Tze Ming Mok 莫志明
@tzemingdynasty.bsky.social
🏴 Race nerd, rights bore, writer (various). Read something here: www.tzemingmok.com
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
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hi new American followers, I'm a NZ-born SEAsian Chinese writer of a bunch of forms with a bunch of specialisms incl. sociology of race & racism, comparative regime transition, human rights, Asian diaspora tings, research methods... and firmly in the NZ politics shitpost cluster, sorry not sorry.
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If Bluesky suddenly drops verification requirements on NZ, I will be checking quickly if deer.social works as a bypass.
(It's an independent version of the bluesky app with some extra advanced features, but is the same data so you can see all your friends there)
(It's an independent version of the bluesky app with some extra advanced features, but is the same data so you can see all your friends there)
If Bluesky suddenly drops verification requirements on NZ I wany you to know I will miss you all very much.
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
If Bluesky suddenly drops verification requirements on NZ, I will be checking quickly if deer.social works as a bypass.
(It's an independent version of the bluesky app with some extra advanced features, but is the same data so you can see all your friends there)
(It's an independent version of the bluesky app with some extra advanced features, but is the same data so you can see all your friends there)
oh thank god, a journalist at RNZ:IndoNZ who is an actual journalist, not a flameout ex-MP who had a totally unrelated job before that
Unpacking the Indian community’s tussle with non-vegetarian food at festivals
The debate reflects a deeper tension over how Indian cultural practices are defined in New Zealand.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
oh thank god, a journalist at RNZ:IndoNZ who is an actual journalist, not a flameout ex-MP who had a totally unrelated job before that
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As promised, this story has now come out from behind the paywall. Cheapskates, fill your boots. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As promised, this story has now come out from behind the paywall. Cheapskates, fill your boots. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
Kiddo topped the class at prizegiving (ok the sensitive way to say this in 2025 is 'outstanding learner' of the class) and I am absolutely beside myself with pride, but now I don't know what to say even in casual conversation to any other parent-friends for fear of being That Asian Parent
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Kiddo topped the class at prizegiving (ok the sensitive way to say this in 2025 is 'outstanding learner' of the class) and I am absolutely beside myself with pride, but now I don't know what to say even in casual conversation to any other parent-friends for fear of being That Asian Parent
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I haz reckons ...
Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election
An Auckland District Court judge has reserved his decision on whether alleged voting irregularities in Papatoetoe's local board election are serious enough to trigger a by-election.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I haz reckons ...
The I think original legal claim on this issue was sitting on the desk of the Human Rights Review Tribunal TWENTY (20) YEARS AGO when I was around at HRC - which they eventually won, and the govt legislated over the top of it. Damn, this victory took an undeniable grindset mentality.
Family carers of disabled New Zealanders eligible for minimum wage, after another 7 years in court.
Landmark win: Supreme Court backs disabled family carers as homeworkers
Christine Fleming said she was "thrilled" with the court's unanimous decision.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The I think original legal claim on this issue was sitting on the desk of the Human Rights Review Tribunal TWENTY (20) YEARS AGO when I was around at HRC - which they eventually won, and the govt legislated over the top of it. Damn, this victory took an undeniable grindset mentality.
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Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
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I mean tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, but NZ Labour love collapsing to their worst instincts and adopting a "better not have anyone yell at us" position which makes them extremely easy to manipulate by the right wing who simply don't care - and Labour get yelled at anyway.
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I mean tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, but NZ Labour love collapsing to their worst instincts and adopting a "better not have anyone yell at us" position which makes them extremely easy to manipulate by the right wing who simply don't care - and Labour get yelled at anyway.
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This time next year we'll know for certain, I'd happy to be wrong. But I've been here before, and the vibes are pretty similar. Hipkins wants to be Starmer, God knows why he's unpopular and terrible at politics. He's Ed Miliband though. Who wasn't as unpopular or bad at politics. But still lost.
December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This time next year we'll know for certain, I'd happy to be wrong. But I've been here before, and the vibes are pretty similar. Hipkins wants to be Starmer, God knows why he's unpopular and terrible at politics. He's Ed Miliband though. Who wasn't as unpopular or bad at politics. But still lost.
And just to break my 'stakes not the game' mode for a sec, are they onto a vote-winner here or what?
