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Michael Bain@mikejbain.bsky.social |
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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.
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Michael Bain
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Honouring an incredible & awesome bunch of people who have impacted me in ways I am forever grateful for. Newshub may be going off-air but we will always be whānau.
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Michael Bain
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Momento One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Venom Inception ET: the Extra-Terrestrial
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Michael Bain
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For a look into our future under this coalition, have a listen to Today in Focus by @guardian. A 2-parter on 14 years of Tory rule, austerity & a push for “small government”. One fact - there are more foodbanks in the UK now than McDonalds restaurants.
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Michael Bain
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There is no sugar-coating it. The US is f***ed & we are watching its demise as a democracy. The Supreme Court has just laid the foundation for Dictator Donald Trump. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Michael Bain
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I went to Patea, tried to do the moonwalk on a bench in front of the Waka monument & moonwalked off the end into the bushes. Funniest moment of my life. Even better was there was a car of locals driving past as I did it and they laughed & tooted. 😂😂😂
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Michael Bain
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This is going to be a rough week for many. Sending my aroha to all 3News/Newshub staff - current & former. You all helped make NZ a better place by telling stories that mattered & keeping Kiwis at the heart of everything you did. You are amazing. ✊🏻❤️
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Michael Bain
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Ten years of my working life was at 3News/Newshub. It began under CanWest, survived the Audsley & Weldon disaster eras & finished in 2017. Former colleague Adam Hollingworth has done an amazing job capturing that time for @newsroom with Melana Khabazi.
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Michael Bain
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Mānawatia a Matariki. Another stunning Umu Kohukohu Whetū by @NWOrakei this morning - the most attended Umu Kohukohu Whetū hautapu ceremony in the world.
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Michael Bain
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It certainly looks stunning. Such artistry and care has gone into it.
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Michael Bain
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I am honoured to do some incredible & valuable mahi. Today was no different as I managed media for @NWOrakei at the launch of their new ceremonial waka, Te Kawau. Such an amazing & beautiful event. #thisisAotearoa
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Michael Bain
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What did Tim do?
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Michael Bain
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Sending aroha to @MaramaDavidson. So sorry to hear about your diagnosis and are wishing a speedy and full recovery.
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Michael Bain
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I have been doom scrolling. 🤦🏼♂️
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Michael Bain
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True. That was what I noticed when I woke.
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Michael Bain
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What is going on? You’re the 3rd person I know that has found themselves awake at what should be deep sleep time.
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Michael Bain
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“Hey hey. Ho ho. These vandals have got to go!!” #fasttrackhasgottogo #MarchforNature #ToituTeWhenua
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Michael Bain
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Please join in making our politicians know stalking is wrong & must become a crime. Our current laws are out of date, making it hard for victims & survivors to get the protection they need.
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr... via @actionstation
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Michael Bain
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Let’s not forget that while this was happening, ACT fell from the heady heights of 13% in Sept ‘23 to 8% on election day. That is a loss of nearly 40%. Something rotten in the state of Seymour.
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Michael Bain
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Nothing to see here” seems to be ACT’s response to allegations of a culture of fear, a train wreck of a campaign, wasteful spending, poor treatment of women & a declaration of no confidence in ACT party board.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
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Michael Bain
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Thank goodness RATs will still be free for another 3 months. Should remain free after that, but who knows with this coalition.
Also, remember Covid is still a notifiable disease.
RATs, vaccines and treatments, the budget for Covid: What you need to know www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-yo...
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Michael Bain
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You’re leading the news agenda!
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Michael Bain
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Also they must be going to freeze this winter & not be able stay updated on the list because they won’t have electricity or internet. 🤣🤣🤣
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Michael Bain
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Bet his crazy supporters are having kittens about where to get their groceries. Both supermarket companies are moderately woke & The Warehouse are totally woke. 🤣🤣
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Michael Bain
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35 years since the Tiananmen massacre. 35 years of parents not knowing what happened to their children. 35 years of truth suppression. 35 years since a pro-democracy movement was cut down by a nation too many countries happily do trade with while ignoring the regime’s brutality.
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Michael Bain
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They should have been fired at the end of their 90-day trial because it was obvious they were inept & would drag us backwards 50+ years instead of progressing us into the future.
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Michael Bain
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It is all political spin. The money was there from Labour as per their budget but NAct First doesn't want to give any credit to the left so they will lie, deceive & fudge numbers to make themselves look good, just like an abusive partner. We need to call them out on their BS.
