Mana Serving Diva
@misswhanau.bsky.social
Former Mayor. Political reckons etc etc
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I fucking HATE "Wellington Bays"
Bring back Rongotai.
Bring back Rongotai.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I fucking HATE "Wellington Bays"
Bring back Rongotai.
Bring back Rongotai.
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Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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LOOK AT THIS TALENT
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
LOOK AT THIS TALENT
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asked wellington what she wanted to see
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
asked wellington what she wanted to see
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
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I have no idea how we are expected to fund our postgraduate student’s studies. To be fair, I’ve been funding mine from my own pocket for years, using money I earned from paid talks & radio/paper columns. But I’m approaching 2026 with no paid columns anymore & no paid talks lined up. It’s a bit scary
This funding environment is brutal. Four grants rejected this month :( The latest a small grant-in-aid from a charity that I’ve not had a no from in the ~15 years I’ve been applying to them. They always try to give a little bit. And this for follow on funding for work published in Nature Comms 😢
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I have no idea how we are expected to fund our postgraduate student’s studies. To be fair, I’ve been funding mine from my own pocket for years, using money I earned from paid talks & radio/paper columns. But I’m approaching 2026 with no paid columns anymore & no paid talks lined up. It’s a bit scary
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“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
Received these beautiful flowers from the @greens.org.nz at our local branch meeting tonight 🥰💚
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Received these beautiful flowers from the @greens.org.nz at our local branch meeting tonight 🥰💚
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I did NOT vote to review the Golden Mile today. Cities across Aotearoa & the world are revitalising their centres, attracting people back into them. We'll now put NZTA funding at risk, & costs only ever increase. We need to ask how we do it? Not say let's review it!
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Wellington’s controversial Golden Mile paused for review
Only the Greens wanted to push on, even after news of another cost blowout.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I did NOT vote to review the Golden Mile today. Cities across Aotearoa & the world are revitalising their centres, attracting people back into them. We'll now put NZTA funding at risk, & costs only ever increase. We need to ask how we do it? Not say let's review it!
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Our most vulnerable young people are endangered by this Government's decision to restrict access to puberty blockers.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Our most vulnerable young people are endangered by this Government's decision to restrict access to puberty blockers.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
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Picture the New Zealand Herald's senior Press Gallery reporter dismissing as a "C-grade scandalette" the chair of a Māori entity *cough* taking $27 MILLION of public money and putting it in a project in his own patch. #nzpol
a man in a suit and tie is smiling with his mouth open
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is smiling with his mouth open
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Picture the New Zealand Herald's senior Press Gallery reporter dismissing as a "C-grade scandalette" the chair of a Māori entity *cough* taking $27 MILLION of public money and putting it in a project in his own patch. #nzpol
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Sad, from the perspective of a country losing good people, & esp. wāhine Māori, at pace. Also entirely unsurprising, given the study of hate targeting former Mayor of Wellington. | Tory Whanau says harassment ‘ongoing’ as she outlines reasons for moving to Melbourne www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sad, from the perspective of a country losing good people, & esp. wāhine Māori, at pace. Also entirely unsurprising, given the study of hate targeting former Mayor of Wellington. | Tory Whanau says harassment ‘ongoing’ as she outlines reasons for moving to Melbourne www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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I spoke to Midday Report at RNZ - you can listen to the interview here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Government blocks puberty blockers for new patients
The coalition government has announced a ban on new patients accessing gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues - also known as puberty blockers - from next month. Professional Association for Transge...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I spoke to Midday Report at RNZ - you can listen to the interview here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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I did not vote for a pause or review to the Golden Mile. Progress has already been too slow and I do not wish to contribute to that. I sincerely hope that the project will survive this review.
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I did not vote for a pause or review to the Golden Mile. Progress has already been too slow and I do not wish to contribute to that. I sincerely hope that the project will survive this review.
