Willis claims her State rental changes are about “fairness” and ACT’s David Seymour very fond of talking about “equality,” but what we see from this coalition government is the poor having to pay more to make the already well-off even richer. #nzpol bryanbruce.substack.com/p/a-slip-of-...

“Read that again carefully. The Government already knows these reforms are likely to negatively impact the very learners who are currently benefiting from flexible, innovative and responsive approaches. That should be front-page news.” #nzpol aecnz.substack.com/p/new-senior...

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“The deeper danger is not simply electoral success. It is the gradual normalisation of permanent grievance politics. Populist figures succeed by convincing voters that institutions themselves are corrupt.” - By Bryan Bruce #nzpol bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-danger...

“Big (often offshore )businesses want to maximise their profits and the fewer Treaty-based obligations, consultation duties, litigation risks, or Māori partnership requirements they have to face, the more money they can make.“ - By Bryan Bruce #nzpol bryanbruce.substack.com/p/tricking-t...

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The shift is most notable in the case of cannabis, the drug nearly half of us said should be fully legal in the 2020 referendum. In 2021, there were 2055 charges for use or possession of cannabis. In 2025, there were 3438. The number has jumped 50% in the past two years. archive.ph/vWk0s #nzpol

Alcohol harm costs the NZ taxpayer roughly $7 for every $1 collected in alcohol taxes. So why are we weakening, rather than strengthening, our alcohol regulations? Andrew Galloway of Alcohol Healthwatch talks about the proposed alcohol policy changes. #nzpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIDo...

🪶#BirdsOfAotearoa From Kakapo Recovery (newsletter and www.facebook.com/KakapoRecove... The oldest chick, Tīwhiri‑A1 (with Operations Manager Deidre Vercoe), is now 49 days old and weighed in at 1.855kg this week. This week he received his microchip.

My annual holy Easter video of a tūī filling his face with feijoas

“He has now been the Right Honourable Prime Minister for 2 years and 4 months. 169,300 children are living in material hardship. That is 14.3% of all children in NZ - 1 in 7. This compares with 143,700 in 2023. That is an increase of 25,600 children.” #nzpol annie354654.substack.com/p/hypocrisy

#kakapo chick Hananui-A3 being weighed during a health check at Verity's nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. We weigh chicks to assess health condition, and compare against the mean expected for its age. At 9 days old and 120g, this chick is tracking well. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds

Check out this incredibly talented magpie. For about ten minutes, it channelled a seagull, a ruru🦉, a dog, an electronic car key, a car alarm, a human voice, the Android alert tone😂📱and more – most of which you can hear in this clip. Quardle, ardle, oodle, wardle and furthermore, doodle. Amazing!🤩

I took a look at the disinformation being spread by our coalition government in light of the COVID-19 second report, and compared some of the claims with what the report actually says. #nzpol substack.com/@michaelbain...

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Exciting times on Anchor Island as we check #kakapo nests for hatching. We’re letting eggs hatch in nests to reduce management intensity. Last night I found these two newly-hatched chicks in Konini’s nest, along with a fertile egg I carried back under a lunar eclipse. #kakapo2026 #conservation

“What is most striking is not merely that diplomacy failed, but that it failed amid visible progress... Choosing military escalation at that moment undermines the premise that negotiation is a genuine alternative to war. It signals that even active diplomacy offers no guarantee of restraint.”

Female #kakapo Kohengi on her nest with a newly-hatched chick and an egg (unseen). We removed the egg from underneath her and gave it to another female (Phoenix) who had infertile eggs. We're trying to ensure each female on Anchor Island has 1-2 fertile eggs to hatch. #kakapo2026 #conservation

“Critics warn this could effectively embed U.S. surveillance capabilities into another sovereign state’s information infrastructure.” Read this alarming article and decide whether the limited focus from NZ media on this story is acceptable given the context of US fascism and worldwide aggression.

I'm actually getting worried about RNZ now. Two articles, both on state of the nation speeches, same author, one week apart. Notice a difference? ACT's is largely copy paste press release, Labour's is entirely framed by its detractors. #nzpol

Critically endangered kākāpō Vori-A1, who has important genes from the Fiordland kākāpō Richard Henry, born live on camera in the nest of foster mother Rakiura. Almost no one has seen these birds hatch before! The egg had only been delivered 1.5 hours earlier.

Many of my cohort are alive today and avoided H.I.V because Dr Michael Baker created the needle exchange program in the 1980s.👍 He knows a thing or two about reducing harm for users of prohibited substances and he is well aware that punitive prohibition is a harm maximiser. #EndProhibition #nzpol

The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds

“By giving Willis the first and last word on every issue they reinforce her viewpoint for readers who probably won’t even read the full article. If they do, however, each section gives Willis final say as well.”… #nzpol weareunderused.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...

