D Jukic She/her
@dejanajuk.bsky.social
Enthusiastic amateur gardener. Dalmatian. Croatian. Pākehā. Tangata Tiriti. Parent. Partner. Baba. Teta. Cis. She/her. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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More than 70,000 tamariki Māori are living in material hardship as systemic inequities continue to widen New Zealand’s social gap.
Violence against tamariki rises and more are experiencing poverty, new report finds
More than 70,000 tamariki Māori are living in material hardship as systemic inequities continue to widen New Zealand’s social gap.
www.teaonews.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
More than 70,000 tamariki Māori are living in material hardship as systemic inequities continue to widen New Zealand’s social gap.
1200 S2E181 - Cuba and Venezuela
Dr Josephine Varghese and @krkelly.bsky.social chat about her participation at the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference in Havana Cuba, during which the US strike on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president happened.
Dr Josephine Varghese and @krkelly.bsky.social chat about her participation at the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference in Havana Cuba, during which the US strike on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president happened.
1/200 S2E181 - Cuba and Venezuela — 1/200
Dr Josephine Varghese and Kieran Kelly chat about her participation at the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference in Havana Cuba, during which the US strike on Venezuela and the kidnapping ...
www.1of200.nz
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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This is a pogrom
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This is a pogrom
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The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
“Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president - with no recruitment process, no selection panel and no rival candidates.”
Meritocracy in action white rightwing NZ style. #nzpol
Meritocracy in action white rightwing NZ style. #nzpol
'Nakedly political': No rivals considered for Judith Collins' new job
The outgoing minister was the only person considered for Law Commission president - with no recruitment process and no others candidates.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president - with no recruitment process, no selection panel and no rival candidates.”
Meritocracy in action white rightwing NZ style. #nzpol
Meritocracy in action white rightwing NZ style. #nzpol
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Hmm this doesn't look like a clean process. It also looks extremely political. That Judith Collins exit from electoral politics can be described as "Dirty Politics" is just too on the nose
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Nakedly political': No rivals considered for Judith Collins' new job
Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president - with no recruitment process, no selection panel and no rival candidates.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Hmm this doesn't look like a clean process. It also looks extremely political. That Judith Collins exit from electoral politics can be described as "Dirty Politics" is just too on the nose
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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I lay down with all these dogs and somehow I have got fleas?
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I lay down with all these dogs and somehow I have got fleas?
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ahahaha not a zuru exec complaining in public that they know people in the epstein files but it’s unfair because they’re not “guilty” and reputations are being “unduly affected”
February 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
ahahaha not a zuru exec complaining in public that they know people in the epstein files but it’s unfair because they’re not “guilty” and reputations are being “unduly affected”
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This is true
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
📢 ‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
Willis calls for bipartisan consensus on investment boost policy
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/137178/‘tax-policy-certainty-needs-span-successive-governments’-finance-minister
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This is true
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
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Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
Een dikke papegaai die niet kan vliegen legt live een ei en maakt Nieuw-Zeeland ‘dolenthousiast’
Biologie: Na vier jaar is de kakapo, een iconische Nieuw-Zeelandse loopvogel, eindelijk weer aan het broeden. Natuurbeschermers zijn uitgelaten, want de zwaarste papegaai ter wereld wordt ernstig bedr...
www.nrc.nl
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
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Some places were never meant to be permanent settlement sites. Which can be difficult to accept now that whenua is divided by colonial constructs into property titles & the option to just relocate to a safer place costs millions, even for very small communities... #nzpol #LandUse
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February 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Some places were never meant to be permanent settlement sites. Which can be difficult to accept now that whenua is divided by colonial constructs into property titles & the option to just relocate to a safer place costs millions, even for very small communities... #nzpol #LandUse
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Why not spend $2.7b on #solar & #batteries instead?
NZGovt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 yrs to lease #LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' ( #tax )per household per year. That $2.7b would build 4 Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
NZGovt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 yrs to lease #LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' ( #tax )per household per year. That $2.7b would build 4 Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Why not spend $2.7b on #solar & #batteries instead?
NZGovt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 yrs to lease #LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' ( #tax )per household per year. That $2.7b would build 4 Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
NZGovt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 yrs to lease #LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' ( #tax )per household per year. That $2.7b would build 4 Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
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If you would like trusted news from a Māori lens on issues facing Māori and other Indigenous rōpū across the world, you can set Te Ao Māori News as one of your sources.
