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FNC - Famous Last Words 🎙️

Hello! It's Friday! Welcome to Friday Night Chats! It's so lovely to have you here. I am so glad it's the weekend. First week back of the school holidays and my gosh it's easier to write when I don't have

Winston Peters, the victim.

Winston Peters needs you to know that he's a victim. He's a victim. And his dog is a victim. His house is a victim. What he has been through is worse than anything anyone else has ever been through. Were there a Victim Olympics, he'

“Do you remember when we had a home?”

By Dr Jehad Malaka in Gaza as part of a collaboration with journalists, writers and researchers I'm running here on Emily Writes Weekly. Dr Malaka holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations, with expertise in conflict resolution, international law, and humanitarian crises. Alongside his academic

Choose your own adventure as a one term government

Could you make it as a minister in a one-term-government? Here's your chance to choose your own adventure as a leader (or minister) in coaltion of cruelty comprising of the National Party, ACT Party and New Zealand First.  Next month, you'll have been in power for

FNC - They should rename the school holidays because it's not a holiday

Welcome to Friday Night Chats! The school holidays are almost over. We had a very quiet holiday. Well, it's only really a holiday for the kids isn't it? We celebrated Eddie's birthday and went away for the night to Waikawa Beach, but other than

Lessons from almost being hit by a bus.

If you died tomorrow, what advice would you leave your kids? It's school holidays and my son's birthday so I'm giving myself a day off and I'm sharing something I wrote a few years ago. I hope you like it. Arohanui x

FNC: Happy Bogan Christmas to all who celebrate

Kia ora! Welcome to Friday Night Chats! My LORD what a week. I seem to always bite off more than I can chew, and the Tents 4 Gaza campaign took up every second of my time and every inch of my brain space this week. BUT - we helped a

If only Beethoven’s mother had avoided Tylenol

What a strange few days it has been. I didn’t want to talk about it but I’ve had many DMs so I figured I may as well toss my 2 cents into the fetid well. Skip to comments if you read this in your email! Heres how it

Fundraise like their lives depend on it because they do

Two weeks ago, more than 20,000 people marched for humanity in Tāmaki Makaurau. Last week, we saw clergy escorted from the offices of MPs who refused to speak to them. Nicola Willis called the religious leaders 'intimidating' as they led a hunger strike and sang waiata. It

FNC - Stomp, clap, hey!

Kia ora, It's Friday Night Chats time! We're here! It's school holidays time! We made it through another term somehow. Let's chat. Subscribe to Emily Writes WeeklySkip to comments if you read this in your email! I'm having a bit

Time to be an intimidating protestor, AKA a singing deacon

Well, it sure has been a busy week at the posting factory. We have brand new troll tees up - supporting our hard-working teachers and nurses. Plus new ways to wear your support for Palestine. Let's go girls (gender neutral). It's been an awful week for

Explainer: Māori wards. What am I voting for and why?

Here at Emily Writes Weekly, we often do ‘Explainers’ on important issues that can be hard to get your head around. We bring in an expert (or experts) and ask the basic questions so we can educate ourselves and work out what’s going on across the motu. I’m