Early advice from officials that recommended New Zealand recognise Palestine as a state was ultimately ignored by the Government.

Help me - what is the name of the book (I used to own but gave away to someone to read and never got back)which has Māori talking about being beaten for speaking their language at school please help.

During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures My latest for @sentientmedia.org

I am amazed at how amazed people are that male police officers let women down time and time again and protect each other the police force attracts some people who want to help their communities, and then a large cohort of bullies, thugs and power-hungry misogynist men with anger problems

I am just going to go back to local news - its just "A mob of cows escaped their paddock and ran down the main street of Dargaville today..." Which is a thing that happened and people were kind of happy for them - its so chill

“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ. Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”

I saved this to read on my Kobo at night, so I read it last night a bit belatedly, and it is fist-clenchingly infuriating so thanks Marc (genuinely!) #nzpol How can I turn this into an OIA that someone has to answer? I can't just send "WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING DOING???"

Couple things you can definitely do when putting someone into a high office in the police is deeply look into the churches they attended and their belief systems and the school they went to and what kind of history of attitudes towards women they might have had/have.

The problem for women in NZ has always been cis men & the lack of consequences for them if they commit SA/DV/abuse - especially men in positions of power at work or in sports.Their prospects, potential, promotions, reputations, businesses come 1st - it’s said out loud, it’s not even a secret. #nzpol

We live in a country v much divided by those who have experienced police inaction, or worse - and those who haven't. I saw it constantly when talking about getting death threats or stalked - "I hope someone called the cops!". Why? Why would you assume they were going to do anything helpful?

Just imagine how many people didn't, wouldn't or couldn't come forward. The power that the police have in our communities means more, much more scrutiny is needed! My own experiences with cops have been more bad than good - so imagine how many others there are?

Its always women who have to do the heavy lifting to get rid of sack of shit men. (Talking about todays news but really its every day isn't it)

If you want to go see a fantastic piece of theatre this week in Tāmaki with one of my favs of all time Ellie Smith. It is just a brilliant piece of writing by her with a wonderful, funny and deeply moving performance. Please, please go see: www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/life-o...

Every day this man makes me laugh because the things he says are sooooooo bananas.

Transphobia is a pipeline to the far right. An example: Suzanne Moore used to be a left wing columnist at the Guardian. Then came the anti-trans panic. Despite the Guardian also promoting it, it wasn’t enough & she left. Moore is now complaining about wokeness over the Irish famine & colonialism.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...

See also: Netanyahu

God I miss smoking. If I could take away the awful stink the cost and the whole death thing - I would be back smoking in a heartbeat.

Like Wallace Shawn and the folks on the Pākehā for Te Tiriti stand at our local market - I aim to be a senior who just never stops being a good cunt.

"Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by age 3, including speech delays, autism, motor disorders, and other neurodevelopmental delays, according to new research by investigators at Mass General Brigham."

This is blatant political interference in rge New Zealand Curriculum that shouldn't be tolerated. Education professionals should be deciding what is in the NZ Curriculum, not politicians from 8% parties pandering to the worst of NZ society to the detriment of our students.

It would be nice if the headlines didn't read "fire on electric bus" "electric bus driver killed in fiery crash" because it is so obvious here how they are trying to paint this as - electric vehicle so danger to all - gosh this would never happen in a petrol vehicle - never in all history 🤨

Let's not forget or forgive that while Rortin' Luxon gamed the system for a $8,100 rates cut on his $10m dollar holiday home, low income homeowners have to re-apply every year for an elaborately means-tested rates rebate (not cut) capped at $805. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prime-min...

Reading about SSPE and thinking about how many people are condemning their child to the most awful risk of illness and death from not vaccinating their children 💔

Shame on this government for the deeply racist Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Amendment Act, just passed into law.

I am so used to Northland regularly getting hit with all of the storms and cyclones that it feels weirdly very quiet while watching everywhere else get nailed.

Scoop: The first application for an offshore oil and gas exploration permit since the repeal of the ban on offshore drilling in August has been lodged, by an Australian firm that was set up less than two months ago and that doesn't have a functioning email address. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/21/f...

Turns out I was 100% correct. This is so bad. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Normalise masking for all in hospitals, pharmacies and doctors surgeries.

Looks like another three years of this shit.

Oosh somethings about my Dad's long illness and death I have memory holed until I read something like this and remember when my sister got stood over by a security guard when she was advocating for my Dad at (of course) WINZ

Linnell spoke to Newsroom early the next morning. He says his grandfather chaired the council (Otamatea County Council as it was then); his father served on the council in the 1960s, where he argued for the inclusion of Māori in the South Africa rugby tour.

Jepson keen for a January 6th - 🤣 what a dickhead www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...

You can read this thread and truly understand what we in the Kaipara have been dealing with the last 3 years. These people do not even do the basic reading because they think they are incredibly smart and don't need to.

Everyone is underestimating how incredibly stupid Jepson and Larsen are.

Peter Linnell of Kaiwaka is my hero of the week ❤️ If anyone knows him I would love to bake him a cake

Kaipara District ex-mayor's attempt to overturn election results is being livestreamed here; www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpXN...

For these racist crybabies - going to vulnerable rural communities, who have limited - sometimes no access - to healthcare, transport and support systems and enabling them to vote is somehow undemocratic. If the pākehā fullas were way out in front you can be sure this wouldn't be happening.

Reading this reminds me that when I was pregnant I was between a 6 and a 9 most of the time. 🙃

Updating my resumé "In my spare time I participate in the three 'r's: Reading, Running and Real Housewives".

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

What it looks like from the outside is that the leadership of TPM is willing to throw Toitu te Tiriti movement under the bus in order to maintain power? Happy to be wrong!

I thought I’d have a go at answering the question: what’s the flow on effect on emissions budgets from the methane cuts? The answer was worse than I had anticipated www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

If we want to stop future governments undermining Te Tiriti we must all move toward constitutional change. matikemai.maori.nz

Looks like all bets are on Matua Snow on the Dargaville Kumara Vine 🤞

Every vote counts whānau In the Kaipara there are 5 votes in it - on the one hand we could get the racist, climate denier Larsen or on Friday when specials are counted Kaipara might get its champion for the people Snow Tane.