NZ Human Rights Commission Survey 83% support importance of Māori-Crown relationship 78% support respectful discussion about Te Tiriti 70% support legal and constitutional protection of Te Tiriti www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/04/m...

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Yikes 😬 deducting money from beneficiaries who are already living in poverty is brutal and short-sighted.

@legallyfeminist.bsky.social "Platforms don't want regulation, duh. But what they're really scared of is legal duties of care, which a ban doesn't do (unfortunately)" #nzpol

All these people being revealed as having been happily chatting away to Epstein reminds me of how James Wallace got outed as a serial rapist and somehow no one in the NZ arts community knew a thing about it. Uh huh. Sure.

"The complaint alleges that “xAI has expressly programmed Grok to make any ‘adult sexual content’ requested by a user, without any restriction on its ability” to create nonconsensual images."

"You end up paying six times more for emergency repair than you would if you'd actually planned ahead and planned the upgrades or planned a city," says Emily Mabin Sutton, chief executive of the Climate Club, a group that organises climate action. "

Join author @milleridriss.bsky.social to uncover the misogyny at the heart of mass violence in a timely conversation at the Ms. HQ next month. RSVP here: secure.ngpvan.com/sDNdQm88_U2Y...

For all of us that had family abused by priests, brothers & teachers in NZ we all know parents were told at the time , heads, counsellors, teachers - but kids were ignored, stood down, called liars. It’s not just Rowan who should be in the dock, the enablers & reputation savers should be too #nzpol

I remember when Judith Collins tried her hand at being Pauline Hanson in 2020. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judith-co...

AI systems are trained on data that is socially informed not just cold "facts" (ie all of attitudes & stereotypes that support ongoing inequalities based on gender, race, sexuality etc) unsurprising AI chatbots are advising women & minorities to ask for less pay #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

This is an excellent read.

"If they are well presented and come across as a stereotypical victim, officers are more likely to refer to support, including VAS," the report said.

“This week’s floods show why we need to talk about climate change - and keep talking” (paywalled) www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

life ending and infrastructure destroying floods are now an annual occurrence in new zealand. there is no political recognition of this new reality, and thus there is no resourcing for its prevention. we are not ready

National have weakened our disaster response, reduced our slush fund for fixing things, removed any and all climate related policies and generally put us all at an increased risk from climate change All so a few landlords and their wealthy business mates can have more money #VoteThemOut #nzpol

We "deserve a regulatory framework that recognises AI-enabled, gendered harm as foreseeable and systemic. That means imposing clear obligations on companies that deploy these AI tools, including duties to assess risk, implement effective guardrails, and prevent predictable misuse before it occurs."

Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.

It took two years (with other projects in between) but I've finished 44,703 stitches of DMC 162 — Very Light Blue that make up all the waterways on my 20-inch wide cross stitch map of the NYC subway system. If I never touch another skein of 162 again it'll be too soon

Of course. It is also an election year, and online gender based violence against candidates WILL ramp up (especially when we do and say nothing about X and Grok). Report image based sexual abuse to the platform you saw it on (gd luck with X), Netsafe, and if egregious to Police. #nzpol

“Government ministers cannot be making policy announcements in a space that hosts AI-generated, near-naked pictures of young girls. Journalists cannot share their work in a place that systematically promotes white supremacy.“ Relevant to #nzpol and the choices being made by those we place trust in.

How embarrassing for us. How terrifying for women and girls. ##nzpol

It's time politicians in NZ stop using X #nzpol

@legallyfeminist.bsky.social "Reactive moderation alone cannot keep up with AI-enabled harm. Platforms must implement safety-by-design measures that prevent abuse before it happens.

Manage My Health breach victims warned to beware bank account theft #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was murdered four fifths of a mile from where George Perry Floyd, Jr., 46, was murdered in May of 2020.

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AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Sign the Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body.

“Without any exaggeration, this is one of the most important finds in the Pacific. There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary. It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.” #moana

Great reel about Zohran Mamdami's mother campaigning for him for Mayor :)

Remember when every leader wanted their picture taken with Greta? She is still that truth teller, they just can't face the truth of their crimes.

Bad Santa - in today’s NZ Herald

"An independent public inquiry must go beyond operational misconduct to examine the culture that enabled McSkimming’s rise, assess compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption and CEDAW, and measure police practices against global benchmarks."

went pretty quickly from not doing military to doing specifically military contracts www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Happy holidays from all of our team, we hope you have a great summer & get somewhat of a break! Any last minute patai, please give us a call or pop in before 12pm today (friday). We're back open on Monday 12 January.

Who doesn’t love a Devonport beach library mission, or a visit to Stanmore Bay’s glowing bioluminescence, or a chatty Pt Chev high-tide swim? So many beachy – ok, coastal – options! And beyond the obvious, hidden gems await..What have we missed? Mutual staycation inspiration please! lnkd.in/e67k-YT3

Bro, literally I vote for aspirational policies that SET THE TONE for who and what is valued and cared for. It’s only unrealistic if you don’t account for how you’d do it (tax is love buddy).

I find this statement utterly tone deaf and weasely - where is the condemnation of antisemitism?

Take care online today. Following the terror attack in Australia, please be aware of: explicit videos of the attack, AI generated videos of the attack, any disinformation about the shooting, shooter, or victims. Report anything that seems suss to the platform you saw it on and Netsafe. ❤️❤️❤️

This is great: Authorised by the Government for re-arranging deck chairs.

#nzpol Congratulations to Unions Wellington on the opening of the ‘front door to the union movement’ - resource centre and community & union organising space in Wellington Trades Hall. Come and talk to the lovely people here on Vivian Street about worker rights and organising!

We need to a reorient away from individualised notions of “resilience” towards shared accountability, relational ethics, and structural transformation. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...

Excellent satire: “I am the lawfully elected sheriff of Dodge. And part of my role is protecting people against the power of the state. I pushed as far and went as hard as I could to make sure that Ms Z was actually being looked after.” One of the card players said, “How come ya voice is shaking?”

“There will be a number of people, mostly women & mothers, who will be engaging in a chunk of unpaid care work over the summer holiday period.” “Millionaire men mouthing off about ordinary, hard-working Kiwis having the temerity to take the leave they are entitled to is enraging (and hypocritical.)”

In the light of McSkimming failure perhaps the police need to investigate these sex abuse allegations? Why wouldn’t they when there are multiple NZ complainants? #nzpol

If you're in Ōtautahi, or will be in Ōtautahi sometime before April, go to the art gallery to see Unutai E! Unutai E! Kai Tahu and Anne Noble present images of Te Waipounamu's waterways as part of Kai Tahu's high court freshwater claim. The kōrero on these walls is like nothing else.

It has been fascinating to revisit Robin Hyde's brilliant reporting on government efforts to evict Ngāti Whātua from Ōrākei in the 1930s. These haven't been digitised for Papers Past yet. But I'll post a transcript of this one on my newsletter next week.

This is outrageous and vindictive from NZ Police! Her lawyer said, "Instead of being heard, she was dismissed and ultimately prosecuted for speaking out and raising her concerns."