Nathan J. Williams

Registered social worker | Therapist | Using Twitter for my political expression so my friends don't get sick of me | Views are my own

[Prof Elizabeth Stanley @StanleyLizzy]

Over the last 10 years, offending by children and young people (CYP) has reduced dramatically in NZ. Rates which measure the proportion who offend relative to the population declined by 63-65%. How amazing is that?

[Let Them Eat Marmite 🇳🇿 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @gabsi]

@MatthewHootonNZ Matthew - I'm a contact tracer, the way we are tracing has changed over the last week (I worked for 56 hours last week) it hasn't failed, it has succeeded. Omicron is unstoppable but we can slow it.

And stupid, ill informed, ignorant comments don't help.
Please scan.

[FACT Aotearoa - Fight Against Conspiracy Theories @factaotearoa]

1. The Freedom & Rights Coalition protests in New Zealand are being led by a spinoff from self-appointed Apostle Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church. But the wider self-described ‘freedom movement’ comprises a diverse range of groups and individuals. Here are some of the key players👇

[Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand @mentalhealthnz]

We are seeing this happen more frequently, mental health and suicide being dragged into political conversations about lockdown. It is not okay, especially when the evidence does not support it. We encourage audiences to approach these discussions with scepticism.

[Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand @mentalhealthnz]

Here's our full statement, please read! 1/2

[Imagining an Alternative Approach to Housing @ImaginingHousin]

In the following weeks, I will be posting visualisations imagining a range of sites in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, providing alternative approaches to housing and use of space. These aim to add ‘what ifs’ to the discussion of housing and I would love to hear your reactions.

[Nathan J. Williams @NJWilliams_]

Voting at the University Campuses. Preliminary results from the 2020 General Election. #NZpol #Decision20 #NZElection2020

[Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri @ElectoralCommNZ]

Election night results for the 2020 General Election are now available: https://t.co/8m9gRJDHVL

We'll publish preliminary results for the referendums on Friday 30 October.

Official results for the 2020 General Election and referendums will be published on Friday 6 November.

[NZ Drug Foundation @nzdrug]

The privilege of voting 'no' when you know it's not your kids who will get into trouble.

[Rob Cullen @robcullen79]

This is brilliant

[Nathan J. Williams @NJWilliams_]

@marindaplease 1) Social work
2) Mental health care manager / therapist

[Taitoa - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 @Taitoa_]

Turned 18 today and was suddenly transformed into an informed, responsible, politically engaged, member of society. I'm a completely diffrent person to yesterday and fully understand why we picked the arbitrary age of 18 as the point where our system decides your voice has worth.

[henry cooke @henrycooke]

no one on the average wage (~$53k) is paying a effective tax rate anywhere near 33%. close to half that

[Ricardo Menéndez @RMarchNZ]

Our Govt and institutions treat immigrants as commodities to make money out of without regard to their well-being. It’s dehumanising and exploitative. The discrimination by @AucklandUni and our Immigration system based on ill mental health and other disabilities has to end.

[Rebecca Renner - rebeccarenner.bsky.social @RebeccaRennerFL]

Good: Buying books.

Better: Reading the books you have before you buy more.

Best: Continuing to buy books until your stacks are so high they make an impenetrable fortress to protect you from the outside world.

[Whare Hauora @WhareHauora]

NZ's new public landlord Kāinga Ora wants their tenant's data. They're installing home sensors which will be able to measure things like overcrowding, and whanau won't own (or even be able to see) what's collected from their homes.

We're speaking out.

https://t.co/YRMbcpqCc9