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Nic E @neasthope.bsky.social · 2h

Good humans
#nzpol
#tangatatiriti

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 11h

Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Chris Finlayson offer praise for the Waitangi Tribunal – and damning criticism of the coalition Government. Sam Sachdeva reports.

Hell hath no fury like an attorney-general scorned

newsroom.co.nz

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 1h

Diane Calvert, Ray Chung, and Nicola Young are all YOUR problem now Andrew Little.😶
Good luck.
I predict it will be at least three times more horrible for you than being in a Government coalition with Winston Peters.💩
Have fun.😱
#nzpol

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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 1d

We live in a Māori nation. Our Parliament should reflect that more. The haka from the public gallery is an appropriate response to a maiden speech. Suspended Parliament only reminds Māori that they are not welcome to be authentically themselves there. #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended

Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew the haka would take place after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Hannah Wattie @kiwisnowingfan.bsky.social · 1d

Cardcaptor Sakura all three opening songs.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1h

Low key pumped that we’re taking back frogs

Frogs are a 90s ecology symbol frogs are woke as hell

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 6h

I love this image.

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Philip Matthews @secondzeit.bsky.social · 4h

Another movie to upset the anti-Ardern fanatics

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 13h

The Post can reveal how the former prime minister was cast, ahead of the film’s premiere next week.

Dame Jacinda Ardern’s surprise Pike River film cameo

The Post can reveal how the former prime minister was cast, ahead of the film’s premiere next week.

dlvr.it

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victoria zeller (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 1h

every single extra inning feels like this

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Animation Magazine @animag.bsky.social · 8h

Netflix, Gobelins Paris and multi-Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pinocchio,
www.animationmagazine.net/?p=3279350

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Written by Uju ✍🏽 @writtenbyuju.bsky.social · 3h

Spirited Away (2001)

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f*male b*tch 🇵🇸 @ahhmandah.bsky.social · 1h

I just saw an nz police wagon parked on the footpath as I walked my dog and as I approached I looked at them over the top of my glasses teacher-style and they immediately moved onto the grass verge. damn straight bitches that's a FOOTPATH not a carpark

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10h

lying

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 11h

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals on.ft.com/4q0tjCV

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals

The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the AI world

on.ft.com

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 8h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Laura Wattie @lyrafay.bsky.social · 1h

This laptop needs updating

a little girl says whatever while holding something

ALT: a little girl says whatever while holding something

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 1h

this headline would be fine without that last s

Jay Allen @gaiaslastlaugh.bsky.social · 1h

"Firm views"

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1h

TikTok doesn’t want the platform being used for journalism - even thought users expect to access it there.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 4h

With 98.7% of submissions OPPOSING this bill, it is beyond belief that this wanker heavy coalition are forcing it through anyway. 🤨 Yes Labour absolutely needs to commit to repealing it on day one! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 6h

As one of the orgs that was privileged enough to be able to present an oral submission on the RSB to we are about to issue an emergency press release saying the opposition leaders must issue a joint statement saying they will repeal the law should the bill pass.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

The Act leader's proposed legislation has been contentious for a list of reasons.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 3h

I was not successful in winning the Māori Ward. It would have been an absolute honour but democracy has spoken.

A huge congratulations to @ponekematt.bsky.social who will be an amazing Councillor and serve our people well ❤️ #nzpol

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 3h

Incredible typo at the Spinoff '“We are going to produce a rational, sensible, fact-based, understandable transport plan,” Brown said...this afternoon. Asked if that plan could include surface-level light rain, Brown responded, “It might do.'

Auckland always includes surface-level light rain #nzpol

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 3h

#nzpol

Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 3h

Also ... remember when Whanganui wouldn't even put an "h" in its name because Maoris were bloody well asking for too much?

(Additional update: Michael Laws lives in Cromwell these days and is stinking up the Otago Regional Council.)

Whanganui votes to retain Māori wards
Whanganui has voted to retain its Māori wards in a tight contest.

Progress votes show 6663 people voted to retain a Māori ward, while 6213 voted to have it removed.

More than 1000 ballots left the Māori ward option blank.

Juile Herewini on 906 votes and Geoff Hipango on 738 votes have been returned as Māori ward councillors.

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 2h

From the National Party FB page, this video:

Uh what. TO the NZ economy? so we have to import more stuff? what does this even mean

Also: him personally? Are you having a laugh #nzpol

Still from a video with the caption "To date Luxon has increased trade to the NZ economy by $12 billion". Yer wot

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2h

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 1d

On a serious note, I was shocked at the state of NZ... and I realise this only scratches the surface. We hope this at least helps feels Kiwis feel seen 👀💗 (And if you liked it let us know, we might make a follow up ahead of your 2026 election)

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 5h

(The criticism from Finlayson was way more scathing & rude than reported here. The language!)

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 11h

Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Chris Finlayson offer praise for the Waitangi Tribunal – and damning criticism of the coalition Government. Sam Sachdeva reports.

Hell hath no fury like an attorney-general scorned

newsroom.co.nz

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 2h

Should stop the shitfuckery from the Far Right

Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 2h

The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.

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Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 2h

The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.

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