Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti)
@krveale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer of Media Studies/Digital Media, and author.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932
https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932
https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
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I’m one.
Hey, if you're feeling thankful for all the bounty in your life right now, it's not a bad idea to toss some coin to trans people who are struggling. (I boosted two folks that I know personally just now, but there are so many, many others on here.)
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I’m one.
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Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
Health NZ asked the Employment Relations Authority to "fix" the terms of the collective contract after negotiation repeatedly broke down.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
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Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking
Critical thinking is an essential skill students should be encouraged to develop as part of their science learning. NZ’s draft science curriculum fails the test.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
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People love archaeology, but they perceive it as a luxury. It's always been a bizarre contradiction, the awareness of the fundamental importance of history whilst not grasping how inherent archaeology is to that understanding. Archaeology is relentlessly undervalued within public investment.
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
People love archaeology, but they perceive it as a luxury. It's always been a bizarre contradiction, the awareness of the fundamental importance of history whilst not grasping how inherent archaeology is to that understanding. Archaeology is relentlessly undervalued within public investment.
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Te Whatu Ora have been told to publish updated guidelines with references to puberty suppression removed. We declined to write this update, because that’s not clinical guidance - not when the best practice option is being made illegal. We won’t compromise on the wellbeing of our communities.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Te Whatu Ora have been told to publish updated guidelines with references to puberty suppression removed. We declined to write this update, because that’s not clinical guidance - not when the best practice option is being made illegal. We won’t compromise on the wellbeing of our communities.
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We made the OIA request in April, knowing if they were released in an OIA they could be published. Simeon Brown refused, but no longer has a reason to withhold them - and I have a strong suspicion he got a telling off from the ombudsman. We jumped on the opportunity.
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We made the OIA request in April, knowing if they were released in an OIA they could be published. Simeon Brown refused, but no longer has a reason to withhold them - and I have a strong suspicion he got a telling off from the ombudsman. We jumped on the opportunity.
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For context, these were due to be published in March 2025. The NZ govt prevented their publication because they intended to ban puberty blockers and the guidelines show they are safe, effective, and standard care internationally. Today they were released in an OIA putting them in the public domain.
In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
For context, these were due to be published in March 2025. The NZ govt prevented their publication because they intended to ban puberty blockers and the guidelines show they are safe, effective, and standard care internationally. Today they were released in an OIA putting them in the public domain.
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This is important and significant. These are the guidelines that were submitted and agreed before political interference. The ones that should have been published.
PATHA have taken a stand of not having their name used to give credence to the rewritten ones, and released the correct ones.
PATHA have taken a stand of not having their name used to give credence to the rewritten ones, and released the correct ones.
Y’ALL. PATHA RELEASED THE NEW GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GUIDELINES. THE ONES THE GOVT SUPPRESSED
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This is important and significant. These are the guidelines that were submitted and agreed before political interference. The ones that should have been published.
PATHA have taken a stand of not having their name used to give credence to the rewritten ones, and released the correct ones.
PATHA have taken a stand of not having their name used to give credence to the rewritten ones, and released the correct ones.
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Also, I got treated to playing Zhenya's Wonder Tales at BBC2024, before it crowdfunded. Re. @itsquinns.bsky.social's question about whether your character can have sexual relations with a bear: I played a woman who found out her husband cheated on her when his mistress gave birth to a cub. A++++
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Also, I got treated to playing Zhenya's Wonder Tales at BBC2024, before it crowdfunded. Re. @itsquinns.bsky.social's question about whether your character can have sexual relations with a bear: I played a woman who found out her husband cheated on her when his mistress gave birth to a cub. A++++
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Delighted to see @jmstar.bsky.social's and @rosscowman.bsky.social's games are featured here, they're so elegant and gorgeous and everyone should buy and play them. Also was treated to the description of Jason'swriting as "as dirty and delicate as a used needle" in the first five minutes 10/10
New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Delighted to see @jmstar.bsky.social's and @rosscowman.bsky.social's games are featured here, they're so elegant and gorgeous and everyone should buy and play them. Also was treated to the description of Jason'swriting as "as dirty and delicate as a used needle" in the first five minutes 10/10
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New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
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This is the biggest deal. SHARE IT EVERYWHERE.
