great article mate and it helped break it down. I have some notes re the cases if you want it, im happy to send it over

Natural supports, unpaid labour, and health disparities On "natural supports," invisible labour, and the cost of a state that won't pay its way

Riffed of @huhana.bsky.social and @nickruane.bsky.social for today's Substack:

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My wife bought butter a couple of weeks ago.

It was the wrong brand.

American crap.

Can you tell which is Kiwi and which is American slop?

(Held by her friend)

Documents reveal iwi hui cut from Treaty review, replaced by Minister-appointed group OIA emails reveal plans for regional hui with iwi Māori were cut from the Treaty review, replaced by agency engagement and a small advisory group ahead of new legislation.

Goldsmith told officials to delete engagement with iwi.
by Māni Dunlop @teaonews.bsky.social #NzPol

As far back as 2023 (a year after parliament protest) this infographic captures the domestic+transnational #disinformation ecosystem linked to Cyclone Gabrielle. The report has much more detail. Climate change denial's scale, & sophistication in NZ is far greater now, which I also flag. #nzpol

How far must you have fallen in life to be making threats of violence against this actual national treasure, a man who, in his more whimsical moments, sings songs to ducks.

How did we not know before today that a group of kea is called a circus? Because of course it is! Anyway, Bruce is now The Boss.

When Disability Disqualifies, Immigration and the cost of exclusion There is a line in Aotearoa’s immigration system that most people never see.

hoping the latest has some relevancy to some open.substack.com/pub/huhana62...

When the Road to Net Zero Leaves Disabled Behind There is a quiet assumption shaping Aotearoa’s transition to a low-emissions future, and it is that we can all simply switch.

my take on the lack of inclusion and consultaiton with disabled on climate change, esp during a petrol/diesel shortages open.substack.com/pub/huhana62...

When “Natural Supports” Aren’t Natural at All There is a quiet expectation in Aotearoa’s disability system that shapes everything such as funding, services, and outcomes If you are disabled, your whānau will care for you.

hopw this is useful to help understand why we struggle with whanau as carers open.substack.com/pub/huhana62...

The momentum on the left globally is from charismatic, aspirational leaders like Polanski and Mamdani

Unfortunately Chippy has the charisma of a potato.

The left need Labour in order to win, that's not going to happen with the entire party locked into centrism

It's very bleak

Who is unhappy with Luxons leadership?

#nzpol check in if you are unhappy with Luxons leadership!

@glutelord.bsky.social is essentially giving a PhD dissertation in under two minutes on how modern incel culture is coopting a very narrow and weirdly specific gay sub-culture.

My Submission on the Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Bill Government Bill 251 1 (2026)

Please submit on this racist Bill. Closes 1159pm tonight. Another part of NACT's campaign to sideline Māori open.substack.com/pub/drhsingh...

Long Covid in New Zealand: Health survey shows 400,000 adults affected Women, Māori and disabled people are disproportionately affected by long Covid.

Using COVID to divide the nation in 2026....Something, something Royal Commission.
Trying anything to get above 250,000 votes, including gaslighting the 200,000 still suffering with long COVID.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/almost-20...

Oil Is War
Wind is Peace.

Oil is War
Solar is Peace.

Pass it on.

And the NZ business confidence survey is systematically more detached from the economy than in other countries. See @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social's evidence of this: bsky.app/profile/thou...

Why did my accommodation supplement drop when NZ Super increased? - Ask Susan Money corespondent Susan Edmunds tackles questions around NZ Super and accommodation allowances.

THIS is what they don’t mention, every time the government talks about increasing benefit amounts in April each year. And it’s not just the accommodation supplement that drops. #nzpol #beneficiaries

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

All the 7 polling political party disability policies in one document 7 political parties who are polling and their policies on disabilities and an easy read summary at the end.

hope this breakdown helps disabled and allies with voting. 209 days to go open.substack.com/pub/huhana62...

its very quiet right now other than the rain, hoping it has weakened getting here

if you go back to the 70’s, feminism rejected traditional female roles such as care giving, and it diminished the mana of such roles, and even today, they are underpaid (not my two staff, I pay way above the living wage due to their skills) and to this day, there is a lack of respect for caregiving

when we celebrate womens suffrage, disabled women are not invited to the table, yet disabled women were part of the movement back then too, we remain invisible in society to this day and ageing makes us more invisible

it does, we have always made it clear, it seems to make some uncomfortable which says a lot about how disability is viewed regarding relationships and even parenting etc

haha oh dont worry, i have my wife and carer with me when i travel and they assume my wife is my carer too, she is but more importantly, she is also my wife and therefore she should be referred to as such, so we speak up every time.. Assumptions arent good

An interaction with a chatbot where the issue of gender assumptions are being challenged very politely

Having a very polite and respectful back and forth with @airnewzealand.bsky.social Oscar chatbot about not making assumptions, after repeated use of *your husband* when talking about my partner. We are both being super nice which is improving my mood by at least 50% 😁

RNZ headline “‘Really encouraging move’-Luxon on Iran ceasefire deal”

I also am…encouraged…when a sociopath decides not to use nuclear weapons…today

WHAT THE FUCK, PRIME MINISTER

people with a health condition or disability make up OVER HALF of the approx 300,000 working-age people on a main benefit

these are ppl who have to go to medical/health appts, attend WINZ appts, get their kids to school, sort out groceries/food, take kids to activities and so on and so forth

What I'd just say to you Goldie is, get on the blower to TVNZ's Chairman again & demand another apology & a puff piece as compensation! And interrogate every damn Nat MP until you find out who's leaking!! Start with bloody Bishop!!!
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMever #NZpol

Huhana Hickey (@huhana62) PART TWO Housing and disability We Know the Problem. Here Are the Solutions,  If Government Is Serious About Housing What needs to change and why current reforms are missing disabled people. In Part...

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Huhana Hickey (@huhana62) PART ONE Locked Out of Home: What Housing in Aotearoa Feels Like When You’re Disabled The quiet reality of being excluded, not by choice, but by design When I go anywhere out of home, I arrive earl...

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