Leaked! NZ First Members Bills you weren’t meant to see!

Gosh, what a week it’s been! And it’s only Wednesday! For the last ten days or so, coalition MPs have been obsessively talking about trans people to hide the fact that they’re accumulating massive wealth while you struggle to pay your rent or mortgage. ACT’s Parmjeet

A Submissions Guide For The Chaos Coalition's Horrific Legislative Blitzkrieg

Unfortunately, because of this government's ongoing commitment to attacking Aotearoa's most vulnerable people, we all have to spend our Monday making submissions against various awful bills they're pushing through under urgency. There's no time to spare, unfortunately - we have to get started

FNC - Let's meet up in the park to scream

We are so CRASHING OUT

Breaking: the Government is attacking disabled people and their carers. Again.

Late last night, the coalition government snuck through another bill attacking disabled adults, children, and their families. The bill, introduced without consultation or warning, paves the way for income testing and asset testing for disabled adults and children. It also narrows the ability of families to get support for their

"How are we allowing this?" - A former mayor gives evidence at the Mana Wāhine Inquiry

The Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry has just heard two weeks of evidence about the prejudice and discrimination wāhine Māori experience as a result of Crown breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Former Te Whanganui-a-Tara mayor Tory Whanau gave evidence last week. With permission, I am sharing her testimony

FNC - A hockey guy doesn't need to know about Kierkegaard

Let's get warm and snug and put on the podcast for Friday Night Chats!

A new generation of Elves?

How far is too far for our rangatahi? On Friday, rangatahi all over Aotearoa will walk out of school to protest the government's inaction toward climate change. For my son, just 13 years old, it will be his third school strike. Feel free to skip to the comments

A quiz: Who should I vote for?!

Unsure who you should vote for this year? I've got your back! Welcome to the Emily Writes Weekly Who Should You Vote For Quiz! Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email! Skip to comments What best describes your family circumstances?

FNC - Release valve cry

Welcome to Friday Night Chats! It's Friday! You made it! We made it! Through the week at least...Let's chat. I'm so happy you're here. Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email! Skip to

What mothers really want for Mother's Day

On Sunday, it's Mother's Day. I've written quite a bit about the terrible things the Steves of the world market to us for Mother's Day. Usually, we do the Steve Awards for Excellence in Bad Mother's Day Marketing. But this

Government's treatment of women in Aotearoa goes to the United Nations

One year after legislation killed existing pay equity claims and basically ended the opportunity to bring new claims, the government is being taken to the United Nations. It's a huge deal. The team bringing the complaint to the UN includes Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission and

Ask Emily - The Bad Advice Column

I don't know why but people often ask me for advice. I get DMs all the time asking what I'd do in situations I hope I'll never find myself in and people ask me for tips when I clearly have very little wisdom. But,