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My mother survived walking through Hiroshima the day after as a 13 year old, so I have a fair idea of what a nuclear holocaust looks and feels like

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · Aug 5

No more #Hiroshimas 🕊️

8月6日1945 8:15am #広島

The memorial plaque at the Peace Museum in Hiroshima
Hiroshima of August 6

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 3h

It’s not my thing either

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 14h

Excellent tool for NZ'ers (and also, anyone from anywhere in the world). Created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Highly recommend those in politics, public life, activism, journalism, media, and academia use this tool to determine risk of PII exposure. www.howexposedami.co.nz

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 3h

a man applauds with the #schitts creek logo behind him

Alt: a man applauds

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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 4h

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Chantalle Smith @chaneyz85.bsky.social · 4h

The National Library is 60 years old... come along to their open day to celebrate

If you book for a back-of-house tour you may even get me as your tour guide 😊

natlib.govt.nz/events/natio...

natlib.govt.nz

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 4h

I had a lovely time there yesterday — I’ll definitely be back!!

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 2d

Spotted this gem in a footnote on page 62 of Treasury's He Tirohanga Mokopuna

"Between 25% and 30% of everyone born in New Zealand is living overseas by age 30, and emigration rates are even higher among those with tertiary qualifications"

Radical idea here - how about stop shitting on our young?

Footnote from Treasury's 2025 He Tirohanga Mokopuna

"See Hughes, (2025a) and Hughes & Crichton (2025). Between 25% and 30% of everyone born in New Zealand is living overseas by age 30, and emigration rates are even higher among those with tertiary qualifications. Student loan holders living overseas commonly cease repayments, and these loans are sometimes written off as a result. Ministry of Education (2023)."

He Tirohanga Mokopuna is Treasury's long-term fiscal statement and it's full of woe about the funding of NZ Super. Not enough about maybe trying a LOT harder to keep people here.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 5h

Repost. NZ pensions are not a problem. They are not unsustainable. That’s a lie. #nzpol

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 10d

Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧵
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]

Graph of public pension costs as % of GDP for OECD countries in 2021 (latest data). NZ is lower quartile at around 5.1%. OECD average is 7.8%. Plenty of Euro countries are around 10% or above.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 9h

I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye

Cartoon. Two people standing on a stage looking at a third person who is jumping down through a trap door. In the foreground we see the backs of the audience’s heads. One standing people observes “It’s just a stage he’s going through”

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 16h

So excited, just because I wasn’t aware of any of the skirmishes in Hawke’s Bay.
It also connects my family with my parents former next door neighbours family where that wasn’t a thing before. Very small world

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 17h

Today I visited the National Library & discovered specific history about my great-grandfather, his involvement in a brief but important attack in Oamarunui. He was 16 years old. This changes a basic understanding about our family history 😃

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 18h

That’s a great idea!

NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 18h

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 19h

Has anyone put that on a tee-shirt yet?

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 19h

If you wanted to undertake a postcard campaign with our members of Parliament, as suggested by @sarah4ilam.bsky.social, if you’re anywhere a Daiso, you can pick up 55 blank cards for $3.50, or $10 if you buy 3 packs. Personalise your message!! #nzpol

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 20h

We are only just now reaching the point where our interest rates are stimulatory (I.e below the neutral rate). That means the cuts to date have likely done little to stimulate growth. It takes about a year for an interest rate cut to translate to real world

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 21h

My thoughts exactly

Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 22h

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Phil Twyford @philtwyford.bsky.social · 22h

Earlier this month Rachel Boyack, @teanau.bsky.social and I carried out a NZ MPs fact finding mission on Myanmar. Check @samsachdeva.bsky.social's story for a good summary. #NZMPsMyanmarFactFinding #Myanmar #SpringRevolution #ShamElection #whatishappeninginmyanmar newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/02/n...

NZ must reject 'sham' Myanmar election, MPs say

After meeting Myanmar's revolutionary groups and political prisoners, NZ politicians say we must offer more than 'nice words on paper'

newsroom.co.nz

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 21h

They are not strapped for cash. They are not doing their jobs. They are making a point with these people. A nasty, vindictive, spiteful point

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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 1d

8.40am NZ Time

The Conscience, with Will Alexander and Ava Mulla from Ōtautahi onboard, are nearing where previous flotillas have been attacked by Israel

Keep amplifying Gaza
Help keep us safe
Tag media and politicians

@philtwyford.bsky.social

#NZPol