Sue Marsh
@suepmarsh.bsky.social
Aussie moved to Aotearoa NZ. Grow food and despair at the state of the world. Born at 314.3 ppm.
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need a break from rest of the world so going to unfollow non kiwi. no offence. The NZ govt antics are distressing enough.
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Intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
December 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
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Except for the guy who disarmed one of the gunmen, name of Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Except for the guy who disarmed one of the gunmen, name of Ahmed.
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Apropos of nothing.
If you’re looking for a lift- and for policy that doesn’t hide bare minimum ideas behind the rhetoric of progress - take a look at the Greens platform.
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
Complete Party Policy
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
December 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Apropos of nothing.
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People be like "If Labour don't move further right National will win"
If Labour moves further right, then National has already won by proxy.
If Labour moves further right, then National has already won by proxy.
i hope people realise that Hipkins normalising health privatisation narratives is *actively setting up Labour to lose* given context of National “getting things done” in that space and their continued position as the “business party”
this is some of the most self-damaging comms strategy ive seen
this is some of the most self-damaging comms strategy ive seen
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
People be like "If Labour don't move further right National will win"
If Labour moves further right, then National has already won by proxy.
If Labour moves further right, then National has already won by proxy.
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Lots of Starmerite style red flags in the Hipkins interview, one that stands out is when he states 'we can't keep throwing money into health' that old neoliberal chestnut which is code for privatising health through (public private partnerships) #nzpol
December 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Lots of Starmerite style red flags in the Hipkins interview, one that stands out is when he states 'we can't keep throwing money into health' that old neoliberal chestnut which is code for privatising health through (public private partnerships) #nzpol
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Two full Irex Packages
Wonder how many custom built super duper ferries with upgraded port infrastructure, which combine to form the essential transport link between the two main islands forming Aotearoa NZ, we could get for the same amount that's being spent on making driving to the airport 10min (at most) quicker?
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Two full Irex Packages
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Final new thought on this, but the reason it works when Zohran Mamdani says 'I'm only making promises I can keep' and it's not working here is that Mamdani's policy pledges are still aspirational. The things he's promising are meaningful improvements on the status quo and will genuinely help
"We've had a series of governments now who have encouraged people to be aspirational for New Zealand and have promised things that have been completely unrealistic. ... I'm not going to fall into that trap."
#NzPol
#NzPol
'Opportunity to stamp my own mark': Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Final new thought on this, but the reason it works when Zohran Mamdani says 'I'm only making promises I can keep' and it's not working here is that Mamdani's policy pledges are still aspirational. The things he's promising are meaningful improvements on the status quo and will genuinely help
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And the final thing to note is that we're a rich country. If a NZ adult has wealth over ~NZ$380k (40% of us) they are among the wealthiest 10% of adults globally. #nzpol
From their database: NZ adults individual wealth in $NZ
11% have negative wealth
Quarter less than $62k
One third less than $115k
Half less than $260k
One third have more than $488k
One quarter more than $684k
20% have more than$852k
10% more than $1.5M
1% more than $6.8M
0.1% more than $24M
#nzpol
11% have negative wealth
Quarter less than $62k
One third less than $115k
Half less than $260k
One third have more than $488k
One quarter more than $684k
20% have more than$852k
10% more than $1.5M
1% more than $6.8M
0.1% more than $24M
#nzpol
December 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
And the final thing to note is that we're a rich country. If a NZ adult has wealth over ~NZ$380k (40% of us) they are among the wealthiest 10% of adults globally. #nzpol
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Yes, you’re right. I think we need radical changes in direction and think the Greens are the only party offering policy that even begins to meet the moment.
That was my attempt to understand their stance and their sense of the electorate, not my own preference - I could have made that clearer
That was my attempt to understand their stance and their sense of the electorate, not my own preference - I could have made that clearer
December 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Yes, you’re right. I think we need radical changes in direction and think the Greens are the only party offering policy that even begins to meet the moment.
That was my attempt to understand their stance and their sense of the electorate, not my own preference - I could have made that clearer
That was my attempt to understand their stance and their sense of the electorate, not my own preference - I could have made that clearer
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If you are a Labour member, or MP, or candidate, or whatever - good luck, but the absolute commitment to telling your own supporters or allies how you actually would rather be Continuity National is going to depress your vote like the bonfire of policies Hipkins proudly announced did in 2023.
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If you are a Labour member, or MP, or candidate, or whatever - good luck, but the absolute commitment to telling your own supporters or allies how you actually would rather be Continuity National is going to depress your vote like the bonfire of policies Hipkins proudly announced did in 2023.
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Yes. I mentioned the Greens to my mum, who's my barometer of non-online opinion, and she met me with the kind of polite silence that meant she was absolutely not buying what I was selling. My sister has similar doubts.
The Greens have a media mountain to climb.
The Greens have a media mountain to climb.
one of the greens biggest narrative challenges is people believing that they “can’t deliver”
it is imperative that greens engagement over the next 12 months is overtly pitched to show that they can, and will, fight for and implement progressive policy & the comms needs to be highly tangible
it is imperative that greens engagement over the next 12 months is overtly pitched to show that they can, and will, fight for and implement progressive policy & the comms needs to be highly tangible
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Yes. I mentioned the Greens to my mum, who's my barometer of non-online opinion, and she met me with the kind of polite silence that meant she was absolutely not buying what I was selling. My sister has similar doubts.
The Greens have a media mountain to climb.
The Greens have a media mountain to climb.
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For those people who think the world started in October 2023, watch this.
