Duncan Webb MP
@duncanwebbmp.bsky.social
Authorised by Duncan Webb MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington.
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Like our proposed CGT?
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Like our proposed CGT?
These are just a few of the hundreds of messages and comments I've received, all speaking about how much Hagley College has helped students achieve their goals. #NoMoreCuts
January 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
These are just a few of the hundreds of messages and comments I've received, all speaking about how much Hagley College has helped students achieve their goals. #NoMoreCuts
Stanford said it herself; Hagley is the only School in the country that qualifies for this part-time student fund. They offer a kind of education that is unique and gets incredible results for a wide range of learners. and what's their reward? Funding cuts. 😡😡
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Stanford said it herself; Hagley is the only School in the country that qualifies for this part-time student fund. They offer a kind of education that is unique and gets incredible results for a wide range of learners. and what's their reward? Funding cuts. 😡😡
I.E 'We want teachers to work even harder, with less resources and achieve better results.'
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I.E 'We want teachers to work even harder, with less resources and achieve better results.'
'Staff from the Ministry of Education Christchurch office have met with Rowan [Milburn, that is!] to discuss ... which covered ways the school could continue to provide services and programmes with reduced resourcing.'
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 AM
'Staff from the Ministry of Education Christchurch office have met with Rowan [Milburn, that is!] to discuss ... which covered ways the school could continue to provide services and programmes with reduced resourcing.'
I wrote to Erica Stanford about the funding cuts that Hagley College are facing. The school is set to lose the funding for the part-time study grant - which is 10% of the school's entire operational budget.
Her response? Pitiful.
Her response? Pitiful.
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I wrote to Erica Stanford about the funding cuts that Hagley College are facing. The school is set to lose the funding for the part-time study grant - which is 10% of the school's entire operational budget.
Her response? Pitiful.
Her response? Pitiful.
Make sure you are enrolled to vote, visit www.vote.nz and check you are ready to go
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Make sure you are enrolled to vote, visit www.vote.nz and check you are ready to go
🍫 Pack supplies - bring enough water, food and clothes for changing weather!
💪 Know your limits - don't push yourself too far!
📡Bring a communication device - like Personal Locator Beacons, satellite messenger devices and radios.
💪 Know your limits - don't push yourself too far!
📡Bring a communication device - like Personal Locator Beacons, satellite messenger devices and radios.
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🍫 Pack supplies - bring enough water, food and clothes for changing weather!
💪 Know your limits - don't push yourself too far!
📡Bring a communication device - like Personal Locator Beacons, satellite messenger devices and radios.
💪 Know your limits - don't push yourself too far!
📡Bring a communication device - like Personal Locator Beacons, satellite messenger devices and radios.
Hiking these holidays?
Follow these tips so you can get home safe! 🌞🏃
⏰Plan your walk - tell people where you are going and when you expect to be back!
❌ Leave no trace - Don't litter and don't harm the beautiful nature around you!
Follow these tips so you can get home safe! 🌞🏃
⏰Plan your walk - tell people where you are going and when you expect to be back!
❌ Leave no trace - Don't litter and don't harm the beautiful nature around you!
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hiking these holidays?
Follow these tips so you can get home safe! 🌞🏃
⏰Plan your walk - tell people where you are going and when you expect to be back!
❌ Leave no trace - Don't litter and don't harm the beautiful nature around you!
Follow these tips so you can get home safe! 🌞🏃
⏰Plan your walk - tell people where you are going and when you expect to be back!
❌ Leave no trace - Don't litter and don't harm the beautiful nature around you!
I don't think public position carries much weight for the National/Act/NZ First Government...
Public opinion on RSB was 98.7% opposed and they went through with it anyway.
Public opinion on RSB was 98.7% opposed and they went through with it anyway.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I don't think public position carries much weight for the National/Act/NZ First Government...
Public opinion on RSB was 98.7% opposed and they went through with it anyway.
Public opinion on RSB was 98.7% opposed and they went through with it anyway.
Government told to stop work on puberty blockers. Minister’s decisions were based on politics rather than medical advice.
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Government told to stop work on puberty blockers. Minister’s decisions were based on politics rather than medical advice.
