Mana Serving Diva
@misswhanau.bsky.social
Former Mayor. Political reckons etc etc
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You first m8
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Are NZ summers too long? The PM says we’ve got to keep moving
The summer shutdown is coming but should the Kiwi summer holiday still stay sacrosanct?
www.stuff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You first m8
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
30,000 signatures calling for integrity from our ministers.
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
PETITION HANDOVER: Calling on PM Luxon to Uphold Ministerial Standards
No matter who we are or where we come from, we all deserve leaders we can trust - leaders who act with integrity, speak truthfully, and bring communities together.
Over this Government’s t...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
30,000 signatures calling for integrity from our ministers.
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
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It is such a "blokes blokey we're all mates here" way to minimize abuse of women and play it down as nothing more than an affair "ending badly" 👀
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It is such a "blokes blokey we're all mates here" way to minimize abuse of women and play it down as nothing more than an affair "ending badly" 👀
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Jack Tame confirms that Luxon has been repeatedly invited on Q&A but declines every time! Yet he talks to Mike Hosking every single week without fail & is lobbed with softball questions that help Luxon's & #AtlasNetwork lies & agenda. #nzpol #media open.substack.com/pub/mountain...
No, You Don't Deserve a Second Term
Right wing pundits come to the rescue of Christopher Luxon
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Jack Tame confirms that Luxon has been repeatedly invited on Q&A but declines every time! Yet he talks to Mike Hosking every single week without fail & is lobbed with softball questions that help Luxon's & #AtlasNetwork lies & agenda. #nzpol #media open.substack.com/pub/mountain...
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Põneke: consultation for the horrendous second Mount Victoria tunnel and Basin Reserve clusteruck are open until 11:59pm next Sunday. Take the chance to tell them we don’t want our city bifurcated by a giant motorway for people who don’t live here.
nzta.mysocialpinpoint.com/SH1-Wellingt...
nzta.mysocialpinpoint.com/SH1-Wellingt...
SH1 Wellington Improvements project engagement survey
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
nzta.mysocialpinpoint.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Põneke: consultation for the horrendous second Mount Victoria tunnel and Basin Reserve clusteruck are open until 11:59pm next Sunday. Take the chance to tell them we don’t want our city bifurcated by a giant motorway for people who don’t live here.
nzta.mysocialpinpoint.com/SH1-Wellingt...
nzta.mysocialpinpoint.com/SH1-Wellingt...
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Huge W for Wellington and proof that just because some things come to an end, it's not the end of the world:
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Huge W for Wellington and proof that just because some things come to an end, it's not the end of the world:
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Light the lanes bike rave
Sat. 6 Dec.
Meet @ Wellington Pukeahu War Memorial.
6-7pm Family boogie & ride
8pm Main rave & ride start
'Tis the season for glowing lights, excited crowds, and mysterious jingling sounds approaching from afar...that's right, it's time for another Wellington Bike Rave! 💃
Sat. 6 Dec.
Meet @ Wellington Pukeahu War Memorial.
6-7pm Family boogie & ride
8pm Main rave & ride start
'Tis the season for glowing lights, excited crowds, and mysterious jingling sounds approaching from afar...that's right, it's time for another Wellington Bike Rave! 💃
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Light the lanes bike rave
Sat. 6 Dec.
Meet @ Wellington Pukeahu War Memorial.
6-7pm Family boogie & ride
8pm Main rave & ride start
'Tis the season for glowing lights, excited crowds, and mysterious jingling sounds approaching from afar...that's right, it's time for another Wellington Bike Rave! 💃
Sat. 6 Dec.
Meet @ Wellington Pukeahu War Memorial.
6-7pm Family boogie & ride
8pm Main rave & ride start
'Tis the season for glowing lights, excited crowds, and mysterious jingling sounds approaching from afar...that's right, it's time for another Wellington Bike Rave! 💃
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WHAT THEN, IS THE FUCKING POINT?
“Officials consider that, based on previous experience, changes to the purpose of local government are unlikely to result in significant changes to council activities or service levels.”
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609...
“Officials consider that, based on previous experience, changes to the purpose of local government are unlikely to result in significant changes to council activities or service levels.”
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609...
