Anne-Louise
@robeanne.bsky.social
Language geek, outdoors freak, reading, books, handstands in high places, a wee dram or two never goes amiss. Love my boys. Kei Kirikiriroa Hamilton au e noho ana ināianei engari i tipu au i Leeds. Proud Yorkshire lass in Aotearoa
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Today, 144 years ago, 1600 Crown troops invaded a pacifist settlement that was the centre of resistance against British colonialism. The leaders were arrested, the settlement sacked, the people violated.
For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.
For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today, 144 years ago, 1600 Crown troops invaded a pacifist settlement that was the centre of resistance against British colonialism. The leaders were arrested, the settlement sacked, the people violated.
For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.
For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.
Hit 2 of the morning - we sort of knew it was coming but now it looks like it actually is. FFS!
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Govt to remove requirement for school boards to give effect to Treaty of Waitangi
Boards will still need to try to achieve equitable outcomes for Māori.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hit 2 of the morning - we sort of knew it was coming but now it looks like it actually is. FFS!
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
It's depressing waking up these days! Stanford showing lack of trust of the professionalism of teachers again.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Education Minister's plans for Teaching Council a 'power grab', union says
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced plans to shrink the council, replace most of its members with ministerial appointees, and remove its role in teacher training.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It's depressing waking up these days! Stanford showing lack of trust of the professionalism of teachers again.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"The ultimate ‘killer app’ in education is not a workbook, a script, or the next initiative. It is a thinking teacher who adapts wisely to change, drawing on what helps while setting aside what hinders, always keeping learners at the centre."
aecnz.substack.com/p/drowning-i...
aecnz.substack.com/p/drowning-i...
Drowning in Change: Why Aotearoa’s Teachers Must Find Their Voice
By Stephen Lethbridge
aecnz.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"The ultimate ‘killer app’ in education is not a workbook, a script, or the next initiative. It is a thinking teacher who adapts wisely to change, drawing on what helps while setting aside what hinders, always keeping learners at the centre."
aecnz.substack.com/p/drowning-i...
aecnz.substack.com/p/drowning-i...
What will you do about the curriculum changes?
October 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
What will you do about the curriculum changes?
There is a tension in Aotearoa NZ between being a bit of England in the Pacific and being a proud Pacific nation. We need to be brave enough to cut the umbilical cord! #AotearoaEducatorsCollective
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There is a tension in Aotearoa NZ between being a bit of England in the Pacific and being a proud Pacific nation. We need to be brave enough to cut the umbilical cord! #AotearoaEducatorsCollective
Next up - wahine toa, e hoa. Jaye Riki! Bring it on!
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Next up - wahine toa, e hoa. Jaye Riki! Bring it on!
Up next someone I am proud to call a friend - Hana O'Regan #Uplifted new horizons - we habe to remember the oast but we do have to look to the future possibilities and potential
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Up next someone I am proud to call a friend - Hana O'Regan #Uplifted new horizons - we habe to remember the oast but we do have to look to the future possibilities and potential
Looking forward to being uplifted #AotearoaEducatorsCollective
October 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Looking forward to being uplifted #AotearoaEducatorsCollective
"this is not balance. It is a political rewrite that strips out the uncomfortable truths of colonisation and power, replacing them with a feel-good migration story and a dash of Ancient Rome. That is not education. It is deception."
drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/why-the-hi...
drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/why-the-hi...
Why the History Curriculum Rewrite Is a Lie by Omission
By Dr Harpreet Singh | drhsinghnz.substack.com | FB: @DrHSinghNZ
drhsinghnz.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"this is not balance. It is a political rewrite that strips out the uncomfortable truths of colonisation and power, replacing them with a feel-good migration story and a dash of Ancient Rome. That is not education. It is deception."
drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/why-the-hi...
drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/why-the-hi...
aecnz.substack.com/p/recolonisi...
I am angry, sad, disappointed, shocked, in disbelief but also not surprised.
