Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Where you @my plastic niggas?. Where TF you at???! Name it. Shane it😜 100
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Retorsion Retorsion Retorsion. Let us keep what who when why where we keep. And let the rest fall away 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025I am the mokopuna of Hongi, Te Kemara, Whai Hakuene, Tenana. My tūpuna put their sacred marks upon He Whakaputanga. They put those marks there for me, for you. For our future Strategy 101 010
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Tangata Whenua Sovereign. Don't you forget that David, Christopher, Winston, Shane. Our people have not 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Tangata Whenua are worried exactly the scope of strategic advice and support of 5 eyes. Tangata Whenua are also a Māori Nation with our own indigenous relationships across the globe and Tangata Whenua will make waiata and haka whenever and where ever we choose too 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Tangata Whenua do not think that when it comes to justice, NPT, UN charter, intetnational law, the right thing we should be a rules based order, we should also be sanctioning Israel for Gaza. Treaties and partnerships are made to be upheld, not cherry picked when and what will be honoured 010
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025We and our NATO partners, shouldve gone further and "strongly condemned" Israel's attack on Iran as well as US attack on Iran, as well as it's nuclear sites, upholding NPT, UN charter and international law 010
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Tangata Whenua sre independent in our p'ship with NATO and we should examine it further, particularly given our NATO partners are compromised with double standards and some incapable, of upholding international law 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Tangata Whenua in conjunction with our founding document Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840 reminds you all, our tūpuna welcomed every one, every ethnicity, every belief, to come to our lands and prosper no matter your race nor religion 051
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Tangata Whenua has serious issues with our NATO partnership 100
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Where is humanities rule based order, when even humanity is fucked with Oligarchy profit? 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Rules based International Law is only credible lest you succeed to neo liberal capitalist colonialism so it has seemed with Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya...the list goes on and fkn on Fk no, that is not who we are as a country, it is not what my tūpuna put their sacred Moko marks too 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Over my dead body, my, kuia, my Koro, my Rangatira He has Te me nui o Te Āo? He tangatata, He Tangata, He Tangata ko Au ko whānau ko Hapu he Iwi Not the other way around 010
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Over my dead body and my Kui, my Koro, all those who have gone before me will Te Hapu o Ngāpuhi ever accept you sidelining Hapu in an Iwi settlement Ko wai koe? Ko koe Ko whānau Ko Hapu Ko Iwi Not the other way around 020
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025The most resilient people of the world amidst a full blown genocide #nzpol #gazagenocide www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...stuff.co.nzPortrait of Palestinian amputee wins Press Photo of the YearNine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour lost both his arms in an air strike in Gaza. 041
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025These protests have been huge in numbers. Way more than what's being reported in MSM. Great to see the people of America rising against the tyranny of the Trump administration and his pitiful party of Republicans. Now that is making America great again #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...stuff.co.nzUS braces for mass protests after Trump declares ‘economic revolution’More than half a million Americans are expected to hit the streets for a wave of anti-Donald Trump protests. 083
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025How can a man with such an intelligent father turn out such a dunce #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...rnz.co.nzMany in the autism community say RFK Jr is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoricThe US Health and Human Services secretary has previously said autism is "preventable" and part of a "chronic disease epidemic" that "destroys" children and families. 6232
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025"Our culture is our commerce" You better believe it! #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-dail...nzherald.co.nzKapa haka 'unlocks' relationships, connects Aotearoa with the worldKapa haka in Rotorua has allowed performers to travel the world. 1112
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Ka Pai London! #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/20/t...1news.co.nzThousands gather in London to support trans rightsProtest billed as an "emergency demonstration" in Parliament Square after UK Supreme Court judgement. 0122
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025While we are at it, where's local Govt and central Govt on eliminating this invasive seaweed killing off our seabeds, let alone helping with the cleanup after Cyc Tam. No funding to the whanau doing the cleanup here #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...rnz.co.nzVolunteers remove hundreds of tonnes of highly invasive seaweed pest after Cyclone TamLocal kaitiaki Arana Rewha estimated locals removed 300 tonnes of exotic caulerpa on Friday, first with buckets and barrows, and later with a digger. 1156
Reposted by WaianaChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Instead of going to church during Easter, why not just buy some groceries & leave them at the doorstep of human beings in need? Are you that desperate to be loved by an imaginary charter or are you a living human being with a pure SOUL? #HumanityFirst #nzpol 0216
Reposted by WaianaMs Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 19/04/2025www.facebook.com/share/p/16Dz... #nzpol 39725
Reposted by WaianaMs Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 19/04/2025open.substack.com/pub/mountain... #nzpolopen.substack.comSimeon Brown Gaslights DoctorsTo All Our Valued Health Professionals: Kia Kaha! And Thank You. 1202
