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A Fighter Whaea

@fighterwhaea.bsky.social

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On again off again Principal, lifelong learner, parent, champion of the disenfranchised, Māori fruit salad, coffee lover. Opinions, lots of them, are my own. She/her

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice.

A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past.

We will choose the future.

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 10h

So do I e hoa. Even on StaffSync we have no one put their hand up. If they actually gave us a chance they would find we are pretty awesome

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 10h

Desperately looking for relief teachers for Maraenui in Napier. Te reo Māori useful but not essential.

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Rory @roryreckons.bsky.social · 5d

Chorus makes a profit, the government owns 61% of it. There is no need to sell it off, and in a time where we are running an infrastructure deficit in large part due to repeated asset sales, maybe just maybe we shouldn't fucking do this.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11d

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aec.org.nz @aec.org.nz · 14d

Curriculum progress in Aotearoa explained in 176 words. #nzpol

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 11d

The reason is you like them and you are allowed nice things

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 12d

If an incumbent councillor running in 2025 claims they support Māori wards please check receipts - there was a councillor vote on Māori wards in 2023. 11 voted against, & most are seeking your vote again - Fletcher, Lee, K Turner, Williamson, Baker, Newman, Walker, Watson: all said no.

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

Not really a thing here in Aotearoa New Zealand

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

I’m aware of that, but they still need to present my offer. This feels more like working for himself

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

The same agency where one agent is too busy all week to show me a house outside of the open home, and another has not replied to emails from my husband but always responds to me. I’m sure it has nothing to do with him having an Asian surname aye

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

He’s quite young so I think his offsider is probably teaching him dodgy ways

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

That’s what I think is happening too

A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

Considering they are legally obliged to present all offers, which I put in writing more than 24 hours ago. He is arguing with me via text, not to mention mansplaining. Don’t know whether to scream or cry

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 15d

Real estate agent hasn’t presented my offer on a house because he wants my husband and I to have a discussion to see if we have any wiggle room. I’m like Wtf dude?!!!

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19d

Obama: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything.

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 21d

Not necessarily. He didn’t specify WHAT job, so turning the country into a puddle of cat sick might be what his job is, so he is doing a GREAT job

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 21d

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 21d

Warm Chocolate
Slightly Tangled Sister
Teddy Paddles
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Sarah Pallett @sarah4ilam.bsky.social · 22d

Drs (and nurses, teachers too) only ever strike as an absolute last resort - and because they care about YOU and the service they can provide to you. Unsafe staffing impacts you. Exhausted Drs impacts you. Underpaid Drs means they LEAVE.

I stand with our Drs today, and always.

#nzpol

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A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 22d

I’m actively house hunting in Napier (mostly) and some things that have struck me as particular to the Bay.
1. Even in a buyers’ market, most agents do the bare minimum
2. Most open homes are on a Sunday (which is full on)
3. Hawke’s Bay was an enthusiastic adopter of dux quest and ceiling tiles

A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social · 24d

Technically the school holidays haven’t even begun ‘cos it’s the weekend, but Friday night I went to bed with a scratchy throat, I got home to Auckland just before 2 yesterday and by the time bedtime came around again I was full blown crook. Earache, screaming sinuses, snot and headache. ☹️

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 27d

Hey Hutt folks, you may miss it when voting, but please don’t vote for Suzanne Levy! She sounds fine, but OOPS she runs the TERF organisation Speak Up For Women.

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · Sep 3

If the Israelis lay down their arms, a genocide ends immediately. If Hamas lays down their arms, Israel’s planned ethnic cleansing of Gaza happens quickly and without resistance.

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