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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · 1d

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Oppose the Amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area Act

Join us in calling on the government to immediately halt all progress on the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22d

BREAKING: Three Palestinian children have died from malnutrition in southern Gaza, a source at the Nasser Medical Complex has told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ocm0cs

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · 25d

No surprise here - the Govt of the time took great care not to embed or give meaningful power to the commission - any anti climate environment is a resource to be pillaged government coalition was going to hobble & break the commission as a reporting agency. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/19/g...

Govt considers sidelining Climate Change Commission from emissions advice

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts repeatedly denied the plan, but then confirmed it to 1News two days later.

www.1news.co.nz

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 25d

Our Labour Party also…. imo. #nzpol #Kikorangi

Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 25d

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Sep 13

So satisfyingly beautiful 😍

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Craig @kiwicraig74.bsky.social · Sep 13

Perfect way to deal with Destiny Church

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Sep 13

Here for the loom content 👏 💛✊️

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · Sep 8

To let it flow 🐈‍⬛🤍

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The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · Sep 6

Once again, better reporting in international press #nzpol

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

New Māori queen brings hope for New Zealand in first speech: ‘Being Māori is forever’

In her first public address, Nga wai hono i te po spoke of unity and said Māori must ‘walk a new path’

www.theguardian.com

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · Sep 6

This should be a source of deep shame for any govt that allows it to continue. #NZPol

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Sep 4

The modern supermarket, with its vast aisles of imported goods and plastic-wrapped produce, stands as a monument to a globalised food system built on inequitable foundations. open.substack.com/pub/jowrigle...

Beyond the Aisle

Reclaiming Food Sovereignty from Supermarket Ideology

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hey you! Yeah you. Now I have your attention here's a friendly reminder to sign the greens petition to restore passenger rail!

Imagine how much cheaper it would be to take a train from Wellington to Auckland compared to the Intercity bus 👀😅

#nzpol #trains

action.greens.org.nz/restore_rail

Restore Regional Rail

action.greens.org.nz

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Oneone ki te whenua, please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/on...

Oneone ki te Whenua

On the 5th of May 2025, Ngati Oneone activated 'Oneone ki te whenua' 185 years to the day that our tipuna Rawiri Te Eke Tu signed 'ae ra' on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 80 years later, the whenua of his hap...

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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · Aug 24

The #kakapo population has dropped to 238. Adult female Lisa was found dead on Anchor Island recently, and two of the 2019 cohort, Tūmanako and Whakakini, have not been since since then and so have been removed from the official count. #conservation #parrots #birds

A juvenile kākāpō on the forest floor during the day time. Credit: Andrew Digby

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te kootahekore ranapiri @ired0mi.bsky.social · Aug 14

they literally know that their offer is dogshit / they know such a shit offer leads to strikes and that those strikes impact the workers more negatively than them / they know the media will take their dogshit talking points and plaster them all over / this is class war simple as that

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just pay health workers what they need to keep people safe. You, the actual politician, are literally the one "playing politics".

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Health Minister Simeon Brown slams striking health workers for 'playing politics'

Health NZ claim 85 patients were affected, when a proposed strike was called off in Christchurch.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · Jul 26

Federated Farmers say Kiwis are 'lucky' to have 'premium' ‘grass-Fed’ butter, but neglects to mention the rainforest destruction, polluted rivers, contaminated drinking water and climate change that goes with it.
#TooManyCows
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Kiwis 'lucky' to have 'premium' butter as only option, but have to pay market price for it - Federated Farmers

Karl Dean says Fonterra, wholesalers and supermarkets are doing their best to keep prices down.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Jul 20

Its been a while - global fascism and more locally Political players I refuse to name have helped me to hone some thinking about resistance leadership and Te Tiriti. open.substack.com/pub/jowrigle...

Following, Not Leading

Pākehā Leadership in Food Justice

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Jul 19

Just transitions our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ke...

Keep Tokoroa Toi Ohomai OPEN

No matter where we live in Aotearoa our communities need access to essential services, education and opportunities to grow and thrive. That includes Tokoroa and other small regional communities throug...

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · Jul 14

Oh hiiii

A photograph of Louise, standing in front of two posters - each saying a version of Vote Louise Hutt #1 Hamilton West

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Jul 14

A pair of sneakers hanging from the tree branch.

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Daniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · Jul 10

A Pitch for a new political best-seller! The Adventures of Hipkins: The Plight for Promising Policy! Read he full pitch here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/the-advent...

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Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · Jun 24

If only grid scale solar didnt waste so much agricultural land!

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · Jun 24

#solar plus #cherries #agrivoltaics

‘1,300 modules, 600 W…mounted ~3m above ground, passage of agricultural machinery/tractors…innovation in “insolagrin” solution, protects crops from extremes, regulates light exposure - dynamic shading system, harvests surplus to produce energy’

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · Jun 23

Light snow falling over Falls Dam reservoir on the Manuherekia River, Ōmakau region. The iconic Hawkdun Ranges hiding behind the cloud.

The Manuherekia was an important kāinga nohoanga (settlement) and kāinga mahinga kai (food-gathering place) place for Ngai Tahu pre European Settlement.

A man made lake from the 1930s with a headland & 2 trees , a mountain range in the distance with snow on it & heavy clouds dropping light snow

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Jun 22

Attempting my 3rd run at uploading my RSB submission today. Just sitting here watching what I think should be renamed the circle of success 🙌 keep trying - crashing the parliament site with righteous anger is so 2025.

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Jo @dreadwomyn.bsky.social · Jun 19

A rural Waikato map of Auckland city...

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