We have our own little racism stew here, but not the mortgage one. The area that I live in is about 1/3 Maori, 1/3 Pasifika, 1/3 white and other. Mortgages are fine. And yeah insurance is a bit more driven by earthquakes, and tsunami risk. Definitely shows up in other things though
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We have our own little racism stew here, but not the mortgage one. The area that I live in is about 1/3 Maori, 1/3 Pasifika, 1/3 white and other. Mortgages are fine. And yeah insurance is a bit more driven by earthquakes, and tsunami risk. Definitely shows up in other things though
5/ Many of Warrington's academic publications deal with indigenous theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly Māori as well as Pasifika practitioners and productions.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
5/ Many of Warrington's academic publications deal with indigenous theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly Māori as well as Pasifika practitioners and productions.
Due to significant social inequalities between Maori and Pasifika peoples and the rest of the population, respiratory health is a lot poorer in those demographics, resulting in vaping having a far greater negative impact than elsewhere. 2/
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Due to significant social inequalities between Maori and Pasifika peoples and the rest of the population, respiratory health is a lot poorer in those demographics, resulting in vaping having a far greater negative impact than elsewhere. 2/
"Positive discrimination" doesn't sound so positive when Jones is describing it.
![Chapman: So tell me something: do the parents have a problem with it? Do the kids have a problem with it?
Wintle: No. [long pause, scoffs] I mean that's a that's a short easy answer. We've, we, no! Why, why would they?
Ali Jones: I've got an answer for that. I know a school in Christchurch where there is a very strong focus on um, uh, “positive discrimination” if you want to call it that, with regards to Māori and Pasifika students. It's a very low decile school and what's happening is that all the other students are missing out. So there's a large number of very, uh, low decile, uh, European Pakeha families and immigrant families who are struggling, who are not getting the support that they need, because that effort and focus is going on Pasifika Māori students.
Wintle: I mean, like, the education research like Te Kotahitanga, for example would argue the opposite: that in fact a focus on Māori learners is universal. It means that if you're focusing on Māori, then—and you're doing what's good for Māori—then you're doing what's good for everybody.
Ali Jones: How does that work?
Wintle: Um, I'll direct you to the research Te Kotahitanga—sorry—is the documentation that you'd want to read up on. That would answer your question.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bcned5q5pagcnifujwvcvxoz/bafkreiabypzeubwcpncwutdg5ik7xixj7agmmpygpvtcjjb4nmsocugwze@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
"Positive discrimination" doesn't sound so positive when Jones is describing it.
Youth vaping leads to higher smoking rates, researchers say
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/118596/
Photo: 123RF New research shows vaping is a likely reason for higher-than-expected smoking rates among Māori and Pasifika…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/118596/
Photo: 123RF New research shows vaping is a likely reason for higher-than-expected smoking rates among Māori and Pasifika…
Youth vaping leads to higher smoking rates, researchers say - New Zealand News Beep
New research shows vaping is a likely reason for higher-than-expected smoking rates among Māori and Pasifika teens.
www.newsbeep.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Youth vaping leads to higher smoking rates, researchers say
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/118596/
Photo: 123RF New research shows vaping is a likely reason for higher-than-expected smoking rates among Māori and Pasifika…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/118596/
Photo: 123RF New research shows vaping is a likely reason for higher-than-expected smoking rates among Māori and Pasifika…
Unemployment is particularly acute for young people – with 15,500 more 15-24 year olds unemployed than at the election. Māori unemployment is 10.5%, Pasifika is 12.1%. A record 406,000 people are underutilised – meaning that they want more work or access to work but can’t get it
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Unemployment is particularly acute for young people – with 15,500 more 15-24 year olds unemployed than at the election. Māori unemployment is 10.5%, Pasifika is 12.1%. A record 406,000 people are underutilised – meaning that they want more work or access to work but can’t get it
We are far past close our eyes and hope it isn't as bad as it might be.
Her own advice says Māori and Pasifika kids will be harmed. She doesn't care.
Education academics and leaders say her curriculum will harm kids, especially the vulnerable. She doesn't care.
Her own advice says Māori and Pasifika kids will be harmed. She doesn't care.
Education academics and leaders say her curriculum will harm kids, especially the vulnerable. She doesn't care.
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
We are far past close our eyes and hope it isn't as bad as it might be.
Her own advice says Māori and Pasifika kids will be harmed. She doesn't care.
Education academics and leaders say her curriculum will harm kids, especially the vulnerable. She doesn't care.
Her own advice says Māori and Pasifika kids will be harmed. She doesn't care.
Education academics and leaders say her curriculum will harm kids, especially the vulnerable. She doesn't care.
