Comrade Nick

Right now, our politicians are deciding whether New Zealand will keep funding climate action in the Pacific. Oxfam Aotearoa is asking our Government to keep up the good work. Will you add your voice? oxfam.org.nz/what-we-do/cam…

@franks_lawyer In Pukekohe. rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Wonder where that happened? I was at school in the fifties with a high proportion of Maori. There was no such exclusion from pools or cinemas. There was exclusion from alcohol service at pubs and clubs, at the request/demand of the local kaumātua/Maori Women’s Welfare League, patrolled by the Wardens. It was generally respected until the Taihape Working Men’s Club broke the rule. The others then followed. Taihape was the last booze town before the southern end of the King Country. That area was (by agreement with the Kingi movement) dry (no alcohol sales) until the Labour government ended the deal (by local legend in return for massive Dominion Breweries election funding). The local MP Paddy Kearins (Labour’s only real farmer MP) crossed the floor to vote with National to require a referendum before alcohol could be sold in the King Country, again to respect the wishes of local Maori leadership. Kearins was deselected by Labour at the next election, when his seat was disestablished.

Iwi from the top of Te Waipounamu are entitled to thousands of hectares of land and millions of dollars in compensation for a land deal struck in the 1830s which the government did not honour. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

BREAKING: 99 US physicians and medical professionals have published a letter and report indicating "probative evidence that the human toll in Gaza... is already greater than 118,908, an astonishing 5.4% of Gaza’s population." This is genocide. gazahealthcareletters.org/usa-letter-oct…

Scoop: Ministers forged ahead with reinstating offshore drilling despite warnings from officials that it probably violates trade agreements with the likes of the EU and UK. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/gov…

🇺🇳 The @UN #SummitOfTheFuture Pact for the Future reaffirms the need to transition away from fossil fuels, but we need international cooperation to ensure real climate action! 🌍 Join vulnerable island nations in calling for a #FossilFuelTreaty to secure a #FossilFreeFuture! Read our press release: fossilfueltreaty.org/summit-of-the-…

‘We contribute almost nothing to the climate crisis, yet we pay the highest price.’ Join Cynthia Houniuhi in demanding climate justice now. #MakeRichPollutersPay #PayUp Sign the petition: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/

An @EnergyTransfer pipeline in Texas has exploded. Neighboring homes and businesses have been evacuated. Our thoughts are with everyone affected. Remember: @EnergyTransfer is the same company trying to shut us down with a $300 million lawsuit. This is why we won't be silent.

@Andreataxyoga Yes Comrade! 100 Social Credits! And a mounted poster of Mao Zedong, but you have to liberate it from the CTU office.

@Comrade__Nick I originally read it as Maoism. Do I get a prize?

If you can't read this, you may be suffering from colourblind public policy.

🚨BREAKING: 179 health workers gathered outside St Thomas’ Hospital to demand the release of the 179 Palestinian health workers held in secret detention by Israeli forces. These brave health workers were taken by Israeli forces while risking their lives to provide medical care.

The Kuini epitomises the new generation of Māori leadership. The promise for the future of Te Ao Māori has never been greater.

@JortsTheCat @ProBirdRights - Bird-Cat-Human solidarity needed! #notallbirbs #UnlikelyAnimalFriends

This is DISGUSTING

Thrilled to announce that tickets for Te Hui Oranga o te Moana nui a Kiwa 2024 are available! 🌊 Te Hui Oranga will bring Pacific activists, movement leaders & organisers in Aotearoa to build regional awareness & address threats to our ocean. Register: tinyurl.com/TeHuiOranga

@ralph9 So far I've ruled out Denmark, Germany, Ireland and Kosovo.

@ralph9 Wait, I'm narrowing it down... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_…

On the nail re oil industry complicity & Gaza: David Tong from OCI said: “Every day that oil companies provide fuel to Israel these companies expose themselves to potential legal action for their complicity in genocidal acts against civilians in Gaza.” theguardian.com/world/article/…

1/ 🚨NEW research reveals the ongoing oil shipments fueling Israel's war machine. 65 tankers of crude oil & refined petroleum products have shipped to Israel since Oct, 1/2 after @CIJ_ICJ ruled in January that Israel is plausibly committing genocide. priceofoil.org/behind-the-bar…

@ponekeben Premium waterfall event: climb up, kayak down.

@ponekeben We're gonna win this.

Kayaking and rock climbing. I will not be taking questions.