Steph 🍉🇵🇸🕊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@steph-tepania.bsky.social
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Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, beer, politics, cats
I really like potato
Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, beer, politics, cats
I really like potato
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#HaveYourSay on Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill by 11.59pm Wed 26 Nov 2025 on if Survivors of Abuse in State Care sh'd be blocked from compensation if they committed crime after abuse? Or if NZ Govt agencies sh'd be protected from civil suit for abuse
#NZpol
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#NZpol
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November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
#HaveYourSay on Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill by 11.59pm Wed 26 Nov 2025 on if Survivors of Abuse in State Care sh'd be blocked from compensation if they committed crime after abuse? Or if NZ Govt agencies sh'd be protected from civil suit for abuse
#NZpol
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...
#NZpol
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...
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Community rally on Sunday from 2pm Te Aro Park, Dixon Street Wellington to oppose NZ government ban on puberty blockers for trans teens as part of their healthcare. The event will include create street art with chalk and planning next steps.
#NZpol
#NZpol
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Community rally on Sunday from 2pm Te Aro Park, Dixon Street Wellington to oppose NZ government ban on puberty blockers for trans teens as part of their healthcare. The event will include create street art with chalk and planning next steps.
#NZpol
#NZpol
This is excellent news 🥳
Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics
Wood will stand again in the Mt Roskill seat at the next election.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is excellent news 🥳
Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Health providers in Aotearoa:
Gender Minorities Aotearoa are offering a 50% discount on their e-learning module Trans 101 for clinicians
Please take them up on their generous offer (or for goodness sake koha them the full price because they are jolly well worth it)
Show you support trans kids
Gender Minorities Aotearoa are offering a 50% discount on their e-learning module Trans 101 for clinicians
Please take them up on their generous offer (or for goodness sake koha them the full price because they are jolly well worth it)
Show you support trans kids
Course for clinicians 50% discount - stand with trans kids
Course for clinicians 50% discount. There is no better time to learn about transgender healthcare. Stand for transgender kids.
genderminorities.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Health providers in Aotearoa:
Gender Minorities Aotearoa are offering a 50% discount on their e-learning module Trans 101 for clinicians
Please take them up on their generous offer (or for goodness sake koha them the full price because they are jolly well worth it)
Show you support trans kids
Gender Minorities Aotearoa are offering a 50% discount on their e-learning module Trans 101 for clinicians
Please take them up on their generous offer (or for goodness sake koha them the full price because they are jolly well worth it)
Show you support trans kids
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The Cass Review is anything BUT "independant".
Anyone using it as such to justify decisions about gender-affirming care, cannot be taken seriously. That includes this fucked govt right now.
Here's a report on the review, published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia:
Anyone using it as such to justify decisions about gender-affirming care, cannot be taken seriously. That includes this fucked govt right now.
Here's a report on the review, published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia:
Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Cass Review is anything BUT "independant".
Anyone using it as such to justify decisions about gender-affirming care, cannot be taken seriously. That includes this fucked govt right now.
Here's a report on the review, published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia:
Anyone using it as such to justify decisions about gender-affirming care, cannot be taken seriously. That includes this fucked govt right now.
Here's a report on the review, published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia:
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Hey peeps! It's been 2 weeks since I launched my crowdfunding campaign, and your support and generosity have blown me away. You folks rock! But with 3 research grant rejections this month & 2 weeks left to go I’ve decided to set a new stretch goal & pivot… 1/8
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hey peeps! It's been 2 weeks since I launched my crowdfunding campaign, and your support and generosity have blown me away. You folks rock! But with 3 research grant rejections this month & 2 weeks left to go I’ve decided to set a new stretch goal & pivot… 1/8
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No one in Wellington wants extra fucking tunnels. We want decent public transport and quite a few of us want safe cycleways.
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
No one in Wellington wants extra fucking tunnels. We want decent public transport and quite a few of us want safe cycleways.
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One year on, we must question the value of an apology made by a Government that refuses to listen and respond to the voices of survivors.
Every child, young person or adult placed in state or faith-based care should be protected from harm and given everything they need to thrive.
Every child, young person or adult placed in state or faith-based care should be protected from harm and given everything they need to thrive.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
One year on, we must question the value of an apology made by a Government that refuses to listen and respond to the voices of survivors.
Every child, young person or adult placed in state or faith-based care should be protected from harm and given everything they need to thrive.
Every child, young person or adult placed in state or faith-based care should be protected from harm and given everything they need to thrive.
I love coming online after a wobble and seeing people's reactions
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I love coming online after a wobble and seeing people's reactions
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The absolute gall of the man. There are a number of genuinely good people who missed out on being a councillor (myself included), whereas this absolute buffon throws it in our faces with comments like this. Unbelievable.
