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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 14h

#Kikorangi fam, I have an open studio this weekend as part of the Lower Hutt Arts Trail! Check out my space, I'll have all my merch available and also, it's gonna be v chill and we can just have a yap <3

FB Event here: www.facebook.com/share/1CoNfr...

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, and he was 4th on 1st preferences, and still 4th after Calvert's 1st choice were divided. Only into 3rd on Nunns second prefs. Doubt the specials will be enough to push him out, but it'd really round things out.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 13h

Yay - Dog Man (+Cat kid comic club etc) are excellent reads that don't shy away from some quite heavy stuff. Mr almost 8 loves reading lots of books but it's Dog Man that gets re-read over and over, each time a new hilarious bit is required sharing with Mum and Dad.

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 16h

Our 1-year Master of Science in Society, at Victoria University of Wellington, is open for enrolments. We draw on science communication, STS, traditional knowledge, and the wider humanities, to look at science in its broader societal context. More info here: #Kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/explore/post...

Master of Science in Society - MScSoc. Look at science in its wider social context. Explore how scientists can work with different groups and communities. Use traditional knowledge, the arts, and the humanities to respond to pressing issues facing society today.

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 1d

I thought I’d have a go at answering the question: what’s the flow on effect on emissions budgets from the methane cuts?

The answer was worse than I had anticipated

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Scientists fear weaker methane target signals wider retreat from climate action

After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 1d

Any idea when our private elections overlords finish counting the on the day votes? I know there were lots, so not surprising (or outrageous) that the standard Sunday deadline wasn't met, but we're a fair way into Monday & I see nothing for WCC & a couple of races ARE in the balance.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 1d

Great news. Bodes well for day 91!

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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 1d

Kaydee in, Butt out. Māori wards now 0.3% ahead in Horizons region

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations! Look forward to your pieces mocking other bits of the country (i.e. providing excellent journalism) as well. :)

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm, I wondered why the wellington prelim results hadn't been published (along with a heap of other areas electionz controls...) Was supposed to be yesterday.

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 1d

A general population shift (both within age cohorts and from older to younger) is very consistent to the increasing opposition to getting rid of the Treaty in the New Zealand Election Study

bsky.app/profile/thou...

David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · Aug 21

The New Zealand Election Study data for the 2023 general election is now out, and available publicly at dataverse.

I have remade my Treaty graph, replacing 2020 with 2023. The long term trend towards Toitū Te Tiriti is unchanged.

The same colours is the same age group with 21 years of change. Different colours are people of different ages at the same point in time.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

On prelim results Palmy now has 2 Green and 1 Labour. Yesterday it was 1 Green, 2 Labour. Either way a slight shift right with Fitzgerald elected. Could change again on specials as it’s pretty close.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Nat candidate in 2011. Maybe changed tune, though she was the only no vote on Māori wards early in 24.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Wood, Hapeta.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Yep: Two of them ran to be Nat MPs!

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Suspect this is a fairly constant shift across the country. Just some areas started at an even lower baseline.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Wood, Arnott and Fitzgerald for starters :(

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 3d

One final bit of good news - 234600 people across the motu voted to remove Māori wards, 245800 to keep them - 51.1% of all votes were to keep them, 48.9% not to. The majority of the country that voted were in favour so suck it coalition!