Faith Austin
@mfamuso.bsky.social
Avid follower of politics, viola player, arguing the point. Enjoy fine food and wine.
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Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
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In 1975, Bill Rowling's Labour Govt introduced a compulsory contributory scheme that would have made AoNZ the 'Switzerland of the South Pacific'.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
The ‘enormous bribe’ 50 years ago that cost New Zealand $625 billion. And the price we will pay for decades
Changes made today will still take decades to make up for the shortfall of a decision made in 1975. Damien Venuto looks into how a fiery politician changed the course of New Zealand’s history.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In 1975, Bill Rowling's Labour Govt introduced a compulsory contributory scheme that would have made AoNZ the 'Switzerland of the South Pacific'.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Arrowtown is the most polluted small town in AoNZ in the winter and nobody gives a dam.
The deadly threats in our air – and how we can fix them
Air pollution in New Zealand is contributing to thousands of premature deaths each year. Atmospheric chemist Dr Joel Rindelaub says we have the knowledge – and a compelling economic case – to fix it.
#nzpol
Air pollution in New Zealand is contributing to thousands of premature deaths each year. Atmospheric chemist Dr Joel Rindelaub says we have the knowledge – and a compelling economic case – to fix it.
#nzpol
The deadly threats in our air – and how we can fix them
Opinion from the University of Auckland: Air pollution in NZ is contributing to thousands of premature deaths each year, but we have the knowledge to fix it
newsroom.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Arrowtown is the most polluted small town in AoNZ in the winter and nobody gives a dam.
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NZ educators are not having it.
'Just absolutely ridiculous' - new school curriculum unpopular with principals
The draft curriculum documents are old fashioned, sideline Māori knowledge, and appear to be written by foreign contractors, say critics.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
NZ educators are not having it.
I saw Prime Minister today. It was a moving account of Jacinda’s 5 years of superlative and inspiring leadership. The sad part is that it really hits home how far we’ve sunk as a country. The current Govt led by Luxon has trashed this country’s soul and our international reputation.
September 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I saw Prime Minister today. It was a moving account of Jacinda’s 5 years of superlative and inspiring leadership. The sad part is that it really hits home how far we’ve sunk as a country. The current Govt led by Luxon has trashed this country’s soul and our international reputation.
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I’ve been quiet on here mainly because I’m back working in the public service and feel less able to express myself. But I’ve been having a lot of thoughts about checks and balances, and the fragility of our democracy. I’ve always assumed that there is fundamental decentness and plodding 1/
#nzpol
#nzpol
September 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’ve been quiet on here mainly because I’m back working in the public service and feel less able to express myself. But I’ve been having a lot of thoughts about checks and balances, and the fragility of our democracy. I’ve always assumed that there is fundamental decentness and plodding 1/
#nzpol
#nzpol
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When you fuck up the Workplace Safety policy so bad that even BusinessNZ agrees with the CTU - maybe you should have had some actual workplace experience, eh Brooke?
Yes - you heard that right - BusinessNZ *and* the CTU agree!! (rarest sentence in NZ English)
...they think you're dumb.
#nzpol
Yes - you heard that right - BusinessNZ *and* the CTU agree!! (rarest sentence in NZ English)
...they think you're dumb.
#nzpol
August 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
When you fuck up the Workplace Safety policy so bad that even BusinessNZ agrees with the CTU - maybe you should have had some actual workplace experience, eh Brooke?
Yes - you heard that right - BusinessNZ *and* the CTU agree!! (rarest sentence in NZ English)
...they think you're dumb.
#nzpol
Yes - you heard that right - BusinessNZ *and* the CTU agree!! (rarest sentence in NZ English)
...they think you're dumb.
#nzpol
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National continuing to be financially illiterate
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Fiscal responsibility doesn't mean what Nicola Willis thinks it means
OPINION: “True fiscal responsibility means ensuring government can deliver the public services that underpin a thriving society,” Tayla Forward writes.
www.thepost.co.nz
August 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
When your life gets infected by a malignant narcissist, you feel utterly violated.
August 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
When your life gets infected by a malignant narcissist, you feel utterly violated.
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So Hipkins did front the inquiry & they let him go an hour early b/c they ran out of questions. Also Winston was part of the leadership team & urged vacs, ACT were offering $ for vax and National were begging for Labour to borrow more.
Such dirty politics & 1News analysis tonight wasn't great
Such dirty politics & 1News analysis tonight wasn't great
August 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
So Hipkins did front the inquiry & they let him go an hour early b/c they ran out of questions. Also Winston was part of the leadership team & urged vacs, ACT were offering $ for vax and National were begging for Labour to borrow more.
