Steve Abel
@abelsteve.bsky.social
Green MP in Aotearoa NZ, ecology, equity, Te Tiriti Justice, music, activism.
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“What this nation needs as we build bundles of big beautiful roads is not another round of hand-wringing, airy-fairy woke utopianism. We need a sensible, boots-on-the-deck approach to securing our energy future. And yes, harvesting the noble whale for its bountiful oil is the common-sense solution.🧵
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
“What this nation needs as we build bundles of big beautiful roads is not another round of hand-wringing, airy-fairy woke utopianism. We need a sensible, boots-on-the-deck approach to securing our energy future. And yes, harvesting the noble whale for its bountiful oil is the common-sense solution.🧵
Since when do the people committing the genocide get to negotiate the terms of its cessation? A peace plan only makes sense if there is a war. Which there is not. #FreePalestine
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Since when do the people committing the genocide get to negotiate the terms of its cessation? A peace plan only makes sense if there is a war. Which there is not. #FreePalestine
Shameless Zionism and genocide apologists Act Party are almost certainly the reason for NZs laggard status on recognising Palestine. #onetermgovt
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Shameless Zionism and genocide apologists Act Party are almost certainly the reason for NZs laggard status on recognising Palestine. #onetermgovt
Once a proud forerunner in progressive foreign policy, NZ now shamefully lags behind Australia, Canada and those wretched old colonisers England and France who’ve joined over 150 countries in recognising the state of Palestine. #onetermgovt #nzpol #freepalestine
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Once a proud forerunner in progressive foreign policy, NZ now shamefully lags behind Australia, Canada and those wretched old colonisers England and France who’ve joined over 150 countries in recognising the state of Palestine. #onetermgovt #nzpol #freepalestine
FBI can get the hell out of NZ. We’re an independent sovereign nation. This is a shameful obsequious kowtowing to the world’s biggest bully. #nzpol
July 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
FBI can get the hell out of NZ. We’re an independent sovereign nation. This is a shameful obsequious kowtowing to the world’s biggest bully. #nzpol
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The Green Party is calling on the Government to condemn the United States for its illegal bombing of Iran and inflaming tensions across the Middle East. www.greens.org.nz/greens_call_...
Greens call on Govt to condemn US for attack on Iran
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
June 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The Green Party is calling on the Government to condemn the United States for its illegal bombing of Iran and inflaming tensions across the Middle East. www.greens.org.nz/greens_call_...
Trump stands in America’s warmongering tradition of unprovoked attacks on sovereign states and poodle-like obedience to Israel. Neutrality in the face of superpower aggression is untenable. New Zealand must condemn Israel and US unilateral attacks on Iran. #nzpol
June 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trump stands in America’s warmongering tradition of unprovoked attacks on sovereign states and poodle-like obedience to Israel. Neutrality in the face of superpower aggression is untenable. New Zealand must condemn Israel and US unilateral attacks on Iran. #nzpol
Terrible tyranny-of-the-majority decision against Te Pāti Māori last night. Luxon government used their domination of a committee of parliament to excessively punish an opposition party for dissent against the Tiriti nullifying treaty principles bill. A dark day for New Zealand democracy. #nzpol
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Terrible tyranny-of-the-majority decision against Te Pāti Māori last night. Luxon government used their domination of a committee of parliament to excessively punish an opposition party for dissent against the Tiriti nullifying treaty principles bill. A dark day for New Zealand democracy. #nzpol
I agree with Louisa Wall re Te Pati Māori haka penalty that, “The punishment is not only unprecedented — it is disproportionate, procedurally flawed and democratically dangerous.”
@Luxon has turned Parliament’s Privileges Committee into a kangaroo court. #nzpol
@Luxon has turned Parliament’s Privileges Committee into a kangaroo court. #nzpol
May 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I agree with Louisa Wall re Te Pati Māori haka penalty that, “The punishment is not only unprecedented — it is disproportionate, procedurally flawed and democratically dangerous.”
@Luxon has turned Parliament’s Privileges Committee into a kangaroo court. #nzpol
@Luxon has turned Parliament’s Privileges Committee into a kangaroo court. #nzpol
Luxon’s government is anti-science: newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...
Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment thought the Government could hamstring NZ's research capability by ignoring the advice it commissioned.
newsroom.co.nz
May 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Luxon’s government is anti-science: newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...
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🇳🇿 "New Zealanders do not want to see animals suffer on our farms, or anywhere in the world.
