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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1m

🤣😂🤣😂Stop it!🤣😂🤣😂
#ResignNicola #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #CostOfNationalPartyCrisis #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NoConfidence

Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 51m

I know that face. Your two look like they graduated with a PHD in resting doggo face, mine is still working through her Masters. Smart arse little creatures aren’t?

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1h

Never look a gift cone in the mouth! 😎😂 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #NoConfidence #Aotearoa #NewZealand #VoteThemOutNZ #Election2026

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1h

Drowned out by pointless click bait, division obsessed journalism perhaps? #nzpol

“Meanwhile Te Pāti Māori's youngest MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke was named by Time as one of the world's "most influential rising stars" - an event that's been largely drowned out by the ructions of her colleagues.”

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 3h

It's 'reset' day and Te Pāti Māori want to put the Kapa-Kingi turmoil behind them

Oriini Kaipara makes her maiden speech today, as the party announces a reset it hopes will distract from the turmoil of recent months.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1h

Wholeheartedly agree with this!
Portugal is smart, Be like Portugal. #nzpol #Aotearoa #NewZealand

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 3h

Decriminalising drug use best way to combat rising addiction, report finds

The Drug Foundation is also recommending a complete overhaul of the Misuse of Drugs Act and throwing out the drug classification system.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 2h

What the fuck is wrong with these pathetic little boys? 🙄 #nzpol

Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 3h

Just got sent this from an article by Bryce Edwards. This is completely false, and he never once fact-checked it with me. My campaign was run by me and my small volunteer team. Comments like this reflect a tired mindset that assumes women can’t succeed in politics without a man pulling the strings.

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concerns about transparency and public trust.
The Anatomy of influence - A Wellington case study
Many of the powerful vested interests behind local politicians are barely acknowledged. For example, how many Wellington voters knew that the current Mayor of Wellington, Tory Whanau, had her successful 2022 campaign essentially run by corporate lobbyist Neale Jones?
Jones co-owns and operates the Capital Government Relations firm with fellow political commentator Ben Thomas. The firm is the epitome of the "revolving door"

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 13h

This needs more attention. #nzpol #LyingLuxon #Luxon #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 13h

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #Luxon #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #CostOfNationalCrisis #ResignNicola #NoConfidence #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 14h

Wooohoooo! Last time we crashed interest rates like this was after the very brilliant global financial crisis... Oh, and then we did it again after that pesky pandemic shut the global economy down.
The good times are truly here again though. And this time we're going it alone! Great work everyone.

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 13h

Good advice. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NoPlanetB #ClimateCrisisNZ #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 13h

This hit home… #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand #CoalitionOfCruelty

Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 18h

I would wager that a large proportion of the adults who think this is a good idea have kids who are over 20 and who dislike them intensely. It reeks of paternalistic, condescending, control.

Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 18h

Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly This! 👇 #nzpol #CostOfLuxonCrisis #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZ

Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 16h

Just for clarity, the unemployment numbers under this government may look terrible, but keep in mind, Luxon has driven tens of thousands of Kiwis overseas as well, so its actually far worse. These numbers are just the ones that couldnt leave.

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 14h

"we can save so much money by automating away the job of consultants!", says the very smart business consultancy

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 2d

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Deloitte will provide a partial refund to the federal government over a $440,000 report that contained several errors, after admitting it used generative artificial intelligence to help produce it. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) confirmed Deloitte would repay the final instalment under its contract, which will be made public after the transaction is finalised. It comes as one Labor senator accused the consultancy firm of having a “human intelligence problem”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 16h

Brilliant. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 17h

#BHN Tonight at 9pm
- Craig Renney LIVE on the OCR reduction
- Sick and injured teens to be thrown off benefit
- Protest arrests in Christchurch
#nzpol #nzpolitics @clrenney.bsky.social

youtube.com/live/EscDOFc...

#BHN Craig Renney LIVE on the OCR | Sick teens to be thrown off benefit | Protest arrests in Chch

YouTube video by Big Hairy Network

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 16h

Omfg she sure sounds like she is 😂🤦‍♀️ #ResignNicola #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 17h

She's running #NZPol

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

But instead of leaving the conversation with nothing more than a partisan jab, Willis was happy to talk about the poll at quite a bit more length than other Government MPs, who offered the usual bromides about “tough times” and not paying any attention to a single poll.

“I'd like to see us a lot higher. The reason I'd like to see us a lot higher is because I believe that the policies that we as a party wish to pursue are going to be better for New Zealand, not just in the short term, but for the kind of New Zealand that we want to see in the future.”

She then launched into a list of broad appeal goals of hers, with language a million miles away from the usual prickly defensiveness practised by the Prime Minister.

“I want to see a New Zealand where more kids are learning to write and do maths - you need structured literacy and numeracy for that, you need our Government's reforms. I want to see a New Zealand where actually it's not just our ag sector growing, it's our tech sector growing. We need stable economic management for that to occur. I want to see overseas investment coming in to create jobs. You need our Government to get that,” Willis said.

“I think our party represents the values of most New Zealanders, and we need to be able to pursue our maximum policy agenda for New Zealand to do well in the world.”

There was nothing in this mini-speech, delivered just after the news that the Reserve Bank was cutting the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points, that you could read as out and out disloyalty.

But after weeks of Luxon talking of “the two speed” economy, his deputy finally seemed to find the second speed he so struggles to shift into himself.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 16h

I really want to believe in a heaven now. This cunt is going to hell.

Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 18h

Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 17h

Don’t give me nightmares! 😱😂

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 18h

Same/Same 🪄🔮 #Life

Jaide Dee Wiccad Witch of the East @witchnwords.bsky.social · 19h

I wasn't made for capitalism. I was made to tell tales around fires and in whimsical taverns, to share magic, to place curses on those who deserve it, to dance, and to lure pretty souls into my realm.

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 18h

🤞

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 18h

Yes!

Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 20h

MURICA fuck yeah! 💔🤦‍♀️

Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 20h

Nat voters with cash invested probs won’t be loving the drop in the OCR today…👀 Add that to the now fiscally responsible parents of 18/19yr olds who can’t find a job in Luxon’s jobless economy, the negative equity in housing for some & that’s a good chunk of shitty Nat voters next year 😎 #nzpol #NZ

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 20h

#nzpol The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 0.5%. That sounds great. But banks only cut interest rates that much when the economy is in trouble - and not when things are going well. This cut is a sign of economic weakness, not strength. A 😄🧵

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 21h

Lunch special: Goneburgers all around! 🍔 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 22h

Curia Poll - Carried out between 1 and 5 October

Labour: 31.2⬇️2.6%
National: 29.6%⬇️3.5%
Greens: 12%⬆️1.3%
NZ First: 10.6%⬆️2.5%
ACT: 6.6%⬇️0.1%
Te Pāti Māori: 4.4%⬆️0.1%

Centre-left bloc 61 seats - Centre-right 59 seats

PPM
Chris Hipkins: 20.9%⬆️3.2%
Christopher Luxon: 19.8%⬇️1.9%
#NZPol

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1d

Paid for by the COMMUNITY as the government is strapped for cash…because they’re spending $12 BILLION on new weapons of WAR, to maximise lethality & kill more innocent humans. 🤨 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #Aotearoa #NewZealand #PoliticalChoices

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