I'm not sure about other Pasifika countries (although I'd suspect their armory was the same) but spears & shields were not part of the Aotearoa Māori tradition
www.armymuseum.co.nz/maori-weapons/
www.armymuseum.co.nz/maori-weapons/
Māori Weapons (Patu, Taiaha etc)
Most of the time, a Māori warrior would take two weapons into battle, a short, striking one and a long weapon, which allowed him to stand further away from his enemy.
www.armymuseum.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I'm not sure about other Pasifika countries (although I'd suspect their armory was the same) but spears & shields were not part of the Aotearoa Māori tradition
www.armymuseum.co.nz/maori-weapons/
www.armymuseum.co.nz/maori-weapons/
Stole the land from Maori then stole and crushed land from Pasifika to fertilise it.
NZ pakeha prosperity is only because of original theft.
NZ pakeha prosperity is only because of original theft.
Also the entire islands we scraped bare and sprinkled them on our paddocks while the people got forcibly relocated.
Our land died so others could live | E-Tangata
“New Zealand’s history of colonialism with Banaba should be part of the current education curriculum. Students should understand how Banaba had to die for New Zealand’s grazing agriculture to live.” —...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Stole the land from Maori then stole and crushed land from Pasifika to fertilise it.
NZ pakeha prosperity is only because of original theft.
NZ pakeha prosperity is only because of original theft.
Yep, always get nice headshot photos of artists against a neutral background. We desperately need usable pics of NZ artists, especially Māori and Pasifika.
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Yep, always get nice headshot photos of artists against a neutral background. We desperately need usable pics of NZ artists, especially Māori and Pasifika.
Bangerz "says its goal is to help youth, especially Pasifika and Māori, with learning and training."
Because public school have been doing that for way too long, apparently?
How did Gavet get to be so smart? public schools
Because public school have been doing that for way too long, apparently?
How did Gavet get to be so smart? public schools
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Bangerz "says its goal is to help youth, especially Pasifika and Māori, with learning and training."
Because public school have been doing that for way too long, apparently?
How did Gavet get to be so smart? public schools
Because public school have been doing that for way too long, apparently?
How did Gavet get to be so smart? public schools
Brooke Van Velden appoints three Pākehā men to board of #WorkSafeNZ to join the one woman and the other Pākehā man. No Māori or Pasifika people on the board AFAIK.
Just as well only Pākehā risk accidents at work.
#NZpol
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
To
www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/who...
Just as well only Pākehā risk accidents at work.
#NZpol
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
To
www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/who...
www.beehive.govt.nz
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Brooke Van Velden appoints three Pākehā men to board of #WorkSafeNZ to join the one woman and the other Pākehā man. No Māori or Pasifika people on the board AFAIK.
Just as well only Pākehā risk accidents at work.
#NZpol
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
To
www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/who...
Just as well only Pākehā risk accidents at work.
#NZpol
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
To
www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/who...
As a white New Zealander I am often thankful for the civilising influence of Māori and Pasifika culture, and this was one of those times because I saw one post like "Mamdani falsely claimed someone was his aunt" and I knew EXACTLY how bullshit the story was going to be
This anthropology factoid brought to you by that dumb story about the next mayor of NYC who told a story about his "auntie", a woman who was his father's cousin, and then people saying he lied because his father's cousin isn't his aunt. English has an impoverished view of kinship terminology.
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
As a white New Zealander I am often thankful for the civilising influence of Māori and Pasifika culture, and this was one of those times because I saw one post like "Mamdani falsely claimed someone was his aunt" and I knew EXACTLY how bullshit the story was going to be
At the Hutt City Council investiture. Pasifika mayor and Māori deputy mayor hits different. Love my home town. Tumeke!
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
At the Hutt City Council investiture. Pasifika mayor and Māori deputy mayor hits different. Love my home town. Tumeke!
As far as I can see, one mention of Māori or Pasifika at Year 9, and that is in ecology. No mention of stars - we currently do Matariki at Year 9 and tie the changing night skies to seasons, also talk about star formation. Gone.
October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
As far as I can see, one mention of Māori or Pasifika at Year 9, and that is in ecology. No mention of stars - we currently do Matariki at Year 9 and tie the changing night skies to seasons, also talk about star formation. Gone.
📢 Reporter Mele is at Onehunga High School, where Kāhui Ako schools have come together for the Lalaga All Out Showcase, celebrating Māori, Pasifika, and Asian cultures.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
Kea Kids News: Tamariki go All Out in a cultural extravaganza
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📢 Reporter Mele is at Onehunga High School, where Kāhui Ako schools have come together for the Lalaga All Out Showcase, celebrating Māori, Pasifika, and Asian cultures.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
Follow-up post:
Measles is entirely preventable. This isn’t about individual choice, it’s about public health infrastructure, trust, & equity.
Outreach, funding, & Māori & Pasifika-led delivery save lives.
Policy failure costs them.
Kia kaha.💪🌿
#VaccinesWork #Aotearoa #Hauora #Equity #PublicHealth
Measles is entirely preventable. This isn’t about individual choice, it’s about public health infrastructure, trust, & equity.
Outreach, funding, & Māori & Pasifika-led delivery save lives.
Policy failure costs them.
Kia kaha.💪🌿
#VaccinesWork #Aotearoa #Hauora #Equity #PublicHealth
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Follow-up post:
Measles is entirely preventable. This isn’t about individual choice, it’s about public health infrastructure, trust, & equity.
