Hayley
@writagal.bsky.social
Forever learning, opinions mine. Generally annoyed about something.
Aotearoa.
https://whereyouare0.substack.com/
Aotearoa.
https://whereyouare0.substack.com/
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📡🎅
For just one night a year, we get to switch our radar from "RAIN" to the special "SANTA" function.
If we are very lucky, we might catch a quick glimpse of Santa and his reindeer as they head our way.
Next stop: New Zealand!
Merry Christmas, Meri Kirihimete
For just one night a year, we get to switch our radar from "RAIN" to the special "SANTA" function.
If we are very lucky, we might catch a quick glimpse of Santa and his reindeer as they head our way.
Next stop: New Zealand!
Merry Christmas, Meri Kirihimete
December 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
📡🎅
For just one night a year, we get to switch our radar from "RAIN" to the special "SANTA" function.
If we are very lucky, we might catch a quick glimpse of Santa and his reindeer as they head our way.
Next stop: New Zealand!
Merry Christmas, Meri Kirihimete
For just one night a year, we get to switch our radar from "RAIN" to the special "SANTA" function.
If we are very lucky, we might catch a quick glimpse of Santa and his reindeer as they head our way.
Next stop: New Zealand!
Merry Christmas, Meri Kirihimete
🧵/Aotearoa:
A few people doing some amazing mahi, if you have a few spare coins this Christmas. (Feel free to add!)
“Kick Back Make Change stands for radical love and youth justice. We believe no young person is too “at-risk” to love - and that love is a powerful agent for change.”
Info/donate:
A few people doing some amazing mahi, if you have a few spare coins this Christmas. (Feel free to add!)
“Kick Back Make Change stands for radical love and youth justice. We believe no young person is too “at-risk” to love - and that love is a powerful agent for change.”
Info/donate:
Kick Back Make Change - Find Aotearoa New Zealand Charities with Chive
Looking for Aoteroa New Zealand charities to support? Visit Chive now and find hundreds of Kiwi founded charities like Kick Back Make Change from Auckland — Tāmaki Makaurau.
www.chivecharities.nz
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🧵/Aotearoa:
A few people doing some amazing mahi, if you have a few spare coins this Christmas. (Feel free to add!)
“Kick Back Make Change stands for radical love and youth justice. We believe no young person is too “at-risk” to love - and that love is a powerful agent for change.”
Info/donate:
A few people doing some amazing mahi, if you have a few spare coins this Christmas. (Feel free to add!)
“Kick Back Make Change stands for radical love and youth justice. We believe no young person is too “at-risk” to love - and that love is a powerful agent for change.”
Info/donate:
Reflecting that it’s the same rage, coming from the same place of entitlement.
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reflecting that it’s the same rage, coming from the same place of entitlement.
You can see this entitled, Christian nationalist viewpoint coming into play in Aotearoa with recent attacks on trans rights, and undermining of pay equity, science, art history, sex education.
This deeply held rage towards anything not conservative is demonstrably showing up in our policy decisions.
This deeply held rage towards anything not conservative is demonstrably showing up in our policy decisions.
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
You can see this entitled, Christian nationalist viewpoint coming into play in Aotearoa with recent attacks on trans rights, and undermining of pay equity, science, art history, sex education.
This deeply held rage towards anything not conservative is demonstrably showing up in our policy decisions.
This deeply held rage towards anything not conservative is demonstrably showing up in our policy decisions.
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I'm not sure what was decided at Stonehenge during the winter solstice this year, but I approve of the new god/ruler/emperor/pagan supreme being or whatever the rank is of the one that was chosen:
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm not sure what was decided at Stonehenge during the winter solstice this year, but I approve of the new god/ruler/emperor/pagan supreme being or whatever the rank is of the one that was chosen:
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#GretaThunberg arrested in London over ‘#PalestineAction prisoners’ placard - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... "she sat down with a sign saying “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
#ukgov position gets more ridiculous by the day
#ukgov position gets more ridiculous by the day
Greta Thunberg arrested in London over ‘Palestine Action prisoners’ placard
Two other people held on suspicion of criminal damage after protest at insurance company’s offices
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#GretaThunberg arrested in London over ‘#PalestineAction prisoners’ placard - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... "she sat down with a sign saying “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
#ukgov position gets more ridiculous by the day
#ukgov position gets more ridiculous by the day
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My most recent article on how the medical system in NZ is pretty damn awful to Māori and how docs are much like cops open.substack.com/pub/kaimataa...
