Teanau Tuiono
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Alexa, play New York, New York
US politics: Zohran Mamdani wins election for New York mayoralty
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo to win New York City's mayoral race, US media is reporting.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Alexa, play New York, New York
Space Minister Judith Collins was warned as the war in Gaza began in 2023 that if new BlackSky satellites were launched from New Zealand they could be used by Israel. www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/24/m...
Minister warned about possible Israeli use of NZ-launched satellites
Space Minister Judith Collins said this week the decision to go ahead with BlackSky satellite launches was the right one.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Space Minister Judith Collins was warned as the war in Gaza began in 2023 that if new BlackSky satellites were launched from New Zealand they could be used by Israel. www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/24/m...
Solidarity with the workers
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Solidarity with the workers
A dispatch from the War on Roadcones
After 5 months of the heralded ‘tipline’, just 204 road cones are confirmed gone
In Whanganui, information from the Government’s own Road Cone Tipline had actually led to more cones being put out than taken away. In Wellington, 110 complaints resulted in just two cones being remov...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A dispatch from the War on Roadcones
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Earlier this month Rachel Boyack, @teanau.bsky.social and I carried out a NZ MPs fact finding mission on Myanmar. Check @samsachdeva.bsky.social's story for a good summary. #NZMPsMyanmarFactFinding #Myanmar #SpringRevolution #ShamElection #whatishappeninginmyanmar newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/02/n...
NZ must reject 'sham' Myanmar election, MPs say
After meeting Myanmar's revolutionary groups and political prisoners, NZ politicians say we must offer more than 'nice words on paper'
newsroom.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Earlier this month Rachel Boyack, @teanau.bsky.social and I carried out a NZ MPs fact finding mission on Myanmar. Check @samsachdeva.bsky.social's story for a good summary. #NZMPsMyanmarFactFinding #Myanmar #SpringRevolution #ShamElection #whatishappeninginmyanmar newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/02/n...
Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning whether the New Zealand government’s $6 million payout to Sāmoa is enough to address the damage caused by the grounding and sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui last October.
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Green MP questions Sāmoa shipwreck payout, warns peace declaration at risk
Teanau Tuiono raises concerns over transparency of New Zealand’s $6 million payment to Sāmoa for the HMNZS Manawanui wreck, while the government says it responded ‘in good faith’.
pmn.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning whether the New Zealand government’s $6 million payout to Sāmoa is enough to address the damage caused by the grounding and sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui last October.
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After meeting Myanmar’s revolutionary groups and political prisoners, MPs say we must offer more than ‘nice words on paper’ and has urged the Govt to condemn upcoming “sham elections” being held by Myanmar’s military regime, saying NZ must not legitimise its efforts to claim an electoral mandate
NZ must reject 'sham' Myanmar election, MPs say
After meeting Myanmar's revolutionary groups and political prisoners, NZ politicians say we must offer more than 'nice words on paper'
newsroom.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
After meeting Myanmar’s revolutionary groups and political prisoners, MPs say we must offer more than ‘nice words on paper’ and has urged the Govt to condemn upcoming “sham elections” being held by Myanmar’s military regime, saying NZ must not legitimise its efforts to claim an electoral mandate
The Green Party says the Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood is cowardly, and a stain on Aotearoa’s reputation as a voice for peace and justice internationally. www.greens.org.nz/govt_cowardl...
Govt cowardly in not recognising Palestinian statehood
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Green Party says the Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood is cowardly, and a stain on Aotearoa’s reputation as a voice for peace and justice internationally. www.greens.org.nz/govt_cowardl...
Question Time today.
Q9. TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: E whakaae ana ia ki tā te Environmental Defence Society kī atu ko tā Tiriti o Waitangi he whakatakoto “obligation on the Crown to legislate for effective marine management”; ki te kore, he aha e kore ai?
Q9. TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: E whakaae ana ia ki tā te Environmental Defence Society kī atu ko tā Tiriti o Waitangi he whakatakoto “obligation on the Crown to legislate for effective marine management”; ki te kore, he aha e kore ai?
September 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Question Time today.
Q9. TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: E whakaae ana ia ki tā te Environmental Defence Society kī atu ko tā Tiriti o Waitangi he whakatakoto “obligation on the Crown to legislate for effective marine management”; ki te kore, he aha e kore ai?
Q9. TEANAU TUIONO to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: E whakaae ana ia ki tā te Environmental Defence Society kī atu ko tā Tiriti o Waitangi he whakatakoto “obligation on the Crown to legislate for effective marine management”; ki te kore, he aha e kore ai?
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September 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Green Party is calling for the voting period for Māori wards to be extended after key information was left out of voting packs.
Greens call for extension on Māori wards referendum
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
September 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The Green Party is calling for the voting period for Māori wards to be extended after key information was left out of voting packs.
