new zealand government reaching new heights of stupidity next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)

In a historic first, iwi leaders and unions have united to call for mass mobilisations against the Government on the 28th of October. Rā Whakamana will affirm tino rangatiratanga and workers' rights and mark He Whakaputanga and the first Labour Day in Aotearoa.

It's the left which is letting democracy die in Auckland by simply not turning up.

Essence du Nat, Act & Lab: "Smith ran into trouble with climate science, Court said giving up 9 holes of Takapuna golf course to protect 200 homes from flooding was a “really, really tough trade-off” & Russell conceded we’d all have to wait until next year to hear something substantive from Labour."

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.

Marama for Prez, Chloe for PM

Labour not wanting to harness the energy from the entire country coming together and upholding the Treaty and our Māori values is entirely unsurprising. If they don’t wanna win I don’t see why we should help them.

always plays in my head during sudoku

But the thing is, you don't have to speculate. You can simply read the facts of the case and leave it at that. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The greatest #nzpol post of all time. Like that Tom Holland lip sync battle vid, when you see it on any platform, it’s your duty to repost it. #newzealandvalues

It just keeps happening everywhere...

When I started working for the Greens in 2015 the landscape was significantly different. Yes, Metiria Turei received unprecedented levels of abuse and in my view, unhinged media reporting. Now, the rhetoric is much more violent, defamatory and there's widespread targeting of even more MPs/leaders. 🧵

We have leaders like Peters, Seymour and Luxon actively punching down on marginalized communities and seem proud doing so. It also appears NZ First is engaging people like Rhys Williams to actively target MPs like @benjamin-doyle.greens.org.nz. /2

I’m glad to see journalists like Fisher, McManus, Kamo and Māori media covering this, but it must go wider. Benjamin’s devastating resignation has already slipped from the headlines. Peters and others are inflicting real damage on our society. Let's keep calling this out wherever we see it. #nzpol

26 years after Georgina Beyer became the first openly trans Member of Parliament, our first non-binary MP is forced to resign following death threats and ongoing abuse. This is such an indictment of NZ politics. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Text on your website should be accessible. Can it be read by a screen reader? Can font type, font size, colours be changed?? Can the info be accessed without stuff flashing/blinking at me or without sound? Do not be ablelist, especially with NZ's aging population. #AoNZPol #nzpol

Te Arikinui has set her vision for the future: one that rejects reliance on government support and instead builds an independent Māori economic path.

I’m hyperventilating. Our country could actually be this iconic if useless white men weren’t running it.

I have been reminded that if Bishop rolls Luxo that will be the THIRD WHITE MAN CALLED CHRIS IN A ROW as Prime Minister We gotta get some more diversity in this fucking parliament

On NRT: Aotearoa is no longer a democracy - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/09/aote...

Until we treat online violence as a structural barrier to equal participation, we’ll keep losing voices we cannot afford to lose. Reform is overdue. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/06/n...

A leading Government Minister the Deputy PM led a conspiracy laden homophobic and transphobic campaign against an opposition MP who has now resigned citing safety concerns, supported full throat by the media and the Herald frames it as a problem for the Greens. Fuck Peters, and the Herald.

Benjamin Doyle has faced some of the most concentrated hate condensed into a short period of time, egged on by pseudonymous hate groups and encouraged further by the deputy PM. It’s a damn shame that our political environment has got so toxic that an MP needs to resign for the safety of their whānau

Winston Peters belongs on a god damn national security watch list. This is beyond appalling. Racist right wing fuckwits cannot be allowed free rein to undermine our democracy by driving out anyone they don't like. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

We don't talk enough about the role of abuse and violence in eroding democracy

A stochastic hate campaign led directly from within Parliament by government MPs, particularly the Deputy PM Winston Peters, has just forced out an opposition MP over fears for their family's safety. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

This is absolutely appalling, heart-breaking news, for the whānau involved, for people for whom Benjamin was a representative, and for Aotearoa, which is less democratic now than it was before vitriol and hate-speech from those in power became the norm.