Reposted by WaianaFin @finsarg.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Well Peter Dunce can get fucked by a gorilla. "..not all the blame for the anger and bitterness the bill engendered can be laid at the feet of Act or National. A substantial part of the blame must also be attributed to Labour, the Green Party and Te Pāti Māori for their unbecoming conduct." #nzpolnewsroom.co.nzPeters' desperation is PM's gainComment: The defeat of the Treaty Principles Bill and the global campaign against Trump’s tariffs have given Luxon the chance to assert his personal leadership and National’s economic agenda over the ... 782
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Refreshing read. Whilst the author is gracious with evangelists, I tend to curse at their role in colonising my people whilst chasing them up my driveway www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/20/i...1news.co.nzI broke up with God long ago – but it's complicatedCatholicism is in my blood, if not my belief system. 020
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 20/04/2025You wanna see China's robotic dogs and what they are capable of www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/20/w...1news.co.nzWatch: Humanoid robots race in Chinese half-marathonThe bipedal robots of various makes and sizes navigated the 21.1km course supported by teams of human navigators, operators, and engineers in Beijing. 110
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025No. Don't ban the recorder. From a recorder at school a kid went on to learn how to play a clarinet and read music. Teach more kids music at school! Especially us Māori and Pacific kids, music's in our DNA www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3606...stuff.co.nz‘Kids love music, but recorders suck!’: Is it time to retire the classroom classic?The Girls Uninterrupted hosts say yes - but what should take its place? 040
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025"Boshier said while most government agencies have changed for the better, he is still disappointed in some, such as Corrections and Health New Zealand. He considers them to have "regressed or failed to embrace change..." #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzThe watchdog that listens: Peter Boshier reflects on nine years as OmbudsmanHe says the public can rest assured that there is an enduring institution fighting for fairness and accountability. 1467
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Aotearoa Heroes www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/on-the-up...nzherald.co.nzThe conservation heroes keeping our iconic native species aliveSome of Aotearoa’s threatened wildlife is coming back from the brink. 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025WoW. I got this at 2:04pm. Let's hope the aliens aren't invading #nzpol 140
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Let him stay. Isn't that the spirit of The Tiriti o Waitangi www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...stuff.co.nzHis family are Kiwis. Max thought he was too. Now he faces deportationMax Holland grew up thinking he belonged in New Zealand. He didn’t learn the truth until he was 18 - now he faces a fight to stay in the only country he’s ever known 001
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/20254 words. Tariffs. Brics. China. Bonds. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...stuff.co.nzThe strange sell-off in the US dollar and what it could mean for Trump’s AmericaSince mid-January, the greenback has fallen 9% against a basket of currencies, a rare and steep decline. What’s behind its collapse to its lowest level in three years? 030
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025My bets on the old dinosaur Winnie. He's riding a high as DP and with Shameful Jones shenanigans at the minute. That'll dissipate over the next 18 months. Can't let that happen aye ya assimilated Koro. He will do anything to be in power. Mark my words it ain't for the people, alto it should be 010
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Eyes on Inara, e Te whānau o Taranaki www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-is...nzherald.co.nzHave you seen Inara? Police issue alert for missing autistic teenThe teenager went missing from her Mangorei Rd in New Plymouth on Friday. 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025I'm sorry but this settler narrative bout coming here for a better life, in which the oppressed became the oppressors of my people, make me fucking cringe. When you acknowledge your ancestors privilege in that kōrero, then we may celebrate www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...nzherald.co.nzFifth-generation descendant on quest to restore damaged graveJohn and Mary Toms came to New Zealand in 1855 in search of a new life. 030
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 19/04/2025How fricken cool is this! 2nd NZder and 1st Māori to win a Karsh Scholarship to Duke www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/maori-s...nzherald.co.nzWhangārei teen wins prestigious $750k scholarship to elite US uniMorris is the first Māori and second New Zealander to win the coveted Karsh Scholarship. 010
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Not sure why they downgraded the cyclone rain warnings in Tamaki Makaurau cos I been listening to torrential rain, rolling thunder and watching some mean lightning last 2 hours. There's gotta be some serious flooding going on 110
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 18/04/2025"A population is very attached to its cultural heritage, one of the first ways in which you can attack a community is to destroy what it values. "It helps the enemy undermine what that community values and wants to save - cultural heritage is often a target." Ummmmm www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...rnz.co.nzEvacuating collections to protect New Zealand's treasures during WW2The largest-ever museum collection evacuation happened just over 80 years ago. 000
Waiana @waiana.bsky.social · 18/04/2025"She said there was a sense in the community that youth offending was out of control - but the official statistics reflected a much different reality" Well worth the listen #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/a-m...nzherald.co.nz'Keeps me up at night': Top Youth Court judge gives rare interview about NZ's kid criminalsHead Youth Court Judge Isa Malosi speaks to A Moment In Crime podcast. 0147