Who on earth is treating February like it is summer break? (Other than lawyers and politicians)
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
And just to break my 'stakes not the game' mode for a sec, are they onto a vote-winner here or what?
I feel culturally responsible for the fact that my 13yo's whole new answer to everything is that he is literally neurodivergent and a minor
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I feel culturally responsible for the fact that my 13yo's whole new answer to everything is that he is literally neurodivergent and a minor
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What a story this chart tells
As of 1:30pm:
Turnout percentage: 15.18% (2025*) vs 14.39% (2021)
Votes: 627,139 (2025*) vs 643,603 (2021)
* 2025 election started 1 hour earlier and ends 1 hour later
Turnout percentage: 15.18% (2025*) vs 14.39% (2021)
Votes: 627,139 (2025*) vs 643,603 (2021)
* 2025 election started 1 hour earlier and ends 1 hour later
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What a story this chart tells
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"flame war" ... we need to bring that term back. Pretending that stuff is worthy of consideration was a horrendous mistake.
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"flame war" ... we need to bring that term back. Pretending that stuff is worthy of consideration was a horrendous mistake.
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In the beginning was the plan. And the plan had no substance. And the darkness was on the mobiks. And they spoke among themselves fearfully, saying
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In the beginning was the plan. And the plan had no substance. And the darkness was on the mobiks. And they spoke among themselves fearfully, saying
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
finally, an evolutionary theory of wellingtonwear
Gotta try to absorb that heat wherever you can in Pōneke
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
finally, an evolutionary theory of wellingtonwear
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Almost any moderately normal person could have told him that the whole Metaverse thing was stupid and very niche.
Just as most normal people could tell him (and the rest of the tech CEOs) that no one wants "AI" jammed into everything.
Just as most normal people could tell him (and the rest of the tech CEOs) that no one wants "AI" jammed into everything.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Almost any moderately normal person could have told him that the whole Metaverse thing was stupid and very niche.
Just as most normal people could tell him (and the rest of the tech CEOs) that no one wants "AI" jammed into everything.
Just as most normal people could tell him (and the rest of the tech CEOs) that no one wants "AI" jammed into everything.
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In 2010, I was in Beijing to witness the inaugural "Confucius Peace Prize" set up in response to the Nobel awarded to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The Confucius Prize was a hilarious farce of a thin-skinned authoritarian regime.
BREAKING: Trump is awarded FIFA's new peace prize as soccer's governing body continues its embrace of the U.S. president.
Live updates: 2026 FIFA World Cup draw to unveil group picks
The FIFA World Cup draw ceremony will take place on Friday at 12 p.m. EST at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Watch live and follow live updates.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In 2010, I was in Beijing to witness the inaugural "Confucius Peace Prize" set up in response to the Nobel awarded to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The Confucius Prize was a hilarious farce of a thin-skinned authoritarian regime.
IKEA website is down, too many NZers having a wild Friday night fantasising about storage solutions
December 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
IKEA website is down, too many NZers having a wild Friday night fantasising about storage solutions
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if you're upset that Labour still hasn't taken an official stance on the puberty blockers ban it's important to remember that it takes a lot of time and effort to craft the most cowardly possible response
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
if you're upset that Labour still hasn't taken an official stance on the puberty blockers ban it's important to remember that it takes a lot of time and effort to craft the most cowardly possible response
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"Confirmed to Stuff" via a formal judgment of the High Court of NZ which also was published on the Courts of NZ decisions of public interest ... but sure, your news organisation got the scoop 🙄
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Confirmed to Stuff" via a formal judgment of the High Court of NZ which also was published on the Courts of NZ decisions of public interest ... but sure, your news organisation got the scoop 🙄
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When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
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48 years. That's how long trans women have been eligible to compete in tennis.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
48 years. That's how long trans women have been eligible to compete in tennis.
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Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed Tuesday that New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the Paris Agreement under the current Government’s policies.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
Govt accused of breaching Paris climate deal after Willis rules out buying credits
Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the current Govt's policies.
newsroom.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed Tuesday that New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the Paris Agreement under the current Government’s policies.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
get your political Asian shit here, your Chinese shit, AND your white people shit, I take shitposting pretty seriously
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
get your political Asian shit here, your Chinese shit, AND your white people shit, I take shitposting pretty seriously