‘Basics first’ bill for councils puts arts funding in the firing line
The Government says councils should fund arts only once the basics are sorted — but some warn the shift could hit cities where culture is part of the economic engine.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
WHAT THEN, IS THE FUCKING POINT?
“Officials consider that, based on previous experience, changes to the purpose of local government are unlikely to result in significant changes to council activities or service levels.”
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609...
“Officials consider that, based on previous experience, changes to the purpose of local government are unlikely to result in significant changes to council activities or service levels.”
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609...
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The Minister doesn't care how Wellington is experienced by the people who live and visit there. He cares about avoiding the city completely in his underground drive from parliament to the airport
Check out this article from The Spinoff: Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel
Check out this article from The Spinoff: Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel
Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel
Cost: Would be extremely complex and expensive. Benefit: Would provide a vital boost for the consulting industry.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The Minister doesn't care how Wellington is experienced by the people who live and visit there. He cares about avoiding the city completely in his underground drive from parliament to the airport
Check out this article from The Spinoff: Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel
Check out this article from The Spinoff: Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel
The tunnel will take a decade and total gridlock to finish, just to save a few minutes to the airport.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
NZTA and the minister had refused to share a timeline, but the Herald can reveal the second Mt Victoria Tunnel and SH1 improvements project will take a decade to complete.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
Capital's $3.8b tunnel project to won't be finished for ten years
A timeline for the project was previously kept secret, but can now been revealed
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The tunnel will take a decade and total gridlock to finish, just to save a few minutes to the airport.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
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Cause $3.8B for a tunnel which just changes where ome of the bottlenecks in the city rod network is, is an insane waste of money #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Green MPs, councillors launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel in Wellington
Green MPs and former and current councillors spoke out against the project, saying it's too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Cause $3.8B for a tunnel which just changes where ome of the bottlenecks in the city rod network is, is an insane waste of money #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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MPs and public figures (Willis, Seymour, King) out here defaming the people that criticise them and nz media are choosing the side of the MPs almost every time it seems
genuinely what is wrong with nz reporters at this point
genuinely what is wrong with nz reporters at this point
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
MPs and public figures (Willis, Seymour, King) out here defaming the people that criticise them and nz media are choosing the side of the MPs almost every time it seems
genuinely what is wrong with nz reporters at this point
genuinely what is wrong with nz reporters at this point
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There's a stark contrast between Living Streets Aotearoa in Auckland, a useful advocacy group for pedestrian infrastructure, and Living Streets Aotearoa in Wellington which seems to exist only to complain about e-scooters and has never found a project they actually like.
A Brave New World for Aotearoa as we find the lost art of walking and even cycling again
However as GA have pointed out, our streets (and even roads) are not keeping up for a variety of reasons. Despite walking and cycling contributing to over $1.1b to our GDP IN THE REGIONS (let alone our cities)
However as GA have pointed out, our streets (and even roads) are not keeping up for a variety of reasons. Despite walking and cycling contributing to over $1.1b to our GDP IN THE REGIONS (let alone our cities)
New Zealand is walking again, but our streets aren't keeping up - Greater Auckland
This is a guest post by Tim Jones, President of Living Streets Aotearoa. By profession, Tim is a writer, editor and anthologist, and his latest book is the poetry collection Dracula in the Colonies. N...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There's a stark contrast between Living Streets Aotearoa in Auckland, a useful advocacy group for pedestrian infrastructure, and Living Streets Aotearoa in Wellington which seems to exist only to complain about e-scooters and has never found a project they actually like.
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Simeon Brown has appointed no Māori, no Pasifika, and nobody but doctors to Health Workforce Committee despite it being "to ensure that New Zealand has a health workforce that is able to meet the needs of individuals, whānau, and communities now and in the future". #nzpol
tinyurl.com/3tbjmz5s
tinyurl.com/3tbjmz5s
New Health Workforce Committee members named - Inside Government NZ
Health Minister, Simeon Brown, has announced appointments to the Health Workforce Committee, with Dr David Gow appointed Chair. Dr Gow is joined by new members Dr Jeremy Dryden, Dr Ruth Large, and Dr ...
