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Surprised to see 2007 me in this article about pay equity but just to add my bit about librarianship, library assistants have degrees if not post-graduate ones and qualified librarians often have a masters degree in library science. It is far from unskilled labour. newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/14/s...

#NewZealand and the world need this kind of corruption out of politics We've seen this so so many times Paying money for law changes is not why we elect members of parliament they are there for *us* not a few wealthy people #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

My cat sleeps all day and then keeps me awake all night so this gave me a good laugh. Credit - @dagnylill on Instagram

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Once this is done there is no going back.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...

The very hungry stability-killer.

Ambling about Wynyard Quarter last week.

All Kiwis value healthcare. Private healthcare doesn't cover complex cases, ED, accidents. Simeon Brown & National lied about healthcare funding, using 2018 data & GST. They refuse to reveal privatisation contracts. And funding private healthcare investors 350% + more than community GPs. #nzpol

Had the privilege when they were younger of taking my boys to The Louvre, The Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Vancouver Art Gallery & MOMA all on the same trip. Asked them to pic their fav work at MOMA, both stood beside Giacometti's Tall Figure. Art History matters! Fuck National

RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...

She doesn't always nail it, but when Verity Johnson does nail it she gets out the big hammer #NZPol

Please repost: Kia ora Tāmaki Makaurau-based library and info professional folks! Sign up for this free and fun workshop happening on Wed 3 Sept. You’ll get to hang with like minded librarians, gain knowledge and skills, and there will be food! Register here: events.humanitix.com/climate-fres...

Just one example of harassment that no longer breaches Instagram or Facebook guidelines. It’s becoming normalised and Seymour’s behaviour is contributing. Holding him to account is one step before we try and dismantle the rest of this abusive system. #nzpol our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

#ChristopherLuxon telling #RNZ this morning that #BrookeVanVelden is looking at cutting worker's sick leave from 10 days to 5, makes me physically sick. 😡😡😡😡 #cruelnzgovt #nzpol #nzsickleave #ACTNZ #NationalPartyNZ

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In the space of 24 hours, the government ruthlessly ripped up pay equity negotiations which included one close to settlement for our library assistants 📚👩‍💼 Today, Andrew Little has called on the council to continue with their claim and I'm backing it 110%.

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Auckland Cycleways Dashboard (beta) 🚲 Transforming public cycling data into visual insights for better urban planning. Explore patterns across the city since 2016. Try it: cycleway.tfwelch.com

The old relationship we had with the United States is over. Subtext: Because the United States is over. That’s it. That’s the problem we are electing the next Australian government to deal with.

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I wrote this last year, but my points still stand. The Govt is making us find $8.8m from our transport budget to increase speeds around schools, quiet neighbourhoods and rural roads even where we had significant support for low speeds from communities. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350...

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE. (President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)

Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

Donald Trump has betrayed America. If you couldn’t see it before, you just saw it today.

Councillor @geordierogers.co.nz giving facts 🔥 Our Council already has a vision - a creative capital where people and nature thrive. Right now we’re focussed on delivery. #nzpol #wellingtonnz www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605... (paywall)

This article provides concise thorough info on the regulatory standards bill and its intended consequences. Prof Kelsey is right, it must be stopped. #nzpol

The clip from night time is sending me 😂

NZAS identified aspects of our aims and purpose that justified a strong, succinct submission opposing the Bill on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. scientists.org.nz/news/13447527

In which the founder of the party that has now captured the Beehive discovers it is a face-eating leopard. ‘As Douglas said, “Current policies are robbing young people of their future, they should revolt.”’ newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/04/a...