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@serafinaquinn.bsky.social

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Hobby photographer || ♒|| New Zealand 🐦🏞️🌹✴️🦋☁️🐚 Trying to fill my feed with beautiful images IG: serafina__quinn Flickr: Serafina Quinn

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Essie @serafinaquinn.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hi everyone 🤗
I'm a hobby photographer and I'm trying to fill my feed with beautiful images but don't follow farm me (follow for follow, then unfollow me) I'm not into that and I'm wanting to build a real community with real people
I spend most of my time in the mutuals feed reposting #photography

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 18h

Minister of Regulations pledges more regulations for the thing he introduced.

"Alright class, who can tell me a synonym for the word hypocrite? Yes, Timmy?"

"Seymour?"

"Well done Timmy."

#nzpol

Seymour pledges better monitoring, funding of new charter schools

Ministry documents reveal former partnership schools had major gaps in monitoring.

www.rnz.co.nz

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 11h

‘Experts’ on saving for retirement in New Zealand never talk about low wages or extortionate rents and childcare costs. Telling people to save, while supporting the status quo that makes it impossible really grinds my gears. #nzpol

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

"completely misinformed attempt at political pointscoring" said the politician, at the media event he held in front of sick students, about the other politician, for calling him out for his own attempt at a stupid political stunt?

Went from about sick students to about Seymour real quick...

#nzpol

Labour say David Seymour's media event where people getting measles test showed poor judgement

Some people being tested onsite were understood to be considered close contacts and were in quarantine.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Essie @serafinaquinn.bsky.social · 4d

This sort of crap is why we need to limit and reduce our relationship with the United States

It's their lobby groups trying to push their own agenda in a country that is growing to hate them even more as every day passes

That is not how we operate in this country and its not who we are
#nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d

'Absolutely breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi': UN-bound report warns racial discrimination is worsening in NZ

The UN-bound report says the current government is "actively and profoundly aggravating NZ's constitutionally racist foundation in a way we have not seen for at least half a century".

www.rnz.co.nz

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 11d

Hope the people using their voice today to protest this corrupt and morally-inept government manage to stay dry and warm.

Kia kaha! Remember, the voices of the many out weigh the voices of the few. Your voices is louder than theirs!

#megastrike #nzpol

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T✨ @tastromo.bsky.social · 11d

Sending solidarity to the striking healthcare workers, teachers, and emergency workers striking today across Aotearoa New Zealand

Striking workers always win. I know you will win too. Keep up the pressure. Keep up the faith. They can’t hold out for long

#nzpol #strike #megastrike

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 11d

#NZpol

MAKE IT LOUD, AOTEAROA!

Let them know where we stand, it's what Aunty Helen would do if she were here on the #MegaStrike

"The Union forever defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters from many far off lands
There is power in a Union"

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A photo of former President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions from 2007 to 2015, and basically all-round legend, Helen Kelly.

Next to her is one of her many legendary quotes...

"I really think there's theis narrative running through NZ, that you're lucky to have a job, don't bite the hand that feeds you, be grateful - the job creator is the charity giver and you're the charity taker, beneficiary vs benefactor, rather than this mutual relationship - a lot of employers will say to you: "Oh, lucky to have a job, they can quit if they don't like it", or whatever, you know, this sort of derogatory understanding of the economic situation...

WE DON'T GIVE UP, WE PUSH BACK"

RIP Helen Kelly 1964-2016

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/77182217/obituary-union-leader-helen-kelly

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Cheese Lovers @mcstacker.net · 11d

I'm at the #MegaStrike repping for public education

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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11d

We strikin'.

