Laura Wattie
@lyrafay.bsky.social
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Avid reader, mythology and folklore lover, music fiend and comic connoisseur!! From 🇳🇿
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neasthope.bsky.social
Good humans
#nzpol
#tangatatiriti
newsroom.co.nz
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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testtubeone.bsky.social
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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mikejbain.bsky.social
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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kiwisnowingfan.bsky.social
Cardcaptor Sakura all three opening songs.
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kibblesmith.com
Low key pumped that we’re taking back frogs

Frogs are a 90s ecology symbol frogs are woke as hell
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animag.bsky.social
Netflix, Gobelins Paris and multi-Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pinocchio,
www.animationmagazine.net/?p=3279350
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ahhmandah.bsky.social
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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4nikkolas.bsky.social
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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jenstden.bsky.social
TikTok doesn’t want the platform being used for journalism - even thought users expect to access it there.
premthakker.bsky.social
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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kiwichar.bsky.social
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
pault.bsky.social
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/...
Changes recommended for Seymour's controversial bill, Opposition criticises 'egregious failure'
The Act leader's proposed legislation has been contentious for a list of reasons.
www.nzherald.co.nz
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misswhanau.bsky.social
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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dimsie.bsky.social
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.bsky.social
#nzpol
acgeddis.bsky.social
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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dimsie.bsky.social
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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thejuicemedia.com
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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paullecomtephoto.nz
(The criticism from Finlayson was way more scathing & rude than reported here. The language!)
newsroom.co.nz
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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benakl.bsky.social
Should stop the shitfuckery from the Far Right
joelmacmanus.bsky.social
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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joelmacmanus.bsky.social
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.