Angela Roberts
@asroberts.bsky.social
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"New Zealand's recent experience with standardised testing didn't achieve what was promised. Returning to national standards - either in name or just in spirit - should raise alarms for everyone."
#nzpol
#nzpol
National standards by stealth? Why the government’s latest plan for schools might fail the history test
Returning to national standards - either in name or just in spirit - should raise alarms for everyone.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"New Zealand's recent experience with standardised testing didn't achieve what was promised. Returning to national standards - either in name or just in spirit - should raise alarms for everyone."
#nzpol
#nzpol
@stephm1.bsky.social if you are still hating that maths stuff, & you are still in Taranaki... I'm around most weeks, if you need coffee & cramming (pre-loading the qs). Taught yr 10 maths for a bit last year, so almost up with the play....
February 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
@stephm1.bsky.social if you are still hating that maths stuff, & you are still in Taranaki... I'm around most weeks, if you need coffee & cramming (pre-loading the qs). Taught yr 10 maths for a bit last year, so almost up with the play....
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URGENT: Public consultation on the Arms Act rewrite closes THIS FRIDAY at midnight Feb 28. The Islamic Women’s Council of NZ & I personally oppose these changes. We fought hard for strong firearm regulations after 15 March Terrorist Attacks. We must speak up now. 🧵1/7 #GunControlSoNeeded
Arms Act rewrite public consultation commences | New Zealand Ministry of Justice
The Government is rewriting the Arms Act to provide for greater protection of public safety and to simplify regulatory requirements to improve compliance. The rewrite is a key part of the commitment m...
www.justice.govt.nz
February 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
URGENT: Public consultation on the Arms Act rewrite closes THIS FRIDAY at midnight Feb 28. The Islamic Women’s Council of NZ & I personally oppose these changes. We fought hard for strong firearm regulations after 15 March Terrorist Attacks. We must speak up now. 🧵1/7 #GunControlSoNeeded
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RFK says fluoride is toxic, but in 2011 Calgary took fluoride out of drinking water, and the number of children receiving IV antibiotics for dental infections at Alberta Children’s Hospital increased by 700% from 2011 to 2018. Calgary is now bringing back fluoride.
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
This city took fluoride out of the water. Now it’s putting it back in
Calgary, which has endured ten years of worsening dental health and is reversing its decision, is a cautionary tale for Robert F Kennedy Jr
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
RFK says fluoride is toxic, but in 2011 Calgary took fluoride out of drinking water, and the number of children receiving IV antibiotics for dental infections at Alberta Children’s Hospital increased by 700% from 2011 to 2018. Calgary is now bringing back fluoride.
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
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My kids golf at a private golf course.
They have never golfed at the public course, and they have no plans to, but I still want the public course to pay for their private memberships.
Now you know how school vouchers work.
They have never golfed at the public course, and they have no plans to, but I still want the public course to pay for their private memberships.
Now you know how school vouchers work.
January 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My kids golf at a private golf course.
They have never golfed at the public course, and they have no plans to, but I still want the public course to pay for their private memberships.
Now you know how school vouchers work.
They have never golfed at the public course, and they have no plans to, but I still want the public course to pay for their private memberships.
Now you know how school vouchers work.
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NZers: if you're over 45 and haven't had a TDAP (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine in the last 10 yrs, you're due for a free booster.
We are in a pertussis epidemic currently, which tragically has recently caused the death of a baby, so it's a good time to boost your immunity.
We are in a pertussis epidemic currently, which tragically has recently caused the death of a baby, so it's a good time to boost your immunity.
January 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
NZers: if you're over 45 and haven't had a TDAP (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine in the last 10 yrs, you're due for a free booster.
We are in a pertussis epidemic currently, which tragically has recently caused the death of a baby, so it's a good time to boost your immunity.
We are in a pertussis epidemic currently, which tragically has recently caused the death of a baby, so it's a good time to boost your immunity.
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The RSB #NZpol people
"one of the most regressive and dangerous bills ever considered"
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"one of the most regressive and dangerous bills ever considered"
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Interview on the Bill Which Could Change Everything: The Regulatory Standards Bill
Thanks to Bryan Bruce for initiating this interview in which I share an overview of the Regulatory Standards Bill and its extensive and extraordinary consequences.
melanienelson.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The RSB #NZpol people
"one of the most regressive and dangerous bills ever considered"
melanienelson.substack.com/p/interview-...
"one of the most regressive and dangerous bills ever considered"
melanienelson.substack.com/p/interview-...