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
Over the course of four days, it was a real privilege to meet these resilient people who seek to protect and preserve the Tibetan ways and language. It is a story we have seen before.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Over the course of four days, it was a real privilege to meet these resilient people who seek to protect and preserve the Tibetan ways and language. It is a story we have seen before.
The exploitation of Tibet for its resources is also ongoing and raises significant concerns, not only in terms of environmental impact; but also, in forcing many Tibetans who have lived traditional nomadic and semi nomadic lifestyles to settle in cities and abandon traditional ways.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The exploitation of Tibet for its resources is also ongoing and raises significant concerns, not only in terms of environmental impact; but also, in forcing many Tibetans who have lived traditional nomadic and semi nomadic lifestyles to settle in cities and abandon traditional ways.
There is a deep concern that in Tibet there is a programme to overwhelm Tibetan language and culture. Examples include putting children in Chinese language only boarding schools, preventing young people from becoming monks, and seeking to control the succession of the Dalai Lama.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
There is a deep concern that in Tibet there is a programme to overwhelm Tibetan language and culture. Examples include putting children in Chinese language only boarding schools, preventing young people from becoming monks, and seeking to control the succession of the Dalai Lama.
I also visited the Tibetan Archives where there are thousands of Buddhist manuscripts in Tibetan – often with beautiful calligraphy in gold on rice paper from the 1400’s – where they can be preserved.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I also visited the Tibetan Archives where there are thousands of Buddhist manuscripts in Tibetan – often with beautiful calligraphy in gold on rice paper from the 1400’s – where they can be preserved.
She spent two years in gruelling conditions before being released and finally escaping Tibet to find a home in India.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
She spent two years in gruelling conditions before being released and finally escaping Tibet to find a home in India.
They each gave first-hand accounts of their own experiences in Tibet – including one young woman who, at fifteen years of age, was put in a prison for protesting publicly by shouting things like “Free Tibet” and “Long live the Dalai Lama”.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
They each gave first-hand accounts of their own experiences in Tibet – including one young woman who, at fifteen years of age, was put in a prison for protesting publicly by shouting things like “Free Tibet” and “Long live the Dalai Lama”.
One of the most moving moments was a meeting with some young people who had recently managed to leave Tibet – one walked for 12 days through the high Himalayas to reach Nepal.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
One of the most moving moments was a meeting with some young people who had recently managed to leave Tibet – one walked for 12 days through the high Himalayas to reach Nepal.
While there have been calls for a free and independent Tibet the position of the Tibetan Administration is that they simply seek autonomy within China and an ability to be Tibetan and live in a Tibetan way. This is the “Middle Way” advocated by the Dalai Lama.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
While there have been calls for a free and independent Tibet the position of the Tibetan Administration is that they simply seek autonomy within China and an ability to be Tibetan and live in a Tibetan way. This is the “Middle Way” advocated by the Dalai Lama.
The annexation of Tibet by China and the fleeing of the Dalai Lama in 1959 is well known – and there has long been an international movement to protect the rights of the Tibetan people.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The annexation of Tibet by China and the fleeing of the Dalai Lama in 1959 is well known – and there has long been an international movement to protect the rights of the Tibetan people.
This is a truly extraordinary democracy which seeks to both administrate the affairs of Tibetans in India and to preserve Tibetan culture and language.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is a truly extraordinary democracy which seeks to both administrate the affairs of Tibetans in India and to preserve Tibetan culture and language.
I knew that meeting the Dalai Lama would be amazing (and it was), but it was also very special to meet many of the people operating the Tibetan Government in Dharamsala, in India against the foothills of the Himalayas.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I knew that meeting the Dalai Lama would be amazing (and it was), but it was also very special to meet many of the people operating the Tibetan Government in Dharamsala, in India against the foothills of the Himalayas.
There are few more significant international figures of the modern age than the Dalai Lama, and it was a pinch-me moment when I was invited to meet him and celebrate his 90th birthday, as well as marking the 36th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
There are few more significant international figures of the modern age than the Dalai Lama, and it was a pinch-me moment when I was invited to meet him and celebrate his 90th birthday, as well as marking the 36th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize.