"We were missing 12 whole nurses [over the day] and we only have 13 nurses on the morning shift altogether, so we were half staffed. It was absolutely nuts." Remember there is no nursing shortage according then Minister Reti or TWO Commissioner Lester Levy.

What the hell is going on with the new New Zealand school curriculum, and what does it have to do with the Atlas Network? (No, really!) A thread: #nzpol #kikorangi

Idiots. #nzpol

NZ Bluesky - ordering cherries for Christmas from the South Island - who does the best ones?

So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?

Learning so many fantastic expressions from Cory Doctorow in this excellent episode such as "The pile-of-shit-this-big-must-have-a-pony-underneath-it school of investing". The rest is really the outrageous failure of competition regulation which has allowed monsters to go rogue and screw us all.

yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore I feel like we need this

So Winnie is saying he doesn't want to do the thing he said he wanted to do but promised he wouldn't do to get into government? More flip flop than a ute full of jandals.

The mystery material? Tiny pieces of vehicle tyre. Now it’s clear that driving is contributing to New Zealand’s – and the world’s – single largest source of marine microplastic pollution. #nzpol

Appalling.

Some of the information in this book excerpt is either distorted or flat out wrong. According to the survey, 58% of journalists are women, not "two out of every three". The average journalist is 45.8 years old, and they are not "mostly aged in their 20s or 30s" newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/24/j...

Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National. Don't believe National on Kiwisaver. #nzpol

Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2 Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

It also doesn't save any "red tape". It just creates an additional barrier to understanding whats in your food and means the seller can scrape your data. Its a sh*tty solution to a non-problem that places the consumer increasingly at risk. #nzpol

It's always the ones you most expect... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.

ALT text based joy from none other than @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social of course

Every time the shocking, perplexing tactic of “giving money to people who need it” is tried, it turns out to work. And yet people who have more money than they could ever need remain baffled.

Some cautiously positive news from France, but systemic pesticides (like neonics) can persist in the soil for years, so it's early days yet. Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇 #neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There's a Sweet Pea Festival at Highwic House, Newmarket 10am-2pm tomorrow. I will be demonstrating painting sweetpeas (obvs!) if anybody wants to pop through and say hi. There will be food and plants for sale plus a pressed fern exhibit (woo!). Come on through! FREE entry. #auckland

Doctors and parents should make decisions about what it best for their kids' health - not politicians.

I’ve never liked a National Government or National led Coalition government but I can’t remember a time when they completely disregarded human rights and human decency, thanks to Act & NZ first. Every day a new horror. Every day dragged back decades

Today marks 15 years since the Pike River mine disaster. Anna and Sonya are meeting with Brooke van Velden today to call for stronger health and safety protections in our country, taking time out of the most precious day of their year to fight for all New Zealanders. #nzpol

Callous and stupid. "the one in four children in our local schools who are disabled and/or neurodivergent could be collateral damage from the minister’s refresh" We have had some terrible Ministers of Education in our history but Stanford is shaping up to be our worst. #nzpol

Welcome to being a woman.

According to writer @Caroclaireburke on Insta over the last 10 years winners of the , Pulitzer 80% men , Booker, 70% men, National Book Award were 60% men. Men don't seem to be suffering unduly from underrepresentation. Is no research required before this pap is published?

How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.

If you ever wanted a field guide to how sociopathic the average banker is, here it is #nzpol

So, a breach of confidentiality, improper access to official information, and potential misuse of office for private or political advantage. Should trigger: an immediate investigation KC or OAG?

Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Billionaires are the result of a failed system.

This is grimly amusing. Bishop couldn't fulfil a campaign promise because of Simeon Brown's footpath fatwa, so he had to raid a Kāinga Ora fund. Maybe running transport policy as a culture war was a stupid and destructive thing to do in the first place, eh.

Also spotted in the wild at Arataki Visitors Centre, go support a local artist!! @pepperraccoon.com

He ruined 1000 women's lives.

Well that's interesting.

If you see this post a bird. (it's Margaret Hatcher)

Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...

While the NZ assoc health minister, Casey Costello, hosted an Irish anti-trans activist to discuss ‘women’s rights’, at Parliament ($4,500 venue cost), the Human Rights Review Tribunal heard evidence of the ‘extreme’ & ‘vicious’ nature of trans-exclusionary sentiment thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...

If you'd told me that a speaker at the Free Speech Union conference would call for banning non-Christian public expressions of faith to an applauding crowd, I would have said yes, obviously that is going to happen newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/t...

wonderful long read

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

In the final part of this Who Benefits instalment, Act leader David Seymour intervenes – but says he wasn’t working in concert with the Free Speech Union

Turns out Tidal is only a few dollars more a month for a family plan than Spotify and they have a cool feature where they’re not running ads to recruit for the gestapo.

In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...

Did the New York Times ruin journalism?

Ardern and Shaw, willfully or no, were taken for a ride by National and Fed Farmers on climate change. Nats/Feds delayed climate action with false promise of seeking 'consensus'. As soon as they had the power they ditched He Waka Eke Noa and 'Zero Carbon Act'. Don't get fooled again.

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

The rewarewa is flowering, with its dramatic nectar filled spiky blooms. Knightia excelsa. One of just two native protaceae species in Aotearoa NZ I believe.

It's this time of year in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Heads up, I’m putting together a great lineup for a special concert on Sun Mar 8, 2026 at the Akld Town Hall to mark International Women’s Day. My band Moana & the Tribe 1/