#nzpol
#nzpol
The health system broke me
Racism and suffering as medical method in Aotearoa New Zealand
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My most recent article on how the medical system in NZ is pretty damn awful to Māori and how docs are much like cops open.substack.com/pub/kaimataa...
#nzpol
#nzpol
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And yet New Zealand did not send anyone to last week’s UN convention on anti-corruption. There were 170 nations present, but not NZ.
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
And yet New Zealand did not send anyone to last week’s UN convention on anti-corruption. There were 170 nations present, but not NZ.
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Reposting this with alt text, taken from the fabulous @madhmstr.bsky.social who had shown us magic is still out there this holiday season. 🥰🎄🦌 (1/2)
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Reposting this with alt text, taken from the fabulous @madhmstr.bsky.social who had shown us magic is still out there this holiday season. 🥰🎄🦌 (1/2)
PSA re Project 2026 👇
This is being driven from the US but has implications for Aotearoa; there are bad actors here with decision making power salivating over this.
It’s a logical assumption that the outcome of our next election will impact how much progress they make on using this as a blueprint.
This is being driven from the US but has implications for Aotearoa; there are bad actors here with decision making power salivating over this.
It’s a logical assumption that the outcome of our next election will impact how much progress they make on using this as a blueprint.
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
PSA re Project 2026 👇
This is being driven from the US but has implications for Aotearoa; there are bad actors here with decision making power salivating over this.
It’s a logical assumption that the outcome of our next election will impact how much progress they make on using this as a blueprint.
This is being driven from the US but has implications for Aotearoa; there are bad actors here with decision making power salivating over this.
It’s a logical assumption that the outcome of our next election will impact how much progress they make on using this as a blueprint.
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New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
Cabinet overrode health advice in decision to ban puberty blockers
Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
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Better things are possible
Closing the year with one of our highest ever polls.
Thank you everyone so much for your support and determination this year.
We're all just getting started.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Thank you everyone so much for your support and determination this year.
We're all just getting started.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
🚨 NEW | Poll shows Greens ahead of Labour
➡️ REF: 25% (-1)
🔵 CON: 22% (+2)
🟢 GRN: 19% (+1)
🔴 LAB: 18% (=)
🟠 LD: 10% (-1)
Via @LordAPolls, 11-15 Dec (+/- vs 17 Nov)
➡️ REF: 25% (-1)
🔵 CON: 22% (+2)
🟢 GRN: 19% (+1)
🔴 LAB: 18% (=)
🟠 LD: 10% (-1)
Via @LordAPolls, 11-15 Dec (+/- vs 17 Nov)
December 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Better things are possible
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Any time David Seymour appears in this news claiming to be standing with a minority targeted by prejudice and violence journalists have an obligation to remind us he accepted a donation from a man who threatened to "destroy mosque after mosque until they take me out"
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
December 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Any time David Seymour appears in this news claiming to be standing with a minority targeted by prejudice and violence journalists have an obligation to remind us he accepted a donation from a man who threatened to "destroy mosque after mosque until they take me out"
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
See, New Zealand? Good, joyous things are possible.
There’s a local cinema here in Melbourne that does this! Tells you the time doors open and also when the movie itself starts. 🎉
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
See, New Zealand? Good, joyous things are possible.
Petition for cinemas to have to disclose the time the movie actually starts as opposed to expecting people to sit through 40 minutes of ads on top of a 2 hour plus movie 🫠
December 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Petition for cinemas to have to disclose the time the movie actually starts as opposed to expecting people to sit through 40 minutes of ads on top of a 2 hour plus movie 🫠
Sad to read Simon Wilson will be leaving the Herald and hope to see his writing elsewhere.
Gift link to his last column with thanks Simon for being someone who truly loves Tāmaki Makaurau for what it is, and what it could be. 👇
Gift link to his last column with thanks Simon for being someone who truly loves Tāmaki Makaurau for what it is, and what it could be. 👇
Love this City: Thanks for all the fun, Wayne
Opinion: The good, the bad and the ridiculous in Auckland's urban planning this week.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Sad to read Simon Wilson will be leaving the Herald and hope to see his writing elsewhere.
Gift link to his last column with thanks Simon for being someone who truly loves Tāmaki Makaurau for what it is, and what it could be. 👇
Gift link to his last column with thanks Simon for being someone who truly loves Tāmaki Makaurau for what it is, and what it could be. 👇
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The problem with media treating politics like a game or a horse race is that it removes journalistic focus on the very real consequences of policy decisions.
December 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The problem with media treating politics like a game or a horse race is that it removes journalistic focus on the very real consequences of policy decisions.
