Bloody good on these marchers! I hope the hold-out councillors listen. And nice images from the @ManawatuNZ VJs too!

There’s an uncomfortable space one must exist in as a Māori political reporter. I can only imagine the hate speech those before me had to endure, I am grateful for those I walk alongside now. Here's to a better future teaomaori.news/maori-girl-gal…

No - hear me out - the plot needed a second act.

Um - don't we just have 24 ribs?

Who needs a 10 year plan to cut emissions when you can have a PowerPoint presentation...Jaysus

New Zealand Enters Lockdown After Single Covid Case Discovered #WhatDoYouThink? bit.ly/37ULovg

Ktk. He matakite ahau, pea? bit.ly/3guWzj7

Police officer claims a concerned member of the public recording their actions on video “is not an essential thing to be doing” under Covid public health orders.

Researchers recently found soot preserved in Antarctic ice that they’ve linked to fires set in New Zealand by Māori settlers, the islands’ first human inhabitants. nyti.ms/3FqHolC

This last dot of Ngāti Pāoa forest in the heart of Kohimarama is up for development. You would think the Melanesian Mission Trust (Anglican Church), after having it handed to them in 1862 might consider the original landowners first but Yeah Nah. stuff.co.nz/environment/12…

'I imagine most New Zealanders who’ve seen that video want to do the same thing as I do: gather the teenager up and promise what happened to her is a rare thing... But we’d be lying' stuff.co.nz/opinion/127326…

Thanks to the Ngati Huri people of Waotu, South Waikato, for telling us the traumatic story of their problems with a quarrying firm which destroyed part of their historic pa. J Swap kept blasting even after the collapse 😡 stuff.co.nz/national/12760…

Transmission Gully is set to open by the end of the month. Waka Kotahi have given it the all clear, though some testing is deferred until after opening. Dom Post Stuff stuff.co.nz/national/12808…

Unless 100% of KiwiBuild homes are designed to be accessible (and they’re not), the ballot system is flawed stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1286…

Nicola Dally-Paki, mother of murdered Moko, was a fascinating interview. I didn’t know she’d: - trademarked Moko’s name to protect his mana - got a tattoo on her cheek to spite a social worker - was engaged to a wealthy Egyptian in Sydney More here 👇 stuff.co.nz/national/30061…