'She pointed to the Regulatory Standards Bill, Pae Ora Amendment Bill, the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora and the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act as examples of government actions that have had an "enormous effect" on Māori.' #nzpol

These are my favorites from Pepper Raccoon. I'm also into the Up and Gone sticker. There's so many awesome things. #SecretSantaAoNZ

All sold out sizes of Eel Cycles and Kārearea tees have been restocked, get in before they go again!

Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone! 350.org.nz/fast-track-r...

fuck this. (the red scrolling banner across the bottom reads ‘christchurch school in lockdown after car crash, reports of offender with a gun’)

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For context, four Aussie banks took approximately $6.5 billion out of the Aotearoa economy in the last year or so The majority of which was gleaned from mortgages on family homes The economy is improving? Sweety, it's tanking, sinking, shitting itself sideways, and you're a big part of the reason

Quality of education at risk with curriculum 'change overload' say Canterbury primary principals

Asset sales a tale in two parts: #NZPol

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608... Today COP30 starts in Brazil... I can't list all the things this coalition has gutted from the environmental plans. A sad day for all... #NzPol #Cartoon #COP30

How about idiot Nicola Willis and all the other donor sucking ministers stop wasting money, Mr Treasury. That could be a great start.🤦 #nzpol

Err BUT... ❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing ❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker ❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing ❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs

Kia Ora Earthlings, Sign the petition to withdraw the RSB. Today is the last day! 😊🙏 #nzpol #tetiriti ❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤 petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...

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

"Owning everything we own forever is not the right thing to do, I suspect." They're happy to say this without hiding. Aotearoa, this is extremely worrying. #nzpol

If you're playing #SecretSantaAoNZ on Bluesky remember to follow the team and open DMs so we can contact you if we need. You can find the whole team here go.bsky.app/6amUyKW

The sole reason we have high electricity prices right now is because the gentailers got privatized

In fact, I think a truly mature conversation would actually assess some of our many past asset sales and consider whether re-nationalising some of those assets might be in the country's interest. But that's definitely not the conversation he wants.

Assett sales vs CGT lesssgoooo

I have to buy a number of small secret santa gifts for family this year so looks like this will cover a few of them, am tempted to keep a pin for myself. maimoa.nz/products/kee...

🧵Out Now! Tiny Moments of Joy: Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand It's officially live! Today's the launch day for Tiny Moments of Joy and we couldn't be happier to share the news with you. You can get your copy here: www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments... (1)

So...is our Govt saying that the Cook Islands dishonored a Treaty? Well isn't that Ironic. #nzpol #cookislands #TeTiritiOWaitangi www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zeala...

Our Whiringa-ā-nuku baking roundup 🍪🍰 Good Bitches baked 3,368 boxes of treats to 586 recipient organisations all across Aotearoa last month - aren't they incredible! Here is a small slice of the pie, delivered to De Paul House, Arts for Health, VOYCE Whakarongo Mai and more 💛

Fine dining under the stars Michelin $6m Crying, dying under darkened skies Lifeline $0 #nzpol

thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/11/09/w... Why Erica Stanford’s curriculum changes are soooooooooooo racist (and dangerous)

Checked expiry date on sunscreen in the whare! Most expired! Went to whare hokomaha and got more for the summer. My moko and mātāmua coming in Hānuere for wiki tuarua! If you want to know more about sunscreens in #AoNZ www.consumer.org.nz/products/sun... #Kikorangi #hauora

Tuesday’s results explain why Trump and the GOP are so focused on undermining free and free elections in 2026. Please, stay informed and take action. There is no better way to start than by signing up for Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

#NZpol Seymour is doubling down on his and the ACT Party's followers intent to make this country some kind of Last Stand of The Eternally Victimized Whiter than White Dudes of the World... Who Somehow Still Have All The Power But Are Still The Real Victims™️. A manipulative, deceitful *racist*.

It’s great to see this editorial highlight the impact of abuse against local body politicians. But we must acknowledge the role media plays in all this. Whether it’s publishing rumours as fact (RNZ) or hysterical op eds from Soper and Hosking etc, we can no longer let it slide #nzpol (paywalled)

Kia ora Catherine Delahunty. #hewhakaputanga #tinorangatiratanga #nzpol

So a minor political party is allowed to bypass our democratic process to force a thrice rejected bill into law, that doesn’t meet the principles of legislation design. Why even have best practice legislation principles if MPs don’t have to follow them? #nzpol

The campus of one private school in Christchurch is worth a quarter billion dollars - five times more than the city’s largest state school,which has been beset by problems with its buildings www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

The faith in a free market over the last 25 years, and belief that world trade agreements will hold (we're already breaking ours) means we've lost the capacity to make the things we need. What could possibly go wrong? There are things we can do, but I doubt we have political will to do them. #nzpol

Where will your donations on #GiveOutDayNZ go? Here's some things! TL:DW 1. Hanging up the Pride flags 2. Security 3. Accounting 4. Rubbish collection 5. Photography 6. Snacks 7. Insurance 8. Audio visual tech 9. Web hosting 10. Onions www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1 /giveoutday2025

Brenda, I have just published this on our site in response to your question. I actually had a draft of something sitting ready to be edited, so thank you for the prompting. www.rightsaotearoa.nz/universal-hu...

John Campbell’s deep dive into the state of rideshare contracting, folks not even making minimum wage as drivers, & BVV’s unyielding inability to consider people/the workers - providers of the service - over profits. #NZPol www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/08/j...

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Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities. The long retreat: newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prominent... Has there been a change? I’m not sure if I heard so many of these charges (which are obviously a good thing) in the past…

Millionaire and property speculator, Troy Bowker, who exited Hurricanes board under racism cloud puts big squeeze on media organisation, Stuff #nzpol This follows the rich-lister's recent efforts to radically remodel board of company that publishes NZ Herald www.nzherald.co.nz/business/med...

It's spring planting season in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you've recently bought Zelandia seedlings, the recycled plastic pots are MADE OF MONEY youtu.be/bvgHQIT8R_w

Auckland Theatre Company presents ‘Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking’ the play by Witi Ihimaera, brought into the 21st Century so ably with Katie Wolfe directing, magnificent performances by Miriama McDowell and Nī Dekkers-Reihana. An eerie opening, a must see!