We must speak out clearly to defend human rights in West Papua at the Pacific Island Forum. The human rights crisis in West Papua is deepening, with activists being charged for treason, journalists attacked for covering the conflict all linked to Indonesia’s growing militarisation of the territory
West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda says Mapou.
Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melanesia but the wider Pacific.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We must speak out clearly to defend human rights in West Papua at the Pacific Island Forum. The human rights crisis in West Papua is deepening, with activists being charged for treason, journalists attacked for covering the conflict all linked to Indonesia’s growing militarisation of the territory
Conservation Week - shoutout to our ocean protectors
September 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Conservation Week - shoutout to our ocean protectors
The Metals Company used Nauru’s seat at the International Seabed Authority to push deep-sea mining. When that stalled, they teamed up with Trump to bypass international law. Folks they don't care about the Pacific they are only in it for the cash. Shoutout to Joey Tau for keeping it real.
The Metals Company pushes ahead with deep sea mining plans in Pacific waters
The Metals Company is advancing deep sea mining ambitions with Nauru and Tonga, bypassing UN oversight by leveraging a United States regulatory pathway.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Metals Company used Nauru’s seat at the International Seabed Authority to push deep-sea mining. When that stalled, they teamed up with Trump to bypass international law. Folks they don't care about the Pacific they are only in it for the cash. Shoutout to Joey Tau for keeping it real.
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US - NZ relations are strained every time we don't do exactly what they demand, but submission achieves neither parity nor advantage.
At this time with the Trump administration, it's more important than ever to stand up for what we believe in.
At this time with the Trump administration, it's more important than ever to stand up for what we believe in.
August 31, 2025 at 6:53 AM
US - NZ relations are strained every time we don't do exactly what they demand, but submission achieves neither parity nor advantage.
At this time with the Trump administration, it's more important than ever to stand up for what we believe in.
At this time with the Trump administration, it's more important than ever to stand up for what we believe in.
We don’t want the FBI here and the Government isn’t clear on what they are actually doing here. The FBI is saying this office is about countering China, the Government is saying it’s not, and Luxon was only told about this at the last minute. 78 days after Judith found out
FBI base in NZ: Judith Collins knew base was opening 78 days before PM
Luxon found out six days before the FBI director arrived that the base was opening.
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
We don’t want the FBI here and the Government isn’t clear on what they are actually doing here. The FBI is saying this office is about countering China, the Government is saying it’s not, and Luxon was only told about this at the last minute. 78 days after Judith found out
Did you know that Israel has visa waiver access into New Zealand but Samoa, Tonga and Fiji do not. Let that sink in.
August 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Did you know that Israel has visa waiver access into New Zealand but Samoa, Tonga and Fiji do not. Let that sink in.
Israel continues to murder journalists and use starvation as a weapon of war against a civilian population in its genocide against the Palestinians. Yet New Zealand drags its feet in doing the bare minimum to acknowledge the dignity of Palestinians by recognising Palestinian statehood. Kia tere 🇵🇸
August 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Israel continues to murder journalists and use starvation as a weapon of war against a civilian population in its genocide against the Palestinians. Yet New Zealand drags its feet in doing the bare minimum to acknowledge the dignity of Palestinians by recognising Palestinian statehood. Kia tere 🇵🇸
Make a submission to Protect Worker Rights. Everyone who works in Aotearoa New Zealand deserves a fair and clear process for personal grievances, secure employment conditions and access to their union. action.greens.org.nz/era_subsguid...
Employment Relations Act Amendment Bill - Submission Guide
Employment Relations Act Amendment Bill - submission guide
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August 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Make a submission to Protect Worker Rights. Everyone who works in Aotearoa New Zealand deserves a fair and clear process for personal grievances, secure employment conditions and access to their union. action.greens.org.nz/era_subsguid...
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If you’re free this Friday and want to join me, Tamatha Paul and @teanau.bsky.social for a special screening of Whina, grab your tickets below 💚
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August 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
If you’re free this Friday and want to join me, Tamatha Paul and @teanau.bsky.social for a special screening of Whina, grab your tickets below 💚
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Can these people get a grip. How much money have they wasted on disrespecting our reo? Kia kaha te reo Māori www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
English to appear above te reo Māori in New Zealand passport redesign
The move reflects the government's commitment to using English first, Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Can these people get a grip. How much money have they wasted on disrespecting our reo? Kia kaha te reo Māori www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
I'll be over here listening to DJ Mu and Fiji. #icons www.abc.net.au/pacific/geor...
Pacific music legend George 'Fiji' Veikoso dies aged 55 in Suva - ABC Pacific
Fijian-born recording artist and Pacific music legend George "Fiji" Veikoso has died at the age of 55 in Suva, his family has confirmed.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'll be over here listening to DJ Mu and Fiji. #icons www.abc.net.au/pacific/geor...