Teri Sawers
@terinz.bsky.social
Storyteller and curious observer. Ex-journalist, early online + adopter, communications, ghostwriter. Lived + worked in five countries. Now country + coastal, photographer, paddler, walker. Kind to people and animals.
As the helicopters and geologists return to the rugged valley, opposition group Sams Creek Collective say that piling up acidic, arsenic-bearing waste rock at the top of their water catchment is a price too high to pay, especially if most of the profits go overseas.
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Fast-track fears coalesce at proposed Golden Bay mine
Tākaka locals say the Sams Creek goldmine could poison their river, as Government pushes for a gold-plated resource renaissance
newsroom.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As the helicopters and geologists return to the rugged valley, opposition group Sams Creek Collective say that piling up acidic, arsenic-bearing waste rock at the top of their water catchment is a price too high to pay, especially if most of the profits go overseas.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/12/f...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/12/f...
'On notice': Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Thank you Greens. Can Labour + Te Pati Maori step up and pledge this too? Today I filed my submission against the shameful Fast-track Approvals Amendments Bill.
Thank you Greens. Can Labour + Te Pati Maori step up and pledge this too? Today I filed my submission against the shameful Fast-track Approvals Amendments Bill.
Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects
"We will revoke them, even if consents are issued," said the Greens' resources spokesperson Steve Abel.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
'On notice': Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Thank you Greens. Can Labour + Te Pati Maori step up and pledge this too? Today I filed my submission against the shameful Fast-track Approvals Amendments Bill.
Thank you Greens. Can Labour + Te Pati Maori step up and pledge this too? Today I filed my submission against the shameful Fast-track Approvals Amendments Bill.
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Love all the writers, artists, comedians, and the science community who have stepped up to offer rewards - and the community here who has amplified and donated to this very worthy cause.
The power of people to work together to make things right when leaders fail is one of the best things I know.
The power of people to work together to make things right when leaders fail is one of the best things I know.
OK team of 5m, we've got 15 days to add $27k to Siouxsie's fundraiser to top $200k.
If you can, please contribute to pay back some of the awesome mahi she did for us. If you can't, just encourage others to.
She doesn't deserve to be out of pocket over the legal battles she has had to fight.
If you can, please contribute to pay back some of the awesome mahi she did for us. If you can't, just encourage others to.
She doesn't deserve to be out of pocket over the legal battles she has had to fight.
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Love all the writers, artists, comedians, and the science community who have stepped up to offer rewards - and the community here who has amplified and donated to this very worthy cause.
The power of people to work together to make things right when leaders fail is one of the best things I know.
The power of people to work together to make things right when leaders fail is one of the best things I know.
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What a betrayal!
Winston Peters has handed victory to ACT by supporting the Corporate Bill of Rights that is the Regulatory Standards Bill
Like ACT and National, NZ First is putting corporate interests ahead of everyone else.
#nzpol
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Winston Peters has handed victory to ACT by supporting the Corporate Bill of Rights that is the Regulatory Standards Bill
Like ACT and National, NZ First is putting corporate interests ahead of everyone else.
#nzpol
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Winston Peters and NZ First Hand Victory to ACT over Corporate Bill of Rights - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Despite ACT failing to pass three earlier versions of the Regulatory Standards bill, they have succeeded passing it into law today, due to the backing of NZ First and the…
www.greenpeace.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This cause is close to my heart and my home in Golden Bay - please sign: community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/sa...
Save Our Water Conservation Orders
Te Waikoropupū Springs have some of the clearest water ever measured on
earth. In 2023, the Springs were protected by a Water Conservation Order
(WCO). The WCO gives a special cloak of protection that...
community.greenpeace.org.nz
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This cause is close to my heart and my home in Golden Bay - please sign: community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/sa...
"Spokespeople for the Israel Defense Forces and the government are trying to blur the reality, but even Israel's official numbers confirm the hunger in Gaza."
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
Israel is starving Gaza | Editorial
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www.haaretz.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Spokespeople for the Israel Defense Forces and the government are trying to blur the reality, but even Israel's official numbers confirm the hunger in Gaza."
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
Where is the military advocate general? The IDF chief of staff? The attorney general? The leader of the opposition in the Knesset? The speaker of the Knesset? The president? Quiet. We are massacring.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Do you have a son in the IDF? You might be the parents of a war criminal | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Where is the military advocate general? The IDF chief of staff? The attorney general? The leader of the opposition in the Knesset? The speaker of the Knesset? The president? Quiet. We are massacring.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
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A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
www.nbcnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
In their dreams, from David Slack open.substack.com/pub/subslack...
In their dreams
Order of Ceremony for the Jacinda Ardern Show Trial and Ritual Humiliation
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July 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
In their dreams, from David Slack open.substack.com/pub/subslack...
