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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 12h

"I can't tell if this video is AI. Is anything real anymore!?"

Really? Now you think you're being lied to?

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 13h

So, any word on those kidnapped Kiwi in Israel?

Or did people stop caring about your broken window?

#nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 13h

'Giving it away': Winston Peters lays into Fonterra over sale of iconic brands

The NZ First leader is demanding answers over the sale of brands including Mainland and Anchor.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 14h

It's unbelievable that this article

"Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on"

does not once mention the $12to$14Billion tax cut cost they are borrowing to cover, nor the Billions they stole from Pay Equity Fund #NZPol

Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on

Treasury has revealed the state of the Government’s finances and it shows we’re borrowing just to keep the lights on.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 15h

I mean, if we're gonna be pedants, is the King County the Waikato?

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 15h

So I've just a nose on Google (a very reputable source) and it says Parliamentary Services are funded through the govt, and the fund is administered by the Speaker of the House.

So Brownlie allowed it?

Sometimes I think civis is confusing on purpose, ya know? 😅

Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 15h

Oh. That's convenient. Are we paying to be told this as we're driving down Te Rapa Rd? Cause I've got a few notes on the design at the very least.

At least his ones about relevant holidays are festive...

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 16h

So, a few things here.

16 isn't a lot for the whole Waikato.

More stores have shut than opened in those 3 years, and more are closing.

2025 isn't over yet.

But more importantly, who the bloody hell is paying for this shit and why?

#nzpol

Billboard for Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka, showing the difference between ram raid numbers in 2022 and 2025 in the Waikato. There were 16 ram raids in 2022, and 1 in 2025.

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 18h

a man in a black shirt is making a funny face with his finger .

ALT: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face with his finger .

media.tenor.com

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 18h

Speaking of Simpsons references.

#nzpol

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 18h

I mean, they're technically right. We shouldn't be able to cause we shouldn't know as much as we do.

Strange that we do...

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 18h

Either Bishop hasn't had a loved one in a similar situation as this, or he has no empathy.

*Coughing fit from years of smoking*

Yeah nah, probably both...

#nzpol

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, if I was in the situation this govt has created for young people in this country, I'd be watching plenty of Instagram livestreams for some other addresses.

At least then the burglary charge wouldn't be bogus.

#nzpol

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

I bet Willis wishes she had captions for her audiobooks.

#nzpol

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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 1d

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently Shakespeare invented calling someone "an egg" as an insult, I had no idea he was a New Zealander!

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

That's one egg.

That's another egg.

Another egg.

Oh, another egg.

These'll become chickens, surely.

#nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 1d

National falls below 30% in latest Curia poll, left bloc could form government

Both Labour and National have taken hits, but the centre left bloc could form a government, according to Curia's polling.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, AND she got the reference wrong!?

Is it possible disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it as Nicola Willis?

She's making me scrub up on my Shakespeare. Doing a better job teaching English to the country than Stanford.

Or is this Art History?

#nzpol

Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 2d

"Um, actually, it's Shakespeare."

Good one Willis. That BA in English Literature is finally coming into good use, aye?

#nzpol

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, 250 years is a good innings, no?

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

"He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"

Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 1d

National promised the messiah and Aotearoa ended up with this dude
#nzpol

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

Idk man, why does the involvement of an aerospace entrepreneur named "Mark Rocket" make it feel like a villain's plot for a Saturday morning cartoon?

"If a few must suffer so I can control the market, so be it!" *evil laugh*

#nzpol

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 1d

Scores of peace activists have set up a blockade around a convention centre in central Christchurch to protest against an aerospace summit taking place in the city.

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 1d

Can we have the election now then?

If they wanna run the country as a business, then can we as shareholders hold a vote of no confidence, forcing us to elect a new CEO, wait, no I meant PM.

#nzpol

Results of a Stuff poll that asks "Who would get your party vote if an election was held today?"

The results are (as of making this post):
NZ1: 6%
Greens: 18%
ACT: 7%
Nat: 13%
None: 6%
Labour: 47%
Māori: 3%

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 2d

"He was already getting bullied before we pointed and laughed" cried Winnie.

Meanwhile, the protest was already happening outside Winnie's house when his address was given out on the livestream.

But he's not a hypocrite?

Next time a journalist asks him, can they explain what one is first?

#nzpol

Actor who shared Winston Peters' address online says she regrets doing so

Acacia O'Connor claims the NZ First leader is now using the incident as a "diversion tactic".

www.rnz.co.nz

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 2d

"Um, actually, it's Shakespeare."

Good one Willis. That BA in English Literature is finally coming into good use, aye?

#nzpol

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Nō 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 @wittyeti.bsky.social · 2d

There ya go kids. Don't go pick fruit when you turn 18, become a politician instead.

It's just like high school, but everyone's overworked parents feed and house you, not just your own.

So, any word on the three kidnapped Kiwi yet? Or Winnie still looking for shards of his integrity?

#nzpol

A screenshot of a RNZ article, headline: Actor who shared Winston Peters' address online says she regrets doing so, that reads - Swarbrick had also criticised Willis' earlier use of the phrase - "call the dogs off" - in relation to the protesters.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins agreed that such inflammatory language was very unhelpful: "Now is the time to dial back the rhetoric."

In response, Willis said she was clearly using a metaphor as part of political speech: "How precious do we have to be?... That is a phrase that actually has its origins in Shakespeare."

Swarbrick also implored reporters to put questions to Peters about "the role he may have had in inflaming rhetoric" which led to former Green MP Benjamin Doyle's resignation.

Peters rejected any suggestion of hypocrisy and said Doyle had already been receiving abuse before he drew attention to Doyle's old social media posts.

"Go look at the chronology and try get a bit of research behind your question."

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine how many people have lost their job because of Winston over the years, just for him to time and again face no consequences

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