So as it turns out, 13 out of the top 20 stakeholders in NZME are also oil/gas/mineral investors accounting for over 70% of the shares, the chair also Chairs Genesis Energy, and is also Deputy Chair of the NZ Initiative (Atlas NZ). tinangata.com/2024/08/13/nz-…

The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate by 0.25% to 5.25% today. The Bank cited “a broad range of indicators suggesting the economy is contracting faster than anticipated” leading the Reserve Bank to forecast inflation to fall to 2.3% in September this year. A 🧵

'Hopefulness is not a neutral position. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like – such as reading to your little boy... keeps the Devil down in the hole.' Nick Cave.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told Parliament he believes Māori ceded sovereignty to the Crown. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

“false rape cases are ruining men’s lives” my brother in christ even real rape cases aren’t ruining men’s lives

As someone who was removed from my whānau Māori as a baby, and not offered a pathway back - this was unexpectedly healing to watch. Ngā mihi Moana M Te Ao with MOANA

This Coalition Government has no integrity. Most of the values they spout are being contradicted by their own policies. They ignore data and evidence that holds them to account. They speak in soundbytes not truth. They have taken politics to the next level of spin and distrust.

New Zealand: votes for incompetent far right thruple to destroy our country while gaslighting us with corporate spin. Te Ao Māori: chooses 27 year old wahine Māori + experienced leader to guide us into the future. We are not the same.

After watching aging men in the Global North try to clutch onto whatever inch of power they can - it is truly refreshing to see Māori embrace the leadership and wisdom of young women by supporting Nga Wai Hono i te Pō to become the next Māori Queen. Toi tū te mana wāhine!!!