Jessica Halliday
@jostle.bsky.social
Architectural Historian. Blessed & cursed by a love of architecture & Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa NZ. Directs Te Pūtahi and Open Christchurch. Pākehā. Toitū te Tiriti. She/her. Views own.
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Anyone else catch Seymour stating on Breakfast this morning that we don’t need a new tax because the government has more money than most?
The same government that tells us it has no money for anything that isn’t a road. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
The same government that tells us it has no money for anything that isn’t a road. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Anyone else catch Seymour stating on Breakfast this morning that we don’t need a new tax because the government has more money than most?
The same government that tells us it has no money for anything that isn’t a road. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
The same government that tells us it has no money for anything that isn’t a road. 🤦♂️ #nzpol
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From The Detail: An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet.
Stormwater solutions lying in the soil
newsroom.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From The Detail: An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet.
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Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target.
My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol
My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target.
My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol
My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol
Yip, sign.
Yip, email your MP, Winston Peters, the PM
It feels futile but we've got to be constantly telling them this is what matters to us.
Yip, email your MP, Winston Peters, the PM
It feels futile but we've got to be constantly telling them this is what matters to us.
NZ Government Sanction Israel Now
Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...
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October 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yip, sign.
Yip, email your MP, Winston Peters, the PM
It feels futile but we've got to be constantly telling them this is what matters to us.
Yip, email your MP, Winston Peters, the PM
It feels futile but we've got to be constantly telling them this is what matters to us.
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In the UK, the clueless Tory Govt tried to cut spending from 2011 to reduce debt. That backfired - economists often miss that Govt spending adds to the tax base. This created the conditions for the rise of the far right. But, that's another story (it's where we're heading) . (Ends)
October 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In the UK, the clueless Tory Govt tried to cut spending from 2011 to reduce debt. That backfired - economists often miss that Govt spending adds to the tax base. This created the conditions for the rise of the far right. But, that's another story (it's where we're heading) . (Ends)
Successful social housing and good design.
Wish this government would be inspired by how well Kainga Ora and architects can do when enabled.
236 flats replacing 50 houses.
We need more of this.
Wish this government would be inspired by how well Kainga Ora and architects can do when enabled.
236 flats replacing 50 houses.
We need more of this.
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Successful social housing and good design.
Wish this government would be inspired by how well Kainga Ora and architects can do when enabled.
236 flats replacing 50 houses.
We need more of this.
Wish this government would be inspired by how well Kainga Ora and architects can do when enabled.
236 flats replacing 50 houses.
We need more of this.
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Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.
September 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.
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“Even the most skilled school leader is constrained by the ongoing failure of the state to address the deep inequity in our education system. New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 38 developed countries for its overall equality in education.” — Rebecca Macfie, author of ‘Hope and Hardship’.
Paying down the equity debt in our schools | E-Tangata
“Even the most skilled school leader is constrained by the ongoing failure of the state to address the deep inequity in our education system. New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 38 developed countries for i...
e-tangata.co.nz
September 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“Even the most skilled school leader is constrained by the ongoing failure of the state to address the deep inequity in our education system. New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 38 developed countries for its overall equality in education.” — Rebecca Macfie, author of ‘Hope and Hardship’.
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Biography by Kelly Ana Morey, published today on Reading Room. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/06/s...
Short story: Biography, by Kelly Ana Morey
Kelly Ana died on Monday. This was her last story. It's actual genius
newsroom.co.nz
September 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Biography by Kelly Ana Morey, published today on Reading Room. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/06/s...
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Health NZ has been ordered to apologise after the Ombudsman found it acted unreasonably and unlawfully in withholding data that shows more than a third of all public hospital shifts last year were understaffed.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
August 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Health NZ has been ordered to apologise after the Ombudsman found it acted unreasonably and unlawfully in withholding data that shows more than a third of all public hospital shifts last year were understaffed.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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There’s still time to submit on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. #nzpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
There’s still time to submit on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. #nzpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...
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Well this is just bloody silly … Chloe S “named” in the House meaning that she has been suspended from being an MP for a day … takes matters up a notch.
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Well this is just bloody silly … Chloe S “named” in the House meaning that she has been suspended from being an MP for a day … takes matters up a notch.
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Courtesy of Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity...
74,000 jobs gone.
SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ
simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear...
#NZPol
74,000 jobs gone.
SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ
simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear...
#NZPol
August 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Courtesy of Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity...
74,000 jobs gone.
SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ
simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear...
#NZPol
74,000 jobs gone.
SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ
simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear...
#NZPol
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Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies.
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
2025 Local Candidates - The Progress Report
Searchable and filterable database of 2025 NZ local government candidates from every council. Built to improve accessibility and transparency.
theprogressreport.co.nz
August 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies.
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
Yip, one of the best places to shop. I'm a fan of Yogiji's in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Go to for pulses, vege, rice and spices.
We also shop at Piko, Bin Inn, and a big vege store (Growers Market usually).
Avoid the big supermarkets as much as we can.
