Hey, gonna shamelessly plug my wares: Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War is now a year old and, sadly, despite brilliant reviews, has kinda been ignored. It's a bit longer than book 1 but is very exciting Please buy my book bookhub.co.nz/p/charlie-ta...

A disturbing agenda being rolled out in our education curriculum? I believe so. www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...

Rather telling that NZ Luxon and Upston announce $6 Million towards possible Michelin stars for Kiwi restaurants while respected Lifeline cuts Mental Health services due to $2 Million funding shortfall. Priorities. #nzpol

Tomorrow is the Fifth of November – but let’s forget Guy Fawkes and his actions against an arrogant Protestant king and instead look to our own history: the unlawful attack on Parihaka and, by extension, Māori sovereignty. 🧵 #kikorangi

fuck fireworks and read this thread instead. don't forget the pākehā invaders also salted the land out of spite towards the end so māori crops would fail.

Hey anyone at #mpi or #biosecuritynz. We do wasp genomics. I reckon I could tell you in about 24 hours if these invasive yellow legged #hornets you have found in Auckland are sisters, or a larger invasion. For free. Hit me up now!

Anyone in Wairarapa free tomorrow and want to come on a tour? 9.30am - 2pm. Free for tomorrow only. Pick up and drop off at Featherston.

#nzpol For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter

All done now 😊 x

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Last few hours to get your vote in for local elections, Aotearoa!

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." - Desmond Tutu

In 1976, African nations boycotted the Montreal Olympics because New Zealand stood with apartheid South Africa. Nearly 50 years on, that echo lingers and the stain remains far longer than we care to admit to ourselves.

Goldsmith is worried about sovereign risk from court recognition of tikanga Māori But the real sovereign risk comes from a govt that has repeatedly meddled with the independence of courts and legal proceedings for cynical self-serving ideological reasons www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I'm sensing a bit of a pattern here: government stops some big project with no plans for a replacement, finds out that it's going to cost them more in the long run for a worse result. Huh, imagine that.

Reminder: National has always taken the side of Apartheid regimes.

Have heard that govt likely to cut eligibility for Total Mobility - an essential lifeline for many disabled people who cannot drive or access public transportation. Please sign this petition to parliament calling for Increased funding for Total Mobility Scheme

We do not generate more income as a nation by giving tax cuts to land lords or tax breaks for billionaires selling heated tobacco products - instead we generate inequality and deplete health #WrongTrack #nzpol

#nzpol Do we have to do this all the time? beehive.govt.nz/release/20-mil… It’s not new funding. “the initiative will be funded from Health New Zealand’s baseline”. So it’s actually being cut from somewhere else. We already underfunded the health system at the Budget. This is a further cut

I teach L3 Art History. It is the ultimate blend of Art, politics , history and Philosophy. This subject brings me so much joy. I am devastated for it have disappeared from the subject list with zero consultation. I encourage everyone to email their views to [email protected]

what kids deserve: warm beds. cosy pajamas. friends. family. hot showers. hot chocolate on the couch watching a ghibli movie. clean clothes. hygiene. a home. cuddles from grandparents not a wet damp existence in the bush with a father who stole them away from all comfort & makes them do crime

The greatest #nzpol post of all time. Like that Tom Holland lip sync battle vid, when you see it on any platform, it’s your duty to repost it. #newzealandvalues

We've had a couple of years of seeing what vision NAT/ACT/NZ1 have for this country. and then I watch speeches from Tūrangawaewae... I know this country NEEDS Māori centred vision to take us ALL forward

Not bad, tax rate of 0.25% Where do we sign up? #nzpol

Simeon Brown is forcing Health NZ to sign 10 year contracts with private hospitals - meaning it will be very difficult for a future government to back out of the contracts. But the evidence is clear, privatised healthcare costs more and delivers worse outcomes: www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...

