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So proud of the kids, both of them got perfect report cards, excellence in all areas (!) and Mr 11 got an award for Te Reo Me Ōna Tikanga and Miss 7 got Kaitiakitanga 🥰🥰 I'm so pleased for them! So glad the went to the puna reo, they're both thriving #maoriexcellence
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So proud of the kids, both of them got perfect report cards, excellence in all areas (!) and Mr 11 got an award for Te Reo Me Ōna Tikanga and Miss 7 got Kaitiakitanga 🥰🥰 I'm so pleased for them! So glad the went to the puna reo, they're both thriving #maoriexcellence
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The Simpsons already did this.
a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the caption and now the winner of the first annual montgomery burns award for
ALT: a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the caption and now the winner of the first annual montgomery burns award for
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Simpsons already did this.
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And it was also poor flow 15 years ago and every year since
The 'clogging up' of A+Es is not due to the 2% of people coming to ED with this quite arbitrary list of conditions. The main reason they're clogged is poor flow through hospitals!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Patients clogging up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and niggles
NHS bosses warn the public to use hospitals wisely amid concern this could be a tough winter.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
And it was also poor flow 15 years ago and every year since
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Every year the media blames patients for inappropriately clogging up ED… when we all know that the data shows the REAL BIG PROBLEM is a lack of investment in community services.
THE HOSPITAL IS BLOCKED BECAUSE WE CAN’T SEND PEOPLE HOME.
THE HOSPITAL IS BLOCKED BECAUSE WE CAN’T SEND PEOPLE HOME.
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Every year the media blames patients for inappropriately clogging up ED… when we all know that the data shows the REAL BIG PROBLEM is a lack of investment in community services.
THE HOSPITAL IS BLOCKED BECAUSE WE CAN’T SEND PEOPLE HOME.
THE HOSPITAL IS BLOCKED BECAUSE WE CAN’T SEND PEOPLE HOME.
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But every time we try to spend on care in the community the media starts printing garbage about turning into communists, lazy people taking advantage of handouts etc.
And the political football is passed around while people sit on plastic chairs for 22 hours.
And the political football is passed around while people sit on plastic chairs for 22 hours.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
But every time we try to spend on care in the community the media starts printing garbage about turning into communists, lazy people taking advantage of handouts etc.
And the political football is passed around while people sit on plastic chairs for 22 hours.
And the political football is passed around while people sit on plastic chairs for 22 hours.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
October 27th for Māori women, no wonder I've been grumpy the last few weeks...
“New Zealand women start working for nothing from this week.”
“for every $1 earned by a Pakeha man, a Pacific woman would earn 79c, a Maori woman 82c, an Asian woman 84c and a Pakehā woman 93c.”
“This would be the week all women started working for nothing for four weeks.”
#nzpol
“for every $1 earned by a Pakeha man, a Pacific woman would earn 79c, a Maori woman 82c, an Asian woman 84c and a Pakehā woman 93c.”
“This would be the week all women started working for nothing for four weeks.”
#nzpol
Pay gap reporting needed: advocates
New Zealand women start working for nothing from this week. Although the country’s gender pay gap improved this year, campaigners say there is much...
www.odt.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
October 27th for Māori women, no wonder I've been grumpy the last few weeks...
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Whenever NZers have an option to say publicly that they don't believe in what this government is doing to Māori, there are more on the side of right than the side of wrong
- more people voted for Māori wards than against them
- more schools decided to give effect to Te Tiriti than did not
#nzpol
- more people voted for Māori wards than against them
- more schools decided to give effect to Te Tiriti than did not
#nzpol
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Whenever NZers have an option to say publicly that they don't believe in what this government is doing to Māori, there are more on the side of right than the side of wrong
- more people voted for Māori wards than against them
- more schools decided to give effect to Te Tiriti than did not
#nzpol
- more people voted for Māori wards than against them
- more schools decided to give effect to Te Tiriti than did not
#nzpol
The only Christmas present I've actually organised this year! Pepper Raccoon is amazing 😍😍
I’ve shopped with @pepperraccoon.com for one Christmas gift and highly recommend. Awesome service and amazing art.
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Pepper Raccoon is an alternative New Zealand artist, with a deep commitment to sustainability and giving back to conservation charities through her premium merch, including nature-inspired enamel pins...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The only Christmas present I've actually organised this year! Pepper Raccoon is amazing 😍😍
I'm so lucky to have contact with nice people every day 😊
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm so lucky to have contact with nice people every day 😊
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NZ stands with our firefighters ✊
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
NZ stands with our firefighters ✊
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
They're facing a Dire Emergency: broken down trucks, dangerous staffing, faulty equipment, and FENZ refusing to address a failing system. Firefighters want to keep New Zealanders safe—but they need FENZ to show up and genuinely prioritise community safety. #nzpol
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holidays are coming 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
holidays are coming 🎶
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Asbestos contamination in tubs of children's play sand imported from China have forced a number of school closures in New Zealand, the country's education ministry has said.
Asbestos scare shuts schools in Australia, New Zealand
Asbestos contamination in tubs of children's play sand imported from China have forced a number of school closures in Australia and New Zealand.
www.rte.ie
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Asbestos contamination in tubs of children's play sand imported from China have forced a number of school closures in New Zealand, the country's education ministry has said.
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Battle of the medical doctors in Whāngarei! Labour's selected emergency medicine specialist Dr Gary Payinda to take on Dr Shane Reti at next year's election
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Oh my GOD yes
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Oh my GOD yes
I went and got an education because now I've got a weapon and can't be disarmed.
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I went and got an education because now I've got a weapon and can't be disarmed.
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Aotearoa: disaster occurs --> local marae opens its doors to the victims. Every. Single. Time.
The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
Iwi offer shelter as firefighters battle uncontrolled forest fire on Tongariro
The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Aotearoa: disaster occurs --> local marae opens its doors to the victims. Every. Single. Time.
Last night shift of 4, LETS GOOOO 2:19am
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Last night shift of 4, LETS GOOOO 2:19am
I'm on night shift and tbh I just want to snuggle my cat and be unconscious and horizontal amongst a pile of cushions.
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm on night shift and tbh I just want to snuggle my cat and be unconscious and horizontal amongst a pile of cushions.
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Tomorrow is the Fifth of November – but let’s forget Guy Fawkes and his actions against an arrogant Protestant king and instead look to our own history: the unlawful attack on Parihaka and, by extension, Māori sovereignty.
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#kikorangi
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#kikorangi
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Tomorrow is the Fifth of November – but let’s forget Guy Fawkes and his actions against an arrogant Protestant king and instead look to our own history: the unlawful attack on Parihaka and, by extension, Māori sovereignty.
🧵
#kikorangi
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#kikorangi
A week of people acting horrendously selfishly. Sometimes I want working conditions and pay and the cost of living to be better so people aren't so stressed and awful to interact with argh
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A week of people acting horrendously selfishly. Sometimes I want working conditions and pay and the cost of living to be better so people aren't so stressed and awful to interact with argh
My ofrenda for Ninja 🥰
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My ofrenda for Ninja 🥰
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BREAKING: Resident - junior - doctors in England will go on strike for five days in November 14th to 19th over jobs and pay the The BMA has just announced.
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
BREAKING: Resident - junior - doctors in England will go on strike for five days in November 14th to 19th over jobs and pay the The BMA has just announced.
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Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."