“In this 50th anniversary year, the Tribunal and Te Tiriti are under a sustained attack from perhaps the most anti-Tiriti government that we’ve seen since the Tribunal was established.” — Carwyn Jones.

That was a pretty cool moment. One of many during that concert. In fact I loved every minute of it. Septuagenarians rock!

Finally on the move now…

We’re still waiting to leave Aotea Square. Probably gonna be a while before we start moving.

A tragedy as long in the making as it was probably statistically inevitable.

It started with lies, planted as disinformation into the vulnerable mind of anyone susceptible.

Those that create the lies, spread the lies, reinforce the lies are as responsible as those who aided him.

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#nzpol

Important commentary on Gaza from my colleague Ritesh Shah, around the nonsense (in both senses) that is the silence of "political neutrality" articulated by universities in the face of genocide, scholasticide, and the requests from staff for divestment.

Among all the many reasons to support Gaza, and push for ceasefire, sanctions etc., is scholasticide...
Surely as academic communities and professions, we must rally around the attacks on, and obliteration of infrastructure for, our academic peers and students in Gaza.

I direct NZers attention to who was asking in the House if politicians had backbone in 2008

These pictures will be remembered for centuries.

Future generations will ask:

"Who did what, and when?

Who made this abomination possible?

Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"

Make sure you have good answers.

Sumud: Palestinian resilience and its impact on the world 🇵🇸

Free events including lectures and panel presentations, film screenings, and artistic performances.

Every Thursday from 6-8.30pm, from 31 July to 21 August at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland.

the problem is that the first premise - that people on the so-called Right of politics are Decent Sorts who hold similar values to the rest of us and just have Different Opinions - isn't really true, and becomes less true all the time

This coalition government is making #nz a global laughing stock

Zionist apologists being more outraged by a chant at a concert than by children being burned alive & people being starved then shot queuing for food tells you everything you need to know.

#gaza #genocide #eyesongaza

Political analogy:

You can't balance the right leaning see saw by
sitting in the middle, you must be on the far left
cause sitting in middle just keeps you sliding right. #Nzpol

Video by Dr Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social on current debates around misogyny in the context of drastic changes to pay equity legislation. V. useful frame of ref. in study of commentary targeting journalist Andrea Vance, & also MP Willis. 1k+ views on Instagram. Worth posting here.

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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A few things to note about the PR spin currently happening:

The term "sex-based discrimination" is a rhetorical shield.

It positions pay equity changes as being rooted in moral clarity - “we’re against discrimination in principle” while steadfastly ignoring the reality of equality in practice.
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“We defeated a well-funded, bad-faith attempt to turn our country against our founding agreement.” — Kassie Hartendorp.

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Posts like this often come across as helpful advice, but they miss the deeper issue. They shift responsibility away from those operating the deadliest machines on the road.

Safety shouldn't depend on someone's fashion choices. It should start with those behind the wheel.

New horrific footage shows that Israel lied through its teeth about its massacre of paramedics and rescue workers.

But still Western media outlets will keep treating Israeli lies as credible.

Accessories to genocide 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/israel-lie...

Heartbreaking speeches at the Palestinian Children’s Day rally in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland this afternoon. #StopTheInfanticide #FreePalestine

Paywall now lifted: Five years on from the first lockdown, Newsroom reads the entire 716-page report of the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response and examines the findings.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/24/w...

It looks like it needs to be much wider, and/or separate paths for pedestrians and people on bikes.