Coalition Government announces crackdown on floodwaters

The Coalition Government is finally forcing floods to "move on", by passing new laws of physics.

I don't want to "adapt" to terrifying weather

Devastating climate change is here, thanks to oil companies and politicians. What are we going to do about it?

FNC - I like ads now

Kia ora! Welcome to Friday Night Chats! How are you? I'm in Tāmaki Makaurau today for a podcast recording. Back to Pōneke tomorrow. Let's chat! Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email! Skip to comments I am writing

It's a War on Woke and you're not ready to fight, you commie

Following the declaration of states of emergency for Cyclone Vaianu, Wairoa Mayor Craig Little said our little country is "becoming woke". Little, who arrived in Aotearoa on The New Zealand Company's first settler ship, the Aurora, in 1840, said Cyclone Vaianu was a "soyboy snowflake&

FNC - Short week? Did it feel like it?

Welcome to Friday Night Chats! I am so happy you're here! I hope you had a lovely long weekend (if you had one) and, if you didn't, I hope your week hasn't been too taxing. Let's chat! 💡Oh and speaking of chatting:

A Two Bedroom House

The next new rule was: You first. Guy wants to start a war? Go for it buddy. Go duel the other guy who wants to start a war. You get a knife, each.

I left my husband because of Heated Rivalry

The spicy TV series Heated Rivalry has been a global phenomenon. Based on the Game Changers book series by Rachel Reid, the first season, directed by Jacob Tierney has broken records and broken (and mended) hearts. The series stars Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov,

5000 serious words about Heated Rivalry

A new series we will have here at Emily Writes Weekly is our group chat roundtable, where we will discuss everything that matters and everything that doesn’t. And we will do this with my friends because I think they’re smarter and funnier than every man on TV. OK,

FNC: Easter long weekend recommendations + chats

Eww what a bad week. But now it's the long weekend yay! And I am heading to Tāmaki Makaurau for the launch of Kiwi Health Heroes by Caitlin Timmer-Arends, So-Young Cho and Rebecca Waddel. It features my Eddie, and his bestie and me are going to the launch

The Rhythm of Belonging

For two years now, my friends in Gaza and I have shared photos and videos of our children with each other. The difference is obviously stark. Here is my child doing kapa haka at an awards ceremony. There is their child filling water in a container and walking through flooded

A Brighter Future for Huntly

At the beginning of the month, we launched a big campaign here at Emily Writes Weekly. The Brighter Future project is incredibly dear to me. It's kaupapa is simple. We are asking an important question of everyone in Aotearoa: What would this country look like in a decade

FNC - At least we have Big Fatty?

It's Friday Night Chats time! If you're new to Emily Writes Weekly - welcome! Friday Night Chats happens every Friday. You get a heap of recommendations for what to read, listen to, and watch. And now you get a podcast too! There's often a