Ngāpuhi | Ngāti Wairupe-Ngāti Kuri | Pro-equity | Anti-racism | Fan of the 💯 emoji | Working on a better health + disability system for Māori | ia/she/her
Wellington City, New Zealand
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The direct control any govt has over front line police is always a bit hazy. But anyone who champions being hard on crime in an election is complicit in highly trained police deciding 3 kids running is enough grounds to unleash a dog who has one purpose. rnz.co.nz/news/national/5001… – at Wellington City, New Zealand
Back on Twitter for 24 hours for election tea.
Don’t let me down folks*
*I return with low expectations, don’t worry. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
The real divisive thing is knowing what we know about racism and then not putting measures in place to eliminate or counter it. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
The health policy is “lazy and divisive”, says Act, while National's leader has pledged to stop it if he becomes prime minister.
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If you missed the show tonight here it is. We unpack the Te Matatini powhiri that had everyone talking. We have an exclusive with the man in charge of the Muriwai fire station and we are in Hawkes Bay in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle
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The kind of neutrality I care about is where your informed / evidence based opinions don’t change just because your boss changes or the government changes. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
ALT Picture of Rihanna at the Super Bowl in red with dancers being in white. It bears no relation to the text of this tweet it is just a photo I like
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Okay, so I'm too impatient not to tell you this now. #CampBoomNZ is returning in 2023, and it's nine months away on November 4 & 5 so there's plenty of time for y'all to save up/create a payment plan/convince a friend to come with you. Super cute logo by @gbaker
ALT Two fat babes gleefully throw their hands up in the air either side of the Camp Boom logo, with a luggage tag reading "in the city 2023, November 4 & 5 Wellington" and the artist's signature
My only statement at this time is I appreciate the narrative that it’s okay to not do something when your tank is empty – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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If your family is doing a random present game this Christmas, I have some rules for you:
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i’ll never forget when beyoncé went as toni braxton for halloween and kris jenner thought she went as her
Not to start anything but when I see analysis like this I can’t help wonder why people advocate so hard for agencies to use articles not principles. When they do this is what you get & practically its the same - if anything it is worse because it asserts itself as better/ loftier – at Auckland, New Zealand
Jeepers. No shade to the speakers (many of whom look 👌🏽) but $2000+ for a health equity conference where most of the speakers are public servants or adjacent (eg on govt Boards) will always get a no thanks from me when I don't know where the profits are going.
I wrote this a few weeks back when hardly anyone was wearing masks despite knowing better. As I type this I’m on a ferry about to get into Picton and only people I see in masks are sitting at the same table as me. “Lol” (also this is a free read, thanks @NZDoctor_news ) – at Marlborough District, New Zealand
Among COVID hopes, fears remain | New Zealand Doctor @gbaker nzdoctor.co.nz/article/opini…
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Among COVID hopes, fears remain | New Zealand Doctor @gbaker nzdoctor.co.nz/article/opini…
… in which I give a history lesson based on the y2k DHB cabinet papers (ie we are dealing w/ 22 years of under investment in Māori partnership boards in health - something to remember when anyone comments that there aren’t people with the right skills available for such groups) – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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My very niche interests mean I can’t wait to see how this turns out*
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*which is to say I can’t wait to read it – at Wellington City, New Zealand
“…latest figures in Counties Manukau…show just under 35% of 6mo-old Māori pēpē are fully immunised.” (despite poll that says most Māori whānau want to immunise & despite rates being higher in the past).
The health system can do better & must be held to account if it doesn’t. – at Wellington City, New Zealand
