Once this is done there is no going back.

Cartoon. Title: “All Business” Three frames. Police Minister Mark Mitchell, wearing a headset, and sitting at a computer, answering calls to an Emergency Services phone line. In the first frame he’s looking slightly bored, saying. “Emergency, which service do you require? Police, fire or ambulance?” Then he says, “Police?” 2nd frame he’s looking up ands saying, “Someone who has mental health problems? No, sorry, the police no longer respond to mental health call-outs” 3rd frame, looking considerably more lively, he’s saying, “Cluttering up a business’ doorway??!! Well, that puts a different complexion on it!”

All Business. The government’s new focus on a the homeless, beggars, and street people. “Move on” orders, fines and prison sentences. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Homes #Homeless #Poverty #prison #MentalHealth #Police

Cartoon. Title: “Boys’ Trip” The image shows a flooded landscape, with hills, trees, a dead cow, and a car plowing through the muddy floodwaters. In the car are Deputy PM David Seymour, NZ First leader Winston Peters, and PM Christopher Luxon. Seymour is saying, “We’ve gotta be realistic - we can adapt. Well, the ones that matter can” Winston Peters is saying, “It’s climate hysteria! It’s just a bit of rain” And Luxon, who is driving, says, “Hey, anyone wanna hear my Spotify?”

More extreme weather more often. What do our leaders think we should do? In a word, not much.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Climate

Golden Triangle by Train: Te Huia to Tauranga Over half of New Zealand’s population lives in the Golden Triangle, and it is one of the fastest-growing parts of the country — it makes sense to have a modern, safe and efficient train service betwee...

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The very hungry stability-killer.

Looks a bit cold for that. Surely you'd want a tent at a minimum...

Rainbow over Wynyard

Wynyard Quarter sunset

Rainbow over Wynyard.

The old tank farm and Westhaven Marina.

Ambling about Wynyard Quarter last week.

The Scarlet Throne by Amy Leow

National's flagship telehealth costs Kiwis up to $99 a call as Simeon Brown funds telehealth providers 3-4 times higher than GPs As primary healthcare stutters around the country, why is National trying to kill it off?

All Kiwis value healthcare. Private healthcare doesn't cover complex cases, ED, accidents. Simeon Brown & National lied about healthcare funding, using 2018 data & GST. They refuse to reveal privatisation contracts. And funding private healthcare investors 350% + more than community GPs. #nzpol

Had the privilege when they were younger of taking my boys to The Louvre, The Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Vancouver Art Gallery & MOMA all on the same trip. Asked them to pic their fav work at MOMA, both stood beside Giacometti's Tall Figure.

Art History matters!

Fuck National

Graham Greene in Dances with Wolves

Graham Greene in Maverick

Graham Greene in The Last of Us

Graham Greene in Marvel’s Echo

RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.

Bring Back long-Distance Passenger Rail to Taranaki Restoring this vital rail link would benefit over 750,000 people by providing an affordable and accessible alternative to air travel and long-distance coaches, which older and disabled passengers ofte...

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My card declined at $6.99 - and I’m told to cheer up about the economy. WTF The small businesses that generate 28% of NZ’s GDP, have been simultaneously knocked out, stomped on and talked down to by a Government whose best advice has been, “yeah, it’ll get better”.

She doesn't always nail it, but when Verity Johnson does nail it she gets out the big hammer #NZPol

Please repost: Kia ora Tāmaki Makaurau-based library and info professional folks! Sign up for this free and fun workshop happening on Wed 3 Sept. You’ll get to hang with like minded librarians, gain knowledge and skills, and there will be food!

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Spending $671 million on not buying ferries. #OutOfTouch

Beats being woken up by a tsunami alert on your phone any old day.

Wonderful. Will follow!

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Just one example of harassment that no longer breaches Instagram or Facebook guidelines. It’s becoming normalised and Seymour’s behaviour is contributing. Holding him to account is one step before we try and dismantle the rest of this abusive system. #nzpol

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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

#ChristopherLuxon telling #RNZ this morning that #BrookeVanVelden is looking at cutting worker's sick leave from 10 days to 5, makes me physically sick. 😡😡😡😡

#cruelnzgovt #nzpol #nzsickleave #ACTNZ #NationalPartyNZ

Restore The Southerner Train A restored Southerner train route offers affordable transport for 750,000 SI residents, bridging gaps where air is too costly for students/low-income, coaches inaccessible for disabled/elderly, and ca...

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In the space of 24 hours, the government ruthlessly ripped up pay equity negotiations which included one close to settlement for our library assistants 📚👩‍💼

Today, Andrew Little has called on the council to continue with their claim and I'm backing it 110%.

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Cartoon. Title: “Direction of Travel”. The Act leader David Seymour is driving a vehicle and PM Christopher Luxon, Finance Minister Nicola Willis, and Winston Peters are passengers. The armoured vehicle has “Coalition Machine” written on the side, and a woman has been scooped up and smashed into the windscreen. Her placard bearing the legend “Women” is beside her, and another placard that says, “Te Tiriti” is at the back. From the backseat a smiling Christopher Luxon has his arm raised and is asking. “Where are we off to now, David?”

The Coalition Machine.
My Stuff #Cartoon today #NZpol #Women #PayEquity #TeTiriti

The Chase is on: TVNZ commissions four-episode quiz show special Down Under Casting has begun to find Kiwis keen to show off their general knowledge prowess.

NZ getting a 4-episode special series of "The Chase" - but see if you can find the crazy detail in this article...

Auckland Cycleways Dashboard (beta) 🚲

Transforming public cycling data into visual insights for better urban planning. Explore patterns across the city since 2016.

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Mushmouthing reality. It’s always the most important election we’ve ever faced, isn't it?

The old relationship we had with the United States is over.
Subtext: Because the United States is over.
That’s it. That’s the problem we are electing the next Australian government to deal with.