Also academics, as in you could hold a masters degree, & be on less than her entitlement for living in her own home, when doing PhD research on a fully funded stipend. Both non-taxed. So yep an add on allowance on top of a big wage is in itself more that Doctoral scholars are offered.

One thing is certain. You cannot fight back against this insane destruction of Aotearoa by being quiet and polite. We need shouting and rage. We need to organise! #nzpol

Woo. Another free helicopter ride! Not for me, for dearly beloved. 400km drive chasing the chopper to Auckland. 4am convoy through the gnarly Awakino Gorge, closed during daylight hours for slip clearance. Dearly B finally gets a pacemaker, the wait nearly killed her. Fuck Simeon Brown. #NZPol

And what I wrote two years ago, is truer today. #nzpol bsky.app/profile/sanj...

Did you know this year marks 100 years of publicly funded science in Aotearoa New Zealand? #100YearsOfScienceNZ we're celebrating the discoveries, innovations and impacts that have shaped NZ for a century. Explore the stories and discover how science continues to make a difference: bit.ly/4v4tJd7

What the actual

Missed it too so sharing to remind me to go look.

'NZ First is admitting that they do not care about science, which is 100 percent the basis of biology, thus, are creating a farce about science and forcing a legal definition where one is not possible - especially in medicine.' says Co-President Alma De Anda. #transrights #reproductivejustice #nzpol

Openly admits that this change will hurt more than it helps. If they are in government next year Winston's elder cohort of voters in social housing will have at least $31 a week rent increase. Seems they really would rather target for example the disabled person in state housing vs the billionaires

#Karakia with our whānau. ❤️🤍🖤 Today we stand against the Government’s Move On Orders and stand with our disability whānau who are also paying the price under this coalition. #NZPol @whaeadeb.bsky.social @rawiriwaititimp.bsky.social

#nzpol Landlords are the only ones winning lotto under this govt and as a fair few of cabinet ministers are landlords they’re serving themselves lotto too. #nzpol

Re NZFirst's Definition of Man + Woman Bill, please read NZ Law Commission's "Ia Tangata: A review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, non-binary or have innate variations of sex characteristics" for legal context #NZpol www.lawcom.govt.nz/our-work/ia-...

Nicola Willis is clearly giving Luxon a run for his money on being the most out of touch member of National leadership #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Updating this one: Q: Do you want to make things better? Greens & TPM: Yes! Labour: Not really. National: No. TOP: We'll support the 'no' team to form Government. ACT: We want to make things WORSE! NZF: WHAT iS a wOMan? #nzpol

similar bill can be introduced again until the next calendar year. Hell, let it languish on the order paper til the first members' day of 2028, and prevent this sort of shit til '29. #NZPOL

This government is vibe coding our laws. The vibes being: Racism, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, fear and loathing of homeless poor people… massive wealth hoarding! #nzpol

Hey if you want to send a letter to ALL members of parliament, you can do this for the cost of 121 pieces of paper and an envelope, no stamp needed. All members of Parliament Care of Distribution Services Freepost Parliament Private Bag 18 888 Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160

Globally we’ve an empathy problem, a lack of empathy to be exact. There’s an overall attitude of Individualism that saps empathy for the idea of wider communities who look after each other. If I had one wish it would be for everyone to have empathy for those they don’t know. #Kikorangi

Glen Bennett opens with noting that we're coming up on the 40th anniversary of homosexual law reform, and that was a time where the majority of people in the House had been brave. Speaks of what that bravery did for him as a queer man. Encourages people to have basic empathy for trans people.

Very cool

NZ National MPs talk of wanting to keep people, especially women, safe. Minister of Health says No, they're not going to fund Wellington's only specialist sexual violence prevention educator RespectEd Aotearoa. Hypocrites and haters! They don't care about women, especially not trans women! #NZpol

This is how bad it has got that this is in NZ parliament

100% Also I believe Hipkins has it backwards. The NACT budget policies and so on are the distraction. The anti trans anti Māori cruelty is the goal. How? Cause if you keep society economically stressed and cognitively overloaded, then targeted cruelty can proceed with limited resistance #nzpol

Yip. They are. #nzpol

"Because they are cowards" that is the best case reasoning

As a medical Māmā for many years - vote them out.

