Margaret Jensen
@margjen.bsky.social
Lawyer in a previous life, coffee is essential, books are cool. Politics hard left. She/her
A lot of people in the North, BOP, Gisborne, East Coast, Coromandel (probably missed some) who are displaced, struggling, cut off, without power and more in Aotearoa right now. And I am seeing zit all from this useless PM and his shit govt. I see marae helping as always. lots of local govt stuff.
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
A lot of people in the North, BOP, Gisborne, East Coast, Coromandel (probably missed some) who are displaced, struggling, cut off, without power and more in Aotearoa right now. And I am seeing zit all from this useless PM and his shit govt. I see marae helping as always. lots of local govt stuff.
so the very same PM Luxon who thinks people's holidays are too long cant be bothered coming out of his to deal with a hugely significant foreign policy situation. Pathetic excuse for a leader.
January 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
so the very same PM Luxon who thinks people's holidays are too long cant be bothered coming out of his to deal with a hugely significant foreign policy situation. Pathetic excuse for a leader.
Meri Kirihimete. 😊🎄Second coffee time for me and maybe some Panettone….Do what you love today with the people you love. (And that includes yourself for those alone today) 💜
December 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Meri Kirihimete. 😊🎄Second coffee time for me and maybe some Panettone….Do what you love today with the people you love. (And that includes yourself for those alone today) 💜
Getting a pressie made by a fabulous Bluesky peep is the best. Husband nailed the choice. These are awesome. @silkehartung.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Getting a pressie made by a fabulous Bluesky peep is the best. Husband nailed the choice. These are awesome. @silkehartung.bsky.social
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We won! I won my judicial review!
![[101] I agree with the applicant that the declaration sought here would serve a real purpose in ensuring that future recommendations for the position of human rights commissioners proceed lawfully. When potential appointees for such positions occupy an important public office intended to help ensure the human rights of New Zealander’s are upheld and promoted, there is a clear and substantial public interest in having errors in their appointment publicly declared. Conclusion [102] The judicial review application is granted. [103] I make the declaration that the Decision was unlawful because: (a) (b) the Minister applied the incorrect legal test; and the Minister failed to take into account relevant considerations. [104] The issue of costs is reserved. I encourage the parties to agree on any issue of costs that might arise. If that is not possible, the applicant is to file a memorandum on costs no longer than five pages within 30 working days of the date of this judgment, with the respondent to file a memorandum in response within a further 10 working days of receipt of the applicant’s costs memorandum. The Court will then decide the costs issues.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b7y7isv72z6ku7rtpu7zvfzy/bafkreiejxsssvwd7e3gbtjsrqinyh63jrn75ppz7t6cvqpxddb65nucel4@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We won! I won my judicial review!
I am hot and tired and trying ever so hard not to be grumpy....but jeez its hard sometimes eh...time of the year.
a cartoon panda is laying on the floor next to a fan .
Alt: Cartoon panda lies on the floor eyes closed next to a fan and an open window.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I am hot and tired and trying ever so hard not to be grumpy....but jeez its hard sometimes eh...time of the year.
Have just donated. Every little bit helps. Its tough out there. Give if you can.
Kia Ora koutou -
Taking a chance that you’ll see this.
We’re doing our annual Xmas fundraiser and we need around $8000 so if you could pop $ in, + share, that would help greatly
Jackie x
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Taking a chance that you’ll see this.
We’re doing our annual Xmas fundraiser and we need around $8000 so if you could pop $ in, + share, that would help greatly
Jackie x
givealittle.co.nz/cause/the-au...
The Aunties Christmas Appeal
Providing funds so that the Aunties whānau of women, and their kids and grandkids, have a great Xmas.
givealittle.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Have just donated. Every little bit helps. Its tough out there. Give if you can.
watched the Costner interview. He ignored an extraordinary big flag wen J told him that the victim was now working for the police (casually). He is absolutely the person at the top who should take the blame. BUT others not unblemished. Ministers of the right/left need to be clear on wot they knew.
