Ellen Blake

Rest of the weekend it was motor sports, elite group with noisy machines. Who is valued in our public spaces? The loss of public use such a common occurrence in our city on these precious sunny days

Great to have the beach back for people on this sunny day #PublicSpaces #PeopleSpace inner city beach #Wellington

#Auckland public transport trips are half the price of driving - get out and #walk to that bus stop people. PT is not only easy, safe, social, climate-friendly good value, it is also more efficient rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

@RandomKiwiNZ I hope he knows matai titles come with many obligations

FFS 🤦‍♂️ I have no words!

Dangerous congestion a daily occurrence on this busy pedestrian crossing in #Wellington NZ. Time for an improvement - wider crossing, more time to cross, no turning vehicles. #WellingtonCityCouncil has no walking plan. @MtVictoria2

And the #pedestrian crossing is too narrow - the new crossing will be worse with no shelter and smaller. This council has no #walking plan. @IFPedestrians @domesticanimal @pedestrianhonor @grogersxyz #SafetyMatters #WalkingCounts

One of the busiest #pedestrian crossings in Wellington, NZ, has such a poor level of service its dangerous. Not enough room for the people trying to fit in the centre island, only cross half the road at a time, not enough time, people on the road with cars speeding past @WgtnCC

The thing with this photo outside the National People’s Congress that passed the Han-ethnonationalist laws is that China forces minority delegates to turn up to NPC meetings and the like in “ethnic” costumes to make a show of things while Han Chinese wear western clothing.

#China's new law isn't about "ethnic unity". It's about a genocidal campaign to wipe out any identity that isn't aligned to the Chinese Communist Party. I'm all for learning Mandarin - having learned some myself, though now forgotten a lot - but I'm not for forcing it upon people at the cost of denying their own native language. This law is a slow-burning cultural, linguistic, religious, spiritual and identity mass murder and should be called out as such.

Join me to support affordable, stable homes for all in need, we need governmentinvestment. Sign the petition I just signed - will you join me? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/save…

Today is #TibetanUprisingDay. While the world watches, 1 million Tibetan children are trapped in colonial boarding schools. The CCP isn't just taking their land; they are stealing their childhoods. #TibetNotXizang #ProtectTibetsChildren

All 15 members of the UN Security Council, including Russia and China, delivered a clear message to the Taliban on the rights of women and girls.

@_MAGA_NEWS_ Time for the New Zealand government to publicly reiterate its support for abolishing the veto privilege of five permanent members. At present, the use and abuse of the veto is destabilising global security.

NZ Second #Covid response report much like the first one. We did good, thanks @jacindaardern #GrantRobertson #AshleyBloomfield Time for the anti-vaxxers to go away. Thanks Alice Neville #Spinoff for the succinct summary thespinoff.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~…

Yes 'It is clear, however, that ministers and officials were facing a series of complex, high-stakes decisions in a rapidly changing environment and were doing the best they could at the time. Evidence shows New Zealand had among one of the best pandemic responses in the world.'

On March 10, anniversary of 1959 Lhasa Uprising, Chinese govt would be on high alert, but few Tibetans would dare to mark the occasion as the cost is too high. "World leaders should use this moment to challenge China’s enforced silence surrounding Tibet": hrw.org/news/2026/03/0…

@curiosityonx He's watched Mr Bean

A cyclist just unlocked a hidden cheat code for speed… and it’s all about aerodynamics. Looks crazy, but the physics is doing all the work. 🚴‍♂️💨

@nightcaps15335 @Suitandtie9999 True, what is this dipshit on about. Sounds hysterical

@Suitandtie9999 Labour managed the economy better decade on decade, The continual lie that the converse is true Is a mendacious old trope from the brigade in blue, The voters know this that’s why the Nats are afraid!!

“It’s the economy, stupid.” With unemployment at 5.4%, the absolute mess Labour left behind, relentless negative media coverage, and Labour not being pressed to fully explain the affordability of its policies or what there clear position is on numerous issues such as levels of co-governance, law and order, how they are going to actually lower the cost of living and a host of other concerns - it’s no surprise that Luxon and National are polling at their current levels. But there are now numerous strong economic indicators such as surging tourism numbers, robust export figures, rising card spending data, and more. The fact that this poll still shows National outperforming Labour when it comes to the economy and spending just underscores the potential for a solid turnaround before election day. Nothing has fundamentally changed. I’m still picking the coalition to return to power comfortably in November even though no one else is.

@Rainmaker1973 Caused by #ClimateCrisis

Rare sighting of the deep blue underside of a glacier during a collapse caused by glacier calving

@SamanthaTaghoy @sueveneer To all men this is what bravery looks like

The Iranian women’s national football team refused to sing the anthem of the Islamic Regime. Tonight. At the opening match of the Asian Cup. In front of the entire world. So, to all liberal Western women: Watch and learn. THIS is what real feminism looks like.