Look mate, "Dear You" may not be about the Cantonese migrants who came to New Zealand, but fuck off with trying to be the guardian of what of a community you are not actually a direct member of.

How long will it take for people to mix up Avian and Asian and blame the Bird Flu on Chinese people?

How long will it take for people to mix up Avian and Asian and blame the Bird Flu on Chinese people?

"They would write only a few simple words, such as 'I'm safe, don't worry about me'. If they were writing to their wives, they might say, 'I'm still here, don't remarry'.” Like the letters it describes, this beautiful story conveys far more than its brevity suggests: www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese...

It looks like someone has turned their Bluesky posts into stickers

#SamNeillWasSoNice that he didn't mind if you misspelt his surname

#SamNeillWasSoNice that if he insulted you, you'd thank him for

#SamNeillWasSoNice that he would hold your hand during the scary parts of his movies

#SamNeillWasSoNice that he donated his kidneys three times

Great groups to block a bunch of racists: Anti-rock-pool-pillaging ones. Such an important subject, SO FUCKED UP BY RACISM.

It looks like someone has turned their Bluesky posts into stickers

Noooooo. Not Sam Neill. 😭

In part 1 of a major 2-part series, Nick Bollinger looks at “the influencers”: visits by internationals which impacted music in NZ. The Beatles and the Pretty Things are covered on AudioCulture, but others had a huge reach too – going all the way back to 1877. www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...

fantastic! immediately looked to see if Robert [not Robertson] Bradford Williams was in there and yay! 👏 in May @tohora.bsky.social posted his WCL page, then @norightturnnz.bsky.social created him a Wiki page & i've pottered about updating his FindAGrave & getting his daughter corrected on there.

The online abuse is continuing, with a lot of it personally attacking individual staff of MERC.

I absolutely love the fact that Aotearoa and Japan have star festivals in such close proximity! Japan’s Tanabata 七夕 was celebrated on July 7, and Sendai is known for their celebrations! 💫

Recently, the staff and participants (Mainly children) of a Sir Peter Blake Marine Education & Recreation Centre event were subject to some horrific racist and violent online abuse. I know the team have been deeply impacted by this. If you can please consider making a donation to this organisation.

The very simple Maramataka and Chinese lunar calendar conversion table - Jack Yan writes: When I first started commemorating Matariki a few years ago, I had figured out, since both ancient Māori and Chinese worked out the lunar calendar, that it was roughly five lunar months after ours.

Everyone, if you submitted on the definitions bill go to the link below and check your submission is there. Please comment if it isn’t. bills.parliament.nz/v/6/9e8e8a14...

Recently, the staff and participants (Mainly children) of a Sir Peter Blake Marine Education & Recreation Centre event were subject to some horrific racist and violent online abuse. I know the team have been deeply impacted by this. If you can please consider making a donation to this organisation.

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I've got my own private herb garden. This thyme, it's personal.

No mention of peas www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/th...

Please dont ignore this This is so close to being fully funded

Happy don't forget to take the kids' lunch boxes out of their school bags day for all those who celebrate.

If immigrants are responsible for the Police confiscating Brian Tamaki's firearms, then that's another thing to be thankful to immigrants for. #NZPol

Brian Tamaki incites violence against migrants, then blames them when his firearms are confiscated by Police. #NZPol

A Chinese New Zealander scored both goals for New Zealand against Iran at the Football World Cup.

The Post can get Stuffed

Step into Wellington’s hidden Chinatown Celebrate Chinese Language Week with Chinese footprints, led by Lynette Shum (Oral History Advisor, National Library of New Zealand) and historian Nigel Murphy. Friday 3 July 2026, 2pm to 4:30pm natlib.govt.nz/events/chine...

I'm a bit late to the party to comment on the idea of naming rights for the Auckland Harbour Bridge, but I reckon Destination NSW should sponsor it, so it can be called the "Sydney Auckland Harbour Bridge", just to mess with people's heads.

8 June 2026- State of emergency declared for Wellington’s Southern and Eastern Wards. Wellington City Mayor Andrew Little has declared a state of emergency for Wellington’s Southern and Eastern wards to support the response to the heavy swell warning for Wellington’s South Coast.

I'm a bit late to the party to comment on the idea of naming rights for the Auckland Harbour Bridge, but I reckon Destination NSW should sponsor it, so it can be called the "Sydney Auckland Harbour Bridge", just to mess with people's heads.

200 days until Christmas 2026! Only... 6 months, 17 days...

Fuck, this article is problematic www.stuff.co.nz/money/360987...

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It is a shame that Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui-Central Library in Wellington is closed during public holidays. It's an absolute destination.

I hope this little lost dragon finds their person. #Wellington

I suspect many in the older Cantonese community in NZ will be deeply annoyed by this article. While there are some who support returning the bodies to China, in my experience, most oppose this, believing the bodies should be left in peace where they lie.

🧵 #nzpol since CoC came to power, Hāpai Te Hauora health org has poured their limited resources into making 10s of 1000s of Submissions. with the election coming they decided to expand and build a whole ass website, chocka with videos and guides to inform & empower Aotearoa 👏 🙏 vimeo.com/1140625897

"🎮 Ever feel like you wanna hadouken the system? Same. But before you can choose your fighter, you’ve got to choose your vote. Enrol now." new from Hāpaitia, this is fabulous

Thiel ya, Thiel ya later, Peter youtu.be/bXX-gANYGwQ

'What needs protecting?': Researcher questions purpose of English Language Bill. Dr Sidney Wong, a post-doctoral researcher at Te Pūnaha Matatini and computational linguist based at the University of Otago, said English already functions as Aotearoa's dominant language without legal recognition.

Everyone is talking about the new government department

As late as the 1950s local Pukekohe barbers also refused to cut the hair of Indians, Chinese or Maoris (sic). (It was argued that) if Europeans had allowed Asians into 'privileged' areas of the theatres or barber-shops, they would have to allow Maoris (sic) access as well.

educators of Aotearoa NZ 🫡 Claire Coleman's complaint will be heard on Wednesday. in Feb 2026, Claire said: "... being told 'we're not going to write this down because we [MoE] don't want people to know... 🚨 so it's not OIA-able' 🚨 essentially, that kind of behaviour." www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...

A fascinating piece of New Zealand history. Robert Bradford Williams: Wellington's African-American Mayor. www.wcl.govt.nz/news/robert-...

The poor whale did not have a chance, and suffered needlessly for human ego. Summary of Events Surrounding Release of Timmy the Whale - The Whale Sanctuary Project whalesanctuaryproject.org/summary-of-e...