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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 8h

Wahine toa 🖤❤️🖤

(Oh Gerry, give it a rest mate)

te pua o te rēinga (🫴🏼🎃) @cucumber.bsky.social · 12h

the powerful are petrified of wahine māori and the haka.

got emotional watching this wee clip of oriini kaipara in the house.

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Assiduously Julie @awaterevalley.bsky.social · 12h

If Winston truly believes Chlöe is responsible for his broken window then logically it follows that he must be accepting personal responsibility for every single death threat made to Benjamin Doyle and their whanau.

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 14h

"Seven in ten in Spain and six in ten in the U.K. fell for at least one false narrative about the blackout causes. The most commonly believed false narrative was that the reliance on renewables was at fault."
Goes well with the 'when the wind isn't blowing & the sun isn't shining' lies about storage

NPR @npr.org · 15h

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. n.pr/4nLAI7A

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

n.pr

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 19h

"The Government’s policy change to make many 18- and 19-year-olds ineligible for the Jobseeker benefit will go a significant way to helping it meet its target of reducing the number of people on Jobseeker by 50,000."

Stalin: "Death solves all problems, no man, no problem."

Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 19h

My analysis: The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/08/g...

Govt to meet 9% of Jobseeker target by taking teens off benefit

The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit.

newsroom.co.nz

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 16h

I would like it to be known that Comrade Brown does NOT speak for Antifa NZ (South of the Bombay Hills faction) and that his incessant and intransigent demands for plain beige decor are an affront to all engaged in The Struggle …

Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 17h

Honestly this whole 🧵rings true for those of us approached to set up Antifa NZ. Couldn't get a decision on what colour to paint the office without a week of endless Zoom meetings. For globalists, their localisation strategy is terrible. Would not overthrow tyranny again.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Stories from the Sea @huttjatt.bsky.social · 20h

So Bryce "man of the people" Edwards' Integrity Institute is lacking in integrity...next you'll be telling me Reality Check Radio doesn't represent actual reality!?!

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 17h

Nats ACT will be very keen to see law changes that support Big Pharma and Big Tobacco, especially the latter who need more growth areas beyond pouches and vapes. Lab-Green-TPM really need a joined up plan that serves community not business.

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 1d

Yep.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 1d

There was I thinking that headline suggested a policy decision or an actual economic plan. Silly me. Just the RBNZ cut we all knew was coming that will hardly be felt for another year or more.

Beehive NZ @beehivenz.bsky.social · 1d

A new release is available from Hon Nicola Willis.

More relief for families and businesses

Today’s 50 basis point Official Cash Rate reduction will further ease pressure on Kiwi households and businesses, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says.

www.beehive.govt.nz

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 1d

What makes biz go delusional about the economy? Oh yeah, their party in power.
How great is the gap between reality + generally agreed right-wing public policy? Dead wrong about public finances + society, no matter how good they are at running own businesses? Via @bernardchickey.bsky.social

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 2d

And dont even get me started on the unhinged level of abuse that Bejamin Doyle from the Greens faced - and that NZF and Winston were complicit in. Where was the public outcry by NACT then?

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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 2d

seemingly with no expert advice...
Craig Renney's response perfect
craigrenney.substack.com/p/a-small-wr...

A small wrinkle in the Jobseeker policy

The government’s recent changes to benefits feel like this: the house is on fire, and this policy is them turning off the smoke alarm and saying it’s fixed

craigrenney.substack.com

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 2d

I happened to be living in Thatcher's Britain when young adults lost benefits on basis "their parents should be responsible". Youth homelessness was immediately visible along with myriad associated problems. Failed experiment to be tested again in AoNZ

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 2d

Entirely predictable and absolutely terrifying

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Pritzker: “The Trump administration is following a playbook: Cause chaos, create fear and confusion, make it seem that peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and tear gas canisters at them. Why? To create the pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.”

MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 3d

Hating on the teens with the rhetoric and on the whole whānau with the policy

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 3d

Unemployment has increased by 50,000 since he’s been Prime Minister. That’s 50,000 families affected.

Luxon is just giving up his responsibility as Prime Minister for his citizens - to look tough against people who are trying their best.

Where are the jobs?

David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 4d

god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.

'The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year

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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 3d

There are at least 3x the number of people in those three buses than in the cars you can see on the motorway this morning.

This is why I fight for more public transport, more dedicated bus lanes, trains, ferries and hopefully one day light rail, even to the shore! It’s more efficient for everyone.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 4d

Since the election, there are 37,243 fewer 15-19 year olds in filled jobs. The jobs market for young people is as bad - if not worse - than the GFC. So adding 6% to the cost of tuition fees and halving apprenticeship boost support makes life even harder. Brilliant work National.

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Sara @lotts.bsky.social · 4d

The thing about applying income limits is that if your parents are wage slaves who earn just a little too much you won't qualify, but your friends whose parents have income from sources where they can limit their personal income will. As with ALL means testing it is inequitable.

#nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d

Jobseeker: Parents earning more than $65k must support 18-19yo children

First announced at the Budget, the government had not decided where to draw the line at the time.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 4d

This is a policy with no basis in any analysis. It's designed to look tough. It actually makes them look thoughtless and out of touch. It's arbitrary, mean, and simply designed to disguise the fact that the government is failing young people. Is this what being back on track feels like?

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 6d

I am admittedly rage-posting now, but come the fuck on! Can we have an actual conversation about what we are doing as a country?

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 4d

Let alone families with adult children

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MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 4d

Apples and oranges in one of the worst newspapers in the world. Nice one Chris.

Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 4d

Lessons from planning reform in NZ. For the UK and everyone.
By Former UK Housing Secretary Sir Simon Clarke and NZ housing minister Chris Bishop.
Recommended.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'New Zealand shows how UK can end housing crisis - we must fix fundamentals'

Empty words do not build homes. Supply does. That means freeing up land where people want to live.

www.express.co.uk

MadSheahan @themadshe.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t get how the govt can oblige one or two adult citizens to financially support another independent adult citizen. I’ve immediately thought of a bunch of unintended consequences for both sets. Policy as dumb & unworkable as it is mean. Grrr #nzpol

Beehive NZ @beehivenz.bsky.social · 4d

A new release is available from Hon Louise Upston.

Securing a future for our young people

Two initiatives to move young people out of benefit dependency and incentivise them to stay in work will be significant for thousands of young New Zealanders, Minister for Social Development and Employment Louis

www.beehive.govt.nz

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Steve Reeves @stevereeves.bsky.social · 5d

"Every day..staff battle to provide quality healthcare in unsafe working environments..We want .. the government to listen to workers and understand the real issues here and then commit to properly funding the healthcare system so we can all benefit."

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

October strike by nurses, teachers likely be biggest in decades

The strike by nurses will take place on 23 October, the same day as action earlier announced by primary teachers and allied health workers.

www.rnz.co.nz

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