The last season of America continues to get worse.
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The last season of America continues to get worse.
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It's a real indictment of the horrendous state of NZ media that this actual data gets essentially no coverage.
Meanwhile I can't even count the number of "failing cafe owner blames cycleways for his poor business performance" stories...
Meanwhile I can't even count the number of "failing cafe owner blames cycleways for his poor business performance" stories...
Always nice to get a scientific poll to remind us that TalkBack radio and the Facebook comment section are not actually representative of public opinion
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/pub...
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/pub...
Public support for investing in urban cycleways outweighs opposition – National Survey | PHCC
While more New Zealanders support increasing investment in urban cycleways than oppose it, there remains a substantial proportion of people who are unsure or unengaged on this issue.
www.phcc.org.nz
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's a real indictment of the horrendous state of NZ media that this actual data gets essentially no coverage.
Meanwhile I can't even count the number of "failing cafe owner blames cycleways for his poor business performance" stories...
Meanwhile I can't even count the number of "failing cafe owner blames cycleways for his poor business performance" stories...
“I can see why women don’t call the police, and that is not okay – it is not safe.”
We need to start treating violence - from perpetrators through to police through to unacceptable policy and behaviour in every single sphere - like the deeply embedded, deliberate, systemic crisis that it is in NZ.
We need to start treating violence - from perpetrators through to police through to unacceptable policy and behaviour in every single sphere - like the deeply embedded, deliberate, systemic crisis that it is in NZ.
'Wouldn’t ever call them again': Domestic violence victim says police failures left her unsafe
Lisa says police told her for two days that her ex was in custody when he was not.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“I can see why women don’t call the police, and that is not okay – it is not safe.”
We need to start treating violence - from perpetrators through to police through to unacceptable policy and behaviour in every single sphere - like the deeply embedded, deliberate, systemic crisis that it is in NZ.
We need to start treating violence - from perpetrators through to police through to unacceptable policy and behaviour in every single sphere - like the deeply embedded, deliberate, systemic crisis that it is in NZ.
1000% this - without a sustainable funding model (and without governing with vulnerable communities at the centre of policy as opposed to expecting underfunded foodbank organisations to fill the gap left by bad governance), staff are constantly trying to keep their heads (and clients) above water.
Also (from experience) it often means staff have to spend their time finding alternative means of funding, which is an entire job in itself, meaning the core work gets neglected 😞
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
1000% this - without a sustainable funding model (and without governing with vulnerable communities at the centre of policy as opposed to expecting underfunded foodbank organisations to fill the gap left by bad governance), staff are constantly trying to keep their heads (and clients) above water.
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We are all one bad week away from from needing a food bank or housing support.
We are much more likely to have a bad week than magically become millionaires.
We are much more likely to have a bad week than magically become millionaires.
Ideally we’d have things set up so food banks weren’t required, but letting them disappear while also removing/reducing other support is beyond cruel.
Most of us are much closer to needing this support than we realise/like to admit.
Most of us are much closer to needing this support than we realise/like to admit.
Headline from 2024, and now from 2025.
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We are all one bad week away from from needing a food bank or housing support.
We are much more likely to have a bad week than magically become millionaires.
We are much more likely to have a bad week than magically become millionaires.
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Ideally we’d have things set up so food banks weren’t required, but letting them disappear while also removing/reducing other support is beyond cruel.
Most of us are much closer to needing this support than we realise/like to admit.
Most of us are much closer to needing this support than we realise/like to admit.
Headline from 2024, and now from 2025.
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ideally we’d have things set up so food banks weren’t required, but letting them disappear while also removing/reducing other support is beyond cruel.
Most of us are much closer to needing this support than we realise/like to admit.
Most of us are much closer to needing this support than we realise/like to admit.
Headline from 2024, and now from 2025.
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Headline from 2024, and now from 2025.
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
Waiting until the last minute to allocate funding is a dangerous way to govern - half a million New Zealanders rely on foodbanks for support.
"Every year we're left wondering if we'll be funded. It's unsustainable.”
Unsustainable - and deeply unacceptable.👇
I know it’s click bait but, knowing people who quite literally cannot access a home in this country, and others who are deciding every week between paying for food, rent or power, and still more being targeted by this government’s policy with no end in sight, “cursed” doesn’t begin to describe 2025.
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I know it’s click bait but, knowing people who quite literally cannot access a home in this country, and others who are deciding every week between paying for food, rent or power, and still more being targeted by this government’s policy with no end in sight, “cursed” doesn’t begin to describe 2025.