![Regarding a second shot at the mayoralty, Chung says it's too early to say. "This job [as a councillor] isn't as satisfying as previous jobs I've held. I'd like a job that gives me a lot of satisfaction. So I'll consider it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dhxnc7w3wwtxzgv7zkhfex4b/bafkreig23hyutwethbvi4ctxvfmw6252fhjo4a5jbgvc7i4h3ei6qmncxe@jpeg)
November 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The absolute gall of the man. There are a number of genuinely good people who missed out on being a councillor (myself included), whereas this absolute buffon throws it in our faces with comments like this. Unbelievable.
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Content warning: torture and children
Urgent letter to the Honourable Louise Upston regarding the alleged torture of children at Gloriavale.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/letter-to-ho...
Urgent letter to the Honourable Louise Upston regarding the alleged torture of children at Gloriavale.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/letter-to-ho...
Letter to Hon Louise Upston - Urgent Investigation Required – Alleged Torture of Children at Gloriavale
I write on behalf of Rights Aotearoa regarding the recently reported child disciplinary practices at Gloriavale, specifically the hand-over-mouth technique described in the New Zealand Herald on 27 Oc...
www.rightsaotearoa.nz
October 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Content warning: torture and children
Urgent letter to the Honourable Louise Upston regarding the alleged torture of children at Gloriavale.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/letter-to-ho...
Urgent letter to the Honourable Louise Upston regarding the alleged torture of children at Gloriavale.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/letter-to-ho...
Went to a 🤯 te Tiriti course with Paul Moon today. I learned SO MUCH. It was fascinating, educational, enlightening, sad all at the same time.
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Went to a 🤯 te Tiriti course with Paul Moon today. I learned SO MUCH. It was fascinating, educational, enlightening, sad all at the same time.
I am very tired of windy Wellington...Can someone please make it stop.
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am very tired of windy Wellington...Can someone please make it stop.
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Labour have committed to repealing this within the first 100 days.
Imagine having such an unpopular piece of legislation, be trending downwards in the polls, with a leader uniformly disliked by voters, and STILL letting Seymour coerce you into ramming this through? #nzpol
Imagine having such an unpopular piece of legislation, be trending downwards in the polls, with a leader uniformly disliked by voters, and STILL letting Seymour coerce you into ramming this through? #nzpol
The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Labour have committed to repealing this within the first 100 days.
Imagine having such an unpopular piece of legislation, be trending downwards in the polls, with a leader uniformly disliked by voters, and STILL letting Seymour coerce you into ramming this through? #nzpol
Imagine having such an unpopular piece of legislation, be trending downwards in the polls, with a leader uniformly disliked by voters, and STILL letting Seymour coerce you into ramming this through? #nzpol
Bah. I'm clearly quite grumpy tonight. Feck it.
October 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Bah. I'm clearly quite grumpy tonight. Feck it.
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Aotearoa, New Zealand. You have till midday today (Saturday ) to vote in the local body elections . You can still register to vote and do a special vote today before midday. Please head to your local City Council website and find out how and where to vote. #elections #NZ #Aotearoa
October 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Aotearoa, New Zealand. You have till midday today (Saturday ) to vote in the local body elections . You can still register to vote and do a special vote today before midday. Please head to your local City Council website and find out how and where to vote. #elections #NZ #Aotearoa
The government has accepted all the recommendations of the Poutasi review into the murder of Malachi. This should be big news. There's some deeply complex matters wrapped into it, including mandatory reporting of child abuse for some sectors.
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The government has accepted all the recommendations of the Poutasi review into the murder of Malachi. This should be big news. There's some deeply complex matters wrapped into it, including mandatory reporting of child abuse for some sectors.
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
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Wellingtonians - Are you interested?
An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.
An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Wellingtonians - Are you interested?
An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.
An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.
Castle Chemist in Newtown has boxes of aura masks, 20 for $5. @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social @millycenti.bsky.social @sassypolitico.bsky.social I got two! It's super cheap.
October 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Castle Chemist in Newtown has boxes of aura masks, 20 for $5. @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social @millycenti.bsky.social @sassypolitico.bsky.social I got two! It's super cheap.
Voting for Māori wards. I wish I could vote for @misswhanau.bsky.social too. It's a sad list of contenders for Mayor. It's never been more important to vote in support of tangata whenua. And, to vote in general.
September 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Voting for Māori wards. I wish I could vote for @misswhanau.bsky.social too. It's a sad list of contenders for Mayor. It's never been more important to vote in support of tangata whenua. And, to vote in general.
Saturday mornings on RNZ are honestly so boring now. There's so little personality coming through the interviews. And, don't even get me started on morning report...Which is more like 1/2 a news report these days. Sigh. Any recommendations?
September 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Saturday mornings on RNZ are honestly so boring now. There's so little personality coming through the interviews. And, don't even get me started on morning report...Which is more like 1/2 a news report these days. Sigh. Any recommendations?
Huge news for Laneways...
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Huge news for Laneways...