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Alison Campbell @acampbelteacher.bsky.social · 6h

What a cutie!

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 6h

Aotearoa is the same if not worse …

Australia's social supports are "woefully inadequate" in the face of cost-of-living pressures and rising rent prices, a leading anti-poverty advocacy group says.

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'Eating mostly brown food': The 'devastating' juggle faced by a rising number of Australians

With one in seven Australians living below the poverty line, researchers and advocates say that COVID-era universal income is the solution.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6h

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Rosie Sea @dacrispylettuce.bsky.social · 6h

NZ has appalling leadership supported by appallingly ignorant, selfish, greedy, short sighted individuals #nzpol

Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 10h

Seems like a good time to share this again - given the government's decision to weaken the methane emissions target and not to put a price on agricultural emissions northandsouth.co.nz/2021/10/18/n...

"We Spent 25 Years Doing Virtually Nothing"

Why New Zealand is one of the developed world's worst climate laggards

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Lisa Will @dustchick.bsky.social · 6h

I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth."

Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 14h

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

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Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social · 10h

If you missed my GFANZ webinar on MythBusting de-extinction to sort fact from fiction, you can catch it here. genomics.nz/myth-busting...

Myth Busting De-Extinction - Recorded Webinar - Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand

Myth Busting De-Extinction - Recorded Webinar. What's the truth about de-extinction? - A New Zealand perspective.

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Alison Campbell @acampbelteacher.bsky.social · 6h

They're vandals, pure & simple.

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 7h

Once again this #NZ government has ignored expert advice, which could cost NZers millions! #marine #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings

The advice given was that by doing so it could cost millions and affect decisions over 200km of coastline.

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 7h

Excellent piece by @mountaintui.bsky.social

The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol

Prime Minister, Unions ARE Workers

Chris Luxon, Erica Stanford and Simeon Brown continue to gaslight Kiwi workers, in their latest instalment of divide and conquer

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Dave @dpdiver.bsky.social · 1d

Also, I could be wrong but my sense is that huge numbers of parents and patients ('people') completely support striking teachers and health professionals because they see and experience the effects of under-resourced health and education sectors staffed by underpaid, overworked professionals.

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Steve @kiwistevemc.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sick of RW govts trying to separate “the unions” from their members.

“The unions” can’t take strike actions without balloting members. “The unions” aren’t forcing members to strike; they can’t. Members are voting to strike, because of shite offers from this govt.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," Christopher Luxon says.

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 14h

The pay offer is "still below current and projected rates of inflation" that is an offer of a paycut. What would it teach our kids if they did NOT strike holy shit.

Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 16h

"parents should be furious"

Oh hell yes , but at you Erica

#nzpol

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PPTA teachers strike on day of NCEA exams - the dates to know

About 21,000 secondary school teachers are walking off the job after stalled talks.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 1d

Luxon abolished the Govt fund to help industry decarbonise, as he said he didn’t want to subsidise them and carbon price signals were the answer. Then he gave $200m for more fossil fuel exploration and abolished price signals for agribusiness, the biggest polluter.

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Alison Campbell @acampbelteacher.bsky.social · 12h

I guess we can't really expect anything better from Stanford, without being disappointed.

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 15h

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Alison Campbell @acampbelteacher.bsky.social · 14h

Now I'm really cross.

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 1d

Regulatory Standards Bill will expose the SPCA to penalty if they remove abused animals; it will expose taxpayers to compensate suspected criminals for confiscated assets; farmers can do as they want; Peter Thiels can build bunkers anywhere. A terrible bill with > 98% opposed. #nzpol

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15h

All of the Israelis held by Hamas are called “hostages,” including the IDF soliders.

All the Palestinians released, though, are “prisoners,” including the many victims of Israel’s widespread arbitrary detention - meaning they are legally innocent, detained without charge or conviction.

Disgusting.

CBC headline reads: All living Israeli hostages freed, nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released

Trump in Egypt for world leaders' meeting following an address to Israel's parliament

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 14h

Not very unhinged, but: Stop reading a book if you're bouncing off of it. Stop "powering through." You're just wasting your time. You don't get a gold star for finishing books you're not enjoying reading.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 14h

One surprisingly heartbreaking thing about living in these times is seeing young people who finally made it to college/graduated/got a job/achieved the thing they’ve worked so hard for… just watch their opportunities disappear. And it’s even worse because absolutely none of this had to be happening.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 16h

A thread about why this is a vital survey: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Terminally ill patients rank the businesses and government agencies worst to deal with

Terminally ill patients reflect on their experiences across 14 sectors - from energy providers and insurance companies to employers, gyms, hospitals and rest homes.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 15h

As predicted, over half of retail businesses admit they will hike prices across the board to cover new Paywave surcharge.
National need to buckle up and cancel their failed policy here or all Kiwis will pay + it will increase general inflation #nzpol

Fresh calls for government to ditch proposed ban on surcharges

There are fresh calls for the government to ditch its proposed ban on retail surcharges. Retail NZ has surveyed its members and almost half say they will raise their prices if the law change comes int...

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 19h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 18h

Take care all:

MetService Heavy Rain Warning -
Area: Waitomo, and Waikato south of Raglan and Cambridge

Period: 5hrs from 7am - noon Tue, 14 Oct

Forecast: Expect 40 to 60 mm of rain, on top of what has already fallen. Peak rates of 15 to 20 mm/h possible.

Floods

Floods happen often in New Zealand and can cause a lot of damage and loss of life. Find out what to do before, during and after flooding.

getready.govt.nz

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 1d

"We dismantled all the social support structures and then people sought out the only social support structures available, this is a mystery" - Mark Mitchell, apparently

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 1d

Gang numbers reach record highs under National - but could be even higher, as police can no longer easily identify members.
Meanwhile gang profits double too. Too bad most Kiwis will never realise in the absence of right wing media dominance & not enough funding on the other side #nzpol #kiwi

Police Minister says record high gang numbers "highly concerning" July 29 1News article

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 18h

Agreeing to disagree is for things like 'pineapple on pizza, yeah or nah?'.
The rights of certain groups to exist isn't something to be compromised on.

Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 18h

I understand the sentiment of "we need to find some way to not all see each other mortal enemies" but it REALLY REALLY needs to be made expressly clear that one side wants to live and be happy and the other side is "that's a line too far and you must suffer and die" and you can't Kumbaya that.

Laura 🍁🍄🦇🎃 @tricksyliesmith.bsky.social · 1d

oh no. no. absolutely the fuck not. fuck off.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 18h

While the NZ Govt is systematically dismantling policies to cut climate pollution, there is a climate adaptation conference in Christchurch! Outgoing Buller mayor cries as he talks about risks facing town www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Outgoing Buller mayor cries as he talks about risks facing town

Jamie Cleine was in tears as he spoke about increasingly damaging floods.

www.rnz.co.nz

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