Two major conversations about online abuse are happening in Aotearoa right now! Let's talk about it 🧵 cross posted from Instagram. #nzpol

Great chat with columnist for @stuff.co.nz Verity Johnson about idea NZ Govt is too indebted & we can’t have nice things.We’re actually rich & have low debt/gdp. The budget cutting obsession is ideological, moves wealth from young to old, & stunts NZ Inc. #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

This is par for the course in terms of what is happening to legal residents of the US, who have literally done everything by the book. Is the Big Fat Nothing that the NZ govt is doing to help her - other than letting Winston lie about it - par for the course for what we can expect of our own govt?

Hello, did you know that we have the premier screening of STALKED this Friday? Tamatha Paul is hosting it as part of a fundraiser for her reelection campaign and will be sharing a kōrero on the mahi behind getting this bill across the line. See you there?? www.greens.org.nz/wln_se_260514

We see this play out week in week in across NZ, it’s racism in action & it’s swept under the carpet. “Wāhine Māori are often expected to operate at exceptionally high standards while simultaneously navigating hostility, undermining behaviour, reputational attacks and procedural harassment,” #nzpol

Let’s just say there was a lot going on ..

This is NZ, where misogny rules. He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong. This guy shouldn’t be near girls or children but he gets name suppression and a profession, the girls under his care will get abuse. #nzpol

I remember when I started out in journalism and my wonderful Producer Colin McRae said you have to remember to be fair, accurate and balanced. So for the government to not tweak but get rid of the BSA - with no meaningful engagement or robust rationale - is neither fair, balanced or accurate.

ACT’s 6-point plan for Immigration: 1. Deport. 2. Expire. 3. Stand-down. 4. Fees. 5. English. 6. Enforcement. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Immigration

"Drury employee breaks NDA to tell her story."

Moana Maniapoto truly deserves a prize for her incredible patience, & grace in dealing with Winston Peters on camera. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBif... Also Jones' "butter chicken tsunami" was apparently aimed at chefs, & Indians have a good sense of humour, so all good, & comment not racist. #nzpol

How can we be the best friendly local feminist centre? AWC's online community is a huge part of who we are & we want to hear from you! Help us decide on the activities, goals, & events that will help make us the best intersectional feminist support for our communities! www.surveymonkey.com/r/H7NYQDZ

The new stalking law will only help keep women safe if it is applied consistently and effectively by police.

No power to help people like Gibson subjected to horrendous amounts of harassment but yet somehow Police are still managing to drag Jevon McSkimming's victim through the courts 🤔

The Government is planning to weaken legal obligations to the Treaty of Waitangi. Seems it’s really about erasure. (The quote is from Ministers Goldsmith and Jones). Thought about calling this “Eraserhead” My #cartoon today #NZpol #ToitūTeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritiOWaitangi

“Dame Anne Salmond describes him as an anthropologist, as much as Sir Joseph Banks had been on Cook’s expeditions. Te Pahi wanted to get into the heads, to see into the souls, of these people.” — Eugene Bingham in an extract from ‘The Chief and the Empire’.

Max Rashbrooke said he found the results striking: "I was quite taken aback by how much more tax New Zealand high earners would pay in the other English speaking countries, in Australia and Britain and America."

AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spaces. Yes @legallyfeminist.bsky.social-when will we start taking this seriously?

In today’s NZ Herald

So, what did happen to that plan to acquire a sea-going rescue tugboat for Cook Strait? My #cartoon today #NZpol #Infrastructure

The other thing to note here is that half of Green Party donations come from their own MPs who tithe 10% of their salaries. Which ever way you cut it, Labour and the Greens are cash strapped and resource poor & it's a David vs Goliath battle between left and right

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For Minister Shane Jones the jewels are the resources in the ground. For many of the rest of us the jewels are the earth, the sky, the sea, the bush, the rivers, the mountains, and the creatures My #cartoon today #Taonga #Mining #Clutha #Environment #FastTrack #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite #TeWāhipounamu

Betty Wihongi said there had been a lack of support from MFAT, & she wanted Winston Peters to intervene. "Step up and do more," she said. "One, do something about Everlee, there has to be something the NZ govt can do, and two train your people… because the help we are getting is not the best" #nzpol

Survivor wants good character discounts scrapped from sex offender sentencing

Our communities are more progressive than this government, and our rangatahi definitely are. Thursday is the deadline to have your say on RSE before our petition is delivered to the Minister of Education and opposition spokespeople. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...