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Michael Bain
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That is a whole other kettle of fish, but is equally problematic and gives the impression of jobs for mates. I don't trust Mike King as I think he is highly problematic to be in charge of a mental health initiative & giving a tonne of money to one organisation is narrowminded & dumb.
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Michael Bain
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Because as much as those two would make sense, without confirmation it is pure speculation which doesn’t help. It also contradicts what the speaker’s office said which was one MP.
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Michael Bain
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Is that confirmed?
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Michael Bain
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The MP should be named & shamed. We need to know who the Atlas Network hacks in parliament are.
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Michael Bain
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Yep. And like an toxic abusive relationship, the signs were there from the campaign, we know what life is like under National, yet as a nation we still vote them in hoping that this time neoliberalism has changed.
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Michael Bain
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This is abusive. NAct First are playing with the emotions of cancer patients & their families, stringing them along in the hope that funding will happen soon. They don’t care at all.
New cancer drug funding to be announced this year, Christopher Luxon www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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It is shocking & depressing to see fiscal & policy decision-making which is completely uninformed by the evidence. Read a Marmot report for G*d’s sake, or if you can stomach the truth Cormack et al.
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Michael Bain
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Awesome crowd at Aotea Square. Tangata Whenua & Tangata Tiriti United for #ToitūTeTiriti. ✊🏽✊🏻🖤🤍❤️
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Michael Bain
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Toitū Tangata Whenua, Toitū Te Tiriti. Always & forever. No ifs, no buts. Simply Toitū Tangata Whenua, Toitū Te Tiriti. ✊🏽✊🏻🖤🤍❤️ #ToitūTeTiriti
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Michael Bain
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It is laughable that PM Middle Manager thinks that him saying striking to join hikoi would be illegal is going to stop anyone. We are striking because his government is hideous & toxic.
Christopher Luxon warns striking to join Budget hui would be illegal www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Michael Bain
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‘Treaties … can be seen as rental agreements, compacts where property is not conveyed in perpetuity … Settlers should accept that the best they can do is to see themselves as respectful & respected guests & to commit to “rent” indigenous property’ - Lorenzo Veracini. 🤯#PhDlife
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Michael Bain
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Another outstanding piece of journalism by @JohnJCampbell, looking at what arguably our most vulnerable region (the Far North) needs from this budget. A must watch and read. www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/25/j...
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Michael Bain
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I have made my submission against the racist proposal by the coalition government around Māori wards. Please consider making a submission to let politicians know that we do not want central government forcing a racist proposal onto local government.
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Michael Bain
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Shit, we really are living in the Upside Down. Is that the specter of right-wing authoritarianism I see?
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Michael Bain
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Pushing back on the anti-Māori misinformation being promoted by some of our politicians.
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Michael Bain
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FFS, where are our journalists challenging Seymour’s sh*t takes?
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Michael Bain
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So, overall this “power cut” crisis was a financial win for the power companies. Go figure. 🤷🏼♂️
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Michael Bain
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POSTSCRIPT Today’s share prices: 1. Mercury. Opened at $6.50, closed at $6.40. Up $0.09 from Wed. 2. Genesis. Opened at $2.23, closed at $2.27. 3. Contact. Opened at $8.80, closed at $8.86. Up $0.16 from Wed. 4. Meridian. Opened at $6.15, closed at $6.17. Up $0.17 from Wed.
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Michael Bain
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All of this shows that Simeon Brown’s claim this was Labour’s fault is absolute BS. The blame lies with the power companies. If you wanted to blame a political party, then that is National who first sold Contact in 1995 & then partly sold the other 3 in 2013. END
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Michael Bain
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This means that of the 4 top power companies in NZ, 3 financially benefited from talk of potential power cuts. They control the generation of electricity & they control how much we pay for our electricity through their retail arm. 8/
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Michael Bain
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The final company in the top 4 is Meridian. Their share price is going well this year as the chart shows. Like Contact, its current share price is the highest it’s been since Jan ‘21. It opened yesterday at $6 per share & closed at $6.15. 7/
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Michael Bain
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The third largest power company in NZ is Contact, a wholly private company. They are the bigger winners in the electricity market this year. Their current share price is the highest it has been since Jan ‘21. It opened yesterday at $8.70 per share & closed at $8.80. 6/
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Michael Bain
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Genesis is the 2nd power company in NZ & is performing the worst of the big four as the chart of the last year shows. Its share price went down yesterday from $2.27 to $2.20. 5/
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Michael Bain
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Mercury is the top power company in NZ & has been ok price wise over the last year. Interesting to note that yesterday the share price went from $6.31 at the start of the day to close at $6.50. So their share price increased while there was talk of power cuts today. 4/
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