DAVID SEYMOUR'S insistence that NZers are “living like kings and queens” is not just political rhetoric; it is a deliberate reframing of reality designed to justify an agenda of austerity, deregulation, and labour market punishment. #nzpol nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2026/02/davi...

The flightless #kakapo usually nest underground. Yesterday we found the coolest nest I’ve ever seen: Whetu was 3m above ground in a hollow rata tree. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds

Finished this yesterday - Stuff the British Stole - on Netflix NZ. Interesting, funny, poignant, and really bloody sad in places. Follow Marc Fennell… as he unravels the twisted mysteries behind iconic and priceless objects taken by the British Empire and meets those who want them back. #tvshow

Yesterday we found juvenile female #kakapo Ongaonga on a nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. At just under 4 years old (her hatch day is 12th Feb), she's the youngest female ever recorded nesting. Today we also found Matilda nesting - she's just 2 days older. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds

When I first tried MDMA, it was legal. The pills were a legally regulated dose, produced by a legally regulated company, meaning nobody had to have anything tested to find out what the pill contained, or the dose. MDMA pill roulette happened AFTER MDMA was prohibited.😒 #EndProhibition #nzpol

Drove from Ōtepoti Dunedin to Tokatā Nugget Point Lighthouse to escape the clouds... 45mins before dark & Tahu-nui-a-rangi #Aurora Australis already glowing strong behind the clouds. Te Tai-o-Ārai-te-uru, Caitlins, New Zealand Nikon Z7ii 20mmS F/1.8 6sec ISO800 X5 frame pano 20/1/26 9:50pm

Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of my favourites and I’ve watched it many times. This analysis of the singing was very interesting, and lots of fun. Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she watches The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Ie...

Neutrality is not the absence of politics. It is the decision to leave dominant narratives unexamined. The ethical question is not whether education is political, it always is. The question is whether that politics is named & examined, or hidden & imposed. #nzpol aecnz.substack.com/p/if-educati...

Two more #kakapo matings on Anchor: JEM 💚 Awhero Kohengi 💚 Tuterangi Currently at least 12 females have mated on Anchor, 10 on Whenua Hou, and probably 2 on Te Kahahu/Chalky. Plus 2 new nests: Marian on Anchor and Tohu on Whenua Hou. #conservation #parrots #kakapo2026 Here's Awhero.

The question isn’t whether mining should ever occur. It’s whether projects with permanent waste, perpetual liability and risks that compound over time should be assessed in a process designed for speed. Link to article here: archive.ph/F6f00 #nzpol

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“Christopher Luxon leads a government that treats the democratic process not as a sacred trust but as a transaction to be managed like quarterly earnings.”… #nzpol

Name a 90’s song… Fluke - Groovy Feeling (Make Mine a 99) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmq...

Bumped into 27 year old male #kakapo Sinbad today. He's of Fiordland descent so has important genetics, but he hasn't been a very successful breeder so far - probably because he's partially imprinted. He's in great condition this year. #conservation #parrots #birds

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Willis is having trouble balancing the books, so reached for the most expendable cost she could find to cut – the environment. This is the economic model this govt is promoting, calling it “growth”. Socialise the cost, privatise the profit. And bankrupt the environment. #nzpol archive.ph/hNfdA

Think of the most random TV shows you can possibly think of. Got one? Now find and post a GIF from it.

“Why is it that roads are given such significance in any discussion on infrastructure? If it’s not a “road of national significance”, it’s a bridge, or a tunnel or perhaps a ferry between roads.“… #nzpol robcampbell433348.substack.com/p/hospitals-...

First mating of the 2026 #kakapo breeding season! True to form, it was Pearl and Boss on Whenua Hou, who mated on the night of 28th Dec. They were also the first two to mate in the last two breeding seasons. We're expecting a bumper year, so follow for updates! #conservation #parrots

Name your fav show that was cancelled too soon. The Tick Santa Clarita Diet Dark Matter Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The IVL was introduced to help manage the impacts of ballooning tourist numbers. So why is it instead funding millions in marketing to lure even more int’l visitors, while DOC warns conservation is about to go backwards, & tourist towns can't afford to upgrade toilets. #nzpol archive.ph/oxxSY

“In Aotearoa New Zealand, disputes over colonisation, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and national identity reveal an ongoing struggle over whose version of the past is allowed to dominate.”… #nzpol drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/when-histo...

“Those who make the cake deserve an equal share of it so that each person is able to enjoy and take part as a full member of the communities they inhabit.”… #nzpol mfriend.substack.com/p/capital-ve...

Don't become a bookless statistic this year 😥 #pukapuka

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Both National and ACT have plenty of money & are spending it on purchasing fawning articles in glossy print, on positive media attention, & in disseminating their ideas via known social media tactics. They are very good at cleverly managing the narrative. #nzpol drbex.substack.com/p/politics-p...