Raw sewage in Wellington harbour, bacteria contamination in Christchurch - how’s ‘Local Water Done Well’ looking atm?

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst Directed by Thom Zimny Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny

ACT - ruthlessly focused on what matters and what doesn’t. And slavery doesn’t. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

"As a curriculum writer, I was asked to disregard the evidence, the research, and decades of my own experience … routinely disregarded, bullied, and removed for not aligning with a predetermined outcome." Nothing is beyond their desire to control and remain in power. #onetermgovernment

Yet another debacle. #onetermgovernment www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Disrespect, bad-mouthing, diminishing - aka standard practice in response to workers fighting back. #direemergency www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

NZEI Te Riu Roa is deeply concerned that paid social media ads run by the Public Service Commission around the 23 October Day of Action crossed the line of political neutrality. OIA documents show ministerial offices were involved in shaping the messaging and strategy.

One of these is not like the other... #nzpol

And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.

This is some crazy shit.

A full year of electioneering about slurpluses and deffyzits ahead. Worth asking why all the media time is given to that little pink stub on the left.

Further examples of what @garyseconomics.bsky.social (and others I’m sure) talk about - goods and services for the wealthy continue to grow. This isn’t “defying a cost-of-living crisis”, it’s a result of growing wealth inequality. Inequality is what must be addressed. www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...

Through pure people power - with workers, faith, and community uniting - the Govt has decided to keep the Living Wage in its procurement guidelines for contracted cleaners, catering workers, and security guards. Special mention to the many workers who stood up and organised for this win. #NZpol

Opinion: What does it say about our country that politicians and ex-politicians are instructing New Zealanders on a document in a language they don’t speak?

From the University of Auckland – Comment: There are three main threads in the anti-democratic movement in the US: the greed of the super-rich, white supremacy, and hostility towards regulation, argues Neal Curtis

A verbatim transcript of the PM's latest interview with Mike Hosking.

Guess I’m switching then!

At a bagel place. Ordered a regular latte (not for me, note). Was told they only serve large. On further questioning, I discovered I could downsize the latte to a medium. For the same price.

Check out these photos #libertarianismforthewin

In case this is brand new information and also a huge relief to anyone else: type -ai after all of your google searches to stop getting an AI overview

The three richest men in the world are all genuflecting before Trump. All to curry favor so they can maintain their control over our political and economic systems — and to avoid accountability for their abuses of power. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Done. #nzpol

mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-shane-... Ayesha Verrall and Shane Reti - what a clear contrast.

David Seymour keeps saying, “The challenge for people who oppose this bill is to explain why they are so opposed to those basic principles of equal rights [the same rights and duties, the right to self-determine].” Can we crowdsource (bluesource?) a collection of simple explanatory points? #nzpol

No-one needs more evidence that this government does not care for evidence, research or facts, but it's still heartbreaking to see them do it over and over and over again #bootcamps #Kiwi

Clear statement from the All Blacks #ToitūTeTiriti

Wonderful news!

Slamming the unaware and the clueless (aka, the Government). ganeshnana.substack.com/p/economists...

A montage of excerpts relevant to the awareness levels of our PM. Thanks to @mountaintui.bsky.social for the links.

This is a great how-to that makes it easy for any photos you might have taken from yesterday's hīkoi to be captured for the historical record.

Worse stats around food poverty, time to get GP appointments, GP visits, mental health, sleep deprivation, and obesity in deprived areas year-on-year.

Submissions have opened on the Treaty Principles Bill. You'll almost certainly see a lot of individuals and groups with big followings telling you to submit using a template that they provide. I am pleading with you to not do this. It's the least effective way to participate.

Luxon “ … said the Treaty Principles Bill was a result of the realities of the MMP electoral system, rather than any reflection on his leadership.” No. The reverse.

This timelapse of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke today is awe inspiring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlu7...

Yeah, this is excellent advice. I have the same opinion about petitions — if it's not on the Parliament website, then its primary purpose is to harvest your data and generate hype for their social media.

Amazing scenes today. #toitutetiriti