CW: Transphobia and homophobia. Sully never expected he’d have to leave his home. He loves Aotearoa. He loves the beaches, the forests, and his community. His family - chosen and blood - lives here and he’s close with them. His siblings are here… Still, there was no choice in leaving
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I have been horrified by what families are going through with their children due to this government’s health care hiring and funding freezes. When I heard what was happening on Ward 27B, the children’s cancer ward at Starship, I was devastated. I have been in the healthcare system
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It’s no secret that I’m a Greens supporter. The Greens have the best policies to address the cost-of-living crisis and restore dignity and mana to our most vulnerable communities. As the parent of a disabled child and a medically fragile child, as someone who cares about
I don't know why, but people often ask me for advice. I get DMs all the time asking what I'd do in situations I hope I'll never find myself in and people ask me for tips about matters where I self-evidently have very
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I feel very grateful to share this short essay by a mum of a trans child. I think so many of us will relate to it. The piece is anonymous. I hope that it inspires you to think about what you can do to make the world safer for trans
It’s been six months since the last one, so we are due for a moral panic about children not being toilet trained when they reach school. These “articles” all follow a similar pattern. So let’s discuss it... Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this
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Content warning: Discussion of rape and misogyny *It’s important to name THAT but also this newsletter would be censored in your inbox if I did. Another day, another story about a group of young men gang-raping a young woman. But this time, the story is gaining traction. Cornell
After nearly three years of genocide, children in Gaza have finally begun going back to school. Skip to the comments if you read this already in your email. Skip to comments Our correspondent in Gaza, Dr Jehad Malaka shares what it’s like for these children, including his own. ❗Emily
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Not too long ago I was discussing the government and their attacks on Te Tiriti with a group of people. One of them said I know there's been the Treaty Principles Bill, but has there really been much else? One of the things this Government does is '
Dear ChatGPT, I am a representative from Food Stuffed, one of New Zealand's two most despised corporate monopolists (the other one is also a supermarket chain.) We have had a stranglehold on life's necessities for almost a century, and now that we've entered our
As you will have seen online, rapper Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran's tour as a support act due to his support for Palestinians and his vocal demands that the genocide should end. Macklemore released a statement that is one of the best I've read
Swap your books for a backbone. 🚨Content warning: Transphobia. Please take care while reading this. Trans people have always existed and will always exist. You are loved and valued and I’m sorry you have to face any of this sh*t. Also, everything in this article is my honest