Open letter calls for halt to the undemocratic Regulatory Standards Bill
Strangle it, strangle it now
A few quiet thoughts about Seymour's fricken bill. Includes an open letter from people who incontestably know WTF they are talking about
open.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Open letter calls for halt to the undemocratic Regulatory Standards Bill
What happens when children are taught to hate? Excellent article, read the comments too - "A new survey showing that 82 percent of Jewish Israelis support the expulsion of Gazans was met with disbelief among those who stubbornly believe that extremists are outliers."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
A grim poll shows most Jewish Israelis support expelling Gazans. It's brutal – and true
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www.haaretz.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
What happens when children are taught to hate? Excellent article, read the comments too - "A new survey showing that 82 percent of Jewish Israelis support the expulsion of Gazans was met with disbelief among those who stubbornly believe that extremists are outliers."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israel's former prime minister speaking out -"Yes, Israel is committing war crimes.. it’s the result of government policy – knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time for Israel to halt its war of devastation in Gaza | Ehud Olmert
The indiscriminate, cruel and criminal killing of civilians may see us be banished from the family of nations and summoned to the ICC, with no good defense
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Israel's former prime minister speaking out -"Yes, Israel is committing war crimes.. it’s the result of government policy – knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gaza is beyond desperate. Thank you New Zealand and Australia for signing. What other concrete actions take we take? Sanctions? Expel the Israeli ambassador? www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250519-ove... via @middleeastmnt
Over 20 countries urge Israel to allow full resumption of aid into Gaza immediately – Middle East Monitor
www.middleeastmonitor.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Gaza is beyond desperate. Thank you New Zealand and Australia for signing. What other concrete actions take we take? Sanctions? Expel the Israeli ambassador? www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250519-ove... via @middleeastmnt
Go Andrea! ".. I didn’t call anyone a C-word...I described a decision. A conscious, strategic political decision to wipe 33 existing claims and force applicants to reapply, all because the Government’s Budget didn’t add up". www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
I said what I said. And I’m sorry... sort of
OPINION: Choreographed fragility and weaponised offence from female MPs over my use of a rude word has served as a distraction from their own actions.
www.thepress.co.nz
May 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Go Andrea! ".. I didn’t call anyone a C-word...I described a decision. A conscious, strategic political decision to wipe 33 existing claims and force applicants to reapply, all because the Government’s Budget didn’t add up". www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
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Well said, Andrea Vance — again. #PayEquity ✊
May 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well said, Andrea Vance — again. #PayEquity ✊
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'In my view this is nothing but a short-term ruse to shore-up a Budget that was tanking... This is craven economics and cowardly politics. New Zealanders deserve straight answers to these questions...' open.substack.com/pub/craigren...
Pay Equity Questions yet to be answered
If you do nothing else today – Join more than 50,000 other Kiwis and sign the Pay Equity Petition at https://www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_equity
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May 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
'In my view this is nothing but a short-term ruse to shore-up a Budget that was tanking... This is craven economics and cowardly politics. New Zealanders deserve straight answers to these questions...' open.substack.com/pub/craigren...
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This is an official plan for ethnic cleansing. If you supported Israel for the past 18 months or so under the assumption that this was about the hostages you were taken for a ride.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
www.axios.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is an official plan for ethnic cleansing. If you supported Israel for the past 18 months or so under the assumption that this was about the hostages you were taken for a ride.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
17-year old Aussie kid Gout Gout is on fire, blitzed his heat in the iconic Stawell Gift race from a staggered one metre handicap start. Can't wait for tomorrow's final. He's going to be a huge athletics star...after he finishes school! www.smh.com.au/sport/athlet...
Stawell utterly enthralled by Gout the great entertainer
Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gi...
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April 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
17-year old Aussie kid Gout Gout is on fire, blitzed his heat in the iconic Stawell Gift race from a staggered one metre handicap start. Can't wait for tomorrow's final. He's going to be a huge athletics star...after he finishes school! www.smh.com.au/sport/athlet...
There is no justification at all for Israel to resume the war in Gaza. Israel's march of folly continues. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
There is no justification at all for Israel to resume the war in Gaza
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www.haaretz.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
There is no justification at all for Israel to resume the war in Gaza. Israel's march of folly continues. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
"Palestine’s Arab neighbours are not the only ones sitting on their hands. A Europe and UK so keen to defy Trump’s developing plan to carve up Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin are doing absolutely nothing to stop the slaughter in Gaza." www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/rama...
Israel’s Ramadan massacre obliterates any remaining western claims of moral leadership
Benjamin Netanyahu's horrific resumption of the war on Gaza shows that no US-backed ceasefire deal is worth the paper it is printed on
www.middleeasteye.net
March 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"Palestine’s Arab neighbours are not the only ones sitting on their hands. A Europe and UK so keen to defy Trump’s developing plan to carve up Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin are doing absolutely nothing to stop the slaughter in Gaza." www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/rama...
Gosh.
girl what
Trump on two astronauts stuck in space: "Maybe they'll love each other, I don't know. But they've been left up there. Think of it. And I see the woman with the wild hair. Good solid head of hair she's got. There's no kidding. There's no games with her hair."
March 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Gosh.
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The suspension of all US intelligence sharing with Ukraine would also allow Russian forces to intensify their drone and missile strikes against the Ukrainian rear, affecting millions of Ukrainian civilians and the growth of Ukraine's defense industrial base (DIB). isw.pub/UkrWar030425
March 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The suspension of all US intelligence sharing with Ukraine would also allow Russian forces to intensify their drone and missile strikes against the Ukrainian rear, affecting millions of Ukrainian civilians and the growth of Ukraine's defense industrial base (DIB). isw.pub/UkrWar030425
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Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.