Outreach, funding, & Māori & Pasifika-led delivery save lives.
Policy failure costs them.
Kia kaha.💪🌿
#VaccinesWork #Aotearoa #Hauora #Equity #PublicHealth
Measles is entirely preventable. This isn’t about individual choice, it’s about public health infrastructure, trust, & equity.
Outreach, funding, & Māori & Pasifika-led delivery save lives.
Policy failure costs them.
Kia kaha.💪🌿
#VaccinesWork #Aotearoa #Hauora #Equity #PublicHealth
Māori and Pasifika leaders have launched the 'Oceania Voices' network, an Indigenous climate #adaptation initiative grounded in ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles, aiming to build resilience and shape global solutions.
eveningreport.nz/2025/10/25/o...
eveningreport.nz/2025/10/25/o...
‘Oceania voices’ – Indigenous climate adaptation network launches in Ōtautahi | Evening Report
eveningreport.nz
October 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Māori and Pasifika leaders have launched the 'Oceania Voices' network, an Indigenous climate #adaptation initiative grounded in ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles, aiming to build resilience and shape global solutions.
eveningreport.nz/2025/10/25/o...
eveningreport.nz/2025/10/25/o...
What's that saying about Wall Street sneezing?
In not surprising news Black unemployment is rising faster than total unemployment. Just like here with Māori/Pasifika
The U.S. Economy is in Worse Shape Than it Looks
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
In not surprising news Black unemployment is rising faster than total unemployment. Just like here with Māori/Pasifika
The U.S. Economy is in Worse Shape Than it Looks
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
What's that saying about Wall Street sneezing?
In not surprising news Black unemployment is rising faster than total unemployment. Just like here with Māori/Pasifika
The U.S. Economy is in Worse Shape Than it Looks
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
In not surprising news Black unemployment is rising faster than total unemployment. Just like here with Māori/Pasifika
The U.S. Economy is in Worse Shape Than it Looks
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions.
Indigenous climate adaptation network launched in Ōtautahi
Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions.
www.teaonews.co.nz
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions.
Hawke’s Bay Business Awards finalists announced
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/91789/
The awards include the new Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business and Best Micro Business awards, recognising the diverse…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/91789/
The awards include the new Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business and Best Micro Business awards, recognising the diverse…
Hawke’s Bay Business Awards finalists announced - New Zealand News Beep
The awards include the new Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business and Best Micro Business awards, recognising the diverse contributions of small and
www.newsbeep.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Hawke’s Bay Business Awards finalists announced
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/91789/
The awards include the new Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business and Best Micro Business awards, recognising the diverse…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/91789/
The awards include the new Outstanding Māori and Pasifika Business and Best Micro Business awards, recognising the diverse…
Yep there are changes all over the place, without proper consultation and poorly thought through. No need to teach Māori or Pasifika authors in English at Senior high school but 19th century English writers, and Shakespeare would be compulsory.
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Yep there are changes all over the place, without proper consultation and poorly thought through. No need to teach Māori or Pasifika authors in English at Senior high school but 19th century English writers, and Shakespeare would be compulsory.
“Women’s hard-won rights are being sacrificed to fund tax cuts for landlords and tobacco companies.
“Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November". #nzpol
“Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November". #nzpol
Today marks 53 years, over half a century, since we passed the Equal Pay Act in New Zealand... but the Luxon Government has taken us backwards.
#nzpol
#nzpol
53 years of the Equal Pay Act - NZCTU
53 years since the Equal Pay Act 1972 was passed, NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on political parties to reverse the recent changes to the Act that undermine women’s pay equity righ...
union.org.nz
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Women’s hard-won rights are being sacrificed to fund tax cuts for landlords and tobacco companies.
“Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November". #nzpol
“Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November". #nzpol
‘Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the rest of the year because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November—that’s a national shame.’
This will be the start of similar messages around the world. 👿👿
This will be the start of similar messages around the world. 👿👿
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
‘Māori women and Pasifika people are effectively working for free for the rest of the year because of persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps, with all women working for free from the 30th of November—that’s a national shame.’
This will be the start of similar messages around the world. 👿👿
This will be the start of similar messages around the world. 👿👿
In 2025 Hipkins said, Whether you’re Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika, Asian or a new Kiwi, whether you’re young or old, gay, straight, transgender, wealthy or struggling - Labour sees you. Labour hears you. Labour is the party of inclusion, unity + fairness.
Grain of salt
www.labour.org.nz/news/speech-...
Grain of salt
www.labour.org.nz/news/speech-...
Speech: Chris Hipkins - Auckland regional conference
www.labour.org.nz
October 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In 2025 Hipkins said, Whether you’re Māori, Pākehā, Pasifika, Asian or a new Kiwi, whether you’re young or old, gay, straight, transgender, wealthy or struggling - Labour sees you. Labour hears you. Labour is the party of inclusion, unity + fairness.
Grain of salt
www.labour.org.nz/news/speech-...
Grain of salt
www.labour.org.nz/news/speech-...