#auckland

[lopemanfagundes1]

#gifuu #copics #loveofmylife #my girl <3 #lgbtqfashion #eye makeup #ish #auckland

[kropotkindersurprise]

March 25, 2023 - TERF piece of shit Posie Parker had to cut her transphobic event in Auckland, New Zealand, short after a huge crowd of locals decided to run her fascist ass out of town, and she was covered in tomato sauce.

She was so shaken by the event she ended her entire transphobic tour of Australia and New Zealand, which so far had mostly proven popular with literal neo-nazis, and fled the country entirely. Good job, Auckland! [video]/[video]

#terfs #antifa #antifascism #antifascist action #new zealand #auckland #2023 #gif #posie parker #antitransphobe aktion #feminism #solidarity #lgbtqia+ #lgbt #lgbtq+ #kellie-jay keen #transphobia #tomato #run away #retreat #direct action #trans rights #aotearoa

[whx-m]

"Today in Auckland, Māori performing haka at a Palestine rally 🇵🇸✊🏾 Aotearoa New Zealand" -Tameem | تميم @TameeOliveFern on twt

a haka in a keffiyeh 🥺 🇵🇸 POWERFUL!!!!

#gaza #palestine #free palestine #gazaunderattack #māori #haka #auckland #every time i see a haka i am just so grateful #i always feel so revived in such a special way thank you so much #tameeolivefern #indigenous resistance

[dame-de-pique]

Ice cave, Mount Ruapehu, 1933

#unknown photographer #ice #cave #ice cave #auckland #Auckland Tramping Club

[soon-palestine]

#palestine #gaza #free palestine #Auckland #New Zealand

[thelivingend]

by doug peters

#BRAIN IS SHORT CIRCUITING. #i’m sure someone psoted these already but i dont even care #mcr #auckland #my posts

[mikeywayarchive]

The Outer Fields // Mar 11th 2023 // @ trashandglitter on twitter

#mikey way #gw #mcr #live #return #2023 #mar 2023 #3/11/23 #2023 nz/aus/japan tour #auckland #the outer fields at western springs #photo #originals

[tinystepsforward]

i haven't seen a post about this here yet so. if you're in tāmaki makaurau, especially if you're cis, there's anti-trans groups planning to gather in st patrick's square in the cbd at 1pm. trans liberation aotearoa has organised a counterprotest, with awareness that it may be dangerous ⁠— more information in their faq at this link.

i hope to see you there, if you have capacity. if you are unsure and want to talk through preparing for actions with risk of confrontation, feel free to dm

#auckland #trans rights #nzpol

[edscuntyeyeshadow]

#free palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #auckland #new zealand #tiktok #fuck israel #stand with palestine #palestine

[mucking-faori]

A 5/6 year old CHILD got attacked with a shovel at yesterday's pro-palestine rally in Auckland. The attacker was in the crowd the whole time and the police did nothing about them before the attack despite repeated pleas to do so.

#free palestine #aotearoa #Auckland

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

April 12th, 1985 - Queen Story!

Auckland, New Zealand, Queen during an interview the day before the concert

'Works!' Tour

#works tour #works tour 1984 1985 #1985 #zanzibar #legend #queen #brian may #john deacon #freddiebulsara #london #queen band #roger taylor #freddie mercury #new zeland #interview #auckland

[equivocations]

I was in Auckland, New Zealand this spring (their fall) and it was amazing 💖

#urban sketchers #usksymposium #auckland #new zealand #drawing #sketching #watercolor

[i-am-dulaman]

Why I hate Golf

This is the Takapuna Golf Course in Auckland, New Zealand.

It is in the middle of Auckland's north shore suburbs.

According to their website, they are one of the most popular golf courses in Aotearoa and have an annual visitor count of 60,000 people. They don't clarify if that is individual unique visitors or recounts, but lets be generous and say its unique visitors. 60,000, not bad.

This is Eden Park Stadium (the little square on the right) and oh look there's another golf course on the left there, ignore that one for now.

