Max Rashbrooke @maxrashbrooke.bsky.social Senior research fellow (adjunct), Victoria University. Words at the Post, Spinoff, Guardian. @TEDTalks '3 Ways to Upgrade Democracy'. Author on tackling economic inequality and creating democratic renewal. Mostly broadcasting here.
Nick Aldous @lebouef.bsky.social "And as the world fell apart, nobody paid much attention." I think that's Talking Heads...
Laurie Foon @lauriefoon.bsky.social Councillor for Paekawakawa Southern Ward Pōneke Wellington!
ɔıN @hazmat.bsky.social Misanthropic curmudgeon. Overrated. A.I Luddite
Ōtepoti
Quite sweary
He/Him
RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social Unofficial RSS news feeds from Radio New Zealand brought to you by @kylebarrow.com.
Hope to hand this over to RNZ whenever they decide to officially join Bluesky.
Christopher Luxon NatGPT @rugbyintel.bsky.social A parody chronicling the last days of a parody PM.
Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social Single dad of 2, hiker, Feminist Christian, LGBTQIA+ ally, pro Māori & Tangata Tiriti. Loves wine, coffee & craft beer. He/him. Vaxxed. Views are my own.
Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti) @krveale.bsky.social Senior Lecturer of Media Studies/Digital Media, and author.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932
https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
Te Pāti Māori @tepaatimaori.bsky.social The only indigenous Political Party in Aotearoa dedicated to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Authorised by J Tamihere, 1540
Highway 25, Waihi
Anthony Albanese @albomp.bsky.social Prime Minister of Australia. Member for Grayndler.
Authorised by Anthony Albanese, ALP, Canberra.
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/
Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social Former Mayor. Global Greenie. Political reckons etc etc
Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social Labour Candidate for Wellington Bays in 2026. CTU Economist, Unionist, and believer in a better Aotearoa.
https://linktr.ee/craigrenney.official
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Tania Waikato - Lawyer @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social Māmā, Lawyer, Force of nature👩👦⚖️🌊
Green Party Candidate 2026.
Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington.
Mihingarangi @mihiforbes.bsky.social Journo, māmā
Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social Now: Comms strategist. Writer. Head talks. Fmr: Mayor of LA. Harris-Walz; Host, iGen Politics, DNC, SKDK, White House, campaigns. Chicagoan. UCLA alum
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social Authorised by Duncan Webb MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington.
Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
Tāne @daylightdawn.bsky.social #ToituTeTīriti. #ToituTeManaMāori.
#ToituTeReo. #ToituTeKotahitanga.
Leaving a legacy of aroha, manaakitanga and kaitaikitanga for my mokopuna. Mauri ora!
morgan godfery @morgangodfery.bsky.social good evening 
The Progress Report @theprogressreport.co.nz If you're interested in NZ politics, polling and elections you're in the right place. #nzpol
www.theprogressreport.co.nz
Public Service Association @nzpsa.bsky.social Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
A democratic union of 95,000+ people working in Aotearoa's state, community, local government and health sectors.
International Socialists Aotearoa @isoaotearoa.bsky.social Revolutionary socialists active in Aotearoa New Zealand. Socialist ideas in action: toitū te mana o ngā kaimahi katoa, toitū te mana o te whenua, toitū te Tiriti o Waitangi / www.iso.org.nz
Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️He/They
#BHN Friday Show
Co-host of @aotearoatonight.bsky.social
Enroll to vote! Switch to the Māori roll by August 7 !!
Proudly Māori, Pākehā, Pansexual, Trans & Autistic
Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social Former Hamiltonian now living in Tāmaki Makaurau. Views are my own and don’t represent any company or client. Yeah, I probably am that guy you saw on Tik Tok.
Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social We advocate to make our great city of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland an even greater place to live, move around, and connect with each other.
About us: https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/about-greater-auckland/
The Press @thepress.co.nz News, photos, life in Canterbury and the South Island from The Press. Email reporters@press.co.nz
thepress.co.nz
linkin.bio/thepress_nz
Cover photo by Iain McGregor/The Press
UrbanAKL @urbanakl.bsky.social discussing the mess that is auckland's urban design, transport and politics
contact@foxstudios.nz
Justin @zhuoyanakl.bsky.social he/him
tāmaki makaurau
@zhuoyanakl on twitter
Philip Matthews @secondzeit.bsky.social Journalist in Christchurch, New Zealand. Senior writer with The Press newspaper. Reviewer of the year (Voyager Media Awards 2022). Author of The Quiet Hero (2023), the story of a peaceful NZ volunteer's death in Ukraine.
Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz Quality, independent New Zealand news
https://newsroom.co.nz
Koii @koiboiii.bsky.social Planner graduate, sneak oil salesmen and interesting in human tissue bits.
Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social He/him/ia. Economist convinced that business-as-usual is not the answer. Have data & evidence. Applied to be academic, but didn't know secret handshake. Paid my dues as consultant, then public servant. Now back in comfort zone of cricket and spreadsheets.
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Mojo Mathers 🇵🇸 @mojomathers.bsky.social Chief Executive for the Disabled Persons Assembly NZ (DPA). MNZM. Passionate about disability rights. Deaf, Cochlear Implant user, lives with fibromyalgia. Loves goats, gardening, captions. #FreePalestine #CaptionItNZ #ClimateJustice
Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social Socially awkward political cartoonist. She/her. Like reading and walking.
Ngāi Tahu/Scottish.
