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Bytes Europe<p>National and NZ First up, coalition would get second term <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/902885/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/902885/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/1newsRecommends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1newsRecommends</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACTParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACTParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChloeSwarbrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChloeSwarbrick</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChrisHipkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisHipkins</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChristopherLuxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristopherLuxon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidSeymour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeymour</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DebbieNgarewaPacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebbieNgarewaPacker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MaramaDavidson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaramaDavidson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealandFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealandFirst</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RawiriWaititi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RawiriWaititi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TePatiMaori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMaori</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VerianPoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerianPoll</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WinstonPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinstonPeters</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Stats NZ boss to leave <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/754722/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/754722/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/auckland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auckland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialIssues</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TePatiMaori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMaori</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Record high for Te Pāti Māori, coalition still in driving seat <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/548223/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/548223/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/1newsRecommends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1newsRecommends</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACTParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACTParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChloeSwarbrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChloeSwarbrick</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChrisHipkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisHipkins</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChristopherLuxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristopherLuxon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidSeymour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeymour</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DebbieNgarewaPacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebbieNgarewaPacker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MaramaDavidson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaramaDavidson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealandFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealandFirst</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RawiriWaititi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RawiriWaititi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TePatiMaori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMaori</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VerianPoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerianPoll</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WinstonPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinstonPeters</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>Our very own Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has been named in the BBC’s list of the top 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2024. </p><p>And rightly so.</p><p>From the main page click "Politics" and she's the fourth one down. <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-4f79d09b-655a-42f8-82b4-9b2ecebab611#filter-buttons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-4</span><span class="invisible">f79d09b-655a-42f8-82b4-9b2ecebab611#filter-buttons</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a></p>
Inaya Shujaat عنايه شجاعت 🇳🇿🇵🇸<p>I just became a member of <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/TePatiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMāori</span></a> because this <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/CoalitionGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionGovernment</span></a> can absolutely get fucking bent.</p>
Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TePatiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMāori</span></a> co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Parker speaks to the <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> about the <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Luxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luxon</span></a> led <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> Government Treaty Principles Bill introduced by <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> Party leader <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Seymour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seymour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/CUNextTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CUNextTuesday</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/HikoiMoTeTiriti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HikoiMoTeTiriti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ToituTeTiriti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToituTeTiriti</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZTwits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZTwits</span></a> recommended watching. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMV0VGCWx_E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=cMV0VGCWx_</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Watch: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Haka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haka</span></a> erupts in Parliament before Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading </p><p>November 14, 2024<br>Te Ao Maori News (via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>)</p><p>"With the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti only halfway to Parliament, ACT leader David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill has gone through its first reading.</p><p>"During the count of votes for and against the bill, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TePa%CC%84ti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePāti</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ma%CC%84ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Māori</span></a> MP <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HanaRawhitiMaipiClarke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HanaRawhitiMaipiClarke</span></a> stood up from her seat starting a haka directed at Seymour, which her colleagues and MPs from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> joined. When people in the public gallery above joined in loudly, Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended Parliament for an hour until the gallery was cleared."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11/watch-haka-erupts-in-parliament-before.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/watch-haka-erupts-in-parliament-before.html</span></a></p><p>Watch:<br><a href="https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/14/watch-haka-erupts-in-parliament-before-treaty-principles-bill-passes-first-reading/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/14/watc</span><span class="invisible">h-haka-erupts-in-parliament-before-treaty-principles-bill-passes-first-reading/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewZealandParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealandParliament</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TePatiMaori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMaori</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReaderSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReaderSupportedNews</span></a></p>
Inaya Shujaat عنايه شجاعت 🇳🇿🇵🇸<p>There should ALWAYS be <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/haka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haka</span></a> in <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parliament</span></a>. <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/TePatiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePatiMāori</span></a> have my vote next election!</p>
Jeremy Buffer Jones :tinoflag:<p>Rawiri Waititi has to be my <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PlayerOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlayerOfTheDay</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPolMVP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPolMVP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9zSR9at48A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=L9zSR9at48</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
Rupert Brackenbury<p>This is only a hunch i have, so open to being proven wrong, but, while there are genuine ideological differences between most parties (<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZGreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZGreens</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZLabour</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tep%C4%81tim%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tepātimāori</span></a>, even <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZFirst</span></a>) I'm not so sure there's any light between <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZNational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZNational</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ACTParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACTParty</span></a> except a willingness to say the quiet part out loud</p>
Isaac Freeman<p>Here is the most important picture from the 2023 election campaign. For the next three years we’re going to need more of this, less of everything else.<br><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NZGreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZGreens</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a></p>
Isaac Freeman<p>Big cheer at the Green Party event for Tākuta Ferris leading in Te Tai Tonga. Not our candidate, but we’re happy to see TPM doing well. <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NZGreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZGreens</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a></p>
(((Emma Cook)))<p>My cartoon in today's www.stuff.co.nz &amp; in print The Post The Waikato times - <a href="https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350040965/cartoon-july-24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350040</span><span class="invisible">965/cartoon-july-24</span></a></p><p>While Labour &amp; National fight between themselves other parties are working on surpassing them...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NzPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NzPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/GreenPartyNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenPartyNZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ActNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActNZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/LabourNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourNZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NationalNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalNZ</span></a></p>
Kiwi Jay :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@NZedAUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NZedAUS</span></a></span> For sure DrD for sure. There would also be huge incentive on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzlabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzlabour</span></a> to implement change as few parties with 4 elections, so last chance. PLUS they can "blame" <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzgreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzgreens</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tep%C4%81tim%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tepātimāori</span></a> for anything "radical" - so a win win!!</p><p>All hinges on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzgreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzgreens</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tep%C4%81tim%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tepātimāori</span></a> getting enough votes on the day and <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzlabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzlabour</span></a> securing the centre-swing voter. </p><p>IMO turnout will be a key factor!</p>
DrD<p>If <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzlabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzlabour</span></a> can manage to form Gvt in October 2023 - it will ONLY do so with significant support from <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzgreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzgreens</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tep%C4%81tim%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tepātimāori</span></a></p><p>That means the opportunity for some transformational change, not tinkering incrementalism. </p><p>2023 poses two very different futures for the country. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZVotes2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZVotes2023</span></a></p>
Mark Darbyshire<p>Well this is an interesting development! "Meka Whaitiri to resign from Labour and stand for <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a>" <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/489145/meka-whaitiri-to-resign-from-labour-and-stand-for-te-pati-maori" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/political/48914</span><span class="invisible">5/meka-whaitiri-to-resign-from-labour-and-stand-for-te-pati-maori</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿<p>It's extremely disappointing that all the political parties I've investigated - including my preferred parties, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NZGreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZGreens</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TeP%C4%81tiM%C4%81ori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TePātiMāori</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TOP</span></a> - all use US-owned proprietary software Nationbuilder. (I believe all the other political parties also use it) Politics in Aotearoa NZ needs to happen and be run here in NZ. What's the point if every single step of our political process here is framed and mediated by deeply untrustworthy US corporate interests? Kiss our sovereignty goodbye.</p>