Mark Easterbrook
@easterbrook.co.nz
Pākehā. One of the few humans large enough to be seen from space. Writer and thinker doing creative things for brands. Trustee at Mixit and Going West.
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Ayling’s op-ed in the Herald is in complete bad faith.
Kirk had unfettered free speech.
His speech rights were never ever circumscribed in his entire life.
Saying if only speech rights were more unfettered in the USA he might be alive right now is intellectually dishonest.
Ayling is disingenuous
Kirk had unfettered free speech.
His speech rights were never ever circumscribed in his entire life.
Saying if only speech rights were more unfettered in the USA he might be alive right now is intellectually dishonest.
Ayling is disingenuous
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ayling’s op-ed in the Herald is in complete bad faith.
Kirk had unfettered free speech.
His speech rights were never ever circumscribed in his entire life.
Saying if only speech rights were more unfettered in the USA he might be alive right now is intellectually dishonest.
Ayling is disingenuous
Kirk had unfettered free speech.
His speech rights were never ever circumscribed in his entire life.
Saying if only speech rights were more unfettered in the USA he might be alive right now is intellectually dishonest.
Ayling is disingenuous
Been trying to not post much, but have to pop in here to say that Luxon losing control of the narrative IMMEDIATELY on his India trip is kinda funny.
March 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Been trying to not post much, but have to pop in here to say that Luxon losing control of the narrative IMMEDIATELY on his India trip is kinda funny.
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credit to Phil Goff for getting fired in the most Phil Goff possible way, delivering a bookish, lengthy historical anecdote and finding it's inexplicably made Winston Peters the most pissed off he's ever been
March 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
credit to Phil Goff for getting fired in the most Phil Goff possible way, delivering a bookish, lengthy historical anecdote and finding it's inexplicably made Winston Peters the most pissed off he's ever been
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What happens now? Does his benefit get cut off?
March 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What happens now? Does his benefit get cut off?
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The Clerk had ruled that the Fast Track Bill could not proceed as a Government Bill in Parliament because it brought private benefit to all the fast tracked companies' projects that would get to avoid environmental laws. It could only proceed as a Private Bill.
February 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Clerk had ruled that the Fast Track Bill could not proceed as a Government Bill in Parliament because it brought private benefit to all the fast tracked companies' projects that would get to avoid environmental laws. It could only proceed as a Private Bill.
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David Seymour turning up at Waitangi is like if a racist salesman turned up to your house trying to sell you bleach for your brown skin.
Not only that, the salesman then recorded you telling him to fuck off and then used this recording to sell barbed wire to wealthy white people.
🖤🖤🤍🤍❤️❤️
#nzpol
Not only that, the salesman then recorded you telling him to fuck off and then used this recording to sell barbed wire to wealthy white people.
🖤🖤🤍🤍❤️❤️
#nzpol
February 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
David Seymour turning up at Waitangi is like if a racist salesman turned up to your house trying to sell you bleach for your brown skin.
Not only that, the salesman then recorded you telling him to fuck off and then used this recording to sell barbed wire to wealthy white people.
🖤🖤🤍🤍❤️❤️
#nzpol
Not only that, the salesman then recorded you telling him to fuck off and then used this recording to sell barbed wire to wealthy white people.
🖤🖤🤍🤍❤️❤️
#nzpol
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Don't think I can justify being on X any longer...let's see if I can smoothly transition over here instead.
January 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Don't think I can justify being on X any longer...let's see if I can smoothly transition over here instead.
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There are two angles to this. One is ethical (“Dude, you realise this is immoral?”) and one is political (“Dude, you realise how potentially damaging this is?”) and the amazing thing about Luxon is he clearly understands neither. newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/01/l...
Luxon claims $52k accommodation payment to live in own apartment
Christopher Luxon is the first Prime Minister in at least 34 years to claim the payment as previous titleholders have either lived in Premier House or were already based in Wellington.
newsroom.co.nz
February 29, 2024 at 7:13 PM
There are two angles to this. One is ethical (“Dude, you realise this is immoral?”) and one is political (“Dude, you realise how potentially damaging this is?”) and the amazing thing about Luxon is he clearly understands neither. newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/01/l...
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ARDERN: be kind
MEDIA: how dare this girlie patronise us
LUXON: deliverable deliverables
MEDIA: hurt me business daddy
MEDIA: how dare this girlie patronise us
LUXON: deliverable deliverables
MEDIA: hurt me business daddy
February 18, 2024 at 6:21 AM
ARDERN: be kind
MEDIA: how dare this girlie patronise us
LUXON: deliverable deliverables
MEDIA: hurt me business daddy
MEDIA: how dare this girlie patronise us
LUXON: deliverable deliverables
MEDIA: hurt me business daddy
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Is there a Union for Tax Payers who are pissed off at the amount of taxpayer money the National Party have retroactively wasting by cancelling projects and replacing them with projects that are now going to cost more money than it they had simply let the original projects run to completion?
#NZPol
#NZPol
February 16, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Is there a Union for Tax Payers who are pissed off at the amount of taxpayer money the National Party have retroactively wasting by cancelling projects and replacing them with projects that are now going to cost more money than it they had simply let the original projects run to completion?
