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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 3h

It is also why, IMHO, the Māori seats matter, even though their influence can be occasionally limited. Their job is to call attention to and contest such erasures. #mycurrentthoughts #reckons

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 3h

The legacy of that decision is precisely why many insist upon the explicit inclusion of Treaty clauses in legislation: to prevent the Crown from ever again claiming that Te Tiriti has no legal standing.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 3h

In two days, we mark the 148-year anniversary of Chief Justice Sir Prendergast's declaration that Te Tiriti o Waitangi, having not been incorporated into domestic law, was a 'simple nullity'. Prendergast's ruling was used to justify the theft of vast tracts of Māori land for generations.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 3h

While you are all here, just a reminder, 18 years ago to this day, the Police, citing the Terrorism Suppression Act, invaded the homes of whānau across the country, in what the IPCA went on to say ‘unnecessarily frightened and intimidated' people.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 3h

Constitutional transformation is already happening, just not in Question Time. I get that pundits have to focus on six MPs, but it's because they can't and won't look at the thousands of daily acts of self-determination that don't require Parliament's permission.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 9h

California just banned employers from forcing workers to pay a debt, fee, or penalty to leave their job.

Bosses have increasingly been trapping workers with debts incurred in training and other exploitative fees.

Now that's illegal in the nation's biggest state.

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 2h

If the government is lacking climate ambition it should get off the couch and get a paper run! #NZPol

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 15h

The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the Climate Change Commission.

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

theconversation.com

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3h

Unexploded mines in Gaza pose enormous risks to Palestinians returning home, says NGO - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unexploded-mines-gaza-pose-enormous-risks-palestinians-returning-home

Unexploded mines in Gaza pose enormous risks to Palestinians returning home, says NGO

<article data-history-node-id="430201" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unexploded-mines-gaza-pose-enormous-risks-palestinians-returning-home" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unexploded-mines-gaza-pose-enormous-risks-palestinians-returning-home" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Unexploded mines in Gaza pose enormous risks to Palestinians returning home, says NGO</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Unexploded mines in Gaza pose "enormous" risks for displaced Palestinians returning home NGO Handicap International warned on Tuesday, AFP reported. </p> <p>The NGO, which specialises in mine clearance and assistance to victims of anti-personnel mines, called for entry of equipment needed for demining.</p> <p>"The risks are enormous - an estimated 70,000 tons of explosives have been dropped on Gaza" since the start of the war, said Anne-Claire Yaeesh, the organisation's director for the Palestinian territories. "The layers of rubble and levels of accumulation are extremely high," Yaeesh added. </p> <p>She warned the risks are aggravated by the "extremely complex" nature of the environment, due to the limited space in densely populated urban areas.</p> <p>In January, the UN's Mine Action Service (UNMAS) estimated that "five to 10 percent" of the munitions fired on Gaza had not exploded.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 3h

200+ people have gathered outside Resene's head office in Lower Hutt as the company's workers protest for a living wage. #nzpol

Resene sees itself as a leader in the market but whines, when asked to pay a Living Wage, that it pays the same low wages everyone else in the sector pays. Leadership MIA.

Hundreds of Resene workers protest for living wage

A crowd has gathered outside Resene's head office in Lower Hutt.

www.rnz.co.nz

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 3h

#nzpol This is such a ridiculous attempt by National and ACT to blame so many hospitality business closing down on anything BUT the economy that this govt created. No one can afford to go out or buy a coffee. Those who could bought plane tickets to Aussie instead.🤬

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 3h

The New Zealand Government's move to weaken methane emissions reduction targets risks our trade relationships, reputation, and puts us all at risk of unmanageable consequences from climate change, argues Professor James Renwick of Victoria University
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/10...
#nzpol #climate

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Weakening targets for cutting methane emissions is a major step backwards and raises the risk of unmanageable consequences from climate change, argues James Renwick.

www.wgtn.ac.nz

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 4h

It's amazing how incredibly explicitly OpenAI seems to be admitting that they have no idea how to actually monetize their automated lying machine.

The Verge @theverge.com · 7h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Julieinnz @julieinnz.bsky.social · 5h

And now we see the astronomical pay rises they awarded themselves. The CAMHS workers who are stretched to the max and spend most of their time at the urgent end of mental health for our young can only dream of these salaries.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 3h

My MiL managed as do friends on and off here that aren’t grandmas. I did a bit when my kids were little but I’ve definitely upped my output since I’ve been a Baba. Prolific would be a fair description. It’s been lovely to see the knits being passed on to younger kids in their friendship circles too.

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#nzpol 🧵

deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 4h

Agree with Sacha below. Māni is always offering a masterclass. One caveat, though, and this is absolutely not for Māni or Mihi or the other journalists skilled in Te Ao Māori me Te Ao Pākeha politics.

Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 5h

The masterful Māni Dunlop on where things are at with Te Pāti Māori, with context.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 4h

This fascination with "Māori" parliamentary politics reveals how limited mainstream analysis is. Te Pāti Māori is one tactical engagement with one part of the Crown's apparatus, not the centre of Māori political life.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 4h

Te Ao Māori institutions have flourished and will continue to evolve independently of whether Wellington notices. But mainstream commentators can't see beyond the debating chamber.

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 4h

The writing is often on the wall long before people who benefit from the system the most even notice.

The evidence is often there, if you ask the right people. If you feel blindsided, ask yourself why you aren’t in relationship with the canaries in the coal mine.

Kate @knhannah.bsky.social · 18h

I absolutely 💯 decry the attacks on fundamental science but cannot help but be reminded that so many people pissed off now were silent when humanities funding was obliterated & don’t step up for Mātauranga, nor care about the rising misogyny their colleagues have described for a decade.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 4h

Mainstream media obsesses over Te Pāti Māori as if Parliament is where rangatiratanga happens. It's not. The real exercise of rangatiratanga is done in Iwi boardrooms managing billions in assets, Hapū asserting authority over whenua me wai, and whānau/whanui making decisions about their future.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 4h

Agree with Sacha below. Māni is always offering a masterclass. One caveat, though, and this is absolutely not for Māni or Mihi or the other journalists skilled in Te Ao Māori me Te Ao Pākeha politics.

Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 5h

The masterful Māni Dunlop on where things are at with Te Pāti Māori, with context.

Analysis: Te Pāti Māori turmoil exposes a deeper hurt for Māori

Te Pāti Māori faces turmoil over leaked allegations, financial overspend, and leadership rifts, undermining its kaupapa and risking wider harm to Māori amid unresolved internal strife.

www.teaonews.co.nz

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 5h

The masterful Māni Dunlop on where things are at with Te Pāti Māori, with context.

Analysis: Te Pāti Māori turmoil exposes a deeper hurt for Māori

Te Pāti Māori faces turmoil over leaked allegations, financial overspend, and leadership rifts, undermining its kaupapa and risking wider harm to Māori amid unresolved internal strife.

www.teaonews.co.nz

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Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 4h

Too many people being unwilling to rock the boat is how we ended up here after 40+ years of rubbish governance and rubbish funding across the public research system.
That and people looking after themselves rather than working together in solidarity. Kate's comments about this are 🎯.

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Kate @knhannah.bsky.social · 18h

I absolutely 💯 decry the attacks on fundamental science but cannot help but be reminded that so many people pissed off now were silent when humanities funding was obliterated & don’t step up for Mātauranga, nor care about the rising misogyny their colleagues have described for a decade.

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