DrJacs
@tiwaiwaka.bsky.social
Ngāpuhi, Prof of Māori health, surprised terminal cancer survivor - 3 years so far. Toitū te Tiriti, equity etc etc. My memoir, Ngākaurua, is coming out in 2026 via Cuba Press - woohoo!
Writing to understand here & would love input. 🧵follows.
1. Antiracism as a noun needs to give space to lots of ppl & agendas. Thus, a paper theorising antiracism praxis needs to make room for Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika and Asian whānaunga, and others too, as activists AND as non-activist resisters
1. Antiracism as a noun needs to give space to lots of ppl & agendas. Thus, a paper theorising antiracism praxis needs to make room for Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika and Asian whānaunga, and others too, as activists AND as non-activist resisters
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Writing to understand here & would love input. 🧵follows.
1. Antiracism as a noun needs to give space to lots of ppl & agendas. Thus, a paper theorising antiracism praxis needs to make room for Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika and Asian whānaunga, and others too, as activists AND as non-activist resisters
1. Antiracism as a noun needs to give space to lots of ppl & agendas. Thus, a paper theorising antiracism praxis needs to make room for Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika and Asian whānaunga, and others too, as activists AND as non-activist resisters
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Green Day
Bryan Adams
Queen w Adam Lambert
Adele
Melissa Etheridge
Green Day
Bryan Adams
Queen w Adam Lambert
Adele
Melissa Etheridge
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Clash
Talking Heads
EC & the Attractions
Ray Charles
the Ramones
The Clash
Talking Heads
EC & the Attractions
Ray Charles
the Ramones
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Kraftwerk
Lenny Kravitz
The Wonderstuff
The Prodigy
Inspiral Carpets
Kraftwerk
Lenny Kravitz
The Wonderstuff
The Prodigy
Inspiral Carpets
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Green Day
Bryan Adams
Queen w Adam Lambert
Adele
Melissa Etheridge
Green Day
Bryan Adams
Queen w Adam Lambert
Adele
Melissa Etheridge
Got back from leave to 💯 vital computer updates so that took a day. Today the laptop has apparently stopped noticing that there are monitors attached 😭. This despite it notifying me if I unplug the connection. If it wasn't for a special issue deadline I'd declare it a long weekend. ARRGH
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Got back from leave to 💯 vital computer updates so that took a day. Today the laptop has apparently stopped noticing that there are monitors attached 😭. This despite it notifying me if I unplug the connection. If it wasn't for a special issue deadline I'd declare it a long weekend. ARRGH
This 👇 "if Labour is enough for you then you're relatively privileged". Labour might repeal some of the damage, but they're not interested in healing it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This 👇 "if Labour is enough for you then you're relatively privileged". Labour might repeal some of the damage, but they're not interested in healing it.
👇👇Can confirm that we're an awesome rōpū to work with 😂
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November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
👇👇Can confirm that we're an awesome rōpū to work with 😂
@tepaatimaori.bsky.social kia ora - will there be a link to the hui-a-tau?
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
@tepaatimaori.bsky.social kia ora - will there be a link to the hui-a-tau?
For everyone who hates what is happening in our institutions and organisations and wants to help 👇👇👇
Thank you @writagal.bsky.social for always lighting the way. We have had an uptick in donations today and they are so very welcome. I reckon after today, we all know what’s needed is a safe and secure alternative reporting option - and that’s what we’ve built @tika
If you’re heartsick and furious at the consistent headlines and the lack of accountability across the board for NZ’s stats, please amplify and support Tika - an org that’s gearing up to do something about it, including the excellent @alisonmau.bsky.social.
Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.
Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For everyone who hates what is happening in our institutions and organisations and wants to help 👇👇👇
Art speaking the truth ✊🥰
Artist Tai Ericson is using ‘Harry Potter' books to create portraits of murdered trans women.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Art speaking the truth ✊🥰
At least Hipkins is saying it out loud I guess. At this rate I'm not sure I'm going to be able to vote ...
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
At least Hipkins is saying it out loud I guess. At this rate I'm not sure I'm going to be able to vote ...
Totally agree! "We protect the arts and humanities that create citizens, not just workers. We value research even when it’s inconvenient."
What a fantastic piece!
We’ve forgotten what universities are for
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Totally agree! "We protect the arts and humanities that create citizens, not just workers. We value research even when it’s inconvenient."
