Despite it all...
My son has had a brilliant year. He wouldn't tell you this of course. But my husband and I have spent many evenings catching each other's eye over his angelic little face and smiling. We've come a long way and it's because
The Coalition Government kindy tapes
The biggest news from the last three weeks or so (ignoring the latest Gone in 60 Seconds Ceasefire between the US and Iran) is horrible: 50,000 more children are suffering from material hardship than three years ago. And the government is going to address that by... sacking 10,000
FNC - It's my party and I'll....
Welcome to Friday Night Chats. Tonight I am at the launch for season 3 of The Good Sex Project! I'll be reading a 'letter to my libido' so watch out! I hope you've had a great week. Let's chat! Feel free to
50 reasons The Definitions of Woman and Man Bill is wrong, unscientific, non-biological, misogynist, and just catastrophically stupid
The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill is a wrong, unscientific, non-biological, misogynist, catastrophically stupid, bigoted, unworkable, expensive solution to a non-existent problem. But that’s not all. Below are 50 reasons why the bill is horrible. It's not too late to stand against
Her name is Dina, and she was murdered
To kill a teacher as she leaves school is a horrific crime. And yet, you are unlikely to see anyone talking about Dina's murder. Here, we will always talk about the crimes ignored by the world's media. Here is Dina's story. Feel free to
Parents fined $30 a day for having unwell, dying, or disabled kids
Katie's son, 13, was running through school when he slipped over and hit his head. Hard. He was knocked unconscious and suffered a serious concussion and brain injury. For the last ten weeks, his parents have been run ragged as he has had appointment after appointment with ACC&
FNC - Thanks Pōneke 😤😐
Hello! Happy Friday Night Chats! We made it through the week. And as you read this, I'll be celebrating my birthday, and I might just be a margarita deep already. Let's chat! Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your
Is your child posing a real, catastrophic risk to society?
The headlines were frightening: "Social media compared to smoking" and "Report warns of 'wave of radicalised children'. Could it be true? Could we be facing a war with our ‘socially isolated and anxious’ children?! Are our children just waiting for us to fall asleep before
FNC - Boring budget is boring (so we're not talking about it)
Leaked! NZ First Members Bills you weren’t meant to see!
Gosh, what a week it’s been! And it’s only Wednesday! For the last ten days or so, coalition MPs have been obsessively talking about trans people to hide the fact that they’re accumulating massive wealth while you struggle to pay your rent or mortgage. ACT’s Parmjeet
A Submissions Guide For The Chaos Coalition's Horrific Legislative Blitzkrieg
Unfortunately, because of this government's ongoing commitment to attacking Aotearoa's most vulnerable people, we all have to spend our Monday making submissions against various awful bills they're pushing through under urgency. There's no time to spare, unfortunately - we have to get started
FNC - Let's meet up in the park to scream
We are so CRASHING OUT