1/200 Media

1/200 S2E182 - Take the Power Back — 1/200 We discuss the genocidal actions the US is taking against Cuba, the use of terrorism allegations to crush dissent in the west, buying citizenship in NZ and the importance of energy sovereignty in rela...

1/200 S2E182 - Take the Power Back

We discuss the genocidal actions against Cuba, the use of terrorism allegations to crush dissent, buying citizenship in NZ & the importance of energy sovereignty in relation to the unfolding LNG scandal

w/ @eggsfordogs.com @kyledchurch.bsky.social & Josephine

Common Sense 14/02/2026 — 1/200 This week Australia was rocked by protests against the state visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog, with Australia's new anti-protest laws being tested and a police response that is now being invest...

Weekly Progressive Pol round up for Aotearoa

www.1of200.nz/common-sense...

1/200 S2E181 - Cuba and Venezuela — 1/200 Dr Josephine Varghese and Kieran Kelly chat about her participation at the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference in Havana Cuba, during which the US strike on Venezuela and the kidnapping ...

1200 S2E181 - Cuba and Venezuela

Dr Josephine Varghese and @krkelly.bsky.social chat about her participation at the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference in Havana Cuba, during which the US strike on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president happened.

1/200 S2E180 - 70 Million Litres of Untreated Wastewater — 1/200 The government coalition have heavily signaled their 2026 campaign approaches but this has gone mostly missed by the media. NZ infrastructure is on its last legs and there’s no overt push to bring tha...

1/200 S2E180 - 70 Million Litres of Untreated Wastewater

The coalition have heavily signaled 2026 campaign approaches

NZ infrastructure is on its last legs and there’s no overt push to bring that into a national conversation.

w/ @l11p.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

Common Sense - 07/02/2026 — 1/200 Waitangi Day fell on Friday this year, with a rough reception for the coalition parties at Te Tii marae. Luxon attended after skipping last year, trying to brush off heckles and accusations that th...

News, commentary and upcoming events for the week!

1/200 S2E179 - Twenty Twenty Sicks — 1/200 1/200 is back for 2026! We round-up education possibilities for the year, discuss climate discourse, modern slavery and the utter failure of establishment media to interrogate or even present the t...

1/200 S2E179 - Twenty Twenty Sicks

1/200 is back for 2026! We round-up education possibilities for the year, discuss climate discourse, modern slavery and the utter failure of establishment media.

w/ @bootstheory.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

Common Sense - 31/01/2026 — 1/200 News Main stories New Zealand's longest-serving woman parliamentarian, Judith "Crusher" Collins, has announced her retirement this week , ending a 26-year career as a National MP to become head o...

Common Sense Newsletter for the week!

Common Sense - 25/01/2026 — 1/200 Common Sense Newsletter for 25/01/2026

Latest Common Sense Newsletter for 25/01/2026!

The Politics of Human Life and Death — 1/200 On the day that 16 people were killed with brutal violence at Bondi Beach, 9 people were added to the death toll of brutal violence in Gaza. One fact is news that has reverberated globally for we...

The Politics of Human Life and Death

Hugely thankful to @krkelly.bsky.social for syndicating his work with us. He continues to be one of the best writers in Aotearoa about genocide and Gaza.

Common Sense 18/01/2026 — 1/200 News Main stories RBNZ/Peters Foreign Minister Peters publicly reprimanded RBNZ governor Anna Breman after she signed a letter of support for Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, telling her to "stay...

Common Sense 18/01/2026

1/200 S2E178 - Interim Order on Puberty Blockers — 1/200 Simone hosts Jennifer Shields to discuss in depth the interim order regarding the puberty blocker ban, what led up to it and what the next steps might be.

1/200 S2E178 - Interim Order on Puberty Blockers

@mythros.bsky.social hosts @jennifilm.nz to discuss in depth the interim order regarding the puberty blocker ban, what led up to it and what the next steps might be.

Common Sense - 10/01/2026 — 1/200 We’re back for our first newsletter of 2026! All your progressive leaning news, commentary and actions in Aotearoa gathered in one place.

Common Sense - 10/01/2026

We’re back for our first newsletter of 2026! All your progressive leaning news, commentary and actions in Aotearoa gathered in one place.

1/200 S2E177 - MisManage My Health — 1/200 We discuss the Manage My Health breach as of 5/01/2026, what could be verified, what has happened and what the consequences might be.

1/200 S2E177 - MisManage My Health

Huge thanks to @eggsfordogs.com for taking point on this episode, and to our guest @utf9k.net for helping to demystify the series of events and offer their thoughts on what might have happened

took a break from scribbling things down about food in a notebook to curate this list for @1of200.bsky.social 🥘

if you’re in tamaki makaurau and you want a feed, let’s go visit some of these Actually Cheap Eats together!

What I talk about when I talk about eating — 1/200 There is a distinction between going out to eat, and being fed. The former, for me, is something active that you do as a diner – you might dress up, head out, and spend your hard-earned money at any o...