Such dirty politics & 1News analysis tonight wasn't great
Such dirty politics & 1News analysis tonight wasn't great
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This feeling of being dragged kicking and screaming back into the dark ages is so exhausting. The existential despair is crushing this morning and we are meant to just go and do our silly jobs and pay our silly bills and act like everything is normal when it’s all wrong.
August 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This feeling of being dragged kicking and screaming back into the dark ages is so exhausting. The existential despair is crushing this morning and we are meant to just go and do our silly jobs and pay our silly bills and act like everything is normal when it’s all wrong.
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This is why Trump's lickspittle henchman Kash Patel sneaking into the country and opening an FBI Office here should be of great concern to AoNZ. Asha Rangappa is a former FBI agent. The new office is like allowing the Gestapo to open an office in Wellington in 1938. #nzpol
I know we have seen a lot of agencies being hobbled and dismantled over the last six months. But the coup happening at the FBI should worry you the most asharangappa.substack.com/p/the-fbi-as...
The FBI As We Knew It is Gone
It took a hundred years to create the Bureau as we knew it. And it took one dinner at the White House to destroy it.
asharangappa.substack.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is why Trump's lickspittle henchman Kash Patel sneaking into the country and opening an FBI Office here should be of great concern to AoNZ. Asha Rangappa is a former FBI agent. The new office is like allowing the Gestapo to open an office in Wellington in 1938. #nzpol
Very interesting article about what we know about COVID and importance of vaccination 5 years on. I’ve had all my shots and I’m sure that protected me in a recent close exposure.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
What do we know about the Covid-19 virus five years on?
As the virus continues to evolve, experts assess its latest variants, seasonal prevalence and levels of vaccine uptake
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Very interesting article about what we know about COVID and importance of vaccination 5 years on. I’ve had all my shots and I’m sure that protected me in a recent close exposure.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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“If our tamariki grow up in neighbourhoods where liquor stores are closer than libraries, where pokies outnumber playgrounds, and vape shops are easier to find than doctors, then our babies are pushing against strong headwinds.” — Hikitia Ropata.
'Why are there more vape shops than GPs in my suburb?' | E-Tangata
“If our tamariki grow up in neighbourhoods where liquor stores are closer than libraries, where pokies outnumber playgrounds, and vape shops are easier to find than doctors, then our babies are pushin...
e-tangata.co.nz
July 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“If our tamariki grow up in neighbourhoods where liquor stores are closer than libraries, where pokies outnumber playgrounds, and vape shops are easier to find than doctors, then our babies are pushing against strong headwinds.” — Hikitia Ropata.
Yes Thomas, care to elaborate.
Eleven months ago, the NZ Herald Political Editor told us the rock star economy was back. How’s that going?
July 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yes Thomas, care to elaborate.
The hated of this is a total shocker.
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The campaign to destroy Tory Whanau
And the media's role in the sexual harassment campaign
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July 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The hated of this is a total shocker.
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Sleazy Seymour in action www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot | The Guardian
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possible, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Sleazy Seymour in action www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot | The Guardian
Music, dance, it’s the ultimate conversation
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Music, dance, it’s the ultimate conversation
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and making...
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
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ACT and Seymour are at stage 2 already, with ‘derangement syndrome’ posts and lies about submissions by bots.
Timothy Snyder with some compressed truth about truth. www.facebook.com/thedailyshow... via @mariopro.bsky.social
When Step 1 becomes a commonplace, journalism and its practices are in peril. We crossed into that world well before the 2024 election, but it was hard to get journalists to see it.
When Step 1 becomes a commonplace, journalism and its practices are in peril. We crossed into that world well before the 2024 election, but it was hard to get journalists to see it.
June 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
ACT and Seymour are at stage 2 already, with ‘derangement syndrome’ posts and lies about submissions by bots.
Paul Henry appointed to TVNZ Board.!🤣🤦🏻♀️ What faaaarking joke.
June 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Paul Henry appointed to TVNZ Board.!🤣🤦🏻♀️ What faaaarking joke.
An apt description of BVV
June 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
An apt description of BVV
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Analysis: If the Investment Boost tax deductions run to $10 billion, or even $100 billion, it's all good for growth, the Government insists.
Investment Boost: Govt's ticking fiscal time bomb
newsroom.co.nz
May 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Analysis: If the Investment Boost tax deductions run to $10 billion, or even $100 billion, it's all good for growth, the Government insists.
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Nicky NoBoats lying her arse off on Radio NZ. The Learning Support dollars are not all new budget. My ECE teacher wife had all her Learning Support professional development funded by the MoE cancelled to help pay for it, taking LS dollars away from kids in ECE to give to primary schools #nzpol
May 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Nicky NoBoats lying her arse off on Radio NZ. The Learning Support dollars are not all new budget. My ECE teacher wife had all her Learning Support professional development funded by the MoE cancelled to help pay for it, taking LS dollars away from kids in ECE to give to primary schools #nzpol