(the above two images are at the same scale)

Eden park has a capacity of 50,000 people. Ed Sheeran was here earlier this year and sold out the two nights he performed. That's 100,000 people in a weekend all in that little red square. 60,000 in a year no longer seems so great.

60,000 people per year is also only 160 people per day. 160 visitors to a golf course that is 470,000 square meters in area. Now the average property size in Auckland is 500 square meters. So the golf course takes up the area of 940 houses.

940 homes worth of land for 160 people.

And that is Auckland housing sizes. Auckland is horribly designed and very spread out. Let's instead look at Barcelona, considered one of the most well designed cities in the world.

This is Takapuna golf course side by side with Barcelona

(The scale is as close to being equal as I could get them, I don't have ArcGIS data for Barcelona so had to use google maps)

Each red square overlaid on Takapuna Golf Course is exactly 133m in height/width, the same size as each city block in Barcelona, road width included.

There are 23 Barcelona blocks worth of space in Takapuna Golf Course with room to spare. About 640 people live in each Barcelona block, that's 15000 people.

15000 peoples worth of homes and living spaces, sacrificed so 160 people can play golf in a day.

Now this is just one golf course in a big city, what's 15,000 people to a city of 1.6 million, who cares right?

Here is a wider shot of Auckland City.

Those red dots? They're golf courses.

There are 16 golf courses inside the metropolitan area of Auckland City (4 not pictured as Auckland is too spread out to get one clean screenshot). Keep in mind these are not rural golf courses out in the country, these are right beside housing developments and shopping malls. And for the record I could not find a single golf course in the Barcelona metropolitan area, you had to go out into the country before finding one.

So lets multiply that 15,000 people by 16 golf courses?

240,000 people.

With Auckland City's golf courses you could house 240,000 people comfortably with some good urban planning.

That is why I hate golf.

#For the record I'm not 100% against golf I just think if you have the time to play the most boring sport in the world #Then you also have time to drive 30 minutes out into the country side to play it #golf courses water usage is a whole other story but they aren't uniquely wasteful so thats why I havent mentioned that #golf courses in dry areas with water shortages are even worse than a waste of space and it doesnt matter if theyre urban or rural #but for golf courses in a place like auckland theyre water usage is generally fine and its the waste of land use that bothers me so #Auckland #New Zealand #Aotearoa #Golf #Barcelona #Why i hate golf #golf hate

[coochiequeens]

“I did assault her and I will do it again,” he said. “And if I need to be 10 years in prison I’m happy to be 10 years in prison.” Says a man fled anyway.

The trans activist who threw tomato juice on a women’s rights campaigner during a free speech event in Auckland has been charged with common assault and appears to be fleeing from New Zealand authorities as a result.

Eliana Rubashkyn, also known as Eliana Golberstein and Eliana Rubinstein, is a male who identifies as transgender and intersex and uses “they/them” pronouns. On March 25, Rubashkyn attacked women’s rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen during what was supposed to be a peaceful women’s rights demonstration. 

Keen, also known by her moniker Posie Parker, had arranged for a speaking tour of New Zealand centered around giving women the platform to express their thoughts on gender ideology. But she was forced to cut the tour short after being met with extreme aggression at her first stop in Auckland at Albert Park.

As Keen approached the bandstand in the park, where she was set to speak to a crowd of approximately 200 supporters, Rubashkyn dumped a liter of tomato juice onto her and her security detail. Videos of the incident have since circulated on social media, and Rubashkyn told a local news station that he was able to approach Keen because he lied about his identity and pretended to be a supporter of hers.

Following the event, Rubashkyn gave an interview where he claimed that he targeted Keen because “her words are blood because they are killing our people.” He continued: “That tomato juice represents the blood of the people she is trying to kill.”

Rubashkyn also addressed the crowd after Keen was escorted away from the park by police, and stated that he wanted Keen to be “full of blood … because she’s advocating for our genocide.”

Information on Rubashkyn’s charge was first reported by Newsable, which received a statement from Rubashkyn where he again claimed the assault and suggested he was comfortable facing justice.

