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From RNZ this morn, Chlöe Swarbrick: "Children in poverty cannot eat a surplus. A surplus that this government is chasing is not going to deliver the nurses and the frontline healthcare workers who are desperately needed." Greens always focus on impact of policies #nzpol

So good to read Green policies are getting cut thru in the wild. Also great to read @saycheeselouise.bsky.social getting some well deserved positive feedback to counter the usual ‘woman standing for public office’ trolling & abuse fuckery

Remember in Aug when Opp said it was going to remove its board’s veto power over its caucus? It’s bn 2 mths & no change to constitution since April. Override power is still there, cl 11.3 for fellow nerds Change is by gen meeting of members, 30d notice for SGMs so has bn plenty time #nzpol

Another simple policy from Greens that will make a huge difference to these future essential workers #nzpol

Or we could reform the tax system so the rich pay their fair share and have nice things like food health facilities that way

Great policy! I’d def take the train to Ōtautahi (at reasonable price). Meanwhile all Luxon can talk about is bloody roads as if anyone other than him and his donors can afford petrol these days 🙄 #nzpol

Voting closes 5pm today whānau! #boty

Love this! Free Palestine 🇵🇸

1 day left. 34,000+ now. Sign, share. #nzpol “Petition of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated: Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation” petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d...

Vote toroa! 5 years ago a cohort of these magnificent birds took flight. They’re due to return for the first time over the next few weeks. Let’s welcome them with a long overdue win! They’re the only mainland colony in the world - they deserve it! #birdoftheyear #BOTY

Ōtepoti whānau this is today! It really is this simple

And again! That one felt bigger and longer #eqnz

Bit of a shake in Ōtepoti. A little lighter here than the July one. GeoNet saying 5.5 atm, near Milford #eqnz

Robyn Malcolm and her producer-director Rachel Currie have done an amazing job with 'Menopause and Us', which screens on TVNZ 1 next Monday as part of the Documentary NZ season. It really is something everyone should watch. www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

Have just emailed my local excellent Labour electorate MP to say for the 1st time in years I can’t split my vote & will be ✅✅ Have been thinking of emailing for a while but this fuckery on u16s social media ban & 4% rates cap are my limit

"Solving" social media harm by banning it for those under 16 is like "solving" the problem of swimming in a toxic river by saying you have to be over 16 to swim in it. It'd be better to clean it up so it's safe for everyone. #nzpol

“We simply cannot accept the harm being done to a generation of ​New Zealand children.”* *Except the harm to 1 in 7 NZ kids living in material hardship, the 1 in 4 girls / 1 in 9 boys abused before 15, or kids unable to access public health, or have clean air in schools, or be taught art history or

1. Never trust an ‘anonymous’ staff survey 2. Tamatha was right: “These individuals can’t keep an anonymous internal survey secret,” he said. “You can’t expect to gain the trust and confidence of the public if the police force have no trust and confidence in their leaders.”

Timeline cleanse: link includes a short film w local DOC Ranger/surfer featuring several of our wonderful local Ōtepoti pakeke/sea lions Note for non locals: the water is stunning but it is COLD

Or maybe just fund the health system properly #nzpol

Hey @top.org.nz, can you respond now you’re polling above 5%? Who sets your policies?

Neither is Luxon but we’ve endured him as PM for years

So much this! So sick of media overplaying the competence of some politicians while simultaneously overplaying the faults (sometimes merely perceived faults) of others. & always based on gender, ethnicity and where on the political left-right the person falls

Our current govt is: Economically illiterate Socially divisive Culturally corrosive Environmentally destructive Politically self-serving Morally bankrupt Intellectually idiotic Pathologically unconcerned #NZpol

@top.org.nz still waiting

Finally! A few of us on here have sent requests to DIA about these grifty fuckers over the years. Good to hear they’re finally being investigated

@top.org.nz I’d still like an answer to my question. Who sets your policies and how much sway will they have on any TOP MPs post election? If you’re new here, when you post on kikorangi there’s an expectation of interaction. You post, we ask questions, you respond 🤷🏻‍♀️

Stuff running poll on which party’s plan for cost of living people think is best TOP rating highest of all options at moment followed by Greens then Labour

It’s been a glorious day in Ōtepoti but 17° in almost the exact middle of winter is quite disconcerting (My car temp gauge is usually pretty accurate & it def felt 17)

Bloody hell don’t often feel quakes in Dunedin #eqnz

If you haven’t done your submission yet…

Great call to move the Ōtepoti trans support rally from yesterday, was dismal cold rain all day. Lovely today and great turnout

Rally rain delay Ōtepoti whānau

A no-brainer of a policy, still shocked this wasn’t part of the overhaul in the Privacy Act 2020. Proposed fines small by eg AU/EU standards but good to line them up w Commerce Commission fine levels. Enough to make it worthwhile for companies to consider privacy, currently it’s not

Absolute fucking ghouls (yet again) Oriini Kaipara & Ricardo Menendez-March w key points here: Technology is not neutral when the system is unequal And people literally died when Australia tried this bullshit

1st world problem: There’s a lot to hate about MS Word & I hate lots about it. But one of my most hated is when you select for a list to ‘restart at 1’ and it moves the bloody tabs. Every fucking time!

Heart-attacks etc happen outside of 9-5 office hours. Please sign this petition & share - it is *insane* a city the size of Dunedin doesn't have a 24-hour cat lab. Petition link in comments. www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

TIL to use eucalyptus oil on a cloth or paper towel to wipe glue residue off plastic. No rubbing or scrubbing, just wipes right off!

Another banger from one of our great AoNZ cartoonists. If only our current govt was as aware and thoughtful as @creativeelc.bsky.social #nzpol

but yet to condemn the illegal US/Israel war, the many war crimes the US/Israel have committed, or the murder of civilians including 150 school girls in the first attacks