We also shop at Piko, Bin Inn, and a big vege store (Growers Market usually).
Avoid the big supermarkets as much as we can.
A great story. Honestly, screw the corporates and their greedflation. We've been shopping the verge markets for years and the prices are stable, the food is better, and you're buying from someone real.
A handy guide to shopping at the Indian supermarket thespinoff.co.nz/kai/19-07-20...
A handy guide to shopping at the Indian supermarket thespinoff.co.nz/kai/19-07-20...
A handy guide to shopping at the Indian supermarket
With prices continuing to rise at the big supermarkets, Perzen Patel offers some tips for Indian grocery shopping.
thespinoff.co.nz
July 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Yip, one of the best places to shop. I'm a fan of Yogiji's in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Go to for pulses, vege, rice and spices.
We also shop at Piko, Bin Inn, and a big vege store (Growers Market usually).
Avoid the big supermarkets as much as we can.
We also shop at Piko, Bin Inn, and a big vege store (Growers Market usually).
Avoid the big supermarkets as much as we can.
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Five people a day become homeless in Ōtautahi. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to you.
Case in point. Employed full time, can afford $650 a week in rent, still ends up homeless.
Our social contract is broken.
Case in point. Employed full time, can afford $650 a week in rent, still ends up homeless.
Our social contract is broken.
July 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Five people a day become homeless in Ōtautahi. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to you.
Case in point. Employed full time, can afford $650 a week in rent, still ends up homeless.
Our social contract is broken.
Case in point. Employed full time, can afford $650 a week in rent, still ends up homeless.
Our social contract is broken.
Has anyone seen similar data for Aotearoa NZ?
The National Climate Assessment may have been deleted but the planet keeps reminding us what it said
July 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Has anyone seen similar data for Aotearoa NZ?
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“This is the most rejected, reviled, and opposed bill in the history of our government.” — Tina Ngata on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
Tina Ngata: Reject this bill in its entirety | E-Tangata
“This is the most rejected, reviled, and opposed bill in the history of our government.” — Tina Ngata on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
e-tangata.co.nz
July 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“This is the most rejected, reviled, and opposed bill in the history of our government.” — Tina Ngata on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
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“Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places like Wairoa, vaping is embedded in everyday life.” — Fred Christensen.
The kids aren’t smoking, so why aren’t we celebrating? | E-Tangata
"Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places lik...
e-tangata.co.nz
July 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Vaping has become so widespread that New Zealand now has more daily nicotine users than it did five years ago. In fact, 86,000 more people are regularly consuming nicotine than in 2018. In places like Wairoa, vaping is embedded in everyday life.” — Fred Christensen.
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On target criticisms by a former National Party MP and current journalist.
Luxon silences and deflects. That's his style.
IMHO it's like Peters' style of flamboyant attack, and Seymour's as deliberately inflammable. None of them act in good faith, or as people who would put Aotearoa first.
#NZpol
Luxon silences and deflects. That's his style.
IMHO it's like Peters' style of flamboyant attack, and Seymour's as deliberately inflammable. None of them act in good faith, or as people who would put Aotearoa first.
#NZpol
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July 02, 2025
Silence, Deflection, Control: What Prime Minister Luxon’s Exchange with Māori Media Reveals
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July 02, 2025
Silence, Deflection, Control: What Prime Minister Luxon’s Exchange with Māori Media Reveals
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#opinion Silence, Deflection, Control: What Prime Minister Luxon’s Exchange with Māori Media Reveals
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July 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
On target criticisms by a former National Party MP and current journalist.
Luxon silences and deflects. That's his style.
IMHO it's like Peters' style of flamboyant attack, and Seymour's as deliberately inflammable. None of them act in good faith, or as people who would put Aotearoa first.
#NZpol
Luxon silences and deflects. That's his style.
IMHO it's like Peters' style of flamboyant attack, and Seymour's as deliberately inflammable. None of them act in good faith, or as people who would put Aotearoa first.
#NZpol
"Some political analysts have suggested that the refusal to name the strategy is the strategy. This Government doesn’t need to tear up Te Tiriti on the steps of Parliament-they’re doing it quietly, clause by clause, commission by commission, until nothing remains but ceremonial language."
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July 02, 2025
Silence, Deflection, Control: What Prime Minister Luxon’s Exchange with Māori Media Reveals
#nzpol
waateanews.com/2025/07/02/o...
July 02, 2025
Silence, Deflection, Control: What Prime Minister Luxon’s Exchange with Māori Media Reveals
#nzpol
waateanews.com/2025/07/02/o...
#opinion Silence, Deflection, Control: What Prime Minister Luxon’s Exchange with Māori Media Reveals
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July 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Some political analysts have suggested that the refusal to name the strategy is the strategy. This Government doesn’t need to tear up Te Tiriti on the steps of Parliament-they’re doing it quietly, clause by clause, commission by commission, until nothing remains but ceremonial language."
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Prioritizing Youth Mobility Is Prioritizing Adult Relaxing.
June 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Prioritizing Youth Mobility Is Prioritizing Adult Relaxing.