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I got the ironing board out and then discovered our water is off due to a burst main down the road! I need to fill the iron with water… The universe is telling us not to iron today 🤣

Hahaha I didn’t have a massage today but definitely having a chill day and also remembering that my work week self will love me for getting stuck into ironing, but feeling reluctant anyway

Rere Atu Taku Poi! is now a stage show!
Oratia's editorial director Carolyn Legahetau attended with author Tangaroa Paul.
The show is in #tereoMāori, adapted for the stage by Bea Joblin, produced by Taki Rua. #rereatutakupoi #oratiabooks #MāoriTheatre #lgbtqia+ @madhmstr.bsky.social #diversity #poi

English to appear above te reo Māori in New Zealand passport redesign The move reflects the government's commitment to using English first, Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says.

We are the first peoples of Aotearoa, who extended our manaakitanga to non-Māori. Agreeing to share our country. This Government has no intention of honouring Te Tiriti, instead choosing to entrench systemic racism. Shame. I am appalled and heartsore.

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I love it there! Have great memories of going there with my dear dad on a trip to Melbourne when I was 15. Love your updates e hoa! Living vicariously!

!!!!! Amazing!!!! Beautiful news e hoa xx

Just witnessed from a bus Destiny church people assault a man carrying a Palestinian flag on Queen St, Tāmaki Makaurau. Their march was hate filled and anti immigrant. Free Palestine! End the killing and the hate

Alexis McCullough • Sweat with Pride I’m taking on Sweat with Pride this June to raise money for our Rainbow communities! 💦🌈 Our schools, workplaces, and doctors’ offices are still not safe places for many Rainbow New Zealanders and it’s...

I’m getting behind #SweatWithPride this month to raise funds for our Rainbow communities! Looking forward to moving my body for 21 mins a day all month to support queer whānau 💖 Please throw some $$$ via the link below if you can 🙏🏻 www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...

Librarianship, we've got a choice to make.

It's either sustainability as a core value or it's GenAI.

We can't have both.

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The suspension of @tepaatimaori.bsky.social tātāriki for daring to bring their mana, mauri and wairua into parliament is systematic racism.

What is says to tangata whenua is you will be silenced for being Māori.

I’m equal parts pōuri and tino riri. #NZpol #ToitūTeTiriti #BeingMāori #Kotahitanga

The attack against pay equity for women is disgusting enough.
But then seeing Govt Ministers crowing about how this is good for women?! Insulting gaslighting patronising 'splaining. We know we have to use this to galvanise the many!

Congratulations Te Paea Paringatai (Waikato, Ngāti Porou) who will become the first IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) President from Aotearoa New Zealand in 2027.

Te Paea's role as President-elect begins in August 2025.Te Paea's election result was a landslide and is a

In 326 tweets by Nick Mowbray since 1 January 2024, interesting to study, esp. in light of the self-pity theatre du jour, a list of what, & who he targeted with the execrable language used. As the Bard wrote, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."

Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.

Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.

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Respected artist and political activist Robyn Kahukiwa dies, aged 87 Respected artist and political activist Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Konohi, and Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare) died on Friday, surrounded by her whānau.

Ka aroha ki ngā whānau o Robyn Kahukiwa. He wāhine mārohirohi waingōhia ia. He tino kaha tēnei rangatira ki mahi toi. E kore rawa ia e warewaretia www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/04/12/r...

to read or not to read literacy matters Library and information week 28 July to 3 August 3

To read or not to read: Literacy matters! very excited by the reveal of the theme for Library and Information week 2025 www.alia.org.au/Web/Web/Even... #LibrariesTransform

The angst and heartbreak caused by the TPB process turned to joy tonight as the TPB was resolutely voted down.

Ngā mihi nui to all those who rallied others, wrote submissions and took to the streets to show their support for Te Tiriti! Koia kei a koutou! He kaupapa nui taioreore tēnei! 🖤🤍♥️

Where are proud of Tuwhera our open research platform at AUT. The authors of this article call for more sustainable open publushing in Aotearoa New Zealand based on kōrero with our journal editors #OpenResearch

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Sad to see a forever closed Geoff’s Emporium on Dominion Road today. What a strange and alluring shop, with the most stunning tiled exterior. RIP you local legend 💛🧡🤎

Just in time for his September birthday, yesss! Very happy for you to share. Thanks for the brilliant read!

You can borrow Gene’s copy!

This book came just at the right time for our young guitarist, who read a library copy and immediately asked “When can I read the next one?” 🥰 We had to get our own copy of course. Thanks @rachaelking70.bsky.social for the fantastic book! Shout out to @kimtairi.bsky.social for Minnie the guitar x 🎸💜

ALL EYES ON PALESTINE: The Israeli military is resuming its all-out assault on Palestinian families in Gaza, drastically escalating its violations of the ceasefire, killing and wounding hundreds.

We will continue publishing bilingual books in Pacific languages. www.oratia.co.nz?s=moana+ocea...

Love how we’re so excited for an underground train that the first test driver travelling at 5kph gets their own immortalising video ❤️🚆

My dear friend Marc is producing the Queer Asian Arts Market from 4-8pm, Friday 21 February at Ellen Melville Centre for #AucklandPride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

If you’re free to attend, support, amplify, please do!

Check out Queer Asian Arts Market on Instagram; the artists taking part are amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Journalists - you do not have to pad out your articles with Brian Tamaki's violent, defamatory quotes. You can simply report that he used social media to spread false allegations and bigotry, and cover what that has led to.

For those asking how they can help in the wake of the Destiny cult’s attack yesterday, I encourage you to make time to go to pride events today like Big Gay Out or some of the other smaller events.

We are strongest together and we will not be afraid of those muppets.

I need people (especially the media) to stop calling it a protest when it was an intentionally violent attack on lgbtqia+ people, children, and their whānau at a public library.

Destiny Church protesters 'went too far' - Luxon Police say they are "actively investigating" the actions of the group associated with Destiny Church who protested a children's event at the Te Atatū library yesterday.

Here’s the thing about this language: “went too far” suggests that there is a level at which hating us is fine, acceptable, at which it’s ok to dehumanise us.

This isn’t a disagreement on politics & opinion. This isn’t cilantro or trip-hop.

This isn’t defending us.
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