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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I knew it was bad, but that is a shocking statistic. We need to do better.
This is a horrific statistic: "One in three women in New Zealand have experienced physical, sexual, or coercive violence
from an intimate partner in their lifetimes. When
psychological abuse is added, it increases to one
in two women (55%)."
(from Manatū Wahine)
from an intimate partner in their lifetimes. When
psychological abuse is added, it increases to one
in two women (55%)."
(from Manatū Wahine)
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I knew it was bad, but that is a shocking statistic. We need to do better.
Thanks @tepaatimaori.bsky.social for raising awareness of the raft of bills being pushed through this week.
All of these, particularly the Electoral Amendment Bill need much more scrutiny than they are getting.
More info:
www.instagram.com/p/DSCQ4JuD67...
All of these, particularly the Electoral Amendment Bill need much more scrutiny than they are getting.
More info:
www.instagram.com/p/DSCQ4JuD67...
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Thanks @tepaatimaori.bsky.social for raising awareness of the raft of bills being pushed through this week.
All of these, particularly the Electoral Amendment Bill need much more scrutiny than they are getting.
More info:
www.instagram.com/p/DSCQ4JuD67...
All of these, particularly the Electoral Amendment Bill need much more scrutiny than they are getting.
More info:
www.instagram.com/p/DSCQ4JuD67...
When you think about this cultural norm informing norms in every other sphere in this country, from pay equity decisions to routinely hounding women/NB folks out of politics, to vast differences in ability to buy a first home, to healthcare access & prioritisation, to inequitable policy… it’s dire.
This is a horrific statistic: "One in three women in New Zealand have experienced physical, sexual, or coercive violence
from an intimate partner in their lifetimes. When
psychological abuse is added, it increases to one
in two women (55%)."
(from Manatū Wahine)
from an intimate partner in their lifetimes. When
psychological abuse is added, it increases to one
in two women (55%)."
(from Manatū Wahine)
December 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
When you think about this cultural norm informing norms in every other sphere in this country, from pay equity decisions to routinely hounding women/NB folks out of politics, to vast differences in ability to buy a first home, to healthcare access & prioritisation, to inequitable policy… it’s dire.
It’s not okay.
Given the deliberate erosion of norms over the last couple of years, and normalised behaviour which absolutely helps inform our wider culture, it’s more important than ever to say this out loud.
Thanks to those who refuse to normalise it - and to dissent out loud on behalf of others.
Given the deliberate erosion of norms over the last couple of years, and normalised behaviour which absolutely helps inform our wider culture, it’s more important than ever to say this out loud.
Thanks to those who refuse to normalise it - and to dissent out loud on behalf of others.
Proud to stand with Louisa Wall, Marama Davidson, Rawiri Waititi and Green MPs as we delivered a 30k strong petition calling on the PM to bring his ministers into line. Whether it’s Seymour calling academics “deranged,” or Peters taking cheap shots at anyone who disagrees with him, it’s not ok.
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It’s not okay.
Given the deliberate erosion of norms over the last couple of years, and normalised behaviour which absolutely helps inform our wider culture, it’s more important than ever to say this out loud.
Thanks to those who refuse to normalise it - and to dissent out loud on behalf of others.
Given the deliberate erosion of norms over the last couple of years, and normalised behaviour which absolutely helps inform our wider culture, it’s more important than ever to say this out loud.
Thanks to those who refuse to normalise it - and to dissent out loud on behalf of others.
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Hello fellow patriots
Did you know that at 3.30pm today the govt is introducing an “undisclosed bill” which, as the title suggests, means no one knows what it is.
The opposition needs to prepare for a bill that they haven’t been told about…can someone tell me how that is democratic?
Did you know that at 3.30pm today the govt is introducing an “undisclosed bill” which, as the title suggests, means no one knows what it is.
The opposition needs to prepare for a bill that they haven’t been told about…can someone tell me how that is democratic?
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hello fellow patriots
Did you know that at 3.30pm today the govt is introducing an “undisclosed bill” which, as the title suggests, means no one knows what it is.
The opposition needs to prepare for a bill that they haven’t been told about…can someone tell me how that is democratic?
Did you know that at 3.30pm today the govt is introducing an “undisclosed bill” which, as the title suggests, means no one knows what it is.
The opposition needs to prepare for a bill that they haven’t been told about…can someone tell me how that is democratic?
Reflecting that if you’re a government in it for the long term you might want to spend two years or so eroding democratic norms at a blistering pace so that it’s normalised as soon as possible, targeting vulnerable communities, disenfranchising voters and undermining media so no one really notices.
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Reflecting that if you’re a government in it for the long term you might want to spend two years or so eroding democratic norms at a blistering pace so that it’s normalised as soon as possible, targeting vulnerable communities, disenfranchising voters and undermining media so no one really notices.
“This is the strongest critique of New Zealand CERD has ever issued. Unlike the 2017 review, which acknowledged progress, this report finds virtually no positive steps on Māori rights or racial equity.”
