Some inside baseball on the Curr Bio paper on Kea pecking orders, reported in the Times : the senior author of the research, cognitive scientist Alex Taylor, is in Barcelona rather than New Zealand because we failed to retain him

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

Please sign. Takes a mo. This needs to be addressed

Infrastructure Commission to oversee major projects under new government plan The government it is shifting oversight from Treasury to the Infrastructure Commission.

It wasn't Treasury that made you announce $50 billion worth of trophy roads we can't pay for, and the Infrastructure Commission has already told you what a bad idea that is. I don't think either of them are the problem here. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

organic linen tea towel featuring NZ native Kakabeak

Organic linen teatowel in mauve featuring large red cabbage

Label for teatowels showing linen and made in India

I'm offering a very limited edition organic linen tea towel in two designs - bit of a test project. They have arrived after much wrangling and anticipation. If you're a linen tea towel addict you are welcome to bags one. I'm saving mine for the scones IKYK. $39+P7P jenniferduval-smith.com/shop

With the absolute clusterfuck that's happening in government right now, for goodness sake make sure everyone you know is registered to vote

It could all come crashing down in a few days
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Government rams through sweeping changes to Te Tiriti in legislation We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

🍃🌹🌿#NZ Green Party condemns National-ACT-NZFirst Govt for secretly ramming through sweeping changes to #TeTiriti in laws #nzpol
#PartyVoteGreen ✅free GPs Dentists & Childcare, lower tax for 91% of NZers, Min income,jobs, wages,housing,health, environment & climate
www.greens.org.nz/government_r...

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Just a reminder that @maramadavidson.bsky.social tried to get this across the line here, but it got killed by NZF

Party vote @greens.org.nz 💚
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Luxon lives on as leader. Public perception is a tougher challenge Research shows the most effective leaders are good listeners and aware of their own biases. Above all, people must believe they are ‘one of us’.

#nzpol #leadership

My take on why I think #Luxon is still a dead man walking, regardless of the caucus vote:

theconversation.com/luxon-lives-...

example after example of increasingly absurd lies by media in service of promoting NZF as a party for economic populism

this isnt just a trend anymore, folks

Peters is THE guy this election for media leadership and the gallery, ask yourselves why

Kiwis, please sign

This is now almost at 10,000 signatures - it should be 100,000, a million - five million.
Sexual violence has no place in our society and yet we demonstrably enable it in every single sphere - including the “justice” system.

love the way NZ @greens.org.nz MPs use SM to communicate to young & old, #nzpol geeks & *non-voters* alike. complex issues are demystified, distilled. motivation, focus & hope are offered. 🟢 MPs take what truly matters, seriously. (they can also be very funny & sassy af. have to go to IG for that 🤣)

'A storm every eight days' -NZ’s biggest insurer calls for systemic response #climatechange is here - risking our lives & destroying our homes & properties #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen
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When Your Daughter is Kidnapped by ICE David Farrier's Webworm talks to Betty Wihongi, whose Kiwi daughter Everlee got kidnapped by ICE at LAX after a trip to New Zealand.

i talk in-depth to betty wihongi, whose kiwi daughter everlee got kidnapped by ICE at lax. full audio, and article, here (no paywall, no ads - please RT): www.webworm.co/betty/

NDIS infiltrated by organised crime gangs using intimidation and threats of violence against Australians Review recommends better use of NDIS data to identify repeat rorters and a requirement for providers to register with the government

Australian politicians love to claim welfare programs are beset with fraud, even if there's very little evidence, because it justifies cutting welfare spending www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I don't want to "adapt" to terrifying weather Devastating climate change is here, thanks to oil companies and politicians. What are we going to do about it?

This piece from @emilywrites.co.nz is really worth reading, on the human impact of this weather and exactly how much this government has not just refused to act, but instead consistently acted against the interests of us all. www.emilywrites.co.nz/i-dont-want-...

Seeding the storm: Climate change denialism from Cyclone Gabrielle to Cyclone Vaianu

www.linkedin.com/pulse/seedin... (LinkedIn)

sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/s... (WordPress)

#nzpol #ClimateChange #Disinformation
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Luxon's embattled, the National caucus is dysfunctional, the media's on the hunt.

But the government's real work continues at pace.

This would be a fundamental reorientation of our legal frameworks, drastically reducing the influence of Te Tiriti and limiting co-governance.
#nzpol

Quiet, sweeping changes to Treaty clauses could lower #TeTiriti to its weakest legal standard #NZ. It shifts it to just another consideration
Govt ignored #advice from its advisory group which recommended no substantive changes & no repeals #PartyVoteGreen #nzpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/04/20/a...

We don't need this in NZ because...
*it's fine* #nzpol

Extreme weather scientists warn of impending funding drought 'Some nerd sitting in an office' doesn't seem like exciting research to fund but it's answering urgent questions about severe weather, a climate scientist says.

Just as the impacts of climate change are really starting to bite, AoNZ as a nation is busy 'deprioritising' research funding into it. You can probably tell from some of the quotes how chill I'm feeling about this.

'A storm every eight days' - country's biggest insurer calls for systemic response IAG's Wild Weather Tracker recorded 46 storms in the last 12 months - and the company says the level of concern among ordinary people is also rising.

A storm every eight days needs a systemic response- I could not agree more - and hope people are ok here in NZ in the Wellington region after last night - www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

We need a government ready to take this head on not head in the sand.....

Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner and Race Relations Commissioner Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith appointed Stephen Rainbow and Melissa Derby in August 2024.

we will never fucking forget this Paul Goldsmith 💀
( and 🫡 @pault.bsky.social ) www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This government, lead by NZF, is going ahead with eroding the Treaty Principles anyway, on the sly, even though Seymour’s awful bill was shitcanned.

Now they’re not even telling us which laws they’re rewriting.

These fuckers MUST go come November.

#nzpol