The Sikh religion and wider culture will unambiguously: - feed you when you are hungry - give you clothes/blankets when you are cold - shelter you when you are homeless - organise a doctor when you are sick Their selfless generosity is legion. Brian Tamaki is really out-of-line and dangerous.

Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there. Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.

The December solstice is tonight - will happen at 2:03am Sydney time (we will be asleep). The Sun has moved as far south as it will, and will now slowly climb back towards to the north/ The name has Latin origin: Sol = Sun Sistere = to stand still We move into true summer! 📸 timeanddate

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

Our article in today's NZ Medical Journal - a disgraceful story of structural racism in NZ health policy. It highlights govt refusal to address a glaring inequity despite clear evidence and sustained advocacy. The result is avoidable disease and mortality for Māori and Pacific people.

WE HAVE NO RAIL ENABLED FERRIES CONNECTING OUR TWO MAIN ISLANDS. ONE OF OUR TWO REMAINING FERRIES HAS GOT ZOOLANDER STEERING THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS DUE FOR THREE YEARS

Seattle will move forward with its World Cup “Pride Match” on June 26 despite objections from Iran and Egypt over the Pride branding. Both nations asked FIFA to intervene, but local organizers say the plans stand.

Shane Jones a ‘bully and hypocrite’: Sam Neill fires back over controversial gold mine “Neill has joined others in strongly criticising Santana Minerals’ huge open-cast mine planned near Cromwell, calling it “toxic” and “an environmental catastrophe”.” archive.today/PbFbI #nzpol

"the House has spent 30.4 percent of this Parliament sitting under urgency, compared to 15.7 percent of the previous Parliament" And the previous Parliament was passing life-saving legislation during a pandemic! That was necessary legislation! What is all this bullshit #nzpol

A new podcast interview out today www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...

Law change advances to strip powers from Māori health boards newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/02/l...

Wait, what? So does that mean weekend trips per train to Christchurch? 😱😍 #dunediniswinning🙌 www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

As parliament winds up for the summer I’d like to draw your attention to the OpenAustralia Foundation. We are a small charity with a hard working team running services to support our unique democracy. We need your help to fund our work. Please donate now. donate.oaf.org.au Please boost.

Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it. They aren't even subtle

For context, these were due to be published in March 2025. The NZ govt prevented their publication because they intended to ban puberty blockers and the guidelines show they are safe, effective, and standard care internationally. Today they were released in an OIA putting them in the public domain.

Paul Goldsmith (44min) says NZ didn't ban #HateSpeech cos of #FreeSpeech concerns. It banned display of Gang Patches tho Freedom of Expression is in NZ Bill of Rights Act cos freedom from intimidation. #NZpol webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w... 🙄 Nazi symbols allowed in NZ www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I can't understand how this didn't get more traction? Minister in bed with oil companies known for ripping off nz and its yesterday's news. He should resign, right? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

You have til Thurs 8 Jan 2026 to let NZ Parliament know views on Building and Construction Sector (Self-certification) Amendment Bill to let qualified plumbers and drainlayers self-certify their work is fine and take away building inspections. Risks? 🤠 vs 👷 #NZpol www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

Surely police would be more cautious with their comms right now?

today the NZ climate minister implied because we signed up to transition away from fossil fuel agreement back in 2023 we didn’t need to join the 83 countries including the UK, Ireland, and the Pacific wanting to put this into action at cop 30 -leaving NZ on the side of oil states blocking action

"But public education has always served a far broader purpose for learners than academic achievement alone. A decent education is one that grows and nurtures participating members of society, who uphold societal values, and contribute to their communities." #Aotearoa #Education #NZPol

Six charged over violent Destiny Church-linked Auckland Pride library storytime protest are named as Phineas Mann, Hector Gardiner, Campbell Harvey, Bryan French, Karen Robinson and Tianarangi Robinson. A teenager still has name suppression. #NZpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/six-charg...

Chocolate is disappearing. Cocoa trees are collapsing. People are dying from heat every minute. And people still shout “bacon tho” while fuelling the crisis.

We’re standing up for trans rights. 🏳️‍⚧️ The Guiding Principles for Trans Inclusion were developed by community, for community. The government threw that away without any consultation. That’s not fair. For more information: aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...

Karen Chhour is quoted in this piece actively promoting conversion practices, after previously comparing gender affirming care to torture at Lake Alice. This coalition is evil. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I'm sure the PM will have strong words to say about the misappropriation of funds by a Minister of the Crown 👑

Bloody hell

Where do I sign??

Are you an NZAS member? The annual conference is coming up soon. I reckon your voice would be valuable regards the panel /workshop discussing public good science reforms. 👇 You are making a lot of visible traction in getting the word out. 👍

Ivanka—this is awkward, you should've checked the context of this quote . . .🤣

BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.

If the person appointed to be the Inspector-General of Police isn’t a woman, it is very hard to see how they will even begin to command the trust and confidence of the public to tackle what is clearly a deeply misogynistic culture in the police.

Hey Otago friends - did you know that the ORC is looking for your (yes YOUR!) feedback on a biodiversity strategy? Even if you don't have huge takes or don't feel madly informed, I am sure that your thoughts will be valuable. So just go for it! www.orc.govt.nz/your-council...

Pōneke friends & whānau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 16 November from 1-6pm at Level 2, 57 Willis Street, Wellington (take the lift up to level 2). www.facebook.com/events/13459...

This is a terrible thing to report before bed, but the USAID death toll has now passed 600,000. Over 400,000 of which are children. It is now at 88 deaths per hour. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

Anyone told Simon Watts?

With the amount of people already dying due to Musk causing USAID funds to stop all over the world, Musk will almost certainly go down in history on a par with Stalin and Mao for his sheer body-count due to starvation. Hope he never gets a decent night sleep for the rest of his life.

Every person in Aotearoa knows an average of 70 words in Te Reo and the average has been increasing for two decades in part because of courses like those supported by govt departments. Fuck Seymour for wanting to take us backwards. #nzpol

Noted racist and Nobel Laureate James Watson, who stole Rosalind Franklin's data to try to deduce the structure of DNA first, has died at 97 as an unrepentant eugenicist and misogynist.

This story comes out the same day the architect of this monstrous policy gets approval for a near-trillion-dollar payout from his government-subsidized company. Utterly despicable.

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

E te whānau, GiveOUT Day has just kicked off and this year we’re fundraising for something extra close to my heart: to open a Rainbow Hub for Ōtautahi, as a drop-in space for our communities and a coworking space for our kaimahi to share. This weekend, your donation is doubled! #kikorangi

Pope Leo’s dissolving Opus Dei, the wealthy Catholic cult of Leonard Leo, Sam Alito, Kevin Roberts, JD Vance and others. Leo & Harlan Crow bought 2/3rds of SCOTUS & got Roe v Wade overturned. They want a theocracy where women are powerless. OD was indicted for human trafficking & abuse in Argentina.

Everybody - AND I MEAN EVERYBODY - should read this investigation into that hell hole Twitter and how this nine-month study and in-depth analysis found that it amplifies right-wing and extreme content (aka, the Nazi bar) This is *very* good investigative journalism and should ring alarm bells. 🚨🚨🚨

Excellent thread about Parihaka, which is far more fitting reason to remember remember the 5th of November.

For anyone who continues to shit on our journalists, fucking cut it out. They are the layer between. No correspondence entered into

Fuck these guys