I don’t know why we were not taught about this growing up (nor why it is not included in Weather Forecasts), but as we in #NZ and the Southern Hemisphere come into #Summer, it is worth learning the meaning of the #UV Index. Just found the graphic below just now explaining the numbers!

I’ve found it helpful, not had a bad sunburn since I put it as a widget on my Apple Watch. #aotearoa #australia

I don’t know why we were not taught about this growing up (nor why it is not included in Weather Forecasts), but as we in #NZ and the Southern Hemisphere come into #Summer, it is worth learning the meaning of the #UV Index. Just found the graphic below just now explaining the numbers!

I’ve found it helpful, not had a bad sunburn since I put it as a widget on my Apple Watch. #aotearoa #australia

The Invasion of Parihaka

"On the anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka on 5 November 1881 I am reproducing an extract from Voices from the New Zealand Wars/He Reo Nō Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa featuring a previously little-known pamphlet written by an eyewitness to what unfolded on that dark day." - Vincent O'Malley #Parihaka #Aotearoa #Indigedon #Māori #Taranaki #TeWhitiORongomai #TohuKākahi #VincentOMalley

https://buttondown.com/unsettling/archive/the-invasion-of-parihaka/

@mementomaori

Slightly off topic but related to the folly of men confronting Māori toa.

When I first watched this video o the history of Wairau a lot of things suddenly fell into place for me and once again reinforced the importance of teaching and understanding #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZPol colonial history.

Over a decade ago I was working on harvest videos for a winery in Wairau Valley. In the small township there is a memorial to the settlers "Who were killed near this spot by natives of New Zealand on the 17th June 1843".

After seeing this memorial I became curious as to what the history and context to the ‘Wairau Affray’ might be.

Turns out the story behind the battle is quite different from the one the colonialists would have you believe.

https://youtu.be/xS5NddAkUgs

Remember remember
The 5th of November.

Not that one.

Remember the invasion of Parihaka.
The legacy of peaceful resistance in the face of brutal colonisation. ✊🏽

#NZPol #Aotearoa

The Invasion of Parihaka

"On the anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka on 5 November 1881 I am reproducing an extract from Voices from the New Zealand Wars/He Reo Nō Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa featuring a previously little-known pamphlet written by an eyewitness to what unfolded on that dark day." - Vincent O'Malley #Parihaka #Aotearoa #Indigedon #Māori #Taranaki #TeWhitiORongomai #TohuKākahi #VincentOMalley

https://buttondown.com/unsettling/archive/the-invasion-of-parihaka/

Our documentary "Something in the Water" is now live online for everyone to watch! 🎞️

This is an important issue that everyone should be more informed about, make a pot of popcorn and give it a watch. 🍿

Something in the Water follows Greenpeace Freshwater Campaigner Will Appelbe through the Canterbury region of New Zealand, as he meets people who are fighting to protect lakes, rivers, and drinking water from intensive dairy industry pollution.

https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/video/something-in-the-water-documentary/

#dirtyDairy #tooManyCows #greenpeace #documentary #freshwater #water #NZPol #NewZealand #Aotearoa

Good to see a few quality kiwi films popping up on NetFix. Over the last couple of nights I watched Tinā (2024) and Uproar (2023), which were fantastic.

Both films had great stories, engaging characters, sparkling dialogue, and consistently convincing performances. Both explored the tension between sports and performing arts in kiwi culture, as well as the racial tensions that seep from the pores of our postcolonial society. Great stuff.

#movies #drama #Aotearoa #NZ #Tinā #Uproar

November 2025 calendar in A4 size for printing. Click (or tap) on photo to open by itself, then save to your device and print from there. I make a new one each month and stick on my fridge. Photo is mine so feel free to redistribute.

Sunset over the Hokianga Harbour, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
#calendar #NewZealand #photo #Aotearoa

November 2025 calendar in A4 size for printing. Click (or tap) on photo to open by itself, then save to your device and print from there. I make a new one each month and stick on my fridge. Photo is mine so feel free to redistribute.

Sunset over the Hokianga Harbour, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
#calendar #NewZealand #photo #Aotearoa

Ata maarie e te whaanau. I know it's a tough time for everyone, but if you have any spare bucks, this waahine run, tiny Indigenous Instance - 'Indg.Club' needs some support. Any help is appreciated, ngaa mihi nui. #IndigenousMutualAid #Indigenous #Indigedon #MutualAid #NZ #Aotearoa

https://ko-fi.com/indgclub

Sure would be nice to do something, anything, to mitigate this increasingly common nightmare.

Long covid can happen to anyone and so far all we're doing as a society is pretending everything is fine and people who struggle are on their own.

How long until we realise that a culture of masking, clean air everywhere, and accessible vaccination, treatment, testing and isolation are preferable to just discarding people like they're disposable?

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/offered-rest-home-care-at-24-the-lonely-plight-of-young-kiwis-with-long-covid/

#CovidIsNotOver #Aotearoa #longCovid

Every now & again YouTube surprises me by suggesting a vid that turns out to be MUCH better than expected. This was a really well put together 9 minutes, in which the only repeated error was the failure to pronounce kumara the way its is said here in #Aotearoa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7y9z1h-OUI

(kudos to Masto for having the tino rangtiratanga flag seen in this video as it's emoji for Māori. Where I live, it's seen MUCH more widely and often than the NZ flag

Every now & again YouTube surprises me by suggesting a vid that turns out to be MUCH better than expected. This was a really well put together 9 minutes, in which the only repeated error was the failure to pronounce kumara the way its is said here in #Aotearoa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7y9z1h-OUI

(kudos to Masto for having the tino rangtiratanga flag seen in this video as it's emoji for Māori. Where I live, it's seen MUCH more widely and often than the NZ flag

Cherry trees in Cornwall Park going strong this weekend. Plenty of visitors there to appreciate it. #sakura #flower #cherryBlossom #somethingBeautiful #TamakiMakaurau #Auckland #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Cherry trees in Cornwall Park going strong this weekend. Plenty of visitors there to appreciate it. #sakura #flower #cherryBlossom #somethingBeautiful #TamakiMakaurau #Auckland #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Clickety click to read an interview where I talk about #NZHorrorBooks

#Horror #HorrorReaders #Aotearoa #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadersOfSpeculativeFiction

https://www.bewarethemoon.co.nz/post/nz-horror-books-author-interview-jacqui-greaves?fbclid=IwY2xjawNK0WdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHj9-d8TfjSI-uH430EhYoPiCe-C-5ii607lecV25RUZ1IjY1QmhIxDBnt7we_aem_ToYd58hkMKSO0L7UDG8SKQ

Clickety click to read an interview where I talk about #NZHorrorBooks

#Horror #HorrorReaders #Aotearoa #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadersOfSpeculativeFiction

https://www.bewarethemoon.co.nz/post/nz-horror-books-author-interview-jacqui-greaves?fbclid=IwY2xjawNK0WdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHj9-d8TfjSI-uH430EhYoPiCe-C-5ii607lecV25RUZ1IjY1QmhIxDBnt7we_aem_ToYd58hkMKSO0L7UDG8SKQ

I've just seen the movie 'Prime Minister' - I cried and laughed and 'awww-ed' at so many things. Brilliant portrayal of an historic piece of time in New Zealand, and the world.

See it if you can 🙏

#PrimeMinister #movie #Aotearoa #NewZealand