A Study of Resistance

You have to have a pretty high care factor to participate in local government elections. I came pretty close to losing all my fucks to give.

I've seen the ballot boxes at the supermarket about 5 times & vowed to bring the orange envelope on my next visit. Then I visited the library, forgot the bastard thing again. So visited another library, got there at 5.02pm, closed. Finally drove to Pak n Save yesterday for the only reason of voting.

Pacific candidates clash and converge on future of South Auckland In a key live debate hosted by 531pi, six Pacific candidates vying for Auckland Council tackle pressing issues amid calls for Pasifika to vote.

Principled positions are great, but where is the community you serve and represent, and why are our voting rates abysmal :( These are systemic issues maybe beyond the scope of local government, but the system is broken, and I wonder if it even matters who is inside trying to drive it...

She’s been code switching all day 🤎🤍

Neo feudalism and megacorps are betting everything on getting all of us addicted to low effort dopamine and paths of least resistance. Organizing and movements are important, but I think it's going to be equally important to retrain our brains to pursue joy that exists further than one click away.

Fiji's HIV cases surge due to bluetoothing, chemsex and needle-sharing The small South Pacific nation is facing one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics.

Fiji’s HIV and meth crisis makes BBC World 😫

Black and white picture of a wee Māori girl standing in front of a carved pou.

"Girl, Rotorua"
Photograph by James McDonald, 1920
Ref MU000523/002/0118, Te Papa,

Ikr, it’s mostly for connections with my Fijian family, but I have to engage for this new job and it’s reminding me why I deactivated my account for years. Hostile as fuck, and foul foul vibes.

Diwali fireworks start at 9pm at Due Drop Events Centre 🎇🎆🪔🎆🎇

#SouthAuckland

Commenting on anything on Facebook, and any mainstream social media platform, is such painful crawl over broken glass down pigeon brain boulevard.

I cannot can.

Jobseeker: Parents earning more than $65k must support 18-19yo children First announced at the Budget, the government had not decided where to draw the line at the time.

What a compelling advertisement for Australian migration.

Mum just repatriated an oil painting I made in 2001 called “Phallus Palace” that has been missing for 20 years! Unfortunately it’s a bit fucked but somehow, some way, we will be reunited! I can’t wait to see this big angry work I made when I was an 18 year old baby feminist Suva gyal!

what if we all went goblin mode

YouTube video by ONE Media Coverage PILLION Trailer (2025) Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård

I can’t wait to watch this 🖤

I just happened to see my Sāmoan neighbour receiving his UberEats delivery from a little old Asian lady who said ‘Malo ‘aupito!’ as she returned to her car 😛 Kia ora South Auckland with our blurred ethnic lines 🥰🫠

Any New Zealander who doesn’t see a problem with this requires a in-depth cultural literacy education. Pākehā domination is not acceptable anymore. The voices of diversity in this country are no longer something Pākehā systems can suppress. To see the face of Pākehā domination in 2025 is chilling.

Unbelievable cowardice.

We all have a stake in the future of this place | E-Tangata “For those of us who’ve been pressured to assimilate into Pākehā culture, it’s tempting to think that assimilating into Māori culture is respectful. But this is not what’s being asked of us.” — Mengzh...

“For those of us who’ve been pressured to assimilate into Pākehā culture, it’s tempting to think that assimilating into Māori culture is respectful. But this is not what’s being asked of us.” — Mengzhu Fu.

Being called ‘Bubu Vasemaca’ has unlocked a new depth of love in my heart 💓💖💗

#FijiTingz

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke named by Time as one of the world's 'most influential rising stars' Influential news magazine Time said she followed in the footsteps of ancestors who sustained Māori language, traditions and culture.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke named by Time as one of the world's 'most influential rising stars' www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

a brown dog is sitting next to a white table and holding onto a shoe . ALT: a brown dog is sitting next to a white table and holding onto a shoe .

I’ve been wearing my Hine leggings inside out all day and feeling judgmental about the weird exposed seams and texture. Brooooooooo 🥹🫠🫣🤪🤡

I've written an emo review and can't wait to watch how this excellent short film by @tanugago.bsky.social continues to be received especially with its US premiere in the Hawai'i International Film Festival this month! WOOHOO!!

Over the next couple weeks we'll be posting some milestones from our decade long practice. It's been some time since the collective was active on social media. We're keen to get re-acquainted with our online community. Feel free to ask us any questions 🙂☺️

😭 If only NZ experienced wind, even offshore, and the light of the sun also

Philadelphia Printworks - Clothing Brand A queer, black, and woman-owned independent clothing brand inspired by past and present social justice movements that seeks to create accessible apparel for activists, organizers, and allies.

If it wasn't eye-wateringly expensive to ship to Aotearoa, I would give all my money to Philadelphia Printworks 🥰

Now that’s a portrait!!! Stunning!! What a way to remember this historical era of Indigenous female leadership of Aotearoa’s capital city ❤️‍🔥 May this portrait inspire many, many women and girls to pursue leadership fearlessly.

Absolutely shouldn’t but from the few times I participated in their activations & meetings, the layers upon layers of bureaucracy were mind-numbing. The stats of liquor licensing in areas of the highest deprivation are chilling; the moral & ethical compass of those institutions is completely warped.

Bottle shop in ‘vulnerable’ area told to shut as opponents win 10-year battle The Thirsty Liquor Store in Māngere East must cease trading next month.

A powerful win for #SouthAuckland communities who fight tirelessly to protect our people from the systemic failures of the private and public sectors.

Our local liquor licence activists are a powerful force. CONGRATULATIONS!!

Surveying an Ōtara stream reach today and amongst banks of illegally dumped rubbish, two political hoardings stuck, unable to be carried by the water, paint a depressing picture in a ward with one of the lowest levels of civic democratic engagement. Also spotted eels, magical energy-lifters!

says a lot