Nancy Dollar
@nancydollar.bsky.social
Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans. (John Lennon - Beautiful Boy 1980).
I love Aotearoa.
God Defend Te Tiriti!
I love Aotearoa.
God Defend Te Tiriti!
The last 10 minutes, very powerful.
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"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The last 10 minutes, very powerful.
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
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Unemployment hasn’t been this high since, checks notes, the Fifth National Government of New Zealand
#nzpol New unemployment data from Stats NZ today, showing the impact of an economy that isn't working. An additional 5,000 people became unemployed during the quarter, rising to levels last seen in 2015. 164,000 people are now unemployed, up 39,000 in just 2 years. A🧵
February 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Unemployment hasn’t been this high since, checks notes, the Fifth National Government of New Zealand
Brilliant summary about everything that is wrong with Luxon and his creepy and unwanted touching and photo ops.
I'd definitely support a go find me to support the worker who is now the focus of a witch hunt! www.facebook.com/661042032/po...
I'd definitely support a go find me to support the worker who is now the focus of a witch hunt! www.facebook.com/661042032/po...
Gerard Otto
Hands Off, Luxon!
People should not have to endure anyone laying hands upon them while doing their job, including by a Prime Minister offering KFC as thanks for work done to recover homes and...
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February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Brilliant summary about everything that is wrong with Luxon and his creepy and unwanted touching and photo ops.
I'd definitely support a go find me to support the worker who is now the focus of a witch hunt! www.facebook.com/661042032/po...
I'd definitely support a go find me to support the worker who is now the focus of a witch hunt! www.facebook.com/661042032/po...
Reason 201 why I've always loved Neil Young! www.facebook.com/100064447883...
The Guardian
Neil Young gives Greenland free access to his music and withdraws it from Amazon over Trump
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January 27, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Reason 201 why I've always loved Neil Young! www.facebook.com/100064447883...
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A climate emergency fund would be useful right about now.
Oh, that's right, Luxon canned it so he could funnel more money to landlords.
Oh, that's right, Luxon canned it so he could funnel more money to landlords.
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 AM
A climate emergency fund would be useful right about now.
Oh, that's right, Luxon canned it so he could funnel more money to landlords.
Oh, that's right, Luxon canned it so he could funnel more money to landlords.
Have just booked a meal at a local cafe...
How rude! 🤣🤣🤣
How rude! 🤣🤣🤣
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Have just booked a meal at a local cafe...
How rude! 🤣🤣🤣
How rude! 🤣🤣🤣
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The Greenland takeover threats need to be seen for what they are - a diversion organised by a Russian asset - Trump. It's meant to take the world's eyes off Ukraine and the remaining 99% of the Epstein files.Makes you wonder what Vlad's got on Donald.
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
The Greenland takeover threats need to be seen for what they are - a diversion organised by a Russian asset - Trump. It's meant to take the world's eyes off Ukraine and the remaining 99% of the Epstein files.Makes you wonder what Vlad's got on Donald.
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Jesus the Manage My Health website is a mess
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Jesus the Manage My Health website is a mess
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So...after gutting the state sector & sacking a whole bunch of staff, Minister Brown blames remaining workers for slow OIA responses.
This was predictable: gutting the statesector & blaming workers for not being able to get work done.
What did he think would happen?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This was predictable: gutting the statesector & blaming workers for not being able to get work done.
What did he think would happen?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Health minister blames slow OIA responses on officials, but union points to government's job cuts
The PSA says Simeon Brown is blaming officials for slow responses, when his government's cuts are at fault.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 AM
So...after gutting the state sector & sacking a whole bunch of staff, Minister Brown blames remaining workers for slow OIA responses.
This was predictable: gutting the statesector & blaming workers for not being able to get work done.
What did he think would happen?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This was predictable: gutting the statesector & blaming workers for not being able to get work done.
What did he think would happen?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Don’t swim if you are in Wellington. Heavy rains means the harbour and beaches are replete with the foul emission of our industrial settlements. Code brown. Poop in the water.
December 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Don’t swim if you are in Wellington. Heavy rains means the harbour and beaches are replete with the foul emission of our industrial settlements. Code brown. Poop in the water.
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This is such a good piece by @thespinoff.bsky.social showing how NZME’s (who own the Herald and Newstalk ZB) billionaire director chooses to use his money - harassing @sanjanah.bsky.social and TVNZ thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-12-... thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-12-...
Inside the weirdest trial of the year: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor and TVNZ
Billionaires, secrets, conspiracy theories, denials of racism, contempt of court and twists at every turn. This case had it all.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This is such a good piece by @thespinoff.bsky.social showing how NZME’s (who own the Herald and Newstalk ZB) billionaire director chooses to use his money - harassing @sanjanah.bsky.social and TVNZ thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-12-... thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-12-...
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Wrote something a bit longer - is still rather unfiltered and ranty - about the proposed changes to the Total Mobility scheme for disabled persons.
