Philippa Yasbek

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Nicole McKee has two people appointed to her Advisory Group without any proper process. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... Her new Arms Bill would allow her to select the new chief executive of the firearms regulator. Tell Parliament this is not OK: www.guncontrol.nz/submission

Congratulations!

Given Rainbow's post-appointment behaviour, I hope that he is now fired or quits.

[101] I agree with the applicant that the declaration sought here would serve a real purpose in ensuring that future recommendations for the position of human rights commissioners proceed lawfully. When potential appointees for such positions occupy an important public office intended to help ensure the human rights of New Zealander’s are upheld and promoted, there is a clear and substantial public interest in having errors in their appointment publicly declared. Conclusion [102] The judicial review application is granted. [103] I make the declaration that the Decision was unlawful because: (a) (b) the Minister applied the incorrect legal test; and the Minister failed to take into account relevant considerations. [104] The issue of costs is reserved. I encourage the parties to agree on any issue of costs that might arise. If that is not possible, the applicant is to file a memorandum on costs no longer than five pages within 30 working days of the date of this judgment, with the respondent to file a memorandum in response within a further 10 working days of receipt of the applicant’s costs memorandum. The Court will then decide the costs issues.

We won! I won my judicial review!

If you want to read my complaint about Stephen Rainbow, the full text is up here: ajv.org.nz/wp-content/u...

Spinoff has a great story: thespinoff.co.nz/politics/02-...

For a good video see: www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/03/s...

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Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model The current review of the Arms Act fails to recognise the importance of layering multiple firearm protections. A system-wide approach, like that successfully adopted in Australia, is proven to reduce ...

Our co-founder @pyasbek.bsky.social and Dr @lucytelbar.bsky.social looked at the evidence for a layered approach to firearms law, to reduce gun-related harm.

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A ruru or morepork, a native owl.

Saw a ruru in the wild.

Just checked and it was 1 December. About 9am!

I got taken out on 30 November at a motel reception!

Anyone reported him to the Police for being an extremist and holding a gun in his profile pic? I'd do it myself but don't have the details.

The conversion seems to have been made with a gender overlapping/neutral weight (2.2kg).

Extract from newspaper converting 10,000 tonnes to the equivalent of 4.5 million kākāpō

New unit of weight in New Zealand: the kākāpō.

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Who would have guessed that it would be NZ First providing the only ray of urbanist hope by allowing the construction of granny flats with only minimal sign off?

This 43yo climber still uses a box to reach the fingerboard over the door frame.

Same, same. Only difference is that I put kākā instead of keā because I live on the North Island and they fly around my house every day

Electoral Commission gave me the brush off on #BOTY #electionsteal

Race relations among most divisive issues in election - poll More of those surveyed in a recent poll opposed Māori wards, co-governance and the Māori Health Authority than supported them. Bilingual road signs barely squeaked through to a positive net rating.

75% of Kiwis support the gun registry and only 9% are opposed. This is the third poll showing very high levels of popular support for the gun registry. All done by different companies at different times. www.newsroom.co.nz/race-relatio...

Bird of the Year ‹ Forest & Bird Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.

Just voted in the most important election of the year:

1 Huia
2 South Island Kōkako
3 Takahē
4 Kākāpō
5 Kākā

Some strategic voting in #BOTY. Will the minors dominate? Or will the big chonkers come out on top?

Great campaigning by Zealandia and @thoughtfulnz
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Thanks. Definitely a few new ones in there and some that didn't transfer over when I used a dodgy Chrome extension to replicate my Twitter list.

Just made the jump over here from the other place. It just seems to wholesome and nice. I think it will reach critical mass for the crowd formerly known as #nztwitter but may not be quite so useful for following things like #science.