Y’ALL. PATHA RELEASED THE NEW GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GUIDELINES. THE ONES THE GOVT SUPPRESSED
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is the biggest deal. SHARE IT EVERYWHERE.
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only responding with these images from now on anytime kink discourse happens
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
only responding with these images from now on anytime kink discourse happens
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this website is so fucking funny
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
this website is so fucking funny
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People complain about academic writing being opaque and verbose but the wanton anti-intellectualism in govt sources misquoting a literature review, ripping it wildly out of context, and using it as an example of wokeness gone too far is not something that can be solved by improved communication.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
People complain about academic writing being opaque and verbose but the wanton anti-intellectualism in govt sources misquoting a literature review, ripping it wildly out of context, and using it as an example of wokeness gone too far is not something that can be solved by improved communication.
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Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.
They aren't even subtle
They aren't even subtle
This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.
They aren't even subtle
They aren't even subtle
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TINY CRIMINAL.
Walked his poop foot evvvvverywhere. Had opinions about getting it clean. Nearly earned himself an entire bath.
Walked his poop foot evvvvverywhere. Had opinions about getting it clean. Nearly earned himself an entire bath.
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
TINY CRIMINAL.
Walked his poop foot evvvvverywhere. Had opinions about getting it clean. Nearly earned himself an entire bath.
Walked his poop foot evvvvverywhere. Had opinions about getting it clean. Nearly earned himself an entire bath.
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TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS from Chch to Dunners.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Great news, but a shame it's at tourist prices. Hopefully over time the price reduces to something that makes more economical than driving or taking a bus
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
Passenger train to link Christchurch to South | Star News
Long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island, with a service set to consistently reconnect Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill...
www.odt.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS from Chch to Dunners.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
Intercity bus is from $35. Locals are not going to take the train. Such a lost opportunity.
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Reading some lesbian fiction recently I noticed that when it's describing a male character it's like "It's a guy idk. Tall I guess. Clearly has hair, definitely wears clothing" and when any girl hits the scene it pulls out descriptions that would make the Silmarillion blush
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Reading some lesbian fiction recently I noticed that when it's describing a male character it's like "It's a guy idk. Tall I guess. Clearly has hair, definitely wears clothing" and when any girl hits the scene it pulls out descriptions that would make the Silmarillion blush
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everyone who works at openAI should be tried as an accomplice
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
everyone who works at openAI should be tried as an accomplice
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I want to do a Māori governance course but the one starting in Feb at TWOA here in Tāmaki is already full.
I wish providers would offer it online or home based. Joining our Trust Committee and I want to know more. Starting watching the good governance videos. #KiaMāori
I wish providers would offer it online or home based. Joining our Trust Committee and I want to know more. Starting watching the good governance videos. #KiaMāori
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I want to do a Māori governance course but the one starting in Feb at TWOA here in Tāmaki is already full.
I wish providers would offer it online or home based. Joining our Trust Committee and I want to know more. Starting watching the good governance videos. #KiaMāori
I wish providers would offer it online or home based. Joining our Trust Committee and I want to know more. Starting watching the good governance videos. #KiaMāori
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For those that don't know what this is - the government suppressed this expert report on Clinical Guidelines for Transgender Health 24 hours before it was due to go out, and played politics with the lives of young transgender people.
You can now read the report in full.
You can now read the report in full.
Y’ALL. PATHA RELEASED THE NEW GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GUIDELINES. THE ONES THE GOVT SUPPRESSED
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
For those that don't know what this is - the government suppressed this expert report on Clinical Guidelines for Transgender Health 24 hours before it was due to go out, and played politics with the lives of young transgender people.
You can now read the report in full.
You can now read the report in full.
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For context: the government suppressed this document 24 hours before it was due to be released back in MAY. PATHA was paid by the government to create them. See the news item under May: patha.nz/news
NEWS | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
For context: the government suppressed this document 24 hours before it was due to be released back in MAY. PATHA was paid by the government to create them. See the news item under May: patha.nz/news