This is Tony Benn in 2009 appealing for Gaza aid and speaking about the hypocrisy and bias of the BBC.
One of Tony Benn’s finest moments a man who spoke truth with heart.
This is Tony Benn in 2009 appealing for Gaza aid and speaking about the hypocrisy and bias of the BBC.
One of Tony Benn’s finest moments a man who spoke truth with heart.
December 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
For those people who think the world started in October 2023, watch this.
This is Tony Benn in 2009 appealing for Gaza aid and speaking about the hypocrisy and bias of the BBC.
One of Tony Benn’s finest moments a man who spoke truth with heart.
This is Tony Benn in 2009 appealing for Gaza aid and speaking about the hypocrisy and bias of the BBC.
One of Tony Benn’s finest moments a man who spoke truth with heart.
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It's not just Hipkins who sets this approach. Need to remove the others which requires their party to get honest with itself.
Until then, better to put our energies into winning a big Greens caucus.
Until then, better to put our energies into winning a big Greens caucus.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's not just Hipkins who sets this approach. Need to remove the others which requires their party to get honest with itself.
Until then, better to put our energies into winning a big Greens caucus.
Until then, better to put our energies into winning a big Greens caucus.
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Softly softly will not work. We saw what happens with a softly, softly approach and shift to a more neoliberal agenda in America, it just drives the fascism harder.
Labour should be rocking the Mamdani approach. Cost of living, cost of living, cost of living. With crystal clear promises.
Labour should be rocking the Mamdani approach. Cost of living, cost of living, cost of living. With crystal clear promises.
December 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Softly softly will not work. We saw what happens with a softly, softly approach and shift to a more neoliberal agenda in America, it just drives the fascism harder.
Labour should be rocking the Mamdani approach. Cost of living, cost of living, cost of living. With crystal clear promises.
Labour should be rocking the Mamdani approach. Cost of living, cost of living, cost of living. With crystal clear promises.
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You have fallen for right wing propaganda against greens. Greens are now our only hope for positive change. A vote for anyone but them is a vote sentencing us to death
December 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
You have fallen for right wing propaganda against greens. Greens are now our only hope for positive change. A vote for anyone but them is a vote sentencing us to death
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Hipkins just comes across as a dopey loser, and that is going to turn off swing voters more than any policy.
This is why I think a leadership change is so important. Luxon is deeply unpopular! An appealing Labour leader could win this. But Hipkins absolutely can't...
This is why I think a leadership change is so important. Luxon is deeply unpopular! An appealing Labour leader could win this. But Hipkins absolutely can't...
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Hipkins just comes across as a dopey loser, and that is going to turn off swing voters more than any policy.
This is why I think a leadership change is so important. Luxon is deeply unpopular! An appealing Labour leader could win this. But Hipkins absolutely can't...
This is why I think a leadership change is so important. Luxon is deeply unpopular! An appealing Labour leader could win this. But Hipkins absolutely can't...
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My theory about the swinging normies is that they bite less on policy than they do on certainty. So the way to win them over is to look like you have a clear vision and the backbone to pull it off - which is why Ardern did so very well in 2020.
December 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My theory about the swinging normies is that they bite less on policy than they do on certainty. So the way to win them over is to look like you have a clear vision and the backbone to pull it off - which is why Ardern did so very well in 2020.
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He decided as soon as he became the leader the problem for Labour was trying to do too much so it was better to promise almost nothing. He still doesn't understand that people want hope and without it they won't volunteer and many won't vote
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
He decided as soon as he became the leader the problem for Labour was trying to do too much so it was better to promise almost nothing. He still doesn't understand that people want hope and without it they won't volunteer and many won't vote
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Vote green if you want anything to change
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Vote green if you want anything to change
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I didn’t know the biscuit tin came from deka lol.
December 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I didn’t know the biscuit tin came from deka lol.
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Yes! That is a great video - also the one with Chloe on Gary's Economics. (I think she was the first politician he has every had on his podcast)
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Yes! That is a great video - also the one with Chloe on Gary's Economics. (I think she was the first politician he has every had on his podcast)
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Labour is right wing. We need people tp vote green if they want literally anything to change
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Labour is right wing. We need people tp vote green if they want literally anything to change
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I'd hoped Hipkins would resign as leader but, now it is clear he won't, I see no point in attacking him. Within his caucus there are MPs who are on the left of the party and several more who are likely to be elected. I will be supporting the Greens to ensure they have too many MPs to ignore #nzpol
'Opportunity to stamp my own mark': Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I'd hoped Hipkins would resign as leader but, now it is clear he won't, I see no point in attacking him. Within his caucus there are MPs who are on the left of the party and several more who are likely to be elected. I will be supporting the Greens to ensure they have too many MPs to ignore #nzpol
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one of the greens biggest narrative challenges is people believing that they “can’t deliver”
it is imperative that greens engagement over the next 12 months is overtly pitched to show that they can, and will, fight for and implement progressive policy & the comms needs to be highly tangible
it is imperative that greens engagement over the next 12 months is overtly pitched to show that they can, and will, fight for and implement progressive policy & the comms needs to be highly tangible
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
one of the greens biggest narrative challenges is people believing that they “can’t deliver”
it is imperative that greens engagement over the next 12 months is overtly pitched to show that they can, and will, fight for and implement progressive policy & the comms needs to be highly tangible
it is imperative that greens engagement over the next 12 months is overtly pitched to show that they can, and will, fight for and implement progressive policy & the comms needs to be highly tangible