I’m a “woman of colour”, I’ve had significant medical issues, my husband has had significant health issues, I have had times in my life that would qualify as a “mental health crisis”, I have a very demanding job. I would never use any of those “excuses” for stealing.
How does this happen? Doesn’t anyone care about these children? They were taken from their new home and parents because their new parents had no Māori blood. This is a terrible thing to do to children. Shame on you. Shame.
Labour's new revenue spokesperson Deborah Russell says might be time to 'seriously' look at capital gains tax- WHAT? You had 6 years and an absolute majority you useless dickheads.
Why is the “news” in this country not trusted!
The Cass report in UK is the result of a paediatrician reviewing evidence about use of drugs to treat issues with gender. It’s four years of work.
One News reports a local mother who says they are ok and she has no regrets.
Wow.
This is cruel. Those poor children are being mistreated and lied to. They had a loving home they were removed from because the foster family weren’t Māori.
Medical School admissions to Otago for 2022. These were the marks needed and the numbers admitted in each category. There should be MAPAS criteria but 40% of intake is too high. We are losing our brightest- they going to Australia instead. Good on Govt for addressing this.
I find Luxton’s PJ photos a bit cringe too but guess what? Other families are different. Other families are odd. Other families are formal. Life would be boring if everyone celebrated the same way.
Who cares about something so harmless?
Auckland Museum have into ridiculous staffers who can’t cope with real life.
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is a hero for women and women’s spaces. She’s not transphobic at all. This is a huge loss of credibility for the Museum.
How does this work? Why do NZ police not care about women’s safety? Ironic that four police cars turn up when a rainbow crossing gets painted over but nothing to protect a young woman from her stalker.
Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick- is a hypocrite. According to her, mis-gendering is violence and Posie Parker’s words couldn’t even be said without harm. Her words mean destruction of Israel.
Chloe Swarbrick thinks that hate speech is ok if she uses it and further discussions must be had. Funny how she doesn’t feel that way about debate about trans in women’s sport or women’s spaces.
It’s offensive to ask how Māori someone is- but it’s not offensive to say that a Maori isn’t Maori enough?Can you self identify as Maori? How Maori do you have to be to qualify if Winston Peters and David Seymour aren’t Maori enough and Willie Jackson is?
Where are the stories about the increased diversity in the new Government?
We know there would be screeching from Chloe, Marama, Russel, Neal, David, Simon etc if there were fewer Maori or female cabinet members...
Shaneel Lal and “Rainbow Community” used thuggery to shut down Posie Parker. He shouldn’t be surprised that the same tactics are used against the Rainbow Community. Think next time Shaneel. Actions have consequences.
Christchurch Hospital let gang members control the carpark, walk around without masks and intimidate members of the public in ICU. Are we surprised that gang members now are getting worse? This isn’t safe for the public or hospital. Stop pandering to them.
Watching news tonight as One News led with the serious allegations against Manurewa Marae, John Tamihere and Te Pāti Māori.
The reporter looked like she had been sucking a lemon as she talked about the multi department meetings held today.
Where did a billion dollars in mental health funding went if it didn’t fund child mental health services or a single increase in beds or psychiatrists. I’ve heard of months of waitlist time to see psychologists in private- must be much worse in public
I know Scotties boutique well. It’s obscenely expensive. It also has a Scotties Recycle for high end fashion resale. I sell my clothes there. They ALSO have blatant CCTV in all corners of the shop with a screen as you walk in so you can see that there’s surveillance.
New Zealand’s education system is failing- private schools have full rolls. Fully recommend that route personally. Good luck Erica Stanford- you will have a battle with NZ’s left wing teachers who are more interested in ideology and myths.
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Is advocating for protection of female spaces considered hatred? Is advocating for biological female athletes to only play other biological female athletes hate? This is safety and fairness- not hatred.
Karen Chhor nails it with this statement. You DO NOT get a pass because you are female and “of colour”. If you can get into Parliament as a representative, you can take responsibility for your own actions. Stop making excuses for your poor behaviour- Kiri Allan and Ghahraman.
From someone who works in a hospital….about BLOODY time this change in terminology was changed. Genuine transitioners are minuscule in number and changing our whole language for activists is totally wrong and not inclusive. It’s also not “kind”.
