Winston Peters described him as a “member of the public” the party had no responsibility for. He is in fact an executive committee member of Young NZF (at least he was described as such in 2024) and spoke on behalf of the group at the party convention last month.

This group is the most engaged cohort I’ve had in years. They come to my office hours ??? (Renamed “drop in times” cause wtf does office hours mean to anyone else)

Amanda Thomas@amandathomas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I've asked my upcoming 3rd year class what they think of generative AI and they pretty much hate it.

Good to see an article fact checking Peters' claims, and making explicit the far right nature of these sorts of policies. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

Analysis: Winston’s $45k baby bonus may not really be about babies

New Zealand First’s Kiwi Kids grant is an anti-immigration policy dressed up as a baby bonus, writes Jenna Lynch

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Communities across the motu are doing the work that our political leaders should be doing which is cool …. And bloody exhausting. This toolkit looks so great ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Alice Soper@alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 6d ago

Last night, Women in Sport Aotearoa, alongside InsideOut and the Clare Foundation launched a new toolkit for community sports providers to support the participation of transgender and nonbinary people in sport. Filling the gap created by the deletion of the previous guidance by the Minister of Sport

one road, not even long enough to run a marathon on, for the low low price of 42 times the entire 2027 budget for scientific research in new zealand #nzpol

Biggest-ever PPP: $3.6b Northland expressway deal signed

The 26km expressway will include twin tunnels through the Dome Valley.

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This is a well-produced segment. I encourage you to watch so you can hear the noise for yourself. The professor of environmental health science that they interviewed called it an “unprecedented new noise source.”

Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives

One Michigan community has been experiencing the reality of a data center next door for a couple of years now, and they say the sound has changed their lives.

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Nearly half of Israel’s government joins march vowing Gaza settlements Read the full report by Oren Ziv, in partnership with @mekomit.bsky.social: www.972mag.com/gaza-settlem...

"This was malo because I have una importante meeting el martes with other blancos de Connecticut. ¡Qué disastre! Mi jefe will be angry and also triste. “I’m sorry I forgot inglés,” I’ll say, “but I’ve watched veinte hours of fútbol every día for cinco weeks."

I Watched the Copa Mundial Non-Stop on Telemundo for Cinco Weeks and Now I Don’t Hablar Inglés Anymore

“Hola, Chad aquí, de Greenwich, Connecticut, a muy blanco área of los Estados Unidos. A few weeks ago, I decidir to watch Estados Unidos vs. Paraguay in fútb...

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“The Government's ideological rejection of evidence... directly promotes unsafe care and threatens to harm patients,” the editorial said.” #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Doctors accuse Minister and Government of silencing scientists and threatening patient safety

Four senior physicians have criticised Simeon Brown’s handling of Medical Council appointments, while the Health Minister says the Government is putting patients ahead of ideology.

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We want public housing in Strathmore! www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

'So depressing': Residents push for answers over Wellington ghost houses

Karl Frost sighs as he walks towards a shuttered grey housing block on a desolate Wellington cul-de-sac.

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This week at work we held a Matariki celebration in my department. Each year it feels like it transforms how we connect to each other and deepens our community. International students show up hard every year. It’s so hearty. Ahakoa tērā raru, we decide and make who we are together

Jordan Rivers@jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 4w ago

Quick reminder as we see yet another record number of kiwis celebrating and attending Matariki events this week, despite this govt cutting its funding, that every National and Act mp voted against Aotearoa having this.

Top 100 waiata countdown on RNZ has been such a joy and thrilled with #1

Total joy being back in the classroom. Sick of thinking about AI but here’s what I’m trying out in my classes 1. Doubling down on community forming. More spaces, time for students to talk to each other, and me, and test ideas

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

🇵🇸 A four-month-old Palestinian infant died Sun. evening after Israeli soldiers blocked his urgent medical transfer at the military checkpoint sealing his village of Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah, according to Ramallah Governor Laila Ghannam. Ahmad Ma’rouf Zeid was in critical condition and needed...

