The National Government took the funding for our school rebuild in 2010 and threw it into tax cuts for the rich. 7 years later Chris Bishop attempted to promise us $12 million. In 2023 the first of five brand new buildings will open. Labour promised $20M and delivered $40M. /1

'Taking a stand': Students push for macrons to be added to signage nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-…

Excellent research by Sereana Naepi et al showing high costs faced by students & recommending fares-free public transport. A clear area where Council can act to tackle the cost of living crisis & I'm committed to doing so as Mayor. policycommons.ac.nz/2022/08/25/cos… #forthepeople

Every time I see the National Party talking about state housing, I can't help it, I have to dig out the graph I spent six months making in 2019

Today’s covid update has NZ Twitter feeling wild. The traffic light system ends. There is a clear shift from using non-pharmacological interventions, to reliance on pharmacological interventions to manage covid. To judge this decision, we need to ask four questions. A thread🧵/1

Boys and girls growing up in Wadestown will live to 85 and 88, on average. Just 30min away, in Waitangirua, those numbers are 74 and 78. My latest Stuff column on our shocking life-expectancy disparities between rich and poor. stuff.co.nz/opinion/130515…

Thanks EmilyWrites for truth telling to power… Christopher Luxon knows the truth about mediocrity open.substack.com/pub/emilywrite…

Joanne Kerr, ACTU #Australia, urged the #ITUC22 to ensure that there are structures for indigenous peoples. "When we are talking about climate change, include us, indigenous peoples. Any discussions about us must include us."

Hey peeps...do we need 3 waters? I say yes, lets get our waters clean again. National won't allow it to happen "Vote Labour" for clean water. stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

Water quality making Canterbury beaches not suitable for swimming | RNZ News #threewatersplease rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

I'm calling on David Parker to reject Sealord's greenwashing plan, and protect all seamounts from bottom trawling greenpeace.nz/6wisom #BanBottomTrawling via Greenpeace Aotearoa

Just so embarrassed we can have a mayor of our biggest city who wants to score political points, throw public servants under the bus, and show zero empathy for ordinary Aucklanders rather than be a real leader.

Your taxes paid for this. Do you think this is a good use of taxpayer dollars? Retweet for 'Yes'. Like for 'No'.

I know that Twitter will downplay this because it links to a stack so please RT if you see it. theunconsciousmanager.substack.com/p/the-silenced… 7/7

Incredible.

Here we go again: NZ has record high employment and is in top 3 in world for % people emplyed.

A bit of perspective. My Stuff The Post #cartoon #ClimateCrisis #climate