Katya
@nzkatya.bsky.social
Woke socialist, stray cat magnet, Tūī feeder, she/her/ia. Living in Tāmaki Makaurau. I was katya@critical_gaze on twitter.
I am in bed, hence even more typos than usual
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I am in bed, hence even more typos than usual
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Dear NZ Labour,
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Dear NZ Labour,
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Figment watching me as I prepare our dinner just in case there is something for him (he has already been fed)
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Figment watching me as I prepare our dinner just in case there is something for him (he has already been fed)
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Jodie is a highly respected professor of teaching mathematics. Jodie understands every aspect of pedagogy & assessment.
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
"it's very problematic to say that these children have made one to two years progress, when potentially looking at what has been released, they are only testing the children in one very small area of mathematics, which is numbers," Hunter said."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thought I'd check the 3rd reading debate to see if any of the National Party or NZF speakers expressed having any reservations about the bill and that's a big fat no. Not even a "we hate this bill but it is in our coalition agreement so we have to agree to it"
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Thought I'd check the 3rd reading debate to see if any of the National Party or NZF speakers expressed having any reservations about the bill and that's a big fat no. Not even a "we hate this bill but it is in our coalition agreement so we have to agree to it"
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
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Hang on, is this about NZ or the USA?
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hang on, is this about NZ or the USA?
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i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
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Deloitte report says (p32) its numbers are assumptions and shouldn't be used to inform decision making. Did AI write report? It based estimates for cost saving on councils + projects in Cumbria, Madrid + some US municipal agencies. RNZ story missed that.
#NZpol
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
#NZpol
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
Wellington City Council releases Deloitte report
Wellington City Council has released the independent analysis of City Council processes and spending, the Future Fit Pōneke report by Deloitte.
wellington.govt.nz
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Deloitte report says (p32) its numbers are assumptions and shouldn't be used to inform decision making. Did AI write report? It based estimates for cost saving on councils + projects in Cumbria, Madrid + some US municipal agencies. RNZ story missed that.
#NZpol
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
#NZpol
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
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The track record has been:
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
Going out on a limb here to suggest that the PM doesn’t understand what it is that regional councils do
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The track record has been:
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
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So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
Of course Louise Upston (and her embattled leader) will ignore this advice because their real aim is to create an underclass willing to accept appalling pay and working conditions while making their stats look better
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Of course Louise Upston (and her embattled leader) will ignore this advice because their real aim is to create an underclass willing to accept appalling pay and working conditions while making their stats look better
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Paywall now lifted: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
National deletes AI video of police seizing gang patches
Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would 'draw the line at' using AI video ads, but his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paywall now lifted: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
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Also - it isn't "cost savings"!!
Instead they're SHIFTING the cost onto individuals
vis-à-vis unemployment, cutting services, degrading the environment, downgrading research funding, and so on and so forth.
It's a false premise that results in higher costs for everyone.
Instead they're SHIFTING the cost onto individuals
vis-à-vis unemployment, cutting services, degrading the environment, downgrading research funding, and so on and so forth.
It's a false premise that results in higher costs for everyone.
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Also - it isn't "cost savings"!!
Instead they're SHIFTING the cost onto individuals
vis-à-vis unemployment, cutting services, degrading the environment, downgrading research funding, and so on and so forth.
It's a false premise that results in higher costs for everyone.
Instead they're SHIFTING the cost onto individuals
vis-à-vis unemployment, cutting services, degrading the environment, downgrading research funding, and so on and so forth.
It's a false premise that results in higher costs for everyone.
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Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
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Important thread from Sophia which I helpfully buried halfway down another thread, in which she describes (some of) the extent of the harassment that hasn't until now been able to be made public. Feel free to save the screenshots, share wherever and get (some of) the real story out there.
Here's a thread from Twitter shared with Sophia's permission in which she finally is able to talk about Graham using the police as HIS personal goon squad and getting Sophia arrested at home by EIGHT armed police officers, somewhat putting the standard Heathrow armed cops in perspective.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Important thread from Sophia which I helpfully buried halfway down another thread, in which she describes (some of) the extent of the harassment that hasn't until now been able to be made public. Feel free to save the screenshots, share wherever and get (some of) the real story out there.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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If it's not entirely clear that the direction the current government wants to take this country in, then you're not paying attention.
An extraction economy with a low paid, undereducated easily exploited work force where a very few continue to hoard wealth. Zero public services left.
An extraction economy with a low paid, undereducated easily exploited work force where a very few continue to hoard wealth. Zero public services left.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If it's not entirely clear that the direction the current government wants to take this country in, then you're not paying attention.
An extraction economy with a low paid, undereducated easily exploited work force where a very few continue to hoard wealth. Zero public services left.
An extraction economy with a low paid, undereducated easily exploited work force where a very few continue to hoard wealth. Zero public services left.
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Landlords do not provide housing they’re in a shoddy business that offers very little protection to those who need to rent.
Yeah yeah not all landlords, not all men either but lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
A great post on Instagram by Sophie Labelle. www.instagram.com/p/DRc7BI0DEZ...
Yeah yeah not all landlords, not all men either but lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
A great post on Instagram by Sophie Labelle. www.instagram.com/p/DRc7BI0DEZ...
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Landlords do not provide housing they’re in a shoddy business that offers very little protection to those who need to rent.
Yeah yeah not all landlords, not all men either but lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
A great post on Instagram by Sophie Labelle. www.instagram.com/p/DRc7BI0DEZ...
Yeah yeah not all landlords, not all men either but lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
A great post on Instagram by Sophie Labelle. www.instagram.com/p/DRc7BI0DEZ...
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The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
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In two years NZ govt intervention in regional councils has gone from planning co-governance with Mana Whenua to DOGE/Rogernomics scale austerity destruction.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
In two years NZ govt intervention in regional councils has gone from planning co-governance with Mana Whenua to DOGE/Rogernomics scale austerity destruction.
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NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane