"Wellington City Council spokesperson Richard MacLean said "it would be nice if the people involved would just grow up and stop being dicks"."
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2026.
Mā te whakātu ka mōhio, mā te mōhio ka mārama,
mā te mārama ka mātau, mā te mātau ka ora.
With discussion comes knowledge, with knowledge comes understanding,
with understanding comes wisdom, with wisdom comes well-being.
Also what you'll notice is that they put a LOT of weight behind polls and referendum, the kind of "opinion data" that suits his form of communication. But conveniently omits the intellectual, nuanced, record-breaking hiding that the TPB received at Select Committee.
Yeah and Geoff Neale is behind TheFacts. He's got a market research background and uses data visualisation to amplify cherry picked data, with his strong skills in data visualisation to do a lot of heavy lifting for his interpretations.
"Let’s get a few facts straight about this. The haka happened when all votes had been cast, and it accompanied the vote of Te Pāti Māori, who were the last to vote. It was part of the vote of Te Pāti Māori."
“Aotearoa only loves haka when it suits. We put it on the tourism ads. We use it to sell tickets to sports games. But the moment haka challenges power? We say: ‘Oh, don’t do that.’” — Anton Matthews.
“Despite all their protestations, there can be little doubt that our government is inherently racist, and blind to the the contorted ways it enacts that prejudice.” — Brian Tweed.
For a body that claims to save taxpayers money, the Taxpayer's Union sure does love policies that cost untold billions
Dr Parmar. You're apparently a scientist.
Front with the evidence.
Unverifiable claims and "it looks wrong" doesn't cut it. Especially when you consider the far reaching societal consequences of your bill.
Burden of proof lies with those making the claims.
Oh totally. I'm just trying to point this out without explicitly saying it. There are fragile people who will ignore a whole argument on the basis of a "bad word" no matter how much it punctuates the point.
Assimilation into a single language and way of thinking is a manifestation of thinking that other humans are not human.
Also, to me, she's claiming to prevent indoctrination by asserting her own version of it - which completely lacks diversity of thought, language, or perspective.
To be human is to be able to celebrate our diversity. Because we can. We have the ability to do that. We have the ability to WRITE and READ about that.
Is Rata arguing that Māori authors and story tellers are of low quality because they don't "capture what it is to be human"
Think about that. Think about what you have to imagine or believe to be true in order for that to be a rationale idea.
'When he asked if curriculum literature content should depend on the culture of the host country, Rata replied:
“No, literature should be selected for teaching at school because of its quality, and its quality is based on how it captures what it is to be human."
The problem with vaccines.
When a public health intervention becomes a victim of its own success.
gidmk.substack.com/p/the-proble...
Lost my CDC contract after a visit from DOGE. I feel like I’m in the dirt (or TBH eating a pint of ice cream on a couch crying). But here’s the thing: Pushing people down—especially those with heart, purpose, and love for public service—doesn’t mean they stay down. It’s literally against their DNA.
Cartoon title: Cold Shoulder A tiny David Seymour, with his own tiny little mic, stands brazenly holding his speech. But what we hear is and see in his speech bubble are the words "Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!" Over and over again. Nothing more nothing less. It's all about him. A group of 7 wahine stand with their backs turned to him. They are wearing handmade blankets with the words Toitū te Tiriti emblazoned on them. Tino Rangariratanga flag is there as is the flag of the united tribes of Aotearoa too. A few wahine are wearing weaved hats and a velvet Panama hat. They stand strong.
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605... (standing in for Sharon Murdoch for the next 6 weeks).
Waitangi Day was supposed to be a coming together of our Nation to commemorate the signing of our founding document. Slightly hijacked by Mr Seymour.
#NzPol #WaitangiDay
Diagram showing how lowering speed limits save lives!
Just a reminder that the evidence shows reducing speeds not only saves lives, but also promotes higher average speeds (more efficient flow), lowers emissions (more efficient flow), boosts productivity (less accidents and the delays they cause), and lowers the $9.6b liability to the economy from
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(Not reliant on federal funds)
He's had the privilege to hear from some of the nations best.
... and hopefully enough to make apparent how woeful some of the worst were.
I really hope that the opportunity to chair the select committee has addressed some gaps for James Meager. There were some evident from his maiden speech in Parliament.
Elizabeth Rata cites NZ Education Act 1877 as a commitment to a united people of NZ. In fact, the Act's Mason purpose was to make provision for 12 regional boards. But more relevantly, it made schooling compulsory for "non-Māori." Is this not what she deems "apartheid"? #nzpol
