NZ gov't action is needed! #StopMining! Stop wrecking Aotearoa's env't and dredging attacks on rare marine life!
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Jones is right NZ gov't action is needed! #StopMining! Stop wrecking Aotearoa's env't and dredging attacks on rare marine life!
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Hypocrite Shane Jones attacks food foragers as "ethnics" but licenses NZ companies to do worse devastation at many marine sites. See ⤵️
Jones is right NZ gov't action is needed! #StopMining! Stop wrecking Aotearoa's env't and dredging attacks on rare marine life!
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Jones is right NZ gov't action is needed! #StopMining! Stop wrecking Aotearoa's env't and dredging attacks on rare marine life!
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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We're down a billion in revenue, but, don't worry, agencies are spending $2.3bn less than expected on people and services, so... we're winning $1.1bn!
Govt will work out one day where the money to pay taxes comes from. Govt spends money into the economy, and *then* taxes it back out again ffs.
Govt will work out one day where the money to pay taxes comes from. Govt spends money into the economy, and *then* taxes it back out again ffs.
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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there is flooding & destruction across much of the North Island with many missing, displaced from houses, businesses ruined, families destroyed, and ol mate Luxon is out "campaigning in Christchurch" in pubs having a jolly good time on the taxpayer dime, and proud of it. #nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
there is flooding & destruction across much of the North Island with many missing, displaced from houses, businesses ruined, families destroyed, and ol mate Luxon is out "campaigning in Christchurch" in pubs having a jolly good time on the taxpayer dime, and proud of it. #nzpol
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Back on track
#nzpol
#nzpol
📢 Inland Revenue data for December shows there were over 6000 KiwiSaver withdrawals due to hardship made in that month
Numbers of early KiwiSaver withdrawals caused by financial hardship hit record high
www.interest.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Back on track
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Hundreds of teachers roles vacant throughout Aotearoa.
You cannot have a great education system without well qualified teachers.
Results and attendance do suffer.
#nzpol
You cannot have a great education system without well qualified teachers.
Results and attendance do suffer.
#nzpol
Auckland schools hit hardest as 445 teacher roles sit vacant nationwide
Auckland alone has 125 roles unfilled, in a shortage hitting all levels.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Hundreds of teachers roles vacant throughout Aotearoa.
You cannot have a great education system without well qualified teachers.
Results and attendance do suffer.
#nzpol
You cannot have a great education system without well qualified teachers.
Results and attendance do suffer.
#nzpol