Live in Aotearoa New Zealand
@pamelagracenn.bsky.social @pamelagracenn.bsky.social 
Steph Phi @freestylesteph.bsky.social Standing for Whakatū Nelson Council . Architect with Interest in social justice, creative arts & creating a better society for all. Aotearoa. Whakatū Tangata Te Tiriti
Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand @livingwageaotearoa.bsky.social A movement of community, faith based and union organisations campaigning for a Living Wage. We’re diverse, but share a common view – that the Living Wage is one way to lift working people from poverty and inequality.
https://www.livingwage.org.nz
Chris Hipkins @chrishipkins.bsky.social MP for Remutaka, Leader of NZ Labour Party. Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Tce, Wellington
Edmund Hart @edmundhart.bsky.social Environmentalist. Green. Leftie. ADHD. Pasifika: Samoan~Fijian-Palagi. Humanist. Atheist. Health worker. Degrees: Sociology, Political Science, Social Work. Toitū te Tiriti o Waitangi! Aotearoa New Zealand
Grant Brookes (he/him/ia) @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social #NZNO National Executive member. Registered Nurse from Aotearoa New Zealand. Views here my own. Activism is the rent I pay for living on the planet ✊🌹🍉
Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social buymeacoffee.com/foxygodmother
Artist
I am cis lesbian she/her
Bipolar including psychosis, medicated 16 years
Clint Smith @clintvsmith.bsky.social 
FW @friffie.bsky.social Aotearoa .Traveller.RN ...Passionate about the Pacific and our people ...Twitter migrant .Papamoa Beach local these days 🇳🇿
MS Butler @marsbutler.bsky.social “It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine / te rā...” 🌤
Aotearoa NZ 🌏 🌈 🤲
Bones in the lake @benebones.bsky.social 33, sober poet, leftie gardener.
Based out of Wānaka, Aotearoa.
Tāngata Tiriti. #pinksky
Craig @kiwicraig74.bsky.social Full woke lefty town-planner in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
I don't think you're ready for this jelly.
Glen Bennett @glenbennett.bsky.social NZ Labour List MP, 🌈 🏳️⚧️ advocate, and lover of the regions.
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer St, Wgtn
Rachel Brooking MP for Dunedin @rachelbrooking.bsky.social Labour. Spokesperson for environment, food safety & space. LLB/BSc. Authorised by R Brooking, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 🇳🇿
TheSarapocalypse @sarainchch.bsky.social Relentlessly hopeful for our future 🌿🌏♻️🚴♀️ Tangata Tiriti. She/her. 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸
Cr Scott McKenzie @crscottmckenzie.bsky.social Whangārei District Councillor. For a more liveable, sustainable and connected city. Registered Architect & proud dad
Tau Henare @tauhenare.bsky.social Rubbish man extrodinair 
Mlb Kiwi 🫵✋😛🤚 @mlbkiwi.bsky.social Left leaning Kiwi in Australia watching the world. If being woke means caring about people then I’ll wear that as a badge of honour #BHN #auspol #nzpol #NZpolitics #USPolitics #ukpol #Naarm #Melbourne #MelbourneWeather☀️🌧️⛈️💨🥝🦜🐼🐴🐶😻🇳🇿🇦🇺🦘
Emz of Big Hairy News @iamprettyawesome.bsky.social A creative professional of many disciplines.
YouTube.com/@PrettyAwesomeGaming
IG @iamprettyawesome_
Host for #bhn
#NickyNoBoats artiste
Barb Edmonds MP @barbedmonds.bsky.social Proud local 💁🏽♀️ mother of eight 👨👩👧👦 tax lawyer 👩🏽⚖️ & @nzlabour MP for Mana.📍 Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social Aging, hermit-prone, art inclined, left wing, climate panicked,animal lover 😊😮💨🌳🙏 #Kikorangi #ToitūTeTiriti
Ctnz70 @ctnz70.bsky.social Tāmaki Makaurau, definitely left, mother to 2 teen girls and a dog, golf lover, collector (and drinker)of gin
Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social Contributor to Big Hairy News #BHN.
https://bhn.nz/
https://www.youtube.com/@BigHairyNetwork
Occasional Stand up Comedian
Ōtepoti I Dunedin NZ
KoBettyAhau ♥️🤍🖤 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @kobettyahau.bsky.social Chic cat lady - ngai Aotearoa ahau. Social Justice is my bag she/her #NZ/Aotearoa 🇳🇿
Katty Kay @kattybkay.bsky.social BBC US Special Correspondent | MSNBC Contributor | Host, The Rest is Politics US | NYT Bestselling Author
Anthony Scaramucci @scaramucci.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@restpoliticsus?si=jWe9uSTQSAWtk5dE
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social Aotearoa published daily → thespinoff.co.nz • Unofficial Account
TVNZ+ @tvnz.bsky.social TVNZ+ has more shows, movies and Sport than you can shake a remote at. Free, easy, full of surprises. #TVNZ+
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social 🏴 Race nerd, rights bore, writer (various). Read something here: www.tzemingmok.com
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
Teanau Tuiono @teanau.bsky.social I like hats and books. Also I’m a Green Mp
Authorised by Miriam Ross, greens.org.nz
Marama Davidson @maramadavidson.bsky.social She/her/ia
@NZGreens Co-leader based in Manurewa. Indigenous to Aotearoa/NZ. Authorised by Miriam Ross, greens.org.nz
Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social International award winning broadcaster, based in Dunedin NZ now trying to take over the news media world with #BHN
Find us at www.bhn.nz
ArchDaily @archdaily-poster.bsky.social Unofficial account. Automated post via RSS.
Maintained by @danni.id
Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social Labour List MP based in West Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Spokesperson for Revenue, Climate Change, Associate Finance
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
Sarah Pallett @sarah4ilam.bsky.social “Moderately inspiring” Bailey, 2023
Previously the (Labour) Member of Parliament for Ilam, Aotearoa NZ. Former midwife and lecturer.
Pro choice. Pro democracy. Pro science.
Proponent of kindness and empathy in politics. Yes, politics.
Opinions my own.
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