A must read from @bernardchickey.bsky.social

#nzpol Worth reading as it includes expert legal opinions.

Part of the reason we are here is an inability to call racism “racism” because we are too scared to call racists “racists” It’s as racist as the day is long. We’ve “anxiety” “tinged” “coded” “some critics call” “could be seen as” and now “Calvinball” ourselves to this point. Call a thing a thing.

I wish I didn’t know as much about the end of Reconstruction as I do. If you understood what is being unleashed now, how it will touch every aspect of our civic life, and how difficult it will be to undo it, you wouldn’t be able to think about anything else.

I'm a political commentator and my political comment is "dude what the fuck"

If you keep women poor, then they’ll keep doing caring work in the home for free, because you may as well do it for love and a roof over your head.

Ok New Zealand, we need to have a very serious conversation about this too. It’s connected to pay equity. Should I start it?? #nzpol

#FreeEverlee Fundraiser to get Everlee Wihongi home Courtney Wihongi, wife of Everlee's brother: "I will be managing donated funds on behalf of our family to pay for Everlee's legal expenses & anything else needed to get her ouf of the detention facility." www.gofundme.com/f/help-free-...

Does NZ PM Luxon understand and approve of Internal Affairs Minister Brooke Van Velden undermining Critical Infrastructure that Rural Aotearoa New Zealand rely on before, during, and after natural disasters? Does he know what #Marae are? #MaraeFunding cut! #NZpol www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/05/06/d...

A NZ resident has been disappeared in ICE detention

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

Hobson’s Pledge is throwing their weight behind the FSU’s attempt to win #InternetNZ board seats. pastebin.com/tX1rKcJ5 If you’re an existing InternetNZ member ensure: your membership is up to date and if not please register prior to May 10th here: members.internetnz.nz #kikorangi #nzpol

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I am very sad & concerned about the loss of Maki Sherman from TVNZ. It is extraordinary to lose a political editor of her talent-a very big loss for TV one and NZ.

Veteran NZ journalist Richard Harman -

Very quiet from the gallery, (who love to speculate on who it might be that is leaking juicy gossip about politicians to their gallery colleagues & what the fact of those leaks mean etc), about who was leaking to rw agitators about one of their own senior colleagues and have now claimed a scalp.

A storm every eight days needs a systemic response- I could not agree more - and hope people are ok here in NZ in the Wellington region after last night - www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

Classic @johnjcampbell.bsky.social on @radionz.nzcow.com ‘Brilliant’ ‘Delighted’ ‘Marvellous’ 🙌🙌🙌

If 65 million people were visiting a bomb making website there would be 5 alarm bells ringing but our society believes raping is a human rights issue for men.

Trusting all our whanau and community are safe - Kia haumaru te noho e hoa ma, be safe Friends!

Sunrise, Saturday, 18 April, from Makorori Headlands, Aotearoa / New Zealand. The low rumble is waves rolling beach rocks. 😊 Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

As the urgent inquiry into treaty school mandate removals wraps up, Minister Erica Stanford remains silent, declining any comment while the matter is before the Waitangi Tribunal.

depressing af

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

Sheesh! The world is burning and RNZ is running lead stories on catering for Council meetings - panini anyone? 🤦🏽‍♀️

With this performance, Charlisse Leger-Walker remains our best shot at a second NZ woman being drafted in the WNBA since Megan Compain in 1997.

The NYT handwringing about possible Iran hostage-taking entirely misses the fact that the Trump regime does not give a shit about the lives of Americans, military or otherwise

Ōtara school brings back bilingual learning after 21 years #kikorangi www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/591...

National cutting public health while diverting money to private health providers like Cecilia Robinson's Tend and private hospitals that Shane Reti owns is pretty darn stupid

Anyone who hasn't seen this must watch it too: Medical legends speak of the risks to Kiwis right now www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI1c...

The Otaki-Levin highway was killing a lot of people at 100kmh. After Ardern Govt cut speed to 80kmh, the dying stopped. Then Luxon Govt increased the speed limit on the highway for culture war reasons. And people starting dying again-Russel Norman www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Simon Watts was already told in December that his Local Water Done Well is AT LEAST $9 billion more expensive than 3 Waters They were also warned by multiple credit rating agencies that repealing 3 Waters would hike rates and credit costs

So....about those Epstein files

There were 19 reported covid related deaths last week and a big uptick in hospitalizations. We're in a wave. We haven't been hearing much about it, so I'm pleased to see this article on Stuff.

Still absolutely adamant you do not want Covid. Long Covid is still a crisis and is the worst health impact I’ve ever personally experienced. Our health system is much worse than it was in 2020 - you do not want to navigate it with Covid impacts. Book a booster here: app.bookmyvaccine.health.nz 👇

Ossoff: "The president owes Americans a real explanation. 2am posts on Truth Social just aren't good enough when you're sending Americans into combat. He was dancing at his beach club the same night he ordered air crews to launch into combat & hours before our service members endured missile salvos"

You know what won’t get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Sunlight and solar panels. #MakeOilHistory

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Today more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

This quote in a book I’m reading: “I used to think that my father had been assigned to us by the government. This was because he appeared to serve no purpose.” 🫢🤭

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

This. What @nickofnz.bsky.social said.

Why is there always enough money for war, but never enough to feed everyone and tackle the climate crisis?

A Golden Retriever barks for two days beside earthquake rubble, refusing to leave an injured cat behind. That sound led rescuers to both of them alive. Every being has a soul & is worth saving.

Yes drug, alcohol and mental health can be factors but so too can job loss, floods and fires. There’s a lot of misunderstanding around those who end up rough sleeping and it’s important to understand cause so you can effectively target intervention. Oh yeah and move on orders are trash.

Kia ora, there is a lot of chat right now around folks who are rough sleeping. I used to work in this space as a volunteer manager in England and I just think it’s important to remember that research tends to show that the number one cause of homelessness is a relationship breakdown.

Tree grafting techniques

The Long-nosed Horn Frog lives in the rainforests of Southern Thailand. They catch their prey by waiting motionless among leaf litter.

I subscribe to The Kaka with @bernardchickey.bsky.social - well worth a read e hoa ma