My friend Tim Bright’s brilliant reposte to people linked to the Destiny Church who painted over a rainbow foot crossing in Gisbourne. A lovely touch of solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community. Aroha (love). Whanau (family). Tatou (all of us, together). Kia Kaha (Be strong).
Manufacturing Meanness by Jeremy Rose
Jeremy Rose says if we want to live in a community that celebrates and enjoys public spaces and facilities, we need to counter the politics of meanness with the politics of solidarity.
From each according to their abilities to each according to their needs.
The Minister for Smoking Must Resign
The Coalition, led by Luxon, Peters and Seymour, has breathed new life into the lungs of the tobacco industry by rescinding what was one of the most positive, life-affirming actions a government could take: to end the cancer of smoking, to gently snuff out this toxic habit inflicted on ordinary Kiwis by big business.