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As we head into Matariki, I was reminded how important the arts are to Wellington's cultural and economic wellbeing. It's super important we support creatives - you can read more about this in my op-ed! www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3607...

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@misswhanau.bsky.social writes: "Arts are not a nice to have, they’re an essential service that not only provide jobs and economic benefits to our city, but also wellness, togetherness and community."

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webworm gets a nuclear nonproliferation expert to break down what's happening with israel and iran: www.webworm.co/p/secure

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Kia ora e te whanau - I'd love your support getting elected to the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Ward. Those on the right have huge money coming in so it's more important than ever we have a people-powered ground campaign and putea for our volunteers. 💚JOIN ME: www.greens.org.nz/torywhanau2025 #nzpol

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the world is just better with trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer people in it full stop

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Just a wee reminder that now is a particularly good time to order a lampshade if you're in Marlborough or Canterbury (or anywhere on the Mainland)! I'll be down soon, and have slots available right now in my work schedule for lampshades. www.thesewphist.com/product-cate...

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Hey everyone! Today all the donations/sponsonships to my Sweat With Pride fundraiser are being matched, so are essentially doubled for today. If you could spare a few dollars to make Aotearoa NZ a better place for rainbow minorities, it would be massively appreciated! 🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Ayup. Real talk at the table

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In libraries, we call this vocational awe. The idea that if you are invested in your calling, you should accept low wages/inhumane conditions is a nasty little trick of capitalism. I’m an author, I’m hungry, I care deeply about my work, AND I deserve to be paid for it.

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Scrapping the census is a good way to make sure decisions are made on bad data or no data just (almost certainly racist) vibes. You can ignore what you can't see. You won't catch our poorest most marginalised in admin data and surveys. I'm furious. This is societal vandalism. It's outrageous.

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I am looking for critiques of braiding sweetgrass from Indigenous scholars can anyone point me in the right direction?

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In today’s NZ Herald #nzpol

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Sweat with Pride is matching donations today, up to a whopping $60k - so help us raise money for InsideOUT, the Burnett Foundation, Outline, and RainbowYouth - their work is so, so vital www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...

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It’s double dollars day. Your donations will be matched from now until the $60,000 is used up. Let’s get to $2,500! Donate here: www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...

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I'm sorry, this woman runs an ARCADE and has 50 part time workers? Why not employ some people full time? Also, of course sick leave use went up SINCE 2019 WE HAD A FUCKING GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT IS STILL GOING ON. And your primary customers are children, walking disease vector!

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RNZ digging in on the alex story (www.webworm.co/p/lifeanddea...) backing their reporting, saying "we don’t have those messages, so are unable to verify them" um... rnz journalist ruth hill *was* offerered the messages after she published. RNZ needs to talk to their journalist.

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Since the cards are out I'll do a few one card oracle cards tonight or tomorrow. Reply with an emoji if you'd like one.

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Wtf? They released her?

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Ka pai Nicola. Grow Grow Grow. A 1.5% wage bump. Just enough to stare at the cheese aisle from a respectful distance, then go home and shiver in the dark to afford dinner. This isn’t a cost of living plan. It’s a test of survival. #CostOfLiving #nzpol #OneTermGovt

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#RSB 🚨📣 6 Days Left to Oppose the Regulatory Standards Bill! 📣🚨 📅 Deadline: 1 PM, Monday, 23rd June #NZPol #ToitūTeTiriti 🔗 Take Action: www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

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#nzpol Minimum Wage increased 1.5% this year. Data just released by Stats NZ shows: - Food Prices up 4.4.% - Beef up 16.2%. Lamb up 20.3% - Cheese up 17.3%. Milk up 13.7% - Electricity up 8.7%. Gas up 15.4% - Rent up 2.8% Laser focussed on the cost of living www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

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So it begins. 10-year outsourcing contracts for private hospitals? It’s a sell-off. You don’t lock in health equity with private contracts to those who profit from illness. You lock out the public. The corporate takeover of our health system is now official policy. #PublicHealthCrisis #NZPol

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