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Ciara πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏπŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ

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Cross Stitching for sanity as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome causes me constant pain & XStitch helps me focus on something other than that. ToitΕ« te Tiriti. Antifa Aunty. Free Palestine πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ Yes to Scottish Independence She/Her https://ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

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Fucking shameful, we better not do the same.. #nzpol

05.03.2026 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it's futile to ask conservatives to think a little harder, but the answer to "why are we bringing in immigrants when youth unemployment is at 15%?" Is actually pretty simple

Those unemployed 19 year olds are not qualified nurses, software developers, or engineers

05.03.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

These are real humans. Each one was someone else’s world. Each one was no different than us or our children. And we all know no one will ever be held accountable for this war crime. #nzpol

04.03.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cuba is in a major blackout now. No country brave enough to stop it. No people powerful enough to pressure their government. Bleak

04.03.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1481    πŸ” 350    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 5

If we passed Bernie Sanders' 5% wealth tax on billionaires, Musk would still have $792 billion.

Zuckerberg would still have $209 billion.

Bezos would still have $207 billion.

And we would have trillions in revenue, more money in our pockets, and a better healthcare system.

03.03.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll: Support for National drops to lowest in six months, just ahead of Labour - Roy Morgan Research

Do you want to be in the 1%???

Great, then be in the 1% of old men over 50 that vote for Te Pati Māori.

Grumpy old men and ignorant young men are literally what is wrong with this country.

Patriarchy, greed and racism are LITERALLY holding Aotearoa hostage.

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#nzpol

04.03.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The dumbest people on earth, ie our current government #nzpol

04.03.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Feargal is superb. Get him involved in govt.

04.03.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ή

04.03.2026 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m gutted. I love Jasmine Crockett. She’s a much better fighter imo. & Dems so badly need fighters.

04.03.2026 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is so fucked up.

04.03.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Given the popularity of this, a wealth tax would help them get elected, because the people who aren’t for a wealth tax are never going to vote left bloc anyway….

04.03.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You have to ask why, given it’s such popular policy, Chris Hipkins won’t go there…? We know why parties on the right won’t, but Labour? You would think this would be a no brainer… maybe Labour needs a leader that pushes policies that reflect the will of the majority & benefit the most people. #nzpol

04.03.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

WE NEED TO DECOUPLE FROM AMERICA & ISRAEL AND FOSSIL FUELS. #nzpol #MassSolarRolloutNow

03.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Woolworths NZ shares half-year results - FMCG Business A disciplined focus on reducing costs and driving operational efficiency has led to 2.8% sales growth and a 22.4% increase in Earnings Before Interest and Tax.

Unemployment is high, wages are stagnant & the cost of living is out of control - and Woolworths NZ reports a huge half-year profit. Not because they charge Kiwis outrageous prices for food, you understand, but because of "a disciplined focus on reducing costs and driving operational efficiency". 😑

03.03.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'It's proof': New coral evidence clashes with Govt's South Pacific trawling plan Footage identified 350 coral and sponge species on the Lord Howe Rise.

Incredible stuff here from Greenpeace.

This is all the evidence needed.

Bottom trawling HAS to stop.

#ProtectTheOceans via @greenpeace.org.nz

03.03.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Go figure.

And more, this applies in EVERY country...

03.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black fluffy cat with big round eyes peeking from green hills, holding a small white flower, under a colorful textured sky with the text: β€œStay hopeful, even now. Especially now.”

Black fluffy cat with big round eyes peeking from green hills, holding a small white flower, under a colorful textured sky with the text: β€œStay hopeful, even now. Especially now.”

A tiny flower of hope for you πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸŒΌ

03.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 841    πŸ” 273    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 14
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Markets latest: Gas price soars 93% since start of conflict Drone strikes across the Middle East and Iran's effective closure of a key shipping route are spooking investors and traders. Follow the latest on the global markets.

folks, oil and gas are conflict minerals

news.sky.com/story/market...

03.03.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Westminster Voting Intention, sourced from YouGov between one March and three March, features a bar chart highlighting that the Green Party has reached second place for the first time in YouGov polling. Reform UK leads at twenty-three percent, a decrease of one percentage point since twenty-two to twenty-three February. The Green Party follows in second at twenty-one percent, an increase of four percentage points. The Conservative Party and the Labour Party are tied at sixteen percent, with the Conservatives decreasing by two percentage points and Labour also decreasing by two percentage points. The Liberal Democrats are at fourteen percent, showing no change since the previous poll.

Westminster Voting Intention, sourced from YouGov between one March and three March, features a bar chart highlighting that the Green Party has reached second place for the first time in YouGov polling. Reform UK leads at twenty-three percent, a decrease of one percentage point since twenty-two to twenty-three February. The Green Party follows in second at twenty-one percent, an increase of four percentage points. The Conservative Party and the Labour Party are tied at sixteen percent, with the Conservatives decreasing by two percentage points and Labour also decreasing by two percentage points. The Liberal Democrats are at fourteen percent, showing no change since the previous poll.

🚨| This is NOT a drill, Greens are in SECOND place with YouGov, their highest ever vote share recorded with any pollster

The Greens have replaced Labour.

03.03.2026 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9
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I know uk & nz politics are very different but this is still a warning to NZ labour even if it manages to win the next election and just carries on with watered down austerity & centrist incrementalism without meaningful change #nzpol

03.03.2026 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my standing notions is the idea that the best thing for the (NZ) Labour party, something that could possibly cause them to focus their minds, would be the (NZ) Greens polling at 20%

But I never would have guessed it would be the Limeys who'd get to test the theory first

03.03.2026 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Also the modelling on the impact of solar and batteries on the market and network was withheld under the β€œproactive releaseβ€œ grounds. In November. You’ll note it’s now March

03.03.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This really ought to be terrifying. We literally have people making decisions to drop bombs in the grips of apocalyptic fantasies.

03.03.2026 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 991    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 19
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BREAKING
It’s been revealed that the Luxon government β€˜kicked the tyres’ on game-changing solar subsidies to cut power bills but decided to let us keep paying rising prices - and then to make it even worse with costly gas imports:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/588...

02.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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Gloriavale ex-leader wins appeal, avoids jail for 20 years of sex offending Crown lawyers had argued prison was needed given his role as Gloriavale leader.

Way to show girls and women - yet again - that their trauma means nothing and they may as well not bother trying to get justice.

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple’s prison sentence quashed - replaced with home detention
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gloriaval...

03.03.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

Thank you, sirβ€”Australia offers our unqualified, pre-emptive support for any pre-emptive strikes which post-empt any pre-emptive strikes you were unable to pre-empt.

03.03.2026 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Melania Trump is chairing a UN Security Council meeting.

I'm not joking.

The US currently holds the presidency of the council and that's who Trump chose as chair.

02.03.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 386    πŸ’¬ 185    πŸ“Œ 178

Taking this off the books means it will likely never be recouped for public good and probably one of their mates already had it earmarked before the election. Nats looting the country to pay for landlord tax cuts.

02.03.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1