It's still a sh*tty proposal and now I go into this in more detail in the post:
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
It's still a sh*tty proposal and now I go into this in more detail in the post:
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Wrote something a bit longer - is still rather unfiltered and ranty - about the proposed changes to the Total Mobility scheme for disabled persons.
It's still a sh*tty proposal and now I go into this in more detail in the post:
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
It's still a sh*tty proposal and now I go into this in more detail in the post:
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
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The Atlas Network has 589 think tanks in 103 countries that finance the hatred and hoaxes of the extreme right.
Its objective is to protect the privileges of capital owners.
#nzpol
Its objective is to protect the privileges of capital owners.
#nzpol
Atlas Network: Disinformation as a Weapon of Neoliberalism
The organization, founded in 1981, has 589 think tanks in 103 countries that finance the hatred and hoaxes of the extreme right. The objective: to protect the privileges of capital owners.
progressive.international
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Atlas Network has 589 think tanks in 103 countries that finance the hatred and hoaxes of the extreme right.
Its objective is to protect the privileges of capital owners.
#nzpol
Its objective is to protect the privileges of capital owners.
#nzpol
Wonderful post!
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www.instagram.com/p/DRuj9txCEs...
Clarke Gayford on Instagram: "Never in 100 years did I think that my first time to the @royalalberthall would be to watch my wife, but life is weird like that. Moderated masterfully by the man himsel...
3,065 likes, 54 comments - clarkegayford on December 1, 2025: "Never in 100 years did I think that my first time to the @royalalberthall would be to watch my wife, but life is weird like that. Modera...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wonderful post!
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www.instagram.com/p/DRuj9txCEs...
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hey team I just thought of a way the Council could have saved over $400,000
what % of Deloitte’s work could be handled by one person using search and replace to update their standard presentation with the name of their current client www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Deloitte report suggests Wellington City Council has 330 more staff than it should
PSA says analysis from Deloitte, which cost $435k, lacks a basic understanding of what the Council's role is.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
hey team I just thought of a way the Council could have saved over $400,000
So our corrupt govt is going to abolish Regional Councils!
The only arm of govt that specifically protects our clean water & the environment on a regional basis.
They are critical to our survival.
Another appalling attack on nature!!
#NationalNotFitToGovern #nzpol
The only arm of govt that specifically protects our clean water & the environment on a regional basis.
They are critical to our survival.
Another appalling attack on nature!!
#NationalNotFitToGovern #nzpol
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So our corrupt govt is going to abolish Regional Councils!
The only arm of govt that specifically protects our clean water & the environment on a regional basis.
They are critical to our survival.
Another appalling attack on nature!!
#NationalNotFitToGovern #nzpol
The only arm of govt that specifically protects our clean water & the environment on a regional basis.
They are critical to our survival.
Another appalling attack on nature!!
#NationalNotFitToGovern #nzpol
I bought a flowering African Violet today.
Wish me luck!
I have officially become my Mum.
Wish me luck!
I have officially become my Mum.
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I bought a flowering African Violet today.
Wish me luck!
I have officially become my Mum.
Wish me luck!
I have officially become my Mum.
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Odds that Nats are planning to hard campaign on raising the super age and this KiwiSaver policy is meant to offset that in people's hearts and minds? #NZPol
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Odds that Nats are planning to hard campaign on raising the super age and this KiwiSaver policy is meant to offset that in people's hearts and minds? #NZPol
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Thank god for folk like Paula.
You don’t need me to tell y’all how vital long form journalism is to a healthy democracy. We just need to do our bit, read & try to understand others through it.
You don’t need me to tell y’all how vital long form journalism is to a healthy democracy. We just need to do our bit, read & try to understand others through it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thank god for folk like Paula.
You don’t need me to tell y’all how vital long form journalism is to a healthy democracy. We just need to do our bit, read & try to understand others through it.
You don’t need me to tell y’all how vital long form journalism is to a healthy democracy. We just need to do our bit, read & try to understand others through it.
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Someone is going to die because of an unnoticed, or, unchallengeable, hallucination in their medical records.
'[Ethics professor Angela] Ballantyne said she was concerned that the Hawke's Bay trial - which reviewed the experience of eight clinicians using the tools - had not gone into enough depth ahead of being implemented through the country's hospitals.'
AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians' admin
While some clinicians are heralding the technology as "the way of the future", others say more evaluation is needed.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Someone is going to die because of an unnoticed, or, unchallengeable, hallucination in their medical records.
Wonderful news!
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Wonderful news!
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Luxon's not entirely wrong. We DO need to consider what assets we have and how best to manage them. In general, my viewpoint is that if it is critical infrastructure that we would be in serious trouble if it failed (eg NZ Railways), we shouldn't consider selling. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
Luxon calls for 'mature' conversation on asset recycling, Hipkins pledges to hold on to all state assets
The debate between political opponents was sparked by a new Treasury report.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Luxon's not entirely wrong. We DO need to consider what assets we have and how best to manage them. In general, my viewpoint is that if it is critical infrastructure that we would be in serious trouble if it failed (eg NZ Railways), we shouldn't consider selling. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...