Trying to read a financial report and the budget variance page is doing my head in. Brackets = a negative amount, right? This one also has red downwards & green upwards arrows. But the green ones seem to show overspend, so my brain wants them to be red please 😂😵💫😱
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trying to read a financial report and the budget variance page is doing my head in. Brackets = a negative amount, right? This one also has red downwards & green upwards arrows. But the green ones seem to show overspend, so my brain wants them to be red please 😂😵💫😱
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Repeating this from a reply - why is Labour talking about a Medicard system? Everyone has a NHI number, some have community service cards ...I don't get the need for another system. I work in health and there are already too many systems -
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Repeating this from a reply - why is Labour talking about a Medicard system? Everyone has a NHI number, some have community service cards ...I don't get the need for another system. I work in health and there are already too many systems -
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I'm sure it's totally coincidental that the AoNZ government's changes to the Marsden Fund have been followed by successful applications led by female investigators dropping from 55% to 33%, and successful applications led by Māori investigators dropping from 13% to 5%. 🫠 🧪
Information on the 2025 Marsden Fund round
Information about the number of funded proposals in the 2025 Marsden Fund round broken down by research area and institution, also including gender and ethnicity data
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm sure it's totally coincidental that the AoNZ government's changes to the Marsden Fund have been followed by successful applications led by female investigators dropping from 55% to 33%, and successful applications led by Māori investigators dropping from 13% to 5%. 🫠 🧪
Reactive hypoglycemia hit last night (rt gastric bypass). It's terrifying & I can't find any info abt what happens if I don't get up & eat! Do I just get over it? I'm usually very thirsty. It's a sign that my self-care is shit this week, not enough protein or fat, too many carbs, dehydrated. Ugh.
a woman singing into a microphone with the words " i should do better " on the bottom
ALT: a woman singing into a microphone with the words " i should do better " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reactive hypoglycemia hit last night (rt gastric bypass). It's terrifying & I can't find any info abt what happens if I don't get up & eat! Do I just get over it? I'm usually very thirsty. It's a sign that my self-care is shit this week, not enough protein or fat, too many carbs, dehydrated. Ugh.
10 days until my holiday! I claimed a bit of life insurance so we're taking my younger 2 kids & their partners to Dunedin for their grandmother's 80th, with a few days in Wanaka revisiting holidays from 25 years ago. Every accom we've booked has a bath!! Plus meeting some pocket friends irl 😱😍
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
10 days until my holiday! I claimed a bit of life insurance so we're taking my younger 2 kids & their partners to Dunedin for their grandmother's 80th, with a few days in Wanaka revisiting holidays from 25 years ago. Every accom we've booked has a bath!! Plus meeting some pocket friends irl 😱😍
How the hell can I have spent the last 3 hours writing an author bio?? I'll tell you - imposter syndrome 😱😱. 135 words, 3 hours, stressing out, and comparing myself to every Māori author who ever wrote a word (many of whom are on this platform). I'm such a wimp.
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
How the hell can I have spent the last 3 hours writing an author bio?? I'll tell you - imposter syndrome 😱😱. 135 words, 3 hours, stressing out, and comparing myself to every Māori author who ever wrote a word (many of whom are on this platform). I'm such a wimp.
Parker can relate to this 😂 His mental clock is finetuned to the nth degree!
This is Reggie. He was just told about daylight savings time. More like daylight starving time. 13/10 (TT: melandreggie)
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Parker can relate to this 😂 His mental clock is finetuned to the nth degree!
"At its heart, tino rangatiratanga is not only political autonomy or institutional power — it is the restoration of wairua."
Kingi's piece nails the essence of why our leadership falters so often. Wairua-centred leaders rarely ascend within western systems. e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
Kingi's piece nails the essence of why our leadership falters so often. Wairua-centred leaders rarely ascend within western systems. e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
My season of renewal | E-Tangata
“Like many of us, I learned to numb my sensitivity through alcohol and distraction. For years, I spoke about mauri as a concept, yet I had never truly felt its flow within me.” — Kingi Snelgar on heal...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"At its heart, tino rangatiratanga is not only political autonomy or institutional power — it is the restoration of wairua."
Kingi's piece nails the essence of why our leadership falters so often. Wairua-centred leaders rarely ascend within western systems. e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
Kingi's piece nails the essence of why our leadership falters so often. Wairua-centred leaders rarely ascend within western systems. e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
I wonder who will staff them?
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I wonder who will staff them?
Mōrena e te whānau. Do any of you have contact with Emma Wehipeihana? Her linkedin bio says she's still on Twitter, but I'm not. I'd appreciate either an email address, or an introduction if possible? My DMs are open
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Mōrena e te whānau. Do any of you have contact with Emma Wehipeihana? Her linkedin bio says she's still on Twitter, but I'm not. I'd appreciate either an email address, or an introduction if possible? My DMs are open
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This nurse practitioner here, who's constantly advocating for expanding the role of registered nurses in Primary Health Care, is gonna have a stroke if every political party including the Greens keeps talking about "free GP visits"
#nzpol
#nzpol
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This nurse practitioner here, who's constantly advocating for expanding the role of registered nurses in Primary Health Care, is gonna have a stroke if every political party including the Greens keeps talking about "free GP visits"
#nzpol
#nzpol
Mikey nails it - the feelgood factor of free visits is still feeding the underlying problem.
Free primary care visits (fuck this GP centric discussion) would be great IF our primary health care system wasn't an example of neoliberalism failing the people. Especially in a context where primary care clinics are rapidly being bought out by conglomerates of profiteers.
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Mikey nails it - the feelgood factor of free visits is still feeding the underlying problem.
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