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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I wonder who that babe quoted in the third slide could be… must be someone really sexy and involved in direct action or something

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Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Our aerospace summit blockade was an enormous success despite police aggression. Ngā mihi maioha to our brave peace activists! 🔥 #nzpol #nz #peaceactivism #freepalestine #antiwar

36 arrests at National Aerospace Summit. Organisers claim “major victory”.

On 08/10/2025, more than 100 peace activists descended on Te Pae Convention Centre to blockade and disrupt the National Aerospace Summit for it's ties to the United States Military and international weapons companies. The protest, organised publicly online by Peace Action Ōtautahi, was extremely successful in challenging the narrative around what the aerospace industry really is, the group states.

Around 6.30am, groups of activists chained themselves and blockaded various entrances to the building. Of these activists, 22 were arrested, and three minors were detained and released, most at the main entrance.

Later in the day, Police arrested 14 more activists for obstructing Police vehicles leaving the summit with previously-arrested activists inside, as well as for wilful trespass, and breach of bail conditions. Three protesters were held overnight, and released around 11.30am on 09/10/25.

We celebrate the disruption of the summit and labels the protest as a major victory.

"We set out to expose the aerospace industry as what it really is, a front for developing and launching foreign military technology. And we did exactly that," states a spokesperson for the group. "It's clear from the response that these links aren't common knowledge, but thanks to these brave activists who were willing to put their bodies on the line, our legitimate concerns have entered the public conversation."

The summit will be held again in Christchurch next year.

The spokesperson remarks: "The number of people who are now aware of what aerospace really means, and how New Zealand is complicit in war crimes around the globe, has just been exponentially increased. I'd expect the number of people willing to take direct action against this summit next year to be magnitudes larger."

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

experiencing a swell of patriotism over our officials repeatedly losing secret government documents at second hand stores

RNZ: Confidential Wellington council documents found by man in mayoral desk bought from dump

Newsroom: Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

Nothing happened for a year. Then in August 2025 a shopper browsing through a pile of op shop goods made a most surprising discovery. The trove of secret documents from the Portsmouth meetings had been accidentally donated to a Hutt Valley Salvation Army store.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Shame on cops, shame on aerospace!! Please spread the word 🕊️ #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

For such a short video, this does a brilliant job at explaining military links within the aerospace summit and why we’re blockading. Please share widely! #nzpol #kikorangi

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mcc @dryad.technology · 27/09/2025

They made my existence into an "issue" then complained I'd become a single issue voter

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Unreal that a handful of greedy assholes hellbent on destroying Aotearoa’s humanitarian legacy are being enabled to do so by all our parliamentary processes. If an overhaul wasn’t already clearly needed, it surely is now #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Thank you for calling this out offline, where it’s much harder for people to ignore the gravity of it. Kia kaha!!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Relishing the moment of seeing human rights for trans people expanding instead of contracting. Great mahi, Kenya!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Word on the street is the only thing the Aerospace Summit will be ‘innovating’ this year is ticket refunds…

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Urbanist optimism ✨ all roads of progress lead back to grassroots activism!!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Sometimes, the right book falls in your lap at the right time. @erikkennedy.com’s Sick Power Trip is that book. Need something beautifully realistic and tenderly addressing the state of the world? This’ll be your medicine too.

Erik Kennedy’s Sick Power Trip on OP’s green stripy duvet, next to their hand holding a cup of coffee. A rather pleasant Saturday morning scene.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Materially disrupting the business of war, one blockade at a time ✊ stand with PAŌ against war criminals conducting business in #christchurch! #nzpol #peaceactivism

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Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The Aerospace Summit is back. Why is this conference of “innovation” so concerning for peace activists? Sign up to blockade at the link in our bio! (Graphics crossposted from Instagram - alt text included) 1/2

Vintage image of a woman with a globe on her head, riding a rocket, is the centre image on a black background. Top red text reads: THE AEROSPACE SUMMIT IS BACK. Bottom white text reads: WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? with a white arrow to the next image.

Stop sign on a street is the background. Text reads: “The Aerospace Summit is being sold to us as “innovation” and “opportunity”. In reality, it is a meeting ground from weapons manufacturers, war profiteers, and government officials who see the sky about as a place of wonder, but as the next battlefield.
This is not harmless “space exploration”. It is about militarising the skies, monopolising space, and using technology to expand surveillance and control. When corporations and states claim ownership of space, they do it for power and profit — not for people.
We cannot ignore how deeply tied this industry is to war crimes and occupation.”

A bombed image of Rafah is the background to text that reads: “This summit is dangerous for our city and for our world. It normalises the idea that war and exploitation are “progress”. It invites those who profit from bloodshed into our communities. And it tells our young people that the future lies in building weapons instead of building peace. We don’t need a summit of arms dealers and war profiteers. We need futures of justice, solidarity, and compassion.”

