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Worth looking closely at what Tamaki says here. He set up the attack on the library, did not *instruct* violence, but made it clear he thought violence against the queer & trans people there would be justified because of the lies he made up about a threat to kids.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/desiny-ch...
February 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Extraordinary. “We’re living through a critical juncture in our history, where the machinations of modern party politics threaten to corrupt the dignity of our nation’s complex and contingent identity.
One thing I want to say upfront, and which I’ll repeat throughout, is:
‘We are not the radicals’”
Here is Justin Tipa’s powerful speech at Ōnuku today, a profound challenge to national leadership, a scathing attack on the ideological extremism of Act it also offers a path for unity - it received a standing ovation: ‘We are not the Radicals’ ngaitahu.iwi.nz/connect-2/co...
Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa Hui Whakaū I Te Tiriti ki Ōnuku Waitangi Day 2025 Commemoration Speech
ngaitahu.iwi.nz
February 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Fundraiser for my dearest friend and her cancer journey. Art auction and gig. It’s gonna be a hellva great time!!!!

Tickets: www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/94362/Ch...
January 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
This looks like a good one my Ōtautahi peeps!
christchurchartgallery.org.nz/events/under...
Being in Relationship - Te Tiriti in 2025
No bookings required.
christchurchartgallery.org.nz
January 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Well, we're not happy that this book feels so relevant again, but it seemed like a good time to revisit it...

Seth Tobocman's THE FACE OF STRUGGLE (2020) uses the time-honored technique of the wordless graphic novel in an allegorical take on our current era. https://www.akpress.org/the-face-of-str…
January 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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“The proposed Regulatory Standards Bill represents more than just a change in how laws are made—it threatens to entrench a framework that marginalises Māori voices and undermines Aotearoa’s founding partnership.”
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/01/11/c...?
Concerns for Te Tiriti as submission deadline looms for quiet bill
The proposed Regulation Standards Bill (RSB) was opened for public consultation as the hīkoi made its way to Parliament in November.
www.teaonews.co.nz
January 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM