Interesting that the panel so far is made up of only Pākehā women (excellent women, of course! but come on, folks) www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

“Do you have questions about Te Tiriti that you’re too shy or afraid to ask? Dr Heather Came, an antiracism educator, has a simple yet effective way to draw out those questions and open them up for discussion.” #nzpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

District Court Judge La-Verne King has been appointed the next Principal Family Court Judge, becoming the first person with Māori whakapapa to hold the role.

Same play, three times this term: 1. Lodge a bill that's too far. 2. Public outcry; minister: "That's on me." 3. Pass a softer version, still further than where we started. Bishop on Fast-track ministers. Brown on the LNG levy. Potaka, today, on Conservation sale clauses. #nzpol

Weird that RNZ didn't include updated budget forecasts in this target chart today. I've helped them out. I am guessing that this is because Govt have only just released the March 2026 quarterly update. Will we get a quarterly update for June 2026 before the election? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

50% is a pass

Gemini: It’s a good time to travel and grow the fuck up.

“Fixing the basics, building the future" says National. They mean embedding the inequality tower, and they’re doing that with cuts to jobs, services & support - catapulting people to the bottom floor while sending an elevator of cash to the top floor. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/society/31-0...

A couple of quick reckons on the move to oust non-elected committee members from local authorities. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/coun...

Read more: thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...

Regulate the social media platforms not the kids

Ask him about “boot camps”…

“Richard Shaw doesn’t shy away from examining the myths that Pākehā tell themselves about life in New Zealand” The Government is both relying on those myths and amplifying them through actions and policies. It’s the water ACT bathes in and Seymour’s voice is the dirty washing that emerges. #nzpol

I worked hard getting the access into housing now its gone, just gutted www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

This is great as per usual but goddamn I am sick of Anne Salmond continually being the one to stick her neck out. So many powerful people in our country just afraid to take a stand or too insulated to realise we're on a really dark path #nzpol

winston peters told reporters that new zealander everlee wihongi has been in ICE prison for nearly a month because she didn't declare something on a form. the thing is - there *is no form*. please RT: www.webworm.co/winstonpeters/

the next mentoring day has been canceled

Please read this whole thread, but this clip really drives it home, now imagine the AoNZ Healthcare system in 2020, it would have fully collapsed under waves of covid. Think of this the next time someone is complaining about our response, think of this as you tell them to shut the fuck up.

Please submit on or before Tuesday, to support the Medical Council to require competence and understanding in doctors treating Māori and diverse patients. www.mcnz.org.nz/about-us/con...

Though shoutout to the screener in RDU who said, as she started the patdown, “My boss wants to know what you’re afraid of?” and it was such a nonsequitor that I panicked and said “Ducks?” We stared at each other and I said “The beaks are all pinchy?” and she said “AFRAID ABOUT THE SCANNER.”

📢 Annual food prices increase to 4.5% in year to February driven by higher prices for meat, poultry and fish, according to latest Stats NZ data

Politics. Fight the policies, fight the impacts, fight the cruelty. Don’t pick on people’s looks, weight, children. It might seem funny - but if we’re fat or bald or whatever - we’re watching & we know you’re secretly judging us. Let’s be better.

“At Waitangi this year, the prime minister structured his speech around the three articles of Te Tiriti, and explained what each article says and means. The problem is that he was just plain wrong, writes legal scholar Carwyn Jones.” #NZpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Please help

If you have an electorate MP not from Greens or Te Pāti Māori, it’s worth sending an email and letting them know you expect action against genocide.

Omg I’m a third of the way there! Thank you to all who have donated. Feeling slightly less distraught right now. chuffed.org/project/zareef

Posting to share the campaign started by someone else- whatever your views, this boy deserves a home. In the meantime, let’s get him shelter chuffed.org/project/zare...

RSE workers win landmark case over unlawful wage deductions by their employer - Pick Hawkes Bay. #nzpol Brave workers. 5 years of their lives on this case for justice Pick Hawke’s Bay is a ‘not for profit’ profiteering off RSE workers by being really despicable greedy humans & employers imo.

“Conrad Joseph Lawrence Goodger and his companies Rent Ezi and Nice View Limited ran eight boarding houses - four of them unlawful and overcrowded, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said” He can afford the fine but NZ can’t afford this type of landlord. #nzpol

Lol: huge burn from the experts to the Ministry of Ed statement. They note "We can’t help but point out the incorrect use of “than” (it should be “from”) and “practice” (it should be “practise”). They’re minor things, but this is the Ministry of Education, after all." e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Here's Chlöe Swarbrick's speech, that led the Speaker to throw her out of the House. Clearly makes the case for New Zealand to recognise the genocide and ethnic cleansing taking place in Gaza and the West Bank, and for it to recognise the state of Palestine. youtu.be/yc6oLAzbqoQ

A tweet from Ori Goldberg who has been consistently critical of the Palestinian Genocide.

This, please can we do better

We lost Efeso Collins to heart disease. We have lost Takutai Tarsh Kemp to kidney disease. In a parliament of 123, that's a pretty good indication that Pasifika & Maori have worse health outcomes than the general population.

This is very very good newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/09/h...

#MWSecretSantaAoNZ My secret Santa hit all I sweet spots! Fudge mmmmmmmmyum, hand cream yes please!, and kiwiana socks. Thanks to my lovely secret Santa xx

#MWSecretSantaAoN it has arrived !

Thanks, it's been fascinating watching from the sidelines and seeing Quin botch things so badly. There's an air of arrogance about Foodstuffs that mirrors the bad old days with Fonterra. (Non paywalled version in the Nelson Mail) www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa...

Emily Writes is such a treasure. Everything's shit and awful but it can still also be funny. The National Party Toxic Boyfriend excuse generator open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...

Lolly Cake (pictured) is one of the highlights of New Zealand cuisine. No one is quite sure of its origins, but 107% of dieticians agree it is the leading causes of diabetes, obesity, and Morgellons Disease in New Zealand.

So good when your secret Santa match gives hints that could actually be your own! It will be like finding a present for me, so easy, so fun. #MWSecretSantaAoNZ

#MWSecretSantaAoNZ got two cats, love spring flowers, cookbooks, getting people’s favourite recipe.

bsky.app/hashtag/MWSe... Have two cats and an out of control garden. A good match