#NZPol
#NZPol
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Being gifted $200,000 by the Taxpayers' Union to take the government to court is totally normal for any grassroots campaign, right?
Analysis: Was the Water Users' Group a genuine grassroots response to Three Waters or a cynical astroturf campaign?
Water Users’ Group: An army of one?
www.astroturfing.nz
January 31, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Being gifted $200,000 by the Taxpayers' Union to take the government to court is totally normal for any grassroots campaign, right?
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My biggest issue with AI evangelism in our industry is that it treats creativity like a problem to be solved, and not an adventure to be had.
January 10, 2024 at 2:04 PM
My biggest issue with AI evangelism in our industry is that it treats creativity like a problem to be solved, and not an adventure to be had.
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Health Minister Shane Reti responsible for review of ‘affirmative action’ scheme he graduated from in 1980s.
Warrick Bagg, researcher: "I am interested that they've targeted Māori and Pacific affirmative action, but they haven't looked at our other... www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Warrick Bagg, researcher: "I am interested that they've targeted Māori and Pacific affirmative action, but they haven't looked at our other... www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
December 17, 2023 at 6:58 PM
Health Minister Shane Reti responsible for review of ‘affirmative action’ scheme he graduated from in 1980s.
Warrick Bagg, researcher: "I am interested that they've targeted Māori and Pacific affirmative action, but they haven't looked at our other... www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Warrick Bagg, researcher: "I am interested that they've targeted Māori and Pacific affirmative action, but they haven't looked at our other... www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
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A lot of protest happens these days without any serious or valid theory of change and I think everyone could take a lesson from Te Waka Hourua because how many people in the last few days have learned that the reo Māori Tiriti o Waitangi was the version that was discussed, agreed to and signed.
Te Papa should remove English version of the Treaty of Waitangi - Māori legal expert
Te Papa should listen to protesters and remove its large display of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, a Māori legal expert says.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 13, 2023 at 12:17 AM
A lot of protest happens these days without any serious or valid theory of change and I think everyone could take a lesson from Te Waka Hourua because how many people in the last few days have learned that the reo Māori Tiriti o Waitangi was the version that was discussed, agreed to and signed.
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A series of illustrations depicting 'the Auckland ghost' (revealed to be 15-year-old James Lowe in a costume- he would later be charged with disorderly behaviour.) Read more here: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/W...
Auckland Weekly News, August 1901.
Auckland Weekly News, August 1901.
December 7, 2023 at 10:57 PM
A series of illustrations depicting 'the Auckland ghost' (revealed to be 15-year-old James Lowe in a costume- he would later be charged with disorderly behaviour.) Read more here: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/W...
Auckland Weekly News, August 1901.
Auckland Weekly News, August 1901.
The world is full of awful but how cute is this guy? One of four we’re fostering.
December 6, 2023 at 8:56 AM
The world is full of awful but how cute is this guy? One of four we’re fostering.
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Understand this; indigenous people get in the way of unbridled capitalism and profit seeking. They can frustrate access to natural resources, eg mining, oil & gas, they can demand co-governance, or simply a voice. They can impede the capitalist project. All of this gets in the way of profit
December 5, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Understand this; indigenous people get in the way of unbridled capitalism and profit seeking. They can frustrate access to natural resources, eg mining, oil & gas, they can demand co-governance, or simply a voice. They can impede the capitalist project. All of this gets in the way of profit
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@rodemmerson.bsky.social has absolutely nailed it #NZPol
December 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM
@rodemmerson.bsky.social has absolutely nailed it #NZPol
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Pay attention to the ways in which Māori & non-Māori are being framed. Use kupu like Pākehā, Tauiwi, tangata Tiriti; this is about the relationship that te Tiriti establishes, not a binary opposition. Words matter, when polarisation is their endgame.
December 5, 2023 at 8:05 PM
Pay attention to the ways in which Māori & non-Māori are being framed. Use kupu like Pākehā, Tauiwi, tangata Tiriti; this is about the relationship that te Tiriti establishes, not a binary opposition. Words matter, when polarisation is their endgame.
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They are creating a culture war to divert attention from their far right economic policies.
It's really just one thing after another. This isn't even about cost saving, extra pay for people proficient in te Reo costs a pittance to the government. This is about an intentional attack on te Reo Māori.
Te reo Māori: Govt seeks to halt extra pay for public servants fluent in the language
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis says she will ask for advice on to stop the extra pay being negotiated into future collective agreements.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 5, 2023 at 7:53 PM
They are creating a culture war to divert attention from their far right economic policies.
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Understand this; indigenous people get in the way of unbridled capitalism and profit seeking. They can frustrate access to natural resources, eg mining, oil & gas, they can demand co-governance, or simply a voice. They can impede the capitalist project. All of this gets in the way of profit
December 5, 2023 at 7:07 PM
Understand this; indigenous people get in the way of unbridled capitalism and profit seeking. They can frustrate access to natural resources, eg mining, oil & gas, they can demand co-governance, or simply a voice. They can impede the capitalist project. All of this gets in the way of profit