Labour has done nothing to change the guidance that is so clearly incorrect.

Introduce yourself with what nearly killed you 1) 50m tall tree crushing the car 2yo me was travelling in. saved but for the grace of child seats. 2) a bus driver crossing lanes in nepal, trailer my dad built flipped but our car didn’t! 3) a van driver & me on an e-bike meeting at 80kmph at 6am.

Bro coming out of a week long infection over the holidays is not for the weak… gutted to have missed Xmas and Boxing Day but enjoyed my #SecretSantaAoNZ fruits n veg a lot! The Kaarearea wall calendar arrived too and I gotta say I’m looking forward to July

Incredibly sweet and thoughtful presents from my #SecretSantaAoNZ Thank you to the elves, and my two Santas, for making sure I’d have gifts to unwrap today. We didn’t do any celebrating last year, and this one either, in my household so this is so very special 🥺🥹💗

Ummm TWO!? feeling super blessed!! Can’t wait 🥳🤩 #SecretSantaAoNZ

This one’s important e hoa mā - a few of our orgs are collaborating on this fund to ensure that no trans young person in Aotearoa misses out on lifesaving care. Alternative treatment pathways exist but are expensive and we need your help. givealittle.co.nz/cause/we-got...

Holy shit whatta win. for reference, thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...

“I want a public health system that works. I want the way I was born to be treated with as much dignity as my body after an accident.” THAT part 🥺‼️

Such a fun night! This year there was foam snow, hot donuts, slushies and ice creams, and a Polar Express! ❄️✨🍦

As @captcaffiend.bsky.social pointed out recently, when psychological abuse is factored in, our violence stats increase to one in two women (55%). We should be noting this stat in every story like the below. This isn’t a one-off, it’s a demonstrable cultural norm - we need to write about that, too.

Hey so… the world’s largest paramilitary now has a foothold in multiple cities in our country. Explore the network map here: rssproject.caravanmagazine.in

OOF, the updated article… “However, it was no mistake. Paul Goldsmith had purposefully omitted some disallowed measures from the Crimes Amendment Bill, in order that they could be added back in as an addendum by the Justice Select Committee, in order to dodge the usual rules about what is allowed.”

I went away for the first time since… I wanna say 2022?? It involved a week of staying home/iso beforehand, rigorous masking & testing protocols, and!! most importantly, being with people who are stepping out of C0VID denialism. I cannot explain just how deeply loved I feel and felt

Okay but having Willis and Richardson debate "is the government not right-wing enough or just the right amount of right-wing?" is a trap, and it's a trap that's explicitly being run by the TPU. Y'all see that, right?

OK team, time for a reminder that if you want to change the Government, financially supporting your chosen opposition party is vital. We've seen how much National is spending on ads - set up an automatic monthly donation you can afford to Labour/Greens to boost their fighting funds #nzpol

Yeah, they just live in well ventilated houses w a/c so don’t understand or care about extreme heat. I grew up in India - where school shuts down entirely for two months because teaching and learning in hot weather is dangerous. And NZ is nearing the daily summer temps I grew up with!!

When Tasman flooded this year, with people trapped & millions of $ in damage, lost livehlihoods. Luxon flew to a Hawaii for holiday. He didn't tell anyone until he got back. Now he tells NZ we don't deserve our Xmas holidays & we're not American enough. The man with NO portfolio is a tosser #nzpol

New Zealand mentioned !!

Govt has panicked and realised they accidentally banned GnRH analogues for adults too and have quickly updated their legislation. Just shows how little thought went into this decision - no thought, just political ideology and disinformation. www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...

“As soon as the Committee began its questions, I knew we were in the right place at the right time. The questioning was fast, direct, and showed they understood the situation in detail.” — Roimata Smail at the UN to present evidence of government discrimination against Māori #nzpol

12th Nov 2024, the Prime Minister formally and finally apologised to survivors of abuse in care. In his speech, he said: "But I want to assure you it is our intention to have a new single redress system operating next year." To date, this has not happened. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/wh...

Your gentle reminder that my crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow night… Thanks everyone for all the love. It’s been amazing. www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

Tonight I announced the #BHN awards. If you'd like to vote on any or all of our categories clink the link. We'll have the voting open for 2-3 weeks. Date TBC #nzpol forms.gle/45iz3Y1AGRsx...

NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989 As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane

In this article they literally hyperlink to another article that names C0VID in the viruses lumped together as “flu-like illness”. But sure *mysterious* sounds way cooler guys… We should be lobbying for the return of free testing!!! Then ppl like Angel could get more accurate support!

People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth

Reposting this, apropros of nothing thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...

Hi hi hi to my Secret Santa 👋🏽 I am a big fan of all this ⬇️⬇️ plant based for kai 🌱 #SecretSantaAoNZ

“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”

Corruption and a police cover-up. My Stuff #cartoon today #Police #NZpol #Corruption

what Louise said!

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

🎶 old mcdonald replaced his farm with an energy intensive data center, a i a i o 🎶

One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽‍♀️

The irony that he'd be talking about "public trust" when he told the nation that "jihadi brides" were leaving from NZ when, in fact, they did not. It took the Green Party, through OIAs, to find the truth. As a result, many of us faced harassment, and years on, we're still waiting for an apology.

The more we learn about EBV, the more angry I am at the person who came to school sick and infected the rest of us. Then the school tried to expel me for missing too many days. We must stop normalizing pushing through illness. It can have lifelong consequences

Speaking of Dave Letele: Good on him for calling Westpac out for expecting what is essentially free staff development and marketing - and for expecting more from a multi million dollar company: www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nationa...

We live in a country v much divided by those who have experienced police inaction, or worse - and those who haven't. I saw it constantly when talking about getting death threats or stalked - "I hope someone called the cops!". Why? Why would you assume they were going to do anything helpful?

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy

Turns out Coster & McSkimming both belong to fringe churches. Just what's needed at the very top echelons of the NZ Police.

So it seems like Andrew Coster and Jevon McSkimming were church buddies. How utterly predictable.

For anyone passionate about The Huia or commuter rail, Waikato Regional Council are looking for feedback on the service. Open to anyone. Share it around #nzpol #transit #nz yourvoicematters.waikatoregion.govt.nz/future-of-te...

Soz, we gave all the money to Mike King. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

If you, or someone you know has come into contact with Seymour, please isolate for 7 days. Read more here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/the-other-...

N95s can prevent more than just Covid! They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness. They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers. Many maskers haven’t been sick in years. Respirators are pretty amazing.

"didn't our generation have measles parties? NO. THAT WAS CHICKEN POX AND THAT WAS DUMB TOO! BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE A MURDEROUS EVIL PIECE OF SHIT TO THROW A MEASLES PARTY BECUASE PEOPLE LITERALLY DIE. Why are people so horny for infectious disease? Vaccination and isolation saves lives!