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
It's so bad, we now have an article in the international edition of The Guardian.
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand
UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“This is the strongest critique of New Zealand CERD has ever issued. Unlike the 2017 review, which acknowledged progress, this report finds virtually no positive steps on Māori rights or racial equity.”
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
Thank you NZ Greens for saying this so clearly.
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thank you NZ Greens for saying this so clearly.
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It's good to see Sir Geoffrey talking about the government's overreach.
We should all be worried that he feels it's necessary.
#nzpol
We should all be worried that he feels it's necessary.
#nzpol
Sir Geoffrey Palmer sounds the alarm over growing ministerial power
Former Prime Minister and constitutional law expert, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, on what he calls a quick and dirty way for the government to get its own way.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's good to see Sir Geoffrey talking about the government's overreach.
We should all be worried that he feels it's necessary.
#nzpol
We should all be worried that he feels it's necessary.
#nzpol
“It targets young people instead of addressing the issues at the root of online harms; things like algorithmic amplification of bigotry, the spread of misinformation and the lack of accountability for the companies and creators who profit from harmful or discriminatory content.”
Cc: New Zealand 🫠
Cc: New Zealand 🫠
‘Everyone will miss the socialising – but it’s also a relief’: five young teens on Australia’s social media ban
As the under-16s social media ban looms, Guardian Australia speaks to five 13 to 15-year-olds about what they will miss, and what government should be doing instead
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“It targets young people instead of addressing the issues at the root of online harms; things like algorithmic amplification of bigotry, the spread of misinformation and the lack of accountability for the companies and creators who profit from harmful or discriminatory content.”
Cc: New Zealand 🫠
Cc: New Zealand 🫠
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This ⬆️ is the only place I have seen this damning CERD report in the news. It should be front and centre of all the media.
Absolute 🦗🦗🦗🦗
The original is here tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
#nzpol
Absolute 🦗🦗🦗🦗
The original is here tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
#nzpol
December 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This ⬆️ is the only place I have seen this damning CERD report in the news. It should be front and centre of all the media.
Absolute 🦗🦗🦗🦗
The original is here tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
#nzpol
Absolute 🦗🦗🦗🦗
The original is here tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
#nzpol
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A list of medical associations who oppose the government’s move to ban puberty blockers for adolescents.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A list of medical associations who oppose the government’s move to ban puberty blockers for adolescents.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
“New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat.”
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
UN sounds alarm on NZ racism and Māori rights
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat.”
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
Leadership that sees injustice and says “here’s what we’re doing about it” instead of endless reasons for why it can’t be done is really the only kind of leadership we need.
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Leadership that sees injustice and says “here’s what we’re doing about it” instead of endless reasons for why it can’t be done is really the only kind of leadership we need.
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The full-hearted embrace of transphobia by their UK counterparts is one of many reasons why people are so vocal about Hipkins and NZ Labour needing to make clear statements & policy about trans rights/trans healthcare.
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026
All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The full-hearted embrace of transphobia by their UK counterparts is one of many reasons why people are so vocal about Hipkins and NZ Labour needing to make clear statements & policy about trans rights/trans healthcare.
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nayyirah Waheed’s “You never ever have to inspire anyone to meet you on the bridge.”
Andrea Gibson’s “I'd sleep for hours until we reached your house. The first time in my life I'd ever rested.”
Mary Oliver’s “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
Andrea Gibson’s “I'd sleep for hours until we reached your house. The first time in my life I'd ever rested.”
Mary Oliver’s “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Nayyirah Waheed’s “You never ever have to inspire anyone to meet you on the bridge.”
Andrea Gibson’s “I'd sleep for hours until we reached your house. The first time in my life I'd ever rested.”
Mary Oliver’s “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
Andrea Gibson’s “I'd sleep for hours until we reached your house. The first time in my life I'd ever rested.”
Mary Oliver’s “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
If you’re looking for a lift- and for policy that doesn’t hide bare minimum ideas behind the rhetoric of progress - take a look at the Greens platform.
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
Complete Party Policy
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
If you’re looking for a lift- and for policy that doesn’t hide bare minimum ideas behind the rhetoric of progress - take a look at the Greens platform.
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
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#nzpol 🧵
Over the years I've spoken on behalf of the nurses union, or as a nurse at countless protests. Today I spoke at the #BlockTheBan protest in Tamaki in response to our government banning puberty blockers for trans kids. Unlike any other protest I've spoken at, this time I was immediately in tears.
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#nzpol 🧵
Also noting that NZ Greens and Te Pāti Māori have consistently clearly, loudly and in official writing expressed their firm support of the trans community.
Here: www.greens.org.nz/our_trans_wh...
Here: www.maoriparty.org.nz/govt_puberty...
Here: www.greens.org.nz/our_trans_wh...
Here: www.maoriparty.org.nz/govt_puberty...
UK: “Trans women will be barred from the main part of Labour’s women’s conference next year, the party has said, with entrance to the main conference hall & voting rights denied.”