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An official announcement has just been made that Ms New has withdrawn from the engagement, apparently because of a travel advisory Her engagement with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra will stay on their website until a replacement conductor is found PSNA will do a media release shortly

"women who see women leaders disposed of as a result of glass cliff leadership may be less likely to see themselves in positions of power, and be less likely to express interest in career advancement." And this here is the problem. I'll make it my mission to change this.

“It’s far from inevitable that this right-wing Govt – supporting & enabling extremist elements in our politics – will only get one term. But if it does, it’s clear there are traps a left-of-centre govt will need to avoid. The first trap is adopting the austerity the current Govt has tried to embed”

Odilon Redon is one of my favourite artists - beautiful myths with a touch of the uncanny

Read that last line again… #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol 💔 “Key changes include shifting Health New Zealand's focus towards infrastructure, increasing national oversight, enshrining government health targets and to remove requirements for the health system to deliver equitable outcomes for Māori.”

Starmer and Cooper have been given permission to try and stop the judicial review of the decision to ban Palestine Action. Not just to present arguments in the judicial review hearing, but to prevent any hearing going ahead. It's like they're afraid of scrutiny www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The traditional name in Japan for the constellation Orion is Tsuzumi Boshi, which is a double-ended hourglass-shaped drum used in Kabuki theater that the star pattern resembles. The three belt stars represent the string tied around the drum in the middle. #FolkloreThursday

The letter PSNA sent to Gemma New a week ago. They have yet to receive a response Note: The photo shows a concert where IDF are performing with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in uniform. There is no separation of military and civilian life in Israel

Sitting on a decision. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #PalestinianStatehood #Gaza #Palestine

I joined the NZ Symphony Orchestra membership scheme last year, and have used it to buy discounted tickets to its concerts in Wellington. Why would I renew my subscription if it will pay someone who thinks it's OK to entertain genocidaires?

Te reo is not just for one part of our community, or one part of our education system. It's a taonga for all. Even if you thought it should only be for tangata whenua kids and not also tangata tiriti, this move makes no sense because most Māori kids attend schools that aren't kura kaupapa.

Please enjoy this informative thread about how libraries find out about new books

How are we already 7.5% of the way through September, it feels like 20 August.

Looks good, fam. "the only Arts in Corrections program offered across the country that aims explicitly to work with rangatahi in adult Corrections facilities"

Nationalise the food system incl free school lunches for all

A what now? I think the idea was r/Auckland but it hasnt enabled AMAs so we can’t do that. I was just copying Keanu Reeves in my sign cos he’s amazing 😂 But @jonturnernz.bsky.social gave me this link www.reddit.com/r/auckland/s... Does that do the job? (Potentially flunking my first AMA q)

AI slop that drowns your feed in sexist and misogynist content. There are endless examples of AI gendered harm, and it's not just about individual women and girls, it affects society too (both reflecting & redefining patriarchal attitudes). www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

This weekend I was granted life membership in Auckland Pride, only the third person to be recognised like this. I'm honoured, but I was recognised for being one prominent spokesperson for the radical vision of what Pride could be - not because I'm an individual, but because I'm part of a collective.

nearly just liked and shared - whoops. Go and sign!

Pak'nSave Richmond members have launched a petition seeking fair wage increases and fair treatment. Sign now and show your support for these workers: www.together.org.nz/support_rich... Richmond is just *one* example of the failings of the Foodstuffs (Pak'nSave + New World parent company) model.

Had an elderly family member at Auckland hospital ED over the weekend. Only 6 doctors on when they should have 12. We were urged to write to Simeon Brown. We were at the top of the list and still took 7 hours to be seen. Amazing team there and left much better than arrived. How do the workers cope?

Auckland Council has updated its Disability Action Plan to enhance accessibility in Tāmaki Makaurau. The Disability Advisory Panel has relaunched the plan with new actions, including a dedicated transport section to improve accessible transport options.