It also weirdly dismisses the objections of “a handful of unions” while ignoring the fact PSA is New Zealand’s largest trade union, and fails entirely to mention NZCTU (360,000 members) concerns that “the impacts will disproportionately fall on Māori, Pasifika, women and other vulnerable workers.” 🫠

Hello Stuff in the interests of being fair and balanced perhaps this kind of bending the knee propaganda headline should be more aligned with the substance of the article which notes strong concern from unions, Labour and Greens (although the article weirdly downplays impact to women as “minor” 🙄)

“The Labour opposition generally lacks visibility and is generally simply looking for the Government to fall out of favour.” I know the advice is that Labour have some magic plan that’s yet to make an appearance and we’re just waiting but I also hope the above is not the entirety of the magic plan.

This is also a great listen: former Australian PM Gillard interviewing former Aotearoa NZ PM Adern. (It made me really miss intelligent & articulate leaders with principles & grit) #auspol #NZpol #kindness podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...

Effortlessly done in under 20 minutes: Zoe & Morgan✅ Lord of the Rings✅ Jon Stewart NZ endorsement✅ Whittaker’s✅ Hope & leadership✅ Nuanced answers to complex issues✅ Watching this and reflecting how much of an utter disaster this would have been with anyone officially representing New Zealand now.

“We put a food in schools programme in knowing that part time work would likely support women into the workforce.” Unlike this government which doesn’t want women to have access to sick leave or equal pay (or for food security to be a priority, with over a quarter of NZ children food insecure 🫠)

Woah. Jon Stewart got Jacinda on the Daily Show. Twenty minute interview. #nzpol youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...

“A woman is regarded as owing her human capacities to particular people… this is not because she’s not held to be a person at all, but rather because her personhood is held to be owed to others, in the form of service labor, love, & loyalty.” - Kate Manne This is the worldview driving policy in NZ.

Weird, because they bore the brunt of the pay equity changes, too. Seems to be a pattern 🤔

A cynic might say the government avoided this announcement until *after* the nationwide Women’s Day of Action last weekend for a reason. 🫠

Stuff reporters, you don’t need to use “characterises” and “suggests” framing here when the Greens advice is demonstrably true: Women are more likely to be engaged in part-time or casual employment - this means they will bear the brunt of the sick pay changes. It’s not a suggestion, it’s a fact.

“Part-time workers are disproportionately women, with many balancing jobs with caring responsibilities, like looking after sick children. This move means yet more unpaid work for them on top of what they are already doing to keep families, and our economy, going.” Misogyny alive & well in Aotearoa.

“Her current leave accrual is four weeks annual leave, and 10 sick days a year. Under the new system, Maia will accrue 80 hours of annual leave per year and 40 hours of sick leave.” So Maia can now get Covid and be obliged to go to work to spread it to others - against Health NZ recommendations?🤔

And here we are. DrC going to the lines later this morning. This isn't on the front page of Stuff or RNZ or the NZ Herald. You wouldn't even know it was happening if you didn't have a doctor in the family, an appointment today, or Toast in your skyline. F* these people. All of them.

“As yet, there has been no real action on the promise to her, Christopher Luxon is yet to “walk the walk”. I don’t always agree with this journalist’s approach but pointing out the government’s hypocrisy on issues they’d promised to be responsive on is where he does some of his best work imo.👇

new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity. "To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."

Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler. Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”. Well sod that. Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4

Coming from a country with privatized healthcare, it is worse.

NFL star and noted activist Colin Kaepernick is paying for an independent second autopsy for a Mississippi college student who was found hanging from a tree.

Really makes you feel safe having the guy who liked a post celebrating the fall of Roe v. Wade as the Minister of Health in NZ 🫠

This is Oxford Street, completely transformed & traffic-free. It was fantastic to see community spirit in the heart of the West End. By removing traffic, this created the space to stride, stroll and explore. This street is for everyone to enjoy with music, art, food and fun.

People are going into debt & taking loans for power bills. National said privatisation would reduce bills. Seymour says power companies shouldn’t be renationalised as it would interfere with profits for s/holders. It’s what Seymour wants - profits for private providers ahead of healthcare for us.

The total lack of self awareness in defending the government’s glacial pace on Palestine in one breath while saying on another topic that “it’s not good enough” that representatives didn’t want to stick at a bargaining table is chef’s kiss and hats off to the writer here for the juxtaposition.