How to set Te Ao Māori News as one of your ‘preferred source’!
If you would like trusted news from a Māori lens on issues facing Māori and other Indigenous rōpū across the world, you can set Te Ao Māori News as one of your sources.
www.teaonews.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you would like trusted news from a Māori lens on issues facing Māori and other Indigenous rōpū across the world, you can set Te Ao Māori News as one of your sources.
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Not 'struggling'.
Not 'hard up'.
Not 'skipping meals'.
*Starving*
In Aotearoa. In 2026.
This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.
Not 'hard up'.
Not 'skipping meals'.
*Starving*
In Aotearoa. In 2026.
This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.
'It's just not enough': Salvation Army warns families are starving
February 11, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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Health systems blog ‘Otaihanga Second Opinion discusses the threat to public safety of planned political interference in the regulatory authorities for New Zealand’s health system.
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Political interference in regulatory authorities threatens health and safety of the public
The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (HPCA) is legislation that Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system can’t function safely without. The Act is one of the key external moralities t…
otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Health systems blog ‘Otaihanga Second Opinion discusses the threat to public safety of planned political interference in the regulatory authorities for New Zealand’s health system.
otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/p...
otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/p...
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Excellent work. Urgent read.
My investigative piece today on Nicola Willis's surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry announcement. She has set it up so that the results are released 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ
Did Nicola Willis just appoint Atlas Network connections to her surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry?
Willis launches a surprise Covid inquiry with results to come out 6 weeks before the election. Most NZ publications noted her hiring of "independent" experts. I looked further into it.
mountaintui.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Excellent work. Urgent read.
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“#NZNO delegate & Chch health care assistant Al Dietschin called it an "embarrassing U-turn for Te Whatu Ora".
The govt has been forced to backdown after trying to hike hospital parking fees for patients, visitors & health workers already squeezed by rising costs”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The govt has been forced to backdown after trying to hike hospital parking fees for patients, visitors & health workers already squeezed by rising costs”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Health NZ drops plan to charge market rates for hospital car parking
A Nurses Organisation delegate says it was an "embarrassing U-turn for Te Whatu Ora", but heartening to see they had listened to members.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 AM
“#NZNO delegate & Chch health care assistant Al Dietschin called it an "embarrassing U-turn for Te Whatu Ora".
The govt has been forced to backdown after trying to hike hospital parking fees for patients, visitors & health workers already squeezed by rising costs”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The govt has been forced to backdown after trying to hike hospital parking fees for patients, visitors & health workers already squeezed by rising costs”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Beautiful start to the day.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Beautiful start to the day.
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Guessing this was instigated by Luxon along with increasing paid parking at tourist hotspots.. probably only mothballed this as it's election year.. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘Mean-spirited’ plan to charge market rates at hospital car parks dropped after backlash
Under the proposal, rates would have been set using market pricing for the location and the cost of comparative public transport and car park maintenance.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Guessing this was instigated by Luxon along with increasing paid parking at tourist hotspots.. probably only mothballed this as it's election year.. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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Know Your Stuff do the most amazing work helping to keep our people safe. Big fan here.
Hi friends!
We just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who's donated over the last few weeks. Words are beggars when it comes to expressing exactly how helpful it's been. Even the lil' DMs saying how much you appreciate our mahi has meant the world 🥰
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We just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who's donated over the last few weeks. Words are beggars when it comes to expressing exactly how helpful it's been. Even the lil' DMs saying how much you appreciate our mahi has meant the world 🥰
1/n
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Know Your Stuff do the most amazing work helping to keep our people safe. Big fan here.
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Love getting these notifications that my platelet donations have been used :)
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Love getting these notifications that my platelet donations have been used :)
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Do you trust Winston tell the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth 100% of the time?
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Do you trust Winston tell the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth 100% of the time?
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Consent dosent just "go away" just because you are in a relationship with someone.
These men need to learn what “no” means.
These men need to learn what “no” means.
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Consent dosent just "go away" just because you are in a relationship with someone.
These men need to learn what “no” means.
These men need to learn what “no” means.