insidegovernment.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Simeon Brown has appointed no Māori, no Pasifika, and nobody but doctors to Health Workforce Committee despite it being "to ensure that New Zealand has a health workforce that is able to meet the needs of individuals, whānau, and communities now and in the future". #nzpol
tinyurl.com/3tbjmz5s
tinyurl.com/3tbjmz5s
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Emily Writes gift guide is well worth a look, a share and definitely subscribe if you can. #kikorangi www.emilywrites.co.nz/gifts/
The gift guide that gives back
This Christmas, do you want to support the community while buying presents? You can! This is our annual gift guide that gives back. Almost all of the gifts on this list are from not-for-profits or are...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Emily Writes gift guide is well worth a look, a share and definitely subscribe if you can. #kikorangi www.emilywrites.co.nz/gifts/
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The issue with this stance is it forgets that no matter who wins, it affects everyone. So, for example, Hipkins behaviour towards TPM and wahine Maori in Greens will radiate to all of us, not because we support TPM (at the moment I don't) but because it normalises racist behaviour
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The issue with this stance is it forgets that no matter who wins, it affects everyone. So, for example, Hipkins behaviour towards TPM and wahine Maori in Greens will radiate to all of us, not because we support TPM (at the moment I don't) but because it normalises racist behaviour
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So Seymour is linking lunch funding to attendance but the lunches are making kids so sick they'll have to stay home 🤔
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
So Seymour is linking lunch funding to attendance but the lunches are making kids so sick they'll have to stay home 🤔
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the cuts to government staff lead to clients of mine leaving town or otherwise reducing/ceasing their use of my services. less money in their pockets lead to less money in mine
Well, I’ve been made redundant. The literal mum and dad company I worked for, and loved working for, has had so little business recently that they’ve had to let go of a quarter of their staff.
This is a direct result of the government intentionally or incompetently crashing the economy.
This is a direct result of the government intentionally or incompetently crashing the economy.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
the cuts to government staff lead to clients of mine leaving town or otherwise reducing/ceasing their use of my services. less money in their pockets lead to less money in mine
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After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM confirms action plan on Auckland CBD homeless 'move on orders' after mayor, minister meet
The PM said he expected an announcement to be made by Christmas.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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National's Local Water Done Well will come to be recognised as a generational cock-up. Simon Watts's vague claim that rates will not increase is farcically untrue. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Revealed: Councils expected to foot a near $48 billion bill for Local Water Done Well
Officials estimate water service infrastructure will cost $47.9 billion to 2034.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
National's Local Water Done Well will come to be recognised as a generational cock-up. Simon Watts's vague claim that rates will not increase is farcically untrue. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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It’s worrying alright
#Labour NEEDs #Greens!
-Heck, NZ, the whole world, our kids & our future, need Greens!
Greens #GreenBudget is fully costed & fantastic. Free GPs, Dentists & childcare. Less tax for 91% of NZers, & a wealth tax v similar to Australia’s #nzpol
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
#Labour NEEDs #Greens!
-Heck, NZ, the whole world, our kids & our future, need Greens!
Greens #GreenBudget is fully costed & fantastic. Free GPs, Dentists & childcare. Less tax for 91% of NZers, & a wealth tax v similar to Australia’s #nzpol
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It’s worrying alright
#Labour NEEDs #Greens!
-Heck, NZ, the whole world, our kids & our future, need Greens!
Greens #GreenBudget is fully costed & fantastic. Free GPs, Dentists & childcare. Less tax for 91% of NZers, & a wealth tax v similar to Australia’s #nzpol
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
#Labour NEEDs #Greens!
-Heck, NZ, the whole world, our kids & our future, need Greens!
Greens #GreenBudget is fully costed & fantastic. Free GPs, Dentists & childcare. Less tax for 91% of NZers, & a wealth tax v similar to Australia’s #nzpol
www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
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I wish Disinfo Project had ¼ of the funding, & resources he had to continue work we did. Examples like this make it harder for other folk to access philanthropy. | The transparency project that went dark: Inside the collapse of Bryce Edwards’ Integrity Institute www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The transparency project that went dark: Inside the collapse of Bryce Edwards’ Integrity Institute
A million-dollar political integrity project has imploded with little transparency, revealing a tangle of broken promises, stalled research and an institution unwilling to explain what went wrong.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I wish Disinfo Project had ¼ of the funding, & resources he had to continue work we did. Examples like this make it harder for other folk to access philanthropy. | The transparency project that went dark: Inside the collapse of Bryce Edwards’ Integrity Institute www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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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
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
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