Mark Graham Tāmaki Makaurau
@markgraham.bsky.social
The perfect dinner guest. DJ, writer, te Tiriti beginner, SJW, cycle criminal, flâneur extraordinaire, “enthusiastic amateur“, Olympian, community advocate. Born at 317ppm
JFC. Awful. Just fucking awful.
I've had a pretty shocking 72 hours. You probably know the Wellington region is notorious for its dirty politics - and I just got a very personal taste. The time to take a stand is right now.
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Playing chess with a pigeon
Content warning for harassment and misogyny. May cause existential despair.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
JFC. Awful. Just fucking awful.
Honestly, fuck the Washington Post and its owner
First she didn’t reconceive anything. Lots of widows have stepped into husband’s shoes including CIVIL RIGHTS leaders. Second, one figure doesn’t reset everyone. Third, this an idiotic take that elevates racist authoritarians as trend setters. So glad I cancelled my subscription.
September 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Honestly, fuck the Washington Post and its owner
Been a bit absent lately - busy doing our kitchen, amongst other things (will provide pictures for those who’d like to see 🤠).
Those other things include running for Albert-Eden Local Board in the Maungawhau subdivision (Kingsland, Mt Eden, Epsom).
Here’s me…
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Those other things include running for Albert-Eden Local Board in the Maungawhau subdivision (Kingsland, Mt Eden, Epsom).
Here’s me…
www.instagram.com/reel/DOiIPHo...
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September 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Been a bit absent lately - busy doing our kitchen, amongst other things (will provide pictures for those who’d like to see 🤠).
Those other things include running for Albert-Eden Local Board in the Maungawhau subdivision (Kingsland, Mt Eden, Epsom).
Here’s me…
www.instagram.com/reel/DOiIPHo...
Those other things include running for Albert-Eden Local Board in the Maungawhau subdivision (Kingsland, Mt Eden, Epsom).
Here’s me…
www.instagram.com/reel/DOiIPHo...
Evidence-based. Means the Greens are ahead of the curve. Again.
#nzpol 👀😲
I think it says a lot about NZ's Green Party being environment/ecosystem/science based rather than some of the cultural trends in other countries, that the Green Party had the fewest voters who had never had a covid vaccination 0.34%.
32.5% of NZ First voters say they never had a covid vaccination.
32.5% of NZ First voters say they never had a covid vaccination.
August 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Evidence-based. Means the Greens are ahead of the curve. Again.
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The New Zealand Election Study data for the 2023 general election is now out, and available publicly at dataverse.
I have remade my Treaty graph, replacing 2020 with 2023. The long term trend towards Toitū Te Tiriti is unchanged.
I have remade my Treaty graph, replacing 2020 with 2023. The long term trend towards Toitū Te Tiriti is unchanged.
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The New Zealand Election Study data for the 2023 general election is now out, and available publicly at dataverse.
I have remade my Treaty graph, replacing 2020 with 2023. The long term trend towards Toitū Te Tiriti is unchanged.
I have remade my Treaty graph, replacing 2020 with 2023. The long term trend towards Toitū Te Tiriti is unchanged.
Of all the people who have moved south in the past few years, the @nzherald finds and features that numptie, Peter Williams,.🙄
August 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Of all the people who have moved south in the past few years, the @nzherald finds and features that numptie, Peter Williams,.🙄
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I can’t believe that people are still not seeing what’s really happening. JC.
WAKE THE FUCK UP
WAKE THE FUCK UP
August 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I can’t believe that people are still not seeing what’s really happening. JC.
WAKE THE FUCK UP
WAKE THE FUCK UP
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Weaponising social media against academics: David Seymour's problematic posts
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#nzpol
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#nzpol
June 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Weaponising social media against academics: David Seymour's problematic posts
www.linkedin.com/pulse/weapon... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/w... (WordPress)
#nzpol
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#nzpol
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As cities heat up in an ever-warming world, Green Infrastructure becomes ever more important to cool cities, its people, and the fauna that reside in them
July 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As cities heat up in an ever-warming world, Green Infrastructure becomes ever more important to cool cities, its people, and the fauna that reside in them
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I like this little story because it illustrates how Govt accounting works. There is no bank account full of cash collected. Govt issues liabilities (cash, bonds, NZUs), which become our assets, then Govt tax those assets out of the economy (destroying our assets). [Ends]
July 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I like this little story because it illustrates how Govt accounting works. There is no bank account full of cash collected. Govt issues liabilities (cash, bonds, NZUs), which become our assets, then Govt tax those assets out of the economy (destroying our assets). [Ends]
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wild to me to have no agenda to grow a tanking economy other than tax cuts to landlords and businesses, make it harder to get a benefit, make active choices that punish people struggling, and then create instant $1000 fines for shoplifting.
shit is vile.
just say you hate the poors and be honest.
shit is vile.
just say you hate the poors and be honest.
