"She was the voice of Ardijah, and Ardijah was the sound of South Auckland."
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"She was the voice of Ardijah, and Ardijah was the sound of South Auckland."
"A community organisation in Hamilton that’s been going for 26 years, helping whānau through early support, and social services, says its government contract is among four similar services under review. They’re fearful funding won’t be renewed and whānau will suffer."
We're looking for an election-year social media project contractor! This is an opportunity (approx. 15hrs pw on average until Dec 2026) for a creative digital campaigner to shape and grow the Centre's online awareness-raising. Applications close 4pm, 27/03/26 awc.org.nz/vacancies
Looking forward to widespread coverage of the Art Gallery restoration project coming in under budget - was supposed to be $31.4m and is going to be $30.2m instead, due to reusing scaffolding and access points. Council is constantly looking for savings like this, & often achieving them!
The government must regulate the online platforms to enhance safety, transparency, and accountability.
"Temple admitted five counts of indecent assault, five of doing an indecent act and two of common assault - many of the charges were representative.
Temple was in a position of power at Gloriavale when the offending against six girls and young women happened between 2002 and 2022."
Here’s Luxon saying NZ supports “any action” to stop Iran and me following up to ask if that would include carpet bombing (vid via RNZ)
Shot @alicesoapbox.bsky.social This sounds excellent, I'm in
Why is women’s sports so much cooler than men’s sports? Sit on your couch with us & soak in the inclusive awesomeness of women athletes cleaning up misogynistic messiness. With our online lively hype panel led by tremendous & glorious livewire alicesoapbox.bsky.social. Tix here: awc.org.nz/sports
Whoops! Might be a good idea to share the link! Get your tickets here -> awc.org.nz/sports/
This needs to happen in AoNz
Character references to be scrapped in Victorian courts for crimes including rape and assault
‘As if being a ‘good bloke’ cancels out the violence you perpetrate.’
Cartoon. title: “Behind Every Number” Eight frames. In each frame, except the last one, is a child holding up a number. Numbers 1-6 have smiling, laughing children. Number seven has a sad child with the number 7 forming part of a banned symbol over their face. The last frame says, “One in seven NZ kids live in hardship. Up 47,500 since ‘22”
Behind every number. Since 2022 the number of New Zealand children living in hardship has increased by 47,500. Seems like that’s by design.
My #cartoon #Children #Hardship #poverty #NZpol #families #whānau
In today’s Weekend Herald
Why is women’s sports just so much cooler than men’s sports? Sit on your couch with us & soak in the inclusive awesomeness of women athletes cleaning up misogynistic messiness - with our online lively hype panel led by tremendous, glorious & resplendent livewire alicesoapbox.bsky.social
In today’s NZ Herald
Cartoon. Title: “All Business” Three frames. Police Minister Mark Mitchell, wearing a headset, and sitting at a computer, answering calls to an Emergency Services phone line. In the first frame he’s looking slightly bored, saying. “Emergency, which service do you require? Police, fire or ambulance?” Then he says, “Police?” 2nd frame he’s looking up ands saying, “Someone who has mental health problems? No, sorry, the police no longer respond to mental health call-outs” 3rd frame, looking considerably more lively, he’s saying, “Cluttering up a business’ doorway??!! Well, that puts a different complexion on it!”
All Business. The government’s new focus on a the homeless, beggars, and street people. “Move on” orders, fines and prison sentences. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Homes #Homeless #Poverty #prison #MentalHealth #Police
“Privatisation of state housing land is a bad idea,” says Vanessa Cole, spokesperson for Public Housing Futures. “ Selling off land to investors and land-bankers will only deepen the housing crisis by reducing the land that could be used to build more state housing.”
Not too late to register for the regular or the advanced Critical Tiriti Analysis trainings...
"The real theme is badass: “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls". 2 weeks to prep!"
On Move On orders - I've been in some of the meetings with Ministers about city centre safety issues in AK; it has repeatedly been discussed that the people doing the anti-social behaviour and the people who are visibly homeless on our streets are usually NOT the same people.
Please can you guys share this piece or if not the piece, the information in it, on social media. #nzpol
NZCPR Author on Tamatha Paul Cycleways vs Water Piece Doesn't Exist. Minutes from the meeting and those there, on the left & right of council, have confirmed the vote never happened as described
“Within the marae gates, one conversation comes up time and time again: What should we do about sexual abusers, including paedophiles and intimate partner abusers, who want to speak on the paepae tapu?” — Te Aniwaniwa Paterson. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
That certain politicians don't follow suit should be noted. Not agreeing w how Musk handled the "Grok thing" is not actually the point. It was allowing a tool that could generate sexualised deepfakes w/o consent on the platform in the first place. That's widespread image based sexual abuse #nzpol
Thanks @ninjakitty.bsky.social - we did a submission - the Government trying to claw money they don’t have from Aotearoa’s poorest people isn’t fiscal responsibility — it’s punishment. We need policies grounded in dignity, fairness, and care, not claw backs that deepen hardship and distress.
Support given because people were in genuine need shouldn’t be taken back—but this bill would allow exactly that!
This is not in the least surprising. Just over a year ago, in January 2025, wrote this, studying Peters' xenophobia (in parliament). When Ministers mock: The rise of a violent political speech in New Zealand sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/w... #nzpol
In today’s HeraldOnSunday
When the prime minister, Christopher Luxon, spoke at Waitangi last week, he set out a terribly distorted view of the country’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
SIGNIFICANT TAX REVENUE, FOR NZ? Canadaian Owned Oceana Gold "the largest gold producer in the country and operator of Marcreas and Waihi mines paid no incomes tax in 2021 or 2023 on gold production worth hundreds of millions of dollars" RNZ 7th July 2025
These mining fast-track applicants don't appear to genuinely benefit New Zealand.
Removing limited resources, returning 2-5% royalties, and paying no tax.
Then we get lugged with clean up costs (like Tui oilfields that cost $500m for taxpayers to clean up)
#nzpol #Kiwi #NZ