Israeli attacks on residential area, water station kill at least four in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-residential-area-water-station-kill-least-four-gaza

Israeli attacks on residential area, water station kill at least four in Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="443657" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-residential-area-water-station-kill-least-four-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-residential-area-water-station-kill-least-four-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks on residential area, water station kill at least four in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least four Palestinians were killed and several others were injured as a result of Israeli strikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip early on Monday.&nbsp;</p> <p>In one Israeli attack, an air strike targeted a&nbsp;residential apartment south of Gaza City, resulting in the killing of two.</p> <p>Another bombing east of the city that struck a gathering of displaced people in front of a&nbsp;water refilling station killed two others.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Even if a large swathe of these people were declared fit for work, there are no jobs for them. But as is so often the case, the cruelty is the point. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... Crossposted with @openvibe.social

More Kiwis are too sick to work. What can be done? | Stuff

The number of New Zealanders claiming a sickness or disability benefit is climbing steadily.

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Rural Women NZ submitted AGAINST the transphobe bill. Love it

Fascinated by Stuff’s almost daily, tagline-less stories about teachers going through the Teachers’ Council disciplinary process…

We studied the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union for two years and identified five key findings about how they construct citizenship in Aotearoa. Swipe to see what we found — and why it matters for democracy here. Full report: buff.ly/MIayuwQ #NZPolitics #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #TaxpayerCitizenship

Kyle Matthews@kylermatthews.bsky.social · last mo.

Today my colleagues and I are releasing the first outputs from our research 'Who Counts as a Taxpayer? The Taxpayers' Union and Citizenship Rights in Aotearoa'. It's an in depth look at how the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union associates citizenship rights with paying tax www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFuQ...

The Govt says section 4 of the Conservation Act will remain. But proposed section 4A could hollow out how Treaty obligations apply to key decisions on public conservation land - policy, plans, concessions, disposals. Submissions close 2 July. #ConservationAmendmentBill #section4

How the Conservation Amendment Bill would hollow out Treaty obligations under section 4

Section 4 of the Conservation Act is one of the strongest Treaty clauses in New Zealand law. The Government says it is keeping it. But the Conservation Amendment Bill would add a new section 4A that...

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Remember to submit on the Move On Orders here. Not sure we need to be following Eng and Wales’ approach from 200 years ago….

Crisis@crisis-uk.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨 Breaking news: from today, it's no longer a crime to sleep rough in England and Wales. The Vagrancy Act has finally been repealed. For more than 200 years, this archaic law criminalised people for sleeping rough or begging. But no more.

Please consider donating to this Palestinian Masters student in Gaza. She and a fellow geographer in Australia, Priya Kunjan, are in regular contact - the lengths she needs to go to to continue her studies are terrifying. Please help make life and education safer for her gofund.me/6964df0a5

Donate to Support Palestinian Researcher to Rebuild Her Academic Dream, organized by Priya Kunjan

Support a Palestinian Master’s Researcher to Rebuild Her Acad… Priya Kunjan needs your support for Support Palestinian Researcher to Rebuild Her Academic Dream

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Israel has killed Al Jazeera Journalist Ahmed Wishah in Gaza. They have killed at least 260 journalists since October 7, 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. I’m getting tired of saying it, but outlets that don’t actively speak out against this are not worth your time or money.

the Transition Research Fund, which replaces New Zealand's storied Marsden Fund, allocates just $6.2 million for science research relating to 'healthy people and a thriving society' that's less than my one single lab has spent in the last few years, but for all NZ basic science about humans #nzpol

Simon J. Greenhill@simongreenhill.bsky.social · last mo.

MBIE has released the details on the New Zealand's "Transition Research Fund". It transitions research the way a hospice transitions patients. scienceskillsandinnovation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tujiik...

"A significant body of research by legal and rights experts has concluded that Israel is intent on destroying Palestinians, including analyses by UN investigators, rights bodies such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and genocide scholars worldwide." In case anyone was still wondering

BDS win! The joint NZ Australian Geography conference later this year will be an Apartheid Free Zone ✊🏽🇵🇸 Aotearoa Geographers for Pal and IAG Geographers for Pal are having a pre-conf workshop to connect and organise. Message me if you want to join us in Pōneke, 6 Dec www.nzgs.co.nz/programme-an...

Programme and Field Trips | New Zealand Geographical Society

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“…in one year, the current Government awarded landlords more money than has been paid out to Māori in 40 years as compensation for historical wrongs.” Dr Neal Curtis. (2.9b v 2.7b) #AoNZpol

Come work with us at Te Herenga Waka. We are keen to find a great colleague in environmental science, someone who is connected to and working with communities, and an excellent teacher. ejye.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...