The 2023 IRD wealth study found that the richest 300 people in NZ pay tax on income of 9.4%, versus 28% for someone earning $80k. Luxon Govt is removing the clauses of the tax law that allowed IRD to collect the study data. They don’t want you to know. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

And they're up! But so many who haven't responded. If anyone is looking for suggestions on who to vote for, you can narrow it down to the people who actually answered the questions - admittedly, it did take hours. #nzpol #democracy #votejess4west policy.nz/2025/aucklan...

Nothing like a bit of context, eh?

hey Wellington! need a cleaner? one of my clients is moving so my every 2nd Wednesday slot will be opening up late next month $70/2 hours, $100/3 hours, + travel for locations outside of Newtown I clean w the products you have at home and can make trips on my way to keep you topped up

Yup. We were targeted. The Wellington occupation was a turning point.

A mayor confronts the ‘ungodly’ price of three waters reform www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

Private schools got a boost of $4.6 million under this govt, upping the annual Government funding to $46.2m. David Seymour wants to increase it by more. A reminder ACT's charter schools are funded at $50,000 per student and took away ~$150m from public schools too Priorities. #nzpol

Great work here from Tina Ngata - a website where you can look up Tiriti positive local body candidates 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 #Aotearoa www.votefortetiriti.com

Ōtepoti Dunedin peeps. Need a recommendation for a GP that accepts new patients. Son was waiting at ED for 2 hours yesterday & gave up waiting. He has a swollen knee, but since it looks like he'll be living permanently there, I think it a good idea to have a GP. #kikorangi #dunedin

Week in Review: Comment: A new and unnecessary barrier to voting has been created with the Electoral Amendment Bill, writes Sir Geoffrey Palmer

I regret to inform you that the National Party has formally kicked off their 2026 election campaigning and as expected they're betting the farm on lies, propaganda and fear. Without a strong media, it will be hard to resist.

Everywhere you look, social services and assets are being decayed - health, water. The root cause of every single one is that somewhere in the last 40 years somebody looked at it and said "wonder if we can save some money here?" The triumph of cost over value. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

YASS WHAEA!!! #nzpol

Kia ora Ōtautahi. We've not had many sign-ups, but I paid for the room so I'll definitely be there. If you work with young people or have some in your life, come check out my Deep Fakes 101 www.ecpat.org.nz/training-eve...

Remember Kiwi FM? What a time. Extraordinary to think that was possible now.

Not all of us can lawyer or do select committee’s like Marilyn Waring & the others on the People’s Select Committee but we can pitch in. Any amount, little or small, to defray their costs. #nzpol #payequity

If you're a member of #InternetNZ then don't forget to register for the AGM on Thursday so you can vote on the member's motions! internetnz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

“The Cost benefit analysis repeats main mistake Govt has made that makes this such a flawed process - rather than engaging in good faith with Otago & Auckland, they deliberately stacked the deck to produce outcome they want," Crooks. & guarantee this Govt will fund more up the track. #nzpol

I recall an interview with Neil Finn discussing local NZ quota for radio in the 90s, Crowded House wouldn't have met the criteria. He reckoned fair enough because they were formed in, and based in, Australia. It's time for AoNZ to stop trying to claim them as our own www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3607...

Amazing how pro-privatisation governments can always find bigger budgets to pay for the private providers they bring in to undermine the public services they are "supplementing"

NZ's new AI strategy is long on 'economic opportunity' but short on managing ethical and social risk www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... Good critique by Dr Andrew Lensen.

Forty years ago today, France bombed the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, and killed Fernando Pereira. Two of the perpetrators of this act of state-sponsored terrorism were tried and convicted of manslaughter. They did not serve their 10 year sentence. www.aut.ac.nz/news/stories...

THIS. It's not only gendered and racialized up the wazoo, but it's always cowardly AF too. Its no accident Seymour picks his targets carefully - officials who are constrained from clapping back, academics who don't have deep pockets (or institutional support) to sue. And on it goes. #nzpol

Youth offending drops with safe, stable housing - study

If the HPV vaccine had been available 20 years earlier, my beloved Grace might still be alive. Get vaccinated, while you still can.