A.J. Ponder
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Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition #nzpol
Education and Training Act (System Reform) Bill Submission Guide
Minister Stanford Makes a Grab for Even More Power
It's been a long year and you could be forgiven for wanting to switch off and hide from the pace of political change we've been subject to in the ye...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition #nzpol
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if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
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Reposting with #nzpol #kikorangi because I always forget hashtags
Yet another instance of a scandal that would have sunk almost any other government in NZ history. These are stacking up and becoming untenable for NZ democracy. We need early elections, and even more than that we need mainstream media to decide that democracy and political consequences are important
The other piece is by @tworuru.com for the Bad Newsletter asking how the hell the supposedly neutral Public Service Commission ended up running attack ads supporting the Government against teachers, doctors and nurses unions www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Reposting with #nzpol #kikorangi because I always forget hashtags
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It's a potential ticking time bomb for whoever's in government in 2026-29..
This is how Atlas lays traps for their opponents.
This is how Atlas lays traps for their opponents.
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It's a potential ticking time bomb for whoever's in government in 2026-29..
This is how Atlas lays traps for their opponents.
This is how Atlas lays traps for their opponents.
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Universal childcare is something I’m pretty sure my parents enjoyed. Playcentre & kindy.
Not having to pay out an amount equivalent to your mortgage payment in order to work — so you can pay your mortgage and childcare???!!! #nzpol
Not having to pay out an amount equivalent to your mortgage payment in order to work — so you can pay your mortgage and childcare???!!! #nzpol
On day 8 of our Administration, @governor.ny.gov and I announced the beginning of universal childcare in NYC. No longer will New Yorkers be forced to choose between starting a family and continuing to live in the city they love. This only happened because of you.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Universal childcare is something I’m pretty sure my parents enjoyed. Playcentre & kindy.
Not having to pay out an amount equivalent to your mortgage payment in order to work — so you can pay your mortgage and childcare???!!! #nzpol
Not having to pay out an amount equivalent to your mortgage payment in order to work — so you can pay your mortgage and childcare???!!! #nzpol
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Calling all e-reader fans!
The newest issue of takahē has dropped and is available as a downloadable PDF for Kindle, Kobo, or Boox.
It’s only $5, and every dollar goes straight to supporting takahē artists and writers 🖤
www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka...
The newest issue of takahē has dropped and is available as a downloadable PDF for Kindle, Kobo, or Boox.
It’s only $5, and every dollar goes straight to supporting takahē artists and writers 🖤
www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka...
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Calling all e-reader fans!
The newest issue of takahē has dropped and is available as a downloadable PDF for Kindle, Kobo, or Boox.
It’s only $5, and every dollar goes straight to supporting takahē artists and writers 🖤
www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka...
The newest issue of takahē has dropped and is available as a downloadable PDF for Kindle, Kobo, or Boox.
It’s only $5, and every dollar goes straight to supporting takahē artists and writers 🖤
www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka...
A win either way!
We can't afford for the ultra-wealthy to own everything, they're squeezing out everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Taxing wealth should be a global goal, especially as along with ultra-wealth comes ultra-corruption.
We can't afford for the ultra-wealthy to own everything, they're squeezing out everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Taxing wealth should be a global goal, especially as along with ultra-wealth comes ultra-corruption.
Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California
State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A win either way!
We can't afford for the ultra-wealthy to own everything, they're squeezing out everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Taxing wealth should be a global goal, especially as along with ultra-wealth comes ultra-corruption.
We can't afford for the ultra-wealthy to own everything, they're squeezing out everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Taxing wealth should be a global goal, especially as along with ultra-wealth comes ultra-corruption.
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Up to 10,000 people gathered for a vigil after ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 - short video from the vigil site. Story is developing.
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Up to 10,000 people gathered for a vigil after ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 - short video from the vigil site. Story is developing.
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Best of 2025: The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth.
NZ’s economy is not underperforming by accident
newsroom.co.nz
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Best of 2025: The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth.
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It's a great cause. Bruce was charged $50 fine for wearing Climate Emergency T shirt. All proceed go to that, to environmental causes and to the victims of violent crime. Bruce is a great artist who's been doing this stuff bloody brilliantly for bloody years.
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol
regulateai.nz
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A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI
regulateai.nz
August 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol
regulateai.nz
regulateai.nz
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We're officially in the final countdown! 4 days left!
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/
Authors of Aotearoa & the Pacific Islands, if your work is Fantasy, Scifi or Horror & was published in 2025, you need to hurry to enter Te Pae Tawhiti, New Zealand's premier judged speculative fiction awards
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/
Authors of Aotearoa & the Pacific Islands, if your work is Fantasy, Scifi or Horror & was published in 2025, you need to hurry to enter Te Pae Tawhiti, New Zealand's premier judged speculative fiction awards
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
We're officially in the final countdown! 4 days left!