Stuff chief Sinead Boucher says Stuff has 19 newsrooms nationwide and hundreds of journalists, benefiting NZ and democracy, but:
"Our ability to continue to do this work is in grave peril. Journalism is in a fight for its life" against some of history's biggest companies.
This is the stupidest story. They are doing their jobs and being polite. Is Sam Shepard doing a holiday programme at the Herald before University starts?
Left for work early because of protesters. Here much earlier than usual- not a protest to be seen.
Obviously the protesters don’t wake up that early.
There’s a surprise
Linh Yee- you are awesome. This video is great. FFS- she is Asian. She is making fun of her own culture. Why are we persecuting hardworking young women? Obviously she had to apologise or lose her job.
Health system’s staff are at crisis point and there are critical shortages thanks to the Ministry and the stupidity of Labour’s reforms in the middle of a pandemic.
We’ve had doctors leave after 50 years in public hospitals. They would get a $100 voucher if lucky. Wellington public service spends money like they are entitled to spend it on themselves however they feel like it. No wonder they love Labour
Trust in news falls drastically- why? They are left wing activists who present the news in an unbalanced way. They don’t see the problem. Watching as they lose their jobs as we stop buying their biased reporting. Bye!
Watch that interview- he’s doing damage control. He needs to. He also needs to go after he created this mess with Grant Robertson. Climate change has nothing to do with his job. Stay in your lane.
For 36 years, Terry and Raewyn operated Rotorua's Lakeland Queen, until Covid-19 forced the business into hibernation.
They now need to replace their jetty at a cost of up to $460k but face a situation Terry views as "preposterous".
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These are the same people who snorted and had no sympathy during Auckland’s four month lockdown. Many thought we should have remained in lockdown for longer with stricter limits
These are the same people who were able to work from home on full salary and had safe jobs.
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This story is a touching insight into some of the public servants the Govt is sacking.
The trauma and indignity of losing a job can take years to recover from, some never do.
There are thousands of heartbreaking stories, most will never be told.
Every health variable is worse. The staff are leaving. Te Whatu Ora is failing. The new Government will have a job fixing Labour’s health system screw up.
Yeah or that Seymour, Luxon and Peters live in Auckland/ Northland and it's more convenient for them? Media seem quite miffed that they can't control the process.
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Labour went from an absolute majority to lowest result ever AND losing safe Auckland electorates last year. Shush Hipkins…adults are working.
NZ’s media have to be the most tone deaf and whiny people ever.
Some are losing their jobs- just like many businesses who have failed due to the tough economic climate, the public servants losing their jobs and others losing their income.
They aren’t unique.
I don’t mean to be boastful- actually I do- but my children’s stationery for next year is already purchased and in the cupboard.
I’m going to sit here in my smugness.
I’m ready for you haters…
Is it really a “joke” to broadcast that a sick woman’s husband is having an affair and to name the other party? I hear that the innocent other party has now filed a law suit. Hope she gets a massive payout from this bully.
My big girl has been doing sewing at school. Today she asked to use her birthday money to buy a sewing machine. Whole afternoon and evening teaching herself to sew.
Long way to go but she’s having a great time.
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As a doctor present at the birth of thousands of babies- there’s no ambiguity in genitalia at all. It’s quite binary. It’s certainly not 10% or even 1%. I’ve never seen any “ambiguity” in Caesarean theatre.
Māori in Destiny Church & ManUp totally reject this brand of Tikanga that Te Pāti Māori and others are pushing.
We have representatives from every Iwi in this country, and we reject this divisive and destructive rhetoric.
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happily enjoys all the stuff Pakeha
Jewish Professor DENIED entry at Columbia University, where he works as an assistant professor, after Palestinian activists blocked all Jews from entering.
Staff at the university also deactivated his access card.
And yet- if you spoke to the doctors in the hospitals, the Uber drivers working two jobs, the retail and hospitality people…none of them have liked what Labour have stood for in the last 6 years. Their dishonest, arrogant, envious and mean politics were dividing people.
Spoke to David Farrar, says this is the biggest swing since the emergence of the two-party system in 1938, bigger than the post-Ruthanasia swing of 1993. Fair to say polls didn't pick up just how unpopular govt. had become.