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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · 6d

Annabel Fahkri has been doing some fascinating work applying Critical Tiriti Analysis in curriculum development. Come join us in another captivating community of practice. #CriticalTiritiAnalysis

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Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 9d

Buried in the detail about reducing earthquake strengthening is the removal of requirements for disabled access and fire safety. You know who does that? Sociopaths.

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · 10d

Go these good people #decolonisingtheacademy Full article: Mātai ako: Te Tiriti o Waitangi in learning and teaching www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Mātai ako: Te Tiriti o Waitangi in learning and teaching

This article examines initiatives within the College of Health at Massey University to embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi in learning and teaching. Situated within broader strategies, it focuses on the Māt...

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · 11d

We are on the wrong side of history NZ.

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · 14d

New Discursive Tiriti Analysis paper out in Ethnicities critiquing the 2024 Needs based service provision Cabinet Circular You can guess how that went... with Dominic O'Sullivan, Grant Bergan & Tim McCreanor Holding steady on the intellectual frontline.

www.heathercameassociates.com/post/a-tirit...

A Tiriti-Based Critique of the 2024 Needs based service provision Cabinet Circular

In late 2024, the Coalition Government issued Cabinet Circular CO (24)5, directing that public services should be prioritised “on the basis of need, not race.” At first glance this framing may appear ...

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 15d

it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like

"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."

fuck yeah

Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 14d

If you are in Wellington on 14 October, a new edition of my book 'The Meeting Place' is being launched at the Royal Society Te Apārangi, with Hon. Justice Sir Joe Williams speaking. @bwbnz.bsky.social @royalsocietynz.bsky.social

www.bwb.co.nz/events/bwb-t...

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · 28d

Exciting about being on the organising crew for the open-access, virtual Te Tiriti based futures + Antiracism 21-26th March 2026. Check out the draft programme. Registrations open later in the year.

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · 29d

Another chance to come to a public Critical Tiriti Analysis workshop.

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Kenn Pike @thutigger.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Sep 5

Plain language is important for many New Zealanders - please consider signing: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/st...

Stop the repeal of the Plain Language Act 2022

Aotearoa should be a place where people are encouraged and supported by their government to engage in democratic processes. Where usage of plain language in documents is encouraged, and people have th...

our.actionstation.org.nz

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Dr. Sabine Metzger 🦇 @drsabinemetzger.bsky.social · Sep 3

#BookBans #Canada #Alberta #MargaretAtwood
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada

Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s Tale

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Sep 2

Looking forward to Dominic O'Sullivan's visit and public lecture on his forthcoming book in October. Dom is an advisor on our Royal Society Te Apārangi Honourable Kāwanatanga research project. vuw.zoom.us/j/95918756505

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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · Aug 29

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News

A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...

www.cbc.ca

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Aug 28

Indigenous rights and managed public land: a critical treaty analysis of parks and reserves in New Zealand: Local Environment: 2025 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Excited to see a new #CriticalTiritiAnalysis paper

Indigenous rights and managed public land: a critical treaty analysis of parks and reserves in New Zealand

This research critically examines the extent to which the Reserves Act 1977, the primary legislative framework governing many parks and reserves, especially those associated with territorial local ...

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check out our next Critical Tiriti Analysis community of practice later next month featuring Dr Fiona Miles on CTA's application in clinical practice. She will be fab.

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Aug 22

Looking forward to a close read.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Local Govt Bill might sound dull but it’s anything but.

It strips out councils’ responsibility for wellbeing, accessibility & inclusion. That means fewer safe footpaths, fewer inclusive playgrounds, fewer spaces where disabled people can belong.

Read more: open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...

Submission Sunday: Local Government Bill

The Bill might be boringly titled, but the content strips out protections, accessibility, and inclusion requirements – which is deeply concerning long-term.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌿 Public Service Amendment Bill

This Bill erases values of equity, inclusion, and participation from our public service. Disabled whānau and marginalised communities end up sidelined.

Your voice matters. Make a submission before 31 Aug. ✍️

📖 Read more: drbex.substack.com/p/submission...

Submission Sunday: Public Service Amendment Bill

I know, it's no longer Sunday but here we are

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Aug 20

Clive Aspin and I are looking for applications for a summer student (Dec-Feb) for our Honourable Kāwanatanga project. Applications close 8th September. Please share if you know someone passionate about racial and Tiriti justice.

Apply - www.maramatanga.ac.nz/funding-oppo...

Māori Futures Programme New Horizons Summer Internships 2025/2026 - Internship Applications | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

www.maramatanga.ac.nz

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Aug 20

Save the date for next years radical cronehood gathering. Likely to be full of heart warming moments, deadly political analysis, good food and great company. There may also be crafting, jigsaws, slippers and fireplaces depending on your groove.

Fundraiser for the Kotare Centre for Social Change.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Paying people at least a Living Wage should be the starting point for every start up and if you’re already in business and you don’t you need a plan to get there asap. #LivingWage #EthicsInAction #NZpol

Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand @livingwageaotearoa.bsky.social · Aug 19

From 1 September 2025, the Living Wage hourly rate will be $28.95.

You can read more about 25/26 Living Wage hourly rate here: www.livingwage.org.nz/lw25

Below a photo of three people standing behind a Living Wage cake that’s on a circular table text in red on a white background reads:
$28.95
2025/26 Living Wage Hourly Rate
Starts 1 September 2025
livingwage.org.nz/lw25

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Dr Heather Came @heathercame.bsky.social · Aug 18

New paper & blog re Tauiwi visioning an antiracist health system. To end racism in the health sector, we need to write submissions and take action in our spheres of influence. This is a matter of life & death. Note there is a companion Māori-led paper ojs.aut.ac.nz/ethnographic...

Tauiwi Visioning an Antiracist Health System: New paper

Some would say our health system in Aotearoa isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as designed: privileging Pākehā and disadvantaging Māori. Our new paper published in Sites: A journal of social anthropol...

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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · Aug 16

#nzpol #sexism #patriachy #leadership

I appreciate David Fisher's reporting on this - but the sub ed needs to be told there's no question mark needed in this headline.

Fisher gives us multiple clear cut eg's of how sexism & patriarchal culture actually works 🧵
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

Sexism in council? Tears, a resignation and Mayor Wayne Brown’s orgasm joke

Claims female councillors silenced amid 'laddish' climate and crass humour.

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · Aug 15

Minister for Rail Winston Peters on the $671m scrapped ferry fiasco #nzpol #ferries

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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