Kia ora! I do a podcast every two weeks, and in the interests of inclusivity Jasmin Taylor (@kiwicurly) runs the script through an AI and then I edit it so the show is accessible for deaf/hard of hearing people. This week I talk to an ex-Fundamentalist and two teachers about…

Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to formally complain about the Opinion piece by Jan Rivers in the 24/04/23 NZ Herald. I have provided a short summary below, and then a point by point explanation of the misleading or distorted evidence presented in the piece: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jan-rivers-questions-mount-around-the-use-of-puberty-blockers-for-children/JVKMNIUYUVBXDPCFPYSNZ34RWE/ Summary: The substantive amount of the…

The following is an extract from the PostingCast Episode 16 where we invited two trans men, a trans woman and a cis woman to talk about their experiences at the Kellie-Jane Keen-Minshull protest in Tamaki-makau-rau and other events in Pōneke and Ōtautahi. …

The Albert Park Band Rotunda was constructed in 1901. If it looks in good nick, it’s because it had a paint-job in 2018. It’s beautiful, a lovely octagonal shape with curved wooden seats inside and pathways leading towards it from across Albert Park. It’s not the centre of Albert Park…

It is a shame Kelly-Jane Keen-Minshull will never see Pōneke, its striking bay with the city centre nestled in between the dense forests of the rising hillsides and Matairangi. It is a beautiful, fine city that shares very specific qualities with Mrs. …

Here is the full response to the complaint made about my article in Newsroom. I’ve used the entire text of the complaint and separated out the individual elements, and placed my response to it directly below. …

In August 2022, I wrote “Staying Informed On Gender Healthcare”. A few days later, I received word from Mark Jennings of Newsroom, who had received the original article and engaged with me on mine, that there had been a complaint and “In order for us to respond in an appropriate…

…I’m Just Burning Out. Midway through Term 3 of 2022, I did something I have never done before as a teacher. I looked at the class I was teaching, and then at the class I would be teaching in 2023 and thought “I don’t want to do this anymore”. Now, that might seem mild…

An awful lot has happened since the last census in 2018. A whole global pandemic, most of the Ardern premiership, the Blues have become good at rugby as the All Blacks lost their grip on the world cup. If you remember, the last census was a bit of a disaster…