Oh here are several of them together

Doesn't matter: energy, climate change, infrastructure, healthcare, higher ed Does matter: people's gender that affects no-one but themselves I swear to fucking god journalists of New Zealand if you can't cover this level of bullshit accurately then wtf are you doing #nzpol

tough to overstate how quickly science funding in New Zealand has been blown to pieces - on Friday the NZ govt straight up disbanded the Marsden fund (our version of the NSF) it'll be replaced by a 'transition fund' with less money and zero information, as of yet, about what it will support #nzpol

My baby is asleep on my shoulder as I read the news that National and ACT are voting for NZ First's bill they made for trolling and whipping up anti trans abuse. It's relentless lawfare. Against women, against queer people, against Māori, against disabled ppl. Enrol to vote. #nzpol #1termgovt

A little bit of me (the biochemist) wants the laugh of how will they attempt to weasel the meaning of "biological" in a way that actually excludes trans people without also excluding cis people. But most of me is red hot angry that once again a small minority is targeted, so many ways from Sunday.

Corruption in the highest ranks of the police and corruption now exposed with nine staff arrested at Mt Eden Corrections facility National- Mark Mitchell, Paul Goldsmith, big on penal populism and ‘ law & order ‘ … 🤦🏻‍♀️ #nzpol

#nzpol Write to your local MP and/or party leaders. A very small minority of NZers support this. Their voices are amplified, their misinformation regurgitated, so don’t let their voices be the only ones NZ politicians hear. #nzpol

I mean and then this guy hosted SUF cis W at parliament so that shouldn't be a surprise

Seems that was a lie quell surprise

Oh noes. Nicola No Truth strikes again. Everyday it gets clearer that supporting the Nats is based on greed. Good governance doesn't come into it. #nzpol

Smaller govt is good govt he said… They’re taking the fucking piss as usual. 🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ

Budget 2024: $1.57bn cut from agency operating baselines. 2,750 roles disestablished. 1 in 4 public servants now thinking about leaving per the PSA. Budget 2026 (28 May): more 'savings and reprioritisation.' #nzpol

It’s been a long day. I think the only thing I have to add is that the clue is in the NAME. It’s the PUBLIC SERVICE. That’s it. That’s what matters #nzpol

I have worked with Mohan a few years back on family & sexual violence prevention work. The CARE center has many many passionate, hardworking people who also know their facts. They want to help communities which appears to piss off selfish right wing think tanks.

Content warning, death threat. Turning the latest round of death threat into a blog post. Because colonial legacy. For anyone that still thinks the FSU promotes free speech. culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/05/from...

I'm really wishing we'd see some takes in the news media that actually recognised this. Like pointing out that firing half of Wellington means no one has any money and the economy will crash even further. They're not saving $X, they're removing $X from the economy.

Wow shows I haven't been paying attention - why is the public transport options of any in NZ being organized/managed by an American defence system?

Since we're suddenly worried about the consistency of Te Titiri, are we gonna acknowledge that the Te Reo version wasn't consistent with the English version? #nzpol

Absolutely shameful behaviour being appropriately admonished by decent human beings. I love to see it! #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ

NZ Minister Louise Upston's sanctions on beneficiaries doesn't save govt money, instead it gifts ~$37M to debt collection agencies like Baycorp. Waste of OUR money! #NZpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/13/3...

Government weakens & eliminates Treaty of Waitangi clauses across 19 laws Progresses similar for 7 other laws including the Conservation Act and Resource Management Act where Te Tiriti protects from wide scale environmental destruction #newzealand #nzpol

new zealander everlee wihongi has been found in a new ICE prison, that also has a track record of abuse. today on webworm, audio with everlee about the dehumanising, endless journey of being flown around the united states, hidden from her lawyer. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleeupdate/

When John Key sold 1000 state homes, it made headlines & sparked debate Now Chris Bishop has cancelled 3500 builds & selling 900 #houses in what's been called a private developers' lolly scramble, it's hardly making a splash How #NZ has changed #nzpol #homeless #poor newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/01/g...