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
watched the Costner interview. He ignored an extraordinary big flag wen J told him that the victim was now working for the police (casually). He is absolutely the person at the top who should take the blame. BUT others not unblemished. Ministers of the right/left need to be clear on wot they knew.
Today is the day of putting up the Xmas tree. Listening to David Byrnes Xmas playlist with such classics as “Santa is a Gay Man”. Excellent background for the mahi. 🎄
a blue and white penguin is wrapped in christmas lights
ALT: a blue and white penguin is wrapped in christmas lights
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December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today is the day of putting up the Xmas tree. Listening to David Byrnes Xmas playlist with such classics as “Santa is a Gay Man”. Excellent background for the mahi. 🎄
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This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Excellent service from Cursive Craft. Can’t wait to wear these to one of the plonker’s street meetings….
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Excellent service from Cursive Craft. Can’t wait to wear these to one of the plonker’s street meetings….
Just so angry and distressed by the decision by this Co of C..ts to restrict the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids. Our kids deserve to be supported and given what the need in consultation with their medical advisors. You absolutely are endangering lives with your religious fuckery.
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just so angry and distressed by the decision by this Co of C..ts to restrict the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids. Our kids deserve to be supported and given what the need in consultation with their medical advisors. You absolutely are endangering lives with your religious fuckery.
Many concerns re the McSkimming situation. The fact that they charged the complainant to shut her up is abhorrent. The lack of process. Protection of the white male "top" cop. Fact that the Police Min keeps saying this is just a problem with the top dogs. NOOOOO. It is a culture problem throughout.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Many concerns re the McSkimming situation. The fact that they charged the complainant to shut her up is abhorrent. The lack of process. Protection of the white male "top" cop. Fact that the Police Min keeps saying this is just a problem with the top dogs. NOOOOO. It is a culture problem throughout.
I'm 66. I barely learned anything about Te Tiriti in school or in fact much in the way of the true history of Aotearoa. When I came to uni I took NZ history papers in my pre law year. Did further study re Te Tiriti while in law school. Huge gap in my school years and this govt are just shitty people
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I'm 66. I barely learned anything about Te Tiriti in school or in fact much in the way of the true history of Aotearoa. When I came to uni I took NZ history papers in my pre law year. Did further study re Te Tiriti while in law school. Huge gap in my school years and this govt are just shitty people
solidarity and support for all who are striking today. We could not survive without your dedication and hard work. You deserve to be paid fairly for that mahi. We see you and we see the stress you are under everyday in your chosen fields.
October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
solidarity and support for all who are striking today. We could not survive without your dedication and hard work. You deserve to be paid fairly for that mahi. We see you and we see the stress you are under everyday in your chosen fields.
every now and then I break my rule of not commenting on herald articles on Facebook and then I remember why I have that rule. There are some absolute doozies of people out there in Herald commenting land...
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
every now and then I break my rule of not commenting on herald articles on Facebook and then I remember why I have that rule. There are some absolute doozies of people out there in Herald commenting land...
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What was actually in the fine print of yesterday's roading announcement: a $40-to-$50 billion bill that we could not pay without bankrupting ourselves. This has been implicit for a long time and should be in the damn headlines. greaterauckland.substack.com/p/reality-bi...
Reality bites: RoNS will bankrupt the nation
The government’s mega-roads programme is now looking to cost an astonishing $40-50 billion, based on new documents released yesterday by the NZTA.On Monday, Transport Minister Chris Bishop touted the ...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What was actually in the fine print of yesterday's roading announcement: a $40-to-$50 billion bill that we could not pay without bankrupting ourselves. This has been implicit for a long time and should be in the damn headlines. greaterauckland.substack.com/p/reality-bi...
oh yes lets sell off something that provides core infrastructure cos that has always worked so well for the consumer citizens....This government is stumbling around looking for the next thing to f..k up...
