I am trying to get in touch with the whānau of Dave Terangi, a Ngāpuhi fella who lived in Margaret St, Papakura. We did some research with Dave, and we know he has since died, but we would like to return a taonga. If anyone knows his whānau, pls DM me. Also Pls retweet (so to speak).

A research project for anyone providing care for someone with an illness, disability or frailty wahikorero.co.nz

Bluddy hell, I missed this. A quiet law change last year. “ironic that Public Trust is mandated by the Family Court to audit our statements, to ensure we haven’t ripped [the man] off. But in the process of this, we feel that he is now being ripped off by the system.” www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

“We may not have gunshot wounds, but we have plenty of bungee-jumping accidents.” American doctors are trading the U.S. for a new life in New Zealand.

The AI market is a bubble despite the technology being real and transformative. Let me explain!

Here we go. The stealth ending of public health… #nzpol

been sitting at NZ$667 of $999 for a couple days now, please help me keep the momentum going! reposts are a HUGE help and hey, if you’ve got a spare dollar or two to send my way, i’d be grateful for that too — no amount is too small! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #transcrowdfund

The Hera Lindsay Bird Tweet referenced by Nomnomnom de Plume‬

Can we do this in NZ with Nact flyers?

A year ago, ministers met to consider tightening NZ’s pay equity law. Their decisions went further than officials had advised, hardening the policy to the point some groups were cut out from ever making a claim. Why? And on what evidence? They won’t show us. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Whānau, remember how the far-right tried to take over Internet NZ last year and we kicked their butts? They haven't learned, and they're trying to do it again this year. Register by March 31st ($21 for a year) so you can vote in the AGM and send them packing again. members.internetnz.nz

Labour’s Send reforms get this right: disabled children in mainstream schools is transformative for everyone | Frances Ryan

It gives me the opposite of great pleasure to point out that every (fairly obvious to anyone who was watching) prediction I made in this doom-laden piece has come extremely true www.tworuru.com/bad-newslett...

It’s taken me a while to tease out my thoughts on this. Which reflects the mess that inclusive education is in, the failure of respective ministries and governments to insist that schools and school communities lift their game, and the individualising of blame. open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...

1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it. Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned. rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i... 🧵

1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

What white supremacists sometimes argue are the benefits of colonisation is essentially connection with the wider world and access to a global pool of knowledge and production. And it’s like, mutual benefit of expanding that did not require the sublimation, abuse, theft, murder, genocide etc

My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)

I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero

Oh hey, wanna win one of my biggest, best pieces of work? A cross stitch that took almost a year to complete, hundreds of hours of cross-eye inducing hyper focus… ? I’ll ship anywhere. If so, tip me before Monday here: ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch #craft #embroidery #creators

BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting

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Mōrena Bluesky. Please please help. I’d love to make it to 120 supporters, I’m currently at 25. I really need this, I really need as many people’s help as possible. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch #nzpol ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

OIA emails show coordinated campaign between PSC and Ministers. #NzPol @tworuru.com

Thanks to the 16 amazeballs humans who have supported me so far. It’s been a good first day, I really hope this works. No subscribers, but I wasn’t sure anyone would anyway… I’m excited to see who gets her though! Sharing is definitely caring, quote tweets would be awesome. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch

Please please please share widely & often this week. 🫶🏼💗 If this works, I will do this with all my girls from now on. So no one has to come up with a big lump sum, & everyone gets a chance to have one. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch #nzpol #NZ

Too right! "Speaking to Stuff, Bridges referenced talks he has had with international businesspeople who see New Zealanders as “lifestylers,” more interested in their work-life balance than in growing the economy."

Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:

Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.

A great operatic singer. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Anyone would think we’re talking about 1000s of children being prevented from going through puberty forever with the use of puberty blockers. Puberty blockers were prescribed to 113 people in 2023. Come on now. Let doctors and other medical professionals do their damned job.

Doctors and parents should make decisions about what is best for their kids health - not politicians. The Government has said doctors cannot give new prescriptions of puberty blockers to children who are suffering from gender dysphoria. That is putting kids at risk.

Also, I know I already said 4/4, so I guess this is post 5/5 LOL But read some proper reasoned stuff on blockers. Have arguments ready for your racist sexist uncles at Christmas www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-are-pub...

Puberty blockers banned: The reality of raising a trans child in 2025

"He says plug-in solar systems do not produce as much energy as a full rooftop solar array. But they cost much less, can be installed on balconies or in yards with little or no expertise, and can be easily taken down and reinstalled...So they’re ideal for renters or low-income households."

I would have expected to see more kurtosis in the paranormal distribution

Thanks to the NZ health system being an absolute arse when it comes to dental care, Beckie needs our help to fund remedial dentures after a couple of years of really shitty health that has impacted her ability to work givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...

the guy leading this is in 'player development' and it seems like they created an 'athlete management' company(?) and website in 2024 to launch alongside this attempt?? Like super grifty PR stuff and STILL completely full of filler text a year later. Something is OFF about this entire thing.

To ask a pakeha majority to remove representation of an indigenous minority is ongoing white supremacist colonisation. #nzpol

VOTE! thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-... thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...

Steve Silberman is not here to shout it — so it’s up to all of us. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Neither does Tylenol. (I mean seriously WTF?!?!) The “epidemic” of autism is the result of increased testing, broader definitions, and raised awareness. LOUDER.

If you’re not from NZ, saw viral videos of that haka at London’s Nazi rally yesterday, and were very confused by what you saw, check this out so I don’t have to explain a million times over the next few days how Brian Tamaki and his cult aren’t representative of all Māori. Kei te tino ngenge ahau.

I don't follow UK politics all that closely, so I hadn't really heard of Zack Polanski until I saw his "Small Boats" add, which immediately convinced me that he was the person best suited to actually stand against the far-right, instead of obsequiously currying their favour like Kier Starmer does.

This too: cmarmitage.substack.com/p/its-time-f...

Great reporting by Guyon & colleagues @rnzrss.bsky.social The #AlcoholIndustry shouldn’t be involved in policy. They: ▶️ refute evidence of harm ▶️ avoid blame for their actions ▶️ fight approaches that would reduce harm to communities ▶️ prioritise profit over people www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Yup, this is a bit buried by the media “New Zealand had been one of the very few countries to have a credit rating upgrade from the international ratings agencies during Covid.”"