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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 20h

I was promised a fake ID so many times and no one ever delivered. I didn’t drink alcohol (still don’t) so it was more about being able to go where my friends were. Drinking age was 20 then.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 21h

Learning via @davidfarrier.com ‘s Flightless Bird that @haydendonnell.bsky.social also had his teens ruined by being put forward a year at 5 years old. Solidarity fellow late bloomer.

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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 1d

Get your local election votes in by noon on Saturday! Why? To ensure a great future for your city, of course. And also, to help make politics civil again. We owe it to each other to lift the standard of discourse, keep it evidence-based, and avoid falling for conspiracy and abuse. Here’s the thing🧵

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 2d

Yep.

Again not condoning in any way, shape, or form, the attack on Winston Peters' house.

But any discussions around it must include the wider context of the divisive and hateful rhetoric he's made his stock and trade.

Violent rhetoric begets violent responses. We need to condemn both. #nzpol

Funksta Uzz @funksta-uzz.bsky.social · 2d

Consider also, the endless level of abuse directed by Winston toward migrants, and transgender and non-binary New Zealanders.

Funksta Uzz @funksta-uzz.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine thinking we should have sympathy for NZ's Minister of Foreign Affairs when this is what he said yesterday about Chloe Swarbrick and the New Zealanders who were on the Gaza flotilla [1/2]
#nzpol

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 2d

I changed the sheets on my bed all by myself for the first time in a really long time. Congrats to Ash and you!

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 3d

Unemployment has increased by 50,000 since he’s been Prime Minister. That’s 50,000 families affected.

Luxon is just giving up his responsibility as Prime Minister for his citizens - to look tough against people who are trying their best.

Where are the jobs?

David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 3d

god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.

'The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 3d

I've only ever known one person who wanted to be on the dole, and even though we were all in our early twenties everyone thought he was a total fucking weirdo loser. It's not at all common, and building all your systems as if it is just means you end up treating normal-people-in-a-pinch like shit.

Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 3d

The average 18/19 year old doesn’t want to be on the dole. They are either there because of sickness/disability or there’s no jobs for them. Either way they gotta eat. They gotta live.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 4d

If an incumbent councillor running in 2025 claims they support flood protection/downzoning in planning rules please check receipts - there was a vote on this (PC120) last week. 5 voted against, all are seeking your vote again - Fletcher, Lee, K Turner, Walker, Watson.

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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 6d

If you want to help get great people elected to council (see @juliefairey.bsky.social @jonturnernz.bsky.social @patrickreynolds.bsky.social) and some awesome folks for local boards, tomorrow and Sunday City Vision is doing a big weekend of action doorknocking and phonebanking to get out the vote!

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 6d

If an incumbent councillor running in 2025 claims they support Māori wards please check receipts - there was a councillor vote on Māori wards in 2023. 11 voted against, & most are seeking your vote again - Fletcher, Lee, K Turner, Williamson, Baker, Newman, Walker, Watson: all said no.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 6d

I can understand incumbents not turning up every time if they feel unsafe, are sick, have important family stuff. But I find it really disrespectful to do it repeatedly, especially if you are an incumbent. To turn up for photos only is deeply cynical.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 6d

It’s been really disappointing to see the other ward councillor for my area turn up an hour late to one (organised by a youth board), arrive after another one was over & take a team photo (in one of our poorest areas), & tonight leave before the start (another youth board). Showing up matters. 2/2

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 6d

Local govt Candidate debates in my ward are often quite sparsely attended. Many of those who attend have existing allegiances and know who they are voting for. BUT I prioritise attending (difficult for me this time for health reasons) because they are important for imcumbent accountability too. 1/2

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 8d

My medium junior associate is in France on a school trip he sold his own homemade cookies to fundraise for and I just got sent a photo of them all in front of the Eiffel tower in the parent group chat 😍

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

Hey @jonturnernz.bsky.social you should let them know, Carol says it's fine.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

The local C&R team in Roskill have blocked the council funded Xmas event from having Santa because it will "disrupt Carol" (sic). Bit grinchy if you ask me; lots of folks in our community can't afford the fancy mall Santa pics and this was a free chance for their kids. Sad.

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 9d

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

Falls in the home are incredibly common, iirc the leading cause of injury to children. I remember this from talking to SafeKids in my early days as an elected rep - a key reason for my playground advocacy back then was so kids can learn to balance & fall safely. (Obv I did not hah)

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

An interesting thing has been how many people think I did all my limb breaking on my bike. Two were on the bike - left elbow (which was actually more like a fall I just happened to be on the bike) and right leg (hit by car). The other two were walking up stairs & in my own bedroom, both at home!

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

See I would have fallen off and broken something if I tried that hahah.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

I guess if you describe not showing leadership as "meaningful leadership" then that gives us all a sense of what you mean by leadership?

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 9d

Ok the agenda is here: infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Open/2024/06... it includes advice from the chap who runs the postal voting system, which isn't in the other analysis, hmm. Further info is in the attachments from p35 here: infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Open/2024/06...

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 10d

In Auckland the most high profile ticket that has clear anti-science anti-mandate links is WestWards - their leader Ken Turner is a climate change sceptic, and they have at last one anti-vax candidate (in this article). They are running Craig Lord in for councillor in Whau.

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 11d

A loosely coordinated network of candidates with roots in the anti-mandate movement is contesting this year’s local elections.

Behind the boring promises: the protesters trying to reshape local democracy

Candidates linked to the pandemic protest movement are increasingly targeting council seats under community banners.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 11d

There was staff advice on it at the time of the vote, I’ll have a look for it tomorrow. There seems to be an increasing preference for some kind of “voting day” eg in 2022 around 7000 votes were put in voting boxes in my ward the night before & morning of election day.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 11d

Last local govt elections the 6th seat on the Puketāpapa local board was almost a 3 way tie. In the end there were 8 votes in it iirc.

In 2024 Auckland Council voted 11 to 10 NOT to have booth voting this time (which increases turnout). Cr Fletcher’s vote was the difference.

Every vote counts.

Quote from Simon Wilson’s Love This City column: “I have always supported booth voting. When I was an MP, I advocated fiercely for it.” Christine Fletcher, standing for re-election for C&R in the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward, at a meeting in Balmoral. As reported recently, Fletcher voted in council against booth voting in June 2024. The result was 11-10 against. I asked her about this, and she told me, “I can’t remember,” then added that the wording of the motion may have been problematic. She called me later and confirmed she had voted against.

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