One hard thing about managing to take my employer to court, is the number of current & former staff who contact me for advice. 3 this week alone. One can’t get uni to confirm their role or building access without a court order or lawyers letter. Any lawyers willing to help pro bono?!

Dr Oz actually notices something is wrong and steps in to help, is still helping at the end of the clip. RFK jnr immediately runs away. Trump stands watching, gormlessly, then turns his back and continues to stand gormlessly, showing no concern at all.

Awww that scared teddy and he ran up the stairs and jumped on the bed next to me #eqnz

Hey remember when Tamatha Paul said that there were good reasons a lot of people don't trust the police, and then the dipshit Labour Party leader attacked her for daring to impugn the honor of New Zealand cops?

"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."

Kia ora e hoa mā. I'm pleased to announce that I'm coming out of retirement to take up the role of Chief of Staff role for the Green Party in Parliament (think Malcolm Tucker, Leo McGarry). I'm not moving away from Te Tai o Poutini, but just now going the process of setting up a 2nd home in Wgtn.

Apparently we should be hearing more about Labour’s election platform soon and I really hope it’s more Mamdani than three Starmers hiding in a Mamdani trench coat 🤞

Mamdani: My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life. But let tonight be the final time I utter his name.

Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads

Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."

Three hours left. zohranfornyc.com/vote

Misogynist slurs, dis/misinfo whipping up online harassment, threats of violence, death = online gender-based violence. Note also the appearance-based abuse (women are far more likely to be subject to this). When we will we stop expecting women public figures to protect themselves from this?

This is truly disturbing stuff from a faction of our society so amped up & delusional with pure hate they can’t see straight. Much love to @siouxsiew.bsky.social for all your mahi & please know the vast majority are incredibly thankful for your life saving efforts during COVID. ❤️‍🩹 #nzpol #NZpolitics

Interesting that Tom Hunt quotes a skeet from Tory Whanau that explicitly refers to Nicola Young but leaves Young's name out of his article. And by interesting I mean fucking dodgy deliberately misleading reporting from a man who bears significant responsibility for the culture of toxic misogyny.

if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.

Tom Hunt missed the most important part of the letter - not that it was merely a lewd rumour (wtf) but that it was gendered disinformation designed to whip up distrust and online violence. Ah!

I can only read the first 3 paragraphs of this, but calling Emily Writes a "blogger" given her very impressive background is a bit naff. Anyway, ask me why I helped pen the letter template to Andrew Little 🙂 #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

It’s nuts the crap people believe about me. Someone even thinks I leafleted schools to scare boys into getting vaccinated! That may just sound silly, but misinformation and disinformation like this means some people want me and others like me jailed or even dead. It’s heartbreaking.

We've been watching John Cambell's series on Destiny Church. We were inspired to donate to Rainbow Reading's Givealittle page to fund their lawsuit after Destiny ruined their business. You can help too. Here is the link: givealittle.co.nz/cause/drag-q... #nz #nzpol

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo! I know how hard you worked for this.

Congrats to the good people of the Onslow-Western ward of Wellington, you've elected a man who thinks being a Councillor is beneath him (but he'll still keep the salary, thanks)

Amazing. Man promising to rein in spending has no idea how much he spent. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

The absolute gall of the man. There are a number of genuinely good people who missed out on being a councillor (myself included), whereas this absolute buffon throws it in our faces with comments like this. Unbelievable.

Morning peeps! Two new rewards just dropped for my crowdfunding campaign: a two-hour AI strategy session with @andrewtychen.bsky.social & a two book BWB Texts bundle on digital technology in NZ! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

Having someone with such clear gender bias as Cr Chung in charge of appointments processes will not lead to the best outcomes for the city. At least the capability and skills for the particular role should have been taken into account, at a minimum.

“More than one in three women experience sexual assault or harassment in their lifetime.” Absolute solidarity to anyone speaking out about their lived experience and also wish we had more articles centering the fact the above indicates more than one in three men in New Zealand are sexual abusers.

I remember giving Nicola Young a chair role and extra portfolios. Certainly didn’t stop her spreading misinformation about me on air and calling for my resignation.

Just a note to say that @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social didn’t get a chair role. Ray did.

Emily (Emily Writes) and I drafted a letter to Andrew Little about his decision to appoint Ray Chung as chair of the CCO Review & Appointments subcommittee. We think this is unacceptable given his past behaviour. Here's a template for a letter if you agree: sites.google.com/view/really-... #nzpol

Re sharing these posts for a reminder of what Ray Chung did and the impact of this kind of behaviour (from my instagram) #nzpol

Morning peeps! I’ve written a piece for @thespinoff.bsky.social on why I ended up taking legal action against my employer and a little bit about how it played out. The whole story needs a book to tell but this is a good start 😂 thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1... thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1...

Suck on this, haters and wreckers 😈 🔥 #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

This is what our future looks like!!!! Not a bunch of privileged, racist, old white men and their sycophants desperately clinging to the last vestiges of a racist colonial, exploitive and extractive dying system of greed and corruption. Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi!!!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 🖤🤍♥️ ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

World leader recognised. 🇳🇿

Go well @andrewlittlenz.bsky.social 💚❤️

God this guy is full of shit. He did nothing about the MP with 25 houses, the idiot in New Plymouth with a donor rort and the Uffindel allegations which were proved true. The lying starts AT THE TOP #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

“Having an infrastructure that takes harassment and threats against all mayors seriously…could prevent actual acts of violence and help mayors feel supported enough to continue doing their job well.” I can’t stress enough the daily impact this has. In the end, the whole community suffers. #nzpol

When I was mayor of Mpls, I was on the leading edge of something people didn’t want to name — a new wave of harassment toward women in public office. New research shows women mayors face far more harassment and threats than men. @politico story 👇 www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Just before the new council starts its journey, one more mihi to @misswhanau.bsky.social for the commitment to leading Pōneke in a 5% reduction in carbon emissions last year. Just about half of this reduction is from on-road emissions due to changes the city has made. Ka Rawe! No mean feat!

Surreal but genuinely lovely to welcome our new Mayor and Council at today’s inauguration. Handing over the chains to @andrewlittlenz.bsky.social felt like closing a very meaningful chapter, one I’ll always carry with me. I truly wish the team the best as they take the reins of our beautiful city.

Thanks to the NZ health system being an absolute arse when it comes to dental care, Beckie needs our help to fund remedial dentures after a couple of years of really shitty health that has impacted her ability to work givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...

It feels like quite a while since I did this: a report on drug law reform by The Elephant podcast, which includes me debating evidence and policy with Mike Sabin – the first time we've met. We did at least agree that the present approach isn't working. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/experts-w...

Kia ora, Aotearoa BS, we've got a small request for help. A lot of Pōneke BS and Twitter folk know Beckie, and she's always been ridiculously generous with her time, knowledge, and support for others, so hopefully we can help with a bit of karmic balance givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...

Between you and me, if I were a freshly elected mayor who had just called out the toxic behaviour towards my predecessor, I wouldn't then go and reward one of the central figures in creating that toxicity by making them chair of an influential subcommittee... 🤦‍♂️ www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

📢 Women aren't being taken seriously and want independent testing of the patches that have coincided with the return of their symptoms, an advocate says.

What a way to suck the joy out of teaching, as if we didn't have enough trouble with having enough teachers.

'Absolutely breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi': UN-bound report warns racial discrimination is worsening in NZ

So much for Little's pre-election concerns about the problem of abusive behaviour toward women and minorities.