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The Green Party’s Incompetence and Inconsistency is Deafening
The Greens need to rethink who they are and what they do given the political mandate they have, especially in Wellington Central.
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Why I Am Joining the Hīkoi And Understand Those Who Support the Treaty Principles Bill
Can these incompatible ideas coexist? Not just in society but in our laws, institutions, and, perhaps most importantly, within ourselves? I believe they…
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A Hard Week - Politics, USA, NZ and The Certainty Trap
The past seven days seem like the hardest seven days I have experienced politically, both, globally and in New Zealand. So below, whats on my mind in an…
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Why I joined and left TOP
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Why I Am Joining the Hīkoi And Understand Those Who Support the Treaty Principles Bill
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Trump, Social Cohesion and the Treaty Principles Bill - my immediate and personal reflections
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Let's talk about corruption in New Zealand
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Tamatha Paul and Winston Peters Case Study—the Boundary of Empathy
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Free Speech and the Need for a Political Center
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Trump, Social Cohesion and the Treaty Principles Bill - my immediate and personal reflections
What.Is.Happening?
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Green Doesn’t Have To Be Left: Navigating Political Complexity in Wellington
Challenging the notion that the Greens are Left and the best—and only—solution to our environmental issues, with a special lens on Wellington's unique…
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Wellington Chaotic Times and what the Crown Observer Means
With headlines of a Crown Observer and crumbling pipes, is Wellington’s governance failing, or is there hope for change?
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A New Space for Wellingtonians: Let’s Talk All Things Politics, Water Pipes and Local Council.
With so much happening in Wellington, the Council and the current NZ Government, I'm starting the Less Certain Chat—where can connect & ask questions…
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Natalia Albert
Politics Beyond the Base: Where is the Leadership in Wellington?
Tamatha Paul and the Broader Responsibility of Governing Wellington Central
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Housing Affordability – What Does it Even Mean?
Why Housing Affordability Isn’t as Simple as It Sounds
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From Data to Policy: Te Pūnaha Matatini’s Role in Tackling NZ’s Biggest Challenges
Have you heard of Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs)? I don't think we talk or understand them enough; they are no trivial thing.
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Who is a true New Zealander? Spoiler: its not black and white
Who is considered as a true New Zealander in an increasingly divided Aotearoa? This week, I’m breaking down two competing views of national identity…
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Tea, Blankets, and Substack: My Winter Reading Stats (Because Why Not?)
A Lighthearted Look at My Winter Reading Habits—and Whether Anyone Cares.
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Insights, reflections, analysis, and information to help reduce our certainty and increase our political flexibility. New Zealand-based author.
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How to diversify leadership in the NZ Public Service
It's my Masters thesis - political science
Te Korowai Whetū Social Cohesion strategic framework
Useful resource I developed with an amazing team at MSD in 2021
The diplomat’s daughter
Article about how I arrived in New Zealand from 2016. In case you want to know a bit more about me.
VUWSA Accused of Political Bias Over Hosting Student Allowance Workshop with Greens
Artcile about why I raised a formal complaint against VUWSA in 2023
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