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FNC - The creature and his mum

Welcome to Friday Night Chats! I'm so glad you're here, and I'm so happy it's the weekend. I hope you enjoy tonight's FNC. I would love to chat - let's go! Subscribe to Emily Writes Weekly I just

Don't let the government use your school as a propaganda outpost

The government's latest attack on Māori is one we need to fight – even if it seems innocuous. Obligations for school boards to consider te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) have been removed. This isn't the usual dog whistle; it's part of an all-out

I’m sorry, I do want to talk on the phone actually.

Last month, a great piece of clickbait popped into my feed: 8 things boomers refuse to stop doing that drive younger generations absolutely crazy. I immediately clicked because I had an absurd amount of mahi to do and was looking for something to distract me. Number one was exactly what

FNC - Good news! Good news!

Hello! Welcome to Friday Night Chats! It's so lovely to have you here. We made it through the week. And now we're here together - ready to chat! Let's go! Skip to comments if you read this in your email!Subscribe to Emily Writes

New education policy: One useless politician in every classroom

A new education policy is gaining support from those who drafted it, formalised it and announced it. Education Minister David Seymour Winston Peters Nicola Willis Erica Stanford announced the policy to have a National, New Zealand First and/or ACT politician in every classroom to a packed room of National,

It’s more than time to ban fireworks

Fireworks are on sale right now and it's already been a terrible week for many. So I'm encouraging people to share this and take a pledge to not let off private fireworks.  Subscribe to Emily Writes Weekly Empathy Not Explosives Pledge not to terrorise your neighbours

A truly shocking political sex scandal

You won't believe it!!! SHockiNG! OK, I'm sorry but it's becoming increasingly harder to get people to read posts about how we can all help each other. So I resorted to a tactic. Please forgive me. It's just that - Five Ways

FNC - Divorce anthems!

Kia ora! Welcome to Friday Night Chats! It's so lovely to be with you again. We got through the week. And it's Halloween! So if you're lucky, you'll see some cute little ghouls and ghosts running around your 'hood! Let'

Please help ❤️

For the first time in a long time we haven’t had enough donations to give all of our families donations tomorrow. Every week on Fridays we send funds to all of our families plus 5-6 other mutual aid funds that have verified families needing support in Gaza. The ceasefire

In defence of Halloween!

Halloween in New Zealand is still not really a thing. But it should be. I love a good dress-up. If I had my way, every party I ever put on would be a dress-up party. So, let's be fair - I have always been easy to win over

Answering all your questions about the measles outbreak

As you may be aware, Aotearoa is facing a measles outbreak. We haven't had one since 2019. Since then, a cottage industry of cookers has emerged, and there's big money to be made in vaccine misinformation. We are already seeing that with this outbreak. For so

FNC - Long weekend reads + recs!

Welcome to Friday Night Chats! I have lots of links and recommendations for you to enjoy during your long weekend (apologies to those who will not be having one!). Usually Friday Night Chats is just for paid subscribers but I thought I'd open it up to everyone. And