Please have a watch. Quick summary of what people with #longcovid need. @writagal.bsky.social @lonewolfmasker.bsky.social @funkypuffin56.bsky.social @captcaffiend.bsky.social

Yet another indictment of the current government’s decision to host an FBI base in New Zealand - this is disgusting and anti-trans extremism has absolutely no place here. 🏳️‍⚧️

If you’ve been feeling totally disoriented by the discourse over the last week or so, here’s why - as noted in the video, it’s vital to see what’s happening clearly. There are also clear lessons for Aotearoa here.

“Never, ever believe that undermining the voices of workers and women is something that just has to happen for the sake of the economy. That is a political choice and the Greens will fight back always.” @maramadavidson.bsky.social with the goods as always 💚

“The government is asking women to settle for less and will we?” *Roaring “NO” from the crowd* “Absolutely bloody not.” - Melissa Ansell-Bridges, NZCTU Secretary

Stand up. Fight back. www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

It’s a lovely day to fight for our rights, Tāmaki Makaurau. www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

If you would prefer that the rights of anyone that isn’t a privileged cis white man don’t keep going backwards, and prefer not to normalise the fact that those rights are actively being undermined in NZ, see you today. www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

Don’t forget they gutted pay equity, want to abolish the Ministry for Women, thought it was a “good day” when Roe v. Wade fell, want family (women) to do unpaid labour in hospitals, removed Relationship & Sexuality education guidelines… and want you to believe everything they’re doing is normal.

Women's Day of Action: Rise up for Pay Equity #nzpol www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

You’d think a CEO who claims to be brilliant at business and leadership would be doing everything possible to prevent job losses if for whatever reason they found themselves in politics 🤔

Ready, courtesy of Paris Paloma.

Tomorrow. Details: www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

“When media companies change their editorial strategies not in service to their readers, but out of fear of the repercussions from the government and its allies, then the press is not free.” Lessons here for Aotearoa, too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

They’re not going to stop at pay equity. See you tomorrow, Tāmaki Makaurau: Gathering at AUT forecourt (Gate 3), Wellesley Street East . At 12pm we will march down Queen Street to Te Komititanga. Details for nationwide activity below, please share: www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

If you watch one thing today make it this.

🔥🔥PLEASE SHARE.🔥🔥 🚨🚨 MISSING PERSON 🚨🚨 My SIL's cousin is missing. We are very worried. She is dear to me too. Simran was last seen in Whakatane with her white Shih Tzu dog. Her car was found out of petrol in Pongakawa Bay of Plenty.

Apparently this is called "détournement poetry". Whatever it's called it's one of the most impressive and unnerving uses of poetry I've ever heard. @officialsadbeige on Instagram

Quick reminder that if you think your policy shouldn’t be brought to you by the people who celebrated when Roe v. Wade fell in the US (see likes), maybe join the Women’s Day of Action in your rohe on Saturday. Tāmaki Makaurau: 12pm march down Queen Street More👇 www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

ah, well

that’s why we’re seeing widespread harassment campaigns to get people fired. not because people “celebrated violence” but because they were not sufficiently compliant in following the messaging established by fascists.

That is almost one in every five people. A country where a fifth of its population doesn’t have enough to eat is a failed state. #nzpol

#nzpol The minimum wage increased 1.5% this year. Data from Stats NZ shows: - Food prices up 5% - Fruit & Veg up 8.9% - Meat up 9.4% - Bread up 9.5% (white sliced up 41.7%) - Cheese up 14.3% - Milk up 15% - Electricity up 11.4% Laser focused on the cost of living www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

Ever since we bought our house in 2022 we have kept a detailed spreadsheet of housing/grocery/transport costs. We love a semi lockdown life and rotate through the same meals. We can see our paycheck and the cost going up of everything. It’s insanity.

Your regular reminder that the “free speech movement” isn’t about free speech. It’s about dodging the consequences of crude, hateful and venal kōrero: while trying to police what others can say. It’s not freedom, it’s control of the public square.

I really wish these headlines told the truth for once - NZ Government backs women doing unpaid labour. This is stealth RW conservatism. This is absolutely disgraceful and imo our deeply ingrained misogyny is what is preventing this from being a much bigger story, and hard questions being asked.

If you want to know how the NZ health system is functioning (or not functioning), someone deeply unwell I know who requires health support has just been assessed as not needing that support - which means untrained family (women) are picking up unsafe situations in an unpaid capacity. Much like this👇