What I talk about when I talk about eating

Cheap eats article from @eggsfordogs.com to round off the year

I've been to most of these and the distinction between 'going out to eat' and being fed is a really important one

Common Sense - 20/12/2025 — 1/200 This may be the last newsletter for the year depending on who is around, but we’ll be back in 2026 to continue bringing you a range of links and events!

This may be the last newsletter for the year depending on who is around, but we’ll be back in 2026 to continue bringing you a range of links and events!

Reach out on social if you have any thoughts or event shout-outs as we endeavour to build a comprehensive weekly update

1/200 Flashback S1E37 - Not The Lab They Think I Am At Home — 1/200 This episode was originally published on our old platform, and alongside many others didn’t survive the migration. But with RocketLab and US military concerns again on the agenda, we’ve decided to rep...

here's our ep from *2019* with Oliver Neas - one of the few journalists willing to investigate & criticise RocketLab

The current day was relatively easy to extrapolate if you weren't actively running cover for it. Answers should be demanded - from media & politicians

www.1of200.nz/podcast/1200...

#nzpol

Common Sense - 20/12/2025 — 1/200 This may be the last newsletter for the year depending on who is around, but we’ll be back in 2026 to continue bringing you a range of links and events!

This may be the last newsletter for the year depending on who is around, but we’ll be back in 2026 to continue bringing you a range of links and events!

Reach out on social if you have any thoughts or event shout-outs as we endeavour to build a comprehensive weekly update

A long one, but we barely had time to scratch the surface.

A lot more to be said about the process of embedding free market ideology in govt, the differences between North Island and South Island, urban and rural, Iwi vs Hapū level engagement, failures of the NZ building industry and deregulation—

❤️🙏

1/200 S2E176 - Project 2029: Regions, Resources and Rate Caps — 1/200 We attempt to identify a unifying thread on recent National government reforms in water and local government, alongside the RMA and now a new “mega ministry”.

1/200 S2E176 - Project 2029: Regions, Resources and Rate Caps

Secret episode! We attempt to identify a unifying thread on recent government reforms in water & local government, alongside the RMA and now a new “mega ministry”

w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @oldmatecans.bsky.social @maetl.bsky.social

@uwp-aotearoa.bsky.social mahi and community has been one of my highlights this year. And we’re getting somewhere! UniSaver asked to meet with us next month. Very inspired by Justice for Palestine’s campaign for ASB to divest from Motorola, which they announced today has been successful ✊🏽🥳

How To Spot a Deepfake — 1/200 In the immediate aftermath of violent attacks, social media often fills the information vacuum before verified facts are available. That space is increasingly occupied by AI-generated deepfakes and ma...

New article from @legallyfeminist.bsky.social !

Huge thanks for this, we're really glad to have a static article to help people respond to this emerging threat.

www.1of200.nz/articles/how...

Here it is!!

With significant work from one of our contributors we're soft-relaunching the 1/200 newsletter this summer

Includes a round-up of links for progressive articles AND what we hope will become a more substantive "gig guide" of upcoming protests, strikes and petitions

Please share!

Here it is!!

With significant work from one of our contributors we're soft-relaunching the 1/200 newsletter this summer

Includes a round-up of links for progressive articles AND what we hope will become a more substantive "gig guide" of upcoming protests, strikes and petitions

Please share!

Hoping that we'll soon be bringing everyone a weekly round-up of critical reporting, actions and campaigns for a progressive NZ audience

It's been a massive gap in the media ecosystem for a while, and we've talked about it for years but not had the capacity/resource to deliver

Watch this space

Full Transcript for 1/200 S2E173 - Puberty Blocker Ban — 1/200 We speak with Jen Shields about the i deologically motivated, against all evidence, decision by the National coalition government to effectively ban puberty blockers specifically for trans childr...

Full Transcript for 1/200 S2E173 - Puberty Blocker Ban

Huge thanks to @meshedlight.bsky.social for sending through a transcript for us

Sorry we didn't get this up earlier! Due to an admin error (I got signed out of the email account and didn't realise) there were delays for the edit and upload!

1/200 S2E175 - Democratic Shell Game — 1/200 New Zealand First is against the Regulatory Standards Act they just voted for. Maybe National is too. Judge Aitken spoke up against Winston Peters and is now in a kangaroo court process. Most schools ...

1/200 S2E175 - Democratic Shell Game

NZF is against the Regulatory Standards Act they just voted for. Maybe National is too. Judge Aitken spoke up against Winston Peters & is now in a kangaroo court process. Te Tiriti in Schools.

w/ @l11p.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @bootstheory.bsky.social

1/200 S2E174 - Te Pāti Māori Korero w/ Jack McDonald — 1/200 If you're not involved in Māori politics, there's a good chance you haven't known what to make of the conflict in Te Pāti Māori. We spoke with Jack McDonald about the history of the Party, the under...

1/200 S2E174 - Te Pāti Māori Korero

If you're not involved in Māori politics there's a good chance you haven't known what to make of the conflict in Te Pāti Māori

We spoke w/ @tautokai.bsky.social about the history, underlying issues, & paths forward

w @l11p.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social