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

NZ journalists could easily hound Peters for this. Instead they harassed Doyle. And 2/3s of the coverage I've seen of Doyle resigning frames the resignation up as being another scandal for the Greens NZ media is a direct platform for abuse against diversity - the evidence is clear

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

SWers have been speaking to the harms of “save the children” censorship forever, even more so since FOSTA-SESTA. It materially ruins people’s livelihoods with little pushback. Maybe if we took lead from those at the front line of this fight, we’d be looking at a different battle altogether.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

She doesn’t want to ‘gossip’ when it turns into fact-sharing about her behaviour. She’s happy to when it’s defamatory about you, though. What a wholly dismissive and insecure response on her part!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

That said, I’m sorry you have to contend w rising hatred at the same time you’re stepping into a stronger authentic self. The pain of accepting yourself in a society that prefers you dead > being yourself is excruciating. No matter how high the tide turns, we’ll always be here. You’re not alone ❤️

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

This is always the point that gets side stepped in these bullshit “both sides” pieces. The effect of anti-trans campaigning is heightened violence in a direct attempt to force detransition/staying closeted. Pretending these arguments serve any other purpose is complicity in transphobic violence.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I know the City Mission off Hereford in town had a huge stack of art history magazines a few months back, and I remember seeing a decent few piles of ~pre 80s Nat Geos. Burnside op shops also had a surprising amount. Good luck!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Their passing made me cry a bunch, too. They’ve been such a huge influence on how I see myself and choose to see the world/others. I hope their legacy gets the love it deserves

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

By neglect or design, depending on how generous you're feeling. We won't get far by accepting it as immutable, though - we could have a much more rigorous media environment with some obvious changes.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I saw that, too. It's accelerating the already steep decline into sub-feudal living standards for anyone outside of the corporate nepo pool. Not like accessible drinking water is an essential human right or anything, right?

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Yuuuuup. The "billions" is sceptical at best, but even if that *was* true, billions for who? Not like our tax-haven economic system is set up to benefit anyone but the mega corps.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Collaborative event across a few leftist orgs here in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Worth tagging along - have a giggle and piss off ACT at the same time! #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

No singular party should be cornering this much of the public's news diet. The right wing rot in MSM *is* much worse than it used to be, and it's not "just for clicks" or because of a "lack of resources". It's an intentional decision to poison the well of public comprehension. #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Can we PLEASE stop measuring viability by the "economic benefits" boosted by corporate cucks? They mean trickle-up profits, which is just theft of public goods in a swish marketing jacket. They want to sign a climate death warrant all for a product that, at best, is a shitty inconvenience. #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

No surprise it's the same evil conglomerates looking to expand their empire here, despite the dangers to our rural whānau and Papatūānuku. They know how primed NZ gvt is to roll over for corporate profits; we know how these data centres destroy quality of life for working class people. #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

“Connect with your ancestors!” uh… mine are all land pillaging cunts… so…

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Started looking at my genealogy… rare ignore is bliss moment. So far I’m only finding bigger and stinkier pieces of shit, not a single interesting/artistic/not terrible person in the whole bunch. Wicked 😬

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Share widely! These two young people have put themselves on the line to materially disrupt genocide and they need our support. A strong legal battle against NIOA, a genocide complicit weapons manufacturer, is a direct disruption of the war machine. Please donate if you have the means. #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I’m so sorry that you and your family are in such devastating conditions. I will donate what I can, and I’m sorry it isn’t much. Kia kaha - stay strong - from Aotearoa, we will never stop fighting for a free Palestine ❤️

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Any chance this’ll be online? Looks like an important kōrero and I’d love to be able to see it (or read a transcript!).

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

We need to understand what organised solidarity with Queer and trans people materially looks like, esp with the far right pimple growing in #AoNZ, and this is it.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

We’re pretty spoilt with these new releases. The horrors persist etc but damn we’re lucky

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Sam 🪼سام @symbolicmyths.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Sunday 29th June at Wea Ōtautahi!!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Manawatia a Matariki ✨ thankful for a beautiful new year to remind me how grateful I am for my creative practices and my whānau. Gotta revel in moments of art to keep up the good fight. I love you, Aotearoa 💋

Close up of a cafe table with Ocean Vuong’s “The Emperor of Gladness” open to the first chapter, next to a closed black journal and an iced americano.

Stack of printed collaging materials on a leather chair. Top piece is titled “war is over” from a peace activist mag from the 70s, sourced through justseeds.

Photo of Davien’s blue jeans and black platform low cut doc martens with red socks. They have a black journal on their lap and are sitting on a park bench, with grass visible in the background.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Incredibly important reporting on Alex’s story - Farrier has linked actions points for complaints here. Hoping plenty of cis folks will be loudly complaining. #nzpol

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Kaimataara @kaimataara.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

1954 NZ Labour party poster, showing how National has always worsened the cost of living. #nzpol

A vintage political pamphlet from New Zealand Labour criticising the National Party’s handling of the economy. It reads: “The Cost of Living is a ‘National’ Disaster,” with “National” in quotation marks to imply blame. A cartoon woman stands beside groceries with the caption, “No wonder housewives are desperate!” Below that, the text reads: “Through Nationalist Bungling, Prices are impossibly high — And they will soar still higher.” The document is stamped multiple times with “University of Auckland Vertical File – To be used in the library only.” The pamphlet appears to be from a mid-20th-century election campaign, likely Labour Party material.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This happened with my TPB submission and doubled the amount of time it took to submit - tautoko writing in a separate doc! #nzpol

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Te Pāti Māori @tepaatimaori.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Slashing roles at Manatū Taonga. Gutting Te Ara. Axing digital history for schools. This isn’t just cost cutting. It’s this govt austerity version of burning books. A government that cares about the future wouldn’t erase the past. #HistoryMatters #TePātiMāori #NZPol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This content hugely contributes to our understanding of our social history. Defunding this mahi (while handing out tax cuts) is an attempt to manufacture consent by obscuring reality and history - you don't fight what you don't understand. #nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Grateful there are journalists like David Farrier that hold the line and call out transphobic media slop in #AoNZ. There's not enough people in positions of relative power who use it to directly challenge this filth, and as our rights & material conditions worsen, it's more important than ever.

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Given that Marco Rubio is condemning NZ's decision to sanction Israeli ministers, and demanding we change our stance, perhaps we need to seriously reconsider military entanglement with the US. They're actively attempting to undermine our sovereignty in regards to foreign policy

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