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The Ministry for Regulation is consulting on a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill - As it is currently conceived it is a constitutional entrenchment of neoliberal principles, with an accumulation of power in the hands of the Minister for Regulation.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-re...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-re...
Why the Regulatory Standards Bill is a Very Bad Idea
The individualism and private property protection Bill David Seymour’s proposed Regulatory Standards Bill seeks to give primacy to two things: individualism and private property. Those two things are ...
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January 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Ministry for Regulation is consulting on a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill - As it is currently conceived it is a constitutional entrenchment of neoliberal principles, with an accumulation of power in the hands of the Minister for Regulation.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-re...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-re...
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#RSB & #TPB: change NZ’s legislative & political environment, embed rigid legal frameworks, prioritise individual & property rights, constrain regulatory powers, & reduce the govt’s ability to implement environmental & social protections & Tiriti initiatives
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The Overshadowed Bill Poised to Rewrite New Zealand’s Legal System
While Attention is Fixed on the Treaty Principles Bill, Another Bill Threatens Sweeping Change
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January 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#RSB & #TPB: change NZ’s legislative & political environment, embed rigid legal frameworks, prioritise individual & property rights, constrain regulatory powers, & reduce the govt’s ability to implement environmental & social protections & Tiriti initiatives
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Merry Christmas to all
December 25, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Merry Christmas to all
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Our reading and writing skills are not just in decline, they’re in a tailspin, writes Paul Tankard newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/27/t...
Time to get off the literacy lobotomy train
From the University of Otago - Opinion: Our reading and writing skills are not just in decline, they're in a tailspin, writes Paul Tankard.
newsroom.co.nz
December 28, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Our reading and writing skills are not just in decline, they’re in a tailspin, writes Paul Tankard newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/27/t...
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Young Labour and the Greens have joined up to run a Treaty Principles workshop tomorrow (Sunday) in Ōtautahi, 59 Gloucester St, 1.30-3.30 pm
If you can’t make that one, Duncan Webb and Peeni Henare are hosting a zoom session for Labour members on Tuesday. Your LEC will have the details.
#nzpol
If you can’t make that one, Duncan Webb and Peeni Henare are hosting a zoom session for Labour members on Tuesday. Your LEC will have the details.
#nzpol
December 14, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Young Labour and the Greens have joined up to run a Treaty Principles workshop tomorrow (Sunday) in Ōtautahi, 59 Gloucester St, 1.30-3.30 pm
If you can’t make that one, Duncan Webb and Peeni Henare are hosting a zoom session for Labour members on Tuesday. Your LEC will have the details.
#nzpol
If you can’t make that one, Duncan Webb and Peeni Henare are hosting a zoom session for Labour members on Tuesday. Your LEC will have the details.
#nzpol
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Nobody wants seabed mining in Taranaki except the National Party donors. Opposed: Iwi, fishing industry, local councils, environmentalists, wind generators. Support: National Party donors . ‘Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining’ www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536...
Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining
Local councillors have opposed seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight and applauded an impassioned first-term councillor for bringing the issue to the table.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 11, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Nobody wants seabed mining in Taranaki except the National Party donors. Opposed: Iwi, fishing industry, local councils, environmentalists, wind generators. Support: National Party donors . ‘Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining’ www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/536...
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As a New Zealander currently overseas, what I really want New Zealanders to know is: Inflation was high everywhere. Skyrocketing unemployment and business closures are a uniquely NZ thing.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
December 3, 2024 at 11:12 PM
As a New Zealander currently overseas, what I really want New Zealanders to know is: Inflation was high everywhere. Skyrocketing unemployment and business closures are a uniquely NZ thing.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
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Just catching up on Luxon's Q+A interview (yikes) and something that I noted was he kept saying that rents have stopped rising under this government.
That isn't true. Not only are rents rising fast relative to past years, they're now rising faster than wages
That isn't true. Not only are rents rising fast relative to past years, they're now rising faster than wages
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Just catching up on Luxon's Q+A interview (yikes) and something that I noted was he kept saying that rents have stopped rising under this government.
That isn't true. Not only are rents rising fast relative to past years, they're now rising faster than wages
That isn't true. Not only are rents rising fast relative to past years, they're now rising faster than wages
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Fast food workers deserve a living wage.
Sectoral bargaining works.
Everybody benefits.
Let's get more 😤
Sectoral bargaining works.
Everybody benefits.
Let's get more 😤
Would you look at that? Fast food workers in California are now getting living wages, and the economy is benefitting! Now, we need to make this happen across all industries and across the country!
www.latimes.com/00000193-232...
www.latimes.com/00000193-232...
