Rebecca Matthews
@rebeccamatthews.bsky.social
Councillor for Wharangi Ward, Te Kaunihera o Pōneke. Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington.
New haircut who dis
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
New haircut who dis
Photos from inauguration came through! With my beautiful whānau, my great friend Angela and the best ever campaign manager Lachlan and signing my pledge with the mayor
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Photos from inauguration came through! With my beautiful whānau, my great friend Angela and the best ever campaign manager Lachlan and signing my pledge with the mayor
Full glam to swear an oath to the city today! Here’s to not falling over or stuffing up my words
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Full glam to swear an oath to the city today! Here’s to not falling over or stuffing up my words
I just got the most beautiful Suffrage Day flowers from some of my dearest friends. What a special end to a very difficult week ❤️
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I just got the most beautiful Suffrage Day flowers from some of my dearest friends. What a special end to a very difficult week ❤️
Thank you for all your support today. Also great support and conversations doorknocking in Wilton this afternoon, with this fantastic crew. Talking with people and listening to each other will help us protect us from division and hate ❤️
September 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Thank you for all your support today. Also great support and conversations doorknocking in Wilton this afternoon, with this fantastic crew. Talking with people and listening to each other will help us protect us from division and hate ❤️
In other news, up at dawn for the tōhi tāngaengae for our beautiful brought back to life central library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui. You are going to love it! In front of the amazing Darcy Nicholas rawa, with some of my fave colleagues Laurie Foon, John Apanowicz and @geordierogers.co.nz
September 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In other news, up at dawn for the tōhi tāngaengae for our beautiful brought back to life central library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui. You are going to love it! In front of the amazing Darcy Nicholas rawa, with some of my fave colleagues Laurie Foon, John Apanowicz and @geordierogers.co.nz
Such a good afternoon door knocking in Ngaio with this crew. Voting papers out next week 💚
September 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such a good afternoon door knocking in Ngaio with this crew. Voting papers out next week 💚
Liz Stokes is basically my favourite person in the culture right now and a new Beths album is reason for celebration for an overwhelmed Councillor/ Candidate lady
September 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Liz Stokes is basically my favourite person in the culture right now and a new Beths album is reason for celebration for an overwhelmed Councillor/ Candidate lady
Good numbers of strong, experienced, progressive councillors will be key to both the direction and effectiveness of the next council, Pōneke.
September 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good numbers of strong, experienced, progressive councillors will be key to both the direction and effectiveness of the next council, Pōneke.
Great afternoon door knocking Karori with these fantastic people. Join us next Saturday for big day of action with Geordie and Tamatha Paul 💚
August 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Great afternoon door knocking Karori with these fantastic people. Join us next Saturday for big day of action with Geordie and Tamatha Paul 💚
New Don McGlashan live album is a gem. Also pictured, flowers that @geordierogers.co.nz bought me to cheer me up after an impossibly hard work week, because he is the best colleague and friend. Vote Don, vote Geordie ❤️
August 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New Don McGlashan live album is a gem. Also pictured, flowers that @geordierogers.co.nz bought me to cheer me up after an impossibly hard work week, because he is the best colleague and friend. Vote Don, vote Geordie ❤️
Hi, hi, hi, hi.
Big thank you to the team out putting my signs up this morning and to all the lovely people allowing my giant face to be affixed to your homes.
Big thank you to the team out putting my signs up this morning and to all the lovely people allowing my giant face to be affixed to your homes.
August 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hi, hi, hi, hi.
Big thank you to the team out putting my signs up this morning and to all the lovely people allowing my giant face to be affixed to your homes.
Big thank you to the team out putting my signs up this morning and to all the lovely people allowing my giant face to be affixed to your homes.
Look for my giant head in your neighborhood. I, however, will be averting my eyes and feeling the cringe.
August 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Look for my giant head in your neighborhood. I, however, will be averting my eyes and feeling the cringe.
Best door knocking weather in Karori and the man who ran down the street to ask if I was the housing lady, and to thank me for the cycleways and for standing again - you made my day sir!
August 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Best door knocking weather in Karori and the man who ran down the street to ask if I was the housing lady, and to thank me for the cycleways and for standing again - you made my day sir!
I don’t know who needs to hear this but this whole renters don’t pay rates “at all” thing is just silly. We make this weekly payment called “rent” to our landlords, who then pay rates on the homes we live in. These people ⬇️ and about half the city.
July 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but this whole renters don’t pay rates “at all” thing is just silly. We make this weekly payment called “rent” to our landlords, who then pay rates on the homes we live in. These people ⬇️ and about half the city.
This amazing crew hit the doors in Wadestown today. Great vibes from voters on a sunny Saturday morning.
July 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This amazing crew hit the doors in Wadestown today. Great vibes from voters on a sunny Saturday morning.
THAT’S NOT HOW RATES WORK. If I was running a zero rates party, I would learn about how rates work, eh? Changes to LVR doesn’t actually bring in more revenue guys so cash grab it ain’t.
July 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
THAT’S NOT HOW RATES WORK. If I was running a zero rates party, I would learn about how rates work, eh? Changes to LVR doesn’t actually bring in more revenue guys so cash grab it ain’t.
Honestly What happens when we do try and cut costs “not like that”
July 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Honestly What happens when we do try and cut costs “not like that”
Sunny morning doorknocking in Ngaio. Parking at a premium outside my house though 🚲🚲
July 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Sunny morning doorknocking in Ngaio. Parking at a premium outside my house though 🚲🚲
Don’t stop believing
July 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Don’t stop believing
“Distance doesn’t matter when you have purpose.” Moving to be here for 15 year old Jack Karetai-Barrett’s ride into Parliament from Whakatāne in support of retaining Māori wards.
July 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Distance doesn’t matter when you have purpose.” Moving to be here for 15 year old Jack Karetai-Barrett’s ride into Parliament from Whakatāne in support of retaining Māori wards.
Such a fantastic crew out doorknocking this afternoon in Northland. Great conversations on the doors and also between the volunteers over a cuppa and a scone afterwards. Very grateful for everyone giving time to our campaign 💚
July 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Such a fantastic crew out doorknocking this afternoon in Northland. Great conversations on the doors and also between the volunteers over a cuppa and a scone afterwards. Very grateful for everyone giving time to our campaign 💚
Kind of shocked, tbh, that councillors are still talking about voting against plans. We have a Crown observer and if a majority didn’t vote yes we would likely get Commissioners. It’s a massive dereliction of duty, to opt out of our most basic governance function. Not serious.
June 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Kind of shocked, tbh, that councillors are still talking about voting against plans. We have a Crown observer and if a majority didn’t vote yes we would likely get Commissioners. It’s a massive dereliction of duty, to opt out of our most basic governance function. Not serious.
Great crew for our first doorknock of this election campaign, and good conversations with the lovely people of Ngaio
June 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Great crew for our first doorknock of this election campaign, and good conversations with the lovely people of Ngaio
We have a new to us couch and I am giving it a test run having a cosy Sunday afternoon drinking tea, reading and listening to records. Thanks again to everyone who was so kind when I was Debbie Downer last night.
June 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
We have a new to us couch and I am giving it a test run having a cosy Sunday afternoon drinking tea, reading and listening to records. Thanks again to everyone who was so kind when I was Debbie Downer last night.