“I did assault her and I will do it again,” he said. “And if I need to be 10 years in prison I’m happy to be 10 years in prison.”

But despite his words, Rubashkyn fled New Zealand shortly after being made aware that police were planning on issuing a warrant for his arrest on charges of assault.

His latest travel-related post suggests he has now left Australia and is en route to the United States.

A fundraiser has been launched to support Rubashkyn, citing support for a legal defense fund as well as “personal security needs.” It has since raised just over $1,300 as of the writing of this article. The fundraising campaign is currently under review by GiveALittle, and some on social media have noted it is likely against the platform’s terms of service to be fundraising for a known fugitive.

Rubashkyn is originally Jewish-Ukrainian from Colombia, but currently lives in New Zealand. He has worked with the UN and as a Program Officer at ILGA World (the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association). Much of his origin story and gender identity has come into question after a March 28 Twitter space wherein Rubashkyn appeared incoherent at times while addressing a live audience for almost 8 continuous hours.

During the space, Rubashkyn made a number of anti-lesbian, racist, sexist, and violent remarks, including that trans-identified males were the “first victims” of the Holocaust.

“Trans women were the first victims of Nazism. Trans women were killed before the Jews were sent to concentration camps,” he said, continuing: “In the 1930s, Nazis relied on TERFs to promote hate… TERFs became holders of concentration camps for females. TERFs were quite instrumental in the system that the Nazis built for making more babies… to keep Nazi Germany growing.”

Rubashkyn claims to be Jewish and says he can speak fluent Hebrew, but seemed to be unable to understand a Hebrew speaker who challenged him on his assertion.

In addition to the marathon space, Rubashkyn also uploaded a video to his Twitter account in which he was seen sobbing while claiming there was a “trans genocide” occurring, and that “Nazis” were trying to murder him.

“I am so full of joy because I am trans, but I am so scared because they want to kill me. The Nazis, they are– they just really want to get you.”

The March 25 event was part of an international Let Women Speak tour hosted by British women’s rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen. Keen has hosted rallies across the UK, USA, and Australia encouraging women to use her platform to speak about how gender ideology has impacted their lives.

While Keen’s events are often met with hostility, the New Zealand rally descended into violence so rapidly that it had to be cancelled before it could even begin. 

As she arrived at the Albert Park venue, Keen went live on her YouTube channel as she usually does to provide her supporters updates from the event. 

Immediately, the scene was chaotic as police did not appear to be present. Those watching from a distance through the YouTube stream were able to see Keen being led by her security though a braying crowd of trans activists. Once she managed to make it to the stage, Keen could immediately be heard expressing concerns about the lack of police presence. 

Keen and her supporters were quickly surrounded by an increasingly aggressive mob of trans protestors. The activists broke through established barriers, and didn’t take long before the decision was made to cancel the event and leave for the safety of all involved.

In addition to Keen having been assaulted by Rubashkyn, an elderly woman who had attended the demonstration in support of Keen was battered in the face by a male trans activist.

The woman, who is said to be in her 70s, was left with a darkly blackened eye after being both head-butted and punched in the face. Videos of the assault went viral on Twitter as multiple angles of the altercation between the elderly woman and the male trans activist began to leak in the aftermath of the rally.

#New Zealand #trans activists and violence #Eliana Rubashkyn is a man #Albert Park #Auckland #GiveALittle #Let Women Speak #Assault of an elderly woman

[thegoodlittlechickens]

I went to Auckland museum finally got to see some moa skeletons! I literally couldn’t talk, I love them so much. I think my reflection in the glass says it all lol

Also just look at this fucken cowboy!!!

#moa #moa bird #Aotearoa #New Zealand #auckland #museum #Auckland museum

[sunshineandlyrics]

👀 A fan asked Dylan if she is opening for Louis on his tour, or performing at ​AFHF (27 March 2024, via @ lovelouisordie) 👀

#add ​don't be suspicious gif #she did not say no #I think she is doing something with Louis for sure #clearly he loves her music #dylan #Louis Tomlinson #27 March 2024 #Auckland #mine