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AshleyC @ashleykiwi.bsky.social · 1h

So on FB today we have a candidate for ECan's Chch Central constituency promising no more speed humps. And people are responding positively.

That, ladies and gentleman, is the calibre of this election.

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 10h

Wellington. please vote, the city needs you.
According to "Inner-City Wellington" it looks like only around 1 in 5 people have voted! I know you voted, but have you checked on your friends? Link to voting drop box locations.
Maybe a cheeky re-post too.

wellington.govt.nz/your-council...

Places to drop off your vote

Locations for orange voting bins and post boxes in Wellington.

wellington.govt.nz

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 2h

Interesting article. The only thing the journos missed out were the tax cuts which added to Willis' massive borrowing blow-out.

$18 billion over 4 years means she had to borrow to pay for tax cuts, etc.

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www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on

Treasury has revealed the state of the Government’s finances and it shows we’re borrowing just to keep the lights on.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Les G @lesgates.bsky.social · 1h

How much was that tax cut to landlords worth again? 🤔

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 3h

Never forget that Australia went to war with emus in 1932 and the emus won

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 1h

no-one, certainly no-one in the public sector, could have predicted that the population would continue aging

Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 2h

"The government is spending an extra $1.6 billion on superannuation, because of an ageing population."

This is exactly the sort of thing it is impossible to budget for, poor Nicola. Snakes and snails! #nzpol

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 2h

Essential services are not suited to "the market" — the objectives of private capital are too misaligned with the nature of the inelastic demand for the services.

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 2h

I will never understand people who claim to understand capitalism and profit, and also suggest that "the market" can deliver security or lower costs or whatever.

"The market" will extract as much profit as it can. That's the explicit goal. It's an obligation for management.

Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 6h

Because it’s going so well and all

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Richard Prebble: Govt must get out of electricity and let market deliver security

OPINION: Repaying debt would be better for taxpayers and the market.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Linda Dominguez (she/her) @lindadominguez.bsky.social · 11h

It's funny how they seem to have no problem breathing through their masks now...

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André Alessi @andrealessi.bsky.social · 7h

Oscar and I kept hearing thudding from the bathroom window and thought it was a bird flying into the pane until I took a look. (This is Scout, the little black cat with the big tail who lives over the back fence.)

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 7h

Say what you will about New Zealand and there’s certainly a lot to say but at least our govt doesn’t randomly run out of money and shutdown and stop functioning. The United States Congress is somehow more incompetent than Nicola Willis. Can you imagine.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 7h

A woman (70s?) hurries after a man (30s?) who is striding through the power tool aisle of a hardware shop. Reaching him, she tells him to hold still and quickly tucks in the tag sticking out the top of his jumper.
Accepting his thanks with a cheerful grin.
A tiny good deed for the day. (4)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 7h

A slender man in a neat woolly jumper and suit pants (80s?) is standing before a selection of vegetable and herb seeds with his hands clasped behind his back, a faint smile on his face.
He turns to a passing woman and says: "This is the bit I like. All that potential!" (3)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 7h

A man (70s?) is studying a Christmas lights display in a hardware store.
He mumbles.
He grumbles.
He scowls.
He turns to an employee (50s?) and says: "WHY NOW?!"
Employee bows and says: "For your personal entertainment mate. It did the job for at least five minutes there. You're welcome." (2)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 7h

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A small human (3?) is studiously pushing a small trolley along next to Mum.
Small Human has MANY opinions about what can go in his trolley. Chocolate? Yes. Bananas? Yes. Frozen spinach? NOOOO.
He is a grocery connoisseur and knows what he likes. (1)

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azmichael1976.bsky.social @azmichael1976.bsky.social · 6h

How do statements like this go UNCHALLENGED? We all know there is NO Antifa, it is something they use to scare their base. Make them own up to their bullshit!

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IMPEACH! @thetd.bsky.social · 6h

I pray…PRAY, that the news media hounds Noem for more and more information on this person, until finally, she has to admit she made this up.
#Antifa

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 10h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 6h

Because it’s going so well and all

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Richard Prebble: Govt must get out of electricity and let market deliver security

OPINION: Repaying debt would be better for taxpayers and the market.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 12h

Exclusive: The Government has avoided questions about whether it’s joining preparations for a US confrontation with China. Until now, the public has had no insight.

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

newsroom.co.nz

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Caleb @sherricale.bsky.social · 12h

"The trove of secret documents from the Portsmouth meetings had been accidentally donated to a Hutt Valley Salvation Army store."

Whoo boy. I'm sure the officer with distinctively neat handwriting won't lose their job over this.

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 12h

Exclusive: The Government has avoided questions about whether it’s joining preparations for a US confrontation with China. Until now, the public has had no insight.

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

newsroom.co.nz

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16h

"For instance, CNBC found that one Microsoft data center in Illinois received more than $38 million in data center sales tax exemptions but created just 20 permanent jobs."

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/20/t...

In race to attract data centers, states can forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to tech companies

Amazon, Meta and Google are among the beneficiaries of state tax exemptions for data centers that help power AI.

www.cnbc.com

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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 1d

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 12h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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