Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti
@lilithgrace.bsky.social
Me again. What’s one more social medium? Chronically ill artist who also writes. Loves cats, jokes, social justice, clouds. She/her. Aotearoa. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally.
Who knew about this? The areas marked "Kahore I Hokona" (=never sold) are land for which there are no purchase agreements by colonial companies. The land was simply taken from Kai Tahu. You'll notice it includes all the Otago Lakes with their pricey real estate. Totally stolen land. #kikorangi
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Who knew about this? The areas marked "Kahore I Hokona" (=never sold) are land for which there are no purchase agreements by colonial companies. The land was simply taken from Kai Tahu. You'll notice it includes all the Otago Lakes with their pricey real estate. Totally stolen land. #kikorangi
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That means that if we'd followed the 2023 policy track, we could have avoided over $1 billion in offshore mitigation to meet New Zealand's 2030 Paris Agreement NDC (>20Mt at say ~$NZ50/t). /ends
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
That means that if we'd followed the 2023 policy track, we could have avoided over $1 billion in offshore mitigation to meet New Zealand's 2030 Paris Agreement NDC (>20Mt at say ~$NZ50/t). /ends
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The Cook Islands allowed over a hundred shadow fleet tankers trafficking sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil. A Big Read from me looking at the curious case of Maritime Cook Islands with an investigation employing big data analysis and fieldwork in Raro. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
The dark fleet hiding in our own backyard: How the Cook Islands sold its flag to Moscow and Tehran
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How shadow fleets made the Cook Islands flag inconvienent.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Cook Islands allowed over a hundred shadow fleet tankers trafficking sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil. A Big Read from me looking at the curious case of Maritime Cook Islands with an investigation employing big data analysis and fieldwork in Raro. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
Found this beautiful (tiny!) Degas etching at the Chch City Art Gallery. Incredible textures created with linework.
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Found this beautiful (tiny!) Degas etching at the Chch City Art Gallery. Incredible textures created with linework.
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BREAKING UPDATE:
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Liberty tells court Palestine Action Proscription was disproportionate - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
BREAKING UPDATE:
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
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If any other political party pulled what Nats have on Kiwisaver this week and the comments on the regulatory standards bill, they would have been raked over the coals given their history. No one would have made it out alive from the news cycle.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If any other political party pulled what Nats have on Kiwisaver this week and the comments on the regulatory standards bill, they would have been raked over the coals given their history. No one would have made it out alive from the news cycle.
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I don't think we're going to have a successful Amazon boycott till we break their monopoly on indie books.
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I don't think we're going to have a successful Amazon boycott till we break their monopoly on indie books.
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
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A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Every month or so, I get a charming form letter from Te Whatu Ora reminding me how long I've been on the waiting list for a consult with an opthamology specialist to perhaps schedule eye surgery. Fifteen months and no end in sight.
Pardon my Anglo-Saxon, but fuck these shitheads. #nzpol
Pardon my Anglo-Saxon, but fuck these shitheads. #nzpol
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Every month or so, I get a charming form letter from Te Whatu Ora reminding me how long I've been on the waiting list for a consult with an opthamology specialist to perhaps schedule eye surgery. Fifteen months and no end in sight.
Pardon my Anglo-Saxon, but fuck these shitheads. #nzpol
Pardon my Anglo-Saxon, but fuck these shitheads. #nzpol
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Had to click out of a Census consultation about the new admin Census cos too depressing to watch the sad faces of StatsNZ explaining the ins and outs of how they will be producing something with poorer data quality than before
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Had to click out of a Census consultation about the new admin Census cos too depressing to watch the sad faces of StatsNZ explaining the ins and outs of how they will be producing something with poorer data quality than before
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#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit
Data obtained under the Official Information Act shows 219 recruitment requests took more than two months to be approved, 91 waited more than 20 weeks, and 45 roles applied for in March were still vac...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
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No, sorry, I mean, fucking Christ, how many nurses is that we could have kept in ANZ? How many radiologists/radiographers is it? Enough to clear the eight-month wait list for a basic CT?
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
No, sorry, I mean, fucking Christ, how many nurses is that we could have kept in ANZ? How many radiologists/radiographers is it? Enough to clear the eight-month wait list for a basic CT?
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People play that game of “what one thing would you do if you were dictator for a day” and mine is that I would create a memorial for the AIDS epidemic on the National Mall right alongside all the monuments and war memorials. Top billing.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
People play that game of “what one thing would you do if you were dictator for a day” and mine is that I would create a memorial for the AIDS epidemic on the National Mall right alongside all the monuments and war memorials. Top billing.
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There’s just a couple of days left on my sale, I NEVER DO SALES, so get the goods before Sunday! Christmas, sorted 💅
I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There’s just a couple of days left on my sale, I NEVER DO SALES, so get the goods before Sunday! Christmas, sorted 💅
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Oh hey, today is probably a good day to remind you that if you have breast tissue (all adults have some, unless it's been surgically removed) that it's a really good idea to make sure you know what your normal is, book in for any recommended screening.
Lymphoedema is a common after-effect of BC.
Lymphoedema is a common after-effect of BC.
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Oh hey, today is probably a good day to remind you that if you have breast tissue (all adults have some, unless it's been surgically removed) that it's a really good idea to make sure you know what your normal is, book in for any recommended screening.
Lymphoedema is a common after-effect of BC.
Lymphoedema is a common after-effect of BC.
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Oh and remeber it came out that seymour didnt even have to fight for it, didnt have to make it his red line issue. Luxon didnt even have the political instincts to know this was toxic waste
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh and remeber it came out that seymour didnt even have to fight for it, didnt have to make it his red line issue. Luxon didnt even have the political instincts to know this was toxic waste
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As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
He would know about standing over ppl and pressuring them! #projection
#nzpol the question has been raised. I wonder if there’s consequences for making such serious statements without evidence?
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
He would know about standing over ppl and pressuring them! #projection
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Hauling
Sybil Andrews
1952
Sybil Andrews
1952
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hauling
Sybil Andrews
1952
Sybil Andrews
1952
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this is almost certainly connected directly to NZ integration into US military industry and imperial power projection and it’s fucking insane that we get hysterical red scare “reporting” about chinese aggression while this overtly evil corruption gets almost zero interrogation or critique
📢 The new rules will "provide clearer pathways for the sector to test, trial, and grow", says Space Minister Judith Collins.
Govt cuts red tape for businesses developing new drones
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
this is almost certainly connected directly to NZ integration into US military industry and imperial power projection and it’s fucking insane that we get hysterical red scare “reporting” about chinese aggression while this overtly evil corruption gets almost zero interrogation or critique
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Absolutely fantastic statement from PATHI and a number of other orgs in Ireland. Aotearoa is drawing international ire because this ban is real bottom of the barrel stuff pathi.ie/news/joint-s...
Joint Statement on Puberty Blocker Ban in Aotearoa
PATHI alongside other trans health and LGBTQI+ organisations stand with our colleagues in Aotearoa New Zealand and the young people, families, and clinicians affected by the Minister of Health’s decis...
pathi.ie
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Absolutely fantastic statement from PATHI and a number of other orgs in Ireland. Aotearoa is drawing international ire because this ban is real bottom of the barrel stuff pathi.ie/news/joint-s...
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Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
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I do not know off the top of head what is in the oath an incoming government makes to the Governor General, but it seems like passing legislation you actually think is bad should be some kind of breach of it
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'It's not impossible': Willis says National may join other parties to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I do not know off the top of head what is in the oath an incoming government makes to the Governor General, but it seems like passing legislation you actually think is bad should be some kind of breach of it
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...