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Another 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Another 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
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Here's the submission I made to Wellington City Council regarding the appointment of Cr Ray Chung as chair of the Review and Appointments subcommittee. #gendered #disinformation #nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Here's the submission I made to Wellington City Council regarding the appointment of Cr Ray Chung as chair of the Review and Appointments subcommittee. #gendered #disinformation #nzpol
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Councillor Jonny Osborne spoke on behalf of Green Councillors (myself, Foon and Rogers) to say that we do not support the appointment of Cr Chung to a Chair role this triennium, due to our concerns about his spreading gendered disinformation. We did however vote for the paper.
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Councillor Jonny Osborne spoke on behalf of Green Councillors (myself, Foon and Rogers) to say that we do not support the appointment of Cr Chung to a Chair role this triennium, due to our concerns about his spreading gendered disinformation. We did however vote for the paper.
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I see the NZ Herald is running a "let's debate what a woman is" podcast 😒
Fucking pathetic.
Fucking pathetic.
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I see the NZ Herald is running a "let's debate what a woman is" podcast 😒
Fucking pathetic.
Fucking pathetic.
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Op-ed of mine in The Post today on behalf of @greaterauckland.bsky.social on why urban cycling infrastructure is really important (and why urban roading infrastructure is not)
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
Pedal power surges, but Auckland infrastructure trails the biking boom
OPINION: Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity. But this maxim does not apply to adding cycling options.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Op-ed of mine in The Post today on behalf of @greaterauckland.bsky.social on why urban cycling infrastructure is really important (and why urban roading infrastructure is not)
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
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the way that nz media feels comfortable stalking and reporting on prominent women in this country is actually fucking disgusting
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the way that nz media feels comfortable stalking and reporting on prominent women in this country is actually fucking disgusting
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
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I better not see any Nats at pride fucking hell
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I better not see any Nats at pride fucking hell
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Fly My Pretties - Fly My Pretties (Live at BATS)
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November 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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That new tunnel or road or whatever bishop has proposed for wellington is so fucking silly. The only people that want this are idiots.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
That new tunnel or road or whatever bishop has proposed for wellington is so fucking silly. The only people that want this are idiots.
I did not 'announce' I was moving to Melbourne. I did a private social media post for my friends to my farewell. Honestly....
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Former Wellington mayor moving to Melbourne
The former Wellington Mayor is following in the footsteps of tens of thousands of other Kiwis by announcing she is moving to Australia.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I did not 'announce' I was moving to Melbourne. I did a private social media post for my friends to my farewell. Honestly....
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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BREAKING: I now have substantive proof that Brynn Neilson is Matua Kahurangi.
I have seen an email (supplied to me) sent to Penguin. It identifies legal contact details for Matua as Brynn.
Their legal team have clearly acted. The Matua account just posted this:
matuakahurangi.com/p/penguin-bo...
I have seen an email (supplied to me) sent to Penguin. It identifies legal contact details for Matua as Brynn.
Their legal team have clearly acted. The Matua account just posted this:
matuakahurangi.com/p/penguin-bo...
Penguin Books has completely lost their shit over my Hairy Maclary meme
You would think a giant publishing house would have better things to do than scream into the void about a meme.
matuakahurangi.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
BREAKING: I now have substantive proof that Brynn Neilson is Matua Kahurangi.
I have seen an email (supplied to me) sent to Penguin. It identifies legal contact details for Matua as Brynn.
Their legal team have clearly acted. The Matua account just posted this:
matuakahurangi.com/p/penguin-bo...
I have seen an email (supplied to me) sent to Penguin. It identifies legal contact details for Matua as Brynn.
Their legal team have clearly acted. The Matua account just posted this:
matuakahurangi.com/p/penguin-bo...
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In the police, the public service and politics, men giving men a free pass since forever. #nzpol
Mayor Andrew Little says he and chief executive Matt Prosser have had assurances from Chung the situation was unintentional and that Chung has apologised.
Private council briefing blogged online after ‘hot mic’ moment
Wellington City councillor Ray Chung left an open phone line to a controversial social media figure for 40 minutes during a closed training session, the mayor has confirmed – the contents of which wer...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In the police, the public service and politics, men giving men a free pass since forever. #nzpol