webworm has been watching doug charm US news outlets all year with his terminal cancer diagnosis & heartwarming mission to "serve" - leading to $230,000 for his gofundme. but there is more to doug, who is now in australia, before he treats NZ to his presence (please RT): www.webworm.co/bewareofdoug/

overnight, australia became the first idiotic country to ban social media for anyone under 16 years old, and new zealand's education minister has confirmed NZ intends to be the second idiotic country before the next election. @dylanreeve.com looks at why this is DUMB: www.webworm.co/socialmediaban/

i'll always shamelessly plug webworm as i'm very passionate about it. 5+ years of writing this thing & i feel proud of the stuff we've published as a 100% reader supported outlet. here are 12 pieces from 2025 that sum up the webworm year (with bonus guinea pig). pls RT: www.webworm.co/top13webworms

The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers

Today, 144 years ago, 1600 Crown troops invaded a pacifist settlement that was the centre of resistance against British colonialism. The leaders were arrested, the settlement sacked, the people violated. For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.

Utterly shameful the Ministry of Education is still calling the curriculum Te Mātaiaho, a name gifted to them by Wayne Nata to help capture the central place of Te Tiriti in it.

Now if you haven’t read it, my friend Jessie researched and wrote a fantastic deep dive into the white supremacist roots of this endeavour in great detail, which was published a few days ago. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

"Let’s stop mistaking white-coated research for truth, or charisma for credibility. Let’s listen to the voices in the room that too often go unheard — and more importantly, let’s ask why those voices didn’t show up in the first place." www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/what-ac...

“Women’s hard-won rights are being sacrificed to fund tax cuts for landlords and tobacco companies. “Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November". #nzpol

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"In Parliament, a haka breaks the power. In public, youth are cut down by adults they should be able to trust. In policy rooms, attendance becomes a weapon" www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/see-mor...

It's been a mission but well worth the effort building the #Lego Rivendell. Added the light set as well. Such a gorgeous set, lots of creative parts use and loads of minifigs.

Why investment in clean indoor air is vital preparation for the pandemics and climate emergencies to come. "Each day, we breathe more than 7,000 litres of air. Unsurprisingly, the quality of this air really matters." Source: archive.md/ueB9Z

as reported in webworm today, the nz media council has ruled against RNZ, saying it lacked balance and fairness in its reporting over the death of trans teen alex. hopefully this encourages RNZ to look at all their reporting on trans issues - they need to (www.webworm.co/trainhopping/)

This is well worth a watch. Public Health Guy Loses His Shit. And for good reason.

In a race to stand for nothing, we are increasingly heading for first place.

Effortlessly done in under 20 minutes: Zoe & Morgan✅ Lord of the Rings✅ Jon Stewart NZ endorsement✅ Whittaker’s✅ Hope & leadership✅ Nuanced answers to complex issues✅ Watching this and reflecting how much of an utter disaster this would have been with anyone officially representing New Zealand now.

If you think these 'new' school projects sound familiar..

Hmmm, sound familiar? #nzpol

Spot on from Stephen Colbert when commenting how his talk host friend Jimmy Kimmel's been taken off air by ABC. Colbert himself will be taken off air in May 2026 after his broadcaster CBS decided to ax The late show. America's becoming authoritarian. 🫣🇺🇸🫢 youtu.be/ZdGLJly6P7c?...

Well that was depressing reading :(

Women councillors are experiencing a staggering level of online abuse

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100 Māori words every New Zealander should know #TeWikiOTeReoMāori

too much negativity on my feed today. I needed this and maybe you do too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...

For anyone else who was extremely annoyed by the recent Hank Greene/Sci Show video on knitting. It made me so mad that I've been fuming for days. The misogyny was gross and overwhelming.

New: Google pulling (or breaking) #Covid vaccine location data globally is a big deal, the first women + queer makerspace in southern hemisphere after 40 years of men-only sheds, new grassroots anti-surveillance tech, Putin and Covid in the Boris Johnson files, more: www.patreon.com/posts/cybers...

Oh this lifts my heart 🥹🥹🥹 bless you John

Te reo is not just for one part of our community, or one part of our education system. It's a taonga for all. Even if you thought it should only be for tangata whenua kids and not also tangata tiriti, this move makes no sense because most Māori kids attend schools that aren't kura kaupapa.

It’s amazing how people’s memories work especially after traumatic episodes but Emily is 100% right here.

"...Hone although he has conveniently turned into John, one less Māori kid will be one less for the Minister for Teachers to worry about, all the kids are now white kids, those ones that were once Pākehā,"

@margaretatwood.bsky.social is a goddamn national treasure.

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world. This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

today on webworm, a guest piece from a former american high school teacher on active shooter drills and why they no longer wanted to prepare for warfare (please RT, if you can): www.webworm.co/survivalsimu...

The Ministry of Education responds (poorly) to questions about inconsistencies in their attendance policy, especially with regard to children with disabilities & the lack of measures that would actually improve outcomes esp. air quality improvement. open.substack.com/pub/andrewdi...

#Covid news updates: US & UK surges accelerate, all metrics rising, no CDC wastewater data for 2nd week. Ireland hospitals slammed; Spain vacation spots selling out of Covid tests; Japan in 3rd month of surge. Arrest made: Hollywood Covid Testing LLC was fake. More: www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

Attack on Human Rights: The coalition government's Electoral Amendment Bill takes unprecedented steps to abrogate the right to vote, disenfranchising over 100,000 people. #nzpol #nznews #nzpolitics #aotearoa #evidencebased #toitūtetiriti policyflow.nz/policy/6881c...

So an FBI head office didn't warrant a PM sign off.. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Popular Myths Amongst Government Ministers. Teachers and nurses pay vs Crown board members pay. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #NZHealth #NZEducation

Alt text for previous cartoon repost Panel comic in two blocks Top block is labeled “Introverts” In 2 panels a Bivalve says “no, I will not open up” Second Block is labeled: “Extroverts” First panel is an otter. Second panel is an Otter lifting a rock

On a range of environmental and legal measures involving forestry, the coalition Government seems to be doing the opposite of what people and communities need, writes Dame Anne Salmond

hi friends, webworm has successfully moved off substack. current members don't need to do a single thing... your sub has just carried over. i took care of it. if you're new, you can now sign up as a free or paid member and read my 1000 or so previous pieces here: www.webworm.co - please RT

Some great thoughts about the effects on attendance of counting illness as absence vs the effects of improving ventilation in classrooms. How many stars does the Ministry of Education's 'STAR' attendance policy deserve? open.substack.com/pub/andrewdi...

When satire hits the spot. whakatakitimes.nz/prime-minist...

"This plan is not a carefully considered reform; it is a hasty, politically motivated intervention that lacks a foundational understanding of both the current system and the realities of the classroom. " Yep, that about sums it up. tinyurl.com/FbNCEAfiasco