July 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
wild to me to have no agenda to grow a tanking economy other than tax cuts to landlords and businesses, make it harder to get a benefit, make active choices that punish people struggling, and then create instant $1000 fines for shoplifting.
shit is vile.
just say you hate the poors and be honest.
shit is vile.
just say you hate the poors and be honest.
So Canadian city, Calgary, in the Redneck state of Alberta, has just voted to bring back fluoridation in its water supply because of worsening child dental health. There are people here I wish would read this article. (It’s free to read)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
A Canadian City Brings Fluoride Back to Its Drinking Water
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
So Canadian city, Calgary, in the Redneck state of Alberta, has just voted to bring back fluoridation in its water supply because of worsening child dental health. There are people here I wish would read this article. (It’s free to read)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
Safer speeds also mean better neighbourhoods in which we live - less noise, less pollution and, of course, safer for our kids and cyclists. Putting limits back up in our residential streets is retrograde and stupid.
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Auckland Transport’s flawed approach to speed reversals under the Speed Rule: the full briefing - Bike Auckland
This paper has been prepared for Auckland Council covering the critical risks, avoidable errors and safety implications relating to Auckland Transport’s interpretation of the Speed Rule.
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June 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Safer speeds also mean better neighbourhoods in which we live - less noise, less pollution and, of course, safer for our kids and cyclists. Putting limits back up in our residential streets is retrograde and stupid.
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Door knocking in the rain again. Feels familiar…great response from Kingsland makes it worthwhile!
June 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Door knocking in the rain again. Feels familiar…great response from Kingsland makes it worthwhile!
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Ngā whetū o Matariki ✨
June 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Ngā whetū o Matariki ✨
Next up, DDT will be allowed to be used again, and lead is being added back to petrol and paint…
Trump's EPA intends to reverse a ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that causes disease and death from exposure.
June 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Next up, DDT will be allowed to be used again, and lead is being added back to petrol and paint…
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You have only three days left to make a submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
Let’s bury it together, just like we did the Treaty Principles bill.
We've made it easy: greenpeace.nz/gpv4ob
Let’s bury it together, just like we did the Treaty Principles bill.
We've made it easy: greenpeace.nz/gpv4ob
June 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
You have only three days left to make a submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
Let’s bury it together, just like we did the Treaty Principles bill.
We've made it easy: greenpeace.nz/gpv4ob
Let’s bury it together, just like we did the Treaty Principles bill.
We've made it easy: greenpeace.nz/gpv4ob
History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme…
June 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme…
History never repeats, but it does rhyme
1954 NZ Labour party poster, showing how National has always worsened the cost of living. #nzpol
June 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
History never repeats, but it does rhyme
Driving down Pt Chev Rd this morning behind the Outer Link and we had to stop when it stopped to pick up a passenger. That’s 15 seconds of productive time we’ve lost and will never get back Simeon Brown. . Bloody @AklTransport !
June 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Driving down Pt Chev Rd this morning behind the Outer Link and we had to stop when it stopped to pick up a passenger. That’s 15 seconds of productive time we’ve lost and will never get back Simeon Brown. . Bloody @AklTransport !
Is Fletcher Building in charge of the New World Vic Park renovation?
June 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Is Fletcher Building in charge of the New World Vic Park renovation?
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In other news, Police are searching for the artist who painted a tunnel and the Roadrunner on the side of a bridge.
One unlucky driver said "it's very realistic."
One unlucky driver said "it's very realistic."
June 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In other news, Police are searching for the artist who painted a tunnel and the Roadrunner on the side of a bridge.
One unlucky driver said "it's very realistic."
One unlucky driver said "it's very realistic."
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Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – why you should quit your job to make the world a better place
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – why you should quit your job to make the world a better place
A bracingly hopeful call for high-flyers to ditch corporate drudgery in favour of something far more ambitious
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – why you should quit your job to make the world a better place
Brilliant story on Vienna’s approach to housing (social housing on steroids with design competitions rewarding those with Green solutions), and how local govt is leading the way in the US even as Trump pulls back.
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Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?
Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Brilliant story on Vienna’s approach to housing (social housing on steroids with design competitions rewarding those with Green solutions), and how local govt is leading the way in the US even as Trump pulls back.
www.npr.org/2025/06/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/15/n...
As a candidate for local govt in Maungawhau subdivision of Albert-Eden - one of the oldest areas of the city - this particularly resonates with me. The “But Council Inefficiency and Waste” mantra drowns out any reasoned debate that inevitably ends with this realisation
There is probably a fascinating study to be done about how much animosity towards Government and Local Government is driven by the underinvestment in infrastructure over the last four decades, to the point that not spending became the norm because it meant lower rates and taxation.
June 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As a candidate for local govt in Maungawhau subdivision of Albert-Eden - one of the oldest areas of the city - this particularly resonates with me. The “But Council Inefficiency and Waste” mantra drowns out any reasoned debate that inevitably ends with this realisation