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Aotearoa is just days away from the start of summer. In Palestine, winter officially begins in December, but it's already in full force. And it's adding even more misery to Palestinians trying to survive a genocide. That's why we are launching a campaign to
It's not yet December, but I'm getting in early. This is a reflection on the past year and what we've been doing here as a community. As I went to publish this, at 5pm, the government put out a statement saying they’re scrapping
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Over and over again, I've had emails and messages from parents asking me about the new curriculum. I tried to get my head around it, but just had more questions than answers. So I teamed up with my friend and fellow writer, Josh Drummond, and we came up with questions we'd like to see answered.
What to get your mean aunt and creepy uncle Every year, I try to do a passive-aggressive gift guide. Welcome to the 2025 guide! Christmas shopping for people you love is fun. But obligatory Christmas shopping for awful people? Not fun at all. But you can at least make it
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The government's latest attack on Māori is one we need to fight – even if it seems innocuous. Obligations for school boards to consider te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) have been removed. This isn't the usual dog whistle; it's part of an all-out
Last month, a great piece of clickbait popped into my feed: 8 things boomers refuse to stop doing that drive younger generations absolutely crazy. I immediately clicked because I had an absurd amount of mahi to do and was looking for something to distract me. Number one was exactly what
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A new education policy is gaining support from those who drafted it, formalised it and announced it. Education Minister David Seymour Winston Peters Nicola Willis Erica Stanford announced the policy to have a National, New Zealand First and/or ACT politician in every classroom to a packed room of National,
Fireworks are on sale right now and it's already been a terrible week for many. So I'm encouraging people to share this and take a pledge to not let off private fireworks. Subscribe to Emily Writes Weekly Empathy Not Explosives Pledge not to terrorise your neighbours
You won't believe it!!! SHockiNG! OK, I'm sorry but it's becoming increasingly harder to get people to read posts about how we can all help each other. So I resorted to a tactic. Please forgive me. It's just that - Five Ways
Kia ora! Welcome to Friday Night Chats! It's so lovely to be with you again. We got through the week. And it's Halloween! So if you're lucky, you'll see some cute little ghouls and ghosts running around your 'hood! Let'
For the first time in a long time we haven’t had enough donations to give all of our families donations tomorrow. Every week on Fridays we send funds to all of our families plus 5-6 other mutual aid funds that have verified families needing support in Gaza. The ceasefire
Halloween in New Zealand is still not really a thing. But it should be. I love a good dress-up. If I had my way, every party I ever put on would be a dress-up party. So, let's be fair - I have always been easy to win over
As you may be aware, Aotearoa is facing a measles outbreak. We haven't had one since 2019. Since then, a cottage industry of cookers has emerged, and there's big money to be made in vaccine misinformation. We are already seeing that with this outbreak. For so
Welcome to Friday Night Chats! I have lots of links and recommendations for you to enjoy during your long weekend (apologies to those who will not be having one!). Usually Friday Night Chats is just for paid subscribers but I thought I'd open it up to everyone. And
Are you ready to show up? Tomorrow, more than 100,000 nurses, doctors, teachers, health workers, dentists, social workers, support staff, and teacher aides will strike. It's believed to be the largest industrial action we've had in more than 40 years. It's also a