#nzpol #megastrike #getthemout #StrikeAction

Crowd building in Aotea Square in central Auckland

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jem @janetmcallister.bsky.social · 11d

Aotea Square filling up ten min ago #megastrike

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T✨ @tastromo.bsky.social · 11d

Haha yesss epic! The artist deserves an award

#nzpol #megastrike #strike

Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 11d

My friend @suburbanennui.bsky.social with his epic sign #nzpol #nzstrike

Am I so out of touch? no, it's the teachers, doctors and nurses who are wronflg

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T✨ @tastromo.bsky.social · 11d

Kirikiriroa Hamilton strike turnout looking lively!

Some excellent signs down there, ka pai!!

#nzpol #megastrike #strike #kirikiriroa #hamiltonz

Photo of Kirikiriroa Hamilton’s Garden Place filled with a crown of striking workers and supporters, seen from a balcony above

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fairybreadfun.bsky.social @fairybreadfun.bsky.social · 11d

#Oct23strike #megastrike Just adding my voice in support of all those on strike today. We can have a functioning health system, and pay our public service workers decent wages - our govt is choosing not too. I support us making different choices and backing our people and communities.

"I support the mega strike' 23/10/25 written on a green background above a photo of an upheld fist. Pink flowers and lightening strikes in the background.

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✨ c h e l s e a ✨ @chelseamcwiggles.bsky.social · 11d

Support education and health workers!
#nzpol #megastrike

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 11d

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I stand with Teachers, Nurses, Doctors, Dentists & More!
#NZ #MegaStrike #nzpol

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 11d

Southern workers begin major strike action today #Oct23Strike #Megastrike #nzpol

Southern workers begin major strike action

Public service workers have gathered at the Edgar Centre as part of the largest co-ordinated strike action in Dunedin in decades. The majority of...

www.odt.co.nz

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 11d

Today, we send solidarity greetings to all involved in the #NewZealand #Megastrike.

100,000 teachers and medical staff taking action.

Share this post and support the strike.

#StrikeMap

Poster showing support for the New Zealand MegaStrike, featuring a crowd of protesters with banners, dated 23/10/25, emphasizing demands for safe staffing, fair pay, and real respect.

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catsinpink.bsky.social @catsinpink.bsky.social · 11d

In Napier #MegaStrike #23October2025MegaStrike

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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 12d

#BHN The government keeps telling NZ that the unions need to get back to the negotiating table, while the government also refuse to accept a date for the unions to get back to the table to negotiate #nzpol #NZPolitics @chewienz.bsky.social

This is an important video to share today #megastrike

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Essie @serafinaquinn.bsky.social · 10d

Are they about to do a Nestle and screw over their own market by using foreign based recipes the locals don't like
I could have just gotten a bad bar, but the taste of the choc coating is way off norm
#nz #cadbury

Essie @serafinaquinn.bsky.social · 10d

Noticed the chocolate on the Crunchy bar I bought from Woolworths tasted a bit weird
The honeycomb was almost like a foam consistency like it had been pumped fillnof air or something
Checked the label and its made in Australia
#nz #cadbury

Essie @serafinaquinn.bsky.social · 11d

I'm pretty sure they crashed the economy to allow the Americans to take advantage of the market to help continue to fund their Proxy genocide, would be fun if the National party got strung up alongside them at the Hague
Let's not forget they're also the dumbasses that supported the invasion of Iraq

Essie @serafinaquinn.bsky.social · 12d

Genuinely curious if the teachers running the schools have considered switching over to being a charter school and switching to a curriculum based on international standards just to screw with the dumbfuck NZ govt who does not understand how long it takes to plan lessons
#megastrike #nzpol

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Amy Ash @lolennui.bsky.social · 18d

bluesky got me hooked by showing me posts by people I like and follow on purpose

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 17d

Does anyone wanna explain to Simeon that a union is made up of the workers. That it is those workers that make the decisions of a union.

Cause he's blaming unions in the same sentence he's praising the people in them.

I think he's confusing a union for his own govt.

#nzpol

Health Minister Simeon Brown mulls law change over feud with striking doctors

Simeon Brown says a change to laws 'may well have to be considered' if the stoush isn't resolved.

www.rnz.co.nz

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