If it is not acceptable on our farms, it should not be acceptable on our supermarket shelves!" - @abelsteve.bsky.social announcing his member's bill to #stopcruelimports
If it is not acceptable on our farms, it should not be acceptable on our supermarket shelves!" - @abelsteve.bsky.social announcing his member's bill to #stopcruelimports
May 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
🇳🇿 "New Zealanders do not want to see animals suffer on our farms, or anywhere in the world.
If it is not acceptable on our farms, it should not be acceptable on our supermarket shelves!" - @abelsteve.bsky.social announcing his member's bill to #stopcruelimports
If it is not acceptable on our farms, it should not be acceptable on our supermarket shelves!" - @abelsteve.bsky.social announcing his member's bill to #stopcruelimports
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🇳🇿 📣 New member's bill to #stopcruelimports was announced today at Parliament by @abelsteve.bsky.social!
The Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill will enable the Minister to set animal welfare standards for animal products sold in New Zealand.
The Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill will enable the Minister to set animal welfare standards for animal products sold in New Zealand.
May 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
🇳🇿 📣 New member's bill to #stopcruelimports was announced today at Parliament by @abelsteve.bsky.social!
The Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill will enable the Minister to set animal welfare standards for animal products sold in New Zealand.
The Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill will enable the Minister to set animal welfare standards for animal products sold in New Zealand.
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters just paraphrased Macbeth to justify the fell-swoop killing of pay equity laws. “If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.” - From Macbeth's soliloquy before he kills King Duncan. #nzpol
May 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters just paraphrased Macbeth to justify the fell-swoop killing of pay equity laws. “If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.” - From Macbeth's soliloquy before he kills King Duncan. #nzpol
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Luxon is a fool but the Nats still have experienced people yet all of them have stood by apparently too self absorbed to notice Seymour siphoning the power out of their hands and into his. Absolute omnishambles from top to bottom.
January 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Luxon is a fool but the Nats still have experienced people yet all of them have stood by apparently too self absorbed to notice Seymour siphoning the power out of their hands and into his. Absolute omnishambles from top to bottom.
Luxons climate greenwash plan to turn iconic high country tussock into future pine forest wild-fire zone. #nzpol
A new mad money making scheme from National that no one wants … via Farmers Weekly #nzpol
January 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Luxons climate greenwash plan to turn iconic high country tussock into future pine forest wild-fire zone. #nzpol
Love hearing this. At the very end, only once, he runs the basis of the now familiar main lyric melody too. The foundation of so much of what we regard as western pop music is out of Africa, including via the stolen people forcibly brought to the Americas.
And #letsdoit25 day 11 song 2: "Mbube" by Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (1939). The song that was misheard as "Wimoweh" and then ripped off as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and which started its own genre of South African music.
1st RECORDING OF: Mbube (evolved to ‘Wimoweh’ & ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’) - Solomon Linda (1939)
YouTube video by The78Prof
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January 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Love hearing this. At the very end, only once, he runs the basis of the now familiar main lyric melody too. The foundation of so much of what we regard as western pop music is out of Africa, including via the stolen people forcibly brought to the Americas.
I would only add to this that the whole concept of western civilisation is racist and was used along with social Darwinism to justify multitudes of brutal colonisations and genocides across the world (and still is #Palestine) which invariably suits the accumulation of wealth and capital by the few.
January 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I would only add to this that the whole concept of western civilisation is racist and was used along with social Darwinism to justify multitudes of brutal colonisations and genocides across the world (and still is #Palestine) which invariably suits the accumulation of wealth and capital by the few.
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'How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?' 30 Million People Wonder
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January 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
'How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?' 30 Million People Wonder
theonion.com/how-bad-for-...
theonion.com/how-bad-for-...
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I don't think the spike in Treaty Principles Bill submissions was generated by bots.
We saw a similar spike in usage of the Greenpeace submission builder: greenpeace.nz/qc6hwb
It primarily came from social media and Google search.
We saw a similar spike in usage of the Greenpeace submission builder: greenpeace.nz/qc6hwb
It primarily came from social media and Google search.
January 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I don't think the spike in Treaty Principles Bill submissions was generated by bots.
We saw a similar spike in usage of the Greenpeace submission builder: greenpeace.nz/qc6hwb
It primarily came from social media and Google search.
We saw a similar spike in usage of the Greenpeace submission builder: greenpeace.nz/qc6hwb
It primarily came from social media and Google search.
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Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s
Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s
Oil company drove some of the leading science of the era only to publicly dismiss global heating
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s