I am angry, sad, disappointed, shocked, in disbelief but also not surprised.
Recolonising Te Mātaiaho
How the new version walks back the promise of the original
aecnz.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
aecnz.substack.com/p/recolonisi...
I am angry, sad, disappointed, shocked, in disbelief but also not surprised.
I am angry, sad, disappointed, shocked, in disbelief but also not surprised.
Vote on Stuff's poll about CGT
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Vote on Stuff's poll about CGT
October 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Labour day cat antics. #LabourDay #CatAntics
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Labour day cat antics. #LabourDay #CatAntics
How low can this govt go?
While I'm not really surprised this increasingly Christofascist government is applying their 'worthiness test' to acknowledged victims of state abuse, I am really disgusted. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
OPINION: The Government’s move to make it harder for some victims of abuse in state care to access compensation is disgusting.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How low can this govt go?
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Kirikiriroa Hamilton loses some good councillors including the outstanding Louise Hutt :(
Looks like we have some 'interesting' candidates elected who will get a shock when they try and turn their "commonsense" into the reality of keeping the lights on and the water running.
Looks like we have some 'interesting' candidates elected who will get a shock when they try and turn their "commonsense" into the reality of keeping the lights on and the water running.
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Kirikiriroa Hamilton loses some good councillors including the outstanding Louise Hutt :(
Looks like we have some 'interesting' candidates elected who will get a shock when they try and turn their "commonsense" into the reality of keeping the lights on and the water running.
Looks like we have some 'interesting' candidates elected who will get a shock when they try and turn their "commonsense" into the reality of keeping the lights on and the water running.
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The Olive green areas are councils where citizens voted down Māori wards (the little blue blob in the middle is Kirikiriroa, which voted by a whisker to retain theirs).
Coincidentally those Olive green areas also pretty accurately represent land confiscated by the crown after the Waikato wars.
Coincidentally those Olive green areas also pretty accurately represent land confiscated by the crown after the Waikato wars.
October 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The Olive green areas are councils where citizens voted down Māori wards (the little blue blob in the middle is Kirikiriroa, which voted by a whisker to retain theirs).
Coincidentally those Olive green areas also pretty accurately represent land confiscated by the crown after the Waikato wars.
Coincidentally those Olive green areas also pretty accurately represent land confiscated by the crown after the Waikato wars.
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Refusing to recognise Palestine diminishes both Winston’s office and our country’s mana.
It aligns NZ with impunity rather than international law — seemingly to please Trump.
We should stand with justice and human dignity.
It aligns NZ with impunity rather than international law — seemingly to please Trump.
We should stand with justice and human dignity.
September 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Refusing to recognise Palestine diminishes both Winston’s office and our country’s mana.
It aligns NZ with impunity rather than international law — seemingly to please Trump.
We should stand with justice and human dignity.
It aligns NZ with impunity rather than international law — seemingly to please Trump.
We should stand with justice and human dignity.
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I have never in my life felt as ashamed of the settler state of New Zealand as I am today. #FreePalestineNow
September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have never in my life felt as ashamed of the settler state of New Zealand as I am today. #FreePalestineNow
Who are we aligning with? Who is pulling the strings? This tells a story of this shameful government. #Palestine
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Who are we aligning with? Who is pulling the strings? This tells a story of this shameful government. #Palestine
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Jeezus frickin’ Christ this government is so so awful.
But they’ve gone too far not recognising Palestine.
Time to hit the streets.
But they’ve gone too far not recognising Palestine.
Time to hit the streets.
September 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Jeezus frickin’ Christ this government is so so awful.
But they’ve gone too far not recognising Palestine.
Time to hit the streets.
But they’ve gone too far not recognising Palestine.
Time to hit the streets.
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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❤️🙏 H/T to @pph-nz.bsky.social who alerted me to this and is also advocating, and thanks so much as always for amplifying e hoa.
August 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
❤️🙏 H/T to @pph-nz.bsky.social who alerted me to this and is also advocating, and thanks so much as always for amplifying e hoa.