If I had a reservoir of money I would fill schools to the brim with books of all genres, librarians, author visits, artist visits, art materials, dancing, musician visits, creativity booster packs, nourishing lunches ... and pay boosts for all our hard working teachers.

If you didn't see it, an entertaining hour on Sam Neill, the arts, NZ's self-deprecatory character writersfestival.co.nz/look-and-liste…

NZ Govt #fasttrack bill does not require govt-appointed expert panel assessing applications to consider environmental implications. Projects to be listed in Schedule 2 of Bill won’t be disclosed to parliamentary committee considering Bill. Very disturbing: newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/29/fas…

Dr Lester Levy’s Epic Hunt for the Misplaced Health Dollars. Or finding $1.4b in health savings sounds like you’re defunding health. My #cartoon today #NZpol #health

Poetry Shelf Themes: Sun nzpoetryshelf.com/2024/08/30/poe…

Severe thunderstorm watch Severe beyond-humanity splotch ☔️☔️☔️

SLANZA is pleased to see reading remains a core component of the draft English curriculum released this week, but is concerned that the lack of resourcing for school libraries limits its potential success. Find out more in our media release: slanza.org.nz/slanzanews/suc…

Comment: National has an obligation to uphold 'the faith of the nation' and move away from Act's Treaty Principles Bill to a constitutionally responsible way to debate Te Tiriti newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/31/ann…

a tone deaf stone heart blocked nose jelly brain goverHIMent is playing in the toybox singing doo dotty ditties making poo potty rules 💔

This is not toast. It is a dead cat. "The dead cat strategy, also known as deadcatting, is the political strategy of deliberately making a shocking announcement to divert media attention away from problems or failures in other areas."

Poetry Box update nzpoetrybox.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/poe…

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We're prioritising HEALTH repairs, CANCER prevention and faster TREATMENT over queueways and illness bumps because we want to GET YOU WELL!

Many of Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics argue that his motive in keeping the war going is to avoid losing his office as Prime Minister—which would leave Netanyahu, who faces multiple criminal charges, more vulnerable to criminal prosecution. nyer.cm/E0YXVsb

Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting the 2025 John David Stout Fellow! The tenure of the Fellowship will be for 12 months to be taken up on 1 March 2025. The Fellow will be attached to Stout Research Centre wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre/r…

While I'm delighted to have a new flash fiction story inside these gorgeous pages ... I'm gutted to learn Takahē Aotearoa NZ's oldest independent literary magazine have lost their CNZ funding! If you can donate something to support them please do 🕊

my heart is singing for this moment I am holding the image of the new Māori Queen te reo Māori dancing in my ear this coming together in mourning aroha peace hope for this sweet moment my heart is singing Kuini Nga wai hono i te po succeeds her father as eighth Māori monarch

NOT-transparency (why would you not make thispublic?) Minister to sit on Covid Royal Commission report for months newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/04/min…

Good to post this poetry uplift after the uplift of yesterday - the kōrero, the call for unity, the seeds of hope, so inspiring, the need to do as much as speak, to love and to mourn. Poetry Shelf 5 Questions: Anna Jackson nzpoetryshelf.com/2024/09/06/poe… via Paula Green

🕊 how loud can the stereo go with Phoebe Bridgers Boy Genius John Mayall's The Turning Point on rotate so just for one moment I don't feel this global pain and violence 🕊