Great statement from the Human Rights Commission. tikatangata.org.nz/news/definit...

I'm glad David is keeping this story alive and horrified that Everlee is still detained.

National’s public housing reform ‘cuts costs’ at the expense of our most vulnerable. The Green Party is warning that the Government’s changes to public housing will see more public housing tenants evicted and driven deeper into poverty.

Johnny is emailing every MP individually. Amazing stuff. Please, be like Johnny … or if you can’t (I mean, fair) email your MP. Be polite. Ask a question. Request a response. Highlight that you are a constituent, and this affects your vote. Thank them, if they are allies. #nzpol

A selection from speeches from the debates on the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Recognition Act 2021. Any journos reading this feel free to ask any of the speakers whether they stand by these comments made less than five years ago. At the second reading: Nicola Grigg:

Trans rights are human rights Trans women are women We love our trans whānau NZ First, National and ACT can get in the sea 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Fed up with this government trying to remove or weaken references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 19 pieces of legislation? Ngāti Hine launched an urgent claim at the Waitangi Tribunal and Toitū te Tiriti are asking non-Māori to add themselves to the list of kaitautoko forms.office.com/pages/respon...

This week the Government looks set to push ahead with the disestablishment of the country's Ministry for the Environment. All at a time when they're boasting about cutting thousands more public sector jobs ☠️☠️

Luxon’s cuts to the public service will only put more pressure on frontline workers, meaning New Zealanders miss out on the support they need.

Willis says we should have a smaller public sector like Finland with only 12 govt departments not 42. But Finland with a similar population to NZ has 74.6k public service workers compared to 63.6k in NZ. 🤷 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

For all your cycle way night terrors

Lots of awful but Led by Donkeys give me hope

We survived dial up internet at sloths' pace and a gazillion pop up ads on every page to enter a beautiful era of search engines that worked and an ability to log in to anything you liked with only a user name and password and not endless requests for two factor authentication and yet now...

Mōrena Pōneke

If the main premise of the argument is the environmental impact is lessened because you are stopping the same centre being constructed in China where it will rely on coal, then it falls apart when you know new data centres in China aren't relying on coal: www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

Is this what they mean by blue green?

Trans rights are human rights...at parliament 🙂🙂🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

"In the face of overwhelming global momentum, the New Zealand government decided to change the law, choosing to ignore international law, global scientific consensus, and cutting out our own Supreme Court. No consultation. No debate" thespinoff.co.nz/science/14-0...

Select committee report on the Conservation Amendment Bill isn't due till after the election. So the message is clear: if you want to save nature, vote out the regime. bills.parliament.nz/v/6/bd7d0f89...

Let them eat... nothing newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/08/e...

Other thing to note about the govt dropping the one fee relief year they offer to students - because so little funding goes into the sector Universities almost always raise fees each year by the maximum they are allowed. 3 years of fees today is a much more expensive degree than 3 years a decade ago

And would be worse if the Scottish Greens weren't helping with the balance, delivering 11 women/gender diverse MSPs out of the 15 elected.

NEW: The first two transgender MSPs have been elected to the Scottish Parliament

I knew it would be a hard watch to see Reform take some seats in Scotland (can't even look at the England results) but super pleased for the Scottish Greens winning their first ever constituency seats

Green Mayor in Hackney! 💚💚💚

Gaaaaaah. And this is going to continue until well after my bedtime. And what's with Scotland going for a nice night's sleep instead of counting the votes immediately? Source: The Guardian

For my fellow Scots going to the polls in the coming hours, wishing you planet saving, people powered, greentastic, independence minded well wishes 💚💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Good morning! The Climate Change Commission has just released the first National Climate Change Risk Assessment in six years – and I've read the key document. In short: Climate change is here, we're not ready, but there's lots we can do to prepare. For more: newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/07/l...

Things that are not allowed in Auckland

Nothing about this election is going to be on an even playing field. This info is out on the same day that the Electoral Commission has confirmed National and Labour will each get more than double the amount of the Broadcast Allocation funding that other parties will get. Source: Stuff

Looking forward to reading the copy of Action Stations's The Far Right Playbook that's landed on my desk. There's more information, including how to get a copy here farrightplaybook.nz/shop/

Happy Star Wars Day everybody! #StarWars as photographs from the #Orkney Archive photographic collection. ⭐️ #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Migrants already pay their fair share of tax in NZ and, like all of us, a fairer share than the uber wealthy. They’re nurses, builders, drivers, care workers, and other essential workers. 1/n Tax the rich, don’t penalise those workers helping keep NZ clean, safe, fed, healthy and moving. #nzpol

A hoot to chat with my press twin Lyric from The Spinoff about trying to stay human in parliament ✊️🌏 Here's a snapshot but checkout the 'One MP, One Pint' series to read more. thespinoff.co.nz/tags/one-mp-...

"as I understand, the issue that caused him [the bidder] to step back was the furore driven by my communist opponents in the Green Party" www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The millionth reason that shows our environment, te taiao, the foundation of our existence and economy comes last for Luxon’s Government ☠️☠️ All kiwis, our kids, and future generations deserve so much better 🌏

Scottish Greens will introduce a 10:1 pay ratio for any company or organisation receiving significant funding or contracts from the Scottish Government. This would mean bosses can only raise their own salaries by also improving the salaries of their lowest paid staff.

The Greens are calling for nationwide electrification - exactly the kind of big-picture thinking NZ needs to tackle the cost of living & build a resilient energy system. They've also backed our plan for public energy. NZ needs an energy system that works for everyone, not just a wealthy few. #nzpol

I'm so incredibly excited for this amazing group of people 💚🌿💚🥦

Stay safe in Pōneke

Green Party issues 'human catastrophe' warning in 'State of the Planet' address

The Green Party says a national electrification plan is needed to build NZ’s energy security as, unlike oil shipments, wind and solar can’t be held up in the Strait of Hormuz.

Is Hipkins on RNZ right now really dog whistling to the far right by saying they are concerned about the India Free Trade Deal having too many immigrants allowed to enter NZ and they might take jobs from young New Zealanders?

Small glimmers of hope. Maybe 2026 won't always be the worst www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

From latest Ipsos research New Zealand has the highest use of cars as a main transport mode at 66% compared to 39% average across the 31-countries included in the survey. The United States sits just below New Zealand at 64%. 1/2

1/2 Feeling overwhelmed by Cyclone news this weekend? That’s completely understandable. Support is available. You can talk to someone for free, any time: 1737 Need to Talk. Call or text 1737 or visit 1737.org.nz.

Amazing to realize that every single one of us, save four, are in this photo.

Today's the day that the incredible Jono Ridler will complete his record breaking swim from North Cape to Wellington. 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♂️ Still time to sign his petition to get the Government to end bottom trawling on all seamounts – at home and in the high seas liveocean.org/swim4theocea...

Sadly worse now than then. But Te Whanganui-a-Tara just had multiple Pride events that confirmed love in this city for our trans whānau. NZ First are not going to win this.