LA Times Today: The latest info on California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers — higher pay, no job losses and minimal price hikes
Watch L.A.
www.latimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Fast food workers deserve a living wage.
Sectoral bargaining works.
Everybody benefits.
Let's get more 😤
Sectoral bargaining works.
Everybody benefits.
Let's get more 😤
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The call is out! In Oct 2025, Aotearoa/New Zealand hosts the world’s most significant climate adaptation event: #AF2025. Online & in-person. Hosted by UC & UN World Adaptation Science programme & consortium sponsors. A key focus is Oceania & Indigenous solutions. Join us! adaptationfutures2025.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The call is out! In Oct 2025, Aotearoa/New Zealand hosts the world’s most significant climate adaptation event: #AF2025. Online & in-person. Hosted by UC & UN World Adaptation Science programme & consortium sponsors. A key focus is Oceania & Indigenous solutions. Join us! adaptationfutures2025.com
@tatjna.bsky.social Hi! Can I ask where you are based? I'm trying to work up some steam about it up here in Taranaki & knowing who your MP /shadow MP is might help... connecting enthuastic advocates directly with the right advocate in Parly can be a good thing.
November 13, 2024 at 4:55 PM
@tatjna.bsky.social Hi! Can I ask where you are based? I'm trying to work up some steam about it up here in Taranaki & knowing who your MP /shadow MP is might help... connecting enthuastic advocates directly with the right advocate in Parly can be a good thing.
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Ōtautahi - public meeting
Keep military style semi automatic weapons out of our communities. An open conversation hosted by Hon Ginny Andersen MP
Labour’s police and firearms spokesperson
Sat 7 Sept 2-4pm
Cardboard Cathedral, 234 Hereford st
#kikorangi #nzpol
Keep military style semi automatic weapons out of our communities. An open conversation hosted by Hon Ginny Andersen MP
Labour’s police and firearms spokesperson
Sat 7 Sept 2-4pm
Cardboard Cathedral, 234 Hereford st
#kikorangi #nzpol
August 30, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Ōtautahi - public meeting
Keep military style semi automatic weapons out of our communities. An open conversation hosted by Hon Ginny Andersen MP
Labour’s police and firearms spokesperson
Sat 7 Sept 2-4pm
Cardboard Cathedral, 234 Hereford st
#kikorangi #nzpol
Keep military style semi automatic weapons out of our communities. An open conversation hosted by Hon Ginny Andersen MP
Labour’s police and firearms spokesperson
Sat 7 Sept 2-4pm
Cardboard Cathedral, 234 Hereford st
#kikorangi #nzpol
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The Women’s Health Strategy was a VERY hard won victory after years of internal and external pressure.
We simply can’t sit by and let it be taken from us.
The Minister for Women is Nicola Grigg - email her to let her know that this matters to you n.grigg@ministers.govt.nz
#nzpol
We simply can’t sit by and let it be taken from us.
The Minister for Women is Nicola Grigg - email her to let her know that this matters to you n.grigg@ministers.govt.nz
#nzpol
Women’s health equity under threat
As the health system suffers endless reform and cuts, the first ever Women’s Health Strategy faces being an early casualty
As the health system suffers endless reform and cuts, the first ever Women’s Health Strategy faces being an early casualty
Women's health equity under threat
Opinion: As the health system suffers endless reform and cuts, the first ever Women’s Health Strategy faces being an early casualty, writes Jo Cribb
newsroom.co.nz
April 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
The Women’s Health Strategy was a VERY hard won victory after years of internal and external pressure.
We simply can’t sit by and let it be taken from us.
The Minister for Women is Nicola Grigg - email her to let her know that this matters to you n.grigg@ministers.govt.nz
#nzpol
We simply can’t sit by and let it be taken from us.
The Minister for Women is Nicola Grigg - email her to let her know that this matters to you n.grigg@ministers.govt.nz
#nzpol
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The Living Wage is an hourly rate. Set apart from the minimum wage, it’s worker and whānau focused.
Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity and many SME’s in NZ are on board. #EthicsInAction
Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity and many SME’s in NZ are on board. #EthicsInAction
Living Wage Employers in New Zealand
New Zealand employers who pay the living wage. Fair pay employers in New Zealand
www.livingwage.org.nz
April 2, 2024 at 7:50 PM
The Living Wage is an hourly rate. Set apart from the minimum wage, it’s worker and whānau focused.
Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity and many SME’s in NZ are on board. #EthicsInAction
Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity and many SME’s in NZ are on board. #EthicsInAction