NZ Labour urgently needs to clearly, loudly, and in official writing express their firm support of the trans community.
NZ Labour urgently needs to clearly, loudly, and in official writing express their firm support of the trans community.
Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026
All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Also noting that NZ Greens and Te Pāti Māori have consistently clearly, loudly and in official writing expressed their firm support of the trans community.
Here: www.greens.org.nz/our_trans_wh...
Here: www.maoriparty.org.nz/govt_puberty...
Here: www.greens.org.nz/our_trans_wh...
Here: www.maoriparty.org.nz/govt_puberty...
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$8m in public funds spent.
12,000+ financial sanctions were applied since September.
12 people were given non-financial sanctions in the past 6 months.
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Austerity doesn't improve quality of life.
Austerity doesn't get the youth into work.
Austerity is a moral, systematic failure.
#Nzpol
12,000+ financial sanctions were applied since September.
12 people were given non-financial sanctions in the past 6 months.
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Austerity doesn't improve quality of life.
Austerity doesn't get the youth into work.
Austerity is a moral, systematic failure.
#Nzpol
Greens critical of government's traffic-light system for beneficiaries
Greens critical of government's traffic-light system for beneficiaries
The Ministry of Social Development revealed only 12 people took advantage of the non-financial sanctions in six months.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
$8m in public funds spent.
12,000+ financial sanctions were applied since September.
12 people were given non-financial sanctions in the past 6 months.
---
Austerity doesn't improve quality of life.
Austerity doesn't get the youth into work.
Austerity is a moral, systematic failure.
#Nzpol
12,000+ financial sanctions were applied since September.
12 people were given non-financial sanctions in the past 6 months.
---
Austerity doesn't improve quality of life.
Austerity doesn't get the youth into work.
Austerity is a moral, systematic failure.
#Nzpol
UK: “Trans women will be barred from the main part of Labour’s women’s conference next year, the party has said, with entrance to the main conference hall & voting rights denied.”
NZ Labour urgently needs to clearly, loudly, and in official writing express their firm support of the trans community.
NZ Labour urgently needs to clearly, loudly, and in official writing express their firm support of the trans community.
Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026
All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
UK: “Trans women will be barred from the main part of Labour’s women’s conference next year, the party has said, with entrance to the main conference hall & voting rights denied.”
NZ Labour urgently needs to clearly, loudly, and in official writing express their firm support of the trans community.
NZ Labour urgently needs to clearly, loudly, and in official writing express their firm support of the trans community.
1 in 3 NZ households rent (and growing.)
Reading this, it’s clear no one trusted the Tenancy Tribunal to address this predatory behaviour, including entering without permission or notice.
There’s much more to do on renter’s rights - luckily the Greens have a plan:
www.greens.org.nz/our_pledge_t...
Reading this, it’s clear no one trusted the Tenancy Tribunal to address this predatory behaviour, including entering without permission or notice.
There’s much more to do on renter’s rights - luckily the Greens have a plan:
www.greens.org.nz/our_pledge_t...
Tenants claim landlord urinated in the garden, visited their home ‘multiple times a day’
A group of students celebrated when they found a cheap flat. But then the ‘almost daily’ visits from their landlord began.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
1 in 3 NZ households rent (and growing.)
Reading this, it’s clear no one trusted the Tenancy Tribunal to address this predatory behaviour, including entering without permission or notice.
There’s much more to do on renter’s rights - luckily the Greens have a plan:
www.greens.org.nz/our_pledge_t...
Reading this, it’s clear no one trusted the Tenancy Tribunal to address this predatory behaviour, including entering without permission or notice.
There’s much more to do on renter’s rights - luckily the Greens have a plan:
www.greens.org.nz/our_pledge_t...
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If any Otautahi peeps have recommendations for caterers I'd really appreciate it - want to give husband a good send off.
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If any Otautahi peeps have recommendations for caterers I'd really appreciate it - want to give husband a good send off.
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Cradled NZ have just come out with a frankly BANGER line of merch in support of PATHA’s legal action! Get yourself a "WOKE IDEOLOGICAL FERAL" t-shirt! cradlednz.digitees.co.nz/shop/categor...
PATHA fundraising tees cradlednz
We create amazing designs.
cradlednz.digitees.co.nz
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Cradled NZ have just come out with a frankly BANGER line of merch in support of PATHA’s legal action! Get yourself a "WOKE IDEOLOGICAL FERAL" t-shirt! cradlednz.digitees.co.nz/shop/categor...
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Public statement from WPATH: “New Zealand’s decision seems to be driven by political motivations and runs contrary to the Ministry of Health’s own evidence... WPATH requests the New Zealand government restore access to puberty blockers.”
wpath.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Public statement from WPATH: “New Zealand’s decision seems to be driven by political motivations and runs contrary to the Ministry of Health’s own evidence... WPATH requests the New Zealand government restore access to puberty blockers.”