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/
Authors of Aotearoa & the Pacific Islands, if your work is Fantasy, Scifi or Horror & was published in 2025, you need to hurry to enter Te Pae Tawhiti, New Zealand's premier judged speculative fiction awards
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/
Authors of Aotearoa & the Pacific Islands, if your work is Fantasy, Scifi or Horror & was published in 2025, you need to hurry to enter Te Pae Tawhiti, New Zealand's premier judged speculative fiction awards
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Free science fiction books and stories! Can you find mine?
#ShamelessSelfPromotion #BookSky #SciFan #SFF #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #readers #mustread #readers #bookworms #TBR #writesky #writingcommunity #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday #writerslift
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#ShamelessSelfPromotion #BookSky #SciFan #SFF #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #readers #mustread #readers #bookworms #TBR #writesky #writingcommunity #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday #writerslift
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Free Fantasy & Science Fiction for January 2026!
Searching for your next favorite story?
Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Free science fiction books and stories! Can you find mine?
#ShamelessSelfPromotion #BookSky #SciFan #SFF #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #readers #mustread #readers #bookworms #TBR #writesky #writingcommunity #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday #writerslift
books.bookfunnel.com/januaryfanta...
#ShamelessSelfPromotion #BookSky #SciFan #SFF #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #readers #mustread #readers #bookworms #TBR #writesky #writingcommunity #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday #writerslift
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
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Absolutely worth a watch or listen. This is the youtube link, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-... available as a podcast from all the usual places. Lots to think about #nzpol, #kikorangi
Are we living through the fall of civilisation? | The Reith Lectures 2025
YouTube video by BBC Sounds
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Absolutely worth a watch or listen. This is the youtube link, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-... available as a podcast from all the usual places. Lots to think about #nzpol, #kikorangi
Reskeet with most recent pic of yr pet post.
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Reskeet with most recent pic of yr pet post.
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Herbert out and about.
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Herbert out and about.
Maisie snuggled on the spare bed.
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Maisie snuggled on the spare bed.
2026 Writing Goals & All the Best for the New Year
Happy New Year Do you have your goals all lined up? I'd love to hear them. Art (and books) to create? Books to read? Special jobs. Exciting new opportunities? Let me know in the comments. So my big…
https://ponderbooks.com/2026-writing-goals/
Happy New Year Do you have your goals all lined up? I'd love to hear them. Art (and books) to create? Books to read? Special jobs. Exciting new opportunities? Let me know in the comments. So my big…
https://ponderbooks.com/2026-writing-goals/
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
2026 Writing Goals & All the Best for the New Year
Happy New Year Do you have your goals all lined up? I'd love to hear them. Art (and books) to create? Books to read? Special jobs. Exciting new opportunities? Let me know in the comments. So my big…
https://ponderbooks.com/2026-writing-goals/
Happy New Year Do you have your goals all lined up? I'd love to hear them. Art (and books) to create? Books to read? Special jobs. Exciting new opportunities? Let me know in the comments. So my big…
https://ponderbooks.com/2026-writing-goals/
#nzpol
Do you know what happened in 2025?
Do you know what happened in 2025?
Staying home this NYE? Love quizzes and nerding out with like-minded Internet friends?
Well @paulbarlownz.bsky.social has you covered with his Bugger Off 2025 quiz!
A great chance to remember all the crazy shit that happened this year!
#nzpol
www.youtube.com/live/qfS4ITa...
Well @paulbarlownz.bsky.social has you covered with his Bugger Off 2025 quiz!
A great chance to remember all the crazy shit that happened this year!
#nzpol
www.youtube.com/live/qfS4ITa...
The Bugger Off 2025 - New Years Eve Quiz
YouTube video by Paul… The Other One
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December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#nzpol
Do you know what happened in 2025?
Do you know what happened in 2025?
It's New Year's resolution time, and I know someone out there will need to hear this—(and other's won't)
How to find a literary agent in (2026)
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How to find a literary agent in (2026)
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How to find a literary agent in 2024 (A short translation from a site that shall remain unnamed) - Ponder Books
Dear authors, have you not got enough to do what with researching, writing, editing, more writing....
ponderbooks.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It's New Year's resolution time, and I know someone out there will need to hear this—(and other's won't)
How to find a literary agent in (2026)
ponderbooks.com/how-to-find-...
How to find a literary agent in (2026)
ponderbooks.com/how-to-find-...