October 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
oh yes lets sell off something that provides core infrastructure cos that has always worked so well for the consumer citizens....This government is stumbling around looking for the next thing to f..k up...
to all the Labour mps on here can you tell your leader we need a commitment to reverse the Jobseekers policy that National has just introduced. Thats not giving your policy away that is exercising basic humanity and getting rid of very poorly formulated policy. Just say it. Come on.
October 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
to all the Labour mps on here can you tell your leader we need a commitment to reverse the Jobseekers policy that National has just introduced. Thats not giving your policy away that is exercising basic humanity and getting rid of very poorly formulated policy. Just say it. Come on.
the actual cruelty and shittiness of these people knows no bounds. May they rot in hell or whatever it is they believe in.
Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit
Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit
The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
the actual cruelty and shittiness of these people knows no bounds. May they rot in hell or whatever it is they believe in.
I don't give 2 craps about Winston and he has no platform of decency to speak from but smashing his home window was wrong and mindlessly stupid cos it opens the door for him to claim victim hood. Its also distracting from the real issue (genocide) and the absolute shittiness of this govt.
October 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I don't give 2 craps about Winston and he has no platform of decency to speak from but smashing his home window was wrong and mindlessly stupid cos it opens the door for him to claim victim hood. Its also distracting from the real issue (genocide) and the absolute shittiness of this govt.
every day this government shows how nasty and vindictive and useless they are. Young people (sometimes abused, sometimes impoverished, some with disability or mental health issues) do not deserve to be their next target. They should not have to beg their parents for support. Just absolute c...ts.
October 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
every day this government shows how nasty and vindictive and useless they are. Young people (sometimes abused, sometimes impoverished, some with disability or mental health issues) do not deserve to be their next target. They should not have to beg their parents for support. Just absolute c...ts.
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Biggest 6 month rise in youth (15-19) unemployment this millennia,
Q3 2023 - Q1 2024 + 6.9% (28400 unemployed to 42100).
Biggest Annual 2008-2009 (+6.8%, 26200 to 35200 unemployed), 2nd biggest annual 2023-2024 (+5.4%, 30500 to 38800 unemployed).
This is not caused by youths playing video games.
Q3 2023 - Q1 2024 + 6.9% (28400 unemployed to 42100).
Biggest Annual 2008-2009 (+6.8%, 26200 to 35200 unemployed), 2nd biggest annual 2023-2024 (+5.4%, 30500 to 38800 unemployed).
This is not caused by youths playing video games.
It is offensive for the person supposedly in charge of the government and its economic levers to suggest that youths, and their playstationing ways, are responsible for the most rapid surge in unemployment since the Great Financial Crash
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Biggest 6 month rise in youth (15-19) unemployment this millennia,
Q3 2023 - Q1 2024 + 6.9% (28400 unemployed to 42100).
Biggest Annual 2008-2009 (+6.8%, 26200 to 35200 unemployed), 2nd biggest annual 2023-2024 (+5.4%, 30500 to 38800 unemployed).
This is not caused by youths playing video games.
Q3 2023 - Q1 2024 + 6.9% (28400 unemployed to 42100).
Biggest Annual 2008-2009 (+6.8%, 26200 to 35200 unemployed), 2nd biggest annual 2023-2024 (+5.4%, 30500 to 38800 unemployed).
This is not caused by youths playing video games.
so if Luxon is friends with Israel then why doesn't he ring his buddy over there and check on our citizens and arrange for their release and safe return or better still the enabling of the vessels to deliver the aid....
a white stuffed animal with the words why why why on it
ALT: a white stuffed animal with the words why why why on it
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October 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
so if Luxon is friends with Israel then why doesn't he ring his buddy over there and check on our citizens and arrange for their release and safe return or better still the enabling of the vessels to deliver the aid....
spineless gutless pricks. WTF. just sucking up to Israel and the US. This Coalition has to go. Recognise Palestine you cowards and condemn the genocide. Introduce sanctions. Winston Peters and the rest are just pathetic.
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
spineless gutless pricks. WTF. just sucking up to Israel and the US. This Coalition has to go. Recognise Palestine you cowards and condemn the genocide. Introduce sanctions. Winston Peters and the rest are just pathetic.