As we head into Matariki, I was reminded how important the arts are to Wellington's cultural and economic wellbeing. It's super important we support creatives - you can read more about this in my op-ed! www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3607...

Just an FYI from council land. The current government’s proposed direction will not stop the degradation of waterways and in some cases make things worse. Wade in the water while you can

All we need is some paint and political will to deliver what Pōneke’s PT users deserve. Only us Greens are going hard on making our city a modern 21st Century place to live.

The first known detention by the US Marines in their recent Los Angeles deployment is of... a US Army veteran on his way to an office at the Department of Veteran Affairs building. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

In the face of current government reform and incoherent investment choices I can’t help but feel the deep intergenerational vandalism we’re going to have to recover from. Don’t forget the power you have to make a better world.

New Zealand has one of the world’s largest ocean territories and that carries significant responsibility, but our government is failing in its duty of care. #unoc #banbottomtrawling #protecttheoceans www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

I can’t wait until we unlock the potential of PT for Saturday morning sport. It’s time for our transport networks to break out of 20th century patterns of work and play

Our regional council has already approved fare capping, integrated ticketing and debit card payment - this isn’t new PT policy. It’s just that we’re at the behest of the govts national ticketing system. Wellington deserves what Auckland PT users already have. We shouldn’t have to wait longer

I was there on Thursday night and Stan Walker's performance was vivid, vibrant and meaningful, the high point of the evening. That's why people were on their feet. Chris Bishop's behaviour was thin-skinned, disrespectful and sad. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

These comments by the PM are once again a blatant punching down on Wellington, where groundbreaking, transformative projects are already underway. Perhaps he should look at his own policy choices – like the recent decision to slash pay for women on low incomes. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Any candidate talking about 0% rates increases is either being completely naive or misleading the public. That will almost certainly lead to cancelling important infrastructure projects AND community services. We’ve been forced into this due to underinvestment from previous councils & governments.

"The Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that. (Because no one ever explains this properly.) So why use this metaphor if it’s so misleading?" www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Given this government’s assault on te taiao. I’m beginning to wonder if they EVER watched any David Attenborough shows and who would ever want to wield power in a way that would disappoint him.

Finally this government is Choo Choo choosing rail.

With @misswhanau.bsky.social stepping back from the mayoral contest. Can we just reflect on the reality that she worked in and what she managed to achieve

Tory Whanau has delivered record investment in water infrastructure, freed up record amounts of space for new homes in the inner city and installed a record number of bus and bike improvements. In all these areas Tory has delivered more than any Wellington mayor in recent history, possibly ever. 1/

Hey guys just wondering how many bills NZ First has put in the tin to help with this issue where women are getting harassed? #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/08/i...

James Cameron seems to have fallen into the trap that because he didn’t have it his way there was no consultation. The fact is that there was mass consultation (1800+ submissions), and we made a significant number of changes to respond to it. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

WTF, the entire parliament.nz site is down with a 502 error. Most likely due to people trying to submit against the Treaty Bill (or less likely a DDoS attack) #nzpol

Intergenerational PT adventures for the win

In which, once again, our transport minister fundamentally misunderstands his responsibility to oversee a network of different transportation modes in favour of the most expensive, difficult to maintain, least healthy one. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Worth keeping in mind before the Spotify Wrapped brain melt season happens. BTW deleting Spotify has not ruined my music listening life and it won’t ruin yours

If you like not using twitter, you should check out not using spotify.

Ata marie Aotearoa! The hikoi has made history, undoubtedly the biggest demonstration in NZ - parliament grounds were impenetrable, surrounding streets teeming with marchers, which is why 42,000 doesn’t seem credible when compared against the 2019 climate strike

Whoever is reporting 17,000 protesters either can’t count or has bad intel. This is just passenger data from Metlink, not even the record crowd at Waitangi Park

As per @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social instructions - teens will rise early when the kaupapa is tika 🖤❤️🤍#toitutetiriti

Wellington: where even the Prime Minister's house is cold, leaky, and needing maintenance

One thing public private partnerships do incredibly well is to funnel public funds into private profit and shareholder dividends. I've yet to see a PPP that delivers a good deal for the public. Thankfully @maxrashbrooke.bsky.social has the receipts.

Politics is just the word we use for the process by which we collectively chose to organize our society. For better or worse just about everything you do is a political act, your choice is about wether you’re engaging in an intentional informed manner or if you’ve abdicated your agency.

In my short time in politics it's clear most people put their hand up because they want to help their community. All the hot bluster you campaign on evolves as advice, evidence and robust processes are followed. There is a worrying absence of this with the new government

Update: Kinetic drivers are still waiting for their backpay. Maybe that will change today

There is hardly a professional chore worse than writing your own bio. Yes it's worse than an invoicing, cleaning your inbox, and actually doing to the work.

Healthy housing and rental standards at all levels of government needs to vastly improve. The challenge is that the majority of decision makers are home owners and landlords

Sad for my Tamaki Makaurau homies, but happy to say that Greater Wellington has unanimously voted for a Māori ward seat.

Our major cities deserve better. I promise you every light rail loving councillor will do everything to not let this essential transport infrastructure pass us by.

So ummm is anyone else feeling dubious about 100% mobile coverage? I thought the whole point of going tramping was so you wouldn't be sending memes from the bivvy

A lot of people who know a lot better are really having a crack at our electoral and constitutional process. It's not perfect, but it's not the hellscape they're opening the door too.

Good news to end the week: NZ Bus/Kinetic have finally come through with a process to backpay their Metlink drivers. Massive thanks to @thomasnash.bsky.social and our team for their efforts to resolve this. Mega appreciation to our drivers for showing extreme patience since 1 April

Stoked that our region has a progressive voice in parliament: Remutaka. Mana. Ōhāriu. Welly Central. Rongotai. Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. Te Tai Tonga. 💚♥️🖤

The peculiar thing about the "back to basics/on track" politicking is that it's harking to an Aotearoa that had universal family benefits, a highly regulated economy, generous state housing, free tertiary education and functioning infrastructure. Only Greens, Labour and Te Pati Māori offer this hope

Just a friendly reminder that the National Party had a Prime Minister in Muldoon who worked WITH gangs to get them into legit work. I know this cos my Pho Pho (koro) brokered the deal. I am so sick of half truths, historical amnesia and outright lies of this election

Young wahine standing up to represent their community should be safe. Democracy shouldn't be reduced to drama, clicks and death threats This is the ugly side of allowing race-baiting politics to appear as "news". . Aroha to Hana and TPM This is despicable. www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...

Enough with Mum and Dad investors, I want to hear about Mum and Dad protestors. The ones who marched against the Vietnam War and the Springbok tour, who campaigned for a nuclear free Pacific, women's lib, honouring Te Tiriti, homosexual law reform. These are the values that make Aotearoa

Electoral extremes in my letterbox today

Ata Mārie! Thank you @disasteradio.bsky.social and @martynpepperell.bsky.social for hooking a homie up 🙏. Happy World Car Free day