RSE is a life-saving tool for the prevention of violence. We want all of Aotearoa’s rangatahi to see themselves in the curriculum and to learn what joyful, safe and healthy relationships actually look like. Sign and share the petition before Thursday. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...

Principled leadership. Calling it what it is. "Solidarity with and love to our Indian community - you deserve so much better." @chloe.swarbrick @greens.org.nz 21 April #nzpol

Wellington NZ hospital carpark flooding picture as IAG warns that weather events are increasingly erratic, frequent & intense - just like the climate scientists warned

Republicans know they are about to lose the House and are trying to give Big Oil its holy grail: legal immunity from any futures actions that would hold the industry responsible for the climate crisis it knowingly caused and is making worse every day. climateintegrity.org/news/view/br...

"Whakairo, or traditional Māori carving, isn’t an area that’s been especially welcoming of women, so it wasn’t until Ngaroma Riley spent time in Japan that she finally got the chance to learn carving. Now she’s one of a small but growing number of wāhine carvers in Aotearoa."

Excellent! Thanks @legallyfeminist.bsky.social and @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social "meaningful progress on online safety requires enforceable platform obligations, independent regulatory oversight, and a model grounded in accountability, prevention, and substantive gender equality."

When men can only think of women when designing or advertising their AI assistant tools. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

Shout out to @paulapenfold.bsky.social - doing investigative journalism and serving communities everywhere #newzealand

A former junior Xero employee speaks out following the New Zealander of the Year awards

The Tom Phillips doco is flawed journalism for many reasons but everyone keeps failing to mention the main issue: the permanent suppressions mean we will never be able to tell the full, actual story (particularly about the involvement of the Family Court) and therefore what’s the point?

DTF St Louis 😭❤️‍🔥 another Steven Conrad written/directed series that puts onscreen the vulnerability, love & friendship *btwn straight men* in ways no other TV creator has the balls. so grateful for it. the world needs more emotionally complex [real] shows for grownups! a superb brave cast, & 🔥 music

It is such an indictment of this government in particular but also prior governments that we treat human beings like this in New Zealand. This is absolutely despicable and an unacceptable status quo. The biggest thing on this person’s wish list is to be able to buy cheese. NZ is deeply broken.

The last fortnight in New Zealand. This is why all reporting on sexual assault must include the context that sexual assault is culturally acceptable, systemic and normalised in a way that ensures ongoing pervasive harm is a given. We need to stop talking about symptoms without talking about disease.

NZ Hunger Monitor Report of March 2026 is very difficult but vital to read. rich in detail. an incredible resource for future tracking and in an election year 💀 here in Kirikiriroa Hamilton am not at all surprised we're the highest. Fairfield/Enderley kai providers are overwhelmed by demand. #nzpol

In the midst of a fuel crisis, we have a Government that's left us high and dry. This November, we have a chance to change things. To make sure we have a Government that truly thinks ahead. #PartyVoteGreen @greens.org.nz

Weird how some people are saying Luxon and Willis are handling the fuel crisis well. Looking “credible” ain’t the same as doing the right thing. I’ve got a piece today at The Spinoff on 3 big things the govt is not doing and should be thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...

Old white dude says "There's been all these measures put in place to try and halt or reverse fertility decline and there are literally no examples of them succeeding" I would say, unequivocally, that the measures are half-assed, inadequate, & fail to address the inequities women face. For eg...

Noura Erakat starts 22mins, Francesca at 53mins with: "To take the floor after such a lioness... It's such a privilege to stand here with you Noura!" 🥹❤️ fuck Trump to hell. our bruised brains can be filled instead with the warmth, intellect & ferocity of these women. www.youtube.com/live/b_OrVUc...

battered by the timeline AND couldn't be more blown away this DoD summit will be on offer in Aotearoa. a feast of thought on alternative ways - ancient proven ways - of living in community, with this planet. speakers include ❤️‍🔥Noura Erakat❤️‍🔥 who just gave incredible speech alongside Francesca Albanese

In today’s NZ Herald

Love this from @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

I greatly enjoyed this conversation on one of my favourite podcasts (an underappreciated